Reviews of professor Manjari Murali

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She teaches both lecture and lab now, and she is LITERALLY the worst teacher I've had here. She reads off the slides nonstop, and when asked questions, 80% of the time she doesn't know the answer. She has "application-based" questions on her exams that I'm sure she wouldn't know unless googling. Avoid at all costs

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The most effective aspects of this course was that Dr. Murali explained everything in detail, and was straight forward with what to expect on exams. Her Power Points were awesome and easy to follow. Dr. Murali's lab was probably the best that I have ever had.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr Murali always stopped to ask if we had any questions, she always made sure we were following what she was talking about, and always was accessible outside of class! Besides all this, she is so kind and really wants the best for each one of us.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The lecture instructors for BIO 208 designed the syllabi for both lectures and labs. Dr. Murali was my lab instructor. Her pre-lab lectures were clear and thorough. She guided us well through experiment setups and interpretations. We had a lot of assignments, and grading was tough but fair. The prof. was always available to answer questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I teach at Chapman & I'm taking classes as a student for a new/addtl career path. I took Dr. Murali's lab during the pandemic with remote instruction. She is a great prof! She knows her stuff & you can see that really cares too She gets grief from students unfairly but you will learn a lot from her so long as you're willing to work for it

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
HSK 112 class over interterm. It was fairly difficult, mainly due to the amount of material we had to memorize each day. The powerpoint slides she used to lecture ranged from 30 slides to 70 slides. We had an exam almost every week that were very in depth. She is a nice person, just make sure you participate and ask questions! Participation is 10%.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
BIO204L is the lab section for General Biology I. The materials are consistent across lab sections. Dr. Murali's pre-lab lectures are clear. She tells us about common mistakes to avoid while running experiments. She is not an easy grader, but she does go over returned assignments and gives us feedback on ours. She cares about her students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The video tips as well as the lectures at the beginning of class were extremely helpful for an overview of the topic. The Kahoots at the end of class were helpful to gauge how well I understood the information we learned in class, and the lab handouts were helpful with reviewing any information and instructions for using the complete anatomy app.