Doug Kulper is truly a gem in the dept at UCSB. He cares so much about his students and is more than willing to help them succeed. Tests and quizzes are critical thinking based but if you really spend the time to read, you will succeed. NO TRICK QUESTIONS!!! Very down to earth Professor.

Professor Kulper is certainly a good instructor and he has the track record and real life experience to support his teaching. Hes also heavily involved with campus activities (UAS and the TAG program). Just dont get on his bad side & dont try to correct him. He occasionally gaslights his student, including alum that have long graduated.

Doug knows the material and is okay at explaining concepts. He enjoys making the course harder than it needs to be. You can study as much as you want and think that you will get a good grade on his exams, but beware... His exams are 99% trick questions. Also, you are forced to use a webcam in this class, otherwise you'll get dropped.

Pretty Good Professor. Just a lot of reading and quizzes. Good advice. The project at the end is a lot of work. Overall, would recommend

One of the best Professors in the Econ department. He doesnt want his students to just memorize how to solve problems, he wants them to understand WHY you have to do calculations one way versus another. Gives a lot of his own handouts that explain difficult material. Go to his office hours for help with the class. Great advice for internships too

doug is actually a great professor, but his class is not easy by any means. there are quizzes every class meeting and although some are easier than others, they are definitely not free points. his exams are also mostly free response. he really wants his students to master the material, and so you really need to work hard for a good grade

He really doesn't teach just like the other comment on this website. He spends most of the time talking about his own life story. Homeworks are on your own. Learn this class yourself and that's it.

Nice guy. Majority of class is him talking about nothing that has to do with the weekly reading quizzes, but he takes attendance so you have to go. Quizzes aren't terrible but you do need to read to do well on them. Project is a lot of work and he is a tough grader. If you put in the work the class isn't difficult just a lot of busy work.

This class has a quiz for every class so you have to keep up with the reading. Kulper is a nice guy who has nice stories to tell, but he doesn't really have a lecture. He basically talks the whole time and when he does talk about substantive stuff it's from the reading. Overall, lots of time dedication for this class and a group project due at end.

Kulper is really funny and nice. He has clear, reasonable grading criteria and rounds up generously. 189 wasn't a lot of work. About an hour of reading per lecture, and then reread the text a couple more times before the exams. The textbook and material are excellent. I reccomend taking 189 if you're an econ accounting major. Just go to class!

Interesting lectures actually address the relevance of what's being taught. To actually learn the material, though, you have to do the homework and/or read. The reading isn't really necessary though, its straightforward material if you've taken an Accounting class before. Very helpful in office hours.

Two midterms and one final, each are worth 15% of your grade. There is a quiz every class, and the lowest two will get dropped - they're worth 35% of your grade. Homework is worth 10% and section attendance is worth 10%, so plenty of gimme points. The quizzes will be on the material you did for homework and related to what he just lectured on.

Had Kulper for 136A and 118. I can honestly tell you that he doesn't teach. He takes the majority of lecture to vent and talk about his own life, which will often not be related to course material. Having said that, he has quizzes every lecture and does not prepare you for them AT ALL. He is a good person but he is not a good teacher.

A CPA with a JD degree, so he really has a LOT of real world experience to share with the class. A 10 question quiz everyday based on reading the assigned chapter for that week, he gives you 5 answers for free. The quizzes are handy when studying for midterms which are non-comprehensive and so is the final. EASY!!

Loved the class, very interesting. You have to go to class for the quiz (fast, easy). Honestly I didn't feel like it was too much work, you have to read a chapter before every class and it took around an hour. Stay on top of the reading and look over notes before tests and you'll do fine (take good notes on the reading and you'll probably get an A)

Big Doug is the man, but this class is rough. Far too many quizzes (literally everyday of class), the exams are pretty tricky. I love his tangents but they are zero help. You have to put an exorbitant amount of effort into the class and even that doesn't guarantee an A. Best of luck.

Horrible professor. Doesn't teach anything. Spends most of the lecture talking about his stocks and only covers the analysis part for the last 20 minutes of the class. Then he gives us daily quizzes which he doesn't prepare us for at all, and we only get about 10 minutes for it. Get another professor!

Killer is a goof and is super friendly but will go on tangents about random stuff every class. There is a quiz everyday but if you read before and listen in class to the examples you'll do fine. He is very fair about his tests and will tell you pretty much what is on it. I suggest going to office hours cause he gives great career advice

Kulper is a smart guy who's very personable and an all around good guy. He is a little harsh and very blunt when it comes to talking about the group project but he's honest. He does talk A LOT but he's very helpful. Definately one of my favorite teachers! This class is worth it!

We had 3 tests in 1 month, and daily quizzes that are 20% of your grade and don't prepare you for the test. He teaches you how to analyze the week of the test, but it's usually a huge part of the test. You also have to memorize the text book to do well on tests and quizzes. Section is pretty useless. 30 page project was okay if your team is smart.

Great professor, offers great advice and stories. Always easy to talk to and friendly. Very accomplished but approachable

Kulper was a really nice guy, but his lectures are long tangents and don't really prepare you for the tests. You have to thoroughly read each chapter and you'll still be confused on his test. The class is rank based so do better than your peers. But there is a quiz every lecture so you have to go. Not bad overall but lot of work

Not an easy class. there is a quiz everyday.I didn't do too well on the quizzes because I didn't have the time to read through the chapters 4 times like the "A" students did. I did do better than avg on the exams. Easy to get a B in the class unless you want to dedicate a lot of your time on this class then you can definitely get an A.

Kulper is an entertaining guy, and you will learn facts about law that will help you out but his style of teaching is terrible. He rambles about what he saw on TV yesterday, the traffic to get to class, for like thirty minutes each class, when there is a quiz at the end of each class. If there was no quiz, no one would show up.