Expect a broad survey
Because the course touches management, marketing, production, finance, ownership, and business environments, students should expect breadth rather than deep specialization in one function.
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Intro To Business
ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES
- credits
- 3
- Core
- None listed
- Typical seasons
- Fall, Spring, Summer
- Fall 2026 sections
- 2
- Open snapshot
- 2 open in snapshot
Course guide
AI-generated overview
Course fingerprint 10 AI-generated signals
Difficulty
2/5Why
Rutgers frames it as a broad introductory survey, and the syllabus spreads grades across many assignments rather than only hard exams.
Workload
4/5Why
Nine article abstracts, case presentations, a business plan, participation, and exams make the course busy.
Pacing
3/5Why
The class surveys many business functions and chapter topics in one term, but it is not technically deep in any single area.
Projects
5/5Why
Case analysis and the business plan make non-exam deliverables a major share of the total grade.
Exams
3/5Why
There are only two exams worth 200 of 650 points, so the course is mixed-assessment rather than exam dominated.
Math
1/5Why
The syllabus is a survey across management, marketing, production, and finance rather than a quantitative methods class.
Memorization
3/5Why
Students need to keep many business terms, functions, and chapter themes straight across the survey.
Abstraction
2/5Why
Concepts stay at an introductory overview level instead of pushing deep theory or technical models.
Prerequisites
1/5Why
The course is explicitly introductory and the syllabus does not list a prerequisite.
Reading
4/5Why
Students are told to read each chapter and case before class and also submit nine article abstracts.
What students tend to say
Course-specific public student discussion is limited for Introduction to Business, so there is not enough evidence to claim a typical workload, grading curve, or instructor experience. The official Rutgers syllabus is the safer planning source: it describes daily lecture, discussion, experiential exercises, and preparation across the major business functions.
Participation may matter
The official syllabus emphasizes daily lectures, class discussion, experiential exercises, attendance, and preparation; check the current section's participation policy before planning around absences.
Use the current syllabus for specifics
No consistent student consensus was found for this course number, so do not import workload or grading claims from unrelated RBS or business courses.
Topic breakdown
A practical chapter-by-chapter view from foundations to applications.
4 modules
Module 1
Business functions
The course surveys how management, marketing, production, and finance work together.
managementmarketingoperationsfinance
Basic concept overview
Business is a system
Functional areas are interdependent rather than isolated topics.
Context shapes decisions
Legal, economic, social, and political environments constrain business choices.
Stakeholders have different goals
Owners, employees, customers, and communities may evaluate success differently.
Things to watch for
Memorizing functions as a list
Practice explaining how one function affects another.
Ignoring external environments
Ask which legal, social, economic, or political factor matters in each case.
Using business terms loosely
Define each concept before applying it to a scenario.
Fall 2026 sections
2 open · Livingston
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0321867 | Open | KHOKHAR, NADIA | Tuesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at LSH A102; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET)LSH A102 | Livingston |
| 0421868 | Open | MITTRA, SHIKHA | Wednesday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at TIL 232; Friday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at TIL 232TIL 232 | Livingston |
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SIRS teaching signals
Historical student surveys
Teaching
3.69
Course quality
3.75
Response rate
55.2%
Coverage
47 offerings · 2014–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mittra, Shikha | 15 | 3.55 | 3.63 |
| Genco, Kenneth | 7 | 3.80 | 3.69 |
| Khokhar, Nadia | 4 | 4.50 | 4.47 |
| Mittra S | 4 | 2.97 | 3.20 |
| Mittra Shikha | 3 | 3.57 | 3.60 |
| Mittra | 2 | 3.40 | 3.95 |
Course stats
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Livingston
Current availability
2 open of 2
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
5
Prerequisites
No prerequisite note appears in the checked-in Rutgers catalog snapshots.
Degree requirement lists
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.
