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Quality2.3
Difficulty24%
Would Retake96
Reviews24%
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What Students Say
“she is literally the worst teacher i've ever had”
BUS20 - 1.0 rating“Yells and very disrespectful to students”
BUS1 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
79%
Textbook Required
0%
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BUSINESS
5.0
(4)BUSINESSI
5.0
(1)BUSINESS11E
5.0
(1)COUNS20
5.0
(1)BUSINESS1
4.4
(5)Difficulty by Course
BUSINESSI
4.0
BUISNESS
3.5
1244
3.0
BUS01
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BUS
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Reviews (95)
Very boring, easy class but you have to turn in ALL your book assignments.
Easy but alot of work
Alot of easy work. She is flexable & offers alot of extra credit
Doesn't really teach, just follows the book. Not to helpful, but assigns easy work.
Lots of extra credits. Easy class to get an A
TERRIBLE! The only way to get an A in the class and for her to take interest in you is if you are siah. Meetarsee ok!!
She's the best I really enjoy her she's smart, she's funny and she really knows how to connect with the students she kinda goes on and on in lectures, and gives alot of busy work, but the extra credit really makes it easy to get an A
I LIKE HER A LOT, EASY WORK, LOTS OF EXTRA CREDIT... GIVE YOU A BREAK WHEN YOU NEED ONE. KEEPS IT INTERESTING MOSTLY.
Best teacher I've ever had. I was even sad when the semester came to a close. This class offers a lot of extra to make up your grade if you're not doing well. She is a very funny teacher. I will never forget this class.
she's a very interesting character but her class is very easy. Definately recommended!!!
if you want an easy A, take her class. but, if you want to learn something, don't.
Professor Roper-Conley should take a class in english grammar. Her language skills are inferior to those of her students. She favors football players and seems confused while teaching. Do not take her class! You will stare at your watch the whole time
GREAT LECTURER. This was an inspirational class even though I'm not a Business Major. I did good. It was worth going to class on Friday nights and Saturday mornings for eight weeks. Study the book and you'll do good. Good lecture notes will help.
Teaches business about 60% of the time, speaks abut her life in some way or another other 40%. Always ends early and starts late. Does favor football players but will help anyone. Lots and lots of busy work, but not to hard. Offers LOTS extra credit.
great prof.helps you alot.her class has a lot of extra credit and its easy to get an A.just attend class and u should do fine.she also teaches you other important things in life..it helps coz its funny and a good break form business from time to time..
talkes about anything and everything but the subject gets anoying because you have to study on your own. Lots of oppertunity for extra credit. Easy A. Liks to brag about her self. But she is very fair.
Everything mentioned before is all true, good and bad. Overall, I am definately glad I took her class. I laughed everyday in her class, since she keeps it "real" and interesting. Obviously: show up, participate, and do the (easy) work. You have no excuse not to get an A in this class.
Very helpful, and understanding. Takes time to make sure you undersatnd what is going on in the class room. I would rec. her
I have been in SMC for 2 consecutive years, and this has been my best professor. She is very down to earth, and wants you to succeed. She motivates you for more and her assighments are not hard to do if you work for them. Take her class, it is very recommended.
Easy to get an A. Just do your assigned stuff, earn extra credits for your overall grade, study for tests. Her class's pretty relaxing; thus, that makes it a little tedious. Highly recommended. It's worth it.
Talked about things that had absolutely nothing to do with the class. Incorporated beliefs of hers into lectures and gave the impression that if you didn't agree then you just don't know what you're talking about. Didn't learn ANYTHING.
Takes time to explain information over and above what many instructors do. She's very fair and if you're not a test taker, you can do extra credit and this will help your grade. Lazy students would rate her low; however, if you want to learn and earn a good grade, she's the best for this.
LOL LOL LOL dan this teacher is crazy but great easy A. Very unorginized
THE BEST PROFESSOR @ SMC...... ANYONE WHO DOESNT LIKE HER IS JUST PROBABLY A SLACKER WHO DIDNT DO HIS OR HER WORK AND SADLY DIDNT THINK BEFORE THEY SPOKE IN CLASS...... SHE IS VERY REAL AND DOWN TO EARTH... SHE SPEAKS THE TRUTH..... DONT SAY ANYTHING STUPID OR SHE WILL CHALLENGE YOU... SHE TEACHERS YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO BE A SUCCESS IN TODAYS BUSINESS WORLD...... EXTRA CREDIT IS GIVEN LEFT AND RIGHT, SO IF YOU FAIL HER CLASS, YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE STUPIDEST PEOPLE, NOT ONLY IN SMC BUT IN THIS ENTIRE WORLD !
She's awesome!! Her class was the only class at SMC i've ever enjoyed going to. She makes the course fun and engaging. She's also hilarious and listens to her students/is very helpful. She wants you to do well, as you will as long as you participate.
Like watching the Queens of Comedy live. She reminds me of Monique crossed with Judge Judy. A really funny woman who keeps things real and keeps it live. The class is pretty easy, not one where you'll come out "enlightened." Not the most informative courses I've taken but she'll make you think. Course included tons of ex cred, ez group proj, etc...
She is amazing, smart, fair, human, funny, clear, helpful. She has so much quality. going to her class is a pleasure. she is really on student s side and do everything she can to help you. her class is easy. she makes it very clear. she shares a lot of personnal experiences and link the class with actuality which make the class really interesting.
Went off on tangents that had nothing to do with the class, could see why people liked her but I didn't care for her teaching. Material was straight from the book, didn't really learn much from the class. Good thing I already knew the material from high school.
She is a bit crazy, but easy and a good teacher. The material is really common sense so it is sort of annoying listening to the lectures. all her lectures are powerpoint presentations. Homework is review on all the chapters. towards the end of the semester she sort of piles on a few projects but they are pretty easy. i recommend her if you dont min
Took her class in the winter. It wasn't too bad. In the beginning I thought that she had a habit of talking of random things but in the end you realize why she'll keep repeating herself. She has very high morals and ethics and will talk about it nonstop but relates it to the business world. More of a mom kind of teacher. but still a good professor.
She is great.. very helpfull. I took her Sat. class, it went soo fast. She gives a lot of x-tra credit, tests every other week, and a group presentation. Must do the hw + come to class + read all the chapters. Her test are not easy. Not an easy A. Learned a lot. Thank you, Prof. Carolyn.
She is very easy going yet strict. Is helpful and fair. Through out her class you will sure have some good laughs. I recomend this class to anyone who needs it.
She is great. She gives you the basics of business in a fun way. She has lots of stories on company's history. Very interesting. She can be bit unorganized with assignments, once in a while. Assingments are doable. For final, team up with good students. My group all bailed on me and I had to do most of work. Do the extra credit, will help.
Hilarious teacher. Sort of crazy. She knows a lot about business and gets side tracked easily with her stories about when she used to work at different companies. Make sure you have a good group for her final. Lots of extra credit opportunities. Great class!
She is a fabulous teacher because she teaches you about the ?real world of business". She teaches you about business and gives you tips on succeeding with a job and with life's challenges. She cares about her students. Not boring. She makes the class fun with her stories. I recommend her to anyone who wants to be successful not only in business
Not for serious college students! Lectures consist mainly of her own irrelevant theories and personal stories. She is disorganized, mangles words, spelling and grammar, and is very arrogant. She seems to "wing it" in her lessons, as she doesn't seem to know much about things like history or government, and little of business theory.
her class was fun and really helpful for me. I thought I couldnt pass this course cuz my essay grades were always less than B. However inspite of that I am an internationial student of 5 months in the US, she gave me B not D or F.. since i met this class my mind is heading to get degree in business!
Unorganized. Yells and very disrespectful to students.Always late. Gives extra credit & looses the work.Gets side tract regularly.Uses brother as guest speaker and argues in front of class when he is late.Unfair.Does not return calls & emails.
A joke. Talked about haunted houses, aliens living amoung us, and unknown forces that keep people from "blowing the world up." Hillriously un-articulate. If you hope to take a scholarly business class, run. If you hope to watch a stand-up comedy show with an ignorant comedian, as well as get a better grasp on your ebonics, perfect!
Useless,she was a fill in for a prof. Marce Kelly. Noone in the class likes her, she talks too much, but her tests are easy. EXTREMELY CONFUSING and blames it on the students for her in comprehensible manner of teaching.
she is literally the worst teacher i've ever had. she messed up the answer sheets for the scantrons so that everyone in the class failed, until we FORCED her to go over them.....which consequently gave us all As. she is HORRIBLE, she talks 24/7 about random things that no one cares about, such as her love life and ex-husband. stay away
Really good professor...gives u a picture how everything has a link with business...she wants everyone to have an A and gives a lot of extra credits..take her
She seems very weird first few lessons, talking about aliens and stuff, but she relates everything to business. She's really funny too, every class was a blast. I can honestly say that this is the only class I've never skipped a single one of, even went there sick. She's the best take her! oh and she gives out super much extra credit.
I LOVE THIS TEACHER!!! She relates everything to business, makes sure you understand the lectures, if you don't she will stay after class and explain. This is the BEST CLASS I've taken so far! She cares for her students and allows for in class discussions. Very nice and helpful, she makes jokes but only those who pay attention get them.
This class is like a high school class. She is like a high school teacher. This is good because the class is easy and relatively straight forward. This is bad because she treats you like your 15 years old and quite frankly she is not very intelligent and makes dumb statements. Overall she is a nice lady and will help you but you will learn little.
Her class is very simple. Very interesting because she talks about real-life occurrences. Her class is not boring at all, she makes it fun & interesting. Highly recommended!
Took this class during a summer session. Even though it's a easy class, you learn a lot. Open book test. Offers simple EC not worth many points.
TAKE THIS TEACHER! Fun, relates book stuff to real life, haves lots of stories about her kids and what not. Lots of extra credit. I think you'll need to miserably fail to get anything else than an A. Nonetheless, she is a very good teacher and her lectures are nor torture to sit through - and evening classes get out an hour early
Really cool teacher. Never missed a class. Very relaxed not strict. Really open up my mind business wise. Easy A if you show up and do the learn smart. Tons of extra credit opportunities. Open note tests. Must take!!!! Loved this teacher!! Would take her again in the future if possible
She doesn't take bs and WILL call you out if you act childishly in class. She appreciates professionalism and is very lenient in her class structures. She tends to go on tangents during class but always manages to tie it back into the lesson. This class is an easy A if you take advantage of the plentiful EC and take good notes: exams are open notes
If you are an A student I will not definetely recommend this class, because the professor is most likely to lose your test at least once or twice and confuse your grade. Had a though time, not very well organized.
1. Open note testquiz (every quizzes goes into extra credit) 2. Clear on what will be on the test 3. Group report 300 (Received 295300 - very easily) 4. A LOT OF EXTRA CREDIT (Received almost 30 points of extra credit) 5. Talks a lot in class, but I took that time to take notes out of textbook (understands you as long as you're not misbehavin
Actually claims ALIENS ARE REAL! Arrives late, wastes time on tangents, rushes through lecture in last 5 min of class time, then claims current generation has poor work ethics! Tricked class into extra credit during her professional evaluation, for appearance. I learned that the best career choice is Business Professor, job security is amazing!
Honestly, her class felt like high school all over again. Unorganized and always arrived to class late over at the Bundy campus. Tests & Quizzes are fairly easy. Open notes, so you shouldn't have a problem receiving a decent grade. Lectures can be boring. If you want to learn about Business, take another Professor.
Very basic class. She doesn't assign homework, so it's up to you to take notes and stay on top of textbook readings. I strongly suggest you print and annotate anything she emails you-- you can use notes during tests. She's easily distracted, but when she's on, she's great. Loved her lectures. Very wise and hilarious woman, and quite the character.
Did not learn a single thing in this class. I couldn't help but feel like I wasted a lot of my time. The lectures were long and not even about business but mostly personal matters and other random subjects. Sure its an easy class, but if you actually want to learn something about business then this is not the professor for you.
Professor Roper-Conley is sometimes easily distracted, but she definitely know what she's talking about. Her exams are open book/notes but you won't have time to double check everything (100 questions/1h). Like someone here wrote: "Very wise and hilarious woman, and quite the character."
Professor Conley is a great person and has very insightful lessons about life. She has a very interesting personality and isn't a bland or boring person. This class is very easy bc ALL exams are open note and she offers ALOT of extra credit. This class is an easy A but if you want to learn about business and be challenged this class isnt for you.
She wasn't what I expected from reading previous reviews. She's a nice lady in her own way, and kind of funny. BUT, she's always late, makes fun of students for asking questions and is unnecessarily rude. Exams are hard, they're open book but doesn't matter cause you wont have time to look in it. However, lots of extra credit opportunities!
Funny, relatable and understanding. Tests are open note and you can use anything except electronic devices. However, I don't think I learned much. It's an easy A. Gives MANY extra credit opportunities. Great sense of humor. Could've easily gotten an A without going to class, but she still expects you to attend. Gives random extra credit points.
She's a funny lady, but not so great of a professor. Didn't learn much in this class. Tests were a bit ridiculous and confusing, despite them being open-book. Sometimes condescending and moody, but she's not a mean lady. Contacted me after class officially ended asking for a reply, guess it affected my grade, didn't appreciate that.
Ms. Conleys class was probably the most entertaining class Ive attended at smc. She is so funny and her teaching style is fun. She can rush through power points at times and put some questions on the test that have nothing to do with what she taught. Although she does provide a lot of extra credit opportunities inside and outside of class.
I think its great to that everyone takes this course not only does the professor teach about the principles of business but she helps you understand it and connect it to real life situations. As long as you do your homework on time and take advantage of extra credit youll be good.
Heres the thing about her, shes funny and nice, but I dont think you will learn a lot from her class, she gives a lot of paper (Round Table) for you to print out, eventually, youre gonna use these papers for take home quiz which are confusing to read and answer, I think she just gives out unclear direction about it and her exams are weird as well.
I was excited to take this course, but I was heavily let down. The instructions she gives are so unclear that even her take-home quizzes dont make sense. Exams are horribly worded questions that students have to correct her about DURING the exam. Gives a huge project & doesnt explain anything. Jokes are fun to an extent (didnt learn anything)
She's a goof professor, but she does mix her personal beliefs and ideas and random stuff into a lecture. She does not really go over things well, so you will have to do a lot of reading and do the online assignments and you will pass the class.
She takes up most of the class time going off on anecdotes that aren't related to the content you are learning and spends less than half the class going over the actual chapter slides. You mostly learn by yourself through reading. Her tests are worded terribly and expects you to write at the speed of light. I was very disappointed with her teaching
Do not take her!! She loose your work & you have to remind her multiple times about putting in your grade, if you don't you wont get a grade for it and its on you. Its aloooot of homework, 5 of exams and 5 quizzes through out the semester. Tests are based on her lecture, book and learnsmart and even though its open notes they are not easy at all.
She is very unclear . She was super disorganized, and was 15-30 minutes late to just about every lecture. When I did badly on an exam and tried to talk to her about it, she was not very understanding. It is possible to do well in her class but it is too much work for anyone who isn't a business major.
Avoid this class if you don't want to get yelled at every 5 minutes. EVERYTHING is important to her, so make sure you write down her EVERY THOUGHT! She always offers extra credit, so you can't really fail her class however she does give you a ton of assignments.
Professor would go on long personal stories unrelated to the subject matter about aliens being in contact with national governments and about how Steve Jobs was Galileo in a past life. When the class went online due to Covid19 I muted every lecture and passed with a B. I read none of the textbook and guessed every question until I was done with it.
She doesn't use the information in the textbook.
I will never take a class with her again. Especially if you ever pointed anything out on her exams, which half of them wrong, or if you ever stood out for yourself. Know that she will make her best to make sure you fail the class or feel humiliated.
Worst professor ever. The tests are literally made incorrectly so if you study and have A level knowledge you can easily end up with a B. She is not responsive to criticism about her tests and refuses to regrade. Don't take this class.
pretty horrible, very boring in class. lots of notes and random power outages and wifi problems. No responsiveness to emails. very abrupt and non forgiving aswell to homework related issues. make sure your turning in your work promptly
Prof. Conley is straightforward & wants you to learn the basic principles of business. She treats you as a professional & wants you to treat the class as though you are already entering a business environment. Do the hw, attend lectures and take good notes-key to passing, youll do great. No excuses do the work, tests & final paper youll pass.
She expect you write anything she say in class with speed of light! and ask them in exams. I saw my native English classmates couldn't write her lecture. lots of advise, good but not related to business. If you are international student not good in English Language avoid her class, must relay on your studying and you cannot learn anything in class
she's great during lectures and makes it interesting, however make sure to note down anything she says because exams will be based on it. she often makes mistakes on her exams, and isn't cooperative in regrading or responding our emails. but she gives a lot of extra credits, so make sure to take advantage of it!
Stay away from Conley at all costs. Her ego is as big as her mouth. The worst part is that she cant teach. You literally wont understand a thing when shes lecturing. Why pay so much when youre teaching yourself?
Most of your grade is based on Exams and Quizzes that she gives you. Exams are timed while Quizzes you have a couple of days to usually do. The workload is light but her quizzes and exams have absurd questions oftentimes which makes things difficult as your grade is based on answering those questions. Also lectures about irrelevant stuff too much.
She gives a lot of extra credit, so definitely take advantage of that. She gives multiple attempts for homework assignments which are on McGraw Hill. Her lectures are pretty good & she records them. Read the round tables because quizzes are based on that. She's a good professor, would recommend.
She was an alright teacher, but if you asked a question she made you feel stupid. She is also not very open to feedback. Her quizzes and exams supposedly come straight from the handouts, but most of the questions are not there and do not relate to business at all. It's not a hard class to pass, but the tests and final project are a guessing game.
Prof. gives a good amount of extra credit. If you participate, it counts as extra credit. Homework is very easy, quizzes are based on "round tables." It's a manageable class, I'd recommend taking her.
Her lectures in-class usually go off-topic, talking about business for a few minutes, then something not business related for 10 minutes. The quizzes she makes usually have mistakes and sometimes the questions cannot be understood/confusing. When confronted about quiz question mistakes, she usually won't fix it. Easy A if you do all assignments.
She was an alright teacher, but it was a rather awful experience. Her lectures are actually good and she covers most of the topics. The quizzes are only on the round tables and they're all trick questions. She made mistakes in the exams. There's a lot of extra credit, but don't rely on it. It's not the worse class, but it's not great either.
This professor is very unhelpful when it comes to questions and being attentive to her students. She barely gives any time for quizzes and tests plus questions don't make sense. To be honest, worst teacher Ive had in a long time, her neglect for her students makes the class more difficult than it should be, wouldn't recommend her class to anyone.
The recent reviews are true. Wasn't very helpful when answering questions and giving feedback. Never gave us enough time to complete tests and the questions don't make sense. Always made mistakes in the exams. Don't even bother confronting her about it because she won't fix it. We also had to use McGraw Hill...
Passed the class but honestly wouldn't retake her. She would arrive to class late resulting in having to stay longer than scheduled. There are many errors in quizzes and she wouldn't be that helpful in correcting them.
Recent reviews are correct. She was a generally nice person. She was probably a great professor IN PERSON, but 20 years ago. She is a tough grader and the round table quizzes are trick questions. Her way of teaching ONLINE classes is really bad. Constant late or skipped class, and keeps you over the amount of time, with a confusing way of grading.
Actually a terrible teacher. She requires you to write a business plan at the end of the semester but gives you no helpful instructions and grades harshly on things she never mention. I really hated being taught by her. She was no help and I would recommend never ever taking one of her classes. I would be a big mistake.
Avoid teacher.
She does not return messages, she shows very outdated videos, she is always 10-15 minutes late to every class. There are multiple spelling errors, multiple incorrect due dates on multiple assignments, her tests have lots of errors and incomplete questions that do not make sense, and overall, she just does not seem to care for her job.
Quizzes are based on outdated information. Assignments are all on McGraw Hill connect. Don't really learn anything on the lectures, just do the assignments and quizzes. Business plan assignment is very confusing.
The lectures can be painful, she's not a great teacher, she constantly starts class late and ends lates but the class is easy and an introduction to business.
She has an outdated method of teaching which just doesn't work well with it being an Online course. If it were an in person class i think she would be a good teacher but she has a quick temper and is really strict when it comes to any kind of late work.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
79%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.45 avg changeRatings by Course
BUSINESS
5.0
(4)BUSINESSI
5.0
(1)BUSINESS11E
5.0
(1)COUNS20
5.0
(1)BUSINESS1
4.4
(5)Difficulty by Course
BUSINESSI
4.0
BUISNESS
3.5
1244
3.0
BUS01
2.8
BUS
2.5