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MKT320F - 2.0 rating“I felt super turned off by Miller's character”
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I think this is an example of a man who wanted to retire from his business career so he decided one day that he would teach marketing, but trust me, being a professor is NOT his calling in life. He is one of the most boring professors I have ever had. If you have a problem with this class, contact the TAs, not Miller.
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He is terribly repetitive and unclear. He doesn't use sources for his numerous 'facts,' nor does he ever create clear or useful lectures. BAD!
He's hilarious, full of energy, a little ridiculous at times. He's had an interesting career and you can tell he was awesome at what he was doing. He's not the best at teaching, but just read the book, take notes during the films, and enjoy his spunky personality.
Pretty entertaining prof I guess. However, his lectures are more like a motivational speech than a marketing lecture. Going to class is almost pointless. Just read the book and do the practice quizzes and you'll be fine.
Professor Miller is pretty funny but it gets old fast. He name drops constantly claiming that he does so to make himself credible. Attend class to take notes on the videos but there's no need to pay attention to his lecture as everything else can be found in the textbook. READ IT and take good notes. Info is useful post graduation/job-search.
Prof with a lot of energy and a sense of humor, but his lectures are not very helpful when it comes to the exams. Reading the book is a must. He does offer curves and extra credit, and you get the impression that they are often necessary.
I felt super turned off by Miller's character. His exaggeration approaches lying and his lectures had nothing to do with the tests. He tells the same stories repeatedly and talks himself and his past up as if he 's a big deal. I stopped going to class mid-semester because the lectures were pointless and I really didn't like him as a human being.
The way Miller incentivizes coming to class is completely juvenile--fill in the blank powerpoints. The videos he uses are from about 1993. Then, after talking about "taking care of his students" and the class curve ALL SEMESTER he decided not to curve final grades. Worst professor ever. If you can take this class online, do it.
His lectures consist of reading directly from powerpoint slides and regaling us with various occasionally interesting but irrelevant "examples" from his career and personal life. He tells the same stories multiple times throughout the semester and they often come off as bragging about his accomplishments. You can get A solely from the textbook.
Lectures consist of bragging and telling irrelevant stories. Get the book, because his lectures barely help. He was arrogant and rude when it came to class issues, even emailing a student "Come at me" when confronted of a mistake on an exam. I began skipping because I couldn't stand his bragging anymore. I really taught myself the entire course.
Miller constantly read off the slides, which were directly from the textbook. He constantly bragged about irrelevant information that didn't have much to do with the course. I learned more about professor Miller than I did about marketing. Take online if possible.
yes he brags and talks about completely irrelevant stuff during lecture, but he is also willing to help you outside of class quite a lot. He will introduce you to people and explain how to get your foot through the door, any door, any company. He is ancient and has seen a lot within his life. If you are looking for wisdom, you will find it here.
How would I describe Professor Miller in one word? "Textbook." His powerpoint lectures are taken directly from the book, and his lectures consist of him monotonously reading the slides aloud with a few additions of random anecdotes from his self-proclaimed illustrious marketing career. Choose any other professor that's available.
20+ years into a successful & consistent sales career, I still find myself referencing Professor Herb Miller & his sales tactics - definitely one of the best professors that taught sales in a completely relatable way to transition from college into the real world.
His lectures are meaningless, but you have to show up to fill out the powerpoints. Try to block him out and read the textbook during class, because that'll help way more than listening. He's probably great for people who love marketing, but for the rest of us, no way.
Herb Miller loves Herb Miller. The lectures are long and consist of off-track rants and excessive name-dropping. Read the book, because the tests are half lecture-based, and half text-based.
Herb Miller has to be the worst professor I have had at UT Austin. Here is a list of things I learned about in his class: -Herb Miller -Where to buy clothes at a cheaper cost -How to make a trifold brochure -Why Mercedes-Benz is the best -Jordan Spieth Things I did not learn about: -Marketing TAKE THIS CLASS ONLINE HE IS ABSOLUTELY AWFUL
Worst prof I have ever had. He just talks about himself and doesn't give any information about marketing at all. He comes off as very egotistic. He give 5 points back on one exam (out of 3) and drops one quiz (out of 5) exams are worth 92% of grade and quizzes are 8%. Exams are unfair and poorly written bull.
Great person, horrible professor. Makes marketing the most boring thing ever. His lectures are often more life-based and irrelevant to the course. Stay home and just read the textbook!
I think he may be the worst teacher I've had during my ENTIRE UT journey. First of all, the only way he "teaches" is reading off the ppt slides, he literally recites them. And to make it even better, to fill the gaps in his thin lectures, he rants and raves about his stories and how he is the best teacher ever with the best connections.
Just like everyone else is saying, he sucks majorly. The majority of the time is spent learning about himself and personal branding (selling yourself). Honestly the best you can do for yourself is read the book and study the powerpoint slides for the tests. You won't learn a thing during lecture but you have to go sometimes because of pop quizzes.
Sweet professor. You can tell he really enjoys what he's doing and loves students. That being said, I think I woild do better on his exams if they were about him, IBM, and how much money BBAs make. Read the textbook!
Nice guy, but he only talks about himself during lectures. The lectures are outdated and the power points look like they were made in the 90s if not earlier. He does not provide marketing examples other than how to "market yourself" which he talks about for at least 10 minutes every lecture. tests are 95% from the book.
Probably the worst professor I've had at UT. He uses lecture to talk about himself and who he knows rather than teaching the material. The test questions are poorly written and don't make sense.
Miller is a terrible professor. He rants about himself, his glory days as a frat boy, and how much money MBAs make. While he is absolutely no help at all, the class isn't too bad. If you read the book, you'll probably get a B in the class. The exams are poorly written but just go with your gut (and what you know) and you'll be ok.
He's a great guy who has connections and cares about his students, but his exams are pretty tough. They're from the book, the lectures (which you need to be there to take notes), and videos/guest speakers. Again, great guy. Just study hard and you'll get through it.
Professor Miller is the GOAT. Class is straight forward, he is is straight forward, and hes really passionate about what he does. Highly recommend taking him.
Not a good professor. Take it online if you can.
I have never met someone with such a big ego. Lectures are actually unbearable. ALL he talks about is how great he is and how he is the perfect example of success. You will not learn a thing. It actually angers me to listen to him speak. He has the BEST connections and knows ALL the right people. Don't waste your time.
Everything revolves around this guy. He focuses more on name-calling and talking about himself than on covering necessary material. I am a marketing major and Professor Miller makes me question my decision to pursue a marketing major.
Miller is a stand-up guy, but take it online. TAs write exams w/questions that contradict lecture and textbook material, making getting an A hard. Tests based on textbook and videos/stories he tells from class. Many confuse his story references for arrogance, but he's very caring & just wants to show how he's helped ppl be successful in the past.
He's a very sweet person, but I wouldn't recommend taking his course if you want to actually learn something. He constantly goes off tangents in lecture, so I eventually stopped listening, However, he does offer extra credit and his exams are *reasonably* easy to pass if you reread the lecture slides. Didn't buy the the textbook. Easy A if you try
Nice guy, but lectures weren't helpful. I like the powerpoint fill in notes (because it's easy to fill in the blank) but never engaged in class. Never knew what to study, so I would recommend reading through the chapters and looking over the powerpoints. The 5 total quizzes are really easy, extra credit offered, tests aren't bad (but do study).
Forget whatever anyone is saying about this class. This guy is a gem. This class with Miller isn't an easy A but it very possible. Miller's exams are mostly based off the textbook. Spend a couple of days reading the textbooks well (i.e take notes of major points) and you will do well-above the average in the exam. He also gave a lot of extra credit
Professor Miller is one of the worst professors that I've had at UT. From the outdated powerpoints that he reads off of in class to his constant yelling over absolutely irrelevant things, I ended up learning more about Herb Miller's times at IBM and success of previous students rather than about Marketing.
One thing about professor Miller is that he goes out of his way to give you resources to help you succeed after graduation. Lots of guest speakers that are interested in actually recruiting you. He really does have your best interest. Even with tests, he's reasonable.
Underrated professor. Miller does things his own way, as he's been teaching here for 30 years. He keeps things very interesting, and the class is straightforward. Skim the textbook to do well on the exams, and you can honestly learn a lot from this guy. He is very well connected and wants his students to succeed in life, not just school.
This man spent about 20% of the time teaching us and the other 80% of the time telling us how great our lives would be if we made some little brochure. I stopped showing up about 2 weeks into the semester and still got a B.
I truly believe that this professor is passionate about marketing. Can't say the same for his lecture. None of the class slides will be on the exam. Focus on reading the textbook; It's actually interesting. Non-cumulative MC exams. A lot of concepts/terms to memorize (same for other professors)
Don't really need to pay attention in class because his lectures are based on powerpoint that mean nothing/aren't on the test. Though, there are pop quizzes, so you should actually go. Study vocabulary, that's all this class really is. You don't need the book, you can learn everything you'll need to learn by searching the class on Quizlet.
He is an awesome professor and really cares about you. He even helped me with my consulting recruiting when I had questions on how to handle multiple offers. The exams are textbook and guest lecturer based and there's a project that is pretty easy. Pop quizzes are lecture and textbook-based mainly.
his lectures will put you to sleep and he only talks about 4 things: his millionare friends, his time at IBM, his wife's Mercedes, or his brochure resume. Nice guy but lectures are just unbearable. Tests aren't bad and the quizzes he gives out are super easy and meant to boost your grade.
He's a nice guy and always has tons of stories and real-world examples that relate to the content. The readings are REALLY easy and light. The online textbook highlights important information and gives questions that are great practice for the exams. Exams should be easy as long as you pay attention in class and do the reading.
he was a really good professor. he was funny and gave a lot of good advice! The lectures were posted online, the assignments were easy, and so was the final project. Just make sure to use the study tools in the textbook and study definitions mostly.
I took Herb's class in Fall 2020. I only attended the very first lecture. The whole semester I only used the online textbook and questions and I finished with an A-. There are 4 multiple-choice exams, 5 true/false quizzes (he drops the lowest one), 5 article summaries (about a short article), and one project. I recommend taking this course.
Easy A for me, but that was because I was willing to READ THE TXTBK every week & make QUIZLETS. Lecture mandatory: tells rich ppl stories to tie into reading (quite boring). 1 chapter of reading per class. 5 quizzes: keep 4. 5 article summaries: grade boosters. 4 exams: HEAVILY TXTBK VOCAB BASED. Guest speakers in lecture. Project @end was EASY!
Ignore bad reviews! Solid choice. cares about his work and his students. Boring? Yes, but the class is easy if you READ. Very simple set up for assignments, weekly quizzes are freebies,. exams can be tricky. Focus on definitions at the end of chapters imo. End project is easy A too - do brochure and linked-in acct. Article papers are simple!
He talks too much for you to be bored! Gives a lot of examples though. Two chapters per week and the powerpoints are updated to match the textbook. EASY IF YOU READ!
Professor Miller is very kind and is passionate about what he teaches. However, the exams can be tricky unless you memorize every single thing on the powerpoints and in the textbook.
Professor Miller is a solid choice for this class. I really dont get the bad reviews, he talks alot but its entertaining and not hard to follow. Alot of the test material comes straight from the lectures and textbook. Just make sure to learn definitions and read the slides for class. Super easy if you just be proactive about studying.
Prof. Miller is seriously the best! Easy assignments as long as you follow directions. 3-4 exams throughout the semester and a couple pop quizzes, all are easy if you read textbook and keep up with lectures. It is evident he loves what he does when he teaches and he cares about his students. Get to know him! He also has many connections.
Prof. Miller is not bad. Easy assignments, 4 exams, pop quizzes(freebies) make sure to watch lectures and you should be fine. He is very boring but cares about students, but he is an a**h1le and loves to flex about his rich friends which seems to be the highlight of his life. The TA's do all the work they are the best, he can be useless at times.
Seems like a nice guy. Solid lecturer. Only complaint is he uses peloton for all of his examples. If you have seen their stock recently then you can see the issue.
Miller really didn't do much in our class except read the lecture slides - his TAs made the exams, graded assignments, and did pretty much everything else. Miller always references Peloton and constantly brings up his glory days in a frat in college. The textbook is what you need for the exams - not the lecture slides. Would not recommend him.
The class is challenging in that most of what you hear in class isn't on the test. Focus on memorizing the vocab words in the textbook. Also, the textbook can easily be found online for free.
He spent half of the class trying to convince us that he has great connections and that we need to be marketing majors. It felt like a sales pitch at times. Like everyone says, textbook is all you need. The lectures felt like a waste of time for me.
The class was a joke. Lectures were useless, & it was mostly reading from the textbook that taught you anything, & even then, the textbook had a whole lot of useless information as well. The professor and TA were talking from the beginning of the semester about a curve, they kept hyping it up and they just ended up giving everyone a 1 point curve.
The class itself isn't too difficult, three tests which are all reasonable if you read the textbook (read the textbook if you want a good grade) and a group project which is graded fairly easy. The downside of this class is having to sit through his lectures which are useless (never on test) and are always rants.
I adore this man. Lectures are dry, but tests are honestly manageable with mainly quizlet for vocab. Absolutely do the extra credit and try and work ahead on the group project. Even if he might not be the most exciting lecturer, he really really loves his students, and his excitement to teach and connect with people makes it worthwhile!
This is probably the worst class I have ever taken. His lectures are very useless and all he does is rant and brag about himself and what he does/buy. It is so hard to listen in class because they're very nonengaging. This class is difficult for no reason because the tests are so textbook heavy.
Never had a professor or really anybody who brags about their life as much as him. He comes across as trying to show off when given any opportunity to, and he doesn't even realize it.Every example is catered around student athletes in the class and he only talks to them. Overall really just an awful class, take any other professor if possible.
I don't understand the negative reviews. Professor Miller is amazing - he shares inspirational career and (funny) life advice stories throughout the lectures, he's chill, and genuinely cares for his students. He's very accessible outside class and is always down to help with your career endeavours and give advice if needed.
I don't think I learned anything in the class. Professor was loud and would go on random rants about his alleged famous friends. The class was not too difficult if you read the textbooks.
Prof Miller was ok. His lectures were boring and unnecessary for success on the exams. The speakers he brought in were boring but necessary for the exams. Reading the textbook and doing well on the project are the only important parts of the class.
This professor wastes your time. He spends the whole class lecturing about his famous rich friends and how important building relationships are in business. This is useless considering it's repetitive and not relevant to the exams. You will have three tests that are straight from the textbook and quizlet.
Doesn't teach just rants about bitcoin, tesla, & AI and how women should do MKT & leave finance for the boys. Brags about athletes in the class and is singles out "frat" guys in the class and becomes their friends. literally worst part of my year & his TAs run the whole class & still are very late to post info about assignments. Tests are random
Professor Miller brags about his life the entire class and basically claims that you're going to be unsuccessful if you don't do marketing. He thinks women are only fit for marketing and favors the men in his class. He is obnoxious and makes it hard to go to class.The class is easy though if you utilize Quizlet as every exam is straight from there.
The class content-wise wasn't horrible, but he is an interesting character, to say the least. Every class all he does is brag about his rich friends and yells unnecessarily to stress his points. He also talks a lot about AI and uses words I don't even think he knows what they mean. Class is not hard, but the group project can be very annoying.
Whatever reason you have for taking Miller, it's not worth it. Though he cares about his students, his lectures are completely useless as he spends 50% of them discussing irrelevant topics. Tests are based on textbooks and random facts said during lectures and guest speaker sessions. Tests ask unfair questions that you have no business memorizing.
Professor Miller is the most egotistical person I have ever encountered. Most of his lectures are spent boasting about his various accomplishments and connections. As far as the class itself, the material is easy to grasp and exam questions are directly correlated to the textbook. He could be tolerable if he humbled himself.
Do not take this class. It is a disservice to pay thousands for a class and receive this poorly of an education. Canvas, tests, projects, and grading run entirely by the TA. Tests are random vocabulary words you have no business memorizing. Lectures are hard to follow and hardly related to anything on exams or projects.
This guy is the prime example of why tenure is failing the higher education system. Lectures are just rambles; his slides tie to the textbook, but nothing he says will. The tests, which are a significant chunk of your overall grade, have no basis reality, lectures, or the book. If you have this prof, drop him. Good luck.
Do not take this professor - im taking Millers MKT 337, Fin 367 and Acc 326 all at the same time and mkt 337 is the hardest. Tests are majority of your grade and purely textbook- what he lectures on is vaguly related to the textbook, but its basically useless. Bro litterly just jabbers for and hour about how he has rich friends and likes ice hockey
This class should NOT be as difficult as he makes it out to be. Tell me why most of his lectures are him rambling about football, his time at IBM, how many CEOs he knows, and his previous students who are supposedly now CEOs. And NONE of this will be on the 3 difficult exams throughout the semester. Such an inefficient professor. Do NOT take him.
Attendance is mandatory and his lectures can be boring. His tests are pretty hard because they can be over anything he talks about and he doesn't provide his lectures on Canvas. However, he is really sweet and a good person. He also curves grades at the end. He will also write letters of recommendation and try to help anyone out.
Is obsessed with AI for some reason. He doesn't engage with the class at all, & his slides are from McGraw Hill. I feel like the class was much harder than it needed to be. The two key things you learn In this class is "Companies value AI" & "Connections/networking matters" I couldn't tell you anything about marketing after taking this class.
Miller receives hate for being "obsessed with AI" but genuinely wants to highlight importance of using AI. His exams aren't hard, did minimal studying and passed all the exams. Attendance is only mandatory and taken the day of exams and speakers, but attending class makes reading manageable as class goes hand in hand with textbook
Prof cares about students + wants them to succeed. Offers EC opportunities, so DEFINITELY take advantage of those-marketing research studies! Assignments are leniently graded by TA. Announces pop quizzes, which are really simple (10 T/F) but make sure you study for them. Exams have confusing questions, but make sure to ask TA/prof for clarification
Herbert Miller as a person is a good guy. But his lecture are hard to follow and he talks fast. Even though you will have pages of notes for the test, if you do not read the textbook and simply memorize everything you will fail the tests. He also talks about AI, how many connections he has and things not relating to the class and what's on tests.
Great guy, but not the best professor. I don't think I learned anything in lectures, and you could only read the textbook and get As on all the exams (exams are ENTIRELY based on textbook). Rambles a lot about totally unrelated topics, but cares a lot about the students and will help you out. Grading is easy, but totally unnecessary lectures
Professor Miller can sometimes really start to ramble. The tests are very confusing and can be difficult. There is not much busy work associated with the class. He really emphasizes the importance of AI. He is passionate and you can tell he really just wants to see students prosper. Overall, he is a funny guy with relaxed policies.
Miller is very personable, although each test was different from the last, so I had no idea how to study. First online, second had many repeat q's, third was hard to comprehend. The TA graded everything and took off many points with no explanation. Content is reaching; Miller tries to make it seem like marketing is every aspect of a business.
Prof. Miller is a very nice person who clearly cares about his students, but his class relied on outdated teaching methods. Canvas is rarely used and no lecture materials are uploaded, making exams unnecessarily frustrating since they include materials only seen in class and not in the book. Grading is done by the TA and is very inconsistent.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
46%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
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MKT363
4.0
(3)MKT366P
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