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Darren Gurney

BUAD40 · BUAD55 · ENTREPRENEUR40 · OAS94 · CIS1 · CIS72 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
92.31%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

CIS class—just know one older online section felt unresponsive.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious lecturesExtremely easy classesExtra credit availableThoughtful feedbackOpen-note assessments
  • Near-perfect quality with almost all A or A+ grades and very low difficulty.
  • Online work is light multiple-choice and open-note; in person is fun, funny, and supportive.
  • One older online review disliked slow responses, but and organization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Nearly every student reports A or A+ with little time spent and .

Both online and in-person reviews report very easy As; online comments emphasize minimal weekly time.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Students repeatedly call the material easy, paced to them, and .

Online difficulty ratings cluster at 1-2; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory or say show up, while as no or not provided.

In-person comments more often push showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

About 92% would take again, with many calling him a .

; online is mostly glowing with .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

, and near-universal high grades with .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

86/100

; little time needed for strong grades.

Format shift

Online is especially light; in-person still describes nothing major.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

and thoughtful feedback for most students.

Format shift

In-person humor and lectures stand out; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Weekly assignments, discussions, light projects, and .

Format shift

Online comments detail multiple-choice and open-note assessments; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students call him fabulous, hilarious, and and strong lectures.

Main concern

Some sections expect you to show up and participate even when the content is easy.

What students said

“Professor Gurney is fabulous. He has a great sense of humor, and makes the class fun.”
CIS1
“Very easy class, hope to get him as a professor again in a later class.”
BUAD40
“My favorite professor. Show up to class though.”
BUAD40

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are widely called extremely easy with , and usually quick feedback.

Main concern

One OAS94 review said questions went unanswered despite an easy A+.

What students said

“All of the work in BUAD10 was multiple choice and extremely easy. I spent and I did well on all of them. Assessments are timed, but they are open note.”
BUAD40
“He is super quick to grade work. Which is amazing because he gives you very thoughtful and .”
BUAD40
“Easy class but the few questions I .”
OAS94

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Where described, assessments are open-note timed work and .

Open noteTimed assessmentsMultiple choiceExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Lockdown policies; they emphasize light projects and participation.

Short group projectsParticipation mattersClear grading criteria
“A few short in class group projects but nothing major.”
BUAD40

Online

Online reviews describe multiple-choice weekly work and .

Open noteTimed assessmentsMultiple choiceExtra credit
“Assessments are timed, but they are open note.”
BUAD40
“This class was really informative to me as a business major and yet still easy to pass with an A.”
BUAD55

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“All of the work in BUAD10 was multiple choice and extremely easy. I spent and I did well on all of them. Assessments are timed, but they are open note.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews across online and , and feedback. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Professor Gurney is fabulous. He has a great sense of humor, and makes the class fun.”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

93/100

“I spent and I did well on all of them.”

💬

88/100

“He is super quick to grade work. Which is amazing because he gives you very thoughtful and .”

Theme 1

😂 About Personality & Lectures

  • He has a great sense of humor, and makes the class fun.
  • Very caring and extremely out of pocket jokes.
  • Such an amazing and inspirational teacher. Chilis x 10

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very easy class, hope to get him as a professor again in a later class.
  • Assessments are timed, but they are open note.
  • Easy class but the few questions I .

Theme 3

📝 About Workload & Support

  • A few short in class group projects but nothing major.
  • He is easy to contact if you have any questions.
  • and always emails his students back in a timely manner.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews across many years and both formats are highly consistent on ease and quality, with .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
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2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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OAS941 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 9

B range

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D range

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