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Business

Lisa Shapiro

BUSE119 · BUS119 · BUS100 · BUSE100 · BUS101 · 104 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
66.15%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if and accept no late work or easy curves.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough Project GraderVague InstructionsCengage HeavyPractical Career WorkNo Late Work
  • Business Comm is project-heavy with strict rubrics and .
  • Instructions are often called vague with few examples, which overthinkers hate.
  • Supporters value practical career projects and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

47/100

As are possible with , but , and no late work make an easy A unreliable.

Some older online reviews call it easy A; recent online and in-person comments more often report C-range surprises.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

, but and Cengage volume raise the real difficulty.

Online Cengage load and vague prompts raise perceived difficulty more than pure content depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

; in-person still expects presence for some classes.

Online is largely asynchronous; in-person can ban devices and expect show-up for lectures.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

between career-prep fans and instruction-clarity critics.

In-person fans are more enthusiastic about lectures; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader is a dominant tag; and finals can dominate grades.

Format shift

Strictness shows in both formats, with .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Multiple major projects plus frequent Cengage or chapter work create a high time cost.

Format shift

and midweek deadlines intensify the load.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Supporters call her inspirational and practical; critics say lectures feel outdated and unhelpful on vague projects.

Format shift

In-person personality often scores higher; online interactions .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades usually rest on big projects, reports, and .

Format shift

Some sections still use a ; many online terms are project-only.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students split between inspirational practical teaching and frustration with and phone bans.

Main concern

Major projects graded strictly with low class averages and little late-work flexibility.

What students said

“She's engaging, explains concepts clearly, and .”
BUS100
“1/10 overall. This class was a complete waste of time and money... .”
BUS119
“We had 7 major assignments ranging in length that were graded harshly. The class averages were .”
BUSE119

Remote format

Online

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online BUSE119 is Cengage plus a few high-weight projects; and .

Main concern

Vague project directions, average-of-attempts homework scoring, and .

What students said

“ , and leaves very unclear instructions on the assignments.”
BUS119
“Instructions for projects were SO vague and no examples of what the .”
BUSE119
“about 5 total chapters... overall easy class, don't have to try... easy A for buse119.”
BUS119

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Most assessment is project and ; a few sections still weight a .

Project HeavyCengage HomeworkOccasional FinalPop Quizzes Rare

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and occasional quizzes with strict no-device norms.

Major Writing ProjectsPossible Pop QuizzesGroup ProjectHarsh Rubrics
“ , and grades fairly.”
BUSE100
“ !”
BUSE100
“Weekly 10-page papers, tough grading, and a .”
BUS119

Online

Online reviews emphasize Cengage chapter work and multi-part projects; .

Cengage Assignments3-7 ProjectsNo Late WorkAverage of Attempts
“the final is 2/3 of your grade.”
BUS119
“hw takes ages to complete and avg out of 3 tries. a couple big projects throughout the semester where instructions are vague”
BUS119

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“OVERTHINKERS BEWARE This course was extremely frustrating as instructions for and she never gave examples.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (30 online, 20 in , and split practical value. Credibility rating: High.

🧾 Instruction Clarity

30/100

“she was extremely rude any time i emailed her for clarification, which was often because ”

⚖️

34/100

“ .”

🧰 Practical Projects

78/100

“I have learnt a lot from the assignments, and I think her assignments are very practical for the job searching in reality.”

📦 Workload Weight

34/100

“took her 8 week buse119 class and the coursework was manageable until the back to back projects which made it difficult to maintain a decent grade”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • One of the most supportive and
  • mightve been a good prof back then, but not a good one now
  • She's honestly hilarious and a joy to be around

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you miss one item your looking at a 57 percent based on the rubric
  • Easy to get A.
  • class averages were

Theme 3

💵 About Materials & Policies

  • The online course uses cengage which cost 80 dollars
  • no make up work if you are sick even with notice
  • No late work accepted whatsoever

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

104

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent-heavy reviews with and consistent conflict between practical value and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 560
4 out of 516
3 out of 56
2 out of 510
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

33

A+ 11 · A 20 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2