Anne MacDonald - Simon Fraser University

Professor: Anne MacDonald
Department: Business Administration
College: Simon Fraser University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
she seems nice, but i really did not enjoy her class. her lectures were so dry, making it really hard to stay focused. three hours of her just blabbering on and on about i dont even know.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Best teacher I've ever had understood her class. Never took accounting before in highschool.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really made accounting engaging, tests were fair, and all the homework was very helpful.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BUS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Horrible prof, makes you memorize the textbook. The class was so dry can you imagine sitting in a 3-hour lecture learning about how businesses work. The Final is worded poorly also.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Anne is awesome! Took her for both 201 and 251 and is such a good and kind professor. Truly cares about her students understanding what she is teaching as well as offering outside of class help. Would 100% recommend if you can sit through lectures.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BUS201
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She is kind but her lectures can be very long and info packed. You're definitely gonna have to work for the grade you want.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great Professor, Ive had her for 2 courses and both were great! she explains concepts in a very decent way and her exams were more than fair as nothing was out of the blue. Do go to office hours if you're struggling as she really does help and doesn't mind going over questions with you.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: BUS201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She was very friendly and relaxed online. As an intro class there wasn't too much work to do and everything was pretty straightforward but the readings were very long. Chapter and multiple article readings each week.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BUS201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Anne was a fine prof. There is a chapter a week to read and be quizzed. She basically just goes over what was said in the textbook so paying attention during lectures is not necessary. But there is a participation component so you must attend. Overall nice woman.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This is generally a hard course but Anne makes it much easier. As long as you put the work in you'll receive a good mark. There is no midterm instead she has 4 mini quizzes worth 6% each. This is way less stressful and better than a big test. Also she will take away your lowest mark on a quiz to help boost your grade
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Anne is a great prof for Accounting! She explains concepts very clearly and is quick to answer questions that come up during class. The workload is average, consisting of a short pre-class quiz every week, and an assignment every week.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Synchronous/Asynchronus lectures were pretty dry. Realized after the first quiz that you don't need to attend/watch the lectures religously to succeed. Be very prepared for the quizzes/final and read the textbook/review the lecture videos for clarity if needed.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: BUS201
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She is super nice and very organized. Lectures are nice, she just goes over what the readings said but answers more questions. She makes the material fun and light. As for quizzes, they're pretty straight forward, nothing that the readings or lectures don't cover. Overall, I would definitely take a course of hers again.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Teaches BUS 251 from a 70% theoretical - 30% technical stand-point that will be more applicable to most students (who need to understand financial statements and documents) taking the course than other professors who teach this course from the perspective of upcoming accountants who will produce financial statements. Explains concepts well.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Anne is a fine prof. Nothing special nothing to bad. She teaches a subject that is pretty bland and doesn't do much to make it not that way but there is only so much you can do. Tutorials make or break your experience in this class. Hilton was a great TA for me. She was kind with grading and reasonable during the pandemic.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Her lectures are really boring, but she does go into more depth than the textbook. Exams are a huge time crunch and a lot of people aren't able to finish in time. I would recommend going to tutorials and making sure to keep up with the homework. Even though there is a lot, it's really important to get familiar or else you won't finish the exam. GL
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I didn't take accounting in high school so I was worried about taking it in university but it actually wasn't too bad! It's a dry topic so lectures often reflected that but Anne and my TA was always open for help and feedback! The homework was only for completion so I just did as much as I could and then reviewed the textbook answers and I got an A
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • 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:
I've taken accounting courses in high school and this class had less homework. Anne is a good lecturer and is very clear. 251 is a difficult if you know nothing about accounting, but I think Anne makes it relatively easier compared to other profs. Would recommend!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: B-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
bad lectures, bad course.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: BUS251
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She gives a lot of challenging homework, her exams are unfair. She also laughed at one of my group member during office hour because she didn't do well on the midterm. Avoid.
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