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Bryan Hopkins

BUSA71 · BUSA8 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

; communication failures and technical messes outweigh any easy grade.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor communicationLots of homeworkTechnical issuesTough graderGroup projects
  • Online students report ignored emails, canceled Zoom classes, and .
  • Heavy group projects and themselves.
  • , but four of five reviews urge avoiding him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Two students got As and one said exams are easy if you read and do HW, but and .

Easy-exam comments come from online BUSA8; support.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Average difficulty is high; , and lectures that skip explaining material.

All high-difficulty complaints are from online reviews; the one lower-difficulty note is the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

as non-mandatory in some sections and .

Online reviews split between mandatory Zoom and ; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Only 20% would take again; four of five reviews .

Recommendation is almost entirely negative online; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and ; As appear possible but not reliably supported.

Format shift

Tough grader tags are from online; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and dumped multi-week HW are common.

Format shift

Workload complaints are almost all from online BUSA sections.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Students say he talks , and botches grade uploads.

Format shift

Teaching quality is poor online; one older transition review called him helpful and respected.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and exams.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize Connect HW, quizzes, and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The single in-person style review ( and after-class support.

Main concern

Only one positive sample; .

What students said

“ as we transitioned online. He helped with homework and class work.”
BUSA8

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online BUSA classes are described as chaotic: , and last-minute homework dumps.

Main concern

Zero reliable support when Connect or Canvas fails and group work is rushed.

What students said

“Communication was lacking. Rushed through lectures&was hard to get a hold of outside of class.”
BUSA8
“Do not waste your time on this professor. There is always technical issue to cancel the zoom classes.”
BUSA8
“If you are going to .”
BUSA71

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as manageable if and homework, but grade-upload failures add risk.

Exams easy if you readHW and quizzes matterConnect grading issues

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

.

Online

One online student said exams are easy if you read, do HW/quizzes, and review notes; .

Easy exams with readingConnect grade sync failures
“The , as long as you , and look over your notes.”
BUSA8
“Connect stopped uploading grades 2Canvas&he would constantly tell us he was working on it but ”
BUSA8

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do not waste your time on this professor. There is always technical issue to cancel the zoom classes. and quiz, never answer questions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews (4 online, 1 in-person), highlighting communication, tech, and workload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

25/100

“You will learn nothing from this professor.”

🚫

20/100

“If you are going to .”

📬 Communication Failure

20/100

“Communication was lacking. Rushed through lectures&was hard to get a hold of outside of class.”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“Weekly group presentations w/ 1 day to collaborate & work on, especially since the class is online.”

Theme 1

💬 About Communication

  • and quiz
  • doesn't advise you or sends emails when he changes something
  • hard to get a hold of outside of class

Theme 2

💻 About Online Tech

  • always technical issue to cancel the zoom classes
  • He struggled with
  • Connect stopped uploading grades 2Canvas

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work

  • only 4 days left for team work
  • I really hated the weekly group presentations
  • There is a

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed 2021 reviews with consistent online complaints, but small sample and one conflicting positive transition review.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BUSA84 reviews
BUSA711 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

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

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1