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Burt Leete BMGT380 Expecting a B- BizGovTerp 04/15/2018	Do not take B-Law with Leete. He seems like a decent enough man but this has been the most frustrating class I've taken at UMD due to his lack of information or organization. The only grades for the whole class are 3 midterm exams, the final exam, and participation. The syllabus gives zero information as to how any of these are weighted and the exams are extremely difficult and are heavily curved as a result. He doesnt upload grades to ELMS and therefore you have no idea what exactly your grade is in the class. We've taken two exams so far and all he does is give us a raw score and a letter grade, with no precise numerical grade or how the grades are weighted, so I know my two letter grades for the exam but have no idea what my actual grade in the class is. In class he's a decent lecturer but he can barely hear anymore so asking questions you sometimes have to repeat yourselves multiple times and a lot of times he answers questions in a strange way, leading me to believe he oftentimes doesn't understand what the student is asking. The workload isn't super high for this class, and while the content is somewhat challenging it isn't completely unreasonable, but the way the class is taught it's an absolute nightmare and I regret choosing this as one of my business electives.
Burt Leete BMGT380 Anonymous 05/25/2016	He is a fine professor, but not an easy one. The test is all multiple choice, some many of them involve case. The curves a lot because nobody did very well on his crazy hard test. You can take him if you don't mind to have a bad grade.
Burt Leete BMGT380 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/30/2014	Professor Leete is a hilarious and engaging lecturer. His classes consist of half lecture, and half cold calling on students to read and explain cases. Overall there is a lot of required reading, and the exams can be very challenging. That being said, he offers a substantial curve on all of the exams, especially the first one, and I can say I learned quite a bit from this class.
Burt Leete BMGT380 Expecting an A clue 09/18/2012	Leete was a great professor. He was really funny and made up really good examples in class to illustrate his points. The exams could be challenging, but if you pay attention in class and do the reading, you should do okay. He also curved the exams a lot -- on the first exam, I think a middle-C became an A. He called on people randomly, but since the class was pretty big, I only had to present a case twice the whole semester. I would still come to class prepared every day though.
Burt Leete BMGT380 Expecting an A- adinas 05/20/2012	He is a great teacher. He gives entertaining examples and makes the class fun while covering the material.He also really cares about the students. He gives 3 tests and an optional final. His tests are challenging but they have large curves (75% + is ussually and A). You should attend lecture since he won't test you on a topic unless it was covered in lecture. Also,you should attend lecture since he is great at teaching the material.
Burt Leete BMGT380 Expecting an A ayc 05/25/2011	Leete makes 385 interesting. If you pay attention in class and read the textbook you'll be fine. Exams are not the easiest but he curves a lot so you'll get fair grades.
Burt Leete BMGT380 goterps 05/20/2009	Burt Leete was a great pick for B-Law. He keeps the lectures interesting with funny examples that can really help you remember the concepts. His wry sense of humor keeps things interesting. Reading the book will really help reinforce what he talks about in class and explains things fairly well. He only tests on the things he covers in class, which is nice. The exams are multiple choice and can be challenging, mainly because of the wording of the questions and answers, but he normally curves anywhere from 10-15%. And the final is optional.
Burt Leete BMGT380 Anonymous 11/22/2008	Good class. Funny Guy. challenging tests. good pick for bmgt380
Burt Leete BMGT380 Expecting an A amehta 05/13/2008	Getting a B is common in this class. If you study the book well you'll be fine. He posts his powerpoint slides online but you don't really need them to study. you have to go to class because he randomly calls on people to summarize case studies. the book is kind of boring but explains the material pretty well. Tests can be pretty rough. A lot of the questions test you on application of the subjects. there is usually a huge curve on the exams though
Burt Leete BMGT380 terpfan29 11/03/2007	Strengths Dr. Leete is a funny guy and tried to make classes interesting. His examples and stories were funny and it wasn't too bad of a class. It could be very boring at times, but he did his best. I didn't mind going to that class too much, though it was somewhat boring. But a lot of it is practical for everyday life which made it good. He curves tests a lot as well. Definitely go to class as it's helpful and case briefings when called on randomly count for your grade. The final was optional for us and he told you your projected final grade, so if you were satisfied you didn't have to take the final. It wasn't too difficult to get a B, but hard to get an A. If you put the time in to study and learn the material really well, you should be fine. Drawbacks The tests are extremely challenging. To compensate for this he curves a lot. The book is boring and dry but thats not his fault.

Burt Leete
BMGT380

Expecting a B-
BizGovTerp
04/15/2018

Do not take B-Law with Leete. He seems like a decent enough man but this has been the most frustrating class I've taken at UMD due to his lack of information or organization. The only grades for the whole class are 3 midterm exams, the final exam, and participation. The syllabus gives zero information as to how any of these are weighted and the exams are extremely difficult and are heavily curved as a result. He doesnt upload grades to ELMS and therefore you have no idea what exactly your grade is in the class. We've taken two exams so far and all he does is give us a raw score and a letter grade, with no precise numerical grade or how the grades are weighted, so I know my two letter grades for the exam but have no idea what my actual grade in the class is. In class he's a decent lecturer but he can barely hear anymore so asking questions you sometimes have to repeat yourselves multiple times and a lot of times he answers questions in a strange way, leading me to believe he oftentimes doesn't understand what the student is asking. The workload isn't super high for this class, and while the content is somewhat challenging it isn't completely unreasonable, but the way the class is taught it's an absolute nightmare and I regret choosing this as one of my business electives.

Burt Leete
BMGT380

Anonymous
05/25/2016

He is a fine professor, but not an easy one. The test is all multiple choice, some many of them involve case. The curves a lot because nobody did very well on his crazy hard test. You can take him if you don't mind to have a bad grade.

Burt Leete
BMGT380

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/30/2014

Professor Leete is a hilarious and engaging lecturer. His classes consist of half lecture, and half cold calling on students to read and explain cases. Overall there is a lot of required reading, and the exams can be very challenging. That being said, he offers a substantial curve on all of the exams, especially the first one, and I can say I learned quite a bit from this class.

Burt Leete
BMGT380

Expecting an A
clue
09/18/2012

Leete was a great professor. He was really funny and made up really good examples in class to illustrate his points. The exams could be challenging, but if you pay attention in class and do the reading, you should do okay. He also curved the exams a lot -- on the first exam, I think a middle-C became an A. He called on people randomly, but since the class was pretty big, I only had to present a case twice the whole semester. I would still come to class prepared every day though.

Burt Leete
BMGT380

Expecting an A-
adinas
05/20/2012

He is a great teacher. He gives entertaining examples and makes the class fun while covering the material.He also really cares about the students. He gives 3 tests and an optional final. His tests are challenging but they have large curves (75% + is ussually and A). You should attend lecture since he won't test you on a topic unless it was covered in lecture. Also,you should attend lecture since he is great at teaching the material.

Burt Leete
BMGT380

Expecting an A
ayc
05/25/2011

Leete makes 385 interesting. If you pay attention in class and read the textbook you'll be fine. Exams are not the easiest but he curves a lot so you'll get fair grades.

Burt Leete
BMGT380

goterps
05/20/2009

Burt Leete was a great pick for B-Law. He keeps the lectures interesting with funny examples that can really help you remember the concepts. His wry sense of humor keeps things interesting. Reading the book will really help reinforce what he talks about in class and explains things fairly well. He only tests on the things he covers in class, which is nice. The exams are multiple choice and can be challenging, mainly because of the wording of the questions and answers, but he normally curves anywhere from 10-15%. And the final is optional.

Burt Leete
BMGT380

Anonymous
11/22/2008

Good class. Funny Guy. challenging tests. good pick for bmgt380

Burt Leete
BMGT380

Expecting an A
amehta
05/13/2008

Getting a B is common in this class. If you study the book well you'll be fine. He posts his powerpoint slides online but you don't really need them to study. you have to go to class because he randomly calls on people to summarize case studies. the book is kind of boring but explains the material pretty well. Tests can be pretty rough. A lot of the questions test you on application of the subjects. there is usually a huge curve on the exams though

Burt Leete
BMGT380

terpfan29
11/03/2007

Strengths Dr. Leete is a funny guy and tried to make classes interesting. His examples and stories were funny and it wasn't too bad of a class. It could be very boring at times, but he did his best. I didn't mind going to that class too much, though it was somewhat boring. But a lot of it is practical for everyday life which made it good. He curves tests a lot as well. Definitely go to class as it's helpful and case briefings when called on randomly count for your grade. The final was optional for us and he told you your projected final grade, so if you were satisfied you didn't have to take the final. It wasn't too difficult to get a B, but hard to get an A. If you put the time in to study and learn the material really well, you should be fine. Drawbacks The tests are extremely challenging. To compensate for this he curves a lot. The book is boring and dry but thats not his fault.