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GENBUS 370 teaches fundamental case interview preparation, problem analysis, and solution presentation.
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Students must perform case presentations and handle cold calls, with some finding the pace and expectations mismatched for an introductory level.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Intercultural Communication in Business develops awareness of cultural influences on business attitudes and backgrounds.
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The midterm relies heavily on personal experience, which may be difficult for students lacking relevant background.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GENBUS 780 teaches cloud technology for business analytics, covering data analysis, machine learning, and data pipelines.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Provides experience in data visualization and cloud technologies for business analytics, including building data warehouses, analyzing big data, and deploying machine learning models.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026GENBUS 110 introduces new business students to academic planning, career development, and personal foundations including leadership and diversity.
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Historical reviews of Michael Hernke: Michael Hernke's course was rated as moderately difficult, though the primary complaint focused on resource quality rather than workload volume.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026A statistics primer for business analysis covering probability, estimation, inference, correlation, and regression using Python.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026GENBUS 882 teaches data exploration with SQL and AI, focusing on generating and auditing SQL code.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026GENBUS 746 teaches advanced SQL construction and cloud data warehouse building across vendor platforms.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Explores AI for automating business processes, covering use cases and popular tools.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Introduces machine learning and AI models for business analytics, covering supervised and unsupervised techniques.
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Fall 2025–Spring 2026GENBUS 308 teaches students to apply statistics and data literacy to business problems using cloud-based analytics and AI tools.
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Reviewers generally characterize the course as easy, though one notes grades rely on unpredictable quizzes with unmentioned material. Others highlight the workload involves practical coding and machine learning models.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026Introduction to prescriptive analytics fundamentals, focusing on business applications through modeling and optimization using Excel and Python.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN AND BUSINESS teaches an iterative design thinking process for creating innovative solutions by balancing user desirability, technical feasibility, and business viability.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026GENBUS 760 teaches data analytics technologies, including data extraction, transformation, and programming for web data collection.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026GENBUS 360 teaches workplace writing and communication skills, including audience analysis, professional research, and presentation preparation.
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Students report an excessive volume of weekly assignments, including tedious papers and group projects, often requiring 9-12 hours of work per week. Many describe the tasks as pointless busy work with convoluted instructions that demand disproportionate effort.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026An introduction to predictive modeling for business applications, focusing on linear regression, classification, and model selection techniques.
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Historical reviews of Peng Shi: Attending lectures and paying attention covers all exam questions, as the professor asks them throughout the sessions.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to experimental and causal methods for driving business insights, covering randomized experiments and natural experiments.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025GENBUS 720 teaches principles and hands-on application of data visualization tools for business analytics, decision-making, and presentation.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Teaches statistical inference and data analytics, applying concepts to business examples using Excel and R.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026GENBUS 250 examines the interplay of firms, government, and civil society in capitalism, addressing inequality and environmental degradation while exploring how to foster prosperous societies and planetary health.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026GENBUS 317 teaches statistical inference and model-based analysis for business analytics, covering estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, and time series.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026GENBUS 311 provides a high-level introduction to business concepts including management, marketing, strategy, and ethics for non-business majors.
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Historical reviews of James Windsor, Milt Hwang: Workload includes weekly discussion posts and textbook readings. Exams are open-note, with students reporting that understanding basic concepts is sufficient to succeed.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GENBUS 206 teaches basic business statistical skills, probability, and Excel-based data analysis to address business issues.
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Spring 2023–Fall 2025Business Analytics II focuses on predictive and prescriptive analytics using modeling and optimization tools.
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The class is tough with fast-paced material. Students must practice Excel skills and complete participation activities independently. Reviewers disagree on the final exam's impact, calling it easy or insufficient for top grades.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Business Analytics I teaches quantitative intuition, database visualization, probability, hypothesis testing, regression, and simulation for business decision-making.
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The course features difficult exams and time-consuming Excel case reports. Students emphasize attending lectures and completing practice problems early to prepare for assessments.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GENBUS 301 covers the history of legal development and key areas of business law including contracts, agency, sale of goods, and insurance.
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Historical reviews of Bruce Harms: Exams are demanding and require memorization and a good grasp of the material. Reviewers suggest studying cases and past essays to succeed.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GENBUS 310 introduces non-business majors to basic accounting, finance, and business law concepts within the market enterprise system.
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The course is consistently described as difficult, with exams carrying heavy weight and often feeling disconnected from the provided readings. Success requires dedicated study time, as preparation materials are sometimes viewed as easier than the actual assessments.
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