I have never written a review on bruinwalk but I feel that Professor Borman deserves one so here it is:

First of All, I would like to note that this class is not an "easy A." You will need to read the book and pay attention in lecture if you want to do well. I would suggest reading the assigned chapters before lecture as he tends to expand on the ideas from the book rather than simply regurgitating the main ideas. Also, pay attention to what he emphasizes in class; often, he will test on topics he emphasizes heavily.

He assigns memos which allow you to apply concepts from class to real-world situations. As long as you begin early, you can go to office hours and he can help you if you're struggling. He is very approachable and certainly the most helpful professor I had the opportunity to learn with. As long as you give yourself sufficient time (3-4 days at least), these memos should only help your grade and not hurt you.

He is a very fair professor. When I took the class with him, many students struggled with the second memo. Because of this, he actually assigned an extra-credit memo. He cares about students' success more so than many other professors at UCLA.

His exams are pretty tough but, as long as you go over the problems at the end of each chapter and review your lecture notes/slides, you can do well. His exams are also open book/laptop but no internet is allowed. I would have received an A in this class had I not slacked off after the second midterm and bombed the final; learn from my mistakes.

I had such a good experience in this class that I actually signed up to take MGMT 126 - financial statement analysis with Professor Borman over the summer (I highly recommend this class as well as there are very few students and the learning experience is more personalized.). I also took MGMT 127A with him.

A few months after taking MGMT 126 with Borman, I reached out to him to ask for slides as I was trying to independently-study certain finance topics that were covered in the class and he got them to me in a timely manner. I've had other accounting professors refuse to do this. He also is always willing to speak about possible career-paths for his students.

In my opinion, professor Borman is the best the accounting department has to offer.

Borman is a nice guy with real-world experience in the industry and is also a bad professor. He knows it since he prefaced it in the first class with “I am not an academic” (it’s okay, neither am I). In regards to the older reviews, it looks like he's becoming better at teaching, since the midterms weren't that difficult (if you attended his review sessions) and we only had to do one memo (which I somehow got a passing grade on despite BS'ing it at the last minute). I’m still glad that I took this class since it made me realize how I’m really not meant for accounting.

Because of the craziness that happened at the end of our quarter, I believe he gave us a generous curve (just did the math and I should've gotten a C+ instead). This proves that he really /is/ a nice guy! Thanks Casey!!

Here’s the grade breakdown (out of 1000 points):
- Homework: 70
- Participation: 70
- Quiz 1: 145
- Quiz 2: 175
- Memo: 230
- Final Exam: 310

Professor Borman is a great lecturer, and sometimes he cracks funny jokes in class. He also offers a lot of office hours, where you can ask him to look through your assignments or talk to him about career, exams, grades, etc. However, if you are someone who does not like to go to class in person or answer questions in class, this class is not for you. Professor Borman calls on people on the roster list to answer questions every day, and it is part of your grade. If you happen to be on Zoom when Professor Borman calls on you, he will complain or interrogate you. The four assignments are durable; just have him look through them to make sure your logic is on the right track. The midterm was insane, though. 45 questions in 74 minutes, and half of them were either short or long responses. No one left early during the midterm. Also, some topics on the midterm weren't talked about in detail until the second half of the quarter. I didn't finish my midterm on time so it dropped my grade a lot. The final was way better in terms of time, and there were quite a few people who left early.

Pros: The 4 homeworks are trivial (you can finish them in 1-3 hours), and the lectures are engaging. His OH can be helpful if you want to make sure your HW solutions are correct, or need lecture clarification.
Cons: His exams are a time-crunch; if you only finished 75% of the exam and got 80% right, you'll score lower than those who didn't even study but finished 100% of the exam. He believes this is fair to prevent AI usage, but if your WPM is less than 90, tough luck. Furthermore, he releases exam articles a couple hours before the midterm and final, so if you have an exam right before this class, tough luck.

Overall, he's a nice, semi-funny guy who admits he's flawed, but his inability to revamp the class and listen to feedback is insufferable. If you've taken MGMT 1A and MGMT 1B, then only would I recommend this course for its easiness.