Scott Stevens - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Professor: Scott Stevens

Department: Business

College: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Stevens is fantastic and you can tell he really cares about getting his students to understand the content. His tests are definitely difficult, the class average was around 60-70 on all his tests, but they weren't impossible to do well on and if you do all of the readings you should be fine.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

COB191 is a hard class but he made things way too difficult. I did all the readings and still failed the quizzes and tests. He makes things seem easy in class and you think you understand but his tests are SO MUCH HARDER than they needed to be. He cares a lot and is a great prof but just made things more difficult than they needed to be.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Put in the work and do what he says and you should get an A. Come to class prepared with all your homework completed and you will be fine in this class. One of my favorite professors so far.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Hardest class I've ever taken. He purposely makes his tests next to impossible if you have no experience in stats. If you go to his office hours we will help you out, and definitely takes that into consideration whether or not to round up your grade.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Scott Stevens is an amazing professor. He cares about his students and puts a lot of effort into his lectures, tests, projects, etc. He prepares you well for the college of business. I would 10/10 take him again.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

let me start out by saying this guy is a genius. its kinda cool. he knows his stuff for sure and he knows how to explain it really well. but this means the tests he makes are so confusing and difficult. you will learn something in his class. i know some people who had him 291, and if youre considering him for that, take him for sure

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I literally made an account just to say how awful this guy is. He has interesting lectures, but his tests are IMPOSSIBLE (3 tests, class average 71, 60, 61), he also gave us a test THE DAY BEFORE FIANLS STARTED. Take this guy if you want to ruin your semester

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Awesome professor as far as knowing the course, although his test are ridiculously hard he thinks a class average of 60 is good, and its not like we don't have a good understanding of the material its just his test are on steroids in comparison to the material. If you take him and end up with better than a 70 on one of his test your a god !!!!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Do you want quizzes three times a week? Do you want to read the textbook page by page? Do you want extra stress in your life? Because that is what you'll get with Stevens. Really nice guy who's willing to help but REALLY overcomplicates things. Also the quizzes are all 6 questions or under so you really can't even afford one wrong on the quiz

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Stevens is the MAN. His lectures and instruction are always interesting even though the material sucks. Super hard class though but textbook is very useful, you can't go without it. I'm a little scared to see what my grade is at the end of this semester but as far as the professor goes, if you're willing to work hard, take Stevens.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Not an easy class if you struggle learning math from a book. Lectures are mainly example based and if you don't understand the reading it is very hard to keep up with how fast he goes. If you miss one question on the quizzes you automatically get a 66%, 50%, or 0% depending on the amount of questions. Stay clear unless you understand stats.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Nearly impossible, not recommended. His quizzes on Canvas are ridiculous. One mess up and you'll be racking up 0/12 on each quiz three times per week. The material he gives out to help with studying for his exams are no help at all. Try to avoid taking him if you have no experience with probability and expect to put the most time into this class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a really great guy who wants his students to pass, but expect online quizzes every single class & really difficult tests

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

It's a difficult class, especially the tests and quizzes, but Dr. Stevens is one of my favorite professors so far. He's a nice guy, really entertaining in class, and works hard to make sure that you learn the material. I wouldn't hesitate to take another class taught by him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

DON'T TAKE HIM! What others are saying is correct. Quizzes are HARD and you can expect 75%. Average test score was 70% every time and he doesn't curve. Don't bother asking for extra credit this guy can't be bothered even though he fails or nearly fails well over 50% of the class. If you need a good grade try anyone else the best I could do was C

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

By far one of the hardest COB core classes that I took with one of the greatest professor. His tests are challenging and hard. thumbs up!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is great. Exams are hard but class was entertaining. The material is hard and so much time has to be put into it in order to do well in the class. Professor Stevens is genuine and intelligent. Learned a great material from him. Fantastic instructor who did a great job with covering all necessary course material and making it interesting.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Stevens is very good-natured/fun guy. Does not make class any harder than it has to be, and explains things in ways that are easy to understand. Tests are pretty hard, but allows note card and adv. calculator. Booklet he wrote was more understandable than textbook; recommend often doing optional book exercises. Learned a lot about excel.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BSAN391
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The classes he teaches are hard. There's no getting around that. But he is an excellent professor to take. He really works to help you understand the material. He is very helpful. Go to his office hours. He is an amazing, upstanding guy. The type of professor you have a beer with.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Stevens is the smartest human being I've ever encountered. He can explain material brilliantly, but YOU must go to him if you're confused, he's not going to baby you. 291 is difficult for a lot of people in general, so put in effort if you want to pass. My advice: pay attention in class & read/do problems in the course packet & don't buy the text.