REALLY nice guy. Has good energy for 8AM class and you can tell that he really does care about the class and he wants students to understand. Lots of memorization but if you go to the lectures, it makes the class ALOT easier!

the attendance is kinda mandatory since you need to take the quiz using iclicker. The way he gives xplanation is pretty clear. The exam takes up lots of energy to remember most of the context like remembering input n output of a process. It's useless since you will forget it anyway after the exam.

8 Am is the worse class. Does do I clicker so make sure you go to class as they are an easy 20 points. Homeworks are about half of the grade so do those as well. Mid term was a little confusing but final was very straight forward did terrible on MT but ended up with a B+ in the class

This guy is so stupid, the information is extremely basic but he tests it in a difficult way. HW is a huge part of the grade, which helps when the test average is a C. He likes to show that he knows more than the students, which should be obvious right?

This class was retarded. Useless information, I don't see how this even qualifies for an Econ class. do the hw's the rest is common sense

The professor is a nice guy if you actually take the time to go to office hours. He really enjoys the subject but seems to have a hard time transferring that interest to the class. There are i-clicker questions each day which are worth 20% of your grade. The midterm and final are just relaying info from the book. The class overall way boring.

This is a highly enjoyable class. The tests are book heavy and to get an A you have to focus the majority of your attention breaking down every chapter. Great class that gives you a different perspective of the accounting world. Not as easy as it first seems.

most useless class ever

i have to agree with the person below, lectures puts you to sleep and tests have nothing to do with the mess that comes out of his mouth. doesnt respond to emails for 2-3 days. basically hes really full of himself. what sane man would have class at 8am?

Avoid this class at all costs, gives practice test which bears no resemblance to the actual exams. Worked my ass off and got a C.

Econ's best kept secret. Weird how every quarter there are 50 spots still open for this easy Econ class. EASY busy work once a week. Exams are curved a little bit. 1st exam is mostly charts. 2nd is most all from the book and definitions/memorization. EASY to get a B, and very very probable to get an A- or A. do the HW and go to class.

A friendly guy. Attendance is a must for pop quizzes. Many easy busy work assignments. Grading is fair. I recommend him.

Class is a little bit boring, but the teacher is very nice.

Most useless class ever and the professor is not the sharpest tool in the shed either. Has virtually nothing to do with accounting or economics or anything that'll help you ever. He's nice, but this class is painfully boring. We spent the second class meeting (all 75 minutes) learning how to rename a file and moving it from one folder to another...

I have to agree that this is the most useless class I've taken at UCSB. The lectures are extremely boring, but you have to show up because he gives unnanounced pop quizzes, The econ department would be much better off if they fired this useless professor and pretended that the class never existed in the first place.

The most useless class ever. Do not take this class. If you like this class, you should be majoring in comm. I have no idea how this class falls in the econ department.

Really gotta go to class and read the material to get a good grade. BOring lectures... and too early. **TIP** buy the online book instead of printed so u can use the "search" feature on Adobe and turn in ur HW in a heartbeat

Easy A if you go to class. Each class he has give-me quizzes, hmwk piece of cake, study slides for the exams and done, A obtained. Boring lecture, but the guy means well and has a big heart. Give him a break.

Useful course if you are interested in learning about databases and information systems. Quizzes in almost every lecture. Pretty easy class if you read the material and pay attention in lecture. Be sure to do all the assignments and quizzes, every point helps! Midterm and final are not difficult if you study. The course is NOT graded on a curve.

super easy, kind of boring and not applicable to anything anyone is doing now. but seriously if you just do the**** on time every week it is an easy a. he explains what needs to be done loud and clear in the begining of the class and if you just get it done on time its a really easy a. he is a really nice guy and really cares about his students

This class is "blah". You can tell right away that the instructor is a state-school teacher because he is all about teaching application of programs- he just doesn't seem like he belongs teaching at a UC. I struggle to stay awake through his lectures and the projects are pointless. It mine as well be an online based class. Hardly teaches accounting

I agree with what others say. useless HW and labs assignments, but they will help you boost up ur grade. pop quizzes almost every class if not TWICE A DAY. u have to show up they r t/f Qs anyways. he makes the tests hard. the material isn't that difficult. i would recommend taking it thou.

Not as easy as everyone says. He made the class a little harder than before. Quizzes every week. Time consuming projects and useless homework assignments. Tests require Lots and Lots of memorization but easy to get a B in the class.

So i messed up on teh midterm...got a 600 out of 800...studied hardcore for the final which was almost the same concept as the midterm...I got an A-....i studied for it...the material is really practical and is not hard to comprehend...i have the book if anyone want to purchase it...makhan@umail.ucsb.edu