4.2

Brian Graystone

Operations Management - University of British Columbia

4.2
Quality
2.8
Difficulty
N/A
Would Retake
97
Reviews
4.2
Quality
2.8
Difficulty
4.2
Helpful
4.2
Clarity

N/A

Would Retake

97

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official

5

70

4

7

3

4

2

11

1

5

What Students Say

very direct and stern, disrespectful sometimes; good course tho

COMM449 - 4.0 rating

More respectful for students

COMM449 - 4.0 rating
Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
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Fail (1)
A- (1)
Grade Distribution
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Based on 3 reported grades
B+: 1
Fail: 1
A-: 1
Rating Trend

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+0.57 avg change
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BASC500

5.0

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COM399

5.0

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COMM39

5.0

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COM398

5.0

(1)

ISCM

5.0

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Difficulty by Course

COM398

4.0

COM399

3.3

BATL510

3.0

BASC500

3.0

COMM291

3.0

Reviews (97)
3.0
2.0
COMM449
Dec 11, 2002

No Comments

5.0
3.0
COMM449
Dec 11, 2002

No Comments

3.0
5.0
COMM449
Jan 29, 2003

so many readings!!

4.0
4.0
COMM449
Feb 21, 2003

very direct and stern, disrespectful sometimes; good course tho

4.0
4.0
COMM449
Apr 4, 2003

Improved a lot! More respectful for students. Effective teaching.

1.0
3.0
COMM394
May 15, 2004

No Comments

1.0
3.0
BATL510
Nov 2, 2004

Horrible! Doesn't provide straight answers. I don't think he knows the math part of the module.

4.0
2.0
COMM449
Nov 17, 2004

Hard a the begining but it gets easy later...!

4.0
3.0
COMM449
Dec 10, 2004

Very helpful in class and especially outside of class

5.0
2.0
COMM449
Dec 10, 2004

Had tutorials and was good use of cases. Listened to student concerns.

5.0
4.0
COMM449
Grade: B+
Dec 13, 2004

Best teacher in OpLog at this level. Very easy to talk to. You have to do work but very rewarding

5.0
3.0
COMM449
Jan 19, 2005

Explains things very clearly with examples from his work. Will runt tutorials if asked and is a nice guy to exchange students.

5.0
3.0
BASC500
Grade: Fail
Sep 20, 2005

Uses cases to reinforce the text. Prof gives time in class for questions. Helpful outside of class and gives repsect for everyone.

5.0
2.0
COMM449
Sep 20, 2005

Good course to finish TLog

5.0
3.0
BASC500
Grade: A-
Sep 23, 2005

Lots of case work along with lectures. Good breaks and available for extra help. Great instructor

5.0
2.0
COMM449
Mar 24, 2006

Happy course. Professor nice to international

5.0
2.0
COMM449
Jul 10, 2006

Good teacher and will post notes before the class. Kind to all students and will spend time with students needing help. Good for international woman students.

3.0
3.0
COMM449
Jan 2, 2007

He's ok.

5.0
2.0
COMM394
Apr 19, 2007

He's such a wonderful professor. One of the best i've ever had. You can tell that he's one of those professors who really love teaching - you see it on a daily basis. He's so open to thoughts & comments and doesnt expect you to just absorb the material, but actually argue against it! he really makes GBiz interesting.

4.0
2.0
COMM394
May 21, 2007

Great professor, very knowledgeable, communicates well and most importantly knows how to teach!

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Dec 30, 2009

Brian's lectures are fun and interesting. He encourages discussion and uses great real world examples. Very helpful in office hours, and embraces technology (Email/FaceBook/IM). Very fair exams. This man clearly loves his job. More profs should be like him!

4.0
3.0
COMM398
Feb 3, 2010

Behind his jovial demeanor, he's a kind and considerate prof who's willing to help you out. He's one of the rare profs who'd actually pick up his phone if you need help, so take advantage of that. Cases are fun. Take this course instead of Comm 458.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 17, 2010

Wrong! Wrong! Brian is a great teacher, goes out of his way to help students. He is always available to help online and is willing to listen to us on grading and asisgnments. TAKE Brian for 399.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 20, 2010

We have to take 399. Brian is open to questions about marks. I learned a lot from him.

2.0
5.0
COMM399
Dec 24, 2010

He's alright. One of the better 399 Profs. Dry class though

2.0
4.0
COMM399
Dec 24, 2010

good, make sure you attend all classes because material is covered fast!

2.0
4.0
COMM399
Dec 24, 2010

He likes to teach and really passionte. assignments are important and reflect exam material and leniet marking

4.0
5.0
COMM399
Dec 25, 2010

pretty good at delivering the course material, as boring as it is but his assessments of attendance and the term project are ridiculous. Only prof ever to fail the class, on avg, in participation in my yrs at Sauder, which is stupid in lectures of 50. Brags about his money alot. Nothing special as a prof.. Lazy. Exam came from online sources lol

2.0
4.0
COMM399
Dec 25, 2010

Boring lecturer...... read the book and you don't have to go to class. Apparently other profs are just as bad though

5.0
1.0
COMM399
Dec 27, 2010

Great class on OM. Brian is open to class needs.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 27, 2010

Better that anyone else.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 27, 2010

MT is easy. Final is more difficult.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 27, 2010

brian makes a mandatory course interesting.

5.0
2.0
COM399
Dec 27, 2010

Very good communication. Best prof for 399.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Dec 27, 2010

Bad jokes in a good course.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 27, 2010

Not a bad course. Brian was very clear on most things.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Dec 28, 2010

Assginments were useful for the exams. The project is a lot of work and fun too.

3.0
3.0
COMM399
Dec 31, 2010

class average was very high up until participation and group project were graded. Don't be fooled by the easy assignments, midterm and final because you'll end up losing a letter grade if you don't actively participate in class and do well on your group assignment, which he marks very difficult. If you don't participate a lot, don't try very hard.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 31, 2010

course was okay as long as you participated a lot.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Jan 6, 2011

Good course and better prof

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Jan 7, 2011

You can talk to Brian about changing mark. The course delivered what it said and Brian kept is interesting.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Jan 7, 2011

You can talk to Brian about changing marks. The course delivered what it said and Brian kept it interesting.

2.0
3.0
COMM399
Jan 12, 2011

Not a good professor. Not sure if he really understands exactly what he is teaching because he does an awful job of communicating it to the class. Very illogical in his processes. Marks on assignments and term projects are very arbitrary

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Jan 13, 2011

The project was the best part. The assignments and midterm were great and the final was fair. Take Brian for 399.

5.0
2.0
COMM39
Jan 13, 2011

Course is fine and Brian has bad jokes but is a good instructor.

5.0
2.0
COMM39
Jan 13, 2011

Lots of work. Brian is a good instructor.

5.0
2.0
COMM291
Jan 15, 2011

Take stats with Brian - very clear and helpful before the assignment.

5.0
4.0
COMM291
Feb 12, 2011

Listens to us. Changes the teaching method.

5.0
3.0
COMM291
Feb 18, 2011

Brian was very good on the feedback. He gives great examples.

5.0
3.0
COMM291
Mar 16, 2011

Super mt preparation and hints!

5.0
4.0
COM398
Apr 11, 2011

The last case was great and a lot of work. Brian provided a super tutorial and fb advice. Take Brian for 398 to learn.

5.0
3.0
COMM398
Apr 13, 2011

The case work was great (read The Goal if offered!) but the workload was tough. But, the harder you worked, the more you learned. Demands a lot from his students, but was one of the most helpful profs I've ever had. Thanks BG!

5.0
3.0
COMM291
Apr 27, 2011

Statistics as an early class is deadly. Brian made it easy to keep up and I appreciated his online help. Brian enjoys teaching and makes you work but I at least learned about regression.

5.0
4.0
COMM291
Apr 27, 2011

Final exam was hard. Brian was the best prof for statistics. He was online a lot to help me and others in the class.

2.0
2.0
COMM291
Jun 21, 2011

Definitely the worst prof I've ever had in Sauder/UBC. Fortunately I dug deep into the content of the course, and earned an A+.

2.0
3.0
COMM291
Jun 21, 2011

I think he has high ratings for other comm courses, but I am not too sure about Comm 291.. Many times I walked out of his class very confused, and by the end of the course, the student attendance was very low. All comm 291 sections write the same mt and final

5.0
3.0
COMM398
Jun 23, 2011

The course is totally amazing and Brian is the most generous and helpful prof. Take Brian for anything in operations.

5.0
3.0
COMM291
Jun 23, 2011

Good prof who gave us an example for almost every class. Spent a lot of time online if you wanted to use fb.

5.0
4.0
COMM399
Jun 23, 2011

We have to take the course and Brian was fantastic. Make sure you understand the evaluation tho - got dinged on participation

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Jun 29, 2011

The Beer Game was fun and the assignments were good preparation for the mt and final. Project took a lot of time and was the best part of the course. Prof Brian was always available for help so take 399 with him.

5.0
2.0
COMM398
Jul 1, 2011

We did two online simulations which were a lot of fun. The cases took a lot of time and effort and the results kept getting better. Keep up with the reading and choose The Goal for the midterm.

5.0
2.0
COMM291
Jul 4, 2011

Brian gave examples in class and was always prepared. While not the most fun (what stats clss is?) he did an awesome job with what he had.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Jul 9, 2011

Assignments were excellent preparation for the mt and the Beer Game funny. The project was the best part but marking on it was hard. Take Brian for 399 - at least he is passionate and available for help.

5.0
3.0
ISCM
Jul 15, 2011

Graystone rules at WU- super fun classes and cases.

5.0
3.0
ISCM
Jul 18, 2011

Attended WU summer university. Learned I-SCM from Brian- wonderful prof and excellent teacher.

5.0
4.0
COM399
Jul 29, 2011

Brian was a prof who cared about helping students. He also insisted on participation so beware. Take advantage of his online help in fb.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Aug 8, 2011

Super prof for a compulsory course.

1.0
5.0
COMM399
Sep 21, 2011

horrendous

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Sep 29, 2011

Awesome prof! Brian keeps my interest every class. Jokes are terrible tho.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Sep 29, 2011

Caring prof!Brian is open to our needs. He held a tut for a case - noone else does this.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Oct 6, 2011

Simulation in class today. Crazy good.

1.0
4.0
COMM291
Nov 14, 2011

Please do not take him. I dont get why people even rated him that high. When we ask him a question in class, he asks us back the question and at the end of the day, we walk out of the class clueless. When we asked him about degrees of freedom, he got angry when nobody knew how to answer it.Puts people on the spot too. Tends to pick on girls more...

2.0
3.0
COMM399
Nov 19, 2011

Never provide clear guidelines for project. Participation mark given by him is vague and unfair. If I were given another chance, I will never take his class again. Most students complain that there's too much workload, and boring class.

2.0
4.0
COMM399
Nov 19, 2011

Avoid him at all cost, take Tim Hugh. I want to drop him after 2 weeks into his class. No clear guideline for projects which is like 20% of the overall mark. When you email him for guideline he did not provide clear explanation. Always try to show off his language skill in class which is very annoying.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Nov 23, 2011

I came here to give BG a great review and saw the negatives. As for 291 that was last year so get over it dude. For 399 negatives it's the same person for a bunch of reviews. You probably failed the midterm and don't attend classes. BG is a GREAT professor who explains things clearly and is always available for help. I would take him for ANY course

5.0
4.0
COM399
Nov 23, 2011

I like how Brian explains the ideas and the does an example. Participation is hard but he did say how he scores us many times.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Nov 23, 2011

Beer Game was awesome. Brian gives a lot of information for the presentations and was flexible on the final report. Take him for 399.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Nov 23, 2011

You should take Brian for courses. The workload is a bit higher than other courses but I am learning a lot.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Nov 23, 2011

We have to take 399. Brian makes it interesting and uses examples to clearly explain the difficult chapters. If you attend class and participate, you will get a good mark.

5.0
3.0
COMM398
Nov 23, 2011

398 uses a lot of cases which was the best way to learn about processes. Take Brian for this course if you can.

5.0
2.0
BAE344
Nov 23, 2011

What a great prof! Available at all hours and patient. Explains concepts with clarity and some humour -which helps.

5.0
1.0
COMM399
Nov 23, 2011

Beer game and bullwhip - what more do you need? Like the course and the Brian even better. He used a good mix of the book and cases to keep me interested.

2.0
3.0
COMM399
Nov 26, 2011

terrible prof, knows what he's talking about but explains it horrendously and just confuses everyone, puts wrong things in his notes 'on purpose' to see if you are 'paying attention' but when you ask him to explain it he starts stuttering and says he will email you to explain (just buying time), very vague marking, gives bad feedback, avoid him!

5.0
1.0
COMM399
Nov 29, 2011

Brian is caring and easy to approach. Wonderful prof, the best in Sauder. Get into his section, he's just awesome.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Dec 5, 2011

One of the best profs i ever had at Sauder. He is online for whatever help you need.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 5, 2011

He is the best prof at Sauder. Take him.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Dec 6, 2011

Super course and even better prof. Explains complex operations very clearly especially for the exam.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 7, 2011

What a great prof. He's so helpful and patient. Everyone loves him. Take him for this course.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 12, 2011

No doubt one of the better profs around Sauder.

1.0
4.0
COMM399
Dec 13, 2011

I don't understand why he is rated so high. Very unclear and ambiguous in teaching. Purposely puts mistakes in slides to 'catch students' attention'. Impatient and seems offended all the time when a student asks him a question. occasionally tries to crack up a bad joke. Possibly one of the worst profs i've had in Sauder-most of my classmates agree.

2.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 14, 2011

I simply do not understand how Brian has this high rating. When lecturing he asks obvious questions and makes a big deal out of the answer. That along with the repeated bad jokes make him annoying to listen to, and therefore hard to focus on the course material. Out of 10 people between two sections I have talked to, no-one likes him.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 14, 2011

In my experience, he is very clear and patient. Good sense of humour. Everyone loves him!

5.0
1.0
COMM399
Dec 16, 2011

I hope he teaches other courses. I want another class with Brian.

5.0
3.0
COMM399
Dec 16, 2011

A long final exam but no surprises. Should get a good mark. You just need to follow the example questions.

5.0
2.0
COMM399
Dec 23, 2011

Did super well on the final which was long. Brian rules.

5.0
3.0
COMM398
Jan 6, 2012

I took the course last year. If you can get into Brian's class - do it! A lot of work sometimes but I learned a lot.

5.0
4.0
COMM399
Mar 16, 2012

The assignments are long but I like the class a lot.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
B+ (1)
Fail (1)
A- (1)
Grade Distribution
A(0)B(0)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 3 reported grades
B+: 1
Fail: 1
A-: 1
Rating Trend

Improving

+0.57 avg change
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Mar
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

BASC500

5.0

(2)

COM399

5.0

(3)

COMM39

5.0

(2)

COM398

5.0

(1)

ISCM

5.0

(2)
+7 more courses
Difficulty by Course

COM398

4.0

COM399

3.3

BATL510

3.0

BASC500

3.0

COMM291

3.0

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