great prof, hard class.

Really good prof!

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she's got good legs, but she too old! BU 111 was hard too ....

She can be a ****, yet a good teacher!

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It was a nice sunny day our first class, and the minute I saw her I knew why

She is the defenition of Cougar

She's so intelligent and gives very clear explanations.

She's a great teacher. Hard exams, but she's very smart and knows her stuff!

Excellent Professor. Gave out candy, but made impossible exams

Very smart, nice legs :) Candy is good, powerpoint is not...

very clear, ppt helpful, but way too cocky

She's a heavy information prof. Learn your class notes !

very good teacher

Very sexy prof. it's always fun to go to her class, the exams are fair,

Shes hot

Learned more in the labs, doesn't get to the point

yummy yummy!

Good from afar, far from good :(

Best prof of 1st yr...intelligent, interesting and fun :) Gets to the point!

A little arrogant but very intelligent; does not take crap from anyone

good from far, but really far from good. Very over rated teacher, expected so much more....Jim is a helluva lot better

Hot, and good. Not nearly as good as Jimmy McCutcheon but way better than most, especially the guy in GS100.

great legs ... amazing legs

Jim is so much better than Laura. He should teach both semesters of the honours program. Laura would be lost if it weren't for her stupid power point slides.

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Went into extensive detail and elborated on interesting information, which was found to be very intriguing, helpful, and informative.

hot , but not a very good teacher. Take the one offered with Andrew Slov. Rovansek

She is a cougar...Grrrr

awsome

very good

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very nice legs. very easy on the eyes. nice ass. good teacher.

A business teacher that doesn't put you to sleep

good but a little quick

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Actually, I meant that comment, the dude I was talking about was just embarassed and had to try to fix it, ha! I was pretty gone though, he's right about that...I LOVE YOU LAURA!

Doesn't let you sleep in class. Woke me up twice. Even on the first class of the year.

Very easy to understand...her powerpoint slides are helpful but you still have to be able to add your own notes which is good b/c it teaches you to pick out the important stuff that she is saying!

great teacher!

Great teacher.

She knows her stuff and is very clear but she can be pretty intimidating. She's not that friendly and is really arrogant about the BBA program. Wake-up BBA students are NOT perfect!

I think Laura rocks as an intro prof. The course is really easy to do well in if you put effort. The classes are pretty interesting as well. I've never had a problem with her.

Really good prof

She is absolutely AWESOME. But she makes you work for your marks. Challenging and engaging. I loved her class!

Quite intimidating but very intelligent, this course is pretty difficult and she doesn't really simplify it very well, but she's still awesome at what she does

I was a TA working with Laura, and she truly is an amazing professor. The care she provides her students is amazing, and she is truly a motivating and wonderful educator. Great work Laura :)

Great lecturer! expects a lot from students, but rightly so. Definately an asset to Laurier.

man i missed 1st year.........

Very helpful and clear. Wants students to succeed. Can be serious, but usually quite friendly and approachable. Gives you candy for answering questions correctly.

She genuinely cared about the students and was easy to understand and follow. One of the few classes I liked attending.

She's great!

Very cheery, A great teacher

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Hottest **** in the University. But seriously, her strictness wrt sleeping in class is necessary, and she does give out candy if you answer the questions. Keeps her class on schedule. Loved her, but her stress on the CDN Business articles screwed me over.

I must agree that she tries really hard do the best for her students. Although her lectures could improve, the efforts and time she spend is amazing.

Great teacher if you make an effort. You can't just slide by in her class.

Awesome teacher, everyone who is complaining about her slides obviously didn't go to class because they are just a guideline for what is covered. Learned more useful things in her class than I did for 2 years in University.

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she's hot

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I think Dr. Allan is a great teacher. She is very well spoken, and is concise with her wording. You do have to pay attention in class to get all the info down on your printed slides but she makes it interresting and its hard not to listen to all she is saying. She is also definetly a ****. The only criticism I have is she speaks to fast.

She's tough but fair

scared me. don't fall asleep!

Do the readings she assigns.

Very interesting lectures. I manage to stay awake even though it's an 8:30 class. Jus tmake sure to take notes and to stay awake, or she will****you. Which might not be a bad thing.

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I dont get all the negative comments. She was excellent, lectures were clear and interesting (lots of real life examples). She's very helpful, fair, and I would gladly take a class with her again. One of the best profs I've had so far, since she actually made lectures enjoyable and informative.

Laura Allan was fantastic!!! She explained things in detail went over the stuff from previous lectures at the start of class. She had structured lectures and notes online did a review period before the midterm! She's always willing to help, truly cares about the students and keeps the class interested! One of the best profs at the school!

Made BU121 interesting. So helpful.

She is a really good prof.

She is willing to help everyone and puts her students first. She is always on top of things, knows exactly what she's teaching and loves what she does. Couldn't ask for a better first year prof.

I didn't find her very effective. No doubt that she is a nice lady and cares about her students, she just isn't suited for teaching, unclear at times, most of the time I had to read my notes over and over again to get the jist of the material.

dont fall asleep in her class! extremely energetic and well-explained lectures. the exams are tough and require lots of studying (the mid term went bad but i pulled through on the final after seeing what level of studying was needed). oh, and definately a hottie

Overall a good professor, but there's one easier way to sum her up... She's good, but she's no Jim McCutcheon.

Good Professor overall. She has a very articulate voice and is good at explaining things. However, when I went to her for help she told me not to bother taking the BBA program, and instead to sign up for some other arts program, like I wasn't worth it -- not a big fan of the discouragement.

Very good.

Agreed. She's no McCutch.

Good Professor. Helpful and clear.

Laura was very intimidating and unclear at first, but I then went in and spoke to her in office hours - VERY HELPFUL and NICE! She's so committed to helping you when you come in. DEFINITELY go talk to her if you have problems. Inspiring woman!

Very good prof.I dont understand at all the negativity.....shes very fun and energetic. I liked her way more then Jim M.

goes ridiculously fast, and the class is brutally boring with her as the prof, really arrogant, not much help

Very helpful and she cares. Her in class clickers are annoying, but they don't really count for marks (she'll bump you up if you do well)...Generally, her lectures are average, its more the course content though. Its very broad and to cover accounting or finance in 2 weeks is difficult causing material to be skimmed sometimes.Its doable though.

Good prof overall. Liked her better than Jim because she was more on point and focused on the subject, rarely going off-topic. She move along the material quickly which is good as I tend to begin to fall asleep on slow-moving profs.

laura allen is a great teacher! i got a B in bu111 and in lauras bu121 class i got an A+, has lots of bonus questions on midterms. if you study you'll do great. go to her lectures and take good notes and you will be set

class was pretty easy. as long as you made good notes it was a easy class. she is prety hard about marks, forget to do the peer evals, you get screwed over.

Her exams were almost completely from notes so going to class was vital. She speaks up when she teaches which helps to stay awake along with the clicker questions she does.

If you go to class, listen and take notes you should do fine. She tells you what you need to know to do well

She is a good prof. Midterm and final were not too hard and she gives alot of easy bonuses. Textbook is used only for 10MC Qs on midterm and exam, so dont bother taking notes. Attendance to class is manditory as all questions comes from it. Also write down what she says because her powerpoints will not be enought to do well on midterm or final

you have to work very hard for an average grade.

She goes way too fast through lectures, but makes things clear the occasional time. I don't like her negative attitute towards students, as with Jim he gave you a lot of hope after the BU111 midterm even if you failed it. P.S. She makes you feel so stupid when you get her clicker questions wrong even though there were some relatively hard questions

Laura was an amazing professor. Not many students liked her after having Jim, but I thought she was great! She didn't take her time in lectures to explain things in depth, but thats what the readings were for. Her lectures were very straight forward and to the point with lots of structure.

Great prof, very helpful when it comes to explaining the content covered on the exams. Exams cover a brutal amount of material however.

She's a great prof. Really nice - should always book an appointment to talk if you have issues with late penalties for peer evals or questions about assignments. Quickly clears things up. All she asks for in lectures is common courtesy. Fast-pace but clear lectures. Exams aren't tough - just study. Oh, and guys are absolutely terrified of her! XD

very fair and professional prof. had some problems with late peer evals and after a couple of meetings and a written explanations, I was able to get the penalizations reversed. she's no jim, but a great "by the books" prof that is easy to follow.

Not only does Laura Allan deliver great lectures, she is also very helpful when it comes to adjusting those pesky peer evaluation deductions. Loved her

Avearage proffesor. Good lecture delivery but unapproachable and so arrogant. Not sure why either. Doesn't even have a PhD and her TAs poke fun at her. Not a bad course though.

Bad prof. Still there only because of tenure. Other profs dont like her/Jim. Upper year profs are way better.

I like her

good first year prof

Great prof, but gets a bad reputation due to the difficulty of the course.

Good!

She's awesome! One of the best profs I've ever had. She speaks with clarity and confidence, and her ability to explain topics is unparalleled

She is a awesome prof. She is strict but gets you prepared for business and does a great job.

She has a reputation of being, well, you'll probably know. I feel it is not very justified since after taking the course, I left feeling she was a very good lecturer who provides very clear guidelines on what she expects, especially on examinations. The course should be fairly marked and one can achieve a very good mark with some effort.

She is a very good professor who clearly prepares students to do very well. Pampered first year students should no that if they find her tough wait till you get into upper years and face real tough professors.

If you go to class, pay attention and take notes, it isn't that hard to get a good mark in the course. She gave out lots of opportunities for bonus marks too.

She is straight to the point, gives clear, helpful instructions. Best 1st year Business professor, she makes her expectations clear, and gives students many opportunities to see her if help is needed and offers exciting bonus mark opportunities.

She is a good lecturer and has a really clear and loud voice. She's not as bad as some of the other comments. She is a bit more disorganized in terms on the assignments and online access codes, but it ended up being ok. Her exams were a bit easier than the ones in bu111. Her bonus marks were sweet too, as there were multiple occasions to get marks.

Any negative comments about Laura Allan I don't believe. She is the best professor I ever had, she made class interesting FOR ONCE! This course was really easy and she made it so great.

I loved Laura! She was so engaging...I actually enjoyed going to her lectures every week. She made deadlines and expectations very clear, and she offered help herself, as well as giving us other resources. One of my favourite profs!

Best first year business professor,very approachable and actually cares about her students. The content is fairly simple, but she managed to make her lectures interesting and engaging. I actually enjoyed attending classes (unlike BU111), took good notes throughout her lectures and I did very well in the course.

Not an easy course, but listen well in class and take notes and it should be easy!

Laura is my favourite prof! Her lectures are amazing and are very easy to understand. She is very clear about what is on the midterms and final.

SHE IS AMAING, anyone who is rude about Laura was not paying attention. Best professor I had in first year without a doubt, she is CRYSTAL CLEAR and absolutely engaging.

Always has your best interest in mind, whether it's making sure you understand the material or relaying deadlines and project assignments ahead of time with constant reminders. Great prof!

Great prof, however her lectures contain a lot of information so you must attend every lecture

Laura is a great teacher, engaging, and always VERY clear at what she wants you to get out of each lecture.

Allan was one of my favourite professors because she knew how to engage the class, and was able to easily and informally interact with students. I was in the Non-BBA lectures, so I didn't have much knowledge of business and the material was quite new to me, but Allan made difficult and intricate concepts east to understand. I really enjoyed it.

Very impartial towards her, she is clear and a pretty good teacher but can come across as stuck up from time to time too.

Decent overall. Don't bother going to her directly for help as she will either tell you to read the lab manual or talk to your TA.

She wasn't the most caring prof ever, but she definitely made concepts clear! If you took good notes the course was easy, and she explained things in more depth than other business profs. Almost never used the textbook in this course

Laura Allan was a great professor. She spoke with clarity and enthusiasm, she was very clear about the content on exams. People complained about the exams, but if you go to class and listen you should be okay! She is very helpful answering questions in her office hours, and dependent on the textbook for multiple choice on the exam!No surprises,fair

Laura Allan is a great prof who explains things very clearly and really helps you understand the core concepts. If you want to do well at Laurier you need work hard and go to class. My biggest complaint is that Laura spent too much time lecturing on concepts that were a huge waste of time and really should not have been mentioned at all.

Great professor and was always clear in explanations. Highly recommend - cannot go wrong with her.

really tries hard to help you succeed, not hard on the eyes either

I can't say I liked this class (nor the labs), however Laura is a good prof in that her explanations are very clear! She's sort of intimidating though when you speak to her outside of class.

Great Proff but is really scary.

She is a great Prof. Nothing to complain. But if you want to do well in EXAM, PLS dun skip lectures. She explains everything on letcure.

Great prof! Its a lecture based course so make sure you go to class. Very clear, easy to follow and engages with students.

Business isn't the easiest class. Although she would give clear explanations, tests were hard. Make sure you ask for help and know what they are looking for

The course is as expected; Laura tells you what's expected and it's pretty straight-forward from there as long as you show up to lectures, and make an effort in the course. Definitely not an easy A though

Awesomeeee

She's very helpful and she wants you to succeed if you ask for help. Make sure you talk to her in her Office Hours, she's extremely dedicated.

I found laura made the course harder than it needed to be. the material was pretty interesting but she bogged it down with all the reading we had to do. My TA sucked, which made me hate this course. Overall easier than bu111 but beware of the readings and group presentations.

Laura is a very good professor, and is very clear and detailed in her lectures about which content to know and understand. DO NOT SKIP CLASS. She also gives out a decent amount of opportunities for extra credit, DO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. Much like BU111, midterm and final are difficult, and the group project/labs are harder than BU111.

Interesting Class but DO NOT EVER SKIP THIS CLASS OR GO LATE. She is actually a good person though and very fair.

Amazing prof who cares for all students, from the captain of the top business clubs to any student struggling to pass. I would have dropped out of business, if it wasn't for her help. If you're struggling, always make sure to maximize the use of office hours before it's too late like before exams. Lectures are engaging and hands on. DO NOT SKIP!!!

Such an amazing an inspiring Prof. She goes at a pace that is not too quick, easy to keep up and stay engaged. Lectures are genuinely interesting and she always finds a way to make the important topics memorable. She doesn't just hand out marks but if you put the time and work in you will ace it.

She is an amazing prof! Laura always helped me out and gave me guidance. She is not a hard teacher or marker, but she is a fair marker. So, if you do your work, you should be okay. However, if you slack and don't go to class, good luck....

Laura knows the content very well and is able to explain it thoroughly so that all students can understand. I would say BU121 is more interesting than BU111, but harder when it comes to the group project (New venture) and exams which are worth more. Put the effort in and you should do fine.

She is the best prof I have had during my first year. Her lectures are amazing and inspirational. As a person, she is very supportive.

Laura definitely knows what she's talking about. If you work hard in the course then you can succeed with her, but she does have high expectations. She's not always the most kind professor; however, I learned a lot from her.

Amazing prof. Going to lec is very important if you want to score high. Clear explanations and lots of examples that's really helpful. She prepares an exam review guide which is really helpful since it gives you an idea of the mark breakdown and topics to focus more. Didnt follow the review for midterm(got 67%) but followed it for final(got 83%)

why are y'all hating on probably the best prof ever. She is kind, generous, and a leader in her profession. She is a star. Y'all don't know now, but she will make a business leader out of you. Count your blessings!

Best prof I have had so far. Her lectures are very clear, and she genuinely cares about her students. Grading is tough, as exams contain lots of lecture and textbook material, and the answers have to be very precise and clear. She has very flexible hours, and a great personality. I would definitely take her again :)

The professor is amazing. Tough class overall but she makes it much easier with the way she teaches. She cares lots about her students!

Overall I found the course content decently interesting. Laura is pretty engaging at least for in-person lectures. I found everything easy to expect I got a little confused for the midterm/exams. It's basically just straight memorization those parts.

She is a nice professor but you don't want to get on her bad side. Don't sleep in class, she will call you out. The content is way more interesting than BU111. But your grade will depend heavily on if you got put into a good group in BU111. There's more group work to do in BU121 but it's pretty easy and more creative.

Laura Allan is a fantastic professor who made BU111 lectures interesting. Frankly, she was my favourite professor this semester. However, this course is not easy. If anyone is considering taking BU111 in the future, the midterm and final exams will feel rough so prepare ahead of time. Make sure you memorize/understand to do well. Goodluck :)

Professor Allan was a solid prof for BU111. BU111 is a very tough course, and she took it upon herself to make it less stressful for students. The midterm and final were considerably difficult, so be sure to study the material well in advance and participate a lot in labs. Also, work hard in the group projects.

Honestly one of the best prof I've had ever had and really understanding with different circumstances even a few days before something big. Though the content may be a bit hard and confusing she provides us with the resources to actually do well and explains her lectures really in depth. I also recommend not opting out of the lab manual.

Lectures were pretty engaging, open book LAs instead of midterms were a godsend. The class gives many opportunities to get good grades even with NV taking up 30%. Seeing a lot of people complain about "last-minute changes" and "unclear instructions". The last-minute changes are super minimal and instructions are clearly explained. Super fair class.

Laura Allan provided many opportunities for her students to succeed. She went as far as breaking the midterm into three un-proctored, open-book Learning Assessments, and has also just announced the final exam will now be un-proctored. Many of her students don't realize this is a hard course and it ALWAYS has been! You have to work for a good grade.

Great professor and super accommodating. At least 3 or 4 times she extended deadlines and she also made tests longer when students complained about timing. Laura is a great professor and anyone who complains 24/7 is just trying to push the blame of their poor marks onto her. Super helpful in office hours, people just don't go and complain instead.

Prof Allan was not a bad prof. While I do dislike many aspects of the transition of BU121 to an online environment, she was accommodating on many fronts including tests and the finals being open book. I think some are losing sight of the fact that this course is meant to weed people out, and that she had to maintain that rigor during covid.