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Business

Erin Thomas

B · BUS170 · BUS · BUS290 · BUS207 · BUS130 · BUS120 · BUS117 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will do the heavy work; online results are less consistent.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExcellent feedbackCareer-focused business proHeavy workloadAccessible and helpfulAttendance matters
  • In-person students overwhelmingly praise her passion, feedback, and real-world business help
  • Workload is heavy with papers, projects, and readings but many still earn As and Bs
  • Online reviews are mixed, including one very negative outlier and one easy valuable online section

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many As and A+s appear, but written work is tough and perfect scores are hard; you must complete heavy coursework.

In-person students report rewarding but picky writing grades; online ranges from easy A to high-anxiety A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Material is manageable with effort but paced densely with multi-chapter weeks and large projects.

In-person comments stress dense content and projects; online difficulty comments diverge more.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and warn that skipping hurts you.

; online attendance notes are sparse and mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

About four-fifths would take her again, citing career value and help, despite workload and one online slam.

In-person recommendations are strong and consistent; online recommendations are mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some call her an while and high expectations.

Format shift

In-person mixed fairness notes; online feedback tags .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and late-term project piles are common.

Format shift

Both formats mention heavy papers or work; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call her passionate, accessible, feedback-rich, and career-minded.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is dominant; one online review strongly disagrees.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and presentations.

Format shift

In-person BUS290/BUS130 detail the mix; online emphasizes papers and high expectations.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person business courses are highly recommended for , and strong feedback despite heavy projects and .

Main concern

Workload spikes with projects, papers, and presentations late in the term.

What students said

“Erin is an amazing professor, shes highly experienced in her field and wants to make sure that you succeed.”
BUS290
“this class is a lot of work, but I promise it pays off.”
BUS130
“I found It hard to earn a perfect score on the in.”
BUS290

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and easy to high-anxiety hard work or a scathing waste-of-time review.

Main concern

Support and clarity appear uneven online, with one student urging others to stay away.

What students said

“Keep out of her classes, waste of time and money.”
BUS130
“Hard class because I may fail it.”
BUS120
“ valuable but without being challenged.”
BUS117

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments blend quizzes, several tests, heavy writing, and project or presentation finals rather than pure open-book ease.

Pre-quizzesMultiple testsGroup project final presentationWritten assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and project or presentation finals; reviews do not clearly prove open-book rules.

Pre-quizzesMultiple testsGroup project presentationWritten assignments
“Pre-Quizzes and if you do all the homework and .”
BUS290
“You will have 4 tests, a ... and will need to deliver a presentation at the end of the semester (This is your final.)”
BUS290

Online

Online reviews emphasize papers and high expectations but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies.

So many papersHigh expectations
“So many papers”
BUS130
“Hard class because I may fail it.”
BUS120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I couldn't recommend a better teacher!!!!! The business class I took with her seemed overwhelming and difficult but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (3 online, 13 in person), highlighting feedback quality, workload, and format split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Thomas is one of those teachers who goes above and beyond!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“I recommend anyone in the business field, to take this professor, she is amazing!”

📚 Heavy Workload

32/100

“I don't remember a night where I wasn't doing something for this class!”

💼 Career Value

90/100

“She tries to help her students get the best of their best jobs as possible.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are great.
  • Gives good feedback and constructive criticism.
  • She is very passionate about business.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and just wants you to learn.
  • I found It hard to earn a perfect score on the written assignments.
  • this class is a lot of work, but I promise it pays off.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • Keep out of her classes, waste of time and money.
  • Hard class High expectations.
  • valuable but without being challenged.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews spanning 2012-2019 with rich detail and mostly consistent in-person praise, plus a smaller mixed online sample.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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