Matthew Butterfield at Boston University | Rate My Professors (2024)

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• SM275

  May 19th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  May 19th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Ask questions on office hours + participate in class + pay attention to the assignment grading rubric and u will be fine. Sometimes his feedback can be a bit vague but u can just go to OH to clarify more. Hes also funny during class i guess

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• SM275

  May 11th, 2024

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  May 11th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Loved Butterfield! Ended with an A just by following instructions and asking questions in office hours. He's passionate about his teaching and genuinely cares for students. A little nit picky with grading and not always the clearest, but generally ok if you follow the rubric. In class work was very fun and engaging.

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• SM275

  Dec 11th, 2023

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  SM275

  Dec 11th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : N/A

  I don't get why everyone if seems to think he is a terrible grader. If you attend some office hours and show decent care in your work, he'll reward you with an A/A. Yes, he is picky with what he wants in his assignments but once he learns what he is looking for this class is an easy A/A-. Don't listen to the other reviews he's a good teacher

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• SM275

  Dec 8th, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  Dec 8th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Worst professor at Questrom. I highly recommend you do your research on the professors before taking this class because the grading is completely subjective. Butterfield will take points off for things that aren't mentioned in his rubric.

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• SM275

  Nov 9th, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  SM275

  Nov 9th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Textbook

  : N/A

  The worst professor in my whole life. HIs grading doesn't make sense. Try everything to avoid his class!

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• SM275

  Oct 28th, 2023

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  SM275

  Oct 28th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A-

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Enjoyed taking his class. While he may be picky when it comes to grading, it's nothing unmanageable. Follow the rubric and what he says in class and you will get a good grade. Very nice and genuine guy as well. SM275 is just one of the most poorly constructed classes in Questrom, in my opinion.

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• SM275

  Oct 3rd, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  SM275

  Oct 3rd, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Textbook

  : N/A

  The worst professor at bu

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• SM275

  Jun 21st, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  Jun 21st, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Textbook

  : N/A

  He is the most terrible professor in my whole life. His grading does not make any sense. Students followed all of his requirements, made tons of effort, went to his office hours but still gave B to most of students. He just grades like he does not give any sh*t and randomly grades it. His class makes students lose their confidence.

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• SM275

  Jun 20th, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  Jun 20th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Grade

  : Rather not say

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Unclear directions with high expectations.

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• SM275

  Mar 11th, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  Mar 11th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : N/A

  I learned nothing from this class. Every lecture felt like a complete waste of time. Grading on the assignments is very unclear. It's hard to take Butterfield seriously when he talks.

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• SM275

  Feb 10th, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  Feb 10th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : N/A

  The instructions for the assignments were very unclear. The format for each assignment was very weird and unconventional; no one writes like that in the real world. I did everything by the rubric and still got a B. Never taking a class with Butterfield ever again.

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• SM275

  Dec 18th, 2022

  Quality

  3.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  Dec 18th, 2022

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  I think that the problem lies with the course of SM275 and its structure, rather than with Professor Butterfield himself. He teaches content in an engaging manner however it is almost impossible to get anything above a B+. His feedback isn't the clearest, but if you go to his office hours he will elaborate and it and try and make you improve.

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• SM275

  May 9th, 2022

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  SM275

  May 9th, 2022

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Nitpicky grading. Ambiguous instructions. Useless lectures. Confusing feedback

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• SM275

  Apr 6th, 2022

  Quality

  2.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  Apr 6th, 2022

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Grade

  : B+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  This course needs to be heavily restructured. I felt like I gained nothing from this class. He is the course coordinator so he takes everything very seriously. He is very unclear about what he wants and is not specific on why he gave you the grade he did. No matter what you do you'll get a B. Take someone else and save yourself!

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• SM275

  Oct 15th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  SM275

  Oct 15th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : No

  He is useless. Instruction provided in class are very unclear. If you have to take him and there's no other option - keep going to his office hours as much as you can. Otherwise TA's and the rubric would not help much.

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• ES275

  Oct 4th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  ES275

  Oct 4th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : B-

  Textbook

  : No

  Do you want to be confused and feel like you have learned nothing, and instead, have your confidence destroyed? Then this is the course for you. Absolute worse class ever. The application of inductive and deductive reasoning is robotic and unpractical. If you write emails like his rubrics requires in the real world, you will be seen as a weirdo.

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• SM275

  Jul 2nd, 2021

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  SM275

  Jul 2nd, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A-

  Textbook

  : No

  One of the best professors I have ever had. There are a lot of papers and presentations so you will have to work for your grade. His rubric is very specific and hes picky about a lot of things, but if you do everything he asks, he will give you a good grade.

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  SM275

  May 20th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  

  SM275

  May 20th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Textbook

  : No

  Online Class

  : Yes

  Worst professor, so bad that I will do anything to avoid taking his class. Don't even know how he grades and the class stinks

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• SM275

  Dec 26th, 2020

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  SM275

  Dec 26th, 2020

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Textbook

  : No

  Professor Butterfield is great at creating activities that allows his students to better grasp the material they are learning. He is always willing and able to help, and he is always quick to respond. I recommend office hours too. This class is very very difficult but also very rewarding.

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• SM275

  Dec 20th, 2020

  Quality

  2.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  SM275

  Dec 20th, 2020

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Textbook

  : No

  SM275 is a poorly developed class but Professor Butterfield made it difficult to take seriously. If you expect to follow the rubric and get an A do not take his class. His grading rigor varied a lot based on the assignment which meant you could put in 0 effort on some assignments and get an A and a lot on another and get a B-. Take someone else.

  Skip class? You won't pass.Graded by few things

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