2.9
Quality2.9
Difficulty48%
Would Retake114
Reviews48%
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What Students Say
“very bad experience would not recommend”
ACC1B - 1.0 rating“His online class setup is ridiculous”
BUSI22 - 3.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
63%
Textbook Required
80%
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ACC1C
5.0
(8)ACTG1B1C
5.0
(2)ACCT1C
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(1)051A
5.0
(1)ACTG1A1B
4.5
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5.0
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Reviews (114)
Makes the classes fun. Very knowledgeable.
Not clear, many mistakes in exams and homework
Not clear in assignments.
you have to complete a lot of online assignments even though you are taking his lecture at school.
a very busy class
Exams are easy. However, not very good in explaining. Give approximately 10% extra credit, which means you can get 110% for the class.
I'd like to tell you the most important thing as a teacher should be responsible!!!
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Online class is very confusing. Many students were still confused about requirements into 5th week. Posts class information outside of standard ETUDES interface.
VERY confusing and disorganized class! Does not use the Etudes site effectively. Communication btw prof. and student rare and untimely at best. Extremely frustrating in an online course. AVOID him if possible.
Mr. Nava is a real teacher and someone that is not going to hold your hand. He shows students how to perform certain tasks and it is entirely up to the students to follow through. Self-motivation is required. Good experience.
Take Nava he is awsome!!! He cares about the students but more importantly he teachs a lot of good information!!
Mr. Nava is awsome and I enoyed every minute of his class. GO NAVA!!!!
I took the online class. I found the material very disorganized. And you better you do not questions, he is very sarcastic. Their is practically no help. This was not the best learning expierence.
He thinks of himself as a "coach" just because he likes soccer. He needs to understand he is a professor and he should learn to TEACH! Teach accounting Nava! He is a waste of our tax money but a nice guy overall.
Nava is awsome. He teaches like a coach because athletes work harder than anyone. true sacrifice and motivation is what nava is all about and you take it with you in the future
NAVA WAS AWSOME. HE KNOWS WHAT TO TEACH AND IT SHOWS IN THE CLASSROOM
NAVA IS REALLY COOL. I want to be like JOSE
A V ERY INTELLIGENT GOOD TEACHER
Cool teacher and coach
Hes way too cool to be a teacher. He is the Best teacher at FOOTHILL
he is really smart and helpfull
Cool teacher
He was an easy teacher when I took his Act 1A class but he started being picky from last quater. Busy on his own study all the time. I couldn't know anything from him in Act 1B. If you want to study on your own, TAKE HIS CLASS....
He is a nice guy but not a good instrutor. He has to learn how to teach. Well, not hard to pass the class, coz you can use cheat sheet during the exam. Don't expect you can learn anything from his class.
Not a good teacher at all
The worst instructor at Foothill, take Seydin or Botsford
damn suck instructor, want an A, go for it.
SUCK!!i learn nothing from his class. I will not recommend you to take his class
Course documentation was overly complex and in multiple places. Course management was quite good, but did not always answer questions. Course well-designed.
He's a really funny guy and he'll be happy to help you if you go to him. He doesn't cover everything but if you put in effort you really can get a lot from the class. He teaches pretty well.
The wrost professor the sate of CA saw, he is hard becuase he does not know how to teach. He is not that nice, i got and A in his class, after fighting with him about 0.3 of a point to move it from b to A. So no, i would suggest to change major then him.
Great teacher, lots of opportunity for extra credit or alternative final breakup of grade. Very approachable and willing to help. Start the project early - it takes a lot of time!
BAD TEACHER!! Online class was totally unorganized and he'd get defensive and make rude and immature comments to students who pointed this out or couldn't understand his "set up" Class ended up just being a mess and I dropped with a W late in th
Take his lecture. Many extra credit. I got A. Easy...
Very hard class. Fast-paced lectures and he will move on if no questions. He is very willing to help and stay after class to answer questions. Must work in groups. Do all extra credit you can. His website is more complex than necessary - could be simplified. He's a CPA and expects you are same
do u guys believe me that i don't feel like going to school anymore? he turned into the worst experience of my life. i hate his class...hate it! hate it! hate it! :-(
He is very good guy, but bad teacher.
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He is very smart guy. If you really study, his class is very easy. Plus a lot of extra credit.I had more than 110 points at the end of quarter while over 90 points I can get A. Actg 1A and 1B are hard courses with a lot of materials, so the thing is you need spend time to study!!
his class is not difficult coz you can find most of the test queations on his web.but you have to study on your own to get a good grade since i don't think his explainations in lecture are really clear. you better read the sample queations in the textbook and do the exercise if you want to get an A.
God help you if you want to LEARN on his on-line class. Totally chaotic ! ! aaaggghhh; no more accounting for me EVER AGAIN.
Jose is smart and enthusiastic professor. He is not entertaining but knows his subject and is very helpful. Ask him questions and he would explain every detail until you get it. His website is useful for preparing to tests. If you want to get knowledge take his class.
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hmm not that great...
I took his 1B and I think he is not a easy instructor, but not very difficult. He doesn't curve, but he does give some extra credit. His website is very useful, and his explaination not very clear. Overall, I think his is a good teacher though.
Hard class, the material is just hard. Mr Nava is not very clear on his grading criteria, but the tests are pretty reasonable over all. Clear instruction, pretty good teacher.
His class is very straight forward and pretty easy, do the work, get an A. No worries...
Unresponsive to emails (took online class), exams had unclear messaging and expectations. For example, he'd say there would be 40 multiple choice questions on the test, but in reality there would be 80. Poorly organized website, just seems really lazy, does the bare minimum, and is not at all interested in teaching the class.
I took his online class. Very helpful and responsable. You usually can get anwser with in 24 hours. Resourse and hand out are very helpful. used a lot of spreadsheet. Good for practice.
I took his online class. Very helpful and responsable. You usually can get anwser with in 24 hours. Resourse and hand out are very helpful. used a lot of spreadsheet. Good for practice.
Read his outline before you start to do his class. Don't sent email to him, instead use Private message. Read the module before start every charpter. He ususally will give extra credit if you submit early. Regaring that 40 questions and 80 questions. You should only answer 40 with in 80 questions. give you more flexibility to choose the easiest one
This guy is really unorganized. He should do everyone a favor and clean up his reading material, it is all over the place, errors and all. He is real big on supporting your work even if it was clearly stated in the question, he just wants you to repeat it. I'm just glad I got through this class so I can move on!
He does not give clear instructions. This is an online class and instructions should be more clear. His TA's grade all the midterms. They do not give clear feedback either. There are a lot of mistakes on the weekly quizzes so you better ask for clarification. I would recommend taking accounting in person.
He has ego and pride and it makes it really hard to get help. His quizzes are full of mistakes and don't go off ANY of the text material or his hand outs. His test questions are more word play and trying to trick students than they are on testing the actual info. I am a 3.93 student and this is the most frustrating class I have ever taken.
I LOVED the book but hated how this class was "organized" he has materials all over the place and I had to hunt for my assigments. He also bailed during finals week so he could focus on other classes. I want to take more acctg classes but absolutely not with him.
horrible just horrible, can teach at all call us stupid on several occasions. can teach at all
This online class is not for the regular student, its a refresher for an accounting professional. The teacher's notes don't really teach you anything, you have to rely on getting the answer from the postings if you dont understand. So far I'm passing with a B but it was WAY TOO MUCH STRESS. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU WORK IN THE FIELD!
avoid taking this teacher, he is really sucks. actually dont know why he still teaching in the school
he does not care about your grade, and he does not care about his teaching. You cannot learn anything from him. Davidson is much much much better.
Lazy, very lazy and not responsible for students learning
Never saw a teacher with this poor teaching
This is the worst online class I have ever taken. It was completely disorganized. From day one I felt confused and overwhelmed, assignments were unclear. He may be a decent teacher in a live class, but his online class is subpar.
Professor Nava has a clear presentation style and good models for accounting. Additionally, he genuinely has an interest in helping students succeed.
Where is the Professor? Missed too many classes. Gives out excellent notes to take home but too much information. He needs to keep it simple and straight. Unusual method of accepting homework.
My big complaint about Nava is that he overcomplicates all of the logistics for his online classes. He obviously thinks he's a really smart guy, with his needlessly complex modules and excel spreadsheets, but good teachers know to make their ideas accessible to students. Also for some reason, he requires a group project for his online class (?!).
He is a very helpful teacher. Comes across as a very tough and inflexible but not true. Hope that he will simplify his handouts and the amount of information he hands out. Sometimes it is overwhelming. Otherwise, he is probably one of the best teachers in Accounting department. You actually learn from him and not just coast through the class.
This teacher is a joke! His COMPUTERIZD ACTG PRAC:EXCEL he doesn't recommend for ESL students, textbook he wants us to buy exclusively in foothill on-line shop for double the price. Not helpful and likes to be cool. NEVER take any of his classes. Stay away of this "teacher".
very easy online, open book for all test, and not required to take midterm and final at the campus. They are discussion post each week but if you don't do them you can still get an A on the class.
Awesome teacher, must get book, easy class. deffffffintly take this class!
Professor Nava is a really helpful instructor, but be prepared to do a lot of work in his online classes. One thing I learn from his classes is read the textbook first, and then download his lecture in order to do the homework. He's a nice guy, but he overcomplicates his notes to the point you're in an English 1B class.
Prepare to put in a lot of hours and work in Professor Nava's online class. Usually two homework assignments due every week along with chapter reading. Big group project due at the end of quarter. Grading is complicated. Biggest complaint: instructor not involved much in questions asked in discussions.
This was the best online class I ever had. Very helpfull professor. A lot of information provided for each chapter. Quizes based on homework and if you do your homework weekly you will be able to do the quize. Final is based on quizes. If you do your work weekly you will pass with a good grade. Must be very lazy to get a bad grade.
The absolute worst online class I have ever taken! Do not take him! Very disorganized, not helpful and confusing. You will spend more time pulling your hair out trying to understand the format of his assignments. He should have used my accounting lab.
My only complaint is that he dosen't use the ETUDES platform effectively. Assignment instructions are buried in links within links,and convoluted with nonsense. Makes you go to other websites to take quizes that feel like mindless data entry. Sends you to glitchy Google docs for things etudes could provide. Good teacher but trim the fat.
Dude is useless! I wanted to learn about accounting, not how to use My Accounting Lab. Class is based entirely online resources, and his notes are unhelpful. Easy to get an A, but don't expect to learn much from the teacher or the course.
Very useless. I felt like I basically taught myself. No discussions. No communication. All of his "lectures" were copy and pasted from the textbook. He does NOT use Etudes but instead uses multiple websites buried inside one another. EASY TO GET AN A if you just read your textbook & do the practice problems on MyAccountingLab.
He was my lecturer of ACCT1A, Mission College. He's a good one but his classes were really boring and mostly useless because all you need to do is reading the book. I am sure that a lot of students could not learn a lot from this class. However, you can get an A easily, and he's a nice one.
Horrid, horrid, horrid. He posts questions, and sometimes, if he feels like answer your question, then answers in the most contrived way possible. Do not expect straight answers. Most disorganized class, more than life itself. To get to HW Answers,click 4 links then enter password. I do not recommend. Wish I didn't take his class. T_T
At first, I had a panic attack (tight schedule expecting usual online workload), finding URLs buried in URLS etc as others mentioned. But mind open, I soon realized the generosity of material this Prof shares with beginner and intermediate accounting students is impossible to access otherwise. Once I got the hang of it, I loved his online classes.
Professor Nava is very helpful, he gives plenty of information/resources/tutorial video to help guide you through the class. I def enjoy taking his online class.
Prof. Nava prepared an impressive amount of resources for practice and gives plenty of opportunities for students to learn his subject. His course is suitable for independent students who are prepared to work on their own and invest time in the process. He also provides extra information throughout the quarter that goes beyond the syllabus.
The textbook we used was great! I learned a lot from the book. CHALLENGE I HAD?? Info on his google sit is buried within links within links within links. Suggestion to the professor?? Overhaul your Google Site and simplify!
Easy A! All self taught from the book though. Avoid if you need an actual teacher. But the book is very good. 9 HW and quizzes. 3 lowest hw & 2 lowest quizzes dropped. 2 midterms. 1 final. 1 group project. 3 mini projects. Grades on a curve. DO THE HW and QUIZ!! The midterms and final pull questions from them.
I've had to take Nava more times than I'd like, but once you know how he works it gets much easier. His online class setup is ridiculous! Why can't he just use Etudes like everyone else?! No joke there have been times I need 7 tabs open just to get 1 assignment info. He also requires group projects for online classes, which is a huge pain.
i didn't know how his class time passed, he never turned down a question after class, excellent teacher, would recommend
Nava is a good professor, but he expects you to do a lot of studying and work on YOUR own. If you actually read every chapter and go to each lecture, there is absolutely no reason you can't get a good grade. He gives about 10% extra credit throughout the course, so that is enough to boost your GPA an entire letter grade. Highly recommend
This class was very straightforward. Professor Nava takes a lot of time to ensure this class is organized and what we are reviewing is streamlined. I liked how independently I could complete this class. All HW and tests are directly from book, so study the book and you will do well!
I took professor Nava for both acct 1a and 1b - and it is extremely straight forward and very organized. Yes, he has a lot of content you can access, but all work (reading check and homework) is through online portal. 1 big project - he has clear expectations - AND gives sample mid term and final. Take him, unless you need a lot of guidance
Took acounting a1 the online class. Really organized and straight forward. He seems to care a lot about his students. Was pretty easy for me.
My main complaint was there were SO MANY different systems to open and log into. There was Etudes, the accounting lab, and 2-3 other random places to log in to get one assignment. It was needlessly complicated and sloppy. For example, the syllabus was posted in more than 1 place and one of them was wrong! Okay class other than that.
The best online accounting course there is! Nava chooses a great textbook that makes accounting easier to understand. He has also integrated the accounting learning lab to help you work through your homework and exams. I appreciated the group project and overall how communicative he was throughout! He also posts great lectures.
bad teacher
I have taken him for ACTG 1A, 1B, and 1C, by choice. His syllabus is clear-cut and easy to follow. A Monday check-in is required as well as a weekly quiz, homework, and participation. However, he does drop the lowest score for each of the aforementioned three and the quiz can be taken 3 times. ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND!
i've taken online accounting 1a before, and this class is nothing compared to my last experience. the structure of the class is very unorganized, and teacher doesn't prepare you for exams. you spend hours working on pearson only to go into an exam not knowing anything. very bad experience would not recommend.
HW doesn't help at all on exams and it's worth nothing. There's weekly discussions, quizzes, 2MID, 1FIN. Class average is 60-70 and won't give out a study guide for final. So much effort and work just to fail the exams. Final exam slot is 1day. That's not a big enough time frame for those who work full-time. Worst online class.
Class consists of 2 login per week to Canvas, 6 quizzes of 10 questions each, 7 Homework assignments that usually consist of 10-12 problem, 2 midterm exams, 1 final. 1 group project on any company which is mostly gathering info and data from a website and putting it into an excel template he provides, gives guide for 1 midterm which is like exam.
Class is okay, only recommend if youre good at teaching yourself. Only gives out one study guide for the first midterm which is annoying.
i was able to pass the class but barely, the syllabus is never accurate. this class consist of 2 midterms and a final the first midterm you get a study guide but the other two your on your own. The project was difficult but luckily i had a good team, his template was full of errors.
This may be a challenging class, but you will really learn what accounting is. The prof is willing to help the students even though he is very busy. He is passionate and helpful. Take this class if you wanna learn Accounting. Don't take it if you simply want an easy A class. It is a practical class.
His curriculum is incredibly sloppy and unorganized. Mylab and Pathstream are great tools utilized by other professors to keep the class organized and in check. He FAILS miserably at using these tools and putting the correct due dates for projects. Try and take a different professor if possible. He has good intentions, but fails with organization.
Syllabus is all over the place which makes the schedule so hard initially. He needs to seriously improve this online class, being too busy is a lame excuse. Released the group project info way too late and due on same week as final. HW doesn't help with exams. Do the study plan Q in mymathlab or learn on youtube instead.
Professor Nava was incredibly flexible and did everything he could to make learning from home as manageable as possible. I was on the digital marketing track, which consisted of weekly discussion questions + chapter reading + check-in + SIM/BTN exercises, and creating a marketing plan via Pathstream. Very generous grader and wants you to pass.
His class is highly structured, and uses an external learning system with hard deadlines, so be sure not to fall behind. He does seem to have a lot on his plate, and so does not give a lot of feed back, but he makes himself available should you need his help. Overall a positive, if somewhat detached experience.
The instructor has a lot of knowledge on the subject. He has the background and experience in Business. The class was mainly online with non-mandatory zoom meetings. Usually, you read a chapter, then take a quiz. There is class participation, some simulation assignments and a final project. It is a great introductory class to business.
Professor Nava's online class is well-structured. You have to read the book. If you don't read the book, you will not understand anything. All homework and exams are through Pearson, and there are only 2-3 homework assignments for the week and three exams throughout the semester. Has weekly zoom calls for extra help. Fast talker. Overall, good
Take him you won't regret it
While I could tell Professor Jose Nava had extensive knowledge of the class material, the Canvas assignments were very unstructured and disorganized. He would assign over 10 assignments a week with confusing instructions and guidelines. The content was simple, but make sure you constantly check up on Canvas because he WILL add unexpected busywork.
I genuinely think all the highly rated reviews are Jose's burner accounts, and he goes into chat gtp to make a BS 5-star review.
Professor Nava's online ACC1A class is well-structured. The textbook is essential, and unstuck study was a great study aid alongside the homework and exams. Overall, a good course if you put in the work.
Took him for ACTG 1A. Easy async class, lots of points for participation and for homework done using the textbook's companion product. Exams are crazy easy, class average grades on tests was 92-94% range. His Canvas gets recycled from quarter-to-quarter and class-to-class so there are messed up references and such that create some confusion.
Jesus there is so much work for this class. All of work is done on Pearson. Tedious and time consuming, professor doesn't really teach. So many discussion posts for no reason when we already have enough work from Pearson to practice with. Stay away.
Instructions are often unclear, requiring several announcements to correct. He changed an assignment due date with little notice, giving just a few hours to complete it. Even when following the grading rubric exactly, it's possible to receive a low score, which feels unfair and confusing. Overall, the course is frustrating to navigate.
Rambling/unclear lectures, cancels in-person class half of the time. Online work is expected but content is not paced at all. He withheld most of the textbook modules until the week before finals, in which he unlocked everything and told us good luck. Easy enough to power through with BUSI but I can't imagine taking accounting with him. Hard Pass
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
63%
Textbook Required
80%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.01 avg changeRatings by Course
ACC1C
5.0
(8)ACTG1B1C
5.0
(2)ACCT1C
5.0
(1)051A
5.0
(1)ACTG1A1B
4.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
ACCTG1B1C
5.0
ACCTG
5.0
ACTBACCT
5.0
ACCTA1
5.0
ACTG66
5.0