Paul Lane - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Paul Lane
Department: Business
College: Grand Valley State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MKT370
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I took this course as an elective and I would not recommend this class to anyone unless changes are made. No class or lecture or textbook to learn from - only assignments that are extremely time consuming with unclear instructions that are graded on a harsh grading scale that is also unclear.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MKT370
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Super nice and funny guy. But you won't learn ANYTHING from him specifically. The class is four assignments every 2 weeks, and that's it. No exams or quizzes. That being said, the four assignments are incredibly time consuming and tedious, and often frustrating. You'll seemingly never get a 100% on an assignment, no matter how great it is.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HNR280
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Lane is a great person, and very funny. However, his rubrics are unclear, and he grades extremely harsh. Expect hours of work, for a B grade at best. Go above and beyond the rubric if you want a mediocre grade. The class requires a lot of work, and is not worth it. Take a different honors sequence.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MKT350
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The reason why people think this professor is a hard grader is because they expect an easy A. After all, Business and Marketing are some of the easiest majors at GVSU. So you actually have a professor with real world experience and you complain that he is difficult? Do you even want to learn? Not accessible? He gives out his phone number!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MKT370
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Thanks for the climate change fear mongering propaganda. If I didn't need this for my degree I would have walked out.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MKT369
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
First off grading is all subjective, Paul is a very tough grader even though the rubric may seem very clear. Get ready for lots of group projects with very short deadlines. Blackboard is used to post all assignments and you will be posting on this weekly. No exams, but lots of silly class activities, this class is not an easy A, expect to get a B.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: HNR280
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Grading criteria was often confusing. But by going to office hours and talking to him, he would usually make changes. He really wants you to actually care about what you are doing, not just try and get an easy grade. Seems eccentric, but a pretty decent person. Just not someone I would want as my professor. There are 3 sections/grades for the class
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MKT369
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I have nothing good to say. The most disorganized professor I've ever had/heard of. It is difficult to navigate his Blackboard and find assignments because everything is part of a discussion thread. The topics he talks about seem to be self-fulfilling because they have nothing to do with marketing or business, but rather third-world countries.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HNR280
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Lane is a great guy, in class, he is full of energy and loves interacting with his students. Outside of class is where the homework and unclear grading comes in. It is very hard to get an A, however, after taking the class I realized I learned a lot when it comes to creating a product.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MKT370
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
You will love this professor if you enjoy spending hours and hours on discussion boards and homework every week! And it gets better he does not give 100% on anything! The assignment requirements are very unclear and you don't learn one thing in his classes. His assignments have deadlines but if you post your assignment ON the due date he marks down
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MKT370
  • Grade Received: B-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lane is one of the most disorganized professors at GV. He doesn't utilize anything yet always talks about innovation. All assignments are scattered around the discussion boards and his grading makes no sense at all. Has no clear guidelines for assignments and grades randomly.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HNR280
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lane was an interesting guy teaching an interesting class, but it was plagued by many issues. Many long assignments graded in the toughest ways imaginable as points were knocked off for not "being amazing." Many hours would go into an assignment that would simply result in a B for seemingly no reason. Cool guy, but tough and confusing professor.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: HNR280
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Fascinating, great sense of humor, and very knowledgeable, but all assignments come through Blackboard and rubrics are unclear and poorly made, which is made worse because he's very hard to contact for clarification. He's also a hard grader but is bad at explaining what he's looking for, so grading is very unpredictable. Even so, it's a cool class.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HNR280
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Lane is very respected and knows a lot about what he is talking about but he is so busy that his classes aren't that important to him. Very hard grader you can almost expect to get a B in the class unless you go above and beyond for every project. Also lots of homework but that's expected being in the honors college. Can be confusing.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MKT350
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Worst professor I have ever had at Grand Valley.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MKT359
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Lane is unorganized, horrible at grading, vague about assignments, inconsistent with due dates and instructions, unqualified to teach, talks to much about himself, and will only give you an A if you kiss his arse. Do NOT take this Prof. I could teach any of his classes right now, because he doesn't actually present any knowledge.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MKT350
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Take Dr Lane! He doesn't believe in giving exams and his lectures are so much fun. He usually just puts you in groups and has you play games or give small presentations. Made the class so much better than expected.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: HNR280
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Lane is a good professor. He is a very tough grader and it is hard to get an A in his class. He is a funny guy and the in class portion was a ton of fun. As for outside of class, be ready for over 12 hours of homework a week.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MKT350
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Lane really care about his students as individuals- he always reminds us he is only an email or phone call away. His class is lecture heavy but not too difficult. He is understanding and will help you when needed.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MKT370
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Lane is one of the most interesting profs I've ever had.. He travels a lot and cancelled class a few times because of it. Attendance is mandatory. He has a clear grading rubric but it is nearly impossible to get full points even if you follow it perfectly. No tests or textbook is a plus. Did spend a lot of time and some money on projects
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