Alvin I. Booke - Baruch College

Professor: Alvin I. Booke

Department: TBD

College: Baruch College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MGT9400
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you have any choice, don't take him! You will learn nothing. It's a bunch of memorization of laws and years with outdated (1970s) videos. Knows nothing of the current field and practices. He tries to teach but all he does is talk about ... Well I'm not really sure what.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MGT9400
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

HR could be so interesting, yet this prof made it the most boring class yet. BA and MA at Baruch, then straight into teaching. Hasn't actually worked a day in his life. Currently 70 yrs old. You have to memorize laws and cases. No talk about actual and current HR situations. The 1 example he gives of an interview is a video from 1973; not kidding.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MGT9400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor - yes his videos are outdated, etc. But if you go to class, write down what he says, read his notes, you can get an A. He's not out to "get you", he wants you to learn and he will be fair if he sees you have an interest and try. People complain about him but hes really a fair teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

stand up guy. gives you every chance to earn a good grade. almost 40 percent of grade is from homework or online quizzes plus participation. But be prepared for a boring class. he tries to make class exciting but you will be bored every single time. fair warning!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sofar he is the best professor I have seen. Extremely knowledgeable and willing to share his knowledge. Attend, take notes and you'll be fine for True/False tests. Final is cumulative but it is not bad at all. He hints what topics to concentrate on. Prof Booke is the right investment of time and money!!!! Take ONLY him!!!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MGT9460
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very nice Prof., and enjoys sharing knowledge. 4 individual H/W and 1 final paper, 1 midterm, 1 final. No group project.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MGT9400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He may repeat the same stories over and over again but I enjoyed his lectures overall. Two tests, a 10-12 page term paper, and 4 HW assignments. YOU MUST MEMORIZE HIS NOTES. If you dont memorize his notes then you will be in for a surprise on the mid-term/final. The hardest thing is remembering everything. It is a lot of information.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's good and knowledgeable about the subject, but honestly cumulative finals are absolutely ridiculous. You learn much less trying to remember everything in the semester for a single final rather than a portion of the chapters. Watch out for his grading, he tends to make mistakes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MGMT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ridiculous, expects the class to memorize the book front to back. T/F tests (midterms) and 40 t/f on final and 4 short answer that consist of part a. b. c. 3 writing assignments, and online quizzes. Too much work for first level management class! Too much memorization. Extremely boring! You will be sleeping in class!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took the course in the summer. The course itself is easy and definitely relates to real world employment scenarios. The professor is a nice guy, however, his exams involve lots of memorization. They are not difficult, but it is important to carefully read each question. Overall, I would recommend this class. Goodluck!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Not the best but deff easy. brings real world examples. tests are easy as long as you read the book. how hard can that be? the class itself is easy. just show up and read the book for exams. material is interesting, deff recommended!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm taking this class in the summer and it is unbearably slow. I cannot imagine doing this in fall. As other reviewers have mentioned, his tests are all essentially vocabulary memorization, which he makes weak rationalizations for. This is fine for math or some other base-of-the-structure topic, but it is inappropriate for management.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MGT9400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This course is all about memorization, & regurgitation on the test exactly how the information looks in his slides. He uses videos from 1980s, and information on the slides is outdated-goes back to 1990s. He repeats the same stories over and over again.2 exams, a 14 page paper, and 5 hw assignments. Not the quality I would expect from an MBA class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

:/ Not an easy class you really have to know the everything in the textbook and his slides. He has 3 exams all true or false questions that can be really tricky. He's a funny professor but I'll probably not take him again.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Run, do not take him. Not because its not an easy A but because you do more memorization than anything. There is no learning involved. There are about 7 chapters for each exams and his final is cumulative.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you want to pass the class and his exams you must make sure you read and memorize the text book for every word. If not you are going to and i mean definitely will fail. I withdrew from his class because there is no learning, just memorizing. I wouldn't recommend him

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MGT9400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Memorizing is key, and it's a lot of details. You get used to it for the final, but the 14 page paper was a little extreme for a short summer course. Not sure he actually read it tho, got an A- on it and for the course as well.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

you will have to memorize the textbook it you want a decent grade in this class. you will also have to participate a lot. he has good stories though, but tells so much of it that he does not teach what needs to be thought. hard class

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MGT9400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took this Human resource management class in the summer. Waste of time. He talks alot and keeps us until 10:15pm every day with no breaks. He doesn't allow food or drinks. Exams are complete memorization from class notes. He expects you to remember minute details for the exam. Will make you fall asleep. It was painful.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MGT3120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

3 assignments that are quite easy as long as you follow his guidelines. 2 exams and 1 final. Exams are a bit tricky. focus on his slides. He gave us 150 pts. bonus for the final so that was pretty awesome! As long as you study well, you'll do fine.