Reviews of professor Mike Loughrin

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This rating is for MBA 745. I am quite perplexed how he has managed a high rating, I am assuming this is because of his other classes. I was initially excited about Lean Transformation. Workload is heavy; 4 quizzes a week, extensive group project, and 105 question final.  The course relied on a simulation that I didn't find particularly helpful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall, this class was a lot of fun. There was a group project that is worth 1/3rd of your grade. He is pretty strict with the grading of the project. Test and assignments are worth 2/3rd of the grade, as long you do the reading and lectures, they are pretty easy. At the end of the course you can pay $95 to take the Six Sigma Certification exam.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You will have several quizzes weekly with 1 being closed note, a group simulation with about 2 team assignments weekly (lacks rubric and tough grading), several self assignments weekly (typically easy), and 1 105 question final. It's a heavy course but you will learn and he gets back to you quickly for any questions you have for him.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you want to learn Tableau, this course is for you.  While there is not a rubric, Mike gives tips to complete assignments. Plus you can always email him. The class is very demanding but also rewarding. Will definitely take him again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I was looking forward to the content in this class. What I found was tough grading and frustration. Directions given on assignments are unclear and very few expectations were set, yet copious amounts of points are taken off for not hitting key points that were never communicated. I would not take this professor again.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The recent reviews below are spot on.  The class is an ad for his company and certification - it's amateurish at best and ethically suspect.  Take the IASSC CLP instead (beware only ~30% of actual industry-standard Lean practices are covered in this class so take a private course or be ready to teach yourself).  Good guy, but no meat on this bone.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He's a fraud. He owns Transformance Advisors- the company you'll be prompted to pay $95 to for a Certified Lean Practitioner exam.  Guess what? You can get the REAL Certified Lean Practitioner exam for $95 from IASSC instead of paying your professor for a homemade version.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mike is an interesting professor. The group project in this course is based on a mock company, and you will be marked down if you don't fill in the gaps of missing info with fake details. Be prepared to just make stuff up. Also, he never provides a rubric, so assignments are somewhat a shot in the dark. However, he does have a lot of experience.