Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Very harsh grader. You have to get 100% on all the content quizzes to get an A. Overall I didn't like this class and will be dropping this Major.Rate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Jake Dean
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
such a kind and personable professor!!! second half of the class is project based and honestly funRate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Jake is a great guy, but extremely harsh grader. Most people get A's, I unfortunately didn't. Takes a point or two off on every other quiz which adds up. Not much touchup on subjects especially since its project based. Overall, class isn't too bad. You have to ace all the quizzes to have a shot at an A, otherwise you immediately start dropping.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
The class was incredibly easy. It is basically an easy A. The only reason I did not get an A was because I missed one of the weekly quizzes, and Professor Dean refused to allow for a dropped quizzes or a remake. In all honesty, the class is a joke of an intro to Supply Chain course. I learned nothing.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Jake is the Director of the SC program and has a lot of industry experience. Brings a lot of real world/current examples into the class which are interesting and helpful. Nice person and really gets you thinking about business decisions from a SCM perspective. A solid intro class for a booming business discipline.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Unclear grading criteria, arrogant, and coursework was not helpful in increasing student knowledge of SC. From day one you can tell he cares about his paycheck rather than student engagement. He is in at 7:00/7:30 am and gone by 4:00/4:30 pm, sometimes earlier. Punching the clock without a care of how his students do. No work ethic.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Jake Dean
A capstone course where students apply strategic frameworks to company-sponsored projects, developing skills in problem analysis, project management, communication, and leadership while navigating real-world ambiguity.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
MARKETNG 765
Contemporary Topics
1–4 creditsContemporary Topics explores advanced subject areas possibly to be introduced into the business curriculum.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 92.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.68 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026MARKETNG 799
Reading and Research-marketing
1–6 creditsReading and Research in Marketing. Individual work suited to the needs of graduate students may be arranged both during regular sessions and the intersession periods.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
This course covers fundamentals of supply chain management, focusing on strategy, product development, marketing, finance, sourcing, production, logistics, and technology in a strategic context.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.58 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=60 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.69 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.76 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=48 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →Browse recorded courses
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | GENBUS 410 | Business Solutions Capstone |
| Spring 2027 | MARKETNG 765 | Contemporary Topics |
| Spring 2027 | MARKETNG 799 | Reading and Research-marketing |
| Spring 2027 | MARKETNG/OTM 421 | Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management |
| Fall 2026 | MARKETNG 765 | Contemporary Topics |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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