New Ventures in Business, the Arts and Social Entrepreneurship
MHR 320 teaches students to conceive value-creating new ventures and analyze entrepreneurship's societal role through design, market identification, team development, and scholarly research.
Summary
Historical reviews of John Surdyk: Grades rely on participation and group projects with minimal outside work, though some students note significant textbook reading requirements.
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Historical reviews for John Surdyk describe him as passionate, fun, and caring, though one student found his lectures boring and long. Reviewers highlight his quirkiness and personal nature, which aided networking, while others noted the dry material required significant reading despite easy quizzes.
JOHN SURDYK is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Historical reviews of John Surdyk: Reviewers generally recommend the course, citing Surdyk's passion and engaging style, though one finds the lectures boring and slow.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.66 GPA, 74.2% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.89 GPA, 94.3% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.48 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of John Surdyk: Grades rely on participation and group projects with minimal outside work, though some students note significant textbook reading requirements.
Historical reviews of John Surdyk: Students appreciate Surdyk's quirky personality and networking potential, though they disagree on quiz difficulty, with some finding them easy from slides and others tough.
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