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Everyone is being so dramatic. Some lectures were boring (its OTM) but Prof Batt truly tried his best to make it engaging as he can in class by providing simulations/demonstrations & guest speakers. He's clearly passionate and is avail for help. Midterm was difficult, but final was easier (you get a full cheat sheet). An A is doable with hardwork.Rate My Professors ↗
He'll go to the extent to "record" the lectures to be "nice", but he'll only record his voice and not any of the calculations so that the recordings are of absolutely no use. He also makes attendance mandatory. I'm sure he's competent, but he is the opposite of a nice person.Rate My Professors ↗
It was his first semester teaching this course, so it was very disorganized. I learned nothing in lecture and found it a waste of my time. The first exam was extremely difficult, but I think he realized his mistake and made our final exactly like the homework. Overall, not a hard class- just feels like a waste of time.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Batt is an exciting, intellectually curious, and motivated professor. The only thing to be aware of is that exams do not match prior work.Rate My Professors ↗
DO NOT TAKE HIM. All his classes weren't fun to stay in, an hour was an eternity and his class weren't like the exams. His lectures were all over, didn't help with problems that were 3 mins. I never wanted to go to class but he made attendance mandatory even though he records lectures.Rate My Professors ↗
Looked forward to this class every week. He was always engaging and made lectures fun. This guy is awesome.Rate My Professors ↗
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OTM 300 covers managing operations and supply chains by combining people, information, equipment, and materials to produce goods and services.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Bob Batt delivers engaging lectures with interactive activities and guest speakers, making the content straightforward and exams manageable with a cheat sheet. However, as a first-time instructor for this course, he faced criticism for a disorganized Canvas, a confusing restructuring, and mandatory attendance. Some found lectures unhelpful and exam content misaligned with homework.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026OTM 990 is an independent research course for Ph.D. students to complete their dissertation requirement.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
OTM 999 is an individual reading and research course for Ph.D. students in Operations and Information Management.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2024 · limited sampleTeaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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