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Reviews75%
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What Students Say
“She is one of the most brilliant yet peculiar human beings I have ever met in my entire life”
ACCT3420 - 2.0 rating“She is one of the worst teacher in Kwantlen”
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Reviews (140)
Boring class, jokes aren't funny, but her variance model works like a charm
exam is not as what she taught
exam is not the same and hard, marking is very unreasonable,
very unreasonable woman, very tricky
I thought she was great. She gave me great referance letter!
bad jokes, kinda moody. i think she marks fairly though
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Understandable; but study!; fair teacher, somtimes funny.
she's a wierdo, loved it. Hard stuff,study hard but you learn a lot
Awesome, very helpful and fair, and always laughing
A reasonable teacher. But got to try hard.
great teacher, teaches well and makes you laugh
exams inconsistent with lessons
Don't try, unless you want to lower yr GPA
She doesn't know how to teach. She teaches something in class and tests you on something else that she doesnt teach. She is the worst teacher EVER!!! I recommend nobody to take her class!
Eccentric, humorous and makes you work...but better prepared for accounting designations because of it
Don't even make the mistake of taking her. She teaches us CGA material instead of 1st year Finance Material. She is HORRIBLE!!!
Students spend more time teaching her than she spends teaching us. Horrible teacher.
barb please make yours test easier and plzzzzzzzzzzz examine us on the stuff you teach us. plz barb i beg you and plzzzzzzzz mark easier.
Just going to class, studying all your text book, and doing homework will NOT help. You have to go see her and try to do things HER way. VERY HARD.
She is a good hearted teacher, but she is very challenging and difficult, she does mark fairly. Just have to study hard!
Funny, good teacher, VERY tough/complex midterms.
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Well, she has a fluctuate temper.
Barbara is an excellent instructor. Her exams are tough tough tough but if you work hard and do extra questions you'll do well. She really teaches us how to think.
Well, guys if you really wanna learn FINANCE and you really wanna love FINANCE, then take her. She makes you think and she will say thinking is good . Her exams are very challenging but guys LIFE IS A CHALLENGE. SO, ARE YOU READY TO TAKE CHALLENGES!!!!!
AWESOME instructor. If you need help she's always there!
Not suggest for anyone to take her course, it is very difficult to get a good mark from her, coz. the marking is unfair and the exam is very hard, some of them was not from the textbook or notes. She likes to discriminate student.
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Awesome Teacher, explains the material well, wants you to learn and cares about your learning. Does alot of questions in class to help you understand problems and concepts!
She is a fun teacher to have and cares how you do.
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Good Prof, helpful, prepares you for cga or ca or cma
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She is the best ACCT teacher I've had! Very easy and very clear. I got an A+ in her class. She really cares about the students, it's really easy to do well in her class, all you have to do is try!
She is the best teacher because she explains things very well
SEE! She rated herself again in the previous post. Is self boosting allowed? Come on Barb, let US students rate you!!
She is my Business Stats teacher, and she's great!
Not suggest for anyone to take her course, it is very difficult to get a good mark from her, coz. the marking is unfair and the exam is very hard, some of them was not from the textbook or notes. She likes to discriminate student.
I can't understand the negativity against Barbara. Yes, some of her questions are tough but she's fair and responsible. She doesn't do gimmee or tricked exams. To do well in her class you have to practice and practice. She cares about her students a lot.
very long and hard tests!
Barb is a good prof. If you take some other profs in Acct (won't mention any names) you'll find that she is a pretty good prof.
Hard teacher, does not explain anything and very very hard tests
Though she's not in this field, her teaching is very easily to be understood. Exams are straightforward if u know which formula to use for certain topics. I would suggest you guys take with her~Barb~cares about you and Hockey all the time~thumbs up!
Barb is one of the best teachers at Kwantlen. I like the way she teaches. She uses handouts and printouts for Stats, and summarizes important stuff that you need to know. Her exams are straightforward!
I really like Barbara. she's a really nice person, very helpful, clear, & she cares about her students. She's good at teaching...and most importantly she is a diehard vancouver canucks fan!
very boring
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Best teacher ever!!
Best teacher...explain subject well, few HW, esay midterms and final....fun to be in her class!!!
She gives out handouts for every chapter and fairly easy. SHe is the biggest fan of canucks and like to tlk abt them a lot. Overall a very nice teacher, if you do your homework and concentrate on class,, you will surely get a good marks
very easy and clear, but just dun be late and dun talk during her class for class, cuz she can get really really angry.
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She is such a harsh teacher. She teaches fast and do not give time for us to copy down the answer or have time for us to read what we just copied down. Then she complains that we "did not bring our brains to school". Overall.. i don't like her.
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control/control/control
most people who have had her ended up re-doing the class with another teacher. No one had any idea what was going on in the class. She yells at you if you don't understand how to do something.
Best teacher. She's good at teaching and know it well. She did many problems in class(not any other acct teachers can compare),which lst us understand the subject very well(even without reading the text). If u can do the problems in class yourself, the tests would be a piece of cake.
She is a GPA killer! 18 pages final exam!!! Are you kidding me? What the...!!! Not recommend!
come on Barb stop givin yo self good ratings!!That's cheating!! Give us students a chance to rate ya! :-)
OUCH! She was tough! She kept going through the questions in the text book but didnt explain how to do them first- I was completely lost
Latecomers are not allowed to get into the class; exams are often difficult. So boring!
If you have choice, then aviod her or you want a bad grade. No matter how hard you were you won't got your normal grade from her, because she is very unreasonale.
good teacher. explain thing well. but too moody in the class. if she is in a bad mood, then that class would be really aweful. if she is happy, you will have a good time.
She's the best prof in college, she explains really well. gives handout for every chapter, and explain things with real life examples. It's really fun to be in her class. i would take any class with her any time. Highly Recommended!!!
class is boring , but , easy tests
What do you expect from an instructor? Barbara is really a great teacher. She cares students, gives clear handouts, and pleasant class atmosphere due to the hockey. But you must do what a student needs do to enjoy her class.
Intro Accounting with Barb was a breeze. She hands out lecture notes in advance, does lots of example problems in class and bases her exams on those same problems as well as those assigned for homework. If you do the homework you should be able to get an A+ like me. P.S she's usually happy.
Barb is the best prof i ever had, i took so many courses with her, and i aced them all, too bad i can't take any more courses with her. She is very intelligent and gives handout for every ch. She is very helpfull and really cares abt her students. I would take any course any time with her. Thnx Barb
hard teacher..does not explain anything and is very very boring
Is not approachable when u ask her questions - seems like she desont want to help yells at you and gets mad if u dont get her concepts -midterms are so wacky
Hard to approach. You need to find someone who has already had her.Exams are hard. Be prepared to lots of extra questions.
Great teacher. U need to be a student who wants to learn. Do questions before class and you will do fine. Exams hard only if you dont do any practise. She is approachable if you try it yourself first. She is probably the best teacher accounting has. Truly cares. And no this is not katz this is a student
best accounting teacher I've had. She's a little wacky but that's what makes it a fun class. tests aren't that hard, you obviously still have to study for them...but that's no different than any other class. I would recommend her to anybody ... she explains things very well aand will try to explain it a diff way if you don't understand.
if you took math 12 in highschool and got a C+ or better, you'll do very well in this class. Barb teaches good and explains if you have any questions. her tests are just like the questions she assigns for homework. i studied the night before test #2, redid the questions from the assignments and got 97% on the test. Take her, she's good at teaching
I've never seen such a disrespectful teacher who will only talk about hockey for 1/2 of class time and tease students in class for her own interest. Honestly, she doesnt know how to teach at all and I doubt if she passed the teaching exam or not.
she dont know how to teach,always talk about hocky in the class,but NO ONE is interest!!she is the worst teacher in kwantlen !!! if you want the get an F take her
She is the best. she gives all the notes and she expains them very clear. If u have any questions, go ask her, she is very helpful and patient. Taking her class is so fun, she always have fun stories. u have to work hard of course. her exams are not easy but if u do ur work, u will be ok.
glad you think so highly of yourself Barb!!!!!! Have a great Xmas :-)
terrible prof. way too much work and tests are way too hard. this term the class had an everage of 60% on the first mid-term, her highest ever, she thought it was too high and that they would fire her for being too easy.
don't take her class.
Barb is a great instructor. If you work hard you will do well. Do extra questions and see her and she will help. Her exams are difficult but if you pay attention in class you will do fine.
anyone who's giving bad rating to Barb, are just so lazy to study , cuz Barb is the best instructor. She is so helpful, gives handouts evry class, and explains concepts very well. i agree her exams are not that easy, but if u do ur work( come to evr class, study notes, and do some extra exercise), you will be fine.
I think ppl who comment her class's hard are just those who don't study hard. Dooood, this is college, pull your ass together. She rocks!
Awesome Instructor. I was registered in this course and dropped it before from another instructor who could not teach. Barb is so helpful and even though her exams are tough she is a great instructor. Thanks Barb.
Ok, for all of those that gave Barb a bad review, you seriously are stupid. I barely passed the beginner level accounting courses and with Barb, already on the first midterm I got 80% easily by STUDYING. For those people who gave Barb a bad review please learn to STUDY She's the BEST TEACHER EVER
I am so thankful to have you as my instructor. You do things so differently that the book does - a book which is imposible to read. Thanks for being the best instructor I have ever had.
worst teacher ever, this lady jumps from topic to topic like no tomorrow and confuses herself while she does, she does not have any sense of reality and how to teach, she says herself that shes a moron, she wastes so much time talkin about unrelated topics and does not teach anything, what are we paying her for, the only way i learned was on my own
Barb is hilarious! Not always willing to help you at a moment's notice in class, but find her when she's not teaching and she'll help you 100%. I suspect these negative reviews come from people who don't ask for help during her office hours... if you do that, you'll love her.
Barbara is a great teacher. Her notes are awesome. I did not read the text at all. She is so helpful, explained the same material several times until I understood. Yeah, she talks about hockey, but she explains the material very clear. Her exams are not easy, but do your work and practice the problems in her notes, you will be just fine.
Do not listen to these horrible comments. Barb is a really good teacher. Class is always fun and she is very good at explaining things. The course can be difficult if you do not attend classes. Barb is always willing to help but if you do not ask, she won't help. Definaltely would take her again, 100%
Too much talking
Awesome teacher! Super funny, always making everyone laugh! and bonus shes a canucks fan! if you do the homework and study you can do well. she wants her students to do well, and advices people struggling for help. so for all those ppl giving her a bad rating go study and stop ruining barb's rep
explains clearly and thoroughly. For a student like me who hates math, Barb kept the course interesting by telling stories. Great sense of humour.
decent prof, kinda funny but a little odd. Her class is pretty straigtforward, just show up and do the assigned work and you'll get an A.
This pro is the Best Prod i ever had. She explain well. If u go to class and do all the questions she assigned, u will get an A.
Loved Barb! Great teacher would definately take her again. She made math fun. Your mark will refect the amount of work you put into the course!!! Oh, and ask questions, she like it when you talk.
Barb is a wonderful teacher. She makes the classes interesting and fun. She hands out notes for each chapter which is very useful. Instead of just writing all class you can actually listen. I have taken her 3 times now, all for different classes and I have always found her great! The exams are hard but pay attention and you will do fine.
Very funny but rude at times. She always makes sure that the students understand before moving on. Do the assignments and you're guaranteed to get at least a B+. Her tests are hard but fair.
shes funny and keeps you awake but the class average on both midterms was 50% she is an exellent way to kill time and your GPA...nuff said
Does the college not have an early retirement incentive plan?! This woman is off her rocker - crazy and nuts....does the college not have a medical plan?! Prozac...nuff said.
She is a kind of crazy, loveable nut; you just have to accept her as she is. I understand the concepts fairly easily when she goes over them and find her accomodating when asked questions. It is difficult to do extra questions b/c you have to go to her office to get the answers--I would prefer to have them posted. I fully expect to get an A.
She's an awesome teacher. Very hard but she gives bonus marks if you participate in class. Always willing to help. She cares about students. Love her eccentric personality. It keeps you awake and entertained. Some will say she's rude but she's just sarcastic. You just have to get used to it.
I have never said this about an instructor in the 3 years I've gone to Kwantlen, but AVOID! Her exams are not fair. She puts in 'trick' questions that include elements that have nothing to do with the material studied in class. I have NEVER not passed a class...until now.
she is so funny.
I love Barb! She is funny and sarcastic. She is much better than Lauretta Korman. She cares so much about her students but she expects you to work hard also. She gives very good notes. Highly recommended
Highly recommended! I really like Barb, she gives real good notes and explains it much better than the textbook. She has a unique personality and really cares that her students understand.
Barb rocks! She is very funny/sarcastic and really cares that her students understand. Her notes are soooo good, its simplifies the textbook. She encourages us to go and see her during office hours and she explains hard concepts so well. I like her
Barb expects a lot but she is a good educator. I learned a lot from her class. If you are willing to put in some effort you will get a good grade. I got B+ with a bit of effort and she is very helpful during office hours! You can tell she cares.
Barb is an amazing teacher. She really cares about her students, gives amazing feedback and always there to help. If you do all the questions she assigns in class and do any extra questions she hints you'll be just fine! Her class is always fun to be in as well always laughing and joking. If you're a hockey lover then you;ll love her!
Barb is awesome! this course is no cake walk and she will force you to learn but she she is so good in teaching, you will learn something. You can tell she cares a lot if you do well.
Best accounting teacher by far. She makes the lessons easy to understand by giving handouts and explaining them in simpler terms (compared to the textbook). Do come to class and pay attention though, accounting is about understanding what's going on. It's not like other subjects where you can just wing it on the day itself. Highly Recommended!
A hard class for sure, but with effort, you will learn a lot from Barb. This is the only class where I was forced to stop memorizing because it won't get you anywhere! She ALWAYS examines on what you DIDN'T go over in class. Good teacher. I got a B which is the lowest acct. mark so far, but it was worth it.
Barb is awesome! Took her last year and she advised the class after the first midterm that she didn't want to see anyone withdrawl and that she will help us get through it if we go see her...I was going to withdrawl but took the advice and came out with a B . Thanks Barb for caring!
barb you are awesome for reading and rating yourself. glad to see you can replicate china talk withdrawl....good work barb.
Is it just me or is Barb posting all these 'positive' comments about herself?! Lol anyways she is an okay teacher sometimes she'd be nice but other times she'll go crazy.. she does go off topic a lot, ask her questions and do questions. midterms weren't fair though 75% ppl failed. I might take her again i don't know 50/50 chance.
It's a hard course... harder than 3320. You have to expect that and do all the work before class, because otherwise (like me) you get left behind and no matter how many times it's explained, it doesn't make sense until you do it at least ten times yourself. Barb needs to retire for her own sanity and ours, but she's still a good teacher.
Barb is hilarious and keeps the class interesting. If you do all the work and come to class you will do fine. Tests are hard but if you do the homework you'll be fine. It's all about putting in the work, and you will be rewarded.
Ok guys, here is the deal. Barb may seem like a mean teacher but she really is not. She is only opening your eyes to the reality of the work ethic required for CGA and CMA designations. Attend all classes. Understand her notes thoroughly and you should have no problems. Also do EXTRA PROBLEMS if you desire a grade >C-C+ as averages tend to be <=60%
if she put in the amount of time teaching instead of chasing the canucks to and from the airport and casino then wed learn something
Avoid. She is one of the worst teacher in Kwantlen. Exams are not fair. Exams Qs are beyond her class material. Low class avg on both MTs. Her notes are useful but dont rely on it as it help you anywhere near 50%. If you want to pass, dont take her.
this teacher was speaking to a student and through my eavesdropping, i would definitely avoid this professor. she was so rude to this poor chinese guy. she was yelling at him and being a total b-word. not impressed by her attitude.
If u attend all the lectures and do all homework. u can do really well
Oh Barb...She is one of the most brilliant yet peculiar human beings I have ever met in my entire life. This course is hard and even if you are a hardworking/diligent student you can still do poorly in her course. Her exams and finals are intense. It's not all about memorizing, you really have to UNDERSTAND concepts. Also:not a friendly/warm person
aviod her. her lecture is hard to understand, the exam is difficult.
She is a nice teacher. The only thing that she get mad at is using cellphone. Her notes are good, and her classes are funny.
loveeeeee her! Go to class, take notes, practise and you will get an A+
I wouldn't say that I don't recommend her as an instructor, but she definitely is for a select type of student - the kind that dedicates their entire life to accounting. She shows enthusiasm for the course but can go off topic. Her teaching style is clear enough but some questions on her exams can really get you. Work your buns off, and good luck.
Barbara can be entertaining at times though she is eccentric all time. She loves what she does and genuinely care about her students. She is willing to go out of her way to help students although she can be very critical at times.
Ok instructor, but not for everyone. I won't take her again bc of her attitude. Negative attitude, although constantly reminding herself to have a positive one. Gets frustrated easily if little participation or give wrong answers. Once frustrated, will not let things go. Gives good notes, but must attend to complete. Says when things are important
She is a good professor if you can put up with her pickiness. Often goes off on tangents while talking about the lecture. Other than that she is a good professor.
Barbara is a amazing teacher. If you really want to learn sth about account, you should surely get her courses; however, if you just want pass her courses without doing anything, please don't take her courses. You will be failed anyways. She has lots of patience for the students. I got A plus acct 1110 by her. She is the best accounting instructor!
Barb is such an amazing teacher. I definitely recommend her. She seems a little strict but she encourages her students to do really well in the course. She is always available for extra help. Her exams are out of the material she teaches in the class. She doesn't use powerpoints. She provides her own handouts which explains the material so well.
She is a horrible teacher. Very moody and fussy. Not only you have to understand all the material she teaches, you also have to memorize it all. Formulas and formats are at the very core of this course and she expects you to remember all of them by heart. She made the cost accounting a nightmare for me. Can't wait to be done with this one.
Barb is a really good, misunderstood teacher with a short temper. Shes moody and fussy. But really nice once you get to know her especially out of class. If you read all her notes and do all the homework/ extra practices, you should do fine.
she was really good. She available to help. 2 midterms and a final. few assignments.
Barb's SO misunderstood. Ppl who say she's "moody" dont understand her humor. Laugh at her jokes & she will like you. Gives notes that are super helpful, but leaves blanks so that u must follow along to get the answers. Be sure to do homework in PEN. She's SO helpful over email. Ive never met someone who cares about her students like Barb does.
she actually does get annoyed if no one talks and answers her in class.. but she just wants you to really learn the material and do well. her tests are based off of her notes and practice questions from the textbook
one of the best prof i have ever seen. Crack jokes in class and do her best to make the subject clear to the students.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
88%
Textbook Required
75%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
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Rating Trend
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