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“NEVER TAKE ONE OF HER CLASSES, WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD”
INST150 - 1.0 rating“Not a very good teacher IMO”
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Reviews (105)
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Her lectures and slides are not helpful for the class, she always looks for points to deduct, and the class is almost always behind schedule. The homework assignments are unrelated to the class, and there is no extra credit.
To be honest, do not try to know her class, don t take it. Too much work not related to the class, projects not related to stat, and so on ,,,,,,,
lol, every thing is lready said, any way do not waiste your money and time :)
Disappointing class. We got behind schedule, and the students paid for it with rushed lectures and inadequate explanations. She never completely explained anything--projects, concepts, whatever, just expected us to "get it."
too much projects and papers???? not even related to the stat class, the class were behind schedule!!!! we paid 4 lab and we went twice. A long final exam, and what she is doing? just smiling in her office!!! i do not recommend any body 4 this one. if you want to learn find another one.
My grade got dragged down because of others' work (or lack thereof) on group projects, while others in the class had their grades go up by riding on their group's coat-tails. I needed to learn statistics--not group participation!
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Scary lady. No extra credit. Takes points off for everything. HW due everyday. Group projects are almost impossible to do. She "volunteers" people to do problems in class and HW on the board. You learn a lot, but its not worth the effort!!1
Although it is a hard class, I LEARN a lot.We do 3 grop projects,3 excels,HW,and exams, and a NON-accumulative final.my friend is in Yamasaki's class,though easy, they don't learn abt how to compute statistics in excel. I would recommend this class to everyone. but remember to read before class=)
Worst class I have ever taken. Homework is due everyday (though it is expected in a math class) then there are 3 Excel labs due, 3 group projects, and 5 exams throughout the quarter. The workload is rediculous and she is a very anal grader with no extra credit. I have yet to get 100% on anything.
Alot of work. but she is very smart and knows her stuff. you can learn alot in her class. The only thing is that her Powerpoint presentations need to have more info about what is going to be on the test.
Don t take LESLIE
Although Lum did expect a lot from you she is a really good teacher as well as a really nice person. If you ask for help she will do her best to help you. She makes the coursework hard because thats the amount of work expected from you later on. I worked my butt off in her class and because of it I had a much easier time at the university.
She doesn't care if you go into the class knowing nothing, because she doesn't grade you on your improvement or progession she expects you to know everything off the bat, and she doesn't care whether or not you succeed in the class....very bad teacher.
I took this class in person and learned a ton. I loved it, I just didn't do homework so I failed. I retook it online and it was AWFUL!!! She assigned group projects online withoa really short time to do them. That's impossible. One person will get stuck with all of the work. Don't take her online. In person she's alright.
This class is really easy you don't even need to book DON"T BUY THE BOOK there just trying to make money with that its completely useless didn't even crack to book open all quarter
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Lum is probably one of the worst teachers I have ever had. I feel so lost. She just assumes that everything she says makes sense and doesn't take the neccessary time to explain it. I WOULD NOT RECOMEND HER TO ANYONE. P.S...1/3 of the class has already dropped in the first week and her class average is a C-. GOOD LUCK! Your'e going to need it.
She is a nice lady but i honestly dont like her class. Its mainly her talking the whole time and us just sitting there. We do do group projects which sometimes can be fun -- but this class is not easy its hard. You have to read and do all your work and study, study, study!
She is such a bad teaher.she likes to give the students a lot of works with unclear information.There'a a lot of pressure for us!She likes to fail the student when they work really hard for it!!!!She's really a killer!
Ms. Lum is really nice fa sho. She's got a lot of knowledge in that field. Her book is very helpful if you try to learn. Like in anything you've got to read so... do it... lamers complain. I got an A-, i got B's on the tests and A on projects and assignments. she knows her stuff. take her class. if you're into investing, you'll benefit from her clz
Besides the fact that I got B, I loved her class. But I love everything about money and stocks too. It was very helpful for me, her classes and book are very easy to understand. Her assignments are challenging, they require very big amount of work. I haven't taken GB101 with her, but myne was also boring. Statistics is very hard to get by itself..
The class was pretty average -- you have to study for the test and i wont lie there is a lot of work. She is a nice lady but her teaching skills are not so great! She tells you to read, but honestly i didnt even open the book up! In a nutshell the class was very boring and somewhat easy. Listen in class and take notes-thats key!
Leslie is a really good teacher. It's a hard class and she expects a lot from her students, but she is really good. You can do well if you apply yourself. Just make sure you attend class, because she goes over the assignments and exams which are helpful.
informative, encouraging and committed
Class often boring...
She is a very nice lady, but her class is way too challenging, 4 exams and 3 1500 word papers in a quarter along with time writing every friday, she belongs at a university, not bcc way too hard for a general business class
Class was bogus ! Have to admit .It was a waste of time.But if your looking for an easy A this is the class to be though requires a lot of writing to do.I learned nothing from the class :P
Thinks the failing grade is everyone, but her own fault. Very irresponsible.
Nice person, however she's not a good teacher. She's very knowledgeable, but can't relay her knowledge well. Most of the grade is based on the company analysis, which is very hard and pretty useless. Missing days has no consequences, she follows syllabus closely. Haven't studied for a single test and haven't gotten lower than a "b".
Really confusing. I never felt like I knew what she wanted the class to do during group work. The only homework is the company analysis paper, which is completely useless and hard to write. She thinks everyone plagiarizes.
Leslie doesn't require attendance, but you wont do well if you don't go. Alot of the learning in this class is self-learning because she doens't give lectures often. But she is very helpful with any question you have! The class is self grading for assingments, but if you don't want to take the time to leran material on your own, don't take it.
Acoounting is totally not hard but Leslie makes it extremely confused. The first test which was only for first 3 chapters, she added the knowledge from chapter 4 and 5. Don't take her
If Leslie can read this, I hope she learn the meaning of the sentence dcmm that I greatly give her
Worst Professor I have ever had!I'm so disappointed that I took this class with her. She favors somen students, at the expense of everyone else. And she doesn not like Latinos at all. Finally, she doesn't know that much about Marketing.
Great teacher. She truly cares about the success of her students. I would highly recommend her as she is not only a great professor, you get a lot out of the class.
Leslie regularly demonstrates that she can pin down her class demographic, and adjust her teaching style accordingly. I think it's really a matter of taking the time to ask her questions. Sadly, at least 75% of our class is taking her class as "an elective," and they don't really give a c**p about the content.
Leslie is a great teacher. She knows material well and knows how to teach. Yes, her classes are harder than average, and require a lot of word, but it's totally worth it. You actually learn a lot from her, especially if business is your major. Though exams are hard, she is an easy-grader on it. And her videos are GREAT! Will definitely follow her.
Leslie is a very nice women, but a HORRIBLE teacher. She teaches very fast, and if you are having trouble grasping concepts you get lost very early in the lecture. If math and stats are not your thing, stay away. She is not very helpful at helping you learn the material
Very confusing not clear and requires a lot of work. ie: Posted her resume in the Syllabus part of the class! Cant answer questions via email. Changes due dates and what is required a lot, so you have to watch. Also no grade posted as you go!
Come on guys seriously? college is work... and her class really isnt that hard. I read these reviews.. took the class and now ive realized.. they so are not true. All you have to do is read the chapter and take a "10 minute write" on it.. so easy. any papers we write are like 2 pages max.... and I learned alot. dont be afraid of her class..
She is unclear. Sloppy. Poor attention to detail. Does not use consistent terms. Slow to respond. Has TA's create tests which are even more poor. Test are on concepts that are not generally discussed to "test" your attentiveness. Has an excuse for everything. Never takes responsibility. Just very unclear at all and just tells you to read and study
all the negative comments about leslie are completely true, i gave her the benefit of the doubt and thought if i worked hard all would be good, but no, there is no use showing up to class unless you have already learned everything she reiterates her pwpts in full using "this" "that" "you get something like this" UH WHAT??!? learned nothing.
Took class online and it was ridiculous. She gives poor lectures and is not very helpful when asking questions.
Leslie needs to work hard on her people's skills. she is sometimes not very respectful, she turns around and leaves people talking alone. She expects a lot of her students, while she is very poor giving useful feedback. her textbook, DONT BUY IT, you will never use it. She has to learn a lot in how to treat people because she LACKS of tact.
Leslie is RUTHLESS. Took Leslie for BUS101 and BA240. don't take BA240 with Leslie. There is way more work involved, compared to other profs. She's a really nice person but she's way to hard on students. The BA240 team project is ridiculously hard and requires 30+ hours for a decent grade. I highly recommend a different prof. for BA240.
This teacher gives WAY to much work for one class, i could understand if it was 203 but for just starting out she expected us to know everything prior to when the course began. How I received a B- I have no flipping idea. I went through the class knowing nothing, she did not explain anything long enough to retain it.
Dropped out of this class in a week or so. Although she wants her students to do well, the course material for her class is unbelievable for students that are taking the course for a requirement or an elective.
She is very very unclear and almost forgets to tell us our assignments. She needs more time to communicate all of her knowledge to us, because she seems really rushed and unorganized.
Leslie is the best teacher I have had at Bellevue College. She expects a lot out of her students and her class is challenging which is nice for a change. Anyone who is complaining about her being unclear has simply not read the syllabus. This is college she shouldn't be expected to hold your hand and spoon feed you every assignment. Great teacher.
Amazing!
Talk about a spitfire. She's here to educate you in the field of finance and accounting. No matter if you're going into marketing or economics, you're going to know accounting inside and out. She's a tough lady; tons of homework and practice exams. Make sure you know your stuff because three exams total 60% of your grade!!!
I am in the Bus 241 this quarter I have never had a problem so far. Yes, there is a lot of work to be done its a part of college life.All she wants from you is to be at your best potential which i think its nice like most professor who set you up for failure.
Don't take Lum!!!! She is undermines the class and makes it material confusing. I've looked up videos that explained it way better than she did. She makes me want to shoot myself. Try to get a different teacher for BA240.
Lum is not what I would call the best educator. She has a terrible time explaining accounting topics to students. This is very apparent when you review her video lectures. I took 201 online and she made the class harder to learn than it needed to be. I would steer clear of Lum for any of your business courses.
Leslie is a great teacher.She knows her materia,is fun and keeps the class interesting. If you dislike boring daily lectures then take this class! Everyday was something different- group projects, videos, presentations, and etc. Yes, the class required a lot of work but I learned so much and had fun! I definitly recommend this class!
This class was so easy for me. Each test I got an A, each presentation I got an A, papers got an A. Do you work, don't over think. You will get an A. Practice presentations w/ group atleast once and you will get good grade. I read the book and memorized facts, used it for tests/quizzes and wrote all my facts useful or not and ALWAYS got an A.
Leslie is very kind and nice to be around but DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. She doesn't teach anything, there is tons of HW but it is worth only 5% of grade and she grades harshly, the project has requirements that were never covered in class or the book. She does respond to emails and will give you help if you ask, but class is just a waste of time
Leslie is GREAT. Although she has timed write every fridays, her gradings are very generous and rather forgiving. One thing though, she didn't explain anything about paper assignments ( though its really easy to find it online) but overall rating, she is very good. the class has lots of teamworks which is fun and is very dynamic
Lesile is no a good teacher, she will constantly remind you "how many hours it takes to be an expert" and wastes a ton of time talking about crap like that. Watch her videos, less ADD filled garbage, and easy to follow, BE PREPARED TO WORK!! READ EVERYTHING!! You cannot SLACK in this class.
She doesn't give any feedback or explain anything, is VERY unclear, is confused, gets off track, the book is out dated by 5 years and is missing pages, she assigns projects and tests that aren't in the book and we didn't go over, she assigns group presentations due the next day, extra credit isn't available for everybody and then you'll be tested
DON'T TAKE THE CLASS she doesn't give feedback, nothing's explained, VERY unclear, is confused, goes off track, the book is outdated and is missing pages, she assigns projects and tests that aren't in the book and weren't covered, she assigns group presentations due the next day, extra credit isn't available for everybody and then you'll be tested
Leslie really motivated me and reassured me of my interests in business. Unfortunately, she is VERY unclear and gives a lot of ungraded projects. BUT this class was awesome. If you have even a slight interest in business, you will be so engaged in every lesson, even the sections you have to teach yourself. The hard work is more than worth it.
NEVER EVER take her class.NOT FOR BUS101. She expect the Student knew all of BUS SPEECH. She is nothing's explained, VERY UNCLEAR, Confused,projects and quiz aren't in the book and weren't covered, group presentations due the next day. Quiz every week, need to take note during presentation, it might appear at the quiz. NOT RECOMMEND for BUS101
She gives a lot of workload for an Introduction to Business class. She does not give a clear instruction on most of the assignments and mostly teach the exact thing from the textbook. She should improve herself by explaining the materials not exactly from the textbook, but also something that is not covered in the textbook that is important.
I took ACCT&201 with Leslie online Fall quarter at BC. This is the first in a series of 3 accounting classes which I must take in order to transfer to UW Bothell into the business program. I had several interactions with Leslie throughout the quarter. She was always very helpful and genuinely cares about helping her students. I would recommend her.
I took the class online this quarter. Leslie is very helpful on the phone and during exam reviews, but otherwise, I thought her teaching style was sub par. She causes a lot of confusion by giving ineffective assignments and providing unnecessary information (starting with her FOURTEEN page syllabus). Be prepared to put in extra hours.
Positives: Lectures are to the point & easy to understand. Test Preps excellent. She is always available to help with this class & others. Negatives: Wiley Online HW. Problems are good exercises but grading on it is not fair (dinged for IT issues). Exam format is horrible, should not be back to back!!
I loved Leslie! This class was ridiculously challenging, but she was wonderful help and I learned so much! I strongly recommend for people who are ready to work very hard.
This class was a love/hate relationship, but with Leslie's guidance and help & your determination to do great in this class you will succeed. This is not an easy class, consumes a lot of your time. Leslie has a genuine interest in your success, but you have to want it more than she does. I advise no more than 10 credits when taking this class.
Great teacher! This course itself is one of the harder ones I've taken at BC, but it was worth the effort. I'm using the research, presentation, and communications skills I developed here in all my classes at UW. If you have space, and are actually willing to put in the time, this is a good class to take. Looks good on your resume too!
You will use the project management skills you gain in this class over and over again for years to come. The class is not a walk in the park and the challenges you go through as a group will push you. For people transferring, it is a great class to get you ready for the the increased workload. In the end, it will make you that much better.
Leslie is always helpful to her students. Willingly receives them during non-class hours to discuss difficulty. Project selected for class brings together all concepts of the class.
Leslie is a very supportive teacher and she gave us a lot of review sessions before the exam. You have a lot of opportunities to raise your grade with extra homework. She is very cheerful and positive. I would highly recommend her for courses related to the business area. I took accounting 201 with her and Multicultural Business Consultancy.
In the "Multicultural & Business Consulting" course, each person was expected to take ownership of their class project. Not only did we connect with real world local business clients but also made a difference by serving as student consultants. The class was a challenge, but the whole experiences and the doors it may open more than outweighs it.
International Business - She spends more time talking about "self" than anything related to International Business. She gets confused when explaining her own assignments and is constantly changing dates without telling her students. Her rubrics for assignments are VERY unclear. You have to beg for her to elaborate. Very nice though.
Ok, Leslie is probably the nicest professor ive had at BC so far. She clearly cares a lot about her students and if you show even slight effort in class you will receive good grades. But if you are genuinely interested in learning the material you may want to consider a diff professor. she gets off topic a lot and instructions are unclear.
Not a good instructor. In my business statistics class, during a test whenever i asked a question she always said "i cant help you". Yet, when her so called "favorite students", the one that always pull the projector screen, the one that always come to her office hours. I clearly heard that she helped them. This is unfair for a lot of students.
Leslie was an amazing instructor! I really enjoyed how she would present the material, then dedicate periods of time during class to practice the material. She would provide great feedback on individual and group assignments. I would definitely take a class with her as the instructor again.
Leslie is an amazing instructor! Her class is very challenging but it motivates you to work hard. Always come to class prepared or else you will not understand what she is talking about in class. BE DILIGENT on the projects, its a huge workload, she will take off points if you are not detailed. All in all, this class requires time and hard work!
You expect many group discuttions in her class. She gives relatively lots of home work, especially reading. She doesn't have final exam but I had writing every Friday and exam once in a while. She gives high score easily. She offers extra credit as well. Also, she gives you information about business events. It would be helpful for you.
She often gave us good feedback, but sometimes it made us confuse because the idea was completely different from our idea. anyway, she is usually really helpful advice and supportive for us.
She is an amazing teacher! I recommend her! Always helpful and polite
NEVER TAKE ONE OF HER CLASSES, WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD!!!!!!
The class grew frustrated often as we were unable to sense a focused curriculum. We only learned about some websites that display countries' stats and about a few companies, but not much else on global business. Most also never knew what she was asking for through all the lecture which had a lot of unrelated content. Not a very good teacher IMO.
She gives her students so much help outside of class. She was incredibly helpful when our consulting group really needed it.
Prof. Lum is very kind, and is easily accessible outside of the classroom. However, almost everything in the class and textbook never appeared on tests. Later in the quarter, classes seemed optional, since the textbook was online. All we really did was watch pointless videos about things that we didn't need to know for the course.
I learned a lot from her class. Also the difference between high school students and college students is that college students need self-discipline. So if you want to get good grades, the most basic thing is to go to class every day. Dont complain that your grades are not good or that its too difficult. Its because you dont study hard.
She's too blunt, and she does NOT convey the content easily. It's extremely frustrating. Her lectures and slides are barely helpful, but also outdated & confusing. **Do not take her! DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO TO TAKE ANOTHER CLASS. Homework can take hours and hours a day, no joke. I got an A but it was *THE* worst exp of my life. And I'm old, lol.
Maybe its because its her first year teaching Acct&201 or maybe its because it was all online, i don't know. But what i do know is i came into this class with 2 years of real life accounting experience and struggled. Lectures are mandatory once a week but provide little to no value. If you take this class, best of luck, you will need it....
Great teacher. Love the textbook. The class was just a bit harder than most, but the weekly chapter question assignment can go die in a hole. You basically have to recite certain subject matter from the textbook in your own words weekly and hope the submission has a vericite score below like 30%. Tougher class but a good teacher.
This class was an online class but felt like an in person class. Tests and quizzes are not flexible. You have to take them within a certain time and she makes lectures mandatory. She is a tough grader. On problems where .5 can be earned she doesnt give it you. No leniency at all! She's not very good at responding to emails too.
Do not take her! Tough Grader! You will regret it if you choose to take her. What a nightmare.
Please find whatever other professors are available. This is by far the worst teacher I have ever seen. Her tests are pretty hard and she is the hardest grader. A simple mistake on a test and she will grade you down to an F. The average student test scores in this class are not even passing. She assigns material that has yet to be learned. TERRIBLE
I'm not sure if Leslie just changed her teaching style or if all of the low raters are just people who've never actually had a HARD class . . . Leslie was great - Lots of extra credit opportunity - All lectures were help (lots of practice/recorded so can rewatch) - Quizzes and tests were easier than the homework - Great at explaining concepts
Let me start of by saying Leslie is a decent person, but a TERRIBLE teacher. Throughout her course she expects you to know just about everything assigned days in advance when you attend her class. The learning is done by you alone for the most part, and unless you are dedicating all of your time to this class you will fail as did most of the class.
I HOPE SHE GETS FIRED. This was the most unhelpful, nonunderstanding teacher I ever had. I have taken hard classes before but never from someone who genuinely seems like they want to make the class as hard as possible for their students. If youcan, don't take any class taught by this woman. Made attendance part of grade even though class was async.
by far the hardest class i've had to take. her tests and quizzes are completely different and irrelevant to the homework that we have to complete all in one week. made us pay for textbook that i never used once. LOTS OF HOMEWORK. Tests are also very difficult. There's also a big group project that you work on the whole quarter.
I dont think Professor Lum is a bad person but she isnt an amazing teacher. She expected our class to know the whole chapter before the first lecture of the week. Assignments on the chapter were due before lectures. Quizzes and tests were the hardest part, unnecessary lock down browser and isnt lenient. I hope Lum will change her teaching style.
The class alone was interesting and motivating with group projects and researching brands. But the big issue was how professor made it almost impossible to enjoy these topics. Often making class seem longer than it should with unnecessary lectures that had students loose attention halfway in. Grading was a nightmare and had no room for mistake.
Nice but will grade you down to 50% for slightly different wording than expected. When asking about a grade I received on a timed write, read the first sentence and then said I missed something despite the thing being included 2 sentences down in a 100 word response. Very strict on attendance even if out of your control + emailed in advance. Beware
Terrible excuse for a teacher. Teaching a class created for the sole purpose of draining students's time and money in exchange for filling graduation requirement, attendant required for the dumbest reason. Class is a slog, easy assignment becomes hard just for the sake of having a challenge when the concept can be taught to a kid in 5 minutes
This professor is literally amazing! Yes you do have quite a lot of work but if you attend her classes, everything is super easy. No final exams, tonnes of extra credit, group debates, easy presentations. All you gotta do is attend class everyday and finish assignments. 1 week delay 10% penality and 20% thereafter but still super easy. TAKE HER!!!!
Warning: Dangerous Professor.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
86%
Textbook Required
69%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
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Grade Distribution
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+0.27 avg changeRatings by Course
GBUS210INVEST
5.0
(1)GB210INVEST
5.0
(1)BUS240
5.0
(1)CES241
5.0
(4)BA210
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
BA210
5.0
BA240STATS
5.0
INV210
5.0
GBUSBUS
5.0
ACCTG201
5.0