Anthony Basile - Hofstra University

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Anthony Basile - Hofstra University

Professor: Anthony Basile

Department: Accounting

College: Hofstra University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ACCT143
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

RIP. I literally had no time to do work for any of my other classes because of this class. Your pretty much on your own for his class. Like others have said, he really could care less about how you do in the class and goes on to speak about his practice every class. Wish you the best.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ACC143
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:

If you truly want to learn about accounting, AVOID this professor. He rarely answers emails and his lectures are not helpful. READ THE TEXTBOOK. If you don't understand something, tough luck. There is no help at all.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ACCT143
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 PROFESSOR IF YOU CAN HELP IT. He does not care about teaching, his practice is most important to him. He will not respond to emails and doesn't allow you to email on weekends (like being a student is a 9-5 job?). Does not care about his students, spends all of the class time talking about his practice instead of teaching.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ACC143
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Please. If you enjoy accounting, take anyone but him. You deserve to learn instead of memorizing rules endlessly without understanding anything about them. Take anyone. But not him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ACC228
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:

He loved reminding us how qualified he was. Spent an inordinate amount of time preparing final exam and spent zero time teaching. Worst professor i have ever had. Sent him a problem he assigned for homework and took him 2 days to locate the answer key to send. Appears he had no clue how to solve the problem either. He was incompetent:-1::skin-

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ACCT143
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:

Not a bad guy. Not a great professor. If you can take somebody else do it; otherwise just start sleeping with your textbook to absorb your tears at night. I cried various nights over the final exam. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, and I was questioning life as I know it. It is a struggle to pass this course regardless if you put in work or not.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: ACCT143
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:

Basile is the kind of prof that reads from the slides & talks mostly about his personal life in lectures. His class is a mess. He doesn't teach, yet tests you on everything. He never answers his emails, his office hours are only 30 minutes long and at inconvenient times. He offers little to no extra credit. Genuinely awful professor and class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: ACCT133
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Homeworks are not hard but they take some time, about a solid hour at least a week. Also have audit group cases which add about another half hour of work per week. Lectures are interesting and material related but not enough for the test so read the chapters in the textbook and also go over the PowerPoints to feel good for the tests.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: ACC133
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Genuinely terrible class and professor. Basile assigns an *INSANE* amount of homework. Minimum 50 problems PER. CHAPTER. It's as if he thinks Audit is the only thing we have time for. He doesn't teach us anything. You have to complete and present audit cases on top of the homework assignments. One of the worst professors and classes I've had.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ACC143
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Textbook is a MUST. Make it your best friend - no other option. Basile is extremely knowledgeable and respected in the accounting community. He spends a lot of time sharing stories and experiences which helps but sometimes the class should be more focused. Exams are TOUGH. Only way to get through is to read the book over and over again and again.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ACCT133
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Basile is a very nice guy don't get me wrong. He just doesn't care about teaching. You go to class on time, he arrives 15 minutes late. He assigned huge homework's from the book every single week. Once presentations start, you have to teach yourself everything. He never answers emails. Take him if you're serious and work hard.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ACCT133
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Basile is an alright professor.. he just isn't committed to this job. He is very busy, runs his own firm therefore is never there for you besides class hour. He delegates all his work to his TA, she's nice but I rather deal with the professor himself. Does give alot of work, homework schedule is ridiculous, its due before we go over the material

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ACCT133
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

First let me state the obvious, he's a very attractive man which constantly distracts me. But when I do focus I just get frustrated because he talks to us as if we already know the field. He is not easy, but he will help if you ask, only that he's always busy and delegates all his work to his very unfriendly TA. It's a Teach yourself corse

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ACCT133
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Basile's not the best, but he is relatively easy. His style is "I teach you 50% and the other 50% you must read on your own and do the homeworks." Plus he tries to schedule things around Katz's tax exams. I'd take him again if I had the chance...

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ACCT143
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr.Basile is always late and for the first 15 minutes he talks about politics. The stories he tells are entertaining but not relevant to the course. Take the course planning to learn everything on your own.HIs tests are not fair. Do the homework but he does not check the answers, the TA does.And he think he is hot! Big, big ego!

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ACCT133
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

gives a lot of work, between reading the chapters and answering the questions, doing cases, and then presenting the cases, you will have a lot of work to do in one semester, however the cases are extremely helpful in learning about auditing, while dr. basile gives a background of basic auditing while reviewing the cases

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ACCT216
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The worst professor I have had at Hofstra. Why say that you cannot learn the material by reading the textbook, then lecture the class using powerpoints that you say wont help us for the test...makes no sense

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ACCT133
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

he keeps class interesting, give lots of homework & cases, you kind of have to teach yourself

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ACCT143
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Basile is a wonder to the accounting profession. He manages to keep every class interesting by telling hilarious stories about his own CPA experiences, and he is also very knowledgable of politics and current events. He keeps you well prepared by pushing you (in a good way) to read and do homeworks. He's also pretty good on the eyes!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ACCT133
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof Basile is def not as bad as everyone is making him out to be. He is a nice guy, but is very serious about auditing. He teaches until the case presentations start, at which point you just need to read the book and teach yourself. There is A LOT of work for this class, i feel like when im done with one HW i start another it NEVER ends.

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