Wasted my time in class learning about NOTHING!! He just keeps lecturing without thoroughly explaining the concepts. The book is useless other then for formulas. If you can teach yourself, take this class...otherwise...AVOID.

I would take another teacher if possible... If not be prepared to teach yourself EVERYTHING! This guy is funny and clearly very smart, but horrible at teaching. He puts very little effort into his class and his students. His lectures are very confusing and hard to follow.

Lectures are not well thought out and have nothing in common with homework or exams. He is a smart guy but he does not know how to teach. He goes off on many random tangents and does not keep his political ideas to himself. He lectures to a select few in the class and has no regard for the class as a whole understanding the material.

DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER! Some of these reviews are HIM. Requires an MBA level text so he only has to have 1 lesson plan (MBA220&FIN101), and doesn't teach. If you have to take him, google the HW Q's and use that to review for the exams. The text he uses is MBA level and not for intro Finance. Don't but his "book". Its useless too. AVOID!!!!!!!!!!

Do not take him if you've never taken a finance course!! He is not helpful and mostly makes you learn the material by yourself!! He comes unprepared at times and you can tell. He's so random

AWFUL TEACHER. Do not take this class if you want to pass. He puts so much weight on your 2 exams that it's impossible to get by. He doesn't teach and goes off on too many tangents. Be prepared for hell.

AVOID THIS PROFESSOR! Side jokes & comments are very distracting. You will be confused 95% of the time if you have no finance background. Expects you to know the material before coming to class; you will teach yourself everything b/c his lectures are really reviews. By far the worst at CSUS. I'm an A & B student and his class was impossible.

WORST TEACHER!!!He is a terrible teacher. He expects that you know everything about finance and skims through everything. He wrote his own book for the class that does not help or explain anything. I had to drop because I had to miss class for an emergency even though "emergencies" are considered excused with proof which I had. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!

Funny guy, but that is the only good thing I can say about his class. USELESS lectures where he goes off on tangents about content in his poorly written book and criticizes students for wanting to "just get by". Brutal/infuriating class with a LOT of content. Don't go to his lectures; know how to do the homework and you MIGHT just get by. AVOID!!!

This was my FIRST C in college! I am not a bad student and I take my work seriously. this class was an absolute nightmare!!! Dr. Moore is alright, but he can't teach to save his life. The book helps, but you honestly have to teach yourself everything! AVOID him at all costs! Big Time disappointment!

The first half of the semester turned out better than I expected based on the reviews I had read on here. We went over lots of examples and I felt like I was learning something. After the midterm however, everything went down hill. I would avoid this class if you want to learn finance. I got a great grade in this class but I had to teach myself

Here's what I've learned so far in this class... The risk of being insulted or put down by the professor is not worth the reward of receiving a rude or demeaning answer. Most teachers appreciate a student trying to learn, this one just wants to prove how cool enlightened he is.

This is the first time I have written a review on a professor in my entire college career and feel it is warranted that I briefly share my thoughts and feelings. Most likely the worst professor I have had in college. Often goes off on unrelated tangents and makes inappropriate jokes during class. Takes pride on being tough. Avoid at all costs.

Literally the worst teacher I've ever had in my life. I cannot fathom how the faculty has not fired him by now. Universally hated by all students, even the councilors don't recommend him. He uses a "slimmed down" version of the text book he created himself. (basically cliff notes) but end up being more confusing than helpful.

proff. assumes you already have expert knowledge on the subject and knows what he is talking about when he throws out vocab. He teaches way too fast and the material is unclear, going to lecture made me more confused. the book is not helpful at all because he wrote the book. Does not give any clue of the material youre going to be tested on. AVOID.

CONFUSING! CONFUSING! CONFUSING!

Lectures are sloppy, prof doesn't stay on topic ever. Tests are curved to an 80%, but they're incredibly difficult. You can use cheat sheets on the tests, they are essentially the homework problems with different numbers. Befriend google for homework help. The final material was out of nowhere so just cry instead of studying- he'll curve it :)

I wish to state that I see nothing wrong with tough professors, I like the challenge. There are professors and there teachers. Dr. Moore is just a professor who clearly does not care about teaching. In fact, he will vocalize his distain for teaching in class. He doesn't make sense in class and fails to connect the content. Many people failed.

This is my fourth year at Sac State and I can say this is the hardest class I have had to take so far. He doesn't teach, rather he expect students to already know the material before coming to class. He easily gets sidetracked and his tests are an absolute nightmare as they don't accurately reflect what he teaches/ has us read.

One of the worst professors I've ever had, and I'm not usually one to complain. He wrote the textbook he uses, so don't expect it to be any help if you don't understand his lectures. Finding his supplemental materials on his website is a nightmare. Exams are the bulk of the grade and they're hard. He has to curve or almost everyone would fail.

Terrible dude avoid him at all costs. he doesn't answer questions properly. He doesnt answer questions properly. overall he's a smart guy but a terrible teacher. He has terrible organizational skills. He handed out random assignments just to give us something to do. sometimes even he doesnt know what he does. Take anyone for FIN135 but him

The worst college professor I have ever had. This is the first time I have felt compelled to write a review on here but this teacher is so bad I had to warn people His tests contain almost nothing he lectures about. His lectures, if you really want to call them that, are a joke. Its basically an hour and fifteen minutes of wasting your time.

Honestly one of the worst professors I have ever taken at Sac State. The lectures are a complete waste of your time. The book he has you buy has a bunch of errors in it and is just an excuse to put money in his pocket(he requires you to buy HIS book). Is super condescending to students and makes it uncomfortable to ask questions in class.

Moore is probably the worst professor I have ever had. He makes you buy HIS textbook, which isn't updated, from AMZN which is a summarized version of a larger textbook. Lectures are unorganized and constantly goes off topic. I've never had a professor that has said "it actually hurts to ask" and deducts points from your final grade.

He is a great person, but should not be a professor. He clearly knows his stuff but does not project his knowledge well. Lectures are basically a podcast where he talks about his life and expects you to learn everything by yourself, NEVER on topic. Tests are VERY difficult and the projects require an expert high level of Excel knowledge

When your ability to sign up for classes is delayed you end up with a handful of teachers to select from with awful ratings... David J Moore has a horrible rating on here for good reasons. He does not teach the material and expects us to read the textbook and learn on our own. Why pay for a teacher that doesn't teach?

Dr. Moore has literally said in class that he identifies as a failure and that is why he is teaching us. He explains that if he had sold on time when he had some small investment in a tech company during the dot com bubble, he wouldn't be teaching. Extremely hard exams, he likes to curve the exams and gets mad if he doesn't get to.

Worst professor ever. lazy, does not teach/lecture and has the class on autopilot. You have to teach yourself. Goes off topic and waist class time in nonsense. Heavy workload that consists of 16 long quizzes, 2 Harvard finals and the group project which is intended for a semester long and not 3 weeks. He translates his laziness to: Soar to sore.

"Sore to soar" was the motto for this particular class. Professor Moore certainly provided the content for us to be sore, but lacked the time and effort to make us soar. Each class meeting he struggled to adequately fill the given timeslots and often went off-topic. He had more of an affinity for joking than teaching.

Professor Moore is a cool guy who seems interesting but a horrible teacher. He does not put any time or effort into the lectures. Most of the time, he is just rambling about off-topic content. Also, do not buy the book he wrote; get the book required for the class.

You have to teach yourself, he doesnt lecture on things that will be on your hw/tests, lectures about random stuff and gets off topic. Tests are very hard so he curves them and they're hard to pass because you have to read and remember everything from the textbook, instead of knowing specific things to know for the tests. Test averages are LOW

No tutors available to help with the complex material. Prides himself in "not teaching to the test" & lectures are scrambled & clearly unplanned. Expected to treat class as a part-time job, dedicating 15-20 hours per week on material. Terrible lectures that add nothing, extraordinarily complex exams, & confusion throughout the entire semester.

dont know why he is a professor. he goes on tangets and makes corny jokes. if you want a class where the professor is clear and teaches material that is helpful for the tests, he is not the one!! he puts out so much material on canvas that it is overwhelming and useless for the exams. he doesnt prepare students for tests. no study guide at all

For the sake of your sanity, avoid this professor if you can. Dr. Moore as a man is funny and friendly. As a professor he is absolutely awful. His handwriting during his lectures is illegible. Lectures are messy and all over the place. He'll go from explaining a concept to opening random tabs. Exams are impossible. He also calls finance finAHnce.

Easily the worst professor I've had. Lectures get off topic and they barely resemble any questions on exams or hw. The main textbook is confusing. If you do bad on the pre-tests, you will already start out with a C. Dr. Moore has acknowledged these reviews, but either he's delusional and thinks he's a good professor or he just doesn't care.

This professor is one of the worst at Sac State. He can be humorous, but don't let that get in your way as if he is a genuine guy. He makes this class unbearable when it comes with grading. Many students failed the final averaging a 40%. Many didn't pass this class because of the reasons of his unclear lectures and notes. Do not take this professor

didnt learn anything in class.went off topic a lot but also talked badly about sac state he seemed to have a vendetta against them for some reason.he'd say inappropriate things to students and would make sure we aren't recording.everyone did terrible on exams and quizzes, not a fair professor whatsoever. thinks he's funny but is actually just rude.

As others have said goes off topic and doesn't teach very well. Seems like a nice guy and all but can't simply just teach what were supposed to be doing for hw/quizzes. Just posts in insane amount of modules in canvas with no sense of direction or organization.

Dr. Moore was truly very disappointing to have as a professor. If you dont do well on the pre tests your grade is done. He will put you on the spot in class and will give you looks. Not helpful in office hours and accuses students of cheating/recording him? Lots of cuss words and inappropriate stories. Take Anna V for finance 136 and save yourself!

Avoid his courses. He is too unserious. He wants you to struggle and be stressed out. He indirectly discourages questions. Classes are test heavy. Canvas resources are far too numerous. Overcomplicates the course and strictly requires an obscure calculator. Lectures are difficult to follow and read. To do well, you ought to already be a CFA.

The reviews speak for themselves. With his teaching style, I don't think I'll ever walk that stage for my family. No matter how many times I may have to take him, I know I will struggle. Some students have different learning styles but he doesn't seem to acknowledge this and expects us to learn such a difficult class on our own. I hope he changes.

*professor moore is very sporadic in his lectures, hard to follow, hard to read handwriting, if pretests are bad you fail the whole course, inappropriate humor, calling on students, gloating in failing honors students, office hours spent talking about how he quit smoking. super weird, please don't take this course....

Professor Moore should be removed from the University, he's very unprofessional and his teaching methods are beyond terrible. Be prepared to teach yourself everything because he wont, he spends class time talking about random stories, how he quit drinking/smoking or what pen he likes using most. Avoid him if you can, take Anna or CSU fully online.

Truly the worst professor I've ever had. Not sure why he still has a spot at sac state. He's a decent person, but he is not meant for teaching. Lectures were mandatory but he would yap and not teach in them at all. Links a million things on canvas for you to use to teach yourself because he knows he's terrible. Super tough class. Avoid.