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Business

Sergio Barron

BUS11273 · MKTG101 · MKTG20 · MKRT020 · MARKETING123 · BUS10 · MRK123 · BUS009 · BUS09 · MARKT20 · BUS9 · MRKT020 · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
84.91%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

business class; if you need responsive support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear exam-focused lecturesExtra credit heavyEasy grader if you show upMandatory attendanceOnline hit-or-miss
  • In-person BUS009 is widely praised for , and high grades if you attend.
  • ; workload stays light with one group project.
  • Online sections get more complaints , and less support.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students report easy grading, heavy , and As with and light study of lectures.

Online comments include free-A claims but also tougher grading and drops; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is straightforward intro business/marketing with , though true/false wording can feel tricky.

In-person students call material simple; online students and harder tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping hurts participation and .

In-person almost always mandatory; a as not required.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Roughly 85% would take again and business professors at PCC.

Recommendation is very strong in person and weaker or mixed online.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students repeatedly call him an easy grader with that can raise a letter grade.

Format shift

and .

Workload

Light

72/100

, and one group project rather than constant busywork.

Format shift

Some online marketing sections report more reading and weekly discussions.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

the positive reviews.

Format shift

In-person teaching is the strength; online support is the main weak spot.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grade centers on and light writing.

Format shift

Online also leans on weekly discussions and chapter tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students rave about , and easy As if you attend and study the slides.

Main concern

and some tests use tricky true/false wording.

What students said

“Funny, respectful, and supportive. His class requires one textbook; the material is easily comprehensible.”
BUS009
“ , as long as you know what is going on in the class, you will get at least a B.”
BUS009
“EVERYTHING he says is on the exam, so you dont need to read and powerpoints are online. write down everything and its a guaranteed A!”
BUS09

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

many still call it a free A with weekly discussions and MC tests, but several report , and little care for online students.

Main concern

Support and ; one student dropped after a family emergency got no flexibility.

What students said

“Besides that he's a and should be a free A.”
BUS009
“ . He does not care for his online students.”
MARKETING123
“Just wait to take the class until it is in-person again, it is enjoyable in person.”
BUS009

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are mostly and note-taking, not extreme proctoring.

Four unit testsMultiple choice and true/falseLecture-aligned questionsOccasional open-noteGroup final project

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and powerpoints closely; some report open-note on a last test and tricky true/false wording.

Four examsMC and true/falseOpen-note occasionallyGroup presentation
“ if you read the textbook the questions are also only multiple choice and true or false.”
BUS009
“ .”
BUS009

Online

Online tests are often 50-question MC/TF after every few chapters; some call them free and others harder than slides.

Multiple choice testsWeekly discussionsChapter notes providedAnswers viewable after attempt (one report)
“After every 4 chapters, we have a 50 questions test that is multiple choice and true/false.”
BUS09
“The .”
BUS009

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“if you have the privilege of . Funny, respectful, and supportive.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (13 online, 37 in , and format split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“His lectures are clear/interactive & cover exactly what you need to know for the test.”

📈 Easy A Potential

82/100

“overall an easy class and easy A.”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“ .”

💻 Online Caution

40/100

“Don't expect to learn anything from this professor, literally does not care about online school.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and
  • Funny and interesting lecture
  • relates the class to real life

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and the lectures are interesting
  • Lots of opportunities for
  • should be a free A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Format

  • He does not care for his online students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

68

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many years with consistent in-person themes and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 59
3 out of 56
2 out of 54
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 5 · A 20 · A- 1

B range

15

B+ 6 · B 9

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1