Professor Williams has a very unique way of structuring his courses, but I can't say if it's necessarily a good or bad way since it really will come down to what works for you. For example, there are no traditional lectures for this class. Instead, he posts recorded videos, or "exercises" going over problems that pertain to that week's textbook chapter. He will post a Word doc with the specific problems that you can work on before or during the video and will post the solution as well. He basically goes over the solutions in his recordings and has some side commentary explaining the material. Every two weeks, we had to complete a module (5 in total worth 20% each) with 9-10 questions (mostly fill-ins but at least one multiple choice). Like previous people mentioned, the numbers are random so you have to be careful about the calculations since missing 1 already brings you down to 95%. The modules were extremely similar to the practice ones he posted as well as the exercises BUT reading the textbook in this case was a must. Usually, people can get away with not reading or buying the textbook because the most important thing are said in class, but this professor does not provide much resources outside the problems. He does open up the forum to discussion and usually gets back to everyone's questions/concerns in a timely manner, but he could be a little more accessible. Overall, I think it's possible to be successful if you read the textbook. If you don't mind a little self-studying, then this is actually a pretty nice class because all you need is to replicate the steps from the practice modules and exercises onto the assignment. That said, the material is not a piece of cake, but Prof. Williams give you about 4 days to complete each module so you definitely have a lot of time to figure it out.

Professor Williams put in absolutely zero effort in this class. There were no lectures, no office hours, only recorded videos of him going through practice problems. He says to post questions to the discussion forum but doesn't answer them until the day the modules are due, if he answers at all.

The class is broken down into 5 modules, with 5 bi-weekly quizzes that make up your entire grade. You are expected to learn the materials from the textbook, do the textbook problems, do Professor William's problems, which he posts with solutions, and then watch a video of him reading out the solutions. The videos are literally useless, he mentions maybe 3 minutes worth of extra information and the rest is him reading from the solutions manual. God help you if you didn't understand a concept, you're SOL.

Professor Williams is so asleep at the wheel that he disappeared by week 9, didn't answer any discussion forum questions, didn't answer any emails, and didn't post grades. The head of the accounting department emailed us, graded the last quiz, and posted grades 2 weeks into summer.

I would advise against taking this class with Professor Williams, at least when it is asynchronous. I didn't think it was possible to put in this little effort into a class you teach, but it is.

I enrolled in MGMT 124 with Professor Williams in Spring 2020. The class format was asynchronous with 5 modules each with 1 assignment worth 20% of the class grade. Professor Williams uploaded the materials with basically no explanation and then did not respond to emails and follow up emails when I asked for individualized help. Because Professor Williams was not responsive or interested in helping students, I dropped MGMT 124 entirely. Professor Williams is asleep at the wheel and his classes should be avoided -- take any other accounting professor for any class and you'll have a better experience.

I took Williams for Ethics and Advanced Accounting. Both times I thoroughly enjoyed his lectures. He often supplemented them with personal knowledge or experience that was actually applicable. He goes above and beyond what is necessary to provide a detailed explanation for you to get the concepts he's teaching. He could be a little more helpful when responding to questions, although, in his defense, I took him for the hardest accounting class at UCLA when we moved to online lecturing; I'm sure he would've been more helpful in person. Overall great instructor and extremely wise man. I would definitely recommend him.

MGMT 124 ended up being my favorite out of all the classes I've taken with Professor Williams. The class itself is a culmination of all topics that have been covered in 120A/B (which is why it might seem intimidating and difficult) but Williams does an EXCELLENT job explaining EVERYTHING. I've never had a professor that was so knowledgeable and clear in explaining such dense material. PERK: A lot of the stuff covered in class is covered on the CPA exam, so it helps to learn the difficult topics in a class setting.

PRO TIP: Record each lecture (most of the time there is a lot of material and not enough time to write it all down) and then listen to them and rewrite your notes.

Grading was 40% Midterm 1, 40% Midterm 2, and 20% project (can be group or singular). Exams & project were non-cumulative, but appropriately challenging. He gives you two practice tests for each exam and a third is reviewed in class. Fair and quick grader. Always willing to discuss questions on materials and share his opinions on current matters!

Great class, Williams is clear and concise. Fair grader who does not penalize you in the later parts of the problem if you make a mistake initially. Would definitely recommend him!

I have taken 4 classes with Williams (121, 122, 124, 126) and he is an extremely fair grader and great professor. Yes, you will have to go to class and work in this class, but you are also a UCLA student taking a class called "ADVANCED accounting." I did poorly on the first midterm, got an A on the second midterm, and then 100% on the group project (the average for the project is a 99%). I highly recommend this class if you are planning on working in accounting at some point.

This was an extremely difficult class and if you don't plan on putting in effort, don't waste your time. You have to go to class to learn the material and the exams are pretty tough. However, having just graduated and being in the process of studying for the CPA exam, I can say that Professor Williams is one of the few professors I've had that made the material stick. He's hard but fair and always willing to answer questions after class or in office hours. Without having taken this class, studying for the CPA would've been much harder for me, so if you plan on pursuing a CPA, take this class and put the time in.