Great teacher! He makes it so you WANT to go to every class. He is very understanding and takes into consideration that you have a life outside of school. Recommend taking his class. If you don't understand something he is willing to work with you.

Nice guy and funny and surprisingly is very outgoing and lenient on students in class considering he is former military. Final was hard in comparison to the midterms in class. Good thing I had gotten good grades on the midterms as I failed the final but still came away with a B+.

Great guy very fair enjoyed the cads alot

Professor Walden is one of the best teachers I have had at KU. He is passionate about the material, good at explaining, and tests very fairly. I highly suggest anyone considering this class to take it. Its VERY easy and all you need to do is attend class and study for the tests and its a guaranteed A!

Great guy. He is very nice if you get to know him and is an enthusiastic teacher. He will go out of his way to help you if you ask for it. It is mostly PowerPoint but if you simply focus on his emphasized parts of the lecture then you will get an A without a problem. Also hands out a TON of extra credit.

Unfortunately I did not get much out of this class. The professor comes across as a nice guy. However, when you take into account the rest of the class, its almost hypocritical. His custom, expensive textbook was NOT used at all. He throws out a lot of test questions because he doesn't check his work. Not much effort goes into the class documents.

I'll preface this by saying that I very rarely paid attention in class due to the fact that I would fall asleep almost immediately so I was on my laptop almost every class. Quizzes are fairly rough at the end of class. Tests are so-so, a lot of examples from in class shows up so it's difficult to study. TEXTBOOK IS NEVER USED, DON'T BUY IT!

This guy is great and the class is easy. Don't buy the book! He will tell you on the first day you don't need it. Go to class because there are quizzes, he gives extra credit and the material isn't hard. He does his best to keep lectures kind of exciting. I recommend Walden and his class to anyone!

Walden was an amazing professor! He kept lectures interesting, told you exactly what he wanted you to learn, and made the assignments and tests appropriately challenging. If you simply go to class and take notes then you will get an easy A. You unfortunately do have to buy access to online homework (or get the code for free by buying the book).

Relatively easy class with lots of extra credit opportunities. He talks a lot and sometimes goes off on tangents, but overall is a good teacher and a nice guy. My only advice is that you shouldn't bother buying the textbook, I never cracked it open. All you need to study for tests are the slides/class notes.

I really liked Joe. He made the class applicable, and relatively easy. Don't buy the text book, and be prepared for a lot of army stories and corny jokes.

Amazing instructor. Made it through a 3 week Business Stats course with him! He is extremely knowledgeable!

Joe Walden is the man. He is very direct with what he wants you to take out of the class. Willing to go the extra mile to help any student. Textbook is not needed at all. A is very possible in this class.

Joe is an amazing teacher! I also took DSCI 301 with him. Don't buy the textbook you won't need it. Go to his lectures and take good notes (he will notice & remember you) then go into his office hours before your exams and he will let you know exactly what will be on the exam. 1 of my favorite, if not my favorite teacher at KU!

The classs isnt too bad. The hardest part is that he asks some stupid, EXTREMELY specific questions about a past class lecture in his exams. The tests arent too hard, he just phrases questions poorly and tries to confuse you sometimes. Although, most problems are easier or at the same level of the homework. Really nice guy, though!Some extra credit

This class should be an easy A, but he makes his tests more difficult than it should be. Goes over ALL what felt like 100 slides for tests even if its not on the test. Talks alot about his time in the military which is interesting and he is a cool guy, but as a teacher, not so much.

I had him for stats as well and honestly, probably the best teachers Ive had in my life. He teaches class based on simplicity and not just shoving useless information down your throat.Yes, he has a lot of slides but also does not require a book. I dont know how anyone with a brain can give this guy a poor rating...

Joe is the man, by far the best teacher for the business minor at KU. Keeps the class interesting, is very funny and helpful. You don't need either of the textbooks as well.

Joe is extremely easy and gives a ton of attendance quizzes that are worth 20 pts each, so just show up to class even if you plan on watching videos on your computer or something. Tests are simple, and even the non-attendance quizzes are easy. Learned a lot, and a great teacher.

Favorite Business minor course at KU! He is very helpful, make sure you visit him in his office and get to know him. Great Professor!

Joe is a great professor, my favorite at KU! Always willing to help. Go to his office hours before every exam and he will pretty much tell you what will be on his exams. Dont need to get the textbook, everything comes out of his Powerpoint slides and hw assignments!

Great, great guy and his lectures are decently interesting, but he will always catch you off guard with a (pretty damn funny) joke or two peppered in to the lecture. If you show up to every class you have no excuse not to get an A. You get a notecard for every test.

Easiest class I've taken at KU so far. Walden is a personable guy that cares about his students. He tries to make the large class feel as small as possible. You have to show up for class to get points for the attendance quizzes. I didn't learn a whole lot from this class, but it's a very easy A.

He was a great teacher, I took scm 305 over the summer and as a summer course it is extra difficult. I would reccomend taking his class over the fall or spring semester and not a four week summer course, it was too much but he is a great professor and he makes the class so you are able to pass it. Just go to class and do the homework.

Professor Walden was a gem! The class was mostly structured around lecture, but he did an amazing job of bringing real life experiences to the classroom. He always had a joke or two during class, and the time always flew by! I wish I had gotten to know him better! He is an outstanding man and made an uninteresting subject interesting!! I 3 S.c!!

Great professor considering the circumstances. Our original professor was dismissed halfway through the semester because everyone was at a D or lower, but Joe did a great job making sure everyone understood the material. Funny guy during lectures and tests aren't too hard. He is always there for his students and makes the material understandable.

Great guy and funny. Take notes on what he says in lecture and show up because quiz grades will kill you. A lot of extra credit. Grammar on tests and homework is extremely confusing. Test questions are so simple they're confusing and often cause you to overthink. Homework is the same way. Notecards on exams. Recommend it plus he is a great person.

Great personality and really cares for students. Go to class to get extra credit and for the quizzes. Dont leave early or come late because he will call you out. Dont have to pay attention to lecture

"No-thinking" test questions. Class + Reviews will guarantee a good grade without effort. Homework is frustrating; I understood it well but could rarely get an A or even high B because no effort is placed in proper grading the math aspects (right or wrong, never credit for trying/miscalculation of the smallest degree). Very nice guy. Pop quizzes.

He is so nice to take the DSCI 202 in summer class. The exam is not difficult, and lectures are easy to follow. The most important is his grade is so relaxed.

Honestly, just show up to class and take GOOD notes. The online ppt are not enough as he put extra information in class. Take DSCI 202 with Walden in the summer instead of the fall teacher. He is flexible and really tries to help everybody grasp the concepts.

Supply chain mgmt legend at KU. Cool guy, liked his class and would take another class from him in a heartbeat.

I had an injury at the beginning of this course that set me back, and my grade dropped because of it. Joe was accommodating and understandable. His class is difficult. You do have to work hard and show up to class, but if you make an effort then you'll pass. Joe is very down-to-earth and cares about his students.

Joe really makes Supply Chain interesting. Don't skip class or come in late/leave early or you'll miss quizzes which are pretty important. Take note of little random things he says in class - there will be random questions on the test. Overall, really cares about his students and with some effort the class really isn't very hard.

Joe is a legend at KU and a lot of people just rave about him. To be honest I just didn't see it, I thought his lectures were boring and didn't include the class at all. Joe is a super nice guy and is willing to help at a drop of a hat, but his tests have little things show up he mentioned in class and not in his slides so take good notes.

I really enjoyed this class. Walden not only makes this class very interesting but also very "do able". He cares about his students and gives plenty of extra credit opportunities so there is no reason not to get a good grade in this class. He does do random pop quizzes so you must go to class and pay attention. He is very approachable.

Joe is a very interesting guy with a very interesting life. The parts of his lecture that are actually about supply chain aren't exactly exciting, but his life experience makes up for it.

Walden is a good professor, Clear and useful. He really taught student how to solve the problem. The exams are easy if you go to class every time and do your homework. The quizzes are given in random time, but also easy and interesting. Overall, he is a great professor in KU Business school.

Walden is the man. Learned a lot, had fun in class, and he really does want you to succeed. Makes it pretty easy to get an A if you do the HW, go to class, and study for a few minutes for each test -- he does let you use one paper (front and back) of notes for each test. THE MAN!

Two tips for get a good grade on this class: go to class and understand how to solve each problems. Do you homework and understand each one. It's not difficult to get an A if you remember these two tips. Walden is a great professor. Everything he talk in his class is useful. Go and listen to him carefully.

Had to take this class for my Business minor. Joe is a great professor who understands students busy schedules and won't drown you in HW or studying. Pop quizzes are 20 pts each and usually like 2 obvious questions. The class before each test he reviews ALL the material and you get to bring an entire sheet of paper of notes to the test.

Joe is one of the last Business professors who doesn't have a leadership complex. The only annoying thing is consistent attendance for a good grade, but if you go, the course is pretty accessible. Joe wants you to succeed, and makes going to class worth it. He doesn't write bad tests or talk down to you. He seems like a good guy, and really cares.

Great professor, he knows all his materials and explains them in a way that's easy for students to understand. But he does talk really fast and goes through the powerpoint slides quickly though. I would suggest you print out the notes ahead of time and fill them in as you go.

Professor Walden is awesome. He gives good lectures filled with real life examples of the concepts he is talking about. Recommends textbook but no books were actually necessary. Take notes, as exams will be based on what he says in lecture, not book content.

He really wants you to do well. You get a double-sided sheet of paper for a note sheet for every test. He is a fair grader and helps explain things you don't understand.

Joe's a great dude. Very impressive life resume. Colonel, weight lifter, professor. Class is fairly easy and straight forward. He knows memorizing bull-crap answers for a test is useless so he helps you out and allows a notecard for each test. There are hw assignments, but nothing crazy hard. He cares for his students too. Recommend taking him!!!

Professor Walden is very good at giving examples in his lecture about Supply Chain Management. If you dont understand something he is more then willing to make sure you understand the material. Made a 3 hour lecture interesting with real world examples.

Joe is a pretty good teacher and understands the material well. He can move through slides quickly so I took notes on my laptop and that helped out. Is a little awkward outside of class one-on-one but there are TA help room hours if you need help. HW assignments aren't bad but there are quite a few. Attendance is mandatory due to pop quizzes.

Joe is a good professor, his army references can get out of hand sometimes. Overall, it was a really easy class if you show up. Quizzes are 20 points each so its important not to miss any. He's a respectable guy and obviously knows the material well

Professor Walden does a great job making real world examples, he gives several examples from his military background, if you are unclear on any subject in the class he will go through it with you until you understand it

Joe is an awesome guy. The class isn't the most interesting, but he tries. His lectures can be a bit confusing, but the tests are very easy. Class is mandatory and he has ten in class quizzes that are worth a significant amount of points. Overall it can be an easy A if you go to class.

Joe is literally the best. Easy A. Great professor. The TAs are horrible and graded every single one of my quizzes wrong. Definitely go into his office hours and talk with him because he is genuinely a great guy. But hated them TAs (Jori)

So this classes isn't hard, but that doesn't mean you don't need to do anything. I didn't study hardly ever for the tests and the spent 5 minutes on the homework and ended with a B, but if you put in some effort, you should get an A. Joe is so nice and genially cares about his students so much. Te class is pretty boring but at least Joe's nice.

Joe is such a great guy and teacher. He tells you what he expects of you from the class at the get go. He lets you use a full sheet a notes for test. If you write down what he says in the review during class, you will get an easy A on all tests

Walden is entertaining and cares about the subject and students. He draws heavily on his military service in lectures. Pro tip: dont pay attention to his slides as much as what he actually says for your notes. What he actually talks about is on the exams more than the slides. Turn HW in on time, be present for quizzes, dont bomb any exams. Easy A

Get ready to hear "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING" a lot, there's 4 tests, quite a few quizzes, 10 hws. If you fail this class you need to drop out, seriously. Go to class, listen to his lectures, take notes on the exam reviews, utilize the notecard policy and pass. There are specific examples from lectures that are on tests, don't skip

Joe is awesome. Just a really great, down-to-earth type of guy. Class was not too difficult and he made it fun and engaging. Test material comes from his slides and the grading only takes a day or so to be put in. Definitely glad I was able to have him.

Joe Walden might have the best class structure at the University. He like most business professors has quizzes on random days, but as long as you email your TA anytime before class that you won't be there, you can make up any amount of days worth of work on your own time. He also posts the slides online which is great as well.

Overall, good professor. He will try to trick you on quizzes so definitely take notes on lectures because often what he says in lecture contradicts the textbook and is the "more right" answer on quizzes. Tests and content overall is pretty straightforward; he pretty much tells you what you need.

Great professor and great class. He didnt make this semester impossible, unlike some of my other professors, and the class was very fair. Watch the lectures and take notes because the quizzes and exams are straight from his lectures.

Joe is such an awesome professor. You can tell he is passionate about what he teaches and he cares about his students as well. Cannot go wrong with Joe as your professor!

Joe is such a good professor! He definitely cares for his students and wants you to pass. The class was a hybrid one day online and one day in person. He gives you all of the information that will on the test. He does sometime trick you on tests and quizzes so pay attention closely to what he says. Otherwise this class is very easy!

Great professor! Joe has great stories. It's obvious he is knowledgeable about the topic and loves it. He is easy to approach if you have a question and is understanding if an issue arises. Make sure you take notes on things he says that aren't in the PowerPoint slides. He wrote the textbook so it follows lectures perfectly and was a good resource.

Best class structure ever. Walden is also super kind and helpful, and goes above and beyond to see his students succeed.

He is very knowledgeable on what he teaches. I learned so much from the class. If you pay attention to his lectures and do the homework you should be able to pass the tests no problem. I would've ended with an A if I would've done better on the first test but I didn't know what to expect. Great guy all around!

Prof Walden loves supply chain. Easy material, good mix of homework and 4 tests (non-cumulative) but the tests were so hard for no reason. The test material is made up of minute details that were spoken in class, rarely on a powerpoint. Take very good notes, especially if he verbally emphasizes any words and pay attention to guest speakers too.

Joe is a great professor and you can tell he really cares for his students, however the lectures can seem very long and you can easily start to find yourself not paying attention. Quizzes and HW were easy points for the part but the tests were weirdly difficult, you need to listen to almost everything he says during lectures to do well on the tests

He really understands the process of learning and teaching

He's like the greatest... to us. He is interesting and grades fairly to all students. Tests are over information that we actually learn and never are a surprise.

Joe taught me so much about supply chain and business operations and used so many real life experiences that applied to the material. He is a truly caring teacher, the best I have had at KU so far. He gives out extra credit and has occasional attendance quizzes, homework is straightforward, tests are exactly what he teaches so no surprises on tests

Although it's an 8 am class, you NEED to be there or you will not be able to do well on the HW or exams. If you are paying attention to the lectures the HW is easy and so are the exams. He will give you a note card or full sheet of paper for the exams which help too. He doesn't want you to just memorize the content, he wants you to learn it.

Great class and was a great lecturer. Fairly easy since it's an online class, but you NEED to watch the lectures. The homework and the exams rely on the lectures, and Professor Walden makes both. The homework and exams are pretty simple, though.

For an 8 AM, this class was not horrible. He makes his HW and exams based on what he says in lectures so, you have to go or they will not make sense. He makes lectures as interesting as possible and clearly cares about his students and loves what he does. Sometimes the exam question can be subjective which makes it difficult.

The man loves his job which is easy to see. He tries to make lectures fun. Easy grader too.

Joe Walden is one of the best professors I have had so far at KU. All you need to do to succeed in this course is go to class and pay attention. You do not have to take notes if you do not want to, but there are exam questions based on the lecture content. I recommend taking notes in the power points provided via Canvas and just adding onto them :)

He gives out random extra credit for showing up some days which is nice so it's worth it to show up. He is a good teacher but the way he makes his test questions are very annoying at times. Basically forces you to watch his videos or go to class cause the "dictionary" answer is there but he wants it the way he explains it in class. Nothing hard tho

Joe is a very cool and interesting person. He does ramble on in lectures, and often test questions focus on minute technicalities.

Each week has either a lecture and assignment, or a review and take-home exam. Expect 7-9 hours, even if it looks easy. Any question can be answered almost verbatim from the textbook, but the trick is 'almost': they are worded confusingly, to ensure that you listened and can incorporate lecture-only info. Otherwise hilarious and down-to-earth!

Very easy and straightforward class. If you pay attention, the pop quizzes are easy points. Joe gives a lot of extra credit. The textbook is provided in pdf form and helps fill in the gaps from the lectures. Exams are easy if you attend the exam review day.

Great with tons of real-world experience and examples that teach you about supply chain and he's funny. Go to class because there are often pop quizzes and extra credit. The homework can be challenging but everything can be found in the textbook. Listen to what he says in lectures because there will be things he says only irl that WILL BE tested

Course consisted of a few video lectures per week with homework and an occasional quiz. Exams were open note. I really enjoyed Joe's lectures. He is very knowledgeable and wants you to learn. I loved hearing his stories about places he has visited and/or lived. I would take a class with him again in a heartbeat.

Professor Walden was an amazing lecturer. I took his SCM 310 class over the summer, and while the lectures were heavy due to only having a 1 month timeline for the entire course, I 'easily' secured an A through simply participating, note taking, and engaging. In addition, he is excellent about replying through both text and email.

Great teacher. He teaches without a textbook and explains all concepts in simple terms and through storytelling. He is a crowd favorite because he actually cares about his student's well being.

Show up to class and listen to his storytelling and you'll be okay. The exams are relatively few questions but all are able to be answered by sitting in class every day. Joe is a super cool guy and genuinely cares about his students. Must take him for SCM310.

Joe is a dynamic professor who brings real-world experience to the classroom. Engaging lectures and fair grading, but pay attention as his test questions can be tricky. Unstuck study was a helpful study tool alongside the free textbook.

Joe's great! Go to class—especially the one before exams, since he reviews most of the exam material. He talks fast, so voice memo the review if you can. He gives random extra credit late in the semester so attend class. If you show up, do the assignments, and study well for exams (+ cheat sheet) , an A or B is very doable.

Joe's great! Go to class—especially the one before exams, since he reviews most of the exam material. He talks fast, so voice memo the review if you can. He gives random extra credit late in the semester so attend class. If you show up, do the assignments, and study well for exams (+ cheat sheet) , an A or B is very doable.

Joe was a great professor. His online recorded lectures were interesting and the hw, quizzes, and exams weren't that difficult. Would take again.

Happy Retirement, Joe!