Karen James - Louisiana State University at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Professor: Karen James

Department: Marketing

College: Louisiana State University at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Information overload and more demanding expectations than seemed necessary. Duplicative writing assignments complicated the Turnitin process. Course consumed my life for most of the 7-week session. Grading very reasonable, however. Not a marketing fan. Overall, an unpleasant experience.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. James is very accessible and involved. The class is interesting and the reading load is acceptable. The problem is trying to fit a full semester marketing project into a 7 week online format. The major malfunction is that short grading cycle requires starting on part 2 of the project before getting a grade on part 1.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

work intensive. tons and tons of reading, 1 giant project split into 2 big parts, weekly tests, occassional discussion forum. she gives extra credit here and there to help things out. nothing excruciating - just very time consuming. don't fall behind because it'll be an uphill battle.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MKT301
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

MKT 701 is very demanding at LSUS. There is a lot of writing and research required along with weekly exams and forum assignments. Dr. James provides tones of information, materials, and her own personal time to assist students through the course. MKT 701 is a difficult course, if you have to take it, I highly recommend Dr. James.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• 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:

I really liked Dr. James. The class was demanding but that is to be expected in a Master's level course. I appreciated the demand. It is a lot of work but she is an easy grader if you can show understanding of the material. The tests are a bit difficult so work hard on the assignments. Also, she offers a ton of extra credit. Overall, great proffess

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Class was very rigorous however Dr James was fair and gave lots of extra credit. If you do the work it is an easy A.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. James puts more time into teaching her class that you will spend time writing papers, and preparing for exams. Expect to spend over 30 hours a week on this class between weeks 3-6, and 20-25 hours during week 2. You will feel a sense of accomplishment when you hit week 7 and receive your grade.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MARKETING330
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Marketing 701- Lots of reading! Read it all! The test questions will be random small details. I wouldn't take another class with this one if you are working full time. The project is 40% of your grade and it's about 45 pages over a few weeks. A couple extra credit options and one mulligan test. She cares and will help if you need it!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. James really cares about the students, topic, and teaching. LOTS of reading and assignments. Take alone. Not a good combo class! Takes the work of 2 classes. Offers extra credit. Exams are not as minute as most, but more than say acct/fin - less emphasis on grades.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The class is fine except for the projects. There just isn't time to do a good job. 40 pages over a few weeks is just too much. The teacher is responsive, nice, etc, but she's out of touch with exactly how much work she is assigning. This class had more work an any other class in the entire MBA program. Again, not hard, just tedious.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The way she has the class set up is more time-consuming than learning. With the paper, countless reading, and forums, the easiest part for me were the exams. Remember to read EVERYTHING she posts. All in all, a lot of busy work, but as long as you complete everything, you can get an A or a B.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was prepared for this class and teacher to be very difficult based on prior student feedback, but I found it be to fair. There was a significant amount of reading and work required on papers, but that was expected. I actually had a baby right in the middle of the course, and still managed to earn an A. I found Dr. James to be very resaonable.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was more time consuming than anything. There was a project that was the hardest part of the class. The tests are proctored, not easy. Lots of extra credit opportunities. No reason to fail. An A or B is doable.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was not a hard class but there is a lot of work involved including lots and lots of reading and writing. However it is doable if you are organized and work on the project immediately when assigned. She offers a lot of extra credit too, so take every opportunity and she also drops the lost test score (all test are proctored).

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She was always available to help and in the beginning held multiple Zoom sessions to ensure you could ask questions. Once people started tapering off from the Zoom sessions not as many were held. The class was overwhelming during weeks 3-6 b/c of the project. While not tough VERY time consuming. Ample opps for extra credit.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lots of people will complain about the class, and whine. It is a-lot of work but there is no excuse for you to do poorly. She offers plenty of ways to get points from test, forums, and the large paper. She provides ample of extra credit. I didn't necessarily like the class but its not as bad as everyone tries to make it out as

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor is terrible. Unorganized, the text is a joke with misspellings. Assignments were not posted on time but she is INFLEXIBLE to the due dates even when she does not provide the materials. Worst class I have taken at LSUS.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class was HORRIBLE!! You do not get any feedback on tests or projects. You have no clue what you did right or wrong. I'm not sure how you are supposed to learn that way. Take this class somewhere else or with a different professor and pray they have a different style of teaching.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. James' class was very intense. She really does make you work for your grade. I earned an A, which I was very excited about. Doing the extra credit quizzes helped with that ALOT. Even if you don't study for them, do them... every point counts.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MKT701
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Analyze the book. Tests are DIFFICULT. Material is all over the place and unorganized. Assignments are posted late, and are often unclear. Make sure to do the extra credit assignments to boost your grade.