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PETER COMMONS

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Raw average: 2.25/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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OTM 452
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Nice guy and means well. Talks way too quickly, never have time to take notes from the slides before he changes them. Also, his quizzes aree extremely specific - but his lectures are not. Hard to do well.
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OTM 452
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Peter was fine. 4 Homework sets, instructions were vague, took hours, and were worth 30% of the overall grade. Refused to confirm/deny answers during office hours, convinced all his students used AI, spoke quickly, etc. The course would benefit from a TA/someone who offered guided instruction for HW sets,etc. One midterm exam & group project.
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OTM 452
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Peter was an okay professor throughout. He went through lectures really fast and it was tough to understand all the content. He is a pretty harsh grader and will take off for anything little. He said he curved the class but didn't really follow through. He means the best for his students but he came off a little harsh.
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OTM 452
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
He's ok. I heard that Tom's class is easier. He takes attendance every class. It is vey lecture heavy and he goes fast and it's hard to keep up. Doesn't record lectures, but posts slides, so if you miss what he said hope someone else caught it. If you put in the work you'll be okay. Office hours felt like a waste of time, at least to me.
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Classes with PETER COMMONS

GENBUS 790

Consulting Project Capstone

Credits unavailable

A capstone course where students synthesize program material through an applied consulting project involving business challenge analysis, analytics, and communication.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Peter CommonsJay Page

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
OTM 701

Product Management

2–3 credits

OTM 701 introduces the technical and interpersonal aspects of product management, covering ideation, development, and launch using agile and design thinking frameworks.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Peter Commons

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
OTM 752

Project Management

1–3 credits

OTM 752 teaches project management concepts and tools to develop successful project managers and team members.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Peter Commons

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026GENBUS 790Consulting Project Capstone
Spring 2026OTM 701Product Management
Spring 2026OTM 752Project Management
Fall 2025OTM 452Project Management
Fall 2025OTM 701Product Management
Fall 2025OTM 752Project Management
Fall 2025OTM 765Contemporary Topics
Spring 2025GENBUS 790Consulting Project Capstone
Spring 2025GENBUS 893Analytics Consulting Project Management
Spring 2025OTM 701Product Management
Spring 2025OTM 752Project Management
Fall 2024OTM 452Project Management
Fall 2024OTM 701Product Management
Fall 2024OTM 752Project Management
Spring 2024GENBUS 790Consulting Project Capstone
Spring 2024OTM 701Product Management
Spring 2024OTM 752Project Management
Fall 2023OTM 452Project Management
Fall 2023OTM 752Project Management
Spring 2023GENBUS 790Consulting Project Capstone
Spring 2023OTM 452Project Management
Spring 2023OTM 701Product Management
Spring 2023OTM 752Project Management
Fall 2022OTM 752Project Management
Spring 2022OTM 452Project Management
Spring 2022OTM 701Product Management

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