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Business

Richard Brien

ECONOMIC · EXCELLENT · BUS10 · BUS090 · BUS056 · BUS90 · BUS89 · MARKETING · BUSINESS10 · ADVERTISIN · BUSINESS · MRKTING · BUS1009 · BUSTTH · BUS · BUS001 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you want a practical business class with and can tolerate long tangents.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful and approachableReal-world business experienceEasy exams with light homeworkBoring tangentsAttendance helps grades
  • Students repeatedly describe Brien as helpful, knowledgeable, and generous with support.
  • The course is usually easy to pass with , and .
  • The main complaint is that lectures can be boring, off topic, or fast-moving.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Getting an A is very realistic because tests are often simple, homework is light, and , but attendance and group work still matter.

Only in-person evidence exists, and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

The course content is usually introductory and practical, though some students , and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but multiple comments say showing up, signing in, or participating affects grades.

Only in-person evidence exists, and and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Most students recommend him because , and fair, despite frequent complaints about boring tangents.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

79/100

Students mention dropped lowest scores, , a , and flexible exam adjustments.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

76/100

Homework is usually light, but reading, exams, Mike's Bikes, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

84/100

He is widely seen as helpful, knowledgeable, and practical, but lectures can be boring, tangent-heavy, or .

Format shift

, so the teaching score reflects classroom delivery.

Assessment method

Balanced

63/100

Grades appear to rely on midterms, a , and group projects rather than one single format.

Format shift

Only in-person comments describe assessment methods.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, which show helpful , and occasional boring or scattered lectures.

Main concern

Lectures can drift off topic, and .

What students said

“ and little studying needed if you show up”
BUS10
“The class is easy but very very boring.”
BUS10
“If you don't get an A, you are doing something wrong.”
BUS10

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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The overall exam pattern is student-friendly because several comments mention simple tests, dropped scores, lenient exams, and .

Three MidtermsLowest Score DroppedSimple TestsFriendly FinalTake-Home Final MentionedOpen Book Exam Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

lowest scores, and some student-friendly exam flexibility, but they do not clearly prove a consistent closed-book or proctored policy.

Three MidtermsLowest Score DroppedSimple TestsTake-Home Final MentionedOpen Book Exam Mentioned
“There are 3 midterms (the lowest score is dropped), Mike's Bikes business game, 3 HW assignments, and a " .”
BUS10
“ .”
BUS89
“he did an open book one”
ADVERTISIN

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great teacher, really knows his stuff.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and lecture style. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Great teacher, really knows his stuff.”

📈 Easy A Potential

86/100

“If you don't get an A, you are doing something wrong.”

⚖️

79/100

“ .”

📝 Workload

76/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • Great teacher, really knows his stuff.
  • He has a way of clearing things up.
  • Excellent Teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and little studying needed if you show up
  • If you don't get an A, you are doing something wrong.
  • you can ace the and
  • If you study for the tests and do all the .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Main Complaints

  • The class is easy but very very boring.
  • His lectures are pretty boring
  • Gets off topic sometimes and runs out of time.
  • Does not give study guides.

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 44 reviews across many years with consistent themes , and boring lectures.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 512
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1