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Business

Daniel Sullivan

BUSE140 · BUS140 · BUSI140 · BUSI100 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a demanding business-law style class and can handle being put on the spot.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCold-calling intimidationOpen-note testsBusiness law heavyDry humorPolarizing style
  • He cold-calls randomly and .
  • and not .
  • Some students credit him with deep learning and interest in law; others call him humiliating and boring.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Open notes help, but and cold-calling punishes unprepared students, so an A still takes real work.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content leans more law than soft business and several students call the class tough or challenging.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but random cold-calling effectively pressures students to show up prepared.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Fans praise learning and humor while critics say he is awful, boring, and humiliating.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Open-note tests and , but missed cold-call answers can hurt and .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Light

62/100

, yet daily prep is needed because of random oral checks.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Knowledgeable lawyer-professor with dry humor for some, painful boredom and humiliation for others.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Bi-weekly or regular tests dominate; but still enforced via cold-calling.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

; motivated students learn a lot while others feel embarrassed or bored.

Main concern

Public call-outs and intimidation can shut down participation for quieter students.

What students said

“Sullivan is hard and he will call you out! Be prepared! Not a class for slackers, but you will learn!”
BUS140
“ and tricky.”
BUSI100
“OMG! He loves to humiliate his students.”
BUSE140

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Open-note exams are common but still described as tough or tricky rather than giveaways.

Open note testsTricky examsBi-weekly examsMultiple choice options reported

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

yet remain challenging, with some multiple-choice and bi-weekly formats.

Open note testsTricky examsBi-weekly exams
“ and tricky.”
BUSI100
“Great professor, knows his stuff... ”
BUS140
“ but and multiple choice only.”
BUSI140

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Not a class for slackers, but you will learn! Intimidation is a great motivator.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 , and split recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Polarizing Teaching

58/100

“Sullivan is hard and he will call you out! Be prepared!”

📝 Open-Note Reality

68/100

“ and tricky.”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

35/100

“OMG! He loves to humiliate his students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very knowledgeable. True,
  • Has a great, dry sense of humor which I love.
  • His classes are painfully boring and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • getting an A never felt so good!
  • Lets you .
  • There IS

Theme 3

⚖️ About Classroom Pressure

  • Intimidation is a great motivator.
  • No one wants to participate because they fear he may yell at them
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Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine mixed reviews from 2005-2012 show consistent cold-calling and open-note themes but older dates and split opinions lower certainty.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

BUSE1404 reviews
BUS1403 reviews
BUSI1001 review
BUSI1401 review

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