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Business

Jim Downs

LAW · BUS240 · BUIS5 · CIS · BUSBUS5 · BUSLA5 · BUS05 · BUS1059 · BUSINESSLAW · BUSLAW · BUSINESS5 · BUS5 · BUSLAW5 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want a sharp, entertaining Business Law prof and are ready to study hard for your grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious but hard examsLawyer who knows his stuffEarn your gradePowerPoint-heavy lecturesExtra credit helps
  • Funny, opinionated lawyer who makes Business Law memorable when you engage.
  • Exams are tough and an A requires reading, cases, and real study.
  • Some students love his wit; others find lectures boring PowerPoint reads.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students say good work gets good grades and exams are hard; helps but an A still takes real effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Business Law content is dense with cases and material, and many call the class difficult even when they like him.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory and several students say showing up and paying attention is key to passing.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and expertise if you put in work, though a .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Grading rewards effort and but is not a free pass; .

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Often limited assignments and and final, but and case work still demand time.

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Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Strong subject mastery and humor lift many students, while and ego.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades hinge on hard midterms and and optional .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Business Law is driven by lectures, a few briefs or , and frequent ; humor and real-world lawyer stories help if you stay awake and study.

Main concern

and if you only coast on the comedy.

What students said

“By far the ! Extremely funny and knows what he is talking about. His class is not easy!”
BUS240
“If you expect a easy A, . Good work gets good grades.”
BUS5
“Lectures consist of word for .”
BUSINESSLAW

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are repeatedly described as very hard with .

Hard examsIn-person midterm and finalExtra credit available

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are tough; students stress study, cases, and .

Hard in-person examsCase knowledge requiredExtra credit can help
“ . Overall good professor.Funny.”
BUS05
“While his exams are hard he is an excellent teacher; .”
BUSLAW

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“By far the ! Extremely funny and knows what he is talking about. His class is not easy! If you are willing to do the work you will pass the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 in-person , and earned grades. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Outstanding teacher who really cared that we learn business law. Also hilariously funny, and brilliant.”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

38/100

“If you expect a easy A, . Good work gets good grades.”

😂 Classroom Personality

75/100

“Seriously Jim Downs is a legend. His so extremely funny I just laughed my way through the semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures consist of word for .
  • He relies .
  • Great Teacher. Has an ego but its all a joke, he makes fun of himself and the students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class is not easy! If you are willing to do the work you will pass the class.
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Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Hilarious man, plus extremely attractive.
  • He is extremely sarcastic!
  • always willing to spend individual time with students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent , and earned grades.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 57
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2 out of 52
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

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No letter grade reported

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