3.0

Florence McGovern

Accounting - Bergen Community College

3.0
Quality
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Difficulty
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Would Retake
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3.0
Quality
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Helpful
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71%

Would Retake

84

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What Students Say

I was very dissatisfied with how the semester went felt like she didn't care

ACC101 - 2.0 rating

Sticks to the book too much

ACCT210 - 3.0 rating
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Online Classes

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Reviews (84)
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ACCT201
Jan 17, 2003

great professor, very helpful

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ACC101
Feb 28, 2003

No Comments

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ACC101
Apr 7, 2003

good prof. not to hard or to easy. Do the project and read the book. make sure you memor. where each type of acount goes (it is a debit or a credit) that will help a lot if you do.

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ACCOUTING
Sep 26, 2003

Most of the class did not pass the course. Very boring, if you can, please take another teacher. Was not very helpful. Seemed to enjoy the fact that peopel were having a tough time.

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ACC101
Oct 5, 2003

I passed, but work was difficult. I wouldn't recommend taking her, since I chose not to take accounting 2 based on my experience with her.

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ACC110
Oct 29, 2003

Wonderful professor. Her real world experience makes her class a pleasure and relatable to real life. She is an asset to BCC and makes accounting interesting. She is also interested in the success of her students by offering extra resources....

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ACC101
Nov 11, 2003

No Comments

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ACCOUNTING
Dec 8, 2003

Hard but worth it. I learned a lot.

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ACC110
Dec 23, 2003

There is a lot of work you have to do, but if you pay attention and do the hw you can get a descent grade.

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ACCOUNTING
Feb 13, 2004

Great teacher, i took managerial and financial accounting with her. Did well in both. Notes are easy to understand if you pay attention in class. Tests are hard but if you study it there not bad.

4.0
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ACC110
Mar 25, 2004

I had her and failed her. Her notes were good and she knew about the subject matter, but the test's were extremely hard. That's what killed me. But besides that, she is a good professor.

1.0
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ACC110
Apr 21, 2004

Very hard teacher all she does is talk all day and you get lost very easily. dont take her class she goes through a chapter in a day and doesnt stop to explain and for her test shell tell you what to study but none of it will be on the test

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ACCT110
May 5, 2004

Very good professor. Assigns projects that are related to real world work. Homework assignments are important to pass test. Test are not difficult if you do homework and study book. Took her for all Financial, Managerial, Intermidiate Acct.

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MANAGERIAL
May 16, 2004

She is the worst teacher at BCC. She moves to fast, and hates to go back and explain things. So if you can't learn 3 chapters a class and have a quiz on them ever week, don't take her class.

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MAT101
Jun 11, 2004

I took her for finacial accounting. It was a struggle. She's hard and if your not into banking and finance your gonna have to work double time because she won't give you any slack.

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ACC110
Jun 17, 2004

Excellent Professor. Yes, there is work involved but she is clear to explain and always willing to answer questions. You can't get by without reading the text in this class but pay attention to the lectures because there you'll find the exam material.

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ACC110
Jul 24, 2004

GREAT TEACHER. REALLY KNOWS HER MATERIAL. SHE DOES GIVE ALOT OF WORK, BUT THIS DEFINATELY HELPS WHEN ITS TIME TO TAKE TESTS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ACTUALLY LEARNING, THEN I WOULD REC. HER

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ACC202
Nov 11, 2004

yeah, tough and lots of work. but if u really want to be an account, she is the one to teach. test is hard but she's nice. JUSY REALLY STUDY FOR THE EXAMS and you'll be fine.

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ACC110
Nov 18, 2004

she is a total **** .... excuse my language but honestly she is .... don't ever take her .... she just puts stuff on the board like ur already supposed to know all this but she doesnt understand that the whole point ur in there is because you dont know all this stuff!! she's THE WORST!!

4.0
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ACC110
Nov 19, 2004

No Comments

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ACC110
Nov 23, 2004

she could be a little more helpful during her office hours. other then that she gives easy quizzes for each chapter and as long as you do everything she says you should be fine.

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ACCOUNTING
Dec 1, 2004

Doesn't teach that well. The things she teachs aren't slways on the exams. She doesn't give any chances. Good Luck

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ACCT101
Dec 20, 2004

It was the biggest waste of time, I had stayed in class while more than 70% had left after first half. Only got a D and most failed. She is very unclear with instructions and assigns way to much work. She also move to fast, so if you don't understand something you'll have to teach it yourself.

4.0
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ACC210
Apr 3, 2005

She's a great teacher. Yes, she does give a lot of work and her tests can be a bit tough but she prepares you well for the fuuture. If you really care about learning or accounting or finance is your major definitely go for her!!

1.0
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ACC210
Apr 18, 2005

Back in the days she would have been hot, but it is today. Very unclear. She tries to finish 13 chapters in one semester no matter what. Very hard and tricky tests. She does not help and gives to much work and projects. If you take her get ready to work your butt off. If lucky you might get a C.

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210
Apr 23, 2005

big FAKE, she is really a..who pretends to be nice,but she is really stuck up.definatly not professor material,confuses everyone even the smartest kid in the class! should be working at some firm only.still didntlearn anything by attending class and its the end of the semester!READ READ

3.0
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FINACCT
May 19, 2005

Very hard prof. very unclear on her tests, although I failed 3 of 4 tests, but did the project and got a B-, and still got a C for the semester.

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ACC110
May 22, 2005

Great professor! Material is hard but she is very helpful. Her classes are interesting and funny. You can learn a lot but you have to pay attention and read a book. Do the homework and study hard for a tests and you will be fine. Take her if accounting is your major.

5.0
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FINMANACC
Jul 1, 2005

Best Accounting Teacher at BCC. Goes out of way to help students. Very patient and understanding.If you put an effort forward the lowest grade you'll get is a C. Do the HW its a huge part of your grade. Students bad at Acc can still do well in her class. Go to her office hr.

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MANAGERIALACCT
Sep 11, 2005

All I can say is that before I transferred to BCC...I got an A+ in Accounting and the first test I took in her class I got a 42...Accounting is my major and she was so mean, boring and confusing I seriously thought about changing my major!!

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ACC210202
Grade: A
Oct 26, 2005

If you are a business major who is only looking for credits,do not take her. If you are a serious accounting student, take her. A hard teacher, but worth it.

5.0
4.0
ACC110210
Nov 12, 2005

Excellent professor, for those achieving an accounting major, you will have to study hard, and be prepared for every class. But the effort is worth it.

3.0
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FINACCTG110
Nov 20, 2005

She is a fair professor yet her explanations unclear. Expect to work hard. Her tests are at times unclear. I'm a straight A student and I find that I'm struggling with her because of she confusing. Her quizes are taken as soon as you read the chapter and I think that it would be easier if quizes are taken after we had time to discuss. good luck!

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101
Dec 7, 2005

She is wonderfull!

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ACC110
Dec 19, 2005

i hated her. DO NOT take her. She expects toooo much from her students..she gives us 2 days to finish reading an entire chapter, understand it completely, finish all the homework, and pass her hard friggin tests..2 days!! THATS IT..plus she doesn't care if u tried on the homework, u have to get the right answers otherwise she won't give u credit..

1.0
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ACC210
May 10, 2006

By Far the worst accounting teacher ever!!!!! She doesn't teach what so ever and expects you to learn from the book. Before giving you the tests she smiles and says "I made this one expecially challenging" Her projects, explanations, and tests are confusing and very unclear. Do not take her!

2.0
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ACCT110
Jun 23, 2006

Worst professor. I took her last semester and she was not helpful. You ask her questions and she really doesn't answer them. Her tests are very very confusing. I am a straight A student and I struggled with her. I got a B and I worked very hard. I took her online and I put over 30 hours a week on her class.

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ACCT110
Sep 1, 2006

dont takee her she wass mean && very hard, she would expect you to know everything on your own and her assignments were 4-5 hour a night problems...

5.0
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ACC110
Jun 3, 2007

I don't know why everybody is bad mouthing her. I think she was a great teacher. I took her hybrid class. She explained everything so clearly and made it easy. If you don't read the chapter at least once, you will be lost, do poorly on the homework and quizzes, and probably fail. Its a lot of work but you will learn so much. I loved her.

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ACC110
Jul 3, 2007

Fair, and Flexibile within reason. Her knowledge of the industry is strong and class was a breeze since the website calendar was updated consistantly.

3.0
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ACC110
Jul 19, 2007

nice lady. never explains exersices before gives the h/w. borring. can not learn much from her lecture, maybe just understand more clearly if you know already the material. tests are all from the book so have to read every page even though you understand the material

1.0
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ACC110
Aug 4, 2007

shes terrible!!! just cause shes a bigshot in the school she thinks shes great! she doesnt understand that it is the end of the world when students who are broke and trying to get by and used all there money on one course to graduate fail because she doesnt know how to teach the material in a way for everyone to understand.

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ACCT110
Sep 5, 2007

She is not easy, but She is a nice lady.U are here to study. If u want u can learn a lot and get A. English is my second language but I still got A in her class.

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ACCHY110
Dec 19, 2007

shes really not that bad people just need to realize that accounting is a hard subject and requires a lot of work. i think i put more effort in this class than any of my others and i got a B. sucks but whatever. took her half online half in the school, worked out well. be prepared to study A LOT and take a lot of quizzes. exams are difficult.

2.0
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ACC110
Jan 14, 2008

OK I JUST WISHED THERE WAS MORE CHOSES ON ONLINE PROF IN REGARDS TO ACCT. She is fair but tons and tons of homework and quizes and exams. I know college shouldn't be easy & online shouldn't be any exception but we are taking online for a reason right! It's because we have no time!If your going to take this get ready it's not easy. She is fair!

1.0
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ACCT110
Aug 23, 2008

TERRIBLE!TERRIBLE!Find another teacher for acct.Save yourself the grief she will put you through.She is not helpful at all.If you miss a homework assignment due to personal issues she tells you she drops 1 homework grade anyway.She is not online when the homework is due, so if you have a ? regarding the homework your on your own.The Txtbk stinks.

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ACCT110
Dec 16, 2008

DO NOT TAKE HER!!!! I am a senior at an excellent engineering school and I took her online accounting class to complete graduation requirements and I have never done so much work in my entire career. She feels the need to belittle people and to make you feel dumb in order to inflate her own ego. If you take this class you will suffer

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ACCT110
Apr 21, 2009

Worst teacher.... dont take her

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ACCT110
May 12, 2009

I took the course online,it is hard,you have to study a lot,but she's good and she'll answer any questions and help you.Quizzes every week but the exercises are from the book plus the homework and postings.2 Projects.The exams are hard,but she will give you opportunity to recoup before final exam. Good and fair professor.

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ACC110
Jul 29, 2009

Oh, come on people! Mrs. McGovern is an OUTSTANDING professor! She was probably my favorite at BCC. Do the work and you'll get an A! It's as simple as that! -Brian K. (Summer II/2008)

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ACCT210
Oct 19, 2009

She is an awful teacher - avoid at all costs!

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ACCT110
Dec 20, 2009

I took this class online. You do not have to come to campus. The class is very hard but I do feel like I learned a lot. The only problem that I have is with the amount of time needed to spend on this class. I would average about 25 hours a week between the reading, homework, postings and group project. If you study and participate you can get an A

1.0
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ACCT210
Dec 20, 2009

This Professor is terrible, don't take her. She keeps asking the class if they understand? and then answering herself with a yes, while the whole class sits silently. She belittles students to inflate her own ego, has a great deal of self importance, and does not care for the students or their success in the class, had to withdraw.

2.0
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ACC101
Jun 9, 2010

If you like to spend 20+ hours a week on a class, teach yourself everything, have your emails ignored, and wait two months for test grades (even tho its online- webct grades it for her) then you found the right teacher.

2.0
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ACC110
Aug 17, 2010

Horrible experience. What a confusing class. She was not helpful or understanding of students situations. Would not recommend her if your new to accounting.

2.0
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ACC101
Dec 6, 2010

HORRIBLE!!! do not take this class with this teacher. She jumps to diffrent parts in each section and is not clear at all. More then half of the time I have no idea what she is even talkin about. I literally learned nothing and if it was possible for me to go back in time and stop myself from taking this class with this teacher I 100% would.

3.0
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ACCT101
Dec 15, 2010

Her teaching style is like a bowl of frosted flakes, grrrrrreat! She is concerned about her students like a lovely old grandmother. Plus her name is Flo, which is always a plus.

1.0
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ACCT102
Feb 10, 2011

Horrible teacher.She expects her students to know everything without teaching it beforehand, in a beginning class noless.She gave quizzes and tests online without telling us or even discussing the chapter! Almost 90% of the class passed with a D or failed. Save your money and your time!

1.0
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ACC210
May 9, 2011

Horrible, horrible, horrible

5.0
3.0
ACT110
May 18, 2011

There is homework and quizes, but she utilizes online and you do it all online and she drops the lowest one. But, those are only 20% or so of your grade. The exams are the difficulty. The exams are pretty hard and she will review for each exam. All exams are taken online except final. She even tells you about the internet. So use it.

5.0
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ACC110
May 22, 2011

NOT an easy class, but a great teacher! There are 4 tests which are worth 60% of your total grade (they are hard), 15% HW (weekly), 15% Discussion (weekly), 10% Group Project. She is available for extra help and will work with you if you show an interest. Those giving poor reviews were probably the ones on Facebook or ESPN while she was teaching:)

5.0
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ACC110
Jun 22, 2011

Oh come On! I felt compelled to comment on this professor after seeing all of the bad reviews. Prof. McGovern is a good professor. She clearly lays out what is expected in the syllabus. If you follow the syllabus and READ the chapters you will have no problems. I agree that the class is hard, but accting is a hard subject. I?m taking Fin. Acct

1.0
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ACC110
Aug 11, 2011

This was the worst college class I have experienced while at BCC. I took this class online and was amazed at her expectations for an accounting level I class. I am so glad the torture is over that I don't care if I passed it or not! McGovern is HORRIBLE!!!!!!!

5.0
1.0
ACC202
Dec 24, 2011

Dont listen to what others say she is a good professor. Took her online & yes there is HW, 2 sets of discussion questions for every chapter but its an online class & she needs to know you get the material. Dont understand, ask! She is very clear on what she expects! Accounting isnt easy, & taking it online is even harder but she makes it a breeze!

3.0
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ACCT210
Dec 30, 2011

Sticks to the book too much. often doesn't answer students' questions. Can be mean. Explanation is not always clear.

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ACCTG110
Jan 30, 2012

This professor makes financial accounting easy. She is a pro. I could never understand Fifo/Lifo inventory until I took her class and I am not even a great student. Now I know that principle as if it was ABC

3.0
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ACC110
Feb 29, 2012

Eh. She is a nice woman but I didn't like her teaching methods that much. I took her twice (1 online, 1 in class) and I failed her twice. Unless you really love and know accounting, it might be difficult to pass.

5.0
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ACCT110
Mar 31, 2012

She is very helpful I took for for 2 accounting courses @ BCC and i looked it fin 101 and inter. acct 1. these were not easy classes but she help me through it a lot

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ACC110
May 26, 2012

WARNING RUNNNN!! DO NOT TAKE THIS LADY. TOOK HER TWICE ONLINE AND SHE WAS NOT HELPFUL, SHE TREATS HER STUDENTS AS IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A DEGREE IN ACCTING, I HATE HER TEACHING METHODS AND IF U DNT BUY THE BOOK U R SCREWED BECAUSE IT DOES THE WORK FOR HER...DO NOT TAKE THIS LADY!!

2.0
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ACC101
Dec 26, 2012

Not very helpful.. Took this class online and if you can't understand material in textbook your screwed because she doesn't give better explanations or try and see where we are struggling... I was very dissatisfied with how the semester went felt like she didn't care.

5.0
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ACC210
May 14, 2013

Professor McGovern is very nice and helpful. It's Accounting, you need to pay attention or at least have an understanding. she can explain but you may still not get everything. She is very funny and always happy. I enjoyed her class! Take her!

5.0
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A110
Grade: B+
Jul 12, 2014

She is a great teacher! makes a lot of fun in class. She is challenges you all the time which make you study more and pay attention on class. I learned a lot and I definitly feel that I diseve it! Looking forward to take her i the future!

5.0
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ACC110
May 14, 2015

I really enjoyed Professor McGovern's class. She is such an intelligent lady and you can tell she really cares about her students. She always answered emails and asked if we needed any extra help. There were 5 exams and forums and homework assignments weekly. You have to work hard to pass definitely. Would take again!

5.0
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ACC110
Grade: A
Jul 13, 2015

I've taken Professor McGovern for Financial Accounting online for Summer 1. She was awesome. Very helpful and explained things well. If you messaged her, she would responded back within a few hours, if not right away. Being that it was an online class and accounting can be tough, she made it very easy to learn. I would absolutely recommend her.

4.0
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ACC210
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 12, 2015

She is a nice person but she doesn't teach concepts clear enough. She zooms through the chapter and then just does problems for the rest of the class. I wish she would teach the whole chapter in powerpoints like my financial accounting professor did. Not the greatest accounting professor in the department, but still learned a good amount in class.

5.0
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ACC202
Dec 18, 2015

She is really helpful. Always answers your emails right away. The subject is hard, and there is a lot of work for this class but the work itself is not bad. Every week there are postings, homework and quizzes, and 4 test. I would definitely take her again.

2.0
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ACC210
Apr 28, 2016

TEACHES DIRECTLY FROM TEXTBOOK WITHOUT SIMPLIFYING ACCOUNTING METHODS. DOES NOT WRITE NOTES TO HELP UNDERSTAND MATERIAL. MAKES ERRORS WHILE DOING PROBLEMS DURING CLASS. CREATES MORE CONFUSION THAN CLARITY. I HAVE LOST TRUST WITH HER ABILITY TO TEACH THE SUBJECT FOR FUTURE USE. I AM MORE CONCERNED WITH EARNING A GOOD GRADE OVER LEARNING THE MATERIAL

1.0
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ACC110210
Grade: A
Sep 14, 2016
Wouldn't take again

She never believe her student!! She have to prepare educator mind prior to teaching the student!! I think she's not a real teacher.

1.0
3.0
ACC210
Grade: A
Oct 27, 2016
Wouldn't take again

She's the worst worst teacher in BCC.

4.0
3.0
ACC110
Grade: A
Jun 29, 2017
Would take again

I don't understand why she received so much negativity. The class wasn't hard and I thought she was a great professor. She was helpful if you had questions and she responded promptly to emails. There were 11 HW assignments, 12 Orion modules, and 4 tests. Everything was on WileyPlus, so you need the access code. I also recommend the textbook.

Respected
Get ready to read
Clear grading criteria
5.0
2.0
ACC110
Grade: A
Jul 28, 2017
Would take again

Just do your work and you'll be fine. She responds quickly to your emails and is a fair grader. Just do your part and you'll get an "A".

4.0
3.0
ACC110
Grade: A
Aug 14, 2017
Would take again

The summer 2 online class was pretty easy. TONS of homework but she lets you go ahead unlike some online professors that open an assignment weekly. The Orion is basically extra credit, you pass as long as you attempt all 40 questions. The rest is on WileyPlus. No weekly discussion forum which was a lifesaver.

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
Clear grading criteria
5.0
2.0
ACC110210
Grade: A
Nov 17, 2017
Would take again

I took Prof. McGovern for both ACC-110 & ACC-210. She is truly a great teacher, who conveyed the material in a way that was easy to interpret and understand. Her real life stories, and past work in the accounting field adds to what already amounts to an awesome course.

Gives good feedback
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4.0
3.0
ACC110
Grade: A
Jan 9, 2018
Would take again

Not sure how this website has given her such a bad wrap. Shes a great professor although there is a fair amount of homework. If you can do the work and get through the chapters and do the work you should have at least a B. Highly recommend for anyone in an accounting program.

Gives good feedback
Skip class? You won't pass.
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Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

80%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A+

80% confidence
Based on 10 grades
Most common grades:
A (9)
B+ (1)
Not sure yet (1)
Grade Distribution
A(9)B(0)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 11 reported grades
A: 9
B+: 1
Not sure yet: 1
Common Tags
Clear grading criteria (2)
Gives good feedback (2)
Respected (1)
Get ready to read (1)
LOTS OF HOMEWORK (1)
Inspirational (1)
Amazing lectures (1)
Skip class? You won't pass. (1)
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101

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ACCT201

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5.0

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5.0

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5.0

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