AI Rate Professor

Business

Timothy Fontenette

BUSR124 · BUSR120 · BUSR134 · BUSR140 · BUSR121 · BUS120 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Prefer him in person if possible; online success depends on self-pacing through Connect and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProMixed feedback qualityMcGraw Connect heavyIn-person clearerOnline rubric gapsBusiness survey style
  • ; online reviews frequently cite missing rubrics and feedback
  • Course content is usually moderate difficulty with and tests
  • Experience is inconsistent by format and term, so expectations matter

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many call business sections easy if you do Connect work, but some report strict curves, by-the-book cuts, or .

Online includes both Easy A reports and harsh or ; in-person is generally fairer.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

, and multiple-choice tests rather than conceptual overload.

Similar difficulty across formats; online is more Connect-driven and time-consuming.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections require attendance while others do not; online .

In-person more often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About 58% would take again; praise for and rubric complaints.

; online is the main source of .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some call him fair with dropped low tests; others cite no feedback, no rubrics, or by-the-book near-miss B grades.

Format shift

; online has more tough or .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Moderate ; a few report hours of homework.

Format shift

Online can feel monotonous and time-consuming; .

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Quality is split between excellent clear lectures and complaints of .

Format shift

and feedback.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and discussions; not purely papers or pure exams.

Format shift

Online is Connect- and quiz-heavy; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews lean more positive on engaging lectures and .

Main concern

Some feel class mostly rehashes assigned reading and piles hours of homework.

What students said

“ to understand, which made the class easy to follow.”
BUSR120
“he assigned hours of homework. passed only because i attend the lectures and would do the ”
BUSR120
“While he talks about how to motivate employees in the class, he .”
BUSR120

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call it easy and , or harsh scoring.

Main concern

and occasional tough or .

What students said

“Professor Fontenette leaves .”
BUSR120
“Easy class overall, moderate amount of assignments, clearly structured, no crazy due dates, and .”
BUSR120
“Late with . Strayed far from posted syllabus”
BUSR134

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard business assessment with , and final; friendliness depends on dropped scores and .

Multiple-choice testsDropped lowest quiz/test sometimesMcGraw ConnectWeekly quizzesFinal exam

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention homework, group projects, and .

Homework-centered lecturesGroup projectsFair grader comments
“He's also a and genuinely wants his students to succeed.”
BUSR120
“all he would go over was the . he assigned hours of homework.”
BUSR120

Online

and final; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

McGraw ConnectWeekly quizzesMultiple choice midterm/finalDropped lowest test sometimes
“Easy class overall, moderate amount of assignments, clearly structured, no crazy due dates, and .”
BUSR120
“He dropped the lowest of 4 tests scores, and he gave us a midterm and .”
BUSR140
“Course consisted of weekly quizzes (50-60 questions), few questions and a final.”
BUS120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Fontenette leaves . He does not provide rubrics and assignment instructions on discussion posts. Avoid.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 business reviews, contrasting stronger in-person lecture praise with and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“ to understand, which made the class easy to follow.”

🖥️ Online Structure Risk

35/100

“I dropped due to the lack of rubric's and .”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“Overall, it was a pretty easy and inspiring class.”

📘 Workload Reality

52/100

“Overall it was an easy class just a little time consuming.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and very helpful
  • often would attend class but all he would go over was the
  • Assigned poor-quality canned material from the internet

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class overall, moderate amount of assignments
  • he's by the book so I received a B
  • I answered all the questions and went above and beyond. I come to find out that the highest grade was a B-

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • The McGraw Connect program he uses to teach course is not good
  • Late with

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 12 reviews with strong format split and older online entries, so but sample is moderate.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 1