Intro Business & Enterprise

I absolutely loved this class and learned so much. So many different important topics were discussed and gave me a much better understanding of what really goes into the framework of a business and related fields. I have used many of these skills for various outside projects so this was a great course to take with you into your career.

Professor Biswas is incredibly knowledgeable in this field. I felt that this class contained lots of valuable information. However, the lectures mostly brushed up on a HUGE variety of topics, rather than actually focus on remembering the information. As others have mentioned, you get what you put into the class. I enjoyed attending labs because it was enjoyable to spend time with Professor Biswas, who was incredibly passionate about what he was teaching. The class will result in an easy A if you do all the homework and classwork. The only negative part of the class is the fact that I do not feel confident to take other classes that have this course as a prerequisite.

Professor Biswas is incredibly knowledgeable in this field. I felt that this class contained lots of valuable information. However, the lectures mostly brushed up on a HUGE variety of topics, rather than actually focus on remembering the information. As others have mentioned, you get what you put into the class. I enjoyed attending l …Read more

Prof Biswas is an understanding and enthusistic professor. Learned a lot in the class. The class is mainly about basic corporate finance and consulting knowledge. Simple but very useful to build a framework is you want to go into finance or consulting. Also, a really chill class.

Professor Amitava is a great professor. He is very knowledgeable about the course materials he teaches. Plus, the grading for this class is very chill. As long as you do the homework, your grade is guaranteed. Additionally, there is a 2 hours lab every Tuesday where you can learn more topics outside of the curriculum if you are interested in expanding your knowledge in finance/consulting.

Professor Amitava is a great professor. He is very knowledgeable about the course materials he teaches. Plus, the grading for this class is very chill. As long as you do the homework, your grade is guaranteed. Additionally, there is a 2 hours lab every Tuesday where you can learn more topics outside of the curriculum if you are inter …Read more

Great course. You can easily coast through with an A, but you can learn so much if you are interested. Very much of you get out what you put in the type of course. If you want to coast and get an a you can, but if you are interested in business and how it works you can learn a ton

Prof. Considine is absolutely amazing. He's experienced in what he's teaching and got a special sense of humor. Class was incredibly chill and relaxing. Gradings were fair. Homework and quiz were really challenging for me but he's really open for help and office hours

In this class, you get out what you put in. It would be very easy to skim by without learning much and still end up with a decent grade without doing much work -- and you won't learn anything. On the other hand, if you apply yourself and come in with the intent to learn, it is a great class and easy grading as well. I would recommend considine, he is a great professor.

Prof. Considine was super chill, and this class was super chill too. He definitely knows plenty about what he is talking about, and his lectures aren't always the most engaging, but he cares a lot about students and is more than willing to accommodate and be kind.

Professor Bissau is quite knowledgeable about the content being taught, and his experience comes through in his lectures. He covers a wide variety of topics over the semester, uses real world examples, and also teaches basic excel skills.

This is a great course. I would retake it. It's not a lot of work, but I still learn a lot. It is up to the students to make sure they are getting everything they can out of the class. Very low stress and fun.

I thought Biswas was an extremely good and interesting teacher. If you get the chance to sit down with him, you’ll realize he has such an amazing career path, from doctor to consultant. He does move at a fast pace on certain topics, but he explains everything you need about each sections. The grade in this class is effort based, meaning you kinda choose the grade you want to have. If you do extra work (which is not extremely hard) you can get an easy A. The course content itself is super interesting and definitely useful if trying to go into business or finance. Highly recommend

I thought Biswas was an extremely good and interesting teacher. If you get the chance to sit down with him, you’ll realize he has such an amazing career path, from doctor to consultant. He does move at a fast pace on certain topics, but he explains everything you need about each sections. The grade in this class is effort based, mean …Read more

Professor Biswas is the most interesting professor I have had so far at Midd. He has worked in many fields from being a doctor to a consultant. He is also very enthusiastic about business, he genuinely wants to teach about business and is very smart. The course starts out easy, gets hard from weeks 4-6, then gets easy again. Even when it is hard, the workload is no more than 4-5 hours a week.

Professor Biswas is the most interesting professor I have had so far at Midd. He has worked in many fields from being a doctor to a consultant. He is also very enthusiastic about business, he genuinely wants to teach about business and is very smart. The course starts out easy, gets hard from weeks 4-6, then gets easy again. Even whe …Read more

This class is great for those who are not knowledgable in the basic of business. I learned a lot and enjoyed when we would work in teams, especially the simulations. This class is very lecture-based. The readings are not hard of a read and homework and exams are mainly based on the readings (not hard). Only downside is when it comes to excel practices, Professor Biswas does go very fast, but he always offers office hours if we need help. He also doesn't grade the practices based on perfection, which makes up for the fast-paced downside.

This class is great for those who are not knowledgable in the basic of business. I learned a lot and enjoyed when we would work in teams, especially the simulations. This class is very lecture-based. The readings are not hard of a read and homework and exams are mainly based on the readings (not hard). Only downside is when it comes …Read more

Perhaps the easiest class I have taken in my time at Middlebury however it is very much a "get what you put in" sort of class. You can sit back and coast through the semester and likely get an A/A- but you will likely not learn a thing. If you pay attention and actually try you will learn a ton of information that at least for me is very relevant down the line career wise.

This class was super interesting as it doesn't follow a typical liberal arts curriculum and helped me understand business on a broader scale. The homework was slightly overwhelming sometimes as someone with minimal knowledge but the grading was very forgiving.

Professor Biswas is very brilliant and a great person to talk to and learn from. His courses aren't very difficult or stressful which allows you to take in as much as you want and focus on the material without a lot of of pressure. You will get full credit for all of the assignments as long as you complete and put effort into it.

Professor Biswas is an amazing professor. He definitely cares about student's learning experience. The class grading is pretty easy, but he doesn't accept late work. The class is very project-based and there is a lot of group work. I would still recommend the course!

I found Professor Biswas's lectures very hard to understand. This course involved a lot of tedious excel work that he went over really quickly in class. Biswas has a background in consulting so the class has a heavy focus on that. We had few assignments but when we did the instructions were often unclear. You don't have to do the final project if you do all of the other assignments which is really nice.

I found Professor Biswas's lectures very hard to understand. This course involved a lot of tedious excel work that he went over really quickly in class. Biswas has a background in consulting so the class has a heavy focus on that. We had few assignments but when we did the instructions were often unclear. You don't have to do the fin …Read more

I think the course is useful in real-life applications. However, the content sometimes can get very repetitive. We did some basic math stuff such as financial statements and other things, but we went through it very fast. The exam that we had to do was wayy harder than what we learnt but it did not pull down your grade at all.

This course was very valuable to my personally development in finance and business knowledge. I learned a lot and while most of the courses content was pretty simple it was also useful and helpful if you are going into a career of finance and consulting. Very easy class as far as assignments most could be done in class. No midterms or finals.

Biswas a good guy and is super smart/knowledgable, but the course is far below his pay grade and he's almost too advanced to teach it. He races through certain excel exercises and finance concepts while taking other concepts at a painstakingly slow pace. He's really great in a one-on-one setting, and a lot can be learned, but when the class is this easy, it disincentivizes any real effort from the teacher or the students.

Biswas a good guy and is super smart/knowledgable, but the course is far below his pay grade and he's almost too advanced to teach it. He races through certain excel exercises and finance concepts while taking other concepts at a painstakingly slow pace. He's really great in a one-on-one setting, and a lot can be learned, but when th …Read more

I found the course helpful. I learned how to use excel and manipulate pivot tables It was interesting learning different aspects about how a business works and how marketing works. I thoroughly enjoyed the case studies and the group presentations we did.

I had a great time in Professor Amitava Biswas class. It had a lot of homework assignments. However the grading is fair and the lectures are engaging if you enjoy business. I would suggest this class.

Bissau makes this class very easy to understand and gives a good introduction to consulting, which is what this course should be called. Lots of in class projects and work, and all outside of class work is manageable.

I enjoyed the material for the course and its comprehensiveness. It covers a lot of fields in business and did a good job of introducing them. Prof. Biswas is an amazing professor with rich practical experiences in the business field so definitely go to office hours and talk with him.

The course was interesting overall and I have learned some business concepts in this class, but I think most of these concepts covered in this class can be learned through self study. This class was effort-based, and the workload was not very intensive.

Class was relatively relaxed and provided a lot of information about how businesses work and develop. Considine was very nice throughout the semester. He offered a lot of help on problem sets and made his expectations clear.

I would definitely recommend this course for anyone interested in going into business, but if you aren't then this class will be extremely boring. Lecturers are fast-paced because he covers so many aspects. Lectures are mainly him talking to the students. Homework is graded by completion.

Professor Biswas clearly has a lot of experience and knowledge in the Business field. He is also very nice, passionate, and grades based on effort. The class provides the most basic and foundational knowledge to business and enterprise. I would recommend it for anyone who does not have much of a background in business, otherwise it can be slightly boring. If you do all of the foundational homework and advanced ones, you're pretty much guaranteed an A.

Professor Biswas clearly has a lot of experience and knowledge in the Business field. He is also very nice, passionate, and grades based on effort. The class provides the most basic and foundational knowledge to business and enterprise. I would recommend it for anyone who does not have much of a background in business, otherwise it c …Read more

I had a good time in this class, sometimes content would be confusing because he moves fast. Homework submission, in the beginning, is confusing but just know to complete all assignments. If you ask questions you'll be fine, do the homework even if you're confused, overall it's a pretty chill class.