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Business

Rob Zand

BUSM04 · BUS04 · BUSINESS · MSE504 · BUS31 · BUSECON · ORGBEH · INTLBUSINESS · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you enjoy storytelling lectures and will attend; avoid if you need tight syllabus-driven teaching.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPersonal AnecdotesFunny or BlowhardAttendance CriticalOpen-Note TestsReal-World Stories
  • Class time often drifts into personal stories instead of the textbook
  • Many students find him funny and inspiring; others call him unprepared
  • and if you show up

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

and open-note tests if you attend and speak up, though study still matters.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is generally approachable business material, with difficulty rarely described as brutal.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Missing class is repeatedly said to hurt the grade severely.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Fans love his humor and real-world tips; critics call the class a waste of time and off-topic.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Pretty easy grading and .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

64/100

Weekly quizzes exist but overall load is light if you keep up with .

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Teaching experience

Average

56/100

encouraging and funny to some, unfocused and self-centered to others.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly quizzes and tests matter, but classroom participation and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person business classes that mix engaging real-world talk with off-topic storytelling and .

Main concern

Lectures can ignore the syllabus and book, so .

What students said

“He's the funniest teacher ever and you do hear a lot of his personal life”
BUSINESS
“He shows up unprepared and wings it every night.”
BUS04
“ . Doesn't cover the book in detail... is pretty general.”
ORGBEH

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Open-note tests and .

Open Note TestsWeekly QuizzesParticipation Helps

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections mention open-note tests and .

Open Note TestsWeekly Quizzes
“ . Doesn't cover the book in detail... is pretty general.”
ORGBEH
“every week there is a quize about the chapters you read.”
BUS31

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“People saying he's hard and boring, NOT TRUE. He's the funniest teacher ever”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person , and attendance pressure. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎭 Storytelling Style

56/100

“He starts talking about the subject then drifts off about his personal life.”

👍 Enthusiastic Fans

80/100

“He is excellent!! .”

👎 Unfocused Lectures

30/100

“He shows up unprepared and wings it every night.”

📝 Open-Note Ease

74/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Wonderful teacher. He is encouraging
  • What a BLOW hard!
  • Talks to you like intelligent humans.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This is an easy class. However, you did not learn a thing.
  • Speak out in his class and get yourself noticed and you will get an A for sure.
  • The reason you don't get a good grade because you don't study hard.

Theme 3

📅

  • Class is boring and missing class has a severe effect on your grade.
  • You need to be in class and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve mostly older reviews show a limited recent depth.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BUSM043 reviews
BUS312 reviews
BUSINESS2 reviews
BUS041 review
BUSECON1 review
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INTLBUSINESS1 review
MSE5041 review
ORGBEH1 review

Reported outcomes

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