Joseph Trefzger - Illinois State University

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Joseph Trefzger - Illinois State University

Professor: Joseph Trefzger

Department: Finance & Business Law

College: Illinois State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: FIL260
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good guy but his teaching styles are out of date. Long, boring lectures, outlines, and emails. He overexplains everything and that makes it hard to understand. Tests are worded to confuse you and very few assignments.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

was a very bad teacher for online. have to teach yourself. longgg lesson videos. Lots of homework. Grade heavily reliant on tests. Unless you are already great with finance I would avoid him! He also sends unnecessarily long emails and makes the whole course very confusing and hard to stay motivated.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mr. Trefzger will best prepare to get a job in the specific field you are learning. If you are interested in the material, and want to learn the maximum you can about a subject, Mr. T uses a culmination of his intellect and his vast experience in various fields to best prepare are you for what you will see in the future in various areas of finance.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: FIL140
Grade Received: INC
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

absolutely horrible and would drop if it wasnt too late into the semester. His online format sucks and its very outdated. Makes the course even more difficult. grades homework hard and makes you scan in hundreds of problems all hand written. very little support and he sends constant emails that are pages longs. do NOT take any classes with him!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: WD
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The Impression that I got is probably a good professor for in-person classes; However, he's horrible for online. He was asynchronous and we had to learn the concepts and formulas through reading long lessons that he gave us with very little help outside of that. The best way to describe the class is an ADHD nightmare. He seems like a great guy tho.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Such an amazing dude! Definitely knows his stuff, he's just more old-fashioned than most teachers which is okay. You definitely need to put work into this course and will not pass if you don't, but he is absolutely always available for you to call and ask questions and help you with things you don't understand. Incredible guy. (tests are hard lol)

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Professor that was always open and encouraged seeing him during office hours. The homework is online with him working out the same problem with different numbers and the step by step for it. The lecture notes are posted online but he adds to them in the margin during class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Personally Asynchronous classes are not for me but the material is very difficult and it was impossible for me to understand anything. Tests are very tightly timed and I could not finish them. Take Cring or wait until next semester.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Finance in general can be confusing, you really do have to pay attention and study a lot. If you can push and study hard the first few topics the rest is easy. He is a really caring professor and is very good about communicating with his students. Highly suggest taking over summer online if you have that option.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: WD
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Joseph is outdated, 240 is unreasonably weighted solely on exams (cumulative final is 50% of your grade), assigns an insane amount of reading and problems, and emails you EVERY SINGLE DAY just babbling on because he has no life. I took his online FIL240, which is VERY dry material, & the pace and his expectations were not worth finishing my minor.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Trefzger gets a bad rep from kids the class who blow off his advice. Finance isn't easy, but if you do the practice problems and pay attention in class, you can get an A. DO NOT BUY THE BOOK.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: No
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He means well, but he's a terrible professor. He practically reads his massively over complicated documents word for word, and explains things to the point of mental exhaustion. His teaching style is really old and he doesn't use Reggienet because he doesn't know. He cares a lot, but his teaching style tends to be counterproductive and impossible.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is a very nice professor but there is very little guidance throughout the course. He goes through examples in class and explains scenarios but does not show step by step how he gets the answer unless you look online at his website at the solutions for the practice problems.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

DO NOT take this class with Trefzger. This is one of the hardest classes I've ever taken. A lot of people dropped because it was so hard. His lectures are long and boring. If you bomb one test you have a zero chance at getting an A or B. Do yourself a favor and take this class with Cring.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor T is one of the nicest guys youll meet. His class is pretty lecture heavy but he makes class interesting and tells stories to make the problems make sense. Highly recommend taking. Actually cares about his students.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class is very difficult due to his teaching style. He makes things confusing and tries to overly explain topics. He is set in stone in his old ways and does not try new things. I personally would not take a class with him ever again.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One of the most genuine professors. Really cares about his class and wants you to succeed. Lectures can feel long and confusing but he is always accessible outside of class and willing to help.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: FIL260
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures are very boring and he literally just reads off an outline (which are pages long). I haven't even taken my first test yet, and I am already regretting taking this class with him. Brings in grad assistant to "baby sit" 20-22 year olds, ridiculous. He always says we're boring, when in reality its him that's boring. DO NOT TAKE this class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The reviews on here made me hesitant to take this class with him, but they are all wrong!! This class is EASY. Attendance is mandatory, but if you just show up and pay attention the best you can, as well as go to the exam review sessions, he will tell you literally everything on the exams. I got an A on every exam with minimal effort.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: FIL240
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This class is nearly impossible if you're not a finance major. Lectures are long, boring and very hard to follow along with his essay notes. He either goes off topic or when you're finally writing notes down he goes too fast and skips ahead. He has the TA walk around the whole class and take notes on what you're doing. Avoid this class if possible.

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