Maurice Boissiere

1 review
Average rating: 1.00

This professor has taught: BMGT461, BMGT461N, ENGL398B

Grades

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.48 between 315 students*

Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.73%
A: 28.25%
A+: 16.83%
B-: 8.57%
B: 10.16%
B+: 11.75%
C-: 0.32%
C: 1.59%
C+: 0.63%
D-: 0.32%
D: 0.32%
D+: 0.32%
F: 0.63%
W: 1.59%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.
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Maurice Boissiere
BMGT461

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/28/2022		DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I cannot stress this enough. While Boissiere is nice and seems very knowledgeable about entrepreneurship this class is a waste of time. You are literally starting a business with strangers. We had to take a survey and submit a resume to be grouped based on some algorithm by someone they tell you nothing about no credentials, nothing. I indicated I did not want to work with any of the people in my group and was still placed in a group with them. You are taught through YouTube videos and readings that you can easily find on your own. Showing up to class is next to pointless. The class elms page is poorly structured and assignments aren't clearly defined. Grading is based on a 'karma point' percentile system that has never fully been explained, or based on your companies profits. If someone in your group doesn't contribute you are essentially on your own. The idea of running a company with strangers is AWFUL. Even if you go into it with friends some will care more than others and put in more effort even though equity doesn't reflect that. Creating and running a business is extremely time consuming and is ten times harder when you have to schedule things with other people, ask and value their opinions AND complete & submit useless class assignments. The idea of this class sounds exciting but you are better off taking another class where you can actually get your money's worth. You can start a business on your own and use resources like the Dingman center which are free. There are many resources on campus that you can utilize instead of this course. Honestly you can learn more from shark tank than this joke of a class. Seriously can't believe this course is a major requirement, it goes to show how little Smith cares about non finance/accounting majors. There's a lot of potential for a class on entrepreneurship and none of it is utilized here.