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BUSN1010 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
79%
Textbook Required
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Reviews (89)
He has been teaching for years so I'm not sure why he doesn't have any reviews? Anyways, first week into class and this is NOT a blow off class. By far one of my most involved online classes ever. Many assignments with 300 word count addition you have to responds to 8 PEOPLE weekly. All of my other participation is 2 people. good luck!
One of the most unreliable professors I have ever had. Professor James never got back to my emails and messages. He would close a week early which made it impossible to submit any work in. During the last week he closed the class on Sunday even when I did not submit my final exam. He is unreliable and unprofessional. I do not recommend him.
Great professor. The group projects were easy but only if you have a solid team. Discussion boards were relatively easy.. just put some thought into it. Tests weren't to tuff, but you want to study. I'd recommend him if you're willing to work.
Really good professor, class is relatively easy if you use common sense. Group project are easy just go in the Internet and pull the information.
This class is great! Just be prepared for a lot of assignments and a final assignment in week 7-8. No group projects. No weekly tests. Just 2 tests, 1 at the beginning and 1 at the end. He answered all my emails and answered all my concerns. Great professor! I hope to have him again!
Excellent professor, homework is fairly easy but there is a lot of it. only had to take 3 or 4 test that can be tricky. Always there is you need him. Gives extra credit. Knows a lot about the business aspect. He really is involved in his students and want you to know about whats going on in the world. took business 1010, the homework will save you
He is an amazing teacher. His class is not hard but you have to read the book for the exams. He will give you a study guide and he offers many extra credit as well. I ended up getting A in his class.
This teacher is extremely difficult. He allows no hats on test days, which is extremely unnecessary. He doesn't allow hand written homework because he is lazy. Do not take this teacher.
Great professor. Knowledgeable, and response to your discussing questions in a professional manner. Knows a lot about the industry of Supply Chain and wants students to succeed.
He was a really great teacher. He cared about the students. I could not make the whole extra credit but i still received full points
took this class online over the summer and I am so glad that I did bc I wouldnt have survived a 16 week course w/ this professor. Lectures were super boring & he talked about himself a lot. However, he is a nice guy & tests are fairly easy(need book) Don't buy MCC edition of book bc its over priced when the author version is the SAME. $100 vs $40
He is a great teacher! He explains everything in great detail, and tells you exactly what he wants on homework and projects. You wont pass the class if you don't read the book, and test are very difficult.
Professor James gives you all the tools needed to get an A; lecture PowerPoints and notes are downloadable from Canvas, along with practice tests and study guides. Tests can be difficult but he allows you to get 10 questions wrong before affecting your score. Regular homework, 4 tests, group project, and no final - overall a great teacher.
Great teacher!
He is a nice man, but his tests are way too hard. He grades easily. But you have to do the homework and class work to pass the class. Loads of assignments, group work and almost everyday homework but they are easy not that hard. Overall he is an okay professor.
Online Class, Easy A but you need to work for it. Four Discussions/Assignments a week, Participation by responding to 5 classmates a week, two 10 question quizzes, 1 final project. The book is a must, one assignment based on the book each week. Do the work and you'll get an A.
Weekly 10 question Quiz which are relatively easy. Weekly Discussion question with 5 responses which is your class participation, Weekly Case/Video case study, weekly assignment. Do the work and you should get an A no problem. Highly recommend this teacher. I've had him 3 times.
Don't buy MCC edition book, its over priced when the author version is the SAME save yourself the $60 difference. Great Professor, Weekly 25 question quizzes in Mindtap, Weekly Discussion with 5 responses, Weekly Assignment, Weekly case/video case study. Do the work and you'll get the A. Highly recommend this teacher, I wish he taught more classes.
Really captures the attention of students during lectures because he is very passionate about business and makes it interesting. Hands down best professor I've had yet.
Professor James truly has a passion for teaching business. He really opened me up to the world of business. He is very knowledgeable about it and if you pay attention, you can really learn a lot. All assignments are submitted online through canvas.
Really nice guy, easy assignments, fun lectures, not a lot of work.
Few in class assignments that you work on with the people you sit by. Before every test, you get to take a pre-test online as many times as you want for xtra cred. His tests arent really hard, but they arent super easy. Listen and take notes, and you should have no problem. You get xtra cred if you never miss a day or if you only miss one day.
Very boring talks about him self alot. Told us to buy the book I did not and still got an B. He will mark you down on everything just to do it. If you go ask for an explanation he wont find one and will fix it sometimes. Very boring nice guy tho. Hates to admit he is wrong
Professor James is fair. I am taking two of his online summer classes and though I am personally going through a lot right now I am still managing a B.. if you apply yourself you will do great. Its not an "easy" A but if do the work as it says on time you should be able to get an A or at least a high B
Every week is the same for homework. 1 current application, 1 case study, 1 discussion/web exercise, 10 question true/false quiz, lessons learned, and replies on discussions as well. I did the work every week and got 100's on everything. Very easy, just time consuming with amount. Quizzes opened Fridays and closed Saturdays, i didn't like that.
Cool dude. Keeps everyone engaged in the topic we go over during the class. Great teacher I learned a lot. He has great personal stories and I wouldnt mind having this teacher again
The best professor ever
BEST professor in the world. Super funny and nice. He makes lectures interesting and really wants you to understand the material . Homework submitted online, 4 tests, and a couple in class assignments. You need attend class in order to pass because his exams are super specific based on what he talks about. Strict on phones and sleeping in class
He is cool. Gives alot of extra credit and I guess that's how I passed his classes. The group project was alright. Overall he is a easy grader. Doesn't even check the work but make sure you do the work. Be sure you're on time to turn in your homework or assignments. Overall he is good man!
He is a great guy! If you take him surely you will love him. Give a lot of extra credits opportunity. Test are kind of tricky, but if you study youll do well for sure. He answers every single question form outside of class. Cares about students future.
He's a great PROFESSORS. Very caring!!
He is a great professor but get ready to earn your grade. He gives extra credit on the exams, so that helps. He is very knowledgable.
Class isnt too hard as long as you show up and listen. I didnt study too much and still passed with an A. Book is "mandatory" but only access code is needed for 4 study guides. Definitely couldve passed without it. Does not accept late assignments & has NO sympathy for his students at all. Gives out pop quizzes but theyre not hard. Overall easy A.
Robert Bobby James is a great teacher, tough but fair to everyone. Introduce yourself and talk to him regularly, put in a good effort and he'll help you out in return. Highly recommend taking his classes!
An outstanding professor that cares about the students. The homework and quizzes are super easy. Highly recommend!!!! Everyone should be able to get an A if they try a little bit.
The professor is militant about the discussion forums and makes you participate three separate days in the week to get full credit for them. This class relied heavily on the online textbook. The twice-weekly tests are all on Quizlet. Take this class if you need to, but don't expect to have any fun.
Mr. James is a wonderful teacher. I took my first college class with him and it was easier than I expected. He cares about his students and wants them to engage in the subject. He makes learning about business kind of fun, he knows what he's doing and he's doing it well.
He was ok! Not a hard class, but you need to have your camera on the whole time. Only problem I had was the tests where kinda long and not enough time. Thats it. Over all Id take him.
Fair teacher, tough too. I'd recommend him to anyone.
Great teacher. He gives real experience to class and the hot dog stand was a great project to do for the class. He helps teach people skills and that's something we all need.
Please for the love of God do not take this class. The tests and quizzes are so hard. Through the online class, he uses this software that video records you while you test and quiz, how creepy. The quizzes are so hard and the discussion boards are so overdone. I do not recommend this teacher or taking this class. Save yourself.
I wouldn't recommend. This class is virtually done, but he expects Too much of your time weekly. He's militant about discussion boards( which he himself is not active in) But he wants you in there commenting 5 times a week.
This dude has different deadlines that contradict each other and very strict about it. idk i don't get it its summer school give someone a 50% for being within the limit on canvas but 3 minutes late according to his own personal deadline, why 2?
I took the class 100% online and it was fairly easy. Homework and participation heavy, but the outlines that he provided helped and a lot of the work was based off definitions. Overall, not too terrible of a class.
He expected you to have the first week of work finished before the first day of class, webcam is mandatory. And when I emailed him about a field trip overlap I got this, "my attendance policy stands as-is with no exceptions." He uses spyware called Proctorio to record your screen, audio, and cam to deter cheating on exams that cannot be made up.
Would not recommend this professor. Does not accept late work even if it is a couple minutes late. If you turn in the assignment on time but have to resubmit it he wont accept it. There are no exceptions for absences at all. The homework is extremely heavy, not very hard but takes at least 3 hours to do. Good luck if you have him.
Great professor, just be prepared for heavy load of hw it can take up to 3-4 hours. Those assignments are due before each lecture, if you gonna take this class online GOOD LUCK the reading activities are LONG! Attendance is mandatory. Exams are on proctorio awful spy system! You need to do the work to pass, extra credit opportunities available
Professor James is a great educator and does a really good job lecturing on topics that honestly are super beneficial for the real world. Youll definitely learn the basics of business in his class. Only down side is that he assigns plenty homework that can take HOURS to do and theres plenty of reading. The tests are just like his homework though.
If you like narcissists, this is your professor. He is absolutely full of himself and loves to hear himself talk. This is not a true educator. Robert James is the REASON young people dislike school. He is a "dictator without the tator" as he says . WHO says this? Someone paid by the state who feels they are deserved respect. He is a clown.
Easy class/material but be prepared for 2-3 hours on one assignment given 2 times a week, lots of in-class and group assignments, and boring lectures on what you've already taught yourself the week before, etc. There are no exceptions and will blatantly ignore your questions. I'd give him a 0 if I could. Honestly, just keep looking... trust
Lots of homework and is very rude about it, gives you a hours for a 60 question test and watches you while you take it. Very boring teacher would not recommend
I did not learn anything in this class from the professor. I learned more from a text book I read for 20 mins then I did the whole semester from the professor. Doesn't explain on detail, and doesn't let anyone ask questions because he talks the whole time about random stuff going in his life. I would recommend getting any other professor.
Im just going to be blatantly honest with all of you. I think Professor James is a great guy, but his homework, and the way he grades is hair pulling worthy. He will give homework assignments that take forever to do, and makes them due so early. Some of us have jobs, sports, or other activities that take up our daily lives.
Ill be completely honest, I think Professor James is a great guy and all. But, his homework makes me want to pull my hair out. His homework can take 4 hours. He needs to realize that us students have work, sports, and other hobbies we attend to. He also makes the homework due basically the next day so if barley gives you time if you have plans.
He is a very nice guy, but it's different during class. He's very militant and rude. Remember those optional smartbooks? Well they're mandatory now and they take like almost 4 hours to do. He uses turnit in and blames you for using other sources even if you said you didn't. Tests are watched by him. I highly do not recommend at all! Not worth it!
Professor James is a great guy and actually teaches the content. His smart books and online homework a burden and like other comments say they can definitely take up to 4 hours and you have like 20 of them. He is a fair gradera little toughbut fair. He does offer extra credit so make sure you do it and youll pass with ease.
Hes a good professor, but his homework takes up to 4 hours to complete... keep looking for another professor because this guy is not it.
awful. he gives 3 hour reading activity’s three times a week and they’re all due within the same week. doesn’t give us any time to do them. your camera has to be on when taking tests and quizzes. something went wrong on one of his tests giving me a 3/30 and when i emailed him asking to retake it he didn’t reply to me. very unprofessional.
Never had a professor whose lectures were as interesting as his. In every class, you actually learned something new from someone with experience who knew exactly what he was talking about. If you put in even a small bit of effort you will come out learning a lot.
Accused me of plagiarism for not citing material from his power points he provided. do your self a favor and just cite everything no matter where it is would not change my grade after explanation. be carful
Professor Bob is such an amazing teacher. He truly cares about his students and is so helpful. He responds to emails in a timely manner and if you need help he is there. One of the best teachers I have ever had. I would definitely recommend him. He is very straight forward about what he wants and expects from students.
Honestly one of the worst educators I have ever experienced. Very rude in his emails with me, gave me a zero on two major assignments that took a while to complete because I did some small minor error. I would've got the same grade if I didn't do the assignments. Uses a spyware software while you take tests. His teaching is good, but deserves a 1/5
He is caring professor. all of assignment are kind of easy to do. not much harder his class. I like his class.
If I could rate this professor a 0, I would. He is not clear about due dates. For example, if class is Monday and Wednesday he expects you to have that weeks first assignment due before class on Monday. He wants his students to fail. He offered extra credit for attending a Warren meeting for traveling abroad. Not realizing that some of us are 17/18
My thing is that How can they allow these kind of classes to run in Macomb. This guy should've done this in person honestly it would've made every student want to learn but, this kind of learning style he offer is terrible in my opinion it just feels like your not in class
This guys logic behind grading is impossible to comprehend and very inconsistent. There's no reasoning with him and he lacks both compassion and understanding. Never felt compelled to write a review here until taking this guy. Grades each assignment differently. Doesnt provide rubric. Email responses just say "Set up a meeting during office hours"
The online experience was terrible for me that one student was making fun of me (not going to say there name #notasnitch) in a email because I did terrible but, I can tell in person that person is too much of a puss to say it to my face anyway I would've pass this class and I know I would've if I stick with one idea
Beware of the fake good ratings people. I would not recommended him as my professor please keep searching and if not your screwed just letting you know.
This dude is not nice he is a jerk idk why everyone in the campus saying he is nice
This professor knowledge make no sense this is answer on the assignment I don't know I don't know I don't know like my guy what do you know? Do you know anything about the assignment that you assign us student to do ?
The smartbooks assignment take forever. All over the place when he teaches. Hard to understand what he is talking about. He seems caring but stricted. You have to download a lock down browser if you take this class online and it records you while you take the test and if you look way from your computer screen you will get kicked off the test.
Horrible Professor! For a 1010 class, having this many students with issues is a PROBLEM. A failed business man teaching a business class. He has no empathy for student and does not try to work with you no matter how serious your situation is. Avoid.
0/10 dont recommend.
I really like Professor James. He gives lots of opportunities for extra credit, and he always responds to emails pretty quickly. You do have to read the textbook, but if you do the homework your grade will be fine.
This professor is nice but with Disscussion he is really aggressive with those for some reason even though. Yeah Ok if you do the homework you should be fine yeah that's bs trust me yall he is not that type of professor this dude will get on your head (pause)
If you do what you're supposed to do you will be fine. He is very understanding and forgiving. The only thing I did not like about this class is how hard the chapter exams are. There are 4 exams throughout the semester and they are very difficult in terms of understanding and memorizing the chapter content.
I am shocked by all the bad reviews. His class is pretty straight forward without too much homework. Assignments are well explained and he is great with answering questions. I learned a lot from his class and look forward to taking more of his classes. Very knowledgeable in business topics and ideas
The class isn't hard at all if you are the type of guy that think this gonna be a walk in the park I dont think this class for you he makes you want to understand it from his perspective in a rude way but like I said it's his attitude if you can handle your frustration I'm pretty sure you gonna do well in the class
A rude professor that has no passion or regard for a human life that is how I would describe him. I am just shock by the positive reviews for this professor
Please seek help, Robert James, if you are reading this. Be understanding when speaking to students. You're just a failed entrepreneur. I can tell that YOU ARE the issue after reading all of these reviews. Please seek help. Your grading and teaching methods are awful. I feel awful for those that have to interact with you on a regular basis.
This wasn't the worst online class I've taken, but it could've been better. Each chapter took forever to read and the assignments were even longer. He did grade pretty consistently and was a fair grader.
This was my first class I ever took as a first year college student in August 2022, and I absolutely liked the professor. I like is teaching style, and he was chill. The only downside to that class is that the test is very hard to do, the paper he gives us we have to write 500 words minimum, and the reading homework took forever to do.
This is not a difficult class, you just need to be prepared to spend a lot of time reading, but even without putting in the best effort that I could have because on top of school, I work full time and have other responsibilities. I still got a B. Read and do the assignments and you will do decent if not great.
This class was easy, but I suggest you make sure you have your syllabus or anything that is given on the first day of the online class printed out and make sure you check the dates. Make sure nothing is added so you do not miss the assignments.
You have to be there every day for pop quizzes and in-class assignments, or he will deduct those points. Be on time or you will not be able to take the pop quizzes. Pay attention to canvas for everything too. The chapter assignments are very long. Exams are easy. Pay attention to everything to make sure the syllabus is being followed.
I was originally intimidated by the class but if you read the notes and skim the text, you'll do fine on the tests. The connect assignments are easy and fully credited just by completion, he offers extra credit as well. The worst part was the weekly discussion boards, but that's only because I don't enjoy writing.
Very shocked by the bad reviews, one of the best teachers I've had, would 100% recommend taking this class with him. Great teacher and even cooler guy. Assignments were long but easy. 10/10
At first, I was very interested in the concept and description but the orientation of the canvas page was a bit confusing for the first week. I then caught on and found that the page allowed me to follow a consistent weekly routine. Professor James HEAVILY promoted collaboration and would add insight which is very important in a business class.
Robert just comes off as lazy to me. I had another finance class the previous semester and his portfolio assignment was exactly the same. He doesn't provide any feedback on assignments and the description of the assignment and rubric are different. Maybe he is better in person, but online this class is useless if you actually want to learn anything
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
79%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.81 avg changeRatings by Course
BUSN2030
4.7
(3)BUSN1060
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