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Business Law

Sandra O''Toole

ECON1 · BSLAW18 · BLAW18B · LAW18A01 · BUSLAW18A18B · BLAW · LAW18 · BLAW18A · LAW18B · LAW18A · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
47.83%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want a hard business-law challenge and will read every chapter without expecting hand-holding.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyRead Or FailFirm PersonalityEmail UnresponsivePolarizing
  • Grades hinge on tricky textbook-focused exams with .
  • Many students call her lectures fast, , and unfriendly to questions.
  • and Cengage issues.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As and and because few graded items carry most of the grade.

Online auto exams and sparse graded work make misses costly; as tricky and textbook-heavy.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Business law content is dense, reading-heavy, and .

; in-person adds fast lectures that are .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and you lose critical material; online attendance is looser but presence is still low-support.

In-person evidence leans mandatory for success; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Roughly half recommend her for real-world rigor while and unresponsiveness.

; older hardcore learners were more positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

26/100

Tough grader and .

Format shift

and discussion heavy; .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

but reading volume and .

Format shift

Some online terms had time-consuming HW; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call lectures accurate and real-world; many call them fast, rambling, or hostile.

Format shift

; online presence is often minimal.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Midterms and finals dominate while .

Format shift

Online auto midterms and finals are decisive; .

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

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between tough-but-fair lectures that and harsh reports of shaming questions, fast talk, and dropouts.

Main concern

Hostile classroom tone and .

What students said

“Not a class where and get a good grade, you have to put in the time and effort.”
LAW18
“Have a question? Don't. She will shame you for asking questions.”
LAW18
“If your aim is to challenge yourself and .”
BUSLAW18A18B

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe low instructor presence, Cengage or Canvas problems, unread emails, and and finals.

Main concern

and modules or platform errors left unresolved.

What students said

“She doesn't teach, she just like here, you do it. Be prepared to pull your hair out.”
LAW18
“went MIA on her students and left us with .”
BLAW
“My classmates and I had to contact each other and form a study group because no one was able to reach her”
BLAW18A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and limited graded practice.

Test HeavyTextbook FocusedTricky WordingAuto Online Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

tricky wording and match lecture reviews when students attend.

Textbook Heavy ExamsTricky WordingLecture Aligned When You Attend
“grades are mostly based on exams that focus heavily on the textbook and have tricky wording.”
LAW18
“She gives amazing lectures that are always accurate to what appears on the exams”
LAW18

Online

Online reviews mention automatically graded midterms and .

Auto Graded Midterm FinalDiscussion PostsCengage Platform
“ and the midterms + final are graded automatically”
LAW18
“ . make sure you .”
BUSLAW18A18B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is not the class to be skipping lectures as each one covers important components and topic breakdowns.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 , and polarized instructor presence. Credibility rating: High.

📝

78/100

“ but not graded.”

📖 Read Or Struggle

26/100

“READ READ and READ dont fall behind on that.”

😬 Classroom Tone Risk

48/100

“She will shame you for asking questions.”

🔥 Hardcore Payoff

42/100

“She will re-train your mind to think critically and at a higher level.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • so just communicate & visit her during office hours.
  • Speedy talker, if you doze off... you'll loose info.
  • She prepares you for the real world and she cares about her students!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her class makes A students get B's. And half the class fails every semester.
  • Very harsh, but real.
  • The class was easy I just .

Theme 3

📬 About Support & Access

  • send 4 emails and nothing.
  • Does not check emails promptly.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

35 reviews across many , and email-access complaints with mixed personality takes.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 3