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Clarence Wesley BMGT289B Anonymous 06/17/2024	Clarence Wesley and his class are both awful. I would rate him ZERO stars if this platform allowed it. He has absolutely no guideline or structure for assignments. The most instruction provided is a word count. He is very hostile, rude, and not understanding of the student perspective. When making a point and addressing a concern, he will just give you a blank, dumbfounded stare as if one shouldn't be vocal about a grade dispute. He continuously repeats the same material during class and altered my name when addressing me several times even when speaking with him on a one-on-one basis. He also NEVER apologized after he was corrected. Wesley does not care about students and their well-being. His TA, Tomi, has no input on anything, whatsoever. He is just a body in the classroom and the true definition of a teacher's pet. Wesley's first and only resort is encouraging a student to withdraw from the course and is not flexible in exploring other options. His lessons lack a large amount of substance. "Turn and talk to a neighbor" were part of his everyday script and mentioned a minimum of at least eleven times in a SINGLE session (it was so ineffective and monotonous that I actually counted how many times he said it). He operates his class at a very poor and unproductive standard which proved to be both unacceptable and confusing especially from a student point of view. Avoid this professor and his courses at ALL costs!!
Clarence Wesley BMGT289B Anonymous 06/17/2024	Clarence Wesley and his class are both awful. I would rate him ZERO stars if this platform allowed it. He has absolutely no guideline or structure for assignments. The most instruction provided is a word count. He is very hostile, rude, and not understanding of the student perspective. When making a point and addressing a concern, he will just give you a blank, dumbfounded stare as if one shouldn't be vocal about a grade dispute. He continuously repeats the same material during class and altered my name when addressing me several times even when speaking with him on a one-on-one basis. He also NEVER apologized after he was corrected. Wesley does not care about students and their well-being. His TA, Tomi, has no input on anything, whatsoever. He is just a body in the classroom and the true definition of a teacher's pet. Wesley's first and only resort is encouraging a student to withdraw from the course and is not flexible in exploring other options. His lessons lack a large amount of substance. "Turn and talk to a neighbor" were part of his everyday script and mentioned a minimum of at least eleven times in a SINGLE session (it was so ineffective and monotonous that I actually counted how many times he said it). He operates his class at a very poor and unproductive standard which proved to be both unacceptable and confusing especially from a student point of view. Avoid this professor and his courses at ALL costs!!
Clarence Wesley BMGT289B Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/08/2024	The professor is a great guy, and enjoys what he is teaching about. That being said though, his lectures became dry and slow past about 10 minutes into the lecture. In addition, I wanted to interact more with the materials of the course, but there was nothing to interact with as the assignments were limited and there was no drive from the professor to continue a conversation and think more deeply about the topics of the course.
Clarence Wesley BMGT289B Expecting an A terps_ 05/17/2022	Clarence was overall an okay professor. He wasn't a bad professor but he wasn't amazing. Classes felt long and boring. He seemed very into the topic he just wasn't able to transfer that into his teaching and make it interesting for his students. We had a participation grade which required you to show up for every class and answer a question but there were plenty of opportunities to participate as this class involved a lot of discussion. We had no midterm/final just a group project. We also had weekly reading quizzes. The material on the quiz was always discussed the class after it was due. He wasn't too bad with grading and as long as you put in effort you should be ok.
Mark Wellman BMGT289B Expecting an A Anonymous 10/13/2021	Dr. Wellman is very unorganized. There were a lot of readings and if you do not read, you will fall behind. His class itself is boring and he does not teach like other professors. The concepts learned are through readings rather than lectures. He grades pretty harshly and overall is not the best class to be in. It is not hard to contact and communicate with Dr. Wellman and the TA, but the class itself does not make sense. The substance he teaches is hard to pick up on and some lessons don't even relate to being an innovator.
Mark Wellman BMGT289B Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/21/2021	I'm not sure how this class is run in person, but it was very frustrating virtually. Dr. Wellman knew what he was talking about, but he was not organized. There was a weekly reading schedule posted, but Wellman began the semester going over the assignments. Then he stopped being sending reminders on time and sent reminders a day or two before they were due. Dr. Wellman and the TA were difficult to contact during the semester, so it was a hit or miss with them. The class met once a week, and Dr. Wellman assigned a TON of reading to do. There were barely any reading quizzes which was nice but if you did not do the readings, you will fall behind. There were required speakers throughout the semester, which Dr. Wellman did not really share until a day or so before, again unorganized. However, if you stay on top of the work and do the readings, they grade lightly and should get an A. The assignments are annoying but the requirements are stated and straightforward. The content is very useful and applicable, and it is worth going through in the long run.
Mark Wellman BMGT289B Expecting an A Anonymous 05/13/2021	THIS IS THE WORST CLASS OFFERED AT UMD. Professor Wellman is so unorganized and clearly makes up random assignments 2 minutes before class. He gives so many busy work assignments that take so long to complete. You have to attend 7 outside events which is nearly impossible to do since he only offers around 10, and all of them are around 6 pm on Mondays or Thursdays. The end of the year assignment is a 13 page SINGLE SPACED paper talking about what you learned in this class, which was nearly impossible to do since we learned nothing of substance. He also grades things so aggressively and has no right doing so. Do not take this class if you want to enjoy school.
Mark Wellman BMGT289B Expecting an A maxwellrgodwin 08/27/2020	BMGT-289b is the best class at UMD. The course is challenging and you will need to manage your time effectively to complete assignments during the semester. Dr. Mark Wellman is the premier professor at UMD and his teaching style brings out the best in engaged students. The course covers a wide range of material and you will get out what you put in. BMGT-289b promotes individual reflection and growth as you learn best practices from some of the best innovators our world has ever seen. A couple of my favorite memories from the course were the unit on design thinking and the Iliad Assessment exercise. I highly recommend BMGT-289b to all students at UMD.
Mark Wellman BMGT289B Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/05/2019	This was definitely a hard class, but I think it could be one of the most important ones you take in your college career. Some of the assignments are strange such as having to go to DC or partake in design thinking sessions, but if you have the right attitude for these kinds of activities, you will learn a lot of valuable skills that you can apply anywhere. I currently do CS research at UMD partially because I was told to try something crazy as a part of this course. Whenever I start a new project, I think back to this class and try to think about any way I can make my user's life easier. There are a lot of readings for this class, but it has taught me skills such as "always showing up to a meeting with a prototype" that allow me to stand out wherever I go. Mark Wellman will really work with you if you have some kind of idea or need assistance with something. He took my entire class to go see a Cirque du Soleil show for free and even wrote my recommendation letter. Remarkable professor.
Mark Wellman BMGT289B Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/17/2018	This guy's BSE Scholars class is a complete joke. He makes no contribution to class and does not teach actual material. The midterm is strict memorization from books and this was the most useless class I've ever taken in my life. He tries to rank students and the bottom 20% sits in the front as a form of humiliation. Terrible professor, highly do NOT recommend Wellman.
Mark Wellman BMGT289B Expecting an A pangloss 10/23/2016	Got an A in this guy's class but it was a terrible class. Others mention that he assigns class times that he says are listed on testudo but are not... this is totally true. He is obsessed with making the class the "level of work" required for a 3 credit class and he went well over that and made it a ridiculous class. 50 page reflection paper at the end. This was by far my least favorite class I have taken at UMD.
Mark Wellman BMGT289B Expecting an A cjohns28 10/31/2015	Worst professor ever. Assigns extra class times that were clearly not labeled in the syllabus or in the class times. He claims it was written on testudo, but that is a fallacy. He assigns too much busy work. Instead of meaningful work that teaches you how innovators think, he is obsessed with making the class as much work as a 3 credit class "should be".

Clarence Wesley
BMGT289B

Anonymous
06/17/2024

Clarence Wesley and his class are both awful. I would rate him ZERO stars if this platform allowed it. He has absolutely no guideline or structure for assignments. The most instruction provided is a word count. He is very hostile, rude, and not understanding of the student perspective. When making a point and addressing a concern, he will just give you a blank, dumbfounded stare as if one shouldn't be vocal about a grade dispute. He continuously repeats the same material during class and altered my name when addressing me several times even when speaking with him on a one-on-one basis. He also NEVER apologized after he was corrected. Wesley does not care about students and their well-being. His TA, Tomi, has no input on anything, whatsoever. He is just a body in the classroom and the true definition of a teacher's pet. Wesley's first and only resort is encouraging a student to withdraw from the course and is not flexible in exploring other options. His lessons lack a large amount of substance. "Turn and talk to a neighbor" were part of his everyday script and mentioned a minimum of at least eleven times in a SINGLE session (it was so ineffective and monotonous that I actually counted how many times he said it). He operates his class at a very poor and unproductive standard which proved to be both unacceptable and confusing especially from a student point of view. Avoid this professor and his courses at ALL costs!!

Clarence Wesley
BMGT289B

Anonymous
06/17/2024

Clarence Wesley and his class are both awful. I would rate him ZERO stars if this platform allowed it. He has absolutely no guideline or structure for assignments. The most instruction provided is a word count. He is very hostile, rude, and not understanding of the student perspective. When making a point and addressing a concern, he will just give you a blank, dumbfounded stare as if one shouldn't be vocal about a grade dispute. He continuously repeats the same material during class and altered my name when addressing me several times even when speaking with him on a one-on-one basis. He also NEVER apologized after he was corrected. Wesley does not care about students and their well-being. His TA, Tomi, has no input on anything, whatsoever. He is just a body in the classroom and the true definition of a teacher's pet. Wesley's first and only resort is encouraging a student to withdraw from the course and is not flexible in exploring other options. His lessons lack a large amount of substance. "Turn and talk to a neighbor" were part of his everyday script and mentioned a minimum of at least eleven times in a SINGLE session (it was so ineffective and monotonous that I actually counted how many times he said it). He operates his class at a very poor and unproductive standard which proved to be both unacceptable and confusing especially from a student point of view. Avoid this professor and his courses at ALL costs!!

Clarence Wesley
BMGT289B

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/08/2024

The professor is a great guy, and enjoys what he is teaching about. That being said though, his lectures became dry and slow past about 10 minutes into the lecture. In addition, I wanted to interact more with the materials of the course, but there was nothing to interact with as the assignments were limited and there was no drive from the professor to continue a conversation and think more deeply about the topics of the course.

Clarence Wesley
BMGT289B

Expecting an A
terps_
05/17/2022

Clarence was overall an okay professor. He wasn't a bad professor but he wasn't amazing. Classes felt long and boring. He seemed very into the topic he just wasn't able to transfer that into his teaching and make it interesting for his students. We had a participation grade which required you to show up for every class and answer a question but there were plenty of opportunities to participate as this class involved a lot of discussion. We had no midterm/final just a group project. We also had weekly reading quizzes. The material on the quiz was always discussed the class after it was due. He wasn't too bad with grading and as long as you put in effort you should be ok.

Mark Wellman
BMGT289B

Expecting an A
Anonymous
10/13/2021

Dr. Wellman is very unorganized. There were a lot of readings and if you do not read, you will fall behind. His class itself is boring and he does not teach like other professors. The concepts learned are through readings rather than lectures. He grades pretty harshly and overall is not the best class to be in. It is not hard to contact and communicate with Dr. Wellman and the TA, but the class itself does not make sense. The substance he teaches is hard to pick up on and some lessons don't even relate to being an innovator.

Mark Wellman
BMGT289B

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/21/2021

I'm not sure how this class is run in person, but it was very frustrating virtually. Dr. Wellman knew what he was talking about, but he was not organized. There was a weekly reading schedule posted, but Wellman began the semester going over the assignments. Then he stopped being sending reminders on time and sent reminders a day or two before they were due. Dr. Wellman and the TA were difficult to contact during the semester, so it was a hit or miss with them. The class met once a week, and Dr. Wellman assigned a TON of reading to do. There were barely any reading quizzes which was nice but if you did not do the readings, you will fall behind. There were required speakers throughout the semester, which Dr. Wellman did not really share until a day or so before, again unorganized. However, if you stay on top of the work and do the readings, they grade lightly and should get an A. The assignments are annoying but the requirements are stated and straightforward. The content is very useful and applicable, and it is worth going through in the long run.

Mark Wellman
BMGT289B

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/13/2021

THIS IS THE WORST CLASS OFFERED AT UMD. Professor Wellman is so unorganized and clearly makes up random assignments 2 minutes before class. He gives so many busy work assignments that take so long to complete. You have to attend 7 outside events which is nearly impossible to do since he only offers around 10, and all of them are around 6 pm on Mondays or Thursdays. The end of the year assignment is a 13 page SINGLE SPACED paper talking about what you learned in this class, which was nearly impossible to do since we learned nothing of substance. He also grades things so aggressively and has no right doing so. Do not take this class if you want to enjoy school.

Mark Wellman
BMGT289B

Expecting an A
maxwellrgodwin
08/27/2020

BMGT-289b is the best class at UMD. The course is challenging and you will need to manage your time effectively to complete assignments during the semester. Dr. Mark Wellman is the premier professor at UMD and his teaching style brings out the best in engaged students. The course covers a wide range of material and you will get out what you put in. BMGT-289b promotes individual reflection and growth as you learn best practices from some of the best innovators our world has ever seen. A couple of my favorite memories from the course were the unit on design thinking and the Iliad Assessment exercise. I highly recommend BMGT-289b to all students at UMD.

Mark Wellman
BMGT289B

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
03/05/2019

This was definitely a hard class, but I think it could be one of the most important ones you take in your college career. Some of the assignments are strange such as having to go to DC or partake in design thinking sessions, but if you have the right attitude for these kinds of activities, you will learn a lot of valuable skills that you can apply anywhere. I currently do CS research at UMD partially because I was told to try something crazy as a part of this course. Whenever I start a new project, I think back to this class and try to think about any way I can make my user's life easier. There are a lot of readings for this class, but it has taught me skills such as "always showing up to a meeting with a prototype" that allow me to stand out wherever I go. Mark Wellman will really work with you if you have some kind of idea or need assistance with something. He took my entire class to go see a Cirque du Soleil show for free and even wrote my recommendation letter. Remarkable professor.

Mark Wellman
BMGT289B

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/17/2018

This guy's BSE Scholars class is a complete joke. He makes no contribution to class and does not teach actual material. The midterm is strict memorization from books and this was the most useless class I've ever taken in my life. He tries to rank students and the bottom 20% sits in the front as a form of humiliation. Terrible professor, highly do NOT recommend Wellman.

Mark Wellman
BMGT289B

Expecting an A
pangloss
10/23/2016

Got an A in this guy's class but it was a terrible class. Others mention that he assigns class times that he says are listed on testudo but are not... this is totally true. He is obsessed with making the class the "level of work" required for a 3 credit class and he went well over that and made it a ridiculous class. 50 page reflection paper at the end. This was by far my least favorite class I have taken at UMD.

Mark Wellman
BMGT289B

Expecting an A
cjohns28
10/31/2015

Worst professor ever. Assigns extra class times that were clearly not labeled in the syllabus or in the class times. He claims it was written on testudo, but that is a fallacy. He assigns too much busy work. Instead of meaningful work that teaches you how innovators think, he is obsessed with making the class as much work as a 3 credit class "should be".

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