MGT 1000
Individual in a Managerial Environment
As an introduction to the foundations of business, this course covers four major themes: (1) how markets work; (2) motivating and managing people; (3) business strategy and firm performance. This is a first-year level course and may not be completed beyond the sophomore year.
Instructors
Exequiel Hernandez, Hugh Wu, Jino Lu, Konstantina Kiousis, Lamar Pierce, Oren Reshef, Phech Colatat, Ulya Tsolmon, Xiaolong Wu
Reviews
This was great class! I can't get over how much I learned and enjoyed going to class. Dr. K cares a lot about students and her lectures are amazing! She's the best!
8/26/2026
Grading expectations were sometimes unclear, and I found the feedback on assignments limited. It could be difficult to understand what needed improvement. Some topics received relatively little class time but were still important on exams. There is no organization between TA gradings, with different ones grading vastly differently.
8/10/2026
Dr. K's the best. Great teacher that cares about students. Things come up all the time during my internship that I learned in that class! Great lecturer. Stay on top of the readings and the case competition. Best class I've had at WashU.
7/18/2026
Oren is great. Good lecturer, funny, and nice. Participation is a key part of your grade. Tests were hard and seemed confusing to study for, but the Olin curve helped. Your Case Competition group is key to this class. People have mixed feelings about this class due to their teammates in this. TAs are helpful. Good intro class for Olin.
7/1/2026
He explains concepts well and gave out prizes for winning kahoots. I like him.
5/5/2026
I wish I could go to the lectures without having to do all the work! Seriously, Kiousis acts like we have no other classes so be prepared for some insane amounts of work and difficult exams. Switching to McKelvey may be easier than taking this class! But it is really informative and interesting.
4/28/2026
Amazing lecturer, always engaging with the class and giving opportunities to participate. Was a great introduction to the Olin Business School as a Freshman. Could be a tough grader though.
4/24/2026
Oren is the sweetest and super kind but he does move quickly through topics and exams are often confusing. He does care a lot about his students and made sure we had a good time. Grades are heavily inflated based on case comp performance.
2/24/2026
Dr Lu is an amazing professor! He really cares, and Management is an interesting class with lots of projects, activities, and even Kahoots in class rather than just sitting and listening. The case comp is fun too.
2/17/2026
Reshef's lectures were quite hard to understand at times, especially the math. He breaks things down to their "intuition," but the concepts are confusing and difficult to grasp. Slides are jumbled with tons of numbers and he doesn't explain the relationship between them well. Participation heavy.
2/13/2026
Kiousis cares so much! Taken her for two classes, will always take her again. Love her.
2/7/2026
Though the class was difficult, Oren himself made it more enjoyable. He had a good sense of humor, engaging lectures, and tried to care about students. I don't think he's condescending or intimidating, but you'll have to be ready to participate in discussions and be wrong/challenged. But, his exams are tricky and rely heavily on lectures/reading.
1/16/2026
Teacher was great and made the class more interesting. The class in itself is difficult because the exam questions tend to be worded to give you a hard time. However, the exam scores are curved so if you do above average, participate in class and do well on case comp you should manage a good score in this class.
1/14/2026
Professor Lu was amazing. He always made sure content was understandable and interesting. The TAs were also great.
12/29/2025
Professor Lu is a great professor with interesting lectures. However, the class falls apart with the TAs, who are not knowledgeable and give poor advice, and the grading, which is unclear. Your grade appears out of a black box, if it is even returned. Your case comp group will include freeriders, and the entire thing is judged on vibes, not merit.
12/23/2025
For a class so heavily praised, it was an absolute disaster. Lu is an excellent lecturer and deserves a 5. Unfortunately, his condescending, unhelpful, and misleading TAs tank the class. Grading, handled by the TAs, is completely arbitrary and isn't released until December. The case competition is flooded with free riders and judged subjectively.
12/22/2025