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Nancy Maloney-Mercado

BUS51 · BUSINESS51 · BUS78 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Solid option for a manageable business GE if you will read and ; online BUS78 may feel like busywork.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTextbook DrivenEasy If You WorkLots Of HomeworkCaring CommunicatorQuiz Heavy
  • Many students find BUS51 easy if they read the book and keep up with weekly work.
  • Online sections can feel overloaded with bookwork and .
  • She is often called sweet and responsive, but lectures can feel textbook-redundant.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Most reported grades are A-range , and use quiz help; effort is steady but not brutal.

Online BUS78 feels more stressful; in-person BUS51 is repeatedly called super easy.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Average difficulty is low and many call content straightforward textbook material.

In-person leans easier; some online reviews report heavier assignment load.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

, though some online or in-person sections mark it mandatory.

required; online is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

About half recommend her for ease and care, while .

Online has sharper negatives on BUS78; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

and high A rates when work is completed; tests described as manageable.

Format shift

Both formats report good grades if work is done; online still stressful for volume.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

In-person is light-to-moderate; online often tagged lots of homework and never-ending assignments.

Format shift

Online workload .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

, and organization; critics say she assigns book curriculum without teaching.

Format shift

In-person care praised more; online teaching criticized more on BUS78.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly reading questions, quizzes, papers, and .

Format shift

Online leans assignment-heavy; , and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person BUS51 is repeatedly called extremely easy with , and .

Main concern

Lectures can feel boring or redundant with the textbook.

What students said

“Extremely easy class. Pretty boring though.”
BUS51
“Honestly, a super easy class as long as you put in the work.”
BUS51
“Mrs. Mercado is a professor you will remember.”
BUSINESS51

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and feedback, while BUS78 reviews slam heavy bookwork and weak teaching.

Main concern

Volume of online bookwork, slow grading, and .

What students said

“She simply assigns online bookwork (and a LOT of it).”
BUS78
“Very sweet and .”
BUS51
“ , but do the homework and you'll get full credit”
BUS78

Exam style

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Assessments center on weekly quizzes and textbook-based tests; no Lockdown or webcam proctoring is clearly proven.

Weekly QuizzesTextbook Based TestsQuizlet Friendly

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and offer group ; reviews do not prove strict proctoring.

Key Terms TestsGroup Extra Credit
“Just read the textbook and know key terms for the test”
BUS51
“All answers are on quizlet!!”
BUS51

Online

Online reviews emphasize homework plus tests that are doable if you do the bookwork; .

Heavy BookworkManageable Tests
“do the homework and you'll get full credit and the .”
BUS78
“Plenty of feedback and plenty of ways to earn the .”
BUS51

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Honestly, a super easy class as long as you put in the work. (All answers are on quizlet!!)”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (7 online, 7 in . Credibility rating: Medium.

📗 Textbook First

74/100

“She simply assigns online bookwork (and a LOT of it).”

🎯 Easy When Prepared

80/100

“If you read the book and do the !”

❤️ Caring Tone

68/100

“she cares about her students and help alot.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Extremely easy class. Pretty boring though.
  • If you put in the time and show up to class, you should be able to earn an A.
  • if you are ready to give it all .

Theme 2

💻 About Online Load

  • I have never been so stressed by a class.
  • Tons of homework and tests, and papers due.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very sweet and .
  • Nicest prof I've ever had.
  • She cares about her students and goes above and beyond to prepare you for class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews split evenly by format with coherent ease-versus-busywork themes but some course variation.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BUS5111 reviews
BUS782 reviews
BUSINESS511 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values