Very easy midterm, tricky final. Overall, the course is pretty easy

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He is very helpful and nice prof. Well prepared in the lecture.

Don't skip his classes!

He is not nice, but he IS funny.

The best prof I have ever had

Good teacher, funny, don't get on his bad side

excellent prof... very flexible and accomodating as well

Very intelligent, Class is challenging though. Don't mess with him!

DONT MISS CLASS.... the text is useless...

Matadeen is hilarious, but is mean! His midterms are extremely tricky!

Easy midterm, but final may be hard! Interesting lecture with lots of notes.

Final will be hard coz some stupid pp had their cells rang in the class

Good prof

Rule #1: Turn off your cell phone!

Tests are fair, based on notes, very organized & efficient

just try to understand all his notes and don't even bother buying the textbook

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great prof! very organized and clear..know everything from his notes! no text!

Ok midterm but the final was very tricky

Good professor. Really understands his material

The best prof ever.

Good prof, makes course interesting

Possibly the only SFU instructor with a sense of humor. He can teach too!

Good lecturer, hard tests

an outstanding lecturer

Tough classs, but awesome prof!

excellent teacher

very good prof.

nice prof., but with a lot of ego though.can teach.assigments are demanding, but didn't really helped on the exams.needs a lot work.

huge ego... but he can back it up. Fair

Extremely hard prof. Expects you to know everything inside out, even if minor. Homework takes on average 5+ hours to complete in one week, even though less than 5 questions. Exams brutally hard. Even if know homework inside out, can still fail final.

Remember to turn off your cell phone,... or prepare to die!

Got the highest mark in the midterm. Ends up failing the Final! Final is a killer!

His exam are hard, but that is the only way to seperate the A+ from the A, right? I like his ego-ness. The best thing is that he can and willing to teach!

Best Prof ever!

great lectures, easy assignments, tough exams.

He is an awesome teacher. He explains things very clearly and is available for help. I would recommend him!

he picks on students, but sure can teach

IF people living in Canda can't speak English that's their problem... He's a great TEACHER

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he is sure a tuff prof to have, but just remember to listen to what he says carefully in lectures, attend all tutorials and memorize his assignments and lecture notes before an exam, and u r going to be okie guarenteed. i got a B+ by just doing that

he is the best prof EVER!dont freak out when u see the midterm;) FINAL just a peice of cake:Ohe is fair & u learn soooooo much in his lectures. Dont u ever miss his lectures.He is simply the Best!

Nice Prof!

don't be put off by his in-lecture demeanor

The man's a legend. Apart from being sexy, he's funny as well. On the bad side his tests are real hard to do well in

He hates cellphone ring during the lecture.

Excellent Professor, he teaches real well if you actually pay attention. Just difficult material. Tests are kinda tricky but you'll get plenty of practice. Don't need to buy the txtbook, I've read all the readings and often its not related

Legend! Bad attitude but amazing teaching skills! Exams are tough but I would love to take class with him again

An excellent prof. Take really good notes and put 100% into the class and you will come out with a good grade. Don't buy the text!

fair marker and fairly good lecturer. people complain about the hard midterm and finals but it all gets scaled anyways so why does it matter? what matters is that you separate the smart from the challenged, which is what his class does.

This guy is crazy. Incosiderate, and tries hard to act funny. His favorite phrase is "if your uncle dies..on the exam". I wish it was his uncle that dies on the day of the exam. Wonder if he would be here to watch over us...

He's a good teacher. The material can be difficult, but he explains it very well. Lecture and notes are useful. Exam are fair, questions based on homework.

His in-class teaching is crystal clear. His notes are helpful, and he's funny as well. He's very helpful during his office hours. But his exams are ridicilous, as they really ask about your understanding on the class.

Interesting course...Prof is pretty kool..and helpful clear lectures.....hard course but you gotta work for it..notin comes easy

Awesome prof. Sure he's strict but it makes the class fair for everyone. He's clear and prepared in his lectures. His smartass jokes are hilarious... Enjoyed this course very much

awesome prof

He's a very very good prof. He teaches very clear and after attending each lectures, you sort of have the lecture content in your mind. When you go home and study for it, it's just like reviewing stuffs... Just go to all of his lectures and do all the homeworks ALONE (as suggested) and you'll fine

T.a.l.k.s l.i.k.e A. R.o.b.o.t. Good prof though. Homework assigns were okay, but final, damn near cried at the difference, plus the fact it was only 2 hrs instead of 3 (which he didn't mention until 5 mins before). And it's pronounced a-vay-LAH-bull NOT a-vay-LAY-bull

his teaching is kinda of clear and assigments are okey. Final and midterm are all the things we learnt in the lecture. not really difficult

Great teacher

Great Prof! Very interesting lectures even though it is at 830 in the morning and 2hrs long. Fair exams and straight forward if you did the homework. Awsome accent, Movado watch (Bling!), funny jokes, but the text is kind of useless.

best prof ever! I'm not doing that good in this course, but Allan is just a very good prof. His way of teaching is excellent, very clear and have good jokes. I wish I can take another course with him.

One of the best profs i've ever had. Explains everything clearly. He's quite demanding but he makes the course interesting. Interesting attitude.

Good class, funny teacher, great teacher. The notes are continually coming during class, but as long as you read the text, you'll do perfectly fine. And yes, the tests are tricky

My marginal satisfaction on this course is zero which means my satisfaction on this course reaches max. level...

I think he is a good teacher. Too bad that 10% of the class MUST fail. Overall I do not think it is a hard course. Keep up with the readings and do ALL your assignments...by yourself! I did enjoy a lot his sense of humor. I know some people do not like him but I just love him!!

Excellent instructor overall. His lectures are funny and interesting.

great prof! awesome jokes! he is very clear and thorough when he teaches. you'd totally understand what he's explaining. assign and exams are fine, not hard at all.

He is a good prof, clear and funny jokes too, though the course content isn't that easy and he really enforce the rule of failing the last 20% of student. other than that, this is a must course for Business student anyways.

allan is a great teacher. the material's tough, but much more manageable with the new book. he was never poor before, but the new text makes him and the course quite a bit better. wouldn't have anyone else teach it. there's a reason why it's always him.

best econ/bus prof ever!!! Lecture and notes are great, but final is abit hard.

Wonderful prof. Loved his sense of humor. Course is hard, but he made it fun. He's sarcastic but he really wants you to learn; won't give you the answer just like that, you have to learn on your own, but he's willing to help you. Do as many practice q's you can get your hands on.

Great instructor. His exams are easy. The final was tricky, I guess... but the tools that you need are what you have already learned from your assignments. Do all the assignments ALONE and you'll be fine.

Tricky class. Take the lower assignment marks in exchange for doing them by yourself. In turn, you'll do better on the midterm and final

The course itself is not that hard if you are good at math. He is funny, ie. lots of jokes in Lec. For this course, attanding Lec. and doing the assignment on your own are the necessary conditions for getting a good grade. If you do a bit of the readings, no problem of ending up within A rang.

When it comes time for 478 - take it with matadeen. So STRAIGHT FORWARD. You know exactly what to do, what to expect. Do it, and you'll get a good grade. Not to mention that he's hillarious. Note that I HATED 207, but LOVED 478. There's a certain amount of respect that he accords you once you've made it to 4th yr.

Allan is a very good prof. No wonder he's been teaching this course for so long. You MUST attend all lectures and do ALL asst's on your own. This course is challenging but in a good way. It was much better than what I expected from ex-students comments.

very very interesting and clear lectures. this course isn't easy so go to ALL lectures and tutorials. read materials and do assignments on your own. BE PREPARED! Really nice guy though!

His teaching is clear, assignments are hard, exams are also hard because of the T&F qs (VERY tricky)...don't worry you'll get used to his type of questions by the 3rd assignment. Never miss a lecture, even the last one...

Enjoyable class. If you are a serious student, you'll find this course very rewarding. Plus it's really not that hard to get a great mark. All depends on your attitude!

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He is a very good professor and he makes lots of jokes in class. All his lectures were clear and concise. Final is definately more difficult than the midterm even though he says people do better on the final. He could some what of an ass at times.

I loved this prof..he is very helpful

Who says 207 is a hard course? I totally do not think so. If you did good on math 157 and econ 103, you will ace this course. Prof is very informative and sometimes he makes fun in the lecture. 8 30 in the morning, but no choice you guys since he is the only one teaching this course. I dont know why he does this in the morthing tho. it was so painf

One of the most intelligent professors in Business! students taking with him will learn more than just materials from the textbook, he can really broaden students' perspective! Class is fun! lots of examples! I recommend all good student wanting to be better should take class with Professor Matadeen!

I like the guy. He is funny and he knows he can teach... so I was never bored in his class. Someone mentioned that choise about the cases was unfair - I say you are just stupid! The idea is STRATEGY and god knows I loved the fact that I didn't have to write the second case! Allan is all around cool guy, friendly and nice to talk to. Keep it up Alla

He sometimes give insults to students who answer wrong or ask things that he assumes we already know. He's, however, very clear on his lectures and everything appears in assignments and exams are from what he teaches in class-- his in class examples are really useful. Textbook isn't useful; follow his lectures.

I would definitely recommend Matadeen for this course. He is interesting and a great professor. His marking is fair and makes reasonable demands. He will tell you how to do well in the course and exactly follows through with what he says. He's pretty funny too.

He is the best prof ever!

While the course content isn't easy - the professor is very good. He shows interest in the subject and cracks little jokes to keep it entertaining. The key is you HAVE to do the assignments and sample exams. He is available for help - very approachable- and will give extensions if you need them! Plus he is pretty hot (like a brown george clooney!)

Go to the lectures and do the assignments by YOURSELF. The book is useless, exam q's come right out of the notes. exams are tough b/c of the true and false so do perfect on the written (which isnt hard if you have done the assignments and corrected your mistakes) and u will do fine in the class

Cool prof, and he is funny too.haha! it's not a hard course if u take it seriously. Do the assignments by urself and understand them, you will be more than just fine...=)

I can totally see the favourism going on in the classroom if he was a high-school teacher.

A clear speaking teacher! His words are slow and easy to catch! Do all assignments and redo them not just for tutorial marks, but for doing well on the exam as the exam questions are fairly similar to the ones assigned. Oh ..... and u'll just love his accents ("AvaiLAble" = "AvEIlible") LoL!

He is a pretty cool guy, gives very interesting lectures, just do the assignment but don't do them 365 times, if u get it, u get it, if u don't, go get help. If you do well in Math 157 and Econ 103 you'll ace this course, i got A+ in math 157 and econ 105, and i got the same for this course. Good prof

Allan is the best prof I've ever had!!! He knows the stuff, and makes everything very clear. If you go to the lecture, and do all the assignments by YOURSELF, you'll do really well ;) Oh, but his exams are little tough though. BUT, again, if you do the assignments, it won't be any problem!

All right, I guess. A lecture can be a bit tedious, however.

The class is hard in general but Allan does a very good job explaining the material. He makes everything very clear and easy to understand. Be sure to spend a lot of time doing the homework and practice questions to prepare for exams because they are quite tough. And you don't want to miss ANY of his lectures! Recommend taking 207 with him!

Midterm is similar to the samples. The final exam had a couple of odd questions but was overall very doable. To do well in this course you must read over and understand his lecture notes & know how to do the assignments & why certain operations are being performed. He's very approachable so ask him questions if you don't get the material.

Very Clear Prof, go to his class and do the assignments yourself you should get an A

he is good

Allan's notes are quite clear, and as the term went on he did more assignment-type questions. Tutorials helped in completing upcoming and correcting past assignments. After killing us on the midterm, the final consisted of questions VERY similar to the notes/assignments. If you understand the assignments, you should do relatively well on the exams.

he's cool and humorous but really serious with teaching. the key to get a good mark is that you should do all the assinments BY YOURSELF!!!more importatly, you should really know why you do those questions that way!!!his notes is really clear, no needs to read textbook unless he mentions. overall, highly recommended.

If u take his class, u better do ALL his assignments. And if u don't understand them, go to him for help cuz he's very helpful. His notes pretty much explain everything. The MT was alrite but watch out for the final, it was freakin hard.

Awesome prof with a smug attitude, great wisecracks, and a cool accent. This course tests your ability to understand (rather than to memorize) the implications of economic concepts.

I hate economics, I hate math, I thought I would hate this class... But I loved it, all thanks to this man. He's wisecracks kept me laughing, his accent was fabulous -- my friends and I have a Matadeen dictionary ay-vel-lay-bel ;)

Not my favourite prof but this man really knows the staff he presents in lectures....clear and well organized. Dont have to study a lot, but make sure u truly understand all assignments and notes. My MD is just above average, but my final is better. I got A in the end. I think if u show the improvement in final, he would give u bonus.

anyone realize that the 2 comments below are pretty much the same but worded abit differentley? I wonder who might of wrote such a comment?(matadeen obviously). this class is GPA KILLER, avoid him at all costs

Matadeen is a god. If you take good notes in lecture and do the assignments on your own (as he specifies several times), you will do perfectly fine. You won't need to read the ridiculously expensive textbook unless you want more clarification on graphs, terms, etc. He's awesomely witty and makes a point of burning groups of people in every lecture.

a lot of jokes in lectures. very interesting. He is nice, but never ask questions which has been tought in tutorial in his office hour. I never use my textbook, his notes is specific. all assignments are very important!! do it carefully.

Great Prof. All his lectures + tutorials are VERY informative, make sure you attend both. Allan is a very funny guy, his lectures go by fast but his examples are very clear. Downside: material is a bit hard. Upside: the average is pretty low, so if you get above average (usually 30-40s) you'll do fine because the class is curved.

I had Matadeen for 2 courses a couple years ago at Douglas. Overall, I thought he was a great prof. Don't let the hardass routine the first week fool you. He's actually a very reasonable guy. He said he was going to write a cumulative final if anyone's phones went off. Mine went off 1st day but he never did. His notes are also extremely helpful.

allan is a funny guy, he has a very clear clarification, just do all the assignments and truly understand his notes, life would be much easier. Overall, i don't agree the criticism about him. He has a really good understanding and experiance for teaching this course!

I know many students don't like him, but please you need to know that this this prof demands much less than other 207 prof (no need to read the textbook and do any extra questions). All you need to do is attending every class and sitting in the first row and taking all the notes, and doing and understanding your homework by yourself, u'd get an A

This was definitely the easiest Bus class I've ever taken. Some people hate Matadeen, but they just don't get his humor. He's sarcastic, offensive and bullying at times, but he's just trying to be funny. He's actually super nice. One important thing though: PLAY BALL. You're not going to agree with him on everything, just pretend you do!

Allan is a funny guy. He's one of the few teachers that can make you laugh, learn and enjoy his class at the same time. You can skip his classes, but I advise not to. What he teaches in class will make your life very very easy when doing the assignments, because of his clear explanation and well-organized notes. If he's teaching, take his course!

Do not skip his lectures! He is good, but this course is hard. I guess the average mark of final exam is no more than 60. Thank goodness it is curved, and I get an A-.

Before I took 207, I'd heard rumors that Allan was a GPA killer. But I decided to stay in his class after the first lecture. What a humorous guy! Believe it or not, I got full mark in his final. Allan could be a GPA booster, if u get all his jokes in class.

Humorous guy. Great lecture! The examples from real life is very helpful and interesting.

Great prof. Notes are little mass. So do not skip the cls. You will enjoy it !

A very nice prof makes you laugh in the class all the time.His final is hard even though he tells its not,if you do the weekly assingment you will do well in the mid term and can aim for a good grade.

Best.......... hha because I got A. He give us opportunity to get good mark even thought you fail in the midterm or assignment. TO be honest the course is hard but the prof is nice.

I believe he is a good and experienced instructor. Makes a lot of jokes to keep audience interested, and assigns fair amount of homework. Always listen to what he's emphasizing on the lecture and do your homework on your own! Be an honest student, then you will find his class very rewarding!

This class is really hard but the professor is great. You really have to take the time to understanding the lecture notes as well as the assignments and examples. The final exam is not at all impossible like people say. I studied really hard for one day and got 75%. However, if you are not good at math I would suggest another professor.

Finally a prof that doesn't surprise you on exams. Just like he said, if you can do the homework, you can do the exams. He has an extremely dry humour and keeps the class laughing at all times. The midterm was so straight forward, but the final was definitely more challenging. If you want someone who preaches "you see what you get" he's the man.

Others are fine, but in his final there will be some questions that are super tricky and unexpected. Be sure to review his in class note.

Allan will respect you if you take the material seriously. I found him very willing to help with any material I had trouble understanding. His courses are structured to allow you time to learn the mindset behind economics and make a few mistakes along the way, but still achieve a good final grade. Pay attention and tests are straightforward.

A good professor in total. Assignments and simple midterm are very important, so try to do and understand all of them.

Go to class, write down everything he says. If you're decent at math, the course is pretty straight forward. The assignments and exams are essentially the same in terms of difficulty and material. Make sure you do every assignment by yourself as much as you can. The lectures and exams are 90% related, ignore reviews that state otherwise.

Allan is a great prof. You need to attend all his lectures to take notes and the homework is really important cuz they contain very similar questions showed in mt and final. Just focus on lectures and do exercises you will get desired grade.

Best instructor EVER!! Finally a real teacher who has a fantastic sense of humour.

I scored very poorly on the midterm, but worked very hard to prep for the final exam - redoing assignments and understanding concepts and passing the course. Allan is a great personality but the course is very demanding. Attend EVERY lecture!

Surprisingly ended up being one of my favorite business professors as he makes a dry course more interesting with anecdotes and comedy. The only complaint I would have is that some of his in-class examples do not apply to the weekly assignments leaving you to figure it out by yourself or go to a TA, who aren't very helpful.

teaches you to understand material, not to memorize it. If you like logic and math (leaning more towards finance) you'll probably love this class. Textbook use is minimal, only for a few easy questions on the homework. if you wanna save money split a textbook between you and a few friends. Use his notes and assignments to study.

I wish I would have done better but thats on me. This is an amazing professor. He is great at teaching and he's hilarious. If you do your assignments on your own you will not have any issues with the midterm nor the final. All I will say is: if you do as he says, you'll succeed.

When you walk into Allan's class, you do not realize the journey you are about to undergo. Upon entering the arena, Allan's warm and welcoming nature provides an air of comfort that makes students feel at home. He presents economics in a way that will make you laugh, learn, and cry tears of joy. A remarkable man, the very best beedie has to offer.

Allan is by far the best prof ever! Take 207 with him only! He has a simple approach, come to class, focus for 3 hrs, go home do the assignments, and you'll be fine. No pre-readings, no quizzes. All assignments are practice questions. and his exams are based off assignments. I wish other classes were like this. pay attention to his notes.

Yo would love this class if you get close to him. BUS 207 depeneds on calculas. it taks time, but in general, loved Allan and my exerince with him, looking forward to take BUS 478 as soon as he ofered the course.

I think the reason of a lot of people wanna give him a bad rating is because the material in course is already hard enough, which cant be avoided no matter who is teaching you. I do think Allan is good, no textbook required, just come to his class and make notes of what he said and focus on weekly assignments which are similar to exams

I took a total of four(4) classes with Allan at SFU and Douglas. He is brilliant, and yes traditional. Avoid if you have a short attention span and just want "nice". You must attend class, take notes and work. Earn his respect and he will respect you. Exams are different than quizzes, forcing you to think Critically. Take him if you want to LEARN.

Brilliant professor who expects engagement. Take detailed notes, attend class, and work hard - the challenging exams force critical thinking. Unstuckstudy AI was a great study aid alongside the free textbook.