Aroian is a nice guy but he makes this class hard for no reason. The tests were confusing and lengthy. Wouldn't recommend taking him.

One of the worst professors I have ever had in my life. I hate this man and would avoid at all cost. He is not worth it.

This class in unnecessarily hard, with an excessive amount of reading. The tests and quizzes are "randomly generated from the exam database," but the questions on every exam/quiz I took focused on one or two specific topics. There is a group assignment, but you are not allowed to communicate outside of email and the chat in the assignment.

Do yourself a favor and avoid this course. Stakes for grades are unnecessarily high. If you miss more than 3 questions on quizzes and suddenly you drop a grade average. Also, the group project part was horrible and unrelated to course content.

This class is so unnecessarily hard. You're graded on 2 exams, 4 quizzes, and a group assignment. He insists test questions are randomly generated and that's why he can't provide a guideline, but the questions are EXTREMELY specific to be random. Your grade on the group assignment basically depends on everyone in the group and is graded harshly.

This professor provides little to zero grades. Four quizzes, two tests and a childs play game that reflects your grade heavily. The game proposes situations to the extreme and the professor does little to nothing to prepare you for the life or death game. Take the class in person with someone else.

This was probably my least favorite class I've ever taken at UT. The material is super easy and basically common-sense like and yet the quizzes and exams are so unnecessarily detail-oriented. Even when I read the textbook, random tiny things are asked and if you do bad on only one quiz, good luck getting an A.

I have no idea who Aroian himself even is- he basically just sent us vaguely threatening messages through Canvas for the entirety of the course. Almost no accommodations for COVID crisis (I did not need them, but others may have). Testing software stares at you through your webcam and is generally creepy. Would not recommend.

This prof is SO RUDE! He ordered less books than there were people in the class then he was ticked off when students came saying they ran out of books. His Ego is over inflated and he can be condescending. This man is stressed out and will stress you out.

I've heard the warnings about Aroian's online class, but I didn't think much of it. Mr. Aroian is the all-time worst professor that I have observed and taken at UT. From his crazy "threatening" messages to lacking accommodation during the pandemic, I wouldn't even recommend taking management. He says MAN320F online is made harder for 0 reason. Skip

This professor is incredibly rude. In the middle of a PANDEMIC, this guy sends out a nasty email threatening students with academic dishonesty violations for not putting enough effort into answering ungraded questions. The book is extremely expensive and mandatory. The tests are proctored with a software that he is a spokesperson for.

I hate how he's the only professor to teach Management 320F. His online class is not structured well and relies heavily on just a few quizzes and two exams. Plus, there is a group assignment and the grade for it is based on how well you do on it which is ridiculous and should've just been a completion grade thing instead. Worst class ever.

My impression is that he designed this class so he could put in the least amount of active effort possible. Everything pre-made, from slides to long textbooks readings. He did not teach this class. I do not know him because the only active involvement from him the entire semester was an occasional announcement reminder. 80% of grade is two exams.

This is class & professor are simply disrespectful. Don't take it. I wish I would've read the reviews before. I am usually an all A's student ¤tly have a 74 in this class. ALSO, I've taken this class before at ACC (credit didn't transfer)& it was the easiest class ever. The tests are based on a ridiculous amount of material. Pray 4 my grade.

DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN'S CLASS!!!!!! He does everything in his power to make it as difficult and as tedious as possible. It is absolutely not worth it. He claims he's aware that we're in a pandemic, but he is inflexible, unhelpful, condescending, and rude. There is way too much busy work, and it is impossible to get an A.

This is probably the worst Business Minor class I've taken. Quizzes are ridiculously detail focused, and you have to go to office hours to get feedback. Exam is full of random details completely unrelated to the readings. It's probably nearly impossible to get an A in this class (coming from a 4.0 CS major).

The quizzes are ridiculously hard and detailed even if you study and do the readings. His tests have typos/grammar errors and reflect little from the material/are down to the smallest details. He doesn't allow you to review your exams or quizzes to see where you're wrong. He's condescending to students. If the whole class is struggling it's a sign.

This class was eh. I did completely web-based; his recorded lectures are boring. Put him on 2x speed and you'll still understand everything. The exams were kind of tough & the quizzes after every reading was a bit much. It's honestly a lot of work. I was doing work for this class every day to keep up. You have to be super self-motivated to get an A

Literally the rudest and most passive-aggressive professor I've ever encountered. Disorganized class despite the 20-page syllabus? Would NOT recommend taking this class with Aroian, take the synchronous version with a different professor if possible/if you want a will to live.

This was the most tedious and frustrating class I've taken at UT. I would spend days reading+taking notes on the textbook and would still bomb quizzes, 75% of the questions on the tests were not even from the textbook, but from case studies (40-50 pages long ea). The curve was only 2 points. Not worth it all!!!!!

this class sucks, it was basically fully online and there were 3 tests that the other material did not prepare you for.

This was the worst class I've ever taken at UT Austin. Professor Aroian is EXTREMELY passive-aggressive, and he does not help or care for the students at all. For example, in his third exam, in which a large majority of the class' test averages dropped around 7 points, he did not curve it, and he only assigned a 0.25% curve to the entire class.

Awful class!!! impossible to get an A (at least for me, I tried and read/ studied so much but tests were so hard and never got above a C on any). He also talks sooo slow and is a nice guy but doesn't care about how frustrating the class is even when he gets a million complaints about it. A lot of work to turn in asynchronously. Avoid!

It does NOT give you much credit for learning the textbook. The text book is mostly to learn different terms based on their respective properties and the exams do NOT exercise the understanding of the material but more of outside thinking of how each case study could have avoided their issues. the bad side is your grade depends on exams.

exams are 21% (yes, 21) and are super hard niche information from his lectures. situational problems from exams are super subjective but somehow there's a "right" answer. assigns group work for an asynchronous online class. busywork for this class is easy and it's not technically a hard class, but exams will sneak up on you and tank your grade

Homeworks were easy and you could finish the class pretty early within the semester. Class is easy, make sure to watch the lectures. Giving him a low rating because he doesn't seem to care for his students literally at his mercy. He curves, but a chunk of it comes from an extra credit assignment that'll add upwards to 1.5 points(who does this bro)

Aroian's class is easy, but he doesn't enhance the experience whatsoever. Talks incredibly slow and lectures are unprofessional and uninspiring. He didn't make the tiniest bit of effort to cut out interruptions during lectures such as his phone ringing. Just take notes at 2x speed and you'll be fine. Most of the non-exam assignments are completion.

Bad rating because exams were needlessly proctored.

It's all at your own pace, but tests are based mostly on case studies and lectures. Each exam is cumulative of the new material and previous. Honestly, a relatively difficult class because each exam makes up 21% of your grade and the questions can be difficult imo. Currently taking 15 credit hours, and struggling to keep up with the class.

mid professor, boring lectures. tests were always difficult, answers could be subjective. u just gotta get through these minor classes lol

I felt it necessary to share my experience with Professor Aroian. The class is unnecessarily difficult due to his lack of effort in grading and his overbearing ego. His teaching style and announcements reflect a prideful attitude that hinders learning. Despite manageable content, the workload and lack of empathy made the course overwhelming.

Professor Aroian placed not only a ten minute time limit but also misleading multi-select questions on a syllabus quiz that counts for 2% of your overall grade, can't tell you want the rest of the class will entail because I will be dropping this.

He is trying way too hard, acting like this is the only class we have. I get he lives his life for management and doesn't have anything better to do, but we do. I have more busy work and assignments from him on the daily than any of my other classes. He pisses me off.

Currently in his class and he is easily the worst professor I have ever had at UT. Has the highest materials fee of any professor ($150) and gives way too many assignments and homework for a 3 credit class. I have a 4 credit class with less homework than his. Dude is so paranoid about cheating he mentions it in every single paragraph and assignment

One of the most baffling courses I have ever taken. Exams cover random tidbits of subjective nonsense that offer no insight or particular benefit for course material. Lectures are extremely surface level and the material is taught as if he's reading from straight from an encyclopedia. Do not take this class with him.

I got 60 points taken often for not writing my name, are you serious?? dude needs to get laid. please do not take this class, like run rn. literally take any other class.

why is his rating so high?? it should be 0/5.

50 readings for one test? He's definitely one of those teachers who became a teacher just to make students' lives miserable, maybe because he had a rough time in high school. Instead of trying to be a good teacher and doing better than the ones he had, he's taking it out on us.

The workload is so much for a 3 credit class that it's borderline disrespectful to students. I had a 6 credit class with the same amount of homework, if not less. I will lose my scholarship if I drop it but if I could go back and not take it, I would 100% avoid it.

ok I kid you not, we had to watch 20 videos of length 30mins - 1 hour. we had to read 30 cases, articles, interviews/news studies. FOR ONE EXAM. how do you expect us to do that much dude... you are not our only class or our only teacher. in fact, at this point you want students to not learn. this much busy work is not ok.

i actually have no idea how his rating is this high

Professor Aroian unfortunately is not considerate of his students' needs. As a science major, I'm taking this class as part of my degree as an elective. however, it is the worst grade I have ever received and the most unorganized class system I have ever been in. Please don't take this class. I mean it.

I'm graduating this year, and this professor is the worst I've had. The busywork is excessive, especially for an async class (I'm taking another to compare). His tests cover almost nothing from the lectures, making studying pointless. His lectures are full of weird personal tangents and distractions. He clearly doesn't care about us or our grades.

This class has been an utter joke. Concepts are so easy, but he has the need to go in-depth with the most useless details and will then put them on the test. A ridiculous amount of content to memorize and learn that will legitimately be never used ever again.

Worst class Ive ever taken, PLEASE do yourself a favor and DONT take it. Exams are very detailed and difficult. So many readings and assignments to do weekly, just don't take it.

This class was the most annoyingly difficult course I've taken. Not because the material is difficult to understand, but because the exams are near impossible due to the sheer amount of detail and random topics included from a vast amount of readings, articles, case studies, and slow/long/boring debriefing/lecture videos. DON'T take this class!

The most expensive, time-consuming, and confusing class I've taken here at UT. The exams are heavily opinion-based, and the course content is relatively easy. The issue lies in how the course is structured, how things are graded, and how the lectures and exams don't align in any sense.

Took 10% off my homework just because I didn't write my name "at the beginning" (even though my name was written in the title of the pdf document).

It's easy to pass, but extremely difficult to get an A. No matter how much I studied for this class, it felt impossible to get an A on the exams. Prof's tips for studying were unhelpful. That being said, my tips are: Read all the cases/articles, take notes over debriefings, rewatch everything 2x speed right before exam. Textbook is a waste of time.

Too much unnecessary material that has nothing to do with the tests is assigned and he's just overall unhelpful and rude

Just extremely rude and unhelpful. His lectures are insanely hard to get through because they are not very engaging. This class is a pain.

This professor is rude and unhelpful. Tried to ask for help nicely and got attitude from him, he is not very patient with students overall, which makes it super difficult to even ask for help or ask questions.

Be prepared to be tested on minuscule details and take tests that are manufactured to make you confused and second guess yourself, as opposed to actually checking your understanding. Not to be that guy, but I am a published researcher, double degree plan, and have a 3.4 GPA. Yet this is the first class I have ever failed a test in.

Every week there are so many readings and quizzes, often multiple a week. Had 2 papers due for a single unit. There are only 3 modules and an exam for each module. NO final exam. There are a few partner/group projects which was a pain for an asynchronous course. I would not take this course if possible. The course is not structured well.

Canvas page is so outdated, his lectures are boring, he is so monotonous. Really hard to get an A in this class. The tests are extremely subjective. and he is VERY rude.

Where do I start? Unfortunately, the truth about him will keep getting deleted. But that truth is desperately needed and the university must take action. He psychologically harms his students with unfounded accusations, constant threats, and "rules" by fear.

If you enjoy being student in a class taught by someone who acts like a KGB office under Stalin, by all means, take the class. He spends a great deal of his time investigating students, attempting to get them to falsely accuse other students and so on. That time would be better spend actually being a decent professor.

He needs to be fired. He is a litigation and reputational risk to the university.

Unapproachable is one word for it, but when I went to his office hours he threatened me and then bragged about how many students lives he destroyed. Very disturbed person.

If you have been subjected to false allegations of academic dishonesty and/or threats by this professor, please put your story here. If he has intimidated you or made you fearful of retaliation, please indicate that as well.

Contact the university with any complaints regarding this professor.

Exams are heavily based on the lecture videos with only 5 questions coming from the textbook. This was by far the most expensive textbook ($150+) I had to pay for and it was barely used, but was required because of the quizzes. Lectures are boring and even on 2x speed were boring to watch.

A stickler for academic dishonesty and will report you to the dean no matter what he finds. He is not considerate of other students opinions and will not listen to your concerns.

Offered extra credit if enough students fill out the end of semester survey. Many students are so scared of him that they don't even want the possibility of him thinking they left him a bad survey. Students shouldn't be afraid of their professor. But he is "inspirational" at instilling fear. He has issues.

Do everything you can in order to avoid taking one of this mans courses. He does not care about his students and makes his course as difficult as it can possibly be. On top of that he makes you pay for expensive textbooks that only make up about 5% of questions on exams. Terrible professor, even more terrible person.

First off, I'm graduating with double degrees from UT, with awards and honors, thus I am not incapable by any means. But prof Aroian was sadly the worst professor I've ever had the displeasure of taking a course with through my 4 years at UT. Shame because the class content is engaging and interesting. But the exams are guillotines for your grade.

"He is the best professor at UT." HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

would not recommend taking this professor at all. He is not caring, does not speak nicely, and his course work teaches you nothing useful.

Worst class I've taken at UT. The exams were unreasonably specific and based on the prof's opinions- super hard to get an A. The course was also useless & antiquated. Some of the articles we had to read were orientalist and were giving "white man's burden"- and there was no further discussion on why that is wrong. praying for ppl taking this class

Proof that truly evil people exist.

The class materials were interesting. I just wish we had a different professor. Avoid interacting with him if you can. I genuinely felt as if he hates students and seeks to damage them. I don't understand why he teaches. Perhaps he enjoys the power and control. I wish I had any other option for this course.

Seriously, heed this warning. Do not take this professor for anything. His lectures are awful. He comes of as hostile and rude in person. He can literally ruin your life if you get on his radar for any reason. I can't stress this enough, do not take his class.

I did well in the class but it wasn't a great class. He was unhelpful, mean spirited and was well below the standards I've come to expect at UT. He was "a hero in his own story", but he wasn't in real life. One of the strangest and, when the office door was closed, nastiest professors I've ever had at UT.

He isn't teaching because he likes to teach. He wants to be in control. I figure he's been bullied in the past and his life's work is to inflict his pain on his students. It could have been a good class if he decided to be an educator instead of what he has become. Lacks self awareness.

Easy content, but he tries his best to make it as disengaging & difficult as possible. Poor teaching style, overly complicated exams, boring personality. I sat in the front row & never skipped, yet he would call me out in front on the whole class and even confiscated my laptop while I was taking notes. Sorry hes the only option for 320F, good luck.

If you like mental SH you're in the right place- take this class. Equivalent to a male Karen or the kid that says "teacher what about the homework". Antiquated is a very generous description.