hey guys, was wondering what advice anyone can give about taking a BUS 400-level course for a summer session.. what do you all think? thanks

5/9/2006 11:44:53 AM

Summer courses are always easier than the full semester counterparts, so take it!

Even if it's not easier, it's over quicker, which essentially means the same thing.

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5/9/2006 12:10:03 PM

^ thanks for the advice!

i'm thinking about taking BUS 462 Business Policies & Strategies with Kimbrough for Sum I.. anyone taken this course or Kimbrough for a summer session before?

5/9/2006 1:28:46 PM

http://brentroad.com/school_instructor.aspx?department=BUS&instructor=1867

Here's what some previous students said about Kimbrough; and I may be way off, but I thought "Policies & Strategy" was BUS 480?

5/9/2006 1:57:23 PM

^ doh.. yeah 480 is pol & strat.. i meant 462 marketing research.. i'm getting the classes mixed up cuz i'm lookin at all the 400-level classes at the same time

thanks for the link! how come there's nothing for summer session classes?


[Edited on May 9, 2006 at 2:02 PM. Reason : .]

5/9/2006 2:00:08 PM

bus 462 is an easy class during the semester i would take something different

5/9/2006 2:23:55 PM

^ really? who did you take for 462?

which one should i take for summer?
BUS 462 marketing research w/ Kimbrough
BUS 463 retail management w/ the same professor Kimbrough
BUS 480 bus policies & strategy w/ Young (i know he's bad news, but how is he in a summer class?)

these are the only classes offered in summer that i need to take

5/9/2006 2:33:57 PM

i had kang but i think moon is easier than kang

5/9/2006 3:02:18 PM

If 462 in the summer is easy, take that + 463

Whatever you do, avoid Greg Young at all costs. Seriously, graduate a semester late to avoid this guy. You won't find one honest human being that has anything positive to say about him if they know this guy.

5/9/2006 3:29:46 PM

^ i'm also taking BO 360 intro to ecology & BO 365 lab

so i don't know if 462 + 463 would be too much of a load for a summer session

5/9/2006 3:36:23 PM

^ If one or the other was in Summer Session II or a 10-week course, you'd be fine w/ 9-10 hours if you're willing to stay focused.

I've done 12 hours in a summer and didn't feel it was too much, but everyone's work ethic is different.

5/9/2006 3:38:11 PM

wow, that's alot.. i know that i could do it if i focused on it, but i just don't want to pull my hair out hehe

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5/9/2006 4:31:48 PM

i'm taking 463 with kimbrough this summer

along with 480 with young

i don't really have a choice in this matter, so what the fuck

also kimbrough is chill as fuck, it should be a breeze

5/10/2006 1:00:08 PM

^ I think Young grades too harsh.. his grade distributions don't look so hot, but there are still some people who got As in his class in the past, so i guess if you concentrate on his class more than others you could pull an A

I ended up having to sign up for 462 marketing research w/ kimbrough this summer b/c it fit with my other classes for summer

I'll be taking 463 w/ kimbrough in the Fall

5/10/2006 7:00:11 PM

No, you misunderstand.

There's no possible way to know what you're going to make w/ Young. For example, in BUS 201 I did Project A exactly as he wanted, and got a 43 (yes.)

I did Project B exactly as he wanted and got a 91. I didn't change a thing between the two, I followed instructions precisely.

He's a fucking moron.

5/10/2006 7:03:05 PM

wow

i bet he's read alot of hateful things in his teacher evaluations

5/10/2006 7:07:52 PM

He has, and he doesn't care.

He was suspended one semester for such horrid reviews, but I'm 99% certain he's a tenure track so basically he can do whatever he wants and won't get fired (gotta love the Research 1 philosophy).

This University always has been, and always will be, about the professors/articles/research and not about the Students.

I absolutely love NC State and was blessed to have some amazing profs in my major who actually loved teaching, but the whole system of "the university" is freaking terrible. Another story for another day, just don't take Young.

5/10/2006 7:13:50 PM

shit

all i want is a C

this dude can't be that bad

5/10/2006 8:50:53 PM

Quote :

"this dude can't be that bad"

I'm quoting this for you, so after you get in his course you can return to this thread and eat these words.

He is that bad.

http://brentroad.com/school_instructor.aspx?department=BUS&instructor=1874

the people don't lie.

5/10/2006 8:56:45 PM

it seems like the majority gets either Bs or Cs .. some people can just ignore a jerky professor..
i would probably be miserable in his class

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5/10/2006 9:02:14 PM

ahahahahaha

good god those reviews are fucking horrible

i wish i had a choice in the matter, but i'm gonna have to bite the bullet

5/10/2006 9:02:49 PM