COMM 3410

Apparently you can be UVA's most hyped professor by making TRIN and BOYLAN jokes. This class is incredibly overrated which isn't to say it is bad, it's just okay. This class is worth taking but don't expect Professor Moore to teach at a consistent pace. You have to spend the whole class furiously writing (and there is no opportunity to come back and take better notes if you miss them the first time), only to be let out of class 15 minutes early.

Let me start by saying Professor Moore is a very genuine and kind person. However, I have no idea why everyone thinks this is THE BEST course at UVA. It is simply overrated and there are so many problems and policies that just do not make any sense. For one, no laptops are allowed in class. Now I am usually the type of person to hand write my notes anyway, so I never expected this to be a problem but Professor Moore does NOT use a mic, writes in very small and illegible handwriting and talks VERY fast. In addition, she does not allow you to record the lecture so it is nearly impossible to catch all of the information, which of course will be on the quiz/test. In my honest opinion, I think the class is designed to impair your ability to fully learn the content so that grades are weakened enough to fit a normal distribution. If you gave students the tools to learn this stuff, everyone would have an A, and I guess that looks bad in the eyes of the UVA administration, so instead you will probably spend more time trying to read your notes, than actually studying them. I am sorry to say that this is NOT the best course at UVA, and I would not recommend taking unless you have to.

Nothing I can really say that hasn't already been said. One of the best classes & professors at UVA. There's no work outside of class, just make sure you show up to all the lectures and take good notes! Quizzes and exams are very straightforward and you'll be totally fine if you're paying attention.

Don't get me wrong. Sherri is a badass queen who is amazing to talk to and get advice from. She is extremely positive and her jokes are hilarious. I love her as a person but do not love her class. Her weekly quizzes are extremely meticulous and can be very confusing. Exam questions are often worded very tricky and are often super specific topics she mentioned once in the class. The class is basically weekly quizzes and exams. I wouldn't recommend unless you need to take it. It is not an easy A and is challenging. Overall, I have a much better understanding of the law and various things such as contracts. Sherri is super inspiring! However, the structure of the class is not something I am fond of :)

Sherri has been doing this for a long time and knows what she’s doing. She is a very dynamic lecturer and makes going to class fun. Be prepared to take notes fast because she can talk quickly, but her exams are always straightforward. An A might be hard to achieve, but an A- is very doable. Requires very little time outside of class and does give you a nice overview of American jurisprudence.

This is by far the most overrated class I've taken at UVA, which is a shame because I was really looking forward to it based on earlier reviews.

I'll start by discussing the mixed aspects of the class. All in all, it's not really based on business law; it's more accurately described as a general overview of the legal system. Granted we did go over contracts in a few lectures, which of course have many business ramifications. Yet the vast majority of the class did not delve into commercial topics. From this observation, if you plan from the get-go to attend law school - and only if you definitely intend on following up with such plans - you may find this class to be somewhat useful.

Now for the bad. Sadly, notes do not get posted online often, so if you miss one lecture, you will definitely fall behind, and it can pay once you take your weekly quiz. When I say definitely, I legitimately mean it considering the weight the quizzes have on your final grade. Not to mention the fact that lectures go by very, and I mean very, quickly, and plenty of times we were let out twenty minutes ahead of schedule. If anything, I think this did us a major disservice by not spending additional time going into detail on interesting topics or clarifying some more complicated questions. I felt like many of the quizzes and tests' questions were poorly worded and vague, so if you miss one tiny and meticulous detail that may seem insignificant from lecture, you could end up losing points easily. At the same time, I wish we were given some type of textbook or homework to reinforce our knowledge of the material between classes. It just seemed like an unnecessarily difficult class based on the ludicrous amount of detail to memorize, including those that might not even seem applicable to typical legal cases.

Like I said, I had high hopes for this class at the start of the semester based on what other people have said about it. Yet upon reflection I now know it receives way too much hype, and is definitely not the best class that UVA offers. If you must take it as preparation for law school, under the condition you know you will attend later, feel free to do so. If not, it will be an unnecessary drain on your grade that you'll have to pay for later.

Like everyone else has said, this is a great class; I would definitely recommend to people even if they aren't going into the comm school. Prof. Moore's lectures are super engaging. The one downside is she goes very fast, so I would recommend sitting near the front of the room so you can see what she's writing on the board. There are weekly quizzes, which were pretty easy and there were extra credit opportunities to replace them. The two exams and final were more application based and therefore more difficult than the quizzes, but still doable. The grade breakdown is 20% quizzes, 40% tests, and 40% final.

This class requires work and a lot of studying. Sherri Moore is a great professor and the class itself is very applicable to the real world, however, I don't think it's an easy A. She talked pretty fast during the lectures, so I tried to get down as much information as possible and then rewrote my notes after class which took a while. The weekly quizzes were pretty straightforward but it does take time to study for them. I did well on the quizzes however the tests were pretty difficult. It is almost all application-based, so I recommend going through examples of the material and make sure to write down examples she mentions in class. Your grade is all based on quiz and test scores which can be difficult if you are not a good test taker like me. After our transition to online classes, Sherri was very sweet and accommodating which was so nice. She made our last test and final open notes which eased A LOT of stress. However, you still need to study despite it being open notes because it is all apllication based and requires and in-depth understanding of the material. I worked very hard in the class and ended with a B (even with extra credit) which was pretty disappointing so if you are not a good test taker and really care about your GPA, I would not recommend this class. However, the material itself was pretty interesting at times so if you are interested in law or want to be an informed citizen, then this is a good class to take.

This class was a class that I had had high hopes for considering I had so many friends recommending it, and who loved Sherri Moore. My experience with the class is that Prof. Moore was nice, and she was funny and the class was interesting and relevant, and informed me of a lot that is good to know however, the class gave so much information so quickly and it was hard to keep up and know what you really needed to focus on when it came to exams. It was a lot. This is not a class I would recommend to people to take as an easy A or just to take as a free elective unless you have a genuine interest in law of some kind or comm.

Great professor and class. It's not a business law class though, it's more general legal stuff and covers things that you should know concerning law and your rights. I think it's a good class to take even if you are not very interested in law or business, although some people disagree. The class consisted of two midterms, weekly quizzes and a final. The only outside work are short daily readings/videos and studying for quizzes and tests. However, the cutoff for an A is high (95) and there is a lot of information covered quickly, so it can be tough to get an A. #tCF2020