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Business

Gerald Combs

BUS16 · RMI3388 · BUS18 · BUS17 · BUS15 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Strong pick for insurance or related business classes if you will read weekly and complete the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardInsurance expertCaring and flexibleWeekly quizzes with retriesReal-life assignmentsAccessible outside class
  • Students widely praise expertise, care, and responsiveness in insurance and business courses.
  • Weekly quizzes, discussions, and .
  • An A is very attainable with consistent reading and effort; one outlier course review is strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Multiple students call it an easy A with , and flexible deadlines.

Both online and ; online more often mentions quiz retries.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is practical and manageable, though weekly reading and .

Online comments emphasize reading load; but sometimes fast or dense.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

Attendance is mandatory in some sections and working students.

Online often highlights flexibility for full-time workers; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Most reviewers strongly recommend him as caring, expert, and .

Strong praise appears in both formats, with one clear online outlier on RMI3388.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students describe fair grading, deadline flexibility, , and .

Format shift

Online comments stress retries and flexibility; in-person comments stress fairness and support.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Expect weekly quizzes, discussions, and .

Format shift

A few in-person and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students consistently highlight expertise, clarity, care, and willingness to help outside class.

Format shift

Both formats are highly positive aside from one harsh online outlier.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment mixes weekly quizzes, discussion boards, applied assignments, and midterms or finals.

Format shift

Online structure is especially clear with .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and highly recommended, with useful content and solid support.

Main concern

, and one student found lectures boring despite learning a lot.

What students said

“Great, caring and available Professor. Passionate about insurance and true expert.”
BUS18
“Ive been a student at SMC for two years now and after taking his course can easily say .”
BUS16
“Professor Combs is probably the nicest professors I have ever had.”
1271

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are mostly praised as , and easy with and real-world tasks.

Main concern

One RMI course review alleges weak explanations and impossible assignments; .

What students said

“Easy A provided that you put some effort.”
BUS18
“You , and they're simple as long as you read the chapters and go over his powerpoints.”
BUS16
“the as he barely explained those to us in class.”
RMI3388

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and and reward reading plus lecture or Zoom prep rather than trap testing.

Multiple quiz attemptsMidterm and final with 2 attemptsWeekly quizzesBook and PowerPoint based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention book and online quizzes or exams but do .

Book-based quizzesLecture-supported tests
“ and and online.”
BUS16
“Each week has an and a quiz with 2 attempts.”
BUS18

Online

Online students report weekly quizzes with 2-3 attempts and midterms or .

2-3 quiz attemptsTwo-attempt examsWeekly quizzes
“Great zoom lectures prepare you for midterm and final (also 2 attempts).”
BUS18
“You , and they're simple as long as you read the chapters and go over his powerpoints.”
BUS16

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Combs is one of the . He cares about his students and is very flexible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews across online and in-person insurance and business courses. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

91/100

“Amazing professor, amazing guy. if you get the opportunity!”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“Easy A if you put the effort.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ !”

⚠️ Outlier Course Concern

20/100

“the as he barely explained those to us in class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Passionate about insurance and true expert.
  • He is always eager to help his students whenever they need it.
  • clear and precise.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A provided that you put some effort.
  • ... but you have 2 tries.
  • You

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Great, caring and available Professor.
  • probably the nicest professors I have ever had.
  • He understands that a lot of students have a full-time job and need some flexibility.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews across online and and mostly consistent, with one notable negative outlier.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

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