This man is useless, and taught me nothing

My living hell.

If you can stay awake through the prof and the material, more power to you

Tells the awful jokes you'd expect from an accountant who's never seen the sun.

Boring, FINAL exam was a Killer

this guy is a tool. the university has to have internal controls, ie. a competent teacher...well, not giving marks clearly deserved = incompetence. always have to fight for silly marks, mc wording very ambiguous, have to think what does he want me to say&

Read the textbook. He acts as if you already knw everything and prefers to just discuss the material in general- which is bad because the material is general too. Put effort into the assignments, a lot of marks are on them. His sample midterm was not representtative of the actual one.

Avoid Sproule's class at all cost! His lectures are boring! A waste of time and money! he made me lose interest in management. take his course only if u're FORCED to do so.

This class is horrible! The prof. makes everything more complicated then it needs to be. Be prepared to do lots of group work and little crappy assignments every week. Don’t go to class, just read the textbook. Midterm is hard. Go to guest speakers, as questions are asked on exams.

Group work is fairly useless but a good mark booster. Guest speakers are fairly useless but questions show up on testing. Lectures are fairly useless, so don't waste your time. Read the textbook and articles, and you'll be fine.

I think this class is horrible. Almost half of the class fell asleep during lecture. SO, just don't go..but there are lots of reading. it's actually not THAT bad... it's all common sense. but the midterm is SOO hard. it based on articles and what the guest speakers said during presentation. =(

The exam was brutal.. very picky like the midterm.. not quite nice.. if you have a question.. he would answer you in a way like he answered nothing.. very boring lectures.. by far my worst class but the group work was worth experiencing.. but if you had a bad group then you are so screwed.

I slept through most of the classes. He's a good guy but doesn't know how to maintain the interest of the students and does not know how to share his knowledge of the material with the students.Midterms and exams were difficult.If u take that class u have to know how to learn by yourself

Good grief. The amount of times I skipped this lecture was just ridiculous. Brutally boring and uninteresting. I'd rather chew on tin foil then go to another one of those lectures. However, his tests aren't bad, and the assignments help boost your mark.

Final exam was brutal. I had a 90 going into it, and came out with a 76 overall. The midterm and all assignment were super easy, but the final is totally whack. I don't even know where he pulled some of those questions from.

His classes are a joke. Everything you need to know is in the textbook.. but watch out for the final. It's brutal. Who knows where he gets his information to test the students on. It's ridiculous. On top of that, there's stupid team work that has nothing to do with the course.

he talks way too slow, and makes accounting even more boring than it already is (believe me.. it is possible with bob) I can't wait to get out of this class, now i have had bob for two classes (this one and AFM !131) i hope i never have to take another class with bob again!!

Sproule started off being a good prof, but then we settled into the class, and it got DRY. Boring lectures; his explanations were basically right off the slides without any further insight...Almost seemed like "SpongeBob" didn't even know the material...He did try to make it interesting but it wasnt

talks too much and wastes too much time on non-sense.

WORST PROF EVER! I skipped so many of his classes. As long as you read the textbook, you'll be fine.

Didn't learn anything from either class...so many stupid small, time-consuming assignments...but they're very easy...worst lecturer ever...didn't explain anything; he would say the heading of the slide and move on...corny jokes were funny sometimes...don't bother going to class

the worst teacher ever :)

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I don't know. This guy cracks the worst jokes ever. I had him in first year... and I thought it was bad. It's just boring. Everyone falls asleep and he gets mad, even though he fell asleep when a guest lecture came by. To some, he's easy, to me.. he's not.

He's not the best lecturer, but you're forced to go and do the clicker quizzes anyway. Not that hard of a class as long as you do the work, but still kinda boring. Also, My mikes bikes group sucked and I did all the work, not cool.

If you are not required to take this course for your program>THEN DON'T! If you have taken any biz courses in highschool it is a waste of your time and money. Please for the love of God, STAY AWAY! I went to every lecture and feel that my time would have better spent by simply reading the textbook. Lectures and powerpoint slides are worthless.

He wants to be called Spongebob... that's all you need to know.

Hmm I don't think I've ever learned anything from him. Actually I wouldn't know, I've never paid attention in class, but it's all good 'cuz all you need is the textbook. Don't bother going to class..

easy course, bad teacher.

he sucks! if u dont have to take afm 131 get the heck out of there!! more than half of the class leaves right after his quizes he cant seem to keep the class interested in the material because he finds the most boring way of teaching it

In all honesty, as others before me have voiced similarly, IF YOU DON'T NEED THIS COURSE, DON'T TAKE IT! Lectures are a definite waste of time but because of the clickers, students are forced to go. Marks can be easily gained through the discussion topics, etc. 2 main tips for success: 1) Read the book. 2) Pray for a smart group for Mike's Bikes.

This prof is a joke!! He introduces himself as Sponge Bob - what does that tell you!!!??! haha! He's a knowledgeable man but class is so damn boring. Course is expensive, stupid pointless clicker quizzes, and useless Mikes Bikes software that you pay like 50 bucks for... Overall the course was not hard..

Clicker questions were not clear.

da worst prof ever. He just doesn't know how to teach. You'll learn nth afta taking this course. And I bet no one wanna go to his lec if there's no clicker.

Useless prof. He doesn't explain anything, just read the textbook if you think it's necessary. If anyone argues with his answers he belittles them and ignores their complaints. His midterm is almost completely random... I'm glad I barely studied for it. Barely studied for the final either and I still pulled off a high 80s mark. Good luck.

Nice guy but the lectures are sooooo boring. Attendance is required because of the clicker tests, which are often very ambiguous and irrelevant. Mike's Bikes Assignment is a pain, pray you get a good group. Lots of reading but the textbook is helpful. Difficult final.

Completely boring. Only went to class because he has clicker quizzes almost every class. Tests were completely random. Had a ton of reading material. Talked a lot of the time about the most random things.

Don't buy clicker or Mikes bikes. Neither are necessary whatsoever!! Split mikes bike with the people in your group after you find it out. You dont all need a copy!!

I say attendance is mandatory cuz of clicker quizzes (only thing that makes you go to class). Boring lectures, attempts to teach you entrepreneurship when it is something learned thru exp. Tips: work your butt off in the Mike's Bikes report (really pointless "game") and make sure you cover everything in the textbook for his tests. I got 92.

Im sitting in this class RIGHT NOW. clearly, nothing worth listening to is going on because im on this site. He is a horrible teacher. Worst I'e ever seen. I've learned nothing in this class. And yes, the ONLY reason i go to class is because he has these damn clicker quizes. horrible. i thought UW hired prestigeous teachers...

Oh boy he is useless. If you want to learn anything in this course it has to be from the textbook.

I have never despised a course so much, the prof, the class, the stupid game we have to play, the group he put me in, the list goes on. He is a bad teacher and a lot of class time is wasted "discussing topics" with friends, but we all know that never happens. I haven't learned anything in the class.

We have to play this game called mikes bikes. He assigns our groups and if you are like me, you may get stuck with a bunch of tools who do nothing the entire semester and expect you to write the 20 page report. I have gone to my TA AND my Sproule and neither could be of any assistance.I'm getting screwed over, it's not my fault, and i can't help it

i honestly don't understand why he is still employed here.

Nice man. Absolutely useless. He forces you to show up with the clicker quizzes. I brought my laptop everyday to play Tetris and watch Scarface. Worst professor of all time.

Only reason to go to class was for the clicker quizzes, which he is generous for giving final marks for. Know the textbook and you will do fine. Sproule spent a lot of time on ethics and it was a major component of the final exam.

He wasn't very interesting and doesn't care about making the clicker quizzes fair to everyone. The questions are all the same, so certain people from previous classes can get the answer beforehand. All his exams are M/C, but it can be quite tricky and confusing. His lack of English proficiency in his exam questions make it difficult to understand.

He is the worst prof in the world. He drags on his words and make his past students do thing for him in higher years.

boring boring boring. makes no sense at all going to class. all he does is brag out himself. but does go the extra mile to learn names when participating in class. oh just a note on the side, the course can be expensive (clicker, mikes bikes, course readings and textbook)

iClicker making class mandatory - $50. Stupid pointless MikesBikes Game - $40. Textbook he never talks about anyways - $90. Nobody paying attention, and instead going on MSN, playing games, and sleeping - Priceless. Except the course is a waste of money, so I guess it's not priceless.

His distance ed course is awful. The simulation game is not very fun, and I've never found simulations to be very educational. The questions on the midterms are not at all related to the lessons.

Awful class. Most people only took this class because it is required. Definitely way too demanding for a first year general business course. Don't bother studying for the exam as the questions are all application and failing is inevitable.

Utterly useless class. I learned nothing from this man all semester. Your common sense will basically get you through his exams, since his notes and the textbook are pretty useless. If you don't have to take the class, avoid it. Way too big of a workload for a first year course as well. Couldn't wait for the term to end just because of this class.

Terrible prof. Midterms are impossible. Multiple choice, and often with no single right answer. You end up guessing and hoping. He wrote the textbook, which is not only useless, but not relevant to most of the questions on midterm. Take this course only if necessary. People only go to do clicker questions.

I didn't learn ANYTHING from this class. I only dragged myself to go for the clicker marks. I guess he's sort of a nice person, but the content was just boring and dry. The midterms were pretty challenging. Final was a bit easier. Heavily relied on the textbook.

lack of respect for the professor.

The course was really dry. This professor does not like to teach anything related to the textbook, even though it's costly and he wrote it. His exams were challenging because they were mostly application. Too much work for a first year intro-business course, especially the constant stream of "reflections" and mikes bikes assignments.

He's a nice guy, enthusiastic about teaching and about the subject. But the content, textbook, lecture slides, all of them are completely useless. Midterms are online but you won't find the answers anywhere. Too many concept maps. Mikes Bikes alone took up more time than any of my other courses.

Very hard course, be careful, especially online section.

The lectures are completely useless. The Powerpoints have no content and are only to create discussion. The midterm and final questions are complete garbage. The textbook is the only thing with content you will have. The only reason people come to class is iClicker questions. Mike's Bikes is alright but better hope you get a good group.

Make sure you work hard on Mike's Bike and the bs little things because they'll save your mark. His tests are filled with grammar errors and it's completely based on luck. Even if you study, you can just pray for the best.

His midterms are irrelevant to the textbook which is written by himself. Lecture is boring.

Really boring prof. Class is super boring. Tough tests..

Don't need to go to class. Midterms are completely unrelated to textbook. Mainly application questions.

his multiple choice are too confusing, sometimes its a matter of luck not knowledge

IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE THIS COURSE, TAKE IT ONLINE! everything i have leaned i have taught myself from the textbook and apparently that is not good enough as im reading the comments below.. his questions are worded in the most confusing way! i regret taking this course... the professor tries very hard but it is not working...very boring and CONFUSING

Worse prof ever. Doesn't really teach in class, expects students to discuss and come up with the answers ourselves. Articles and videos are extra boring, but you have to pay attention because it's on the in class clicker and on the exam. Mikes Bikes is one terrible business sim game, barely relates to real life. Discussion board is stupid too.

Really nice guy, terrible prof. Class is really dull, unless you really really love accounting. Exam questions are worded poorly. All the material learned in class is applicable to the Mike's Bikes simulation game, but not so much real life scenarios. There's iClicker quizzes every class, other than that there is no reason to show up to the lecture

Interesting course, learned a lot. Its refreshing to see everyone else's posts whom agree that the midterms and final exams literally have nothing to do with the course--- I studied.. I knew the material.. and it did not help me in the exams.

I took his AFM 131 class online, which saved me from his lectures (which I hear are dreadful). The group project was demanding, the material (including the book) are poorly written. Generally a terrible class and prof: confusing and cluttered. If you need help go in person- hes the most warm and useful person to person.

He is a very nice and approachable prof. However, he is done in by poor course structure. It is hard to define the main learning objective of this course given the various course topics. Furthermore, the insistent use of a computer business simulation program named "Mikes Bikes" does not help enhance the course concepts. Nice guy, bad course.