Michael Padhi - University of Maryland

Professor: Michael Padhi
Department: Finance
College: University of Maryland
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Padhi was an amazing professor for BMGT340. I took him over the summer and even though the work load was about 25-30 hours per week, you can get a B+ to an A if you grind and put in the time to do all of the work. The tests were open notes but were still challenging. He very accessible outside of class and is one of the best professors @ Smith!
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Padhi is a good professor. He knows the content well, and the course is pretty straightforward as long as you apply yourself. He has a dry sense of humor that I found pretty funny. Padhi gives you a ton of materials to study, so as long as you prepare for the exams it is pretty easy to get a high grade in the course.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Taking BMGT340 with Padhi was great. He gives his students the resources needed to succeed in an already hard class to take at the B-School. He gives out note outlines to fill out in class (which are a great help for exams) and is great at explaining tough concepts. Take Padhi!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great Professor for a fairly difficult topic to learn. He is very good at teaching difficult concepts step by step and made online classes fun. He really cares and does a great job. You have to put in the work but if you do, youll be fine.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
100% take Padhi over Hallows. He gives you the materials to be successful in a very challenging class. Always respectful to students.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: C-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The professor is a nice person. Very helpful in office hours. His teaching style is decent, practice questions in class are easier than on exams. The concepts are challenging but provides a lot of resources to study and TA are always willing to help out! Nice person, hard class .
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT445
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Took him for BMGT 340 as well. A really smart and caring prof. Knows his stuff well and will spend time with you if you have any questions (even questions about current events). Class is hard in the sense that it is math heavy but he goes over all the important formulas before any exam and provides enough practice exams to ace the exams. best @ UMD
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This class is extremely hard but padhi encourages you to asks questions and genuinely seems like he wants everyone to do well. The tests are very hard and more difficult than class examples so prepare for them as much as you can. Before all the extra credit was graded I had a grade of a B- and I ended with an A- so DO ALL THE EXTRA CREDIT!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Padhi is a nice professor. He gives a lot of homework, so be ready to spend a long time studying for this class! His tests are challenging but if you work hard, you will definitely pass. The quizzes have 2 attempts so its very nice. There are also a few extra credits throughout the semester that allows you to improve your grade too!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Cannot stress enough that I hate this guy. Teaches the equivalent of 1+1 in class then on the tests you need to know high level calculus and use formulas they don't give you. Artificially makes the tests harder by adding useless information. This class isn't even about finance, it's about trying to understand what the test questions are asking for
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Cannot stress enough how terrible this class is. The fact that the business school still lets them teach this class is absurd considering how many complaints they must get every semester. You have to learn on your own because class time is dedicated to easy problems and the HW is all hard. If Hallows or Padhi sees this just know you are the worst.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: C-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Absolute nightmare of a class. You might as well teach yourself because he won't be able to. Will need to do a lot of extra learning by yourself to just make it by.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is not a good teacher, he acts as if he cares. Does not make time to help you succeed. And my grade is a reflection of his teaching. FiND another university to take this course. You are NOT required to take it AT UMD. TRUST ME.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's a good lecturer, and way better than Hallows. The problem with the class is that you learn how to do problems in class, in HWs and Quizzes, but then on the test they put problems 10x harder than any you've learned. I don't understand why they wouldn't teach you the type of problems on the test. Definitely take him over Hallows though.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Padhi genuinely does not care about his students. He is very egotistical when answering questions in class, but acts as though he is open to all questions. He is barely available when you need help. DO NOT USE OLD EXAMS AS AN INDICATOR OF WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR OWN EXAMS! Avoid taking him if you can.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Do not take this class at this school . You can take it at Towson or Baltimore county. Not a good teacher, was not able to teach the material so you can understand it. Was not accessible outside of class. Only 1 TA for 100 students. (no help there) You are on your own. He doesnt care to see you succeed in his class bc if he did he would make time.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class is challenging, but Padhi provides a lot of extra credit opportunities. He drops the lowest exam, gives random assignments, and makes every exam out of 105%. His lectures are enjoyable, but he does go on tangents and runs out of time. Study with friends and watch videos to supplement the class time.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: F
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This professor is knowledgeable but he has no business being an educator. First off, his exams this semester have had an avg of 60% and he hardly curves. He has very little ability to explain concepts when asked questions. Unfortunately, he is the only prof that teach this class. Will be taking this course at another school. Sorry but hes just ��
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Every BMGT student takes 340 and it's a pretty demanding course. It's tough but Padhi is a good teacher and a good person. He's very knowledgeable. The homeworks are arduous and difficult but you can pass if you try.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: BMGT340
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This professor was very nice and understanding. The class itself is very challenging and will require a lot of studying, but he is there to answer questions you may have and tries to make sure the whole class is following along. In class participation helps, and he does go over every topic that is going to be on exams.
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