Rebecca Ratner

This professor has taught: BMGT354, BMGT451, BMGT858A, BUMK715, BUMK758V, BUSM702

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Rebecca Ratner BMGT354 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2023	She is incredibly kind and flexible. She also expects great results from her students and her lectures are incredibly engaging.
Rebecca Ratner BMGT354 Anonymous 11/29/2023	She is a good lecturer and it's actually enjoyable to listen. However when it comes to exams, they are very particular about what they are looking for, and if they do not see that specific answer, they are not lenient.
Rebecca Ratner BMGT451 Anonymous 10/26/2021	I'm posting this because there aren't any recent constructive reviews. Don't get me wrong, this is one of the better classes I've had. She is a pretty good and understanding professor, the work load isn't heavy, NO EXAMS!! (just a 25% quiz), and she tries to make the class fun. If you're an extravert, you can stop reading here— you'll probably enjoy the class. However, if you're an introvert like me— this class might be a nightmare for you. Every single class is a discussion. Like every. single. class. Be prepared to have a debate every class. I thought I was taking a consumer analysis not a debate class. like seriously. It felt like we were learning more off of each others answers than her teaching. Participation is a large chunk of your grade. I get that in the business world we're gonna have to get used to talking to each other— this class just does it in a bad way and I don't enjoy it.
Rebecca Ratner BMGT451 Expecting an A mlahey 11/11/2017	This was one of my favorite classes of all time! I had Prof Ratner and she was wonderful! You will learn a lot--it blends a little psychology, sociology, design, as well as scientific methodology to marketing, which ends up being incredibly fascinating. Marketing is more than just being creative and making things up randomly--there's a lot of strategy and skill needed, as I learned from this class. For marketing majors, and non-mktg-majors alike, I highly recommend this class. And this is not a class where the prof hands out A's on a silver platter to you--your grade will reflect the amount of info you've actually absorbed. But don't worry--it's not difficult. It's interesting and fun, but you do have to give quality effort to get your A.
Rebecca Ratner BUMK715 lonestarMBA 09/25/2014	Rebecca is a god send. She cares, which says a lot since it seems most UMD business school Profs don't. She brings energy to class every day and opens the floor for debate. She is a joy and I wish I could take more of her classes. Take her class!
Rebecca Ratner BMGT451 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/23/2010	Take this course with Ratner, she is the best Professor I've had at UMD!! The material is very interesting and she finds ways to make it fun. Also, the projects are fun and the case studies are pretty interesting. Be sure to read the case studies so you get participation credit. Exams are a little rough, don't be surprised if you fail the first one. She's pretty picky BUT gives you legitimate reasons as to why she takes off points. She did take off points for using the wrong word in a paper... that was a bit absurd... but, she's really an amazing teacher. I HIGHLY recommend her.
Rebecca Ratner BMGT451 goterps 05/20/2009	Take this course with Ratner!! She is by far one of the best teachers I've had in the business school. The material is very interesting and easy to remember for the most part. The projects are fun and the case studies are really interesting. You really get a good feel for both the psych and business sides of marketing and how they combine. She even involves taste tests and other experiements into the class. Exams are easy,mulitple choice and short answer, based on the slides she hands out each class and talks about and the cases and articles. Take some notes on what is discussed and remeber the examples and you'll be good. GREAT CLASS.
Rebecca Ratner BMGT451 Expecting an A turtle2323 12/21/2007	Best professor I've ever had. Her lectures are great, we learn a lot of fun ways to manipulate people. Exams are challenging, but it's easy to remember such interesting material. She grades assignments fairly easily.