The best teacher I have ever had

Overall Great. Enthusiastic, helpful, & Tests arent too hard

Nice guy, Does his best to keep things interesting.

Tricky tests! Awesome lecturer. Love the jokes!

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his lecture was very interesting. his class is well organized.

marketing research in itself isn't interesting, but prof. paul did a great job of keeping things interesting. very enthusiastic and engaging speaker.

Very interesting & enjoyed it...learned so much about marketing too. A lot of people think he tough because they didn't go to class or they didn't pay attention to him in class. If you listen, you will noticed many test questions are from his lectures.

a very good looking man, and i enjoyed the class

Best marketing prof at O-State. Go to class and listen a little and you will like him, never a dull moment.

Great instructor who is really devoted to teaching.

IF you really want the A in the class, record every lecture you attend even if your sober and listening. I got a B even missing a bunch of easy questions, there's a huge curve, a 27/40 was a B-.

Best advice I can give you... find outher people who have taken the class before you and study their old tests. A lot of the questens get taken off of those. Also, don't miss an exam... you have to take an essay test after the final if you do.

not too bad but boring like all the other business minor classes

Awesome professor. His lectures were very educational and interesting. This class was the best class I took. Tests require a lot of memorization, you would need to read the book and go to class.

GET THE OLD EXAMS!! Another thing do the bonus points, this can boost your grade by one whole letter grade!! Easy class with the bonus.

Very easy class. Prof. knows his stuff.

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He's great. Helped me with recommendations and all. Just get to know him.

hard tests.

Lectures are extremely boring but you must attend them because 1/2 of the material on his all multiple choice tests comes from the random little comments he makes in lecture and the other 1/2 come straight from the text book. GET THE OLD TESTS...this is crucial in order to do well..he takes about 1/3 of the questions on his exams from old tests!

I thought his lectures weren't that boring, considering that he is really interested in what he does and tries to motivate students to like it. Having the old tests does help with studying and test taking, but you can also get some Extra Credit. Overall, I would say go to class, study your notes, maybe look over old exams and you'll be fine.

His lectures can be really boring (make sure you're always sitting up straight or else its very easy to fall asleep, even in the first row, like i did). He offers a lot of bonus opportunities, which can boost you a whole letter grade. He also has an easy curve, a 50% is a D. Just read the book carefully and study old exams, if you have them.

Very interesting lectures, never read the book and still got a B. Tests are tricky, make sure you study for them.

Old exams will help alot

Material is easy, but he doesn't go over the book and you still have to know it. Tests are a little tricky. The only grade you have is 3 tests. Not comprehensive. If you miss an exam can take it at any time. VERY BORING LECTURE

The tests are really hard and specific. He wants u to read every word in the textbook and remember everything he said during the lectures. Gives a lot of bonus point opportunities though. Avoid if u can.

The tests aren't the easiest but they def not as hard as everyone makes it out to be. As long as you aren't an idiot you should be able to get an A- without trying...just do the extra credit. Old tests help a ton.

I loved this class. You have the option of earning 10 points of extra credit (out of 120) easily, multiple choice tests and the class is curved. Just read the book and don't skip class

You get powerpoints of the notes but I suggest still going to class. Also he tests on the textbook as well. He seems nice and realy into marketing. You can earn extra credit in the class. Test's are m/c not too bad if you go to class and read the book. I thought the class was interesting.

This class is not as horrible as every says although it is BORRRRING and he talks for what seems like forever. Tests are not hard if u read and go to class. You can also earn 10 really easy ec points. He's a nice guy, very into marketing, and eager to teach.

Not bad..had him for distance learning and his on line lectures weren't bad. Tests weren't too bad esp. with the curve. All in all he was pretty good.

This class was pretty easy. The only thing you need to do for the tests are read the book. I would recommend attending class regularly and try to pay attention. It was hard for me because I had a bunch d-bags in my class that loved to hear themselves speak. You can earn 10 points EC which is very helpful.

I must have been in the same class with the previous poster. D-bags galore ruin a class, that is actually somewhat useful and interesting. Please don't inform everybody of your recent experiences in your dry cleaning business or whatever you do. Let's just try to learn some marketing and move on.

TP is awesome and his class is interesting! It's not too tough, either. Great teacher, decent class, overall good experience.

His class is the same every quarter so if you can find some old tests from other people who have taken the course get them the are helpful

The professor teaches very well. Very easy to understand. But the test is extremely hard, even though he curves big. The exams are not over test or lectures..... it seems like tests are going to be easy, but that is totally not true, because tests are not over anything he says or in t he book. good luck....

likable guy, interesting lecture sometimes. does NOT teach the book and probably should since there is no recitation for this class. tests are harder than you would think but there is a curve and extra credit (only a few opportunities this quarter though) for around 6 points max.

he's a good professor, he teaches clearly, and his exams are pretty easy, I enjoy his class, highly recommended,.

First I found him to be very funny and interesting but then after I took the first exam, I realized how annoying and nit picky he is. You must attend every class and listen to every single word that comes out of his mouth, read the book and know every little detail from it. You don't need to be smart to pass the class, just need to memorize.

Watch out for his i'm-better-than-you "what was this specific numerical % mentioned only in one sentence on one page out of the 100ish u had to read for this exam" questions. We had more than one of these this quarter. Do all the extra credit u can, if you can find old exams they will help, although he no longer allows u to keep test questions

I honestly thought this guy was a pretty good professor...the lectures could sometimes be boring but he tried to make it fun...get old tests if ya can...exams are sometimes tricky but it is really easy to get at least a B with the curve

Good teacher. He trys to make the class interesting, which would otherwise be boring. Tests are hard, but curved up a letter grade. Reading the book is a must!

650 is a pretty easy course.. I went to about half of the lectures and read a decent amount of the required material and still got a B. Tests are pretty tough but are curved. If you go to class and read, it should be an easy A.. but who wants to go through all that?

great teacher of marketing concepts

Terry is a genius when it comes to marketing. I learned a lot for him. He is a bad tester and very arrogant. The tests are almost impossible to get an A on. Go to class and take the best notes ever. His tests are irrelevant to the material he teaches. The only upside is that I got two C’s and one B on the three test and ended up with an A with his

The reviews here were mixed but, for the intro class, I thought he taught it well and, more importantly, it was easy! I didn't read the book and I got a B+. The trick is to go to class every day and take good notes! I studied from the slides (buy the booklet of slides). I still had the textbook, used it for definitions. Easy class for lazy people.

Definitely not as bad as people claim it to be. I actually think this class was really easy. Just go to every lecture and listen to what he says. He's a good speaker. You definitely won't fall asleep. You'll probably still be able to get an A- or B+ if you don't read the book. Listen to what he says.

This class was definitely tolerable. There is a massive curve that is standard and doesn't change from quarter to quarter. Pretty much a D gets turned into a B and a C gets turned into an A. On top of that, the exams are not difficult at all. The negative comments are probably from people who never attended lectures.

I went to lectures, but never read the book and got a B+. Idk what you people are talking about, there are much more difficult classes and profs at Fisher.

It's true, his questions come out of nowhere and don't cover the main points, but the details of the course. You need to remember/write down all his opinions, comments and the useless videos he shows. He's also condescending, just listen to his stories about getting free marketing books. Not bad overall, just read, study a lot and do extra credit

This class is not as hard as everybody says. Go to class, read the textbook (including charts and pictures), and put in your best effort when you study and you will be fine. People who didn't do well probably didn't do these three things. 100/120 which is an 83% is an A- and he offers 10 points of extra credit. It's not that bad!

I don't see people's beef with him. He knows so much about marketing and econ and it shows. Sure, he comes up with some unique questions, but those are his ways of making sure students attend class and read the book. I got 60% on the first test, and managed to get an B+/A-. He gives extra credit opportunities to make up for his unusual questions

After hearing a lot of negative comments about Dr. Paul, I was pleasantly surprised by the course. He's interesting to listen to almost always holds your attention. As far as difficulty, it can be tricky but far from impossible. I'm an Accounting major, but I still managed to score a 30, 33, and 37 on the exams, which is FAR above the average.

Class is fairly interesting, but in all honesty kind of turned me off of sales, which is I'm guessing the opposite of what he wanted. Make sure you study for quizzes; his quiz grading policy is unfair for some, but it turned a B+ in the class into an A for me...

Maybe one of the most overrated classes in fisher. All you have to do is simply attend twice a week, take his notes (write everything he says), and then read the chapters prior to the test. Got an A, all the people complaining just never went to class. You must if you want to do decent. Hes funny and interesting too.

This class is easy. I'm a finance major and the hype of this class being difficult is ridicolous. Go to class, read the book and highlight and you'll do well. His lectures are entertaining and the material is pretty interesting. He uses great metaphors to describe things and you need an 83%for an A-. Average a 33/40 and you get an A.

Most of his exam is based on his lectures so you have to go to every class. I found it easiest to take the lecture notes on my laptop because there isn't enough room on his PowerPoint lecture notes to write everything down and he talks fast. He has exam reviews on Sundays around 5. He works jokes into his lectures and the class goes by fast.

I thought Paul was a great professor. 650 is not nearly as tough as what everyone says and I think you learn alot in his class.------Yes you must read the book, Yes you should probably read the notes, and yes you should do the 10 extra credit points. If you do all three then this class shouldnt be a problem. I hold a 3.2 and I earned an easy A.

if you say his class is boring you need to leave fisher cause you're an airhead...he talks about some stimulating stuff...tests are HARD tho, if you want an A in this class you HAVE to go, you HAVE to pay attention and take good notes, and you HAVE to at least read the chapters...welcome to college people. he offers lots of extra credit.

Great lecturer with true enthusiasm for teaching marketing. Powerpoint available on Carmen is taught slide-by-slide the whole course. Attendance and good note taking is a must. Lots of extra credit available. I enjoyed his class and would recommend him to anyone.

He makes his lectures super interesting and he's a great speaker, but he is curt out of class and taciturn in his emails. Make sure to take excellent notes, read the book carefully, remember seemingly immaterial things and take advantage of ex. credit.

Interesting material and lecture. Exams are very detailed. Perfect scores are impossible. Memorize the slides and make sure to read the book. Every picture, caption, heading, chart, and sentence is fair game on the exam. Take advantage of the extra credit

This was my least favorite class of the 3 I took this quarter. His tests are unbelievably hard and detailed. He will ask things that are totally irrelevant to the class to make sure you read the book. You have to take very detailed notes in class since he tests you on things he said in lecture. He basically made this class harder than it had to be

They call this class marketing and logistics 650 but 95% of the class is based around marketing. Mr. Paul's tests are not the easiest but he doesn't ask you what color was a graph or page. Read the book and pay attention in lecture(which can be hard sometimes) along with doing the extra credit and getting a good grade shouldn't be a problem.

Good teacher. Interesting lectures although he tends to repeats a lot of things. I was expecting the tests to be impossible, but if you go to all the lectures, take notes, and read the book you'll do fine. Do the extra credit!!! It was because of it that I got an A instead of an A-.

The most conceited, annoying professor I've ever taken! Quotes himself on difficult tests and presents lectures as if he's a celebrity giving a performance. Extremely difficult to focus on his every digression during lecture-all of which is testable material. Save yourself boredom-Get a voice recorder and have your friends record lecture for you.

You must go to class. You have to study. Memorize everything. He will pull one sentence out of a chapter here and there, better hope you memorized every word. Not conceptually hard, just minute memorization. He isn't xtremely unfair, but he could do a better job teaching, instead of just doing the ivory tower professor thing for his own ego

I love his class and he is by far one of the most professors I like! He has great and vivid personality also and you can feel this either in class or in his office hour. He's also very patient. I just finished the 650 final today and already miss his class!

He is really great. Take him.

Dr. Paul makes a relatively uninteresting class bearable. He's very clear and concise with his lectures, making it easy to take notes (which is critical in his 650 class). He warns you about his exams, which can be somewhat confusing. Expect to stay the whole hour forty-eight (he NEVER finishes early). Read the book; it helps.

This guy is the man. All you have to do is go to class and take notes with the slides he gives you and you will do well. His lectures are very easy to understand and stick pretty well in your mind. I'd take more classes with him if I could.

I am an accounting major. I loved this class and I learned a lot. Read the book, take notes in lecture, and do the extra credit - you will receive an 'A'. I cant believe people are having trouble with that.

TP is a good prof. If you do the extra credit and go to class you should get an A. At times, his exam questions are vague, but the curve makes up for these. If you know the information from the slides and have at least skimmed the text book you will so fine. Lecture isn't too bad, and TP explains everything very well. He also holds a review

People who are complaining just aren't trying hard enough. Read the book, take notes in class, study, and do the extra credit, and you'll be more than fine. Pay close attention to when he says "most important" or "in descending order"...he likes those questions on the exams. He has reasonable expectations and is not near as bad as people think.

Allow TP to redeem himself!! I HATED 650 but 753 was great. There are daily quizzes on the reading which is annoying but made me stay on top of it (he drops 3). Exams weren't nearly as tricky. I went over the notes once or twice the night before each one and got A's. Highly recommended!

The class is hard, his questions are very exacting and many come from the book. you must read the book and go to class to get a decent grade. Overall the class is fun since dr. paul tells awesome stories and makes the class interesting, but the tests are a pain, but you can do extra credit to help with that.

Buy book bc 1/2 of questions on exams are from book & 1/2 from lecture. Pro. paul puts notes online,but some slides are not detailed. so go to class and write additional info. If prof paul stresses something or spells something out, then it will appear on the exam. take advantage of extra credit(which are surveys)then you should be able to get an A

Those who say this class is hard are simply not good students. Go to class (every class), write down literally everything he says. Skim the book, and do all the extra credit..I ended up missing 2 points the entire class before the curve. TP is funny and he is extremely knowledgable, make the most out of it esp since no one else teaches the course

Seriously, I don't understand why people thought the class was so hard. Yes, it's requires alot of work, but the extra credit makes it incredibly easy. He does make test questions tricky, but as long you go to lecture(and actually pay attention) and read the book you'll do fine. One of the best lecturers I've had.

Prototypical TP class. The book is an absolute necessity - there are quizzes before every class on the chapter he lectures on, so the readings are mandatory if you plan to pass. The tests vary in hardness. (The first exam was easy; the 2nd saw a high score of 38/50.) Overall the class is bearable, but not one you'd look forward to every day.

Very similar in structure to 650 lecture-wise, but there are quizzes everyday. You MUST read the textbook chapters for each class. As others said, 1st exam is easy, last 2 are more difficult. Not hard to get a good grade, but you do have to keep up to do well. Also, same better-than-you attitude he had in 650.

Everyone said he was so ridiculously hard, but I didn't think so. Read the chapters before class (I have never read for a class, but you have to for this class. Plus, it's pretty interesting). I studied the night before, and not that much and got an A. Do the extra credit and take good notes, you should be fine! He's nice and enthusiastic, too!

He explains clearly and the topics are pretty interesting to me. But you have to put in a lot of extra, and honestly unnecessary effort into studying for his exams, because he will ask you question like "what is an analogy we used in class on ...". Make sure you attend lecture and take very detailed notes, also, read the books.

Terry is entertaining and captures the room. In order to get A's you'll have to read all the text (even intros and side boxes) which can get obnoxious. Also, go to every lecture, he asks lecture-specific questions way more than textbook ones on his tests. No final!

Dr. Terry is one of Fisher's BEST. He's entertaining and hilarious. He has a wealth of knowledge to share and really enjoys what he teaches. He sincerely cares about his students as well. Memorize every single word in lecture as well as the entire book, seriously! Whatever you do, don't skip a class and jump on the extra credit opportunities.

TP is THE GUY!!! He is so energetic and helpful. Even tho the tests are hard, I still enjoying going to classes (not like other classes)

TP is as described. Lectures are not bad at all bc he makes material interesting. Has a great sense of humor and holds many review sessions if needed. BUT his tests require a lot of attention to lecture material and reading is a MUST.

I loved professor Paul, he was easily one of my favorite professors since I've been at Fisher. His lectures were captivating and easy to recall if you take good notes. Do the extra credit, read the book and go to class and you should be able to get an A.

Seriously here's the secret to success: RECORD HIS LECTURES! I swear, if you record the lectures, go back, listen to it and create your own notes, you will ace the class! :D

Great teacher, great class. To get an A you must do as much extra credit as possible (they are very easy), listen very carefully to every lecture (so pay attention, dont be on your phone/laptop) and read the chapters beginning a week from when the exam is (otherwise you forget the details). Exams are specific, so just pay attention! Great class.

HE IS THE BEST PROF EVER!! though the exams might be tricky but he really teaches well!

TP is an awesome teacher, he is crystal clear to understand and goes into the material in depth. Buy the pre printed lecture slides and write down literally everything he says in his lectures, do all the extra credit and you will do fine. 20% of the exam questions come from the book so its your call if you want to buy the book or not.

Gives clear/detailed lectures with no homework or other assignments. This could be good or bad depending on how you view it all of your grade is from midterms. I bought the book and attended about 90% of the lectures and got an A after curve. The book is helpful so buy it (esp if you skip lectures). There is also a possible 10pts easy extra credit.

TP is a very interesting and captivating lecturer. He is willing to help and clear up anything. Very approachable. TP says the exams are general, but they are incredibly specific and some questions are just straight strange, however if you read the book you will be fine. There is a curve and extra credit which negates the weird exams.

Great lecturer. Exams are tricky because he asks questions mostly from stuff he says during lecture. Every exam questions a couple times from examples in the book. So just so through the book and memorize his lectures. It's not too hard because he's a great great lecturer and keeps repeating the important concepts.

great teacher, very helpful and approachable. he is my favorite in fisher. but exams are very tricky. however, u will learn from him.

Best instructor ever!!!!!!!!!Love him!!! Very helpful! He has 5 exams(26 multiple-choice questions each) and 10 extra credits. He offers weekly review session and midterm review session, but it's basically going over the lecture material again. His classes are quite challenging and but very interesting! Got an A in the end, haha!

Like others have said, he asks the most obscure specific questions that don't really relate to your overall understanding of Marketing. They simply test your ability to regurgitate specific details. There is little overlap between the book and his lectures, but he tests on both. He really needs to streamline his tests. However, Terry Paul is nice.

Dr. Paul is great guy overall. Very approachable at his office hours and willing to help you understand material if you don't get it. He does ask some oddly specific questions about the lectures on his exams (we had 5 exams). No final exam. He doesn't teach from the book, but still asks questions from the text on the exams.

Very nice person. Learned a lot. Very approachable. But the exams can be ugly. I went to all classes and read the book, but sometimes still got a D for an exam. There're 5 exams in total. Be careful of extra credit chances!

If you don't attend lecture you WILL NOT PASS. His tests ask specific questions about what he said in lecture. He doesn't teach from the book but there will be at least 5-6 questions from the material in the book. Even though his tests are hard and lecture is mandatory... I really enjoyed his class. He's a funny guy!

He's interesting to listen to and helpful. However, his exams are horrible. I went to every class and took notes on almost everything he said, read all the chapters in the book and took the quizzes, studied very hard, and still barely passed exams. Very specific ?'s on unimportant things that have nothing to do with actual marketing concepts.

Love his classes so much !!!!!!! Though his tests are hard, I managed to get an A in the end and I am an international student. So you can do it!!!! Very interesting class!!!! Hope he could tech more MKT classes:)

I absolutely loved this class. If you go to class and pay attention you should have no trouble passing. He makes jokes and really tries to keep you engaged by asking for discussion. I love how he would give real life examples. Would recommend.

David Paul is the man. This class was very hard, so you better read the textbook, attend lectures, and watch his interview videos if you want a good grade. If you put in the work, you will get a good grade. But at the very least, attend his lectures every week. This man has a wealth of knowledge and his lectures are a treat!

Professor Paul is the best lecturer I have ever had at OSU. You learn marketing principles, and also learn so much in regard to psychology, history, and company profiles through his lectures. Many complain about this being a difficult class, but use Pearson's "Dynamic Study Modules" and the "Study Plan" in your e-book to help study.

You can either watch the lectures online or attend in person. Both were very similar. Tends to talk about a LOT during lecture so you don't know what's important for the exams. He also asks very specific questions on the exams. You ave to read one/two chapters each week and take a weekly quiz (which were easy), but the book explains concepts well

Class is really boring, drags on and on. Good professor though, kind of funny. Exams can be tough, but not impossible. Option to watch online videos instead of lecture. Unusual grading scale on curve. 2 Non-Comprehensive Midterms, 75 MC Q each. Online Quizzes and Warm-Ups through Pearson.

Terry was a good professor. Lecture was LONG and he goes over so much stuff, but go to lecture. I did not read the book at all. I wrote a ton on my lecture slides and studied that info, watched the interviews, and studied the warmups for the exams. Got an A in the class with his curve and had low Bs on the exams. Nice professor, just go to class!

He posts the lectures on Carmen, so you can either go to class or watch the lectures online. The online lectures and in-person lectures are 90% the same (even the stories or examples he tells). The class is curved but exams alone are 60% of your grade, so be sure to study! The book isn't super dense and there's extra credit available through SONA.

Terry is a very nice guy and is really engaged in this subject. However, it is just a lot of information. The tests are difficult because of the fact that there is so much information. Make sure to watch the interviews because those are easy points. Don't save all your studying until the last couple days, you will be overwhelmed. Do the EC early!

I went into this course completely terrified based off of the reviews that I had read. However, I finished with an A without much trouble at all. WATCH EVERY LECTURE VIDEO and take very specific notes on EVERY detail, then study them. I never really used the textbook and still got a B or higher on every exam. Also, watch the guest lectures online!

Terrys exams are 60% lecture 30% book and 10% interviews. He definitely sticks to those percentages, so when youre studying just focus on lectures. The interviews were annoying to get though but the templates he provides makes it easy. His exams are exactly what he says they are. Also extra credit bumps u up so much, so do it!