Boring as hell and a prejudiced guy.

He is one of the worst profs I've ever had. He read powerpoints for the first part of the class then when everyone failed the first test he decided he should TRY to teach the class, but his teaching didn't help either. His tests are impossible, even with cheat sheets. On the bright side, he curves.

reads off of the powerpoint slides to teach...do not recommend him at all. very hard tests!

wow, i don't even know where to begin with this guy. his online homework assignments are annoying, and take HOURS to complete. He lets you use your book and notes on tests, but they contain concepts you have never seen in your life. And you will think you did OK on an exam, but you will get it back and be dissapointed, cuz he tries to trick you.

i would study for hours upon hours for his tests and end up doing horrible. he puts stuff on the exams that are nothing like the homework or inclass work. he also puts way too many problems on exams and doesnt give you enough time to finish them all. good luck getting a decent grade if you take him.

OMG! By far the HARDEST class I have taken! Exam ?s were no where to be found in notes or book!!! Don't take for online course- there's no way to teach yourself this class!!! Listen to the postings- this is a gpa killer!!!

Class didn't seem like it was going to be to bad in the beginning. But quickly learned it was the hardest class I've had yet. I was looking to minor in accounting but, after having him I'm definitely not. Lectures are horrible just goes over ppt you can look at on your own from home. Doesn't teach, explanations are terrible. Overall don't take him.

By far the worst teacher at IUP. Online HW takes forever and the HW problems are not even like the ones on the test. TAKE SOMEONE ELSE!

Save yourself the trouble, Worse professor, Hard, doesnt teach, homework does not help with test, he gives you old exams but doesnt go over how to do them. Find another teacher better yet take it at a community college.

If I could even stress to you how stupid this class made me feel. I was overwhelmed and embarrassed the whole time I took this class. Worst I've ever had. Doesn't teach. Doesn't care. Boring. HARD HARD exams. Cant learn even if you tried your hardest. Education shouldn't be like this. DONT TAKE UNLESS YOU LIVE BY LIFE IS HARD MOTTO I GUESS.

My first college F! :( DONT TAKE... and no its not because I didn't work hard enough. I tried my best I really did. The teaching of this class is horrible. You can tell he lectured finance all his life over and over and over again and we are just an added over to list each semester.

Very boring and gives a lot of homework however it is not related to what is on the test. Average test grade for the class is 50% or less. Lectures are PowerPoint slides made by the book. Eastman is very lazy and shows no interest in the subject or his students. I don't usually complain but this man is terrible. Take another professor if possible.

He's terrible, do not take him, even if he is the last prof left. Acts like this is everyone's top priority. Homework and study materials barely relate to his nearly impossible exams, nor does going to class help. He obviously prides himself on his unnecessarily difficult class. Direct example of why education is so flawed.

He's very monotone and doesn't engage the class so it's very boring I would NOT recommend this class. He doesn't help at all and the tests are hard. He doesn't seem to care about the class or anyone in it, as well as anything that he is teaching.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Dr. Eastman is the worst teacher I've had at IUP. He has the most monotone voice and it's hard to stay awake during class. His tests are ridiculously hard and you can barely finish in the allotted time. Most of the class averages on the tests were an F. Please don't take him if you enjoy your sanity.

To start off, I took this class only because I was required too. I dreaded going to this class. He never showed up on time, he was very monotone and has extremely long lectures, and he pretty much took everything from the book and just copied it to a power point. Only perk was he let us use our books on our tests. Take something else if you can.

I have had straight A's all through college until this class. His tests are unreal, and his lectures are terrible. Everyone says Lawson is much better. I've been miserable this entire semester over this class. He doesn't help students at all. Tenure must be amazing with this guy.

don't take with him

He will never give you enough time for an exam if your class is 50 minutes. (Most of class was forced to hand in uncompleted exams) They are often longer and you better have studied very hard. Extra credit available online. Lots of homework. Below par teaching ability. (Like way below par) Dry and boring as well. Don't recommend

EASILY worst professor i've had in college. Exams are impossible, lectures will put you to sleep, and he simply doesn't care about how his students do in class. He gave us 2 exams, a 5-10 page research paper, and a cumulative final in the span of ONE week. As if his class was the only one any of us had to worry about. AVOID at all costs

Absolutely horrible. Tests are impossible. Would highly recommend avoiding at all costs.

This is a tough class and subject to begin with so I can see where it could be hard to teach. With that being said, Dr. Eastman is without a doubt one of the worst, laziest, uncaring professors I have ever dealt with. He does not engage students with his teaching, showing up to his classes us pointless. Must be unhappy with something in his life.

overwhelming amount of online homework, very difficult for an entry level finance class. All he does is talk about himself and his families life. Very unclear on when stuff is do and what has to be done and what is counted as extra credit. Do not recommend taking his class!

I have taken his class both in person and online. Both times taking it I was blown away with the difficulty and the level of understanding you need to have in finance to pass this class. I am not a finance major and if I ever have to take another finance class at IUP i will try to transfer the credits in. You either understand finance or you dont.

The most dry monotone voice you will ever hear. Which makes a class like Finance even more difficult. I was completely disgusted by his style of teaching and assistance that he doesn't give when you ask for help. It's almost like he doesn't even know what he's teaching because when you ask for an explanation, he tells you to read instead of explain

Never take in class. He just graded by three or four exams which are super tough, one research paper, and very few homework in the whole semester.

Dr. Eastman's class is extremely difficult to do well as a student. He is unclear on grading, tests are ridiculously hard, and he has no concern for how his students are doing. He fails to discuss the material necessary for tests. His teaching is very dry. The stress he will create in your life is overwhelming and I do not feel that I learned much.

DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM!!! very bad teaching, very bad class, you will get a FFFFFFF you will be stressed the entire semester .

When asking for help, do not expect to get any from him, even though you pay for him to teach.

The homework has almost no relation to the exams. If you do not understand accounting or finance you will not do well in his classes.

Don't take the class with Dr. Eastman! Class material is hard and unclear. The exam questions have to do very little with the material explained in class. Don't ask him for extra credit, he will say no. You will stress for the whole semester.

One of the worst teachers I've ever had. Dry lectures, unclear and inconsistent grading, unresponsive to emails and student concerns. Tests are very different from study material and what you go over in class. Tests have a ridiculous amount of short-essay questions, often with multiple parts. You won't get much from this class but a lower GPA.

Do NOT take this class. I am a junior and this 143 level class is the hardest college class Ive taken so far. The homework is insanely hard and the exams are just as bad, if not worse. The homeworks are worth 5 points each, so if you miss 2 questions, you automatically get a 60 on the assignment! My biggest regret in college is taking this class

To put this in the most simplest terms, Alan Eastman is the worst professor I've had at IUP. He has no personality and he is horrible at teaching. His assignments are ridiculous and he grades horribly. I've never failed a class in my life but during this semester I failed both his investments class and insurance and risk management class in one.

If you should avoid anything in life, avoid Alan Eastman. Worst professor at IUP, and you're going to feel like a miserable puppy locked in a cage with bacon outside of it.

if i could rate this man 0 stars i would. he is the worst prof i have ever had. this guy is the biggest joke and his class is the worst waste of time and money. he is extremely tough, the lectures don't correlate with the tests and when he finally decides to respond to your fourth email he is extremely rude. don't take this class even if you have 2

He is not a good teacher. It doesn't matter if you go to lectures and study. The material is simple but you will struggle in this class. He doesn't give you adequate information to prepare for tests/hw and doesn't make his expectations clear. He is hopelessly boring and uninspiring. I could go on. Take anyone else but him.

The homework has nothing to do with the exams at all. He isn't mean, but that's it. Do not listen to the good ratings. I did. NEVER AGAIN. Never have I felt so dejected and just done. No idea how anyone else passed. I've worked so hard and did well in my other classes, but I'm pretty sure my scholarship will be taken away after his.

Easy grader, straightforward expectations, clear communicator. Just impressively unempathetic. Would not feel comfortable approaching him again which made for a poor experience.

His lectures are painfully boring and he is very unhelpful. He talks about his personal life the entire class which doesn't help when your grade relies solely on three exams. You'll spend countless hours on homework just for it to barely count toward your grade. Would not recommend him by any means.

I do not know where to start! He teaches Math based finance classes and will not teach a single math problem or even review the math material! He is hard to hear and his exams are outrageously hard and all math. Sitting through lectures is a waste of time and money be prepared to teach yourself math during the exam! Sad he teaches classes you need.

Not only are his lectures boring, hard to follow, and useless, but when you ask him any sort of question, he acts confused and gives a rude, condescending answer. Please do not take him.

i just started college and he is my first class and it takes some strength to show up for that class at 9 am. It's crazy how he just talks and makes you buy a 100 dollar book that teaches you everything. If ur into falling asleep or playing games in class i recommend but if you wanna hear him say so much yet nothing at the same time that's cool ig

Class is pretty easy and exams are online, however the lectures are as boring as they come and are completely useless when it comes time for the assignments and exams.