James Key - Old Dominion University

Professor: James Key

Department: TBD

College: Old Dominion University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor. You must READ the book and WRITE what he suggests for your papers. Go to class, even (WebEx), he keeps track. I'm a good student (3.7 GPA) and this class was one of my most challenging. He wants you to do well, but he will not give away grades. Use KEY WORDS in everything. Grammar mistakes killed some of my classmates.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I am a senior and I have never had a professor that grades harder than him. If its not WORD FOR WORD what he wants then he wont give you credit. He is extremely picky and very unclear about what he wants. Take this class with another professor if you can. I went to office hours and emailed constantly and still did not do well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class consists of 3 tests, 6 case studies (lowest one dropped), and one business report. The best way to do well on the exams is to study the test bank because the multiple choice section is drawn from it. If you go to his office hours for the case studies/ business report you will do just fine in his class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was extremely boring, professor key is a nice guy though. He gives tons of help when assigning case studies. The class consists of 3 tests, 6 case studies (lowest one dropped), and one business report. It is possible to do well in the class you just have to work hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

wow this guy is a HARSH grader, I did every assignment and got decent grades on all the case studies and still failed the class, his tests are brutal way too much information packed into one test. avoid please!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this class, there are many other sections that won't ruin your GPA. Grades writing assignments very tough and PowerPoints are useless. Nice guy but this class shouldn't be this challenging for a student who usually does well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Key was the worst professor I've ever had. Guy is harsh grader who will royally screw your grade on your case reports if you don't write exactly what he wants. He was the sole reason why I failed to graduate on time. Avoid taking him at all costs.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FIN485W
• 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:

At first, I was not a fan of Dr. Key. He is very straight forward with what he wants and grades you based on that. Once I actually listened and learned what he wants for his papers, my grades increased. GO TO LECTURE EVEN IF YOU'RE IN WEB EX. He will remember who shows up to class because there's only a few people. He's a precious old man!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Key made this class a lot harder than it should be. If you don't write what he wants you to write, your case papers will receive a bad score. Tests are difficult, consisting of multiple choices and a writing section which can hurt your grade if you don't write what he expects from you. Try to avoid taking him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His "instructions" are lengthy and ambiguous. Several student's emails asking for clarification were ignored or treated like the answers were obvious. All work must be typed or you get a 0, which is fine, but his "feedback" is handwritten illegible chicken scratches. My GPA is 3.6. It's OK for a class to be challenging, JSK made it painful.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Key is a good professor but very meticulous on grading. If you don't write EXACTLY the way HE wants, forget it. Doesn't matter if you write according to the book. It has to be HIS way. There are 5 short papers (2p max), a bus. report (10-15p) and his exams have both MC and 6 short answers. Again, good prof. but his grading method not so much.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely nice professor, but incredibly hard grader. Take notes, pay attention, and read the book. His papers are really tough. If you do not write what HE would write, then he will crush your grade. He goes over them prior to the due date, so take EXTENSIVE notes. Add all of the key words he says into your paper and you will do great.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly harsh grader. Tests were pretty easy thankfully as those ended up being the reason I barely passed, but those papers have to literally be word for word what he asks for or you will get a VERY low grade.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Case studies have to be word for word what he wants, and if its not perfectly what he wants, your grade drops tremendously. His lectures are the most boring thing I have ever listened to and he does not explain things well. Also he gives extra credit to the girls in the class that he likes and no one else.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Key is by far the best professor I've ever had at ODU. His lectures clearly prepare you for the exams and the papers. Yes it's a lot of writing, but it's a writing intensive class. I've never had a professor who cared so much and worked so hard to get every student an A. If you don't do well in his class, it's because you don't put in any effort.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 485
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was probably the hardest class I have taken because he is the toughest grader Ive ever had. Even if you answer all the questions perfectly, there will always be something that he wanted you too add, making the writing assignments almost impossible to do well on. He is a nice guy, but jeez that class was impossible

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was hard because the professor graded papers with difficulty. He was not clear with the instructions. Stay away

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• 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: N/A

Comment:

He was very clear about the instructions for the assignments, and this professor is a lot better than the last one I took and had to drop for MGMT 485W. Overall, I learned a lot in this class!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• 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:

Given the choices of professors teaching this class,I'd have to say Key is the better choice. However, try to get in his head and figure out the SPECIFIC word/words he wants to see on the test/case studies.Use ONLY the information he teaches and what's in the book. Don't try and "think on your own" - it won't work. Not for this class. Good luck.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MGMT485W
• 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:

This class is designed to be hard, but with a professor who is unclear about what he wants and then expects you to know exactly what he wants this is extremely difficult. He takes off for things not being EXACTLY the way he would word it and never returns graded work needed to help study for the tests and write the papers. AWFUL PROFESSOR!!!