Sandra Cereola - James Madison University

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Sandra Cereola - James Madison University

Professor: Sandra Cereola

Department: Accounting

College: James Madison University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: COB242
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:

She's such a passionate professor and actually cares that you learn and are successful in her class. Quizzes usually start as independent but then she lets you talk with people around you so they end up being group quizzes. Theres 5 tests not including the final but it's nice because it gives you the chance to mess up one and come back from it

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: COB242
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:

Cereola is a great professor! She really knows her stuff and teaches it clearly. Only thing to be cognizant of is that there is a lot of material, so she runs through it very quickly; be prepared to lock in concepts outside of class. Lectures are based off of fill-in packets. Practice with the supp. packets!! 5-10 quizzes, 5 Tests, and 1 Dpt. Final

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. C is a good choice for 242. The tests are hard, but not impossible with the right approach. She's very knowledgeable and funny, but can sometimes come off as abrasive if you ask for help. Frequent quizzes which suck, but are necessary to keep you engaged. She will often let you work on them in groups.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice and funny woman. She's very willing to help out in office hours. She gives very helpful resources, test practice, and lecture outlines which is nice. The material is kinda tough and the tests and final are hard so don't slack off. She gives two test days, one multiple choice and one long problems. She's not the worst.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

You will work - but you will learn tons. Shes great.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Cereola is a solid Accounting professor. She knows what shes talking about and is always available if you need help. For 242, she gave a lot of quizzes and split tests into 2 parts (70% multiple choice, 30% problems).

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

242 is supposed to be the "easier accounting" but she made this class harder than it needed to be. As a student who never skipped class& aced her 1-2 questionquizzes, I managed to not do well on the exams. The exams are not representative what you know. I know students in different 242 classes who knew half the material I did and had better grades.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Just don't take her. She acts like she's the best professor, but she's mean. I asked her a question once, and she made me feel like a complete idiot in front of the entire class. If you do take her, just go to class, read the textbook and you'll be fine. Don't bother going to office hours, she's not helpful

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You might as well take the class online because it would be the same level of teaching. She gives a quiz on every chapter, sometimes 1 question so you either get a 0% or 100% then will say "Guys its just a quiz grade". 4 Test which is technically 8 because there's in class short answer & 25 in Ashby. Confusing questions & she isn't there to clarify

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Probably one of the most unreasonable professors I've ever had. The material is not terribly difficult but her tests are an awful representation of how well you know the material. Many of the conceptual questions can be though in two ways and since the tests are taken in Ashby lab, she is not there to clarify. Always cancels office hours too.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

quizzes & practice problems aren't like her exams. splits exams into 2 parts- free response one day & mc in ashby another day. teaches 100 miles a min so you basically teach yourself. gives a quiz every 2 classes on a new chapter that have 1-3 questions on it. believes that class avg of C is "better" than previous semesters.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ACTG475
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cereola might be the worst professor Ive ever had. She just reads textbook generated powerpoints all class and buying the book was pointless. She gives us practice problems and then posts then answers online WITHOUT any work. Tests are on things that we have never learned, and didn't even bother to tell us we had a cheat sheet for our final exam

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ACTG475
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

What else needs to be said about Dr. C, everyone knows she's awesome and has a great body. Cost is an easy B hard A class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MBA620
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Content is incredibly tough; for those thinking this is going to be like COB242 be prepared to be shook. Yet, she makes it bearable. She genuinely cares for her students and sure, the tests are tough as hell, but she's at least encouraging and helpful when you need it. A great professor for some truly challenging content.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ACTG475
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

You basically have to teach yourself the information to get a good grade. Her tests are impossible compared to the way she "teaches" class. Lectures are very confusing as she flies by the material and doesn't give students time to ask any questions. Textbook sucked and I only opened it for the homework. Good luck.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ACTG475
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Cost Accounting is a difficult class and boring topic regardless of professor. Dr. Cereola does a great job of covering the important concepts. You will need to study heavily on your own and practice many problems until you understand the material. Tests are moderately difficult, frequent online quizzes, hw, and videos to watch.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Hard class no matter who you take. She is a very good teacher, 3 tests and a final is basically your whole grade. Daily online homework assignments that are pretty helpful. Mostly teaches computations rather than concepts

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Cereola is the best. Do the Connect homework and go to class and you will learn a lot. Utilize her office hours to the fullest extent as she is very personable and knowledgeable. She makes accounting enjoyable.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Solid teacher, presents the material in an easy to understand way and gives a lot of handouts to help explain everything. Class was pretty laid back, no attendance policy. Lots of connect homework, at least one assignment due every day of class. Tests are hard, 2hrs at night, but if you study there not that bad. Prepares for final really well.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: COB242
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Such a sweetheart. For accounting she's one of the best you can have. The subject itself isn't super easy so it's not all her fault. Tests are somewhat difficult and she likes to make short answer portion detailed. Prepares you so well for the final, got a B on it but with a little more studying could've easily gotten an A.

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