Barbara Olsen - SUNY Old Westbury

Professor: Barbara Olsen

Department: TBD

College: SUNY Old Westbury

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BU3800
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are not a marketing major Marketing DO NOT TAKE HER! Pretty much only the marketing majors passed her class. Her quizzes are from lectures but you still need to read the book. For our final she told our class to read 6 chapters and the test was on only TWO OF THOSE CHAPTERS. You need to go to class for the information she gives out though.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BU3800
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Principles of Marketing Majority multiple choices and describing an AD: 3 quizzes ,1 project and 2 tests Read the textbook but her Notes are more important Ask her specifically what you need to study or you will end up studying parts of Chapters you don't need.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BU5851
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

normal college class. take notes. show up to class. writes on the board and has slides. very helpful with everything. started a business from everything i learned in spring 2016 semester. if you have trouble with something, talk to her. shes very helpful. great person with great knowledge

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BU5851
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took Professor Olsen during my last semester Fall 2014, and it was great, at first it seemed like the class would be hard but by following her calendar and doing the assigments on time it became a breeze, the Professor was always available for help and easy to reach via email or in person at her office. Great Professor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BU5880
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice teacher- you must go to class and participate and you will do well. Do her homework it provides extra credit towards your final grade

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CB
• 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:

play this one down the middle, she provides slides that are he notes, but the test are straight from the text. Read the text and ask questions. Very nice person but beware of test with areas from thetext that simply is not covered in class. Good Luck!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BU4706
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took her for cb and bt she means well and is very intelligent. Class' r very diff. CB is all about the text book , it isnt clear she is teaching from it but she is READ IT ! u will do fine on the tests n quizes then there is a paper which she is strict about.BT dn really use the next all notes dont miss that class. If u try u will get a good grade

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BU3800
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this Professor. Attendance is Mandatory but she doesnt teach from the book. she teaches from notes that seem to be from 10 years ago. is order to passs you MUST read the entire book. Her test are from the book test bank not in her own words. so the test are never from what she taught in class. Noting she explains makes sense. DONOTTAKE!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MRKT001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Save yourself the trouble and dont take her classes. Quizzes are extremely hard scenarios that you need to examine the text very carefully for. Overall nice lady bad testing and thats what kills you.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BUS5851
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is really nice person, but she covert many material. You have to ready the whole book in order to pass quizes and the exam.I found her quizes very hard and long. (multiple choice)

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BU5820
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She goes over a lot of the test (midterm & final) material in class to prepare students. Her quizes are pretty hard though. You have to study the chapters in detail to fully understand and do well on quizes. Otherwise she's easy-going and her lectures aren't too boring.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Multiple choice hard - little prints and charts from the book ( read very detail ) - too much material. SHe likes movies, but than you have to study at home. Essays test hard as well.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BU5851
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took marketing with her was convinced to take her class again. She's probably one of the best professors I've had. She has an awesome personality and very helpful. No multiple choice in her exams but as long as u listen to lectures carefully and do your reading you'll be good with it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

the multiple choice questions on exams are what makes her classes difficualt. Other than that, make sure you go to her class and listen to her and read the text very, very carefully.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MKTGCLASSES
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is pretty good and as long as you show that you care and do what she asks you will be fine. Test questions do come straight from the book, and can be tough if you dont read. otherwise a good professor..had her a few times and was pleased.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I had her three times and got an A or A- every time. If you understand her deal then you should have no problem in her class. On tests, the essays are pretty easy, but the mult choice are straight from the book. BTW, She's married to Joel