SYS 2057

Lectures are so boring, grading can be arbitrary, TA's are horrible. The midterm has some random problems that were never fully covered in class. The final is easier than the midterm. There's a 20 page business plan project due at the end of the semester but its not too bad because you work on it in the homeworks all semester.

Horowitz has a great background in the business but is clearly not a professor

Very interesting course. Horowitz presents the information in a way that is easy to follow and learn. Good course for a tech elective

This class is great for a technical elective. Horowitz rambles a bit, but is clearly passionate about the subject.

This class is all about uncertainty in business and in the end we talked more about his experiences as a CEO rather than managing Ecommerce systems. Overall, I found his insight invaluable. The only rough parts about this class are the tests which are pretty much wide open on questions.

The final paper is rough so get started on that ASAP. The book we read was enjoyable, but I didn't use our actual textbook at all (waste of $$). Some of the concepts are dry and lectures can get a tad boring at times. But overall, I learned a lot about business.

This class is so god awful. The problem is the structure of the class. The topic itself is interesting and obviously very applicable to the real world. However what you learn through the home works has less to do with the real world and more to do with concepts you could learn simply by Googling. Also the grading is completely subjective and the TAs themselves don't know what is needed to get a good grade. The term paper is completely useless. There are some kids in the class who are legitimately interested in starting an online business and so have a basis for their paper. The majority of the class does not plan on implementing their business plan and pretty much have to bs 15 pages worth. The midterm is so time crunched and the professor doesn't seem to realize how little he actually teaches. I ended up with an A but I still can't tell you how I managed that. Pretty sure they pulled grades out of the air.

Horowitz loves to lecture and what he says gets extremely repetitive and boring. Attendance is taken so go to class. Midterm, final, homework and final business plan make up your grade each worth 25%

Interesting material. Presented in dry manner at times

If you take this class, you are going to be miserable. Do yourself a favor. Please. For me.