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COMM 1800

Foundations of Commerce
Last taught: Summer 2011
3.4 Rating
1.9 Difficulty
3.44 GPA

Instructor
3.5
Enjoyability
3.3
Difficulty
1.9
Recommend
3.4

Reading
2.0
Writing
0.0
Group Work
0.0
Other
0.0

Total Hours / Week

Hours 2.0

Grade Distribution

A: 6 (23.1%)A-: 10 (38.5%)B+: 3 (11.5%)B: 3 (11.5%)B-: 2 (7.7%)C+: 1 (3.8%)C: 1 (3.8%)
Average GPA 3.44
Students Measured 26

101 Reviews

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Anonymous Summer 2011
4.67 Average

Great professor. Really funny

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 2.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
2.67 Average

Atchinson is pretty boring but he tries to be funny and make the class interesting. Just read the book, take good notes on vocab words and memorize and you'll be fine

Instructor 3.0
Enjoyability 2.0
Recommend 3.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 5.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
3.33 Average

Easy class. Have to take it for comm school.

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 1.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 1.0
Hours/Week 0.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
4.33 Average

Simple class as long as you keep up with the readings in the book. Takes attendance so show up for class.

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 5.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
2.67 Average

Just memorize bold terms, easy A

Instructor 2.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 1.0
Difficulty 1.0
Hours/Week 0.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
4.00 Average

Everything on the tests are straight from the book. Make sure you go to class and do the readings

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 3.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 3.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
3.33 Average

Requires reading, especially prior to the exams, because the exams focus on specific definitions. Not too hard of a class, but because it can be commonsense based at times some students might underestimate tests and get a grade slightly lower then they anticipate. Study a little bit before tests and you'll wind up with an A/A- or B+. There really is no excuse to get anything less than a B+ in this class.

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 3.0
Recommend 3.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 1.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
4.00 Average

Very easy class, Atchison is a good professor, enthusiastic and sometimes funny.

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 3.0
Difficulty 1.0
Hours/Week 1.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
1.00 Average

This class was easy, but THE WORST class I have taken at UVa. Atchison is terribly boring and going to class is useless.

Instructor 1.0
Enjoyability 1.0
Recommend 1.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 1.0
Anonymous Summer 2010
4.00 Average

Atchison is great, and particularly a good speaker.

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 2.0