Bob structures his classes in a very inefficient way. So inefficient that it would not be worth it to attend lectures, except for the fact that he mentions random facts in lectures that he puts on the midterm and final. With that being said he is fairly knowledgable at accounting, just not at teaching. Good luck if you need to take 3A for a grade.

Bob overall was an amazing professor! The coursework is not extremely difficult, but takes time to go through. Go to lecture, watch the online lectures, and make an effort to understand the content and you will be fine. The midterm/final take up a majority of your grade, but both are based on straightforward content covered in lectures/reading.

Bob is an AMAZING & SWEET person. His analogies helped me to understand the topics better, and his insights into the workforce were GREAT. I loved how he gave recorded lectures! The 3A content is not hard but VERY time-consuming. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE WORK (2 WEEKLY online quizzes). GO TO LECTURE & SECTION! 75% of your grade are exams w/ NO curve!

He's a seasoned miner with ink stains on his fingers from the amount of manual journal entries he has done. He's Jung's archetype of a hard worker. It's rare to see nowadays amongst all these free-loaders.

GO TO LECTURE! His class is definitely tough, and his midterms are extremely difficult. The final was 37.5% of our total grade, and the average score was a 54%. Its hard to get an A (or even a B) in this class, so I would recommend P/NP if youre able to. And I cant stress this enough, GO TO LECTURE

He's an excellent professor for those willing to put in the effort. Aspiring to enter finance, I value his rare investing insights. Be enthusiastic about your learning and you'll succeed. His exams fully align with the course material, a unique quality among econ professors I've encountered. Went during office hours and he's also super friendly.

This class is a flipped classroom style, which rarely works and definitely does not work here; the lecture time is used for questions and students are required to watch the videos containing all of the knowledge on their own time. Class time is wasted with Anderson talking about his own experiences rather than material.

Bob is a fantastic motivational speaker, but a horrific professor. The lectures are hour long tangents loosely based off a question about the homework. Has a big ego and loves to brag about himself. You have to purchase Wiley Plus, which can cost upwards of $100. Prof relies entirely on it; you could pass the course over WP without his material.

Overall this class was not the hardest but final is in a week and not even the TA's know what the format of the final is. Same goes for midterm, went in blind because no one knew what it was going to be like. Don't take him if u can !!

He is extremely clear with what you need to do and learn to excel in the class. Extremely fair grader. He orients lectures around applications of concepts and expects students to put in work outside of class. Exceptional practical advice and insight into the field of accounting and connects students to job resources. You will succeed if you work.

tell people to attend useless lectures by saying "there will be questions on the final that I only talk about in class and not in the recording". He's just repeating the same stuff+ his personal life and waste 3 hrs of ur time every week. Also, be ready to have things due for basically EVERY SINGLE WEEKDAY even though u don't have lecture/sessions

Course is a joke, more like intro to Anderson 101. He only talked about his personal life and accounting experience during lectures. This course is very hard so don't rely on him. UNDERSTAND the textbook, do WP practice problems, and you will be ok for quizzes. Midterm was a piece of cake and final is about smallest things he discussed in lectures.

The exams(75%) and quizzes (20%) take up a total of 95% of the grade. I basically learned all the knowledge of this course by myself. You'll find it hard to get the point of his lessons. The midterm is easy but the final is a disaster. Half of the MCQ are about extracurricular knowledge. If 3A is a required course for u, GOOD LUCK.

Tough, very hard exams and his exams are heavily weighted. If you have another choice, do not take his class. Even B is a very good grade for this course.

Bob is definitely one of the best professors here. He provided a lot of real-life accounting skills and stories for students. It's a tough course and takes you a lot of time to prepare for the exams. The first exam is on excel and the second is in person. You will learn a lot from this professor and do previews before you go to his classes.

This professor took the time to help me individually. He had great lectures and i learned a ton. Lots of textbook reading.

Don't take this if you are not an ECON or Accounting Major. For a GE is is a very tough class that requires alot of outside learning. Lectures do not prepare you for the midterm or final. Be prepared to grind for a decent grade in this class. Alot gets covered and you become well versed in the basics of accounting if you put the work in.

Bob Anderson: hard workers love him, slackers hate him. Don't let yourself be guided by the hate he gets. He has a direct personality, and as such he will always be straightforward with you. He may sound rude but he cares for his students. If you reach out to him he will listen to you. Best prof. I've had at UCSB.

He spends half the class ranting about whatever he feels like that day. You'll most likely find yourself self-studying for a lot of this class and the homework is pretty annoying as well. If you prefer econ and aren't really interested in accounting, you're better off taking some other class.

Professor Anderson was great. Even though sometimes he goes on tangents, he really knows what he is talking about. He was also very accommodating when I had a migraine before the final. He is great!

Bob is very knowledgeable but prepare to study a lot. There was a lot of work to do each week that you had to do or else you would fall behind. In person lectures weren't mandatory, but Bob talks about a lot of interesting and helpful topics during them, like building wealth. Only take if you are actually interested in accounting and economics.

The only thing you have to worry about the midterm and final. Prepare for a lot of self studying and watching his lectures, cause Bob decides to talk about accounting stuff not related to the course material. Also no curve so he's cut throat, the average for the final was 146/250 not very good considering average must be C.

Bob is definitely one of the best professors at UCSB. His public accounting experiences are really helpful to you. The live lectures are more like discussions and Q&A parts. It is not mandatory but if you want high scores, you should go. He is a professor who deserves a lot of respect and I would definitely take his courses in the future.

Reading textbook is much more useful than attending lectures. Class time was always wasted by him, talking about his own personal experiences but not the course materials. The exams are hard. The average for midterm was 67%, and average for final was 58%. There is no curve, so I expect the class average is C+ or C.