Richard Hutchins

This professor has taught: BMGT110F, BMGT198F, BMGT372, BMGT392, BUSO713

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Richard Hutchins BMGT110F Expecting a C+ Anonymous 12/16/2019	Do NOT take this class with Hutchins unless you are prepared to read the entire textbook cover to cover. He does not lecture, he does not even BRING UP the material in the class. Most classes are spent looking at the stocks on Wall Street Journal and learning about his personal life. I cannot stress enough how extremely difficult his exams are, and if you don't read every word of that textbook, you are screwed. Going to class is not even close to necessary, except for the "participation points", which you earn by raising your hand and asking him a question about his personal life. If you are taking this class for any reason than a major requirement, don't do it unless you want to read a 500 page textbook cover to cover.
Richard Hutchins BMGT110F Expecting a B Anonymous 12/14/2019	Do not let Richard Hutchins fool you into thinking he knows what he's talking about. He will say the exact same things everyday and act like you are lucky to have him as a teacher. I learned more from wikipedia than I did Richard Hutchins during that semester. If you want a teacher who undeservingly gasses himself up, this is your guy, but I advise you to just read Robinhood and gain twice the knowledge.
Richard Hutchins BMGT372 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/21/2018	You will learn many things that do not relate to supply chain management. The mid-term is easy if you pay attention in class. The final is on everything you never learned about supply chain management and will tank your grade.
Richard Hutchins BMGT110F Expecting a C+ Anonymous 05/22/2018	taking Hutchins means taking the class with no teacher. You'll learn way more about his personal life and opinions than you will about the course. There's a big group project that you put a ton of effort into but ultimately doesn't affect your grade, tests are crazy hard considering if you just sat in lecture you wouldn't think there was any material to the course. DON'T TAKE HUTCHINS
Richard Hutchins BMGT392 Anonymous 05/11/2018	Prof. Hutchins is a very fair grader. Most of us did horribly on the quizzes and he have us generous curves for them. He also knows his stuff about international business and uses real life examples such as current events and ties them into the course material.
Richard Hutchins BMGT110F Expecting an A- Anonymous 02/03/2016	Hutchins was one of the most interesting classes in the business school. I was usually eager to attend his class. He does not teach so you have to take notes from the textbook on your own. He generally lectures on current business events which can be useful to anyone looking for a path in business. If you participate once every 2 or 3 classes you will get 100% for that category. He curves his tests a lot but still study the docs on ELMS and vocab from the textbook.
Richard Hutchins BMGT110 Expecting an A- Anonymous 09/01/2015	Hutchins's class was probably the most fun I've ever had in a classroom setting. I actually looked forward to his class, knowing that current events and ancillary stories were on the agenda. However, as a teacher, the guy did not really help all that much. We fell chronically behind, and while the group project was something to help your grade provided you put effort into it (he left a lot a criticism on every group's work, yet gave everyone good grades), your grade really comes down to two heavily curved tests, and the reason they were curved so heavily is that we covered scant amounts of the information in class. Essentially, this guy has a lot to tell you about life and real world experience in business, but I'd recommend forming a study group early and meet often to do well on the tests. Also, participate. He actually does take notice of who does and who doesn't, and it will affect grades.
Richard Hutchins BMGT110F Expecting a B Anonymous 12/22/2014	Hutchins is a nice guy and genuinely cares about his students, but I just don't think he knows how to do that appropriately. He doesn't teach, wasting countless hours going over business stories shared by students in class and speaking about his kids and how many times he got sued (but never lost!). I retained absolutely no information that the course is supposed to teach you, as the most teaching he will do is mumbling back exactly what the textbook says (he will actually take out the textbook and just read it all class). The lectures lack any structure, with no PowerPoints and no notes to follow. There is additionally no work outside of the class except for the group project, which at first seems like a great thing, but only comes to screw you when 75% of the grade is based on 2 tests and you have no way to get the information to stick in your head. If you take Hutchins, you're really opting to have no teacher, and to just take the course entirely on your own.
Richard Hutchins BMGT110F Expecting a b Anonymous 12/05/2013	for my first business class i was extremely disappointed. he didn't really teach. he would tell stories about his Princeton son, his other high leveled positions, and about Louisiana. never gave us any material for exam review, in fact, we didn't even review in class on what was going to be on the exam. exams contained T/F questions and questions on documents he uploads on elms. don't bother reading the textbook because he doesn't want us to get "bogged down in the weeds."
Richard Hutchins BMGT110F Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/24/2012	Unfortunately, this site does not allow you to award zero stars... From the name of the course, you'll probably expect it to be an easy A. If you have Hutchins, you are dead wrong. Now, this is not because the material is terribly complex or difficult. It's because of the fact that this "course" hardly has any structure. You'll come to class, listen to some rambling about business stories in the news or stock prices, hear some more rambling about his Ivy League sons, past careers, etc., and then about halfway through class, some random quotes from your textbook will be directly read/paraphrased. No lecture, no slideshow, nothing to formally delineate the objectives of that class's lesson. Hutchins repeats himself over and over again about small tedious facts, such as the three main exports of the United States, or the fact that Maryland has tax-free gold. Expect to hear these facts mentioned in at least one in three classes. Now these aspects of the course may lead you to believe that the class is a joke (you're right) and you do not need to attend lecture (you're WRONG). When the midterm rolled around, those who did not attend class were basically screwed. This is because the majority of the test content comes from his "witty" remarks in class and obscure documents posted on Blackboard rather than substantive material. Also, despite numerous requests, Hutchins will not give you any resources to prepare for this exam, such as a study guide, review session or practice test. Despite numerous requests for such materials, his response was "go over your notes, the book, and Blackboard." Umm, okay.... Because of the unanticipated difficulty/obscurity of the questions on the midterm, I took prepping for the final very seriously and attended every lecture. However, when I got to the test, I felt like I was looking at a bunch of trivia questions. The test featured true or false questions about whether or not a specific quote was featured in a particular article he'd posted on Blackboard and questions that were very opinion-driven regarding ethical dilemmas. After the test, I heard that 87.5 was the second highest grade! No wonder Hutchins's average differs so much from that of other professors. Also, there is a business plan project that you are required to work on throughout the semester. Despite the amount of time and effort required for this project, it only comprises 15% of your grade. Therefore, I suggest you don't look to a good grade on this as a "saving grace" for poor test grades. Together, the midterm and the final comprise 75% of your final average, so poor grades here will clearly dominate your average. At the end of Hutchins' course, I went to look back at the course objectives on his syllabus, because I felt like I hadn't learned anything of substance class. Could I give an in depth description for any of these objectives? Nope. Could I tell you the careers and alma maters of Hutchins' sons, his home state, and his favorite place to buy gold? You bet. In short, don't take this professor for 110, and if you must, don't take the course as a joke (even though it is.)
Richard Hutchins Expecting an A Anonymous 11/06/2012	Hutchins' class was a joke as too was the actual course. Literally did nothing and he talked about New Orleans and his son at Princeton. Entertaining class and an easy A.
Richard Hutchins BMGT110 Expecting a B- Anonymous 12/27/2011	Horrible Teacher. Says one thing, does the other. Very unfair teacher. Provides no curve for final (even though best grade is a C). Don't take this teacher if you have a chance!
Richard Hutchins BMGT372 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/07/2011	This guy is absolutely hilarious. Very knowledgeable and an expert in logistics. Book = unneeded. Case studies cost $$ but are a breeze to write. Pay attention in class, ask questions, and listen to his proud bragging of his princeton graduate son. The A or B should be easy.
Richard Hutchins Expecting an A Anonymous 04/26/2011	Hutchins is honestly the strangest professor I've ever had. He seems normal at first, but after you've heard about his son's achievements or the number of times he's been to Panama about 3000 times you'll start to realize that this class is a waste of time. If you have any choice of getting out of Hutchin's section for fellows i would try as hard as possible to do so. If not, just sit back and read the stuff he gives you and try to be entertained by his weirdness.
Richard Hutchins BMGT372 B555 01/14/2011	Don't buy the book. You don't need it. All you have to do is read the powerpoint slides and the case studies. The exams are completely based off of that. There is a group paper and presentation. Overall I enjoyed the class and he is definitely helpful. The material is quite easy.