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JOHN PARRISH

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Raw average: 3.86/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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ANSCI/DYSCI 434
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Exams are tough/long and only semi-related to lectures, recommend reading the course website. Tough to communicate with. Seems to know his stuff well but struggles with communicating the depth of it to students.
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AS434 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
You can tell he loves this stuff, but lots of work for 3credits. Difficult to follow if you're not an AS/DS major/ don't have an agricultural background. Exams: tricky; they're multiple-multiple choice but he does give partial credit. Labs, etc: mostly graded on partic. but there are tons of them! Many projects @ same time. Not easy to keep up w/.
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ANSCI/DYSCI 434
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
I took Animal Sciences 434 with him last semester. Dr. Parrish is really not the best with communication (setting up a meeting with him was virtually impossible), but really I loved his class and teaching. He is absolutely in love with what he does, and it shows when you work with the animals in lab. I was so inspired by this class!
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AS434 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
I took repro phys with him and the class was extremely interesting, engaging, and actually fun. He basically teaches straight out of the textbook for most topics. The only complaint I have about the class is it's a lot of work for a 3-credit. Lab reports every week, frequent group projects, and two simultaneous semester-long projects.
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LS101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I took John's class as part of a FIG. There was no textbook, class was run very casually, and there were no exams. Over the course of the semester, I wrote two very informal papers as well as had many hands-on experiences. John is very kind and knowledgeable. I highly recommend his classes!
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Classes with JOHN PARRISH

ANSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

ANSCI 990 is an independent research course for graduate thesis preparation under faculty supervision.

No offering record · Spring 2024

Wei GuoHasan Khatib+17 more

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2024ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2023ANSCI 990Research
Spring 2023ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2022ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2022ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2022ANSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2022ANSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2022ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2021ANSCI 681Senior Honor Thesis
Fall 2021ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2021ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2021ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Fall 2020ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2020ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2020ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2020ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2020ANSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2020ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2020ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Spring 2020ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2019ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2019ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2019ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2019ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2019ANSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2019ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2019ANSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2019ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Spring 2019ANSCI 990Research
Spring 2019ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Fall 2018ANSCI 299Independent Study
Fall 2018ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2018ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2018ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2018ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2018ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2018ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Spring 2018ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2017ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2017ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2017ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2017ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2016ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2016ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2016ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2016ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2016ANSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2016ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2016ANSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2016ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2015ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2015ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2015ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2015ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2015ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2015ANSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2015ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2014ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2014ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2014ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2014ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2014ANSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2014ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2014ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2013ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2013ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2013ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2013ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2013ANSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2013ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2013ANSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2013ANSCI 990Research
Spring 2013DYSCI 375Special Topics
Fall 2012ANSCI 299Independent Study
Fall 2012ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2012ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2012ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2012ANSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2012ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2012ANSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2012ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2011ANSCI 375Special Topics
Fall 2011ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2011ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2011ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2011ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2011ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2010ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2010ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2010ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Fall 2010INTER-LS 101First-year Seminar in the Biological Sciences
Spring 2010ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2009ANSCI 299Independent Study
Fall 2009ANSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2009ANSCI 799Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching
Fall 2009ANSCI 990Research
Fall 2009ANSCI/DYSCI 434Reproductive Physiology
Spring 2009ANSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2009ANSCI 375Special Topics
Spring 2009ANSCI 990Research

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