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Quality2.2
Difficulty62%
Would Retake89
Reviews62%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“He also takes a lot of points off from your HW for silly mistakes”
MGT3121 - 3.0 rating“He is passionate about teaching but the class itself is boring”
MGMT3121 - 3.0 ratingClass Info
Attendance Mandatory
79%
Textbook Required
56%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
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MGMT
5.0
(1)OPM
5.0
(1)OPERMGT
5.0
(1)MGT3000
5.0
(1)MGNT3121
4.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
MGT
3.0
MGT3000
3.0
MGT3121
2.7
MGMT3121
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MGMT
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Reviews (89)
Would anyone please rate this prof.? Thanks.
This is my last semester here at Baruch/Zicklin School of Business, and Prof. Groh is by far, the absolute best professor I ever had in the graduate program. He is concerned with students understanding the material and nothing else. Exams are problems similar to assigned homeworks, no tricks, ever.
Prof. Groh is a great guy and very knowledgeable in his field, understanding the real reason you’re pursuing an MBA. He is there to ensure you learn the material and he is not concerned with trying to overburden students with tricky exams or inundate students with assignments.
One of the best professors Baruch has to offer!!! Highly recommended...
Prof Groh is knowledgeable, easy to follow, and is respectful and fair. I felt that I learned a lot in his class. There was homework and exams, but they tested how much you learned, not how well he could trick you. Excellent Professor!
It's hard to understand how such interesting material can be made into such boring stuff. He is really nice and excited by the subject but it was torture sitting through class, he only reads his own slides.He wants to grade u on discipline, not material. Facts: 2 exams, open book, open everything, if you've done the HW you're OK.
The person below obviously doesn't know how lucky she/he is to have this class with Prof. Groh. Although it is easy to doze off in class, prof. Groh expects you to be mature enough as an grad. student to pay attention in the class. Overall, he is very nice and you can learn a lot from him.
Disregard the town idiot who fails to see that Prof. Groh is one of the few professors who takes time to teach and not just test on what you don't know. This professor is very respectful and goes out of his way to make one learns and not memorizes. Any NORMAL student would appreciate being taught by this professor.
Prof. Groh is an excellent teacher. He makes the class interesting by discussing situations that he faces at work and how they deal with the subject. He is always well prepared and is always there to help a student in need despite his own busy schedule. I wish that we had more teachers like him at Baruch.
Prof. Groh is a very respectful person. His lecture is very interesting and he teaches the material clearly and thoroughly. His way of teaching is also very inspiring. I did learn a lot from him. I think Baruch needs more great professors like him!
Highly recommended! Unlike others who host the same class as i heard, he did not try to trick us in the exam. Decent to students. Prepared before classes and available after classes. Well paced in course framework. Could learn things without being overloaded. Highly recommended again.
Prof Groh is one of the best Baruch has to offer. You'd be hard pressed to find more knowledgeable, understanding or polite faculty. I know this b/c this is my last semester and I had my share of threatening, chest-pounding hooligans who pass for prof in other classes. By contrast, Prof Groh takes the time to ensure students understand the material
Prof. Groh is the best and respectful Prof. I have had at baruch. He is always there and glad to provide help to his students. He makes the boring materials interesting and helps you understand the materials easily. He gave you homework assignment and exams which he thinks are the most important and useful. He never tests you with tricky problems.
Students already posted enough comments about this professor and I really have nothing else to add. Great professor. Take his class and you won't regret.
Professor Groh is passionate about his teaching. You can tell that he really loves his work and cares for his students. His course is easy to understand and no tricks. A great professor who truly deserves recognition from all.
Easy A.
Professor Groh is a very detailed and Knowledgable instructor. He prepares weekly handouts and homework assignments. As he grades for both attendance and homework, it forces you to apply yourself in learning the material. In addition to having a PHD, he brings to the table a wealth of real world experience. One more note, he is a great person.
Great professor. Very respectful and helpful. For once Baruch picked a winner. It's about time. The material is presented in an easy fashion. Don't miss out.
This class includes topics which are NOT easy, however this prof. has been able to explain everything in a clear and concise fashion. supposedly the school is giving him a hard time for handing out grades inconsistent with their policy, but if you do not understand the subject entirely and get an A after the way he explains it, something is wrong.
He is SMOKIN!!!! I love nice guys!
Smart, clear, helpful, kind, very into subject. But I hate to say it, TOO easy. HW is mainly T/F lifted from the book, so you really don't need to read the chptrs. Tests were open book/notes. Difficult to NOT do well thus hard to keep focused. He is a great prof, eager to teach, but I'm concerned he'd be fired cause way too easy. He reads this site
Prof Groh is teaching this course to have you learn, not to make you sweat.The tests are straight forward, the hw's come from the chapters...why he needs to deal with the political crap from the administrators at Baruch is beyond me.They want him to make the class harder...why, they got their tuition money from us prior to taking this class...stupi
One of the best professors at Baruch. Open book exams. He's very helpful with homework, kind, considerate, intelligent and passionate about the subject. Great teacher. You gotta take his class! Textbook is helpful to complete homework. Otherwise his lecture notes are sufficient.
Tends to go long on detailed information and short on the big picture. Real world examples tend to be overly simplified. Explains difficult topics very well. He explains very clearly what you need to do to get a good grade. Excellent teacher. No case studies, presentations or long assignments.
I hated the course and I will explain why. I learned nothing, spent less time on this course then any other course, never came to class (NEVER) because it was useless and got an A for the class. What kind of sick joke is that? He is a very nice guy but does not belong anywhere near a classroom.
I guess graduate school is much more easyt than undergrad! Or the dept must have cracked down on his teaching style. This guy is difficult people. Got the results for the midterms and I was NOT SURPRISE! When I took it it was DIFFICULT and I intended on getting arounf 70-80... well.. 74!!! How's that for easy. This guy is hard! STAY AWAY!!!!!!
He is not giving me what I expected. I registered for his class based on the good ratings he got but it's not like that. The mid term was a killer. The test was not very hard, but it wasn't easy either, i will say the test was CHALLENGING! And he is the not professor to teach the class!! Oh well, I guess ratemyprofessor is not always helpful...
if you end up taking him for undergrad, good luck
Dr Groh is a kind and caring professor. One of the nicest profs at Baruch. If you put forth some effort, you will do fine.Open book exam helps but you must have an idea what you are doing 1st. You cant just figure it out during the test. Dr Groh is more than willing to help if you have trouble, but it is up to you to do the work and seek the help
Dr. Groh is a great person and easy grader. He wasn't very strict about attendance until one day everybody stopped coming to class. HW is super easy, midterms and final are a joke. He reviewed problems that will be on the test. If you study a bit, just a bit, you won't get 'em wrong. Lecture is boring though. A+ professor.
He is an extremely nice prof. Has HW every week though. SOmetimes two HWs in a week. But as long as you do your HWs and understand them, you will ace the exam. Although the class is boring he tried his best to explain. Appreciate it prof!
professor groh is a horrible professor. He can not make the class a bit interesting even if his life depended on it. His tests are easy but his lectures bored me to death.
D Groth was very fair and available to answer questions. Problems on exams were similar to the ones we did for homework. All in all, I would highly recommend.
Great Prof. Great class, you will get an 'A' if you do your homework!
Bad teacher and tests are tricky and ask things that he doesn't even talk about in class let alone teach
Great Professor, Makes complex concepts simple to understand. The last rater must sleep alot during class.
I love Prof. Groh. He is the nicest man in the world. Unfortunatly student end up taking advantage of him, which i cant Stand! do the homework and you will get an A on your exams. thats it, show up and do the homework. i reccommend him to all of the honest, hard working business students at Baruch! Not the lazy, Cheaters!
he is very nice, just do the hw and you will excel in the exams.......be in class as he gives points for attendance.....
Professor Groh is very nice. The class isn't the most interesting subject but he tries to make it that way. Gives a midterm and a final both of which are open book. Homework is given usually about every week and it must be handed in. It is not difficult and it will help prepare you for the exams. Take him!
Messed up my gpa this semester
His mid term was easy. But he took off points for very detail things. Make sure you write answers what he asks for.
Professor makes you understand the staff and not just memorize the book! Midterm and final are just like homework. If you do your homework you will be fine. Also tells you real life stories. Baruch need more professors like this! Thank you Dr. Groh!
Everybody repeat after me "Professor Donald Groh is the best!" He really is, very very smart, hard-working and polite person. He once even apologized to students whom he previously asked to stop talking (I remember myself thinking that those jerks didn't deserve his apology) The class is interestins and pretyy easy. Dr. Groh, you are special!
Whoever wrote that bad rating is a complete mess and should be discharged from college b/c u don't deserve to be here. Prof. Groh teaches and tests you in a most efficient way this subject can be thought. Mostly you don't need a book, if you do HW, it saves you on the tests. So what more do you want?
Professor Groh is soooo awesome! He is very smart, very nice, and he does care about the students and wants us to do good! Take him!
Material is very dull, just attend lecture, sign in, do your hwks and you should be fine. Get the book and read it in class to stay awake. Hwks are exactly what type of ques appear on test
Lecture is kinda boring, but it's managament, not fun to begin with. Professor Groh is a very nice dude. Tries hard to help students understand the material. Take him if you can.
If you want an easy A, take the class, but if you want to learn, steer clear. Classes are tedious to sit through since the material is far from exciting. Homework is a nuisance. Tests are easy as you pretty much are told what to memorize.
Will bore you to death. Easy midterm so far. HW & attendance are 40% of final grade. I learned nothing.
Attendance mandatory (he checks like a hawk). HW after every chapter; this is the only reason you need the txtbk. Midterm & final were based on HW problems. Boring to no end, I wanted to stab my eyeballs out whenever I attended the class. Bring your laptop and do your HW while he's lecturing, it'll make the time pass faster.
He knows his stuff, and is a good prof but, he had very little control of the class. Class room was a disruptive, and he did little to stop it. HWs are a MUST, do them, and do them on time. Overall a good prof.
I am taking Prof Groh's Mgt class now and really like it. He is very clear in explaining the material. While HW's are a must, they will help when the test comes around. Overall, very happy with the class. Thanks Prof Groh!
I'm also taking him this semester(how do u know HW helps? We haven't taken test yet. Mr.Groh is that u?)Anyways, his policy is a joke.I work my ass off on those HWs and hand them in at start of class(like he "requires") but most others just copy from each other during class and hand them in at the end.Also, noone gets what he says most of the time.
I am not agree with the rating below. Professor Groh is very clear when it comes to lectures. He tries hard to keep the class awake even through the material is tedious and may be not interesting quite often. To do well, you have to know basic statistics and math.
I do not know what are talking about here but Prof. Groh is knowledgeable. He explains the material very good. I do not have any difficulty understanding him.
R u guys OK. We r still in class. Keep your comments after you have got an easy A. Don't be so selfish, think about your classmates if you don't care about your grade. See you in class.
Not an easy professor. I think he might be easy for graduate class but not for undergrad. Take him if you want to lower your GPA.
Professor Groh is a very intelligent professor and is passionate about the subject. His homeworks are very helpful to succeed on the tests. His lectures are very dull but has some quick jokes and stories in the middle that are funny. His stories about the army are very interesting. He wants you to get an A. I would reccomend MGT 9700
One of the easiest and most boring professors I had at Baruch!!The professor is absolutely incapable of raising interest.Attendance is mandatory,though most of the class is not paying attention.There is on average one homework per week.Exam problems are exactly like the ones on the hw,he tells you which one will be on the test.Overall,an easy A.
Im straight A and senior so I dnt really care abt gpa anymore.Got A- cuz I copied most hw from others.Tests r like hw questions so ppl should score fine.Tip:do the hw well n u'll be fine.He teaches lots of stuff in slides but u r ONLY responsible for calculation questions in hw(not even MC's).So relax and don't feel overwhelmed.Boring prof but easy
one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. unfortunately the subject material is more dry than a sandy you know what.
You need the textbook for the homework, you need to attend class to sign the attendance sheet, and you need to do the homework topic problems over and over to be prepared for the midterm and final. This class is boring but, not hard to receive a good grade.
This class and professor are very boring. However, his tests are not bad since they follow the hw questions. Got an A, if anything just study the hw and you are good to go. Attendance is mandatory with sign in sheet.
Very easy class if you pay attention. Exam questions were copied from the part II's of the homework. Having a math background is helpful but not necessary. I thought the tests were too easy which he said he might change in the near future so beware.
Great professor - very knowledgeable and cares that students learn. Very boring class - but it's the class itself I think, not his fault. Recommended!
Very boring class, will put you to sleep. Overall a nice guy, tries to explain the course content but some of it is just so dull and if you're not an operations major, it is simply painful. Tests are exactly like homeworks, overall recommended
the class is extremely boring and most of the things he talks about in class arent in the tests. Make sure you do the hw and understand it because the long problems from the hw are going to be on the test. very nice professor, knowledgeable and helpful
Dr. Groh is an easy going respectable gentleman. Material not very exciting, hw easy to understand no stress. Understanding the hw is key to passing his exams. A must take!
he can’t teach and He can’t engage the students. This class is about service& operations mgt, but he teaches in a way like a math class. I’d rather to have a chance to learn about the management concepts than to learn about the math in which we learned in high school. It really makes me want to retake this class since I haven’t learned anything
One of the best professors in management department!Attendance is mandatory,graded homework assignments are due every week. Professor Groh is very helpful, he tries his best to explain the material and cares about students.
Pretty nice professor, class couldn't be easier, a homework every week always due a week later and a midterm exam and a final. The exams are literally the same thing that is on the homework, just be aware, this class is extremely boring to the point of falling asleep and his monotone voice only makes it worse, but if you can get pass that, easy A
One of the best professors I had in Baruch so far!I actually learned things I can use in the future.Although the material is boring, prof. Groh is doing a good job explaining it and he is very helpful.Easy A if you attend class and understand the homework, since the problems in tests are very similar. A must take!
Nice professor but material is so boring/dry. Did not learn anything in this class, too hard to pay attention. Only hope to pass the class is memorizing the homework assignments which are almost identical to the exams.
Very good professor,and material is really boring. One midterm, many homework assignments, final exam. Lectures with slides. You don't have to buy a book if you can read it in the library to answer questions from the assignments.
Very easy class. Professor is extremely sweet that being said the class is boring. Do the homework's they're basically the exams. Don't bother buying the textbook he provides his own lectures which detail how to complete the homework.
He is not an easy professor, you better work hard enough to get B from his class because he always keeps the class average in C+ to B-. He also takes a lot of points off from your HW for silly mistakes. Most student do not get A from his class because he makes the exam challenging. most importantly do not even think about cheating on his hw or exam
nine professor, but tough grader. p.s final is much harder than midterm!
absoultely the worst professor at baruch. final like killer your GPA. midterm still challege . class boring like a hell. try to avoid this professor
this class is boring. Its impossible to pay attention and learn in this class.
His class is boring but if you do the homework you can pass the class easy. Just practice the homework and you'll do good. Lesson wise is very boring, if you want to learn don't take home but if you you just want to pass with a heavy load of other works take hime. 1 midterm 1 final exactly like the homework different numbers. Ciao
Class is dumb boring. Could never get myself to pay attention, even when I couldn't find anything good on Netflix. Gave about one hw assignment each week. You can learn how to do them easily online. Midterm and a final, both based on the hw. Got a good grade but I didnt learn squat.
He's a very sweet man, who really does enjoy what he lectures. The material itself is just devoid of anything interesting, but he tries his best to add some humor and I respect it. The homeworks are basically the exams, and if you get familiar with the topics on those, you'll do just fine.
He is passionate about teaching but the class itself is boring. He has 2 tests, 10 homework and sam peoject, fairly easy class and tests r exactly the homwork with different numbers. NO MULTIPLE Choice, all you need to know is how to do those math. But he is tough grdaer, he will take off points for silly mistakes.
The subject matter is very dull, but Groh is a great person. If he ends up teaching again, I'd recommend taking him, as the final was very easy (just like the homework), and he's fun to interact with. He truly cares about his students and wants everyone to take an interest in management . It's a boring class, but i'd recommend Groh.
He is a great Professor, who care for his students. Too bad Baruch is letting him go. By far he is the best Professor in Management department. His classes are interesting and easy. His Grading policy is very clear. you Will be able to learn the subject matter. I will definitely recommend to take his classes if he teaches in somewhere.
He is the nicest professor that I have ever taken. Its sad that Baruch is letting him go. Baruch needs more professors like him. I got a C on the midterm, but managed to get full score on the final and got an A-. The homework and attendance really helped my grade. Dry, boring material, tests straight from the homework, and quantitative problems.
Professor is caring. However if you care about Management and you want to minor or major in it Do NOT take it. The class is so boring, the class is so monotone , you do not truly learn anything. This discourages you to learn and you basically have to teach the course yourself.
It's an easy A class if you do your homework. class consists of some home works, Sam projects. 1 midterm and final. Try to do all home works cause exams are exactly like homework questions just with different numbers.
Homework is on connect and it's pretty easy. There is 1 midterm and a final. You're also allowed to bring one cheat sheet front & back. Try to do all the home works cause exams are exactly like homework questions just with different numbers. He also gives a study guide for each exam so that you can narrow down which topics to study.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
79%
Textbook Required
56%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.46 avg changeRatings by Course
MGMT
5.0
(1)OPM
5.0
(1)OPERMGT
5.0
(1)MGT3000
5.0
(1)MGNT3121
4.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
MGT
3.0
MGT3000
3.0
MGT3121
2.7
MGMT3121
2.6
MGMT
2.0