She's the worst possible TA. There're only 2 TAs for this course, so take the other guy. She's quite fair with her marking though, but she gets really boring in class and talks about her son alot. Requires you to sign in every class.

Jody is very kind and helpful, she's not too hard of a grader.

Pretty helpful with hw and clarifying concepts. A fair professor. Do much of the teaching for Coombs. Approachable. Go to her for help.

Take the other discussion professor. Jody is nice, but she grades harder than the other discussion prof. What is a 100 in the other class will be a 94 in hers because she cares about font size and other stupid stuff. Just take the other one. Its more fun, anyway.

I think Jody was a pretty good discussion leader, but I think she may be a slightly harder grader than Bresnahan. Regardless, they're pretty much the same and Jody is very knowledgeable on the subject matter and uses good examples. She really cares about her role as a teacher and works hard to teach her students.

Jody is a great TA. I recommend that you go to her office hours and ask her questions. She is not only very helpful, but participation is a large part of your grade and she is also the one that grades your tests. To get an A in the class you must take book notes and take good online notes (practically verbatim). The tests are about 80% from online

Continued..15-20% that is only found in the book will be the difference maker between A's and B's. Definitions on tests will come from the book (25 MC) and 6 short answer questions for midterms (5-6 will come from online lecture), occasional discussion or book short answer.

Probably one of the nicest Ta's ever... very friendly and understanding... allows to submit homework assignments late.... can visit her during office hours.. overall very nice!

She is very nice. She will help you in any possible way and if you speak up in class she will give you a good grade.

Jody is a really nice lady who knows a lot. The class material is extremely boring, but make an effort to get to know her and ask her to look over any study-guides you make for her input... the class is a pain, but if you memorize everything, you will be fine

Extremely nice woman. She's really helpful and approachable. The lectures and discussions are pretty boring, but she understands that and is able to sympathize with the students.

She's is really the best TA and super understanding. She's sympathetic to all situations and what we go through. Tries to make the discussion more interesting since the entire class pretty much is textbook.

Jody is a good person and really means well. Does a pretty good job considering she has so many sections. The class and labs are somewhat laid back and enjoyable....however, studying for the tests is an absolute NIGHTMARE. Literally must memorize EVERY SINGLE THING. You won't get the score you want unless you can recite any slide VERBATIM.

This class sucks and there is a lot of BS reading. But Jody is a good professor; the class itself just blows. You really need to be prepared to know everything on powerpoint slides.

Tolan is good. Recommend. The class is not about Tolan or your lecturer though. It is beyond their powers. It is video lectures and the textbook that shall decide your fate.

Jody is personable and helpful, but the class itself is ridiculous. Memorize as much as possible and you'll do average in the class. Very frustrating. Jody is a pretty good TA, but it's impossible to make the class tolerable.

Jody's a great TA (very helpful, sweet, and accommodating), but the course is horrible in itself. They value memorization over understanding the material since that's how the midterms were. Discussion was okay, lectures and online lectures were extremely boring.

She is a wonderful TA, very lively witty even for a 8am friday class. She is one of those TAs who relates to the students - always there to help and never talk down to them. Class itself is horrible, HW & case studies are easy but Exams are "mind sodomizers". Must memorize 4+ chapters, 60+ ppt slides VERBATIM and still get a B. Memorize everything!

She's SO nice. Really helpful and approachable. Kind and willing to help out students who are interested in learning. Choose her as the TA

First off, Jody is a nice person, and she means well. However, this class is more than ridiculous. The best way to be successful is to literally, and do not take this lightly, memorize every slide of every online and discussion powerpoints word for word. Do not waste your thought, effort, or time into anything else.

Tolan is so kind. She stayed over office hours when many students had questions about the class. The class itself consists of a lot of memorization so be prepared for that. Also, take advantage of Tolan because she is honestly there to help you.

Very nice person. Amazing at discussing material and guiding students towards preparing for the exam. However, she is the hardest grader I have ever had. Unnecessarily cuts marks off. She looks for very specific things and if they are missing then you will probably get a C at best. My class has 4 kids fail by the 2nd mid term.

discussion TA, strongly recommended. very clear on objectives and what to know about. what she discusses in class is usually what's important and what's on the exams. very nice person, tries to stimulate class interests, fun personality, interesting activities. so much more helpful and useful than the original, boring 304 lecture class. take her!

Tolan is knid and helpful, but to get full mark in the exams you need toname the concept and apply it presicely.Prepare for a lot of memorization. I got A on this course but i did spend time on it. Lecture is not important, only been there 2 times the whole semester. Be sure to remember everything in the powerpoint of video pecture

She is an extremely kind professor who cares a lot about her students. Out of all the T/A's take her. She will try her best to help you. The format of 304 is a different story. The teachers are not the issue, the tests force you to memorize and scrutinize over small details. If you take 304 be prepared to memorize every powerpoint slide.

She's really nice and very helpful. Everyone always gets 5s on the hw, so focus on the midterms, final, and big group project. Attendance is really important so always go to lec, discussion, and elc's (that helped my grade a lot). Basically memorize the video lectures and discussion slides to do well on exams. Lecture prof doesn't matter for grade.

Professor was very helpful and wanted students to do well. Attendance is necessary. Just memorize everything for tests.

Professor Tolan is a great professor. She's clear with what she wants the students to learn for the exams (which are purely memorizing the slides and some parts of the textbook) but if you go to her office hours, she'll be a great help. Great class overall!

Amazing teacher; there for you, provides great feedback. Participation is a sine-qua-non; a significant part of your grade. Midterm is worth 10% so you could fail it and still get an A.

The class is based on pure memorization. Regardless, you're going to have to take this class if you're in Marshall. She's a very nice lady and really helps guide you through everything, but it's honestly just all memorization. Get ready to do lots of assignments and watch video lectures.

Unsure where the reviews about participation not mattering are coming from, participation is literally 30% of your grade, half of which is decided by how often you speak up in class. If you actually understand the concepts without memorizing slides, you'll be better off than just memorizing in my opinion. Loved her - funny and very clearhelpful

Professor Tolan is a very nice person. Her discussion and the ELC activities are really fun. The lectures are useless and long. Watch the online videos will be enough. Tests are all about memorization and memorization.

How you do in her class is all dependent on your participation and the group you are assigned to. If Tolan remembers your face AND your name (go to office hoursspeak in class) then you'll get an A. She is an easy grader, just use a lot of vocabulary in your case studies and final. Memorize the vocab and terms and you are set in this class.

Tolan is interesting. Get on her good side and work hard, you're golden. The lectures are useless, discussion is helpful. Learning terms & concepts is better than memorizing. I didn't watch the videos and barely skimmed readings, got an A because of lots of participation and paying attention. Make sure you don't end up with lazy group attitude

A good majority of the class comes down to one group project, if you go to Tolan's office hours you will get good grades on the homework and tests. Class isn't too hard.

Puts so much effort into teaching and it shows - I thought she made the topic super interesting even though inherently it really isn't in my opinion. Participation matters a lot, homework and group projects tend to be about the same gradewise for everyone with some outliers so the two tests and participation will decide most of your grade.

Professor Tolan is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable there is in the Marshall School of Business. Clear passion for what she does, and a desire to see her students succeed. Both in LINC and in 304. Had the pleasure of traveling with her to Budapest for LINC, and walked away glad I did not have any other professor as the lead.

Professor Tolan genuinely cares about her students. Get ready to memorize for this class. If you watch the video lectures and actually do the work and contribute to group assignments, you'll be fine. It takes dedication and commitment, but its not impossible. All 304 classes are like this, and Professor Tolan is there always available to help you.

Nice lady, will help you if you go see her. Content is big but pretty much straight forward. Assignments every week, class is time consuming. Not that hard to get a good grade. Feedback is slow and gradings are somehow strange (based on midterm final and paper) even though only represent 50% of class. Attendance is crucial.

Very sweet and she explains things very clearly. But the class is a joke. The midterm and final cover the most bizarre, irrelevant concepts. She is unclear about what will be on the exams and it screws you over. Also, you can get an A on everything all semester, but get a B because of peer evals and the HUGE curve put on the class. Unfair grading.

Professor Tolan is nice but she's pretty strict on grading and is probably the toughest grader for 304. That being said, I did learn a lot of concepts and overall did fine in the class because the powerpoints were good. Pray that you get a good team, bc a lot of your grade is based on peer reviews.

This is a very inspirational class. Even if you try not to pay attention to the subject it gets very personal and you will learn so much from yourself through various personal assessments (personality, communicative,etc). Case readings mandatory, rest is up to really whether you want to read or not. Very inspirational professor and class.

304 is a hard class all around; you can easily get a B with just minimal effort, but if you want an A in Tolan's class, you CAN: put in the work/memorize theories, go to office hours/participate occasionally, and get on her good side. However, your success pretty much depends on how you handle the group project and if you can motivate others too.

If you want an A, you will have to put in the work. Don't expect it to be easy, but in all honesty, her exams are not as hard as people say. If you study one full night before the midterm/final, you will nearly for sure get an A. Participate, go to office hours, and be a nice person. She's a sweet and nice lady always willing to help. OH are great!

Prof. Tolan really cares about the subject material and wants her students to do well. The group project is a major headache but that is just the structure of all the 304 classes. Participation is key if you want to get on her good side/do well in the class. She is p nice and brought us donuts one day. Tests aren't that hard. Overall pretty good.

She has a very kind heart which means a lot for professors. However, the overall grade of the course is determined by few things which are difficult to ace - a midterm, final, and group project. Moreover, the course material is extensive, repetitive, and uninteresting. Tolan does her best with engaging lectures about dry, common sense material.

I wouldnt pay attention to the negative reviews. Not sure why people expect easy tests or an A for literally just showing up. Its not an easy class and theres a LOT of information, but honestly, if you just put in the work and show her that you care, itll reflect on your grade. Go to OH (actually helpful) and get to know her- shes pretty chill

Despite some bad reviews on here, I really like Professor Tolan. She has been super kind this semester with online work, and she tries to incorporate fun activities for us to do in class. Definitely reading heavy, and with lots of group project work, but I think that's just a 304 problem with Marshall in general.

This class is heavy on reading you absolutely have to do, and participation is a fairly large chunk of the grade. Prof. Tolan is great if you participate routinely and stay on top of assignments. Don't fall behind. Be ready to do a lot on the team project; peer evaluations and individual contributions matter. Do the work, you'll be fine.

Professor Tolan was an amazing professor. She is one of the kindest educators I have ever had and she is very accessible outside of class. The class requires a lot of time and dedication, but you will get what you put in. I learned a lot from her this semester.

Caring, and attempted to get the entire class engaged (required cameras on and asked students to say hi and goodbye in online class). Took a while to grade some assignments (case studies), but was always there to give feedback in office hours or even schedule time to meet as needed.

Professor Tolan likes you if you participate and are engaged. If you are willing to speak up in class and do the reading- you are more likely to succeed. She is nice and about as interesting as OB can get. That being said, most of the grade remains unknown going into the final. Nonetheless, she is supportive and available, I would take her again.

Lots of work but rewarding if you actively participate and really make sure that you understand the topic. She genuinely cares about her students which makes the class a psychologically safe environment to learn and grow. Grading was prolonged, but feedback was thorough.

Loved Professor Tolan! She truly cares about all of her students. She pushed back due dates multiple times, was always available, and very accommodating. Lectures were very easy to follow, but it could get boring at times only because some of the BUAD 304 concepts seem redundant and irrelevant, which is not Professor Tolan's fault.

idk why her reviews are so bad. her tests are a bit more difficult (though u still get a cheat sheet and she tells you everything to have), but since the average is lower the curve ends up being generous. be nice, raise your hand even if you have to bs answers. she brought us snacks pretty often. got an A+ with 80 on final and 85 on group project!

Very passionate about the material and definitely has high expectations. Takes awhile to grade but is generally fair with scoring.

Threw a pizza party last day of class and will sit down and talk with you for an hour during her free time, simply because she's passionate about her kids. Students are graded on three things: (1) Midterm, (2) Group Project, and (3) Final. Create rapport, lock in 3-4 days before during exam season, and you'll walk out with an A. Simple as that.