Pros: His class was Mission Impossible themed and he can be funny. He cares about his students. Cons: His class is the most disorganized and messy I've ever seen. Lecture materials are riddled with grammar/spelling errors. He's not very knowledgable in statistics, but he thinks he is. He's stubborn and forgetful, so get everything in writing.

He's a great guy and a good professor. He knows a lot about management, but it's pretty lecture-heavy and it'll be hard to do well on the quizzes if you don't go to class. No exams and easy grading. Group project spans the whole semester and is great to put on a resume if you care about it and do it well.

The professor is engaging and offers lots of extra credit. Exams are fair and questions tend to repeat, but the course content can be disorganized. Unstuckstudy AI proved helpful for efficient study prep.

Loren is fun and comes up with lots of activities to keep the classroom engaged. Attendance is mandatory but you can honestly go the whole class without paying attention and still get an A. Biweekly quizzes (which can be confusing but are open note) and one project that is semester long, but minimal work! Frequently gives out candy and gift cards.

Loren is a good guy that wants to help you learn, but his class is so disorganized. Lectures are probably only 20% of exams with 80% coming from textbook that isn't covered. If you are serious about management consulting this won't really help you besides the live case studies at the end of the semester. Don't take this class unless you have to.

Loren himself is such a sweetheart, and he is always super funny and wants to give extra credit as much as possible, but overall this course is super unorganized. You could go to every lecture and discussion and still not learn anything that is relevant to what was on the exams. Would not recommend taking this class as an elective.

Prepare to learn absolutely nothing. Loren's exams are based off random videos or demonstrations we watched in lecture, not on actual content material.

Professor Loren is one of the most disorganized teachers I have met at UW Madison. On his exams there would be questions that were the same as the practice exams but they would be different answers. There would also be cases on exams where the case studies were taught in previous semesters but not in ours. Do not take his class if you dont have to.

Loren is an absolute beauty as the Canadians say. His lectures are pretty engaging considering HR isnt the most exciting subject there is. His exams had lots of recycled questions and he gives lots of extra credit. Generous curve on the class/exams. I would highly recommend taking this class MHR major or notyou wont regret it!

One of my favorite professors. Keeps class engaging, even when it was virtual. The content is super common sense, and he is always open for questions. It's mostly about how to avoid getting your company sued and how to protect yourself when it happens. Overall great class for MHR students or that "outside your major" credit!

Loren is AWESOME. He gives lots of opportunities to do well in this class, makes the exams super easy by giving the old ones to study off of (lots of repeat questions), and offers extra credit. There's one big project in this class that shouldn't be slept on, work on it when you can so you don't have to cram it in at the end. Highly recommend.

Loren cares about his students and is accessible at all times. The class material itself is not hard, but he makes the exams more difficult because of that. The exams were often a bit disorganized, referencing case studies we were never given or full of typos. Loren is a favorable grader and wants you to succeed. One group project.

Loren is a great professor. He makes lecture interesting and fun to listen to. He has multiple opportunities for extra credit. He gives out prizes to students just because. If you watch his lecture webinars and go to discussion, the exam should be a piece of cake. There is a group project at the end of the semester but it isn't too bad.

He tried so hard to keep us engaged and was comitted to our knowledge and helping local businesses. Such a great person and offers lots of extra credit to make sure his students dont have to stress about their grades

Loren is a good guy. 705 is the graduate level HR class. Loren made the class enjoyable and fun with lots of videos. There were weekly case write ups that were not bad. Two take home exams that were a lot of time to do. Group consulting project was too much work. Despite this, Lorens class was worth the ride

If you are looking for an easy MHR class, look no further. I never even went to class or studied for the exams and did well on them each time. Discussion section attendance is mandatory, lecture is not. There is a group project and few assignments.

Prof. Kuzuhara is very enthusiastic about what he teaches! He clearly cares about his students and wants them to learn about human resources. The class consists of 3 exams, 1 group project, and several individual assignments for discussion. Overall, it is pretty straightforward if you put in a little effort!

Loren really cares about this class and his students very much which makes you want to go to class. Lecture content can be repetitive at time but he really wants you to do well and gives a lot of opportunities for extra credit to help you make up points taken off on exams - reuses a lot of old exam questions too which is very helpful.

Loren is the only reason I show up to class. He is the sweetest person ever and gives you so much extra credit. His tests are surprisingly a little hard but he gives you 4 old exams and a study guide to study off of. Loren is the best, I hope I have another class with him

Took this class with Loren after taking him for 305. The class was as expected, showing up to class is part of your grade, one large group project that he assigns towards the beginning of the semester, and many chances for extra credit. Lots of in class activities, only one midterm, and no final exam.

Loren makes class fun and always tries to make the content relatable, for example he literally gave out gift cards to encourage participation in class demonstrations. He wants everyone to learn and do well in the class, so if you put in the effort you will get an A. Work hard on the tests and group project and you won't be disappointed.

Loren is amazing. He is a goofy guy, tells a lot of jokes and gives out candy. Tests are exactly like practice/ lectures. Everyone gets an A on group project, he wants you to do well in the class! Easy A would take every class if I could.

Loren is the best profI've had at UW .Everyone should take this course. You learn a ton, it's based on a group project and three tests, and it's relatively easy if you just put in the work. Great class, great teacher.

This class is like communism: why try if everyone gets an A? Exam reviews are posted online, and all exams are direct copy and pastes from the reviews. Dr. Kuzuhara does not add anything meaningful to the slides, so lectures are not mandatory. He copy and pastes the same project feedback to all students, and posts grades very late.

Mr. Kuzuhara gives poornfeedback if any. Fails to grade assignments on time creating it difficult to know how you're excelling or failing in the course. Gives homework load that is infeasible for the working adult. Finally, the manner in which material is presented leaves one more confused than anything. In a positive note he is in class on time.

One of the nicest professors I've ever had. Sincerely wants everyone to succeed in class. Almost all exam questions are taken from reviews. One group project but graded very generously.

MHR 305 was a breeze but I also learned a lot from the course. Loren was enthusiastic about the material everyday and he brought a positive energy to the TAs as well. There was a lot of group work in discussions as well as project wise. If you give a good effort, there should be no reason not to do well. I never dreaded going to class with him.

Lecture slides are posted online, so there's really no incentive to go to lecture. Loren is very funny and gives out gift cards and prizes in lecture so it's nice to show up, but definitely not necessary. Posts previous exams and repeats the majority of questions word-for-word.

Loren is hilarious and he really wants you to succeed, almost to a fault! The class is probably one of the easiest classes I've taken in the business school! Easy A, and counts toward management track for MHR major.

Amazing teacher

One group project, so manage your time well. He doesn't give very clear expectations throughout the semester, but once it's time to present your project or final paper, it's clear. Don't buy required HBR, rather, count on classmates for in class activity or google it. Gave TONS of gift cards, had food in class, and mini field trip! Most get As

Loren was an excellent professor. He was funny and related the topics to the real world. He used many movie references and TV show clips (the office). He gave many opportunities for extra credit and internship opportunities. For each exam he provided exam practice questions which he used verbatim on the exams. Overall amazing class.

Amazing professor. He cares if you understand the material or no.

I took Loren's Leadership class and he was outstanding! The whole semester revolved around a group project where you could literally do any project you wanted to do. My group decided to do a fundraiser at a bar. He also has the best laugh in the business school. And there is very little homework at all! Cases aren't super necessary to read.

Kuzuhara is an amazing prof, don't listen to the others, if you work hard and show you are engaged he will reward that. He wants to coach his students and help them learn, not fail them. A great mentor an A in my book!

Loren is a good lecturer and overall funny guy. Keeps class interesting. The material isn't hard, do the practice exam questions and you'll be prepared for the actual exam. Strategic HR project is a lot of work but not hard to do well on. Attendance in section is mandatory, but you can get away with missing lectures

Loren is very laid back so if you are self driven it isn't hard to do well since he is there for you when you ask him to be. However, sometimes because he is so laid back you have to try to figure out why some material is relevant. But overall, the class is very easy and he puts out reviews for the test that if you look over you will do just fine!

Loren is a much better professor than what people will give him credit for. His only issue is that his exam questions seem subjective at times. If you attend lecture/discussion, spend serious time on the project, and take his practice exams, there is no way to receive less than an AB. He even holds online Q&A sessions before each exam.

The material was very self explanatory, yet I could never tell exactly what he was looking for on the final exam. The final was the only exam. Very unclear what was expected of students besides lecture participation. Wayyyyy too much outside work for a 3-credit class. The majority of the class is based around a group project :(((

Loren is not that helpful when it comes to his office hours. He dodges questions and makes things more confusing. He makes up his own models and states that every company uses them, when they don't. Exams are horrible. Be prepared to memorize 100 different things and get tested on 1 thing 100 times. This class blows.

Worst professor I've had at UW. He simply lectures lists upon lists of information and expects you to digest it all for the exam. Terrible teacher, absolutely terrible.

Loren Kuzuhara was the worst professor I had during my entire time at UW-Madison. He assigned so much extra busy work, made us watch boring online lectures in addition to class material, and he was very unhelpful when meeting in person. The only benefit to this class was the trips (corn maze, laser tag, etc).

I have never disliked a professor so much. Material should have been interesting-he ruined it. Required online webinars are often 1.5-2 hours long to teach something explainable in 25 minutes. Attending lecture was useless except for clicker points. Exams were impossible- paragraph questions full of grammatical errors. I will NEVER his class again.

Worst class I have taken at UW. The entire course was purely busywork. The material was pretty dry. Exams were ridiculous. Final was 84 questions long and the questions were so long that just 2 would take up a whole page. Not to mention they were incredibly confusing and hard to follow. Do not take if it is not required. If it is, take it online.

MHR300 (online) was the worst class I've taken. So much stupid busy work that didn't seem to help at all. The exams were the worst, though. 84 questions on the 2-hour final, with each question being a full paragraph long and extremely confusing. Also very unorganized.

Case study? Joke!

Not a fan, the project was way too much work for a 3 credit class. Professor was difficult to take seriously.

I took him for MHR 365- Leadership Development (3 cred) and have to say that I've never invested so much energy into a class like this. The work was simple easy- case studies, readings, diaries, group project- HOWEVER it was so overwhelming because the assignments were long (papers novels to write) and there was always hw for the class!

I studied my butt off and could tell you all the ins and outs of OB, but that wouldn't matter because it matters if you know the tricks of his tests. When the first lectures were all clicker questions I thought it was a joke. AVOID this class at all costs. Oh and the real kicker- your exam essays are graded by an undergrad- awesome.

Loren seems to genuinely want his students to do poorly. He does not care at all. The tests are impossible even though the material is actually fairly straightforward. The questions are paragraphs long and extremely unclear. The assignments are not too bad but the grading practices are very unclear. Seems impossible to well in this class.

He has illogical rules and regulations. The content should be easy to understand, but he overcomplicates pretty much everything. The TAs were responsive and friendly, but the grading practices were completely arbitrary and I would have no idea why I was getting points off.

Loren is a horrible human being and an even worse professor. It is deeply saddening that he is employed by a highly regarded academic institution like Madison. He is unhelpful, rude, disrespectful, and unorganized. His tests and grading is VERY subjective. His class material is filled with grammatical and spelling errors.

Most ridiculous class I have ever taken. Don't expect to learn about how to handle things in the real world workplace, instead expect to try and memories countless worthless theories and things made up by CEO's with nothing better to do. The class is over the top and the website has so many documents that it is impossible to navigate effectively.

Very poorly organized. Study all the time and try on the assignments. Even though the material seems easy, the tests are incredibly specific and every assignment gets curved. So difficult to get a good grade.

DO NOT take this class if you don't have to. Poorly organized and too much work for a 3 credit class.

For a 3 credit class there is waayyy too much work. Online webinars are 2hours each (mostly him reading slides) and worst of all a huge group project. *Course content seems easy and straightforward but the test ?s are very subjective and difficult* If possible do not take the class!!! With the amount of work required it should be atleast a 5 cr.

Genuinely a terrible experience. Expects you to put waaaaaay too much time into this class for a 3 credit, mandatory, entry level business course. There are talking textbook webinars (1 or 2 per week) that last around 2hrs that he expects you to watch that are mostly filler and that is addition to regular lecture and a horrible group project.

Loren is a disgrace for everything the Wisconsin School of Business stands for. Loren's webinars are ALWAYS longer than what he promises. Includes several YouTube links in each one in which he may ask 1 question on the exam about a stupid detail. He is condescending, arrogant, and rude. Look and count his "poor" reviews. Absolutely embarrassing.

I took the online class. Grade comprised of two easy 500-word writing assignments each week (changed since), two exams, and the simulations. The exams are 3000 word: go over and include everything hitting the word limit. Read the cases before exams - lots of specific Qs. Lectures online, long, and boring. Take notes during. 25pt ExCr bump helps!

Loren is a very smart guy. He knows management stuff very well but he is not very good at teaching. There is no textbook for the class, and you would think that it is good but IT IS NOT!!!! The textbook is substitute with VERY LONG videos of him talking. Don't take this class if you don't have to, take it online or somewhere else!!!!

Lectures are very vague. Exams do not encourage thinking, just memorization. Little guidance for group projects. Everything in this module is just bad.

MHR is terrible subject matter and Loren Kuzuhara is a terrible teacher. Memorize the text and regurgitate information to get good grades on his asinine exams.

Probably the worst professor at the Business School. Not only did I not learn a thing, his tests are the worst thing you could possibly suffer through. Almost every single question is subjective and unclear. Even if you know the material backwards, his test questions are still difficult because he is so ambiguous.

Horrible class, even worse teacher. Loren spends too much time going off on tangents and his tests questions are very abstract and subjective. The group project is horrible designed and he gives very little assistance.

His lessons are vague, and unstructured.

Loren is an excellent professor. He genuinely cares about his students & wants them succeed in the real world. He provides many tools & opportunities for students to succeed. Although his class is hard and may seem like a lot of work, it's challenging in a good way. Also, the consulting project we do in his course is very relevant and applicable.

Terrible professor.... The entire class is so vague. His teaching his vague. The assignments are vague. And there are LOTS of assignments. He expects students to do so much work, but doesn't give any direction or knowledge to do so. Bad, bad bad.

Absolutely horrible. Pointless assignments, that he doesn't even grade until the last few weeks of class. Feedback is basic and vague, just like him. Expects a lot with very little direction, rubrics are generic. Don't recommend taking this class with him.

The vast majority of assignments weren't even graded until after the final exam. Exam was needlessly tedious and grades were needlessly harsh. I don't recommend taking this class, at least not with Loren.

This class was one of the worst classes I've ever taken. The material was incredibly vague and the exams were on trivial specific material. I took this online and it is incredibly time consuming and is filled with busy work. Loren was unhelpful and did not grade most assignments until the last two weeks of class.

Two assignments per week, about 500 words each. The first assignment I guess is somewhat useful as you answer a question on course material but the second is totally useless, you reply to a classmate. Midterm and simulation both time consuming. The simulation is a ton of work so start early. Final is extremely hard.

horrible class. final exam is impossible even with studying hard. take this class somewhere else if you can. there is no group project, just an online simulation and paper (be very specific and link to topics) don't watch the podcasts-read the transcripts instead and just seem like you care about the subject and you'll get 100% on the weekly papers

Loren is an absolute terrible professor. His exams cover way too much material, and the little details are overly important. The exam questions are completely subjective, half the time you don't know what he is asking. Do not take.

Useless class. 1000 words of writing per week. 3000 word midterm. Haven't done simulation yet, but, based off past experience, it will suck. If you put in time, you will do well. Podcasts are not necessary to watch, however. A lot of common sense. Take somewhere else online over the summer. UW-Whitewater, La Crosse and others offer it online.

I got an A, but the course load and materials are ridiculous. Study the practice exams and you will be golden, but don't expect much help from him. Lecture is mandatory through iClickers.

FILLED with busy work. Expect AT LEAST 7 hours per week listening to the online lectures and writing feedback assignments. Exams are a nightmare and recorded "how-to" podcasts consist of Loren reading the available "how-to" document word-for-word for over an hour. His podcasts seem very unprepared. Prof.Dunhams podcasts are better, but still long.

Literally the most useless class (and professor) I have ever encountered.

Lectures are so boring!

The good quality reviews on this professor must be a joke...Loren is by far the most arrogant, annoying, and disrespectful teacher I've ever taken a class with. This class is absolutely pointless and I am truly embarrassed to be a part of a business school that employs him.

This professor is terrible. The online course is terrible. You are forced to waste a bunch of money on these useless simulation things and the final exam is completely out of the blue. The grading on the final is ridiculous and Kuzuhara provides no organization for the course. I strongly recommend avoiding this course and professor if you can.

The workload for the class is ridiculous, but you do get to avoid the hectic class project. If you are willing to put the work in, you can do very well.

This was such an amazing class! Highly recommend it! This is a very intense workload for a 3 credit class, but it isn't that bad if you have a good group.

The business school should get a new MHR300 professor. Take it online through another school.

Omg, this class is the worst I have ever taken. I wish it was optional. As if the class wasn't terrible enough, the final exam was cumulative. It's a shame for the business school. Such a course ruins their reputation.

Avoid him (and this class) if you can. The online version of MHR300 is set up terribly. Almost felt like high school with the amount of pointless assignments, readings, and webinars required of us that were very time consuming. From what I've heard from an overwhelming number of people, the live version of the class isn't any better.

Loren is terrible. Take the class online or through another university. He rambles and when someone disputes anything in class he is very defensive and rude.

Worst class I have taken in my College Career. Try to take online somewhere besides UW-Madison!!

Pretty much read the other comments and follow their advice. terrible class, terrible professor, terrible tests and the list goes on and on.....

I can't explain enough how awful this class is. The class is tedious, stupid, boring, and way harder than it should be. Take it at another school and avoid Loren at all costs.

turrible. just turrible.

Worst professor/class I have ever taken. What I would like to know is after reading all of these comments, why the business school still employs him. Loren is very rude and the assignments are absolutely ridiculous. If there is any way you can, do NOT take this class.

What a joke. This class is beyond terrible. Not relevant, painstakingly boring, and ultimately useless. Kuzuhara should be fired. He adds nothing to this course besides making it more difficult. I wouldn't mind it if it was actually useful (hint: it's not). Take elsewhere, if possible.

Class is absolutely horrible. How someone can possibly believe that students can learn in this class is beyond me. He has 2.5 hour long webinars which he could do in about a half hour if he didn't mindlessly ramble. Take it somewhere else for your own good.

Loren makes lecture mandatory but also added webinars that were SUPPOSED to be 50 minutes max. I just finished one that was, including mandatory youtube links, a bunch of useless information that wasted 2.5 HOURS OF MY TIME. I'm sick of hearing comments about netflix/his dogs/irrelevant info when I could be doing other things. Also he is so rude.

The worst professor I have had at UW Madison. This class is so pointless and he never actually teaches anything. He makes you watch long webinars where he never hits a point. His exams are pointless and challenging. TAs were terrible as well. TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE!

The worst professor I ever meet. UW Madison should fire him. I leaned nothing in this course. It wastes me lots of time. Suggestion: Take MHR In other school and transfer back to UW madison

Loren Kuzuhara is up there with the worst professors I've ever taken or even heard of. His lectures are rambling and honestly useless, but still makes them mandatory. The grading of assignments is completely arbitrary. He talks more about the internships he can connect you with than any course material.

Class is horrible. Don't take it if you can avoid it. Way too much work for 3 credits. On-line post every week, 1-2 hour webinar before class, 8 case studies to read, a gigantic group project, if you miss discussion a two page paper to make it up. Absolutely horrible and you learn nothingworthwile!

Very unsatisfied with the class even though I got away with an A. (That should speak to the fairness of this rating) The course was too much busy work and the curve reflected that. I have a friend who ended the course with 92% and got a C.Its unfortunate that a required business class is so poorly run.

Completely useless class, didn't learn a single useful thing all semester. It made me sad inside to watch his webinars or do anything related to the class. I had a 96% for the semester and somehow only got a B. My advice would be to put this class off for as long as possible and hope that he leaves sometime in the near future.