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Prof. Woo is really organized. She hands out worksheets in class, which I think are really helpful. Her lectures and worksheets cover materials efficiently. Her tests are not so difficult. I will definitely take other management courses with her again.
This class was very fast pace (it was in the summer) but I didn't realize just how fast it would be. Even though accounting seemed actually interesting to me and I liked learning about the material, it was so hard to get a good grade in the class because of how smart the other students were in the class (some already had taken accounting classes). Your whole grade is based on 2 midterms, 50% each, so you have to do your absolute best if you want that A. The best way to study honestly would be to do a lot of practice problems as her tests are more practical than they are theoretical. Woo herself is actually a great teacher. I feel like she knew about each topic we spoke a lot in class but since accounting is just a bunch of rules, her answers to some questions would just be "because that's the way it is". My advice would be if you're ready to take this class in the summer, don't take more than this class as it is pretty heavy. And do a lot of practice problems that she assigns because they will be on the exams.
Honestly, my grade is really just my fault for not putting in as much effort as I should've. Professor Woo is an okay lecturer; she covers everything that the textbook goes over in an efficient manner, and she has printable notes for students to follow along. I found myself falling asleep a couple of times, but that could just be because I had this class after lunch. Not particularly memorable, but she definitely prepares students adequately. Definitely go to lectures, since learning accounting for the first time without an instructor can be confusing due to all the "boring business" terms that can sound really confusing. The textbook isn't really online, and she recommends you buy the online version. There's a 2 week trial period that you can finesse until about the first midterm, but it strictly cuts off 2 weeks in whether or not you made the account at the start of the 2 weeks.
The grade is composed of 3 midterms (no final), and if you do significantly better on one (at least 2 standard deviations from the average, in her exact words), then she will weigh that test significantly more in the gradebook (idk how much exactly but probably just enough to bump you up a sign if applicable), but no drops. HW is optional, and problems are VERY similar to the tests. She even gave us 2 practice questions for the 3rd midterm that were almost replicas of those on the midterm (but I still tanked lmao). With that being said, her tests were long enough to where you had no time to go back and check your answers (and literally just enough time to finish), so you better get the problems right at the first go if you want to get an A. Also keep in mind that she adheres to a strict curve, so you will be curved down if everyone does well. But for the most part, expect that your raw scores will basically be your final grade. I noticed a lot of people tanked the first midterm because they didn't finish on time, so definitely scope out the questions based on point amount, because I know one really long problem was only worth a handful of points and prevented a lot of people from finishing the last problem (which was probably 2x more points).
Accounting is not particularly difficult (at least introductory), but you REALLY have to be fast and accurate in order to do well. Stupid mistakes will absolutely kill your chances at getting a B or A, so practice, practice practice. Know the subject by heart and know how to use your calculator right (4 function calculators only for midterms) if you want an A. To put things in perspective, I did all the homework (they're pretty long), and I started studying probably 1.5 weeks before the midterms, and I didn't learn the material enough to where I could do it in my sleep, which resulted in midterm scores of 82, 76, and 72.
Overall, I guess I would recommend, but only if you're just naturally accurate with numbers or are willing to tryhard the hell out of this class. Had I known I would've gotten a C+ with Woo, I would've gone back and taken Ravetch instead, since I probably would have ended up with the same grade but with a more memorable professor.
Prof. Woo is really organized. She hands out worksheets in class, which I think are really helpful. Her lectures and worksheets cover materials efficiently. Her tests are not so difficult. I will definitely take other management courses with her again.
This class was very fast pace (it was in the summer) but I didn't realize just how fast it would be. Even though accounting seemed actually interesting to me and I liked learning about the material, it was so hard to get a good grade in the class because of how smart the other students were in the class (some already had taken accounting classes). Your whole grade is based on 2 midterms, 50% each, so you have to do your absolute best if you want that A. The best way to study honestly would be to do a lot of practice problems as her tests are more practical than they are theoretical. Woo herself is actually a great teacher. I feel like she knew about each topic we spoke a lot in class but since accounting is just a bunch of rules, her answers to some questions would just be "because that's the way it is". My advice would be if you're ready to take this class in the summer, don't take more than this class as it is pretty heavy. And do a lot of practice problems that she assigns because they will be on the exams.
Honestly, my grade is really just my fault for not putting in as much effort as I should've. Professor Woo is an okay lecturer; she covers everything that the textbook goes over in an efficient manner, and she has printable notes for students to follow along. I found myself falling asleep a couple of times, but that could just be because I had this class after lunch. Not particularly memorable, but she definitely prepares students adequately. Definitely go to lectures, since learning accounting for the first time without an instructor can be confusing due to all the "boring business" terms that can sound really confusing. The textbook isn't really online, and she recommends you buy the online version. There's a 2 week trial period that you can finesse until about the first midterm, but it strictly cuts off 2 weeks in whether or not you made the account at the start of the 2 weeks.
The grade is composed of 3 midterms (no final), and if you do significantly better on one (at least 2 standard deviations from the average, in her exact words), then she will weigh that test significantly more in the gradebook (idk how much exactly but probably just enough to bump you up a sign if applicable), but no drops. HW is optional, and problems are VERY similar to the tests. She even gave us 2 practice questions for the 3rd midterm that were almost replicas of those on the midterm (but I still tanked lmao). With that being said, her tests were long enough to where you had no time to go back and check your answers (and literally just enough time to finish), so you better get the problems right at the first go if you want to get an A. Also keep in mind that she adheres to a strict curve, so you will be curved down if everyone does well. But for the most part, expect that your raw scores will basically be your final grade. I noticed a lot of people tanked the first midterm because they didn't finish on time, so definitely scope out the questions based on point amount, because I know one really long problem was only worth a handful of points and prevented a lot of people from finishing the last problem (which was probably 2x more points).
Accounting is not particularly difficult (at least introductory), but you REALLY have to be fast and accurate in order to do well. Stupid mistakes will absolutely kill your chances at getting a B or A, so practice, practice practice. Know the subject by heart and know how to use your calculator right (4 function calculators only for midterms) if you want an A. To put things in perspective, I did all the homework (they're pretty long), and I started studying probably 1.5 weeks before the midterms, and I didn't learn the material enough to where I could do it in my sleep, which resulted in midterm scores of 82, 76, and 72.
Overall, I guess I would recommend, but only if you're just naturally accurate with numbers or are willing to tryhard the hell out of this class. Had I known I would've gotten a C+ with Woo, I would've gone back and taken Ravetch instead, since I probably would have ended up with the same grade but with a more memorable professor.
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