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TBH, she's probably a great professor its just that lecture settings are boring for me and I fall asleep. If you read the book, take notes on it, study, and do the HW you pretty much have the course in the bag. It's pretty easy if you study.
She's a decent professor but the class can be pretty boring. Lectures are pretty much repeating exactly what was in the textbook. 4 tests, all taken online, and a group project towards the end.
She is knowledgeable about what she is lecturing about, and she is also entertaining if you take the time to listen to what she is saying. You can always tell that she cares about teaching and enjoys doing so. I always took notes during her lectures and found that I did not need to use the textbook. A very easy A if you go to class
Straightforward course and teaching. But it is so boring! I fell asleep in class so many times. Still not sure why I kept on showing up to class because her powerpoints are online and the tests and quizzes are straight from the textbook. Easy homework but added little value to my education experience in this class.
Shes a great teacher and cares about you. Make sure you do the reading responses every week. If you miss more than 2 youll get a zero for all of them. Very professional and friendly. Make sure you introduce yourself because she will remember your face and name and your participation grade will benefit.
Easiest class I have taken an NCSU. The material is so general I did not find it useful compared to my other business classes. Make sure to read the syllabus thoroughly because you will get zeros for turning assignments in EARLY. She does tophat attendance daily and will call you out if you only show up for the attendance code.
This professor is super sweet and cares about her students. The tests and homework are straightforward with no curveballs or tricks. I would definitely take her class!
Professor Makanui was not that good of a teacher. The material is so general and her lectures are absolutely boring, but attendance is counted for a grade. She made 2 of our tests online and 2 in class and made us bring our student ID's to take the test and all 300 of us had to check out with the TA which took FOREVER. She used packback too.
Makanui is a very lecture heavy teacher and she cracked down this semester on attendance so make sure you are in class. The tests and class overall aren't overly hard. Additionally, tests are not an insane portion of the grade either which is nice. You can do well in this class if you put in a decent amount of effort into studying for the tests.
Almost all of the classes will be lectures. Sometimes there are guest lectures--still take notes! It is helpful to read before class so you have an idea of the material. Doing the practice tests and dynamic modules from online Pearson are helpful before tests. Also, being familiar with the vocab from the book and lectures is beneficial for tests.
Professor Makanui is a very nice lady but is not a good teacher for a heavy lecture class. I learned absolutely nothing that has helped me in my business major. I felt the class was a complete waste of time and was not taken seriously by most of the students. She changed testing procedures halfway through the semester, no clear expectations.
Makanui was a great professor. The first two exams were online outside of class time, the other exams were online in class. She explains the material very well and I highly recommend taking a class with her!
Makauni is not a good professor. The material in this class is simple. However, her tests are ridiculous. They are all examples, and this semester is the first one where you take the exam in class. The test questions have nothing to do with your readings or the lecture slides. Do not take this class with her.
Missy is a pretty good professor and tries to make class fun and relatable to college students. Sometimes her lectures will get pretty boring, but as long as you read the online textbook you'll be fine. Test are in class, but as long as you do the practice questions she provides before, you'll get an A.
Attending this class was actually so useless. No point in showing up, I play games all class long and never listen to her. I study two days before the test by doing the practice in Mcgraw Connect and reading the textbook chapters and pass with 95+. This class would be the same without the teacher, useless lecturer.
Want to pass w/an A? READ THE TEXTBOOK!! Like seriously just read the textbook line by line. The tests are made from the textbook company so if you don't read it you will miss SO much info. Every class is mandatory and you have no absences what so ever. She won't round up at all. She's a nice and well-educated woman but does not tolerate any crap.
Prof. Makinui is a great professor. She really is caring and the lectures are engaging and interesting. The course is deceptively easy though, missed attendance or packback assignments add up real quick. Tests are difficult as well. However, she is very approachable and will do whatever she can to help you succeed.
Lectures are completely useless and boring, so bring other work to do because attendance is worth a significant % of your grade. The best way to study for the tests is to READ the textbook and do the practice questions. The information is not hard but you will have to teach yourself, and if you do all of the simple assignments you can get an A.
Professor Makanui has lots of business experience, which she brings to class. She is caring, does what she can to make the lectures interesting, and her tests are example heavy. She also brings in excellent guest speakers.
As a person shes despicable. Attendance is worth about 17% of your grade and theres no leeway. I had to help my family with a court related issue and I had documentation to prove it, but the professor refused to excuse it. Because of COVID-19, attendance was weighted twice as much despite what her syllabus said. Class is boring; read the book.
I thought she was a nice person, but the lectures are boring. That's not a huge problem, because a lot of classes consist of boring lectures. The real problem is that attendance is required and is a large part of the grade when she literally lectures word for word from the textbook which we were already supposed to have read. No reason to show up.
READ THE TEXTBOOK. Seriously. And do all of the homework assignments. those constitute virtually your whole grade but not doing just a few of them will kill your grade. The attendance policy is pretty ridiculous considering the lectures are copy-pasted from the textbook, SHOW UP and you'll pass. Dr. M is pretty nice, very professional.
The actual class is extremely boring to attend but is mandatory. My strategy was to just study the textbook for 2 days straight before the test, and I finished out with a B+ in the class. However, Makanui was one of the most kind and interesting profs ever! I spent some time getting to know her in office hours. She is such a delight!
Lectures were extremely boring and mainly focused on common sense stuff. Lots of textbook work and memorizing vocab. Tests are noncumulative (even the final) and are fairly easy if you study, but they harder than the practice questions. She's nice enough, some guest speakers, but no room to miss class. BTW: TopHat code stays up for 0.2 secs @ end
Honestly, this class is not hard as long as you pay attention to lectures and study before exams. She does not accept any late work. Missing an assignment can be the difference between a B+ and an A-. It requires packback which is a huge portion of your grade, questions and responses must have a curiosity score of 55 for full credit.
I took the class over summer, and I felt like she didn't really care much about her students. She was a nice person and all but it didn't seem like she was passionate about her job and that showed with teaching. Online lectures were boring and hard to follow she wasn't that engaging. Tests were kinda hard and didn't always align with content.
Prof. Makanui is the only instructor for MIE 201, so you'll prob have to take w her in PCOM. Class is asynchronous (does not teach), test-heavy, the textbook/Packback is required (must buy or you cannot do the hw), and the lecture videos sum everything up for each unit. You should be fine if you do the work/pay attention, otherwise good luck.
She is awful. If you are looking for an accommodating and kind professor, she is not that. Ignored my emails on several occasions. University said they would be accommodating to students having to move during the pandemic, crazy to me that she still went against that. I had to take things higher up in order to get what I deserve. Never said sorry.
Literally the worst professor I've ever had and her rules on rounding are genuinely ridiculous. You do not get taught by her, you simply learn from the book and watch her videos, she does not teach you anything. In this class you teach yourself. Also no rounding at all, an 89.9 is a B+ for whatever reason.
This is the most useless professor I've ever had. She never actually does anything and her "lectures" are literally a copy of the textbook. I would always forget that I even had a lecturer for this class. All you need to do is study all of the practice McGrawHill questions for the tests, do all the Packback posts, Learnsmarts, and you'll be fine.
Prof. Makanui is the most useless professor I've ever had. She does nothing to teach you the content and won't round your grade for the life of her. Her lectures are useless so it's best to just stick to reading the book. If you want to pass, make sure to study the McGraw practice questions and do all the Packbacks and you should be fine.
I took this course asynchronous due to Covid-19. I felt that the course was much harder than needed. I know that I was not the only person who struggled to receive higher than a low B on most of the exams. Professor Makauni may not have been the reason that this class was so hard, but I felt distant from her and MIE was too test heavy.
I think because of COVID, she was not able to be as in touch. However, she has two TAs, who were absolutely NO HELP. You were not allowed to email Missy through her email only through her TAs. I had to motivate myself the entire time during the course without NO commutation from the TAs or Missy.
Professor Makanui is the most bland professor I have had. Lectures are long and boring and much of it is common sense but the way it is tested makes you have to memorize tons of content. Would recommend trying to find a different professor if possible.
Way too test heavy, if you do bad on one of them you're doomed. You can't get in contact with Makanui and there is no rounding your grade period. Your grades are solely from tests, packback, and homework. Textbook mandatory for homework. Thought professors were supposed to be accommodating (or at least understanding) during this time.
I got a B in this class because the tests counted for so much of my grade. Her lectures are good, but she has 0% interaction with the online students. There's really no way to get help if you take the class online.
Refuses to round up even if you have an 89.9. She is extremely inaccessible. The entire class was asynchronous and there was no interaction with other students or teachers. The material isn't terribly hard but pretty much the only grades were 5 tests. Made a 100 on every assignment except for those 5 (lowest test grade was an 80) and still made a B
This class was asynchronous but was a total nightmare. Please do not take her class because if you fail one of her test youre screwed. Its impossible to get in contact with her because shes too cool to respond to emails. The lectures and study tools we were given did no justice on her tests. Pack backs each week were just pointless too.
Makanui was a great teacher. Had no issue in her class. remembered my name as I always sat in the front of the class. Her test are hybrid, meaning there are questions that you can answer by studying the book and by listening to the lectures. do make the same mistake I did and only study from the lectures. Made a C on my first exam for that.
This class is okay whenever it is asynchronous. I had to study a lot for the tests and it is mostly from the textbook. Professor Makanui is so unenthusiastic. She posted lectures and she just sounds bored. I would not watch them and just read the book. I would not take her again especially in person.
tests are nothing like the class and no matter what you study you still probably won't get a good grade. lectures are boring and none of the material is on the test anyways.
I did not like this class at all. If you have to take an MIE201 class, it is not that bad and you can pass this class. Your final grade is made up of mostly tests, so you have to do good on them. Tests were very stressful for me because they were 40 questions with a time limit of 40 minutes.
Tests make up a large portion of your grade and it's hard to figure out what they will be on. The only reason I got a C on the first test was because I took prior business classes. Make sure to do all the assignments and be on track for when they are due because if not you will get a zero. Other than that hardcore read the textbook.
Professor Makanui gets a bad rap in my opinion. Yes, her tests are difficult, and yes, she can be misleading when it comes to the information during lectures, but overall she is a solid professor to teach this course. She is knowledgeable about the material and is very generally a decent person all around. She is not a bad professor, but study hard
She does not care about her students at all. Even if you have a 89.99, she is not going to round that up. She offers absolutely no extra credit and your whole entire grade is basically based off of 5 tests. All she teaches with are lectures. She tells you to study the homework for tests, but they don't help at all. Homework takes hours to do.
No late work and will not round any grades. Was an online class for me, and it was recorded lectures w/ material straight from the textbook. No study guides, so you do have to watch the lectures/read. Tests were at a Delta Center w/ NO notes. Packback post due every week. Tests are graded heavy also. If you study you will be fine.
I found her lectures could be boring at times and the test were difficult. The reading that was expected was extremely heavy, but thankfully you do get points for packback assignments which are extremely easy.
Nice lady but the class was basically all textbook. Class is good if you are actually interested in the topics, but otherwise the tests were essentially ALL textbook info. the material was at times very vague unless you encountered the same wording/problem while studying. Plus forum posts graded on an algorithm, bleh. HEAVY weight for tests.
All assignments are online. Tests are hard if you don't study and unless you're confident going in you probably won't get a good grade on it. It's a lecture class but she's engaging and asks questions, making sure people are on topic and understanding of what she's teaching. Stay on top of your work because there's at least 2 assignments a week.
My feelings towards this class is mixed.. the lectures were hard to follow and stay interested and my exam grades were dependent on religiously studying quizlet (DO THIS). the smartbook and packback assignments were easy and a way to keep your grade up but watch out for the exams, they're extremely specific. I ended with a decent grade though.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. SHE IS A TERRIBLE PROFESSOR. HOMEWORK IS NOTHING LIKE THE TESTS (i read every page of the textbook and still failed almost every exam) SHE DOES NOT CARE. AND EVERYONE I KNOW GOT BELOW A 60 ON THE FINAL. WORST CLASS EVER, WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE HAD SO FAR.
Nice lady but this class is a waste of time and money. You must read the textbook to regurgitate facts for the exam and then immediately forget them (unless you enjoy learning about business). What's annoying is the test Qs don't really test you on whether you know the material. The Qs are vague and surface-level. Lots of vocab/details to memorize.
Not a bad professor, but the whole class is the textbook. Lectures are all on the textbook, as well as the tests. Tests are not bad if you just read and study the chapters for the section that the test is on. Study for the first test too, don't underestimate it since doing bad on that ruins your grade.
Prof Makanui was very good, although to pass this class with at least a B you don't even have to listen to a word she says. All I did the entire year was write down notes straight from the slides and I was fine. The tests are also really easy, coming from someone who is an average student. Only bad part is the reading, which is essential.
This class is easy of you study. I bombed the first test and my grade reflected this. She does not round, however grading is clear from the start. Class is boring, but it's just power points. Do every homework on time and read the chapters and you will for sure get at least a B-.
The content was easy, but the lectures were so unbelievably boring that it made it hard to focus. It seemed like any communication outside of class was pushed onto the TAs. PowerPoints were not similar to exams or homework.
Easy homework but that won't help much. The class is boring and I found it hard to focus. Missy was a good professor but the tests were very easy to FAIL, with lots of multiple choice answers that are similar or tricky. You will be okay in this class if you're willing to read but it's a lot so that's where I struggled. LOTS of material to grasp.
Exams are taken from the textbooks but still difficult to take; the multiple choice questions feel like they have more than one correct answer so you have to guess. Makanui herself seems nice, but you will rarely interact with her because most of the class is conducted through the TAs. Recorded lectures are boring to listen to and feel unnecessary.
Prof Makanui is a great teacher and knows what she is talking about. I did not do well on the first test but once I started reading the textbook and knowing all the terms in it, I did a lot better. The lectures are the same thing as the textbook but shortened and condensed. **The Guest Speakers that come in or on a video is a question on the test!!
The tests are just bad. It's not something you can get around either. She isn't the best at teaching all material required for test.
During my time in MIE 201 with Professor Makanui, I learned a few things. Do not take the 8:30 am section. None of the homework assignments relate to any of the content that is "tested". If you read the textbook religiously, you should be okay. Her lecture style is very boring. Finish all of your Packback assignments early on.
I took this class to satisfy my MIE 201 requirement. When you sign up for her class prepare to budget most of your time for it. If you don't study religiously for hours on end you will not pass her class. Not to mention, the test material is nothing like what is presented in the homeworks.She seems like a really nice person her class is just a lot.
She is the goat, people are just butthurt about the final. It's not a terrible class, you just have to study and pay attention to what she says during the lectures. Tests are not difficult if you take notes and study from the slides, since they are a synthesized version of the book.
Professor Makanui is literally the best. She's caring and understanding. The class is so easy you just have to listen to the lectures and do the smartbooks and packbacks. The smartbooks prepare you for the tests. Easy A.
Prof. Makanui is a pretty chill professor, but there are not too many ways to get in contact with her outside of class since the TAs manage a lot of it. The homework is pretty relaxed and easy, but the test has a lot of trick questions even though they're not that bad. Reading and studying is essential.
Even though I had to work hard to do well on the tests, Prof. Makanui was the most caring off all my teachers this semester. She was always willing to help me outside of class, and she truly cared about me as a student and a person. We are definitively going to stay in contact in the future, and I really appreciate the connection we made.
Professor Makanui was a very kind person and has a passion for teaching this. The tests were very hard and you had to study a lot. There are a lot of opportunities to boost your grade (smartbooks, pack-backs, etc). I would say the tests were the worst thing about the class.
Didn't give good study guides to be able to prepare for exams and Teaching Assistant were the only people to really get into contact with. She is a very nice person I will say.
You will have to dedicate many hours of studying to do well. She does not write the exams or grade anything herself. The lectures tend to be very boring and she never lets the class out early. Attendance points come in handy at the end of the semester! Don't rely on the HW to do well on the exams, you have to read the textbook in order to do well.
She's a very nice person but her class was definitely not my favorite. Lectures and Exams often didn't match up very well. You will need to read the book to get above a B on the exams. Attendance was mandatory.
Professor Makanui is a great professor, but this class can be challenging. Even though the material isn't difficult, the test questions are sometimes very weird and leave you overthinking. If you want to do well, just read every line of the chapters assigned and understand the concepts and examples more than just memorizing the definition.
Her class is very lecture heavy. She just lectures for an hour and is quite boring. You need to read the book if you want to get A's and B's on the test. There are 5 tests, but no final exam. Barely any work outside of class beside studying.
Take this class online!!!! I would have gotten an A if I didn't bomb the first exam because I didn't know how/what to study. Listen carefully: take online, do all the smart books, recharge on the specific smart book chapters when it's time for an exam (the questions are so similar to homework questions), don't skip out on the pack back postings.
over 150 vocab words per unit. lots of memorization and difficult exams because of this.
Missy is one of the worst instructors I've ever had. Her rude attitude towards students combined with her boring mandatory lectures at 8:30am make MIE201 awful. She grades nothing by hand (all AI) and is unwilling to round grades at the end of the semester. Get ready to learn about the difference between a team, group, and task force for 1.5 hours!
test are so extremely hard and few the few assignments given don't prepare you at all for the material on the tests. also the tests are so much of your grade.
Attendance is graded and there are weekly discussion posts. There are also smartbook assignments for each chapter. The five exams during the semester were difficult and require plenty of studying to do well. The lectures are very boring and she reads of power points. You can do well in this class if you go to class and study plenty for the exams.
Makanui is great! You will take out of the class what you put in. Don't rely on the lectures. Vocab heavy!
Exams really matter and it was nearly impossible to get an A. The exams are nothing like the textbook or class because its all situational. Also, extremely hard to pay attention and she isnt good at explaining stuff. Would not take her again.
This classes tests are unbelievably ambiguous and are not helped by any of the coursework. You are required to purchase a textbook which I am convinced is not anymore significant than a placeholder grade in the grade book. If you are looking for a lecture that provides a good beginning platform for business, this is not the lecture for you.
With an online class, Makanui isn't your teacher. She does post lecture videos for each chapter, but that is it. There is 5 exams throughout the class that account for the majority of the grade. Class isn't hard but you must stay on top of your work
A lot of people complain about her grading but honestly it could be a lot worse. She has 5 tests, homework, and pack chats so if you don't do well on the tests you don't have much to worry about. I will admit it is kind of difficult to pass with an A in this class. She does grading based off points.
Do not take MIE 201 with Missy if you can avoid it. The tests are all crapshoots and do not reflect the information in her lectures. If you want to do well, read the textbook religiously.
The lectures seemed to drone on. Overall just a class you try to get through. Very boring material. Tests were challenging and focused 50/50 on being able to apply material and just knowing definitions. Homework was easy. Attendance counted for a grade.
Prof herself is fine but the course (lectures) is kinda boring. Grade is based on 5 exams, homework (smartbook), and pack back assignments. No flexibility with grades, she will NOT round anything. READ THE TEXTBOOK for exams and many questions are situational. If you have a base knowledge of business concepts, you'll probably be okay.
Exams are 62.5% of the grade. Participation in weekly homework is 37.5%. Not a hard class but not an easy A: you have to work for it. 5 midterm exams are strictly memorization and definitions. No final. Great person who loves her job. Extremely smart and professional.
TAs do everything and will be the only ones you ever hear from. Lectures/powerpoints are not helpful for anything and everything is memorization from the text. It could be much worse but it's hard to pay attention or want to do the work. Saturday and Sunday due dates are aggravating. Grading wise, pretty fair.
To succeed: 1. Do the easy participation (get the Packback out of the way early on) 2. Read the textbook; the key to this class is pure memorization. To get an A on the tests, you need to know everything said in the textbook. 3. Watch the lectures where there is a guest speaker bc tests ask about them.
Read the textbook, copy the lecture slides, watch the lectures, complete the assignments, and study for the exam. Weekly packback (try to get it done early on), smartbook questions on connect based on the lectures (easy), and 4 exams (study the definitions in the textbook). Not a hard class but also not an easy A.
For an intro business course, this is harder than you would assume it is. I took this class wanting to major in business and now I am trying to switch into education. I studied and took notes before exams and the stuff on them was not stuff that was covered in the homeworks
I didn't think this class was too bad. The only one of the five tests I did poorly on was the accounting test which is the fifth test. Besides that the first four sections of this class are pretty easy.
I took this class online during the summer and did not enjoy it. I read every chapter, took notes, studied vocabulary, and watched all the lectures, and still didn't do as well on the tests. The lectures were the least helpful when preparing for the tests, but the assignments were easy. If you do better in person, don't take this class online.
I have never had a professor who cared about her students less than Makanui. Her lectures are extremely boring as she just reads off of a power point every day the entire semester. No one pays attention as it is so boring and she has all of her TA's do all of her work for her. I ended with a 89. 75 and she refused to round it.
I took this class in the summer and it was not as bad as people think it is. The textbook is the key because most of the test questions will come from there. Even if you don't pay attention to the lectures, try to get the main points of it. Listen to the guest speakers closely because she tests you on it. GOOD LUCK
I took this class last semester. My problem is not with the course content. My issue is with Missy Makanui. I have never seen a professor care so little about her students. She is rude, refuses to make accommodations, and overall very unpleasant to interact with. NCSU needs to take action to protect students' mental health.
It is possible to get an A in this class if you read and take notes from the textbook. Missy's lectures are boring and not helpful whatsoever. The tests are common sense for the most part if you know the vocab. If Missy is the only option and it's a major requirement take the class. But other than that avoid at all costs.
Just make sure to read the textbook, all exams are 90% textbook. There's other grades other than exams that will help get your grade up, but just make sure you know vocab and key concepts. Lectures are pretty boring but the class isn't terrible as long as you know the basic.
Makanui was awful, not only do you have to spend $120+ to complete the class the lectures are god awful. If you are required to take this class spend all of your time reading the textbooks and reading quizlets. The packbacks and connects do not help whatsoever either. Good Luck!
If you want to do well in this class, make sure to read the textbook. The majority of the questions from the exams come straight out of the textbook. Do not rely on her lectures. They are not very helpful when it comes to preparing for the exams, and they can be extremely boring at times. The homework is very easy.
Seems like an easy class, but is not. 5 exams on Centennial Campus that are straight from every possible sentence in the textbook. Some material on the exam is not covered in her lectures and lectures aren't really beneficial. Busy work from completing textbook assignments, discussion boards, and attendance helps save your grade from the exams.
As long as you go to class and read the textbook + take notes on it, you will do fine. Just understand all of the chapter material before tests, since they are a big part of your overall grade. Packbacks and attendance are easy As so do those and go to class.
The class was not that hard in my opinion. Every week you had to submit a Packback post and reply (as you write it, it will tell you your predicted grade, easy 100) and a quiz for every unit (doesn't matter how much u get wrong, easy 100). For the exams, READ THE TEXTBOOK. I didn't pay attention to the lecture, just read the textbook and got an A.
The class was not too difficult, most of the exam content is based off of the textbook so make sure you read that. All other grades besides exams are easy As, but the 5 unit exams make up the majority of your final grade. Professor Makanui was solid, though sometimes the lectures felt boring.
This class in my opinion was pretty easy. The exams are based off of the textbook so if you want to pass with an A, make sure to read the textbook religiously. Other than that, the rest of the assignments are easy A's so it really is just based off of your exam scores. Attendance is also counted as a grade so make sure you don't miss a lot of days.
There is a lot of assignments, but easy 100s and boost your grade. The exams are at delta and heavily based on the textbook not the lectures. Attendance is mandatory, but the lectures are not helpful I would suggest reading the textbook during class to still engage but take actual helpful notes. She does cold call if you sit in the aisle.
The one thing I would say about this class is just read the textbook! Her lectures are extremely unimportant for the class and the textbook goes into much more detail than her lectures.
Pros: She was kind/responsive/approachable and was willing to answer questions after class, gave a reasonable workload, and was overall a solid professor Cons: She makes you take exams at Delta, uses a test bank for exams (almost making your score based on luck), is kind of strict on attendance, textbook is annoying to read(problem with course)
Tests are unnecessarily difficult but a lot of your grade is up to turning in assignments on time so it's possible to do well in the class without doing well on tests. Lectures are boring and all the information she teaches is on the PowerPoint. Overall, it's not a bad course.
Worst professor I had but you don't get many options for MIE201. TAs handle all operations and all she does is lecture, which is useless for the test or course, IMO. She told a student near me to Google the answer after the student asked a genuine question. She also said "I'm not going to get into the nitty-gritty" when that is precisely her job.
Prof. Makanui is a kind-hearted, excited professor. She loves what she does and she knows what she's talking about. That said, her MIE 201 class is entirely based on the textbook. Her lectures are almost word-for-word from the chapters and the exams are pretty much vocabulary tests from the textbook. READ THE TEXTBOOK if you want to succeed.
Makanui is fine, just need to read the textbook to do well.
This class was harder than it needed to be. I would memorize the material from the study guides just for the test to be made up of briefly viewed topics. The smartbooks and homework don't do anything to prepare you for the test.
your grade is based on how much time you want to spend in the textbook. class isnt super hard but missy has zero personality and doesnt really teach you anything useful for the exam. just show up and complete your smartbooks because you are not going to learn much while in lecture. sucks that theres no other option but it is what it is
She isn't terrible, just kinda hard to pay attention to her. The lectures are important, but I'd say the textbook is more important when it comes to the exams. Also, when there is a guest speaker make sure you pay attention and review their talk before the exam.
Very textbook-heavy course, Professor Makanui is hard to reach via email and typically does not respond. Exams are based only on textbook content and the lectures covered in class are very vague. Attendance is taken via TopHat. Your exam scores pretty much determine your grade.
Missy isn't awful, the class is just hard for no reason. You'll feel confident during the tests and then receive your grade and it's not what you expect. Apparently she doesnt even create the tests so her material doesnt cover half of the exam questions. Only good thing is homeworks are weighted heavy so if you fail the exams you can still pass
The class is pure memorization. Lectures aren't useful but mandatory, READ THE TEXTBOOK, and memorize the definitions. Prof. Makanui is respectful and kind. This is a very overwhelming class at first, but once you figure out how to memorize all the definitions you'll be fine
She was just ok. Nothing great and nothing horrible. She read off slides in class and would ask questions for engagement. The exams for this class are awful. Her lectures do not help at all with them. READ THE TEXTBOOK. Reading each chapter and finding vocab quizlets before each exam will help you pass.
Makanui isn't that bad of a teacher, this course just seems unnecessary. It's a class with easy concepts, just a lot of concepts to grasp. Definitely harder than most people think, but she doesn't make it any easier
This class was so braindead that it was kind of difficult at times. Lectures were absolutely useless, but of course, mandatory attendance!! don't take this professor if you value your time. Read the textbook, and you'll be fine for the exams.
Took the class Distance education. Small assignments every week or so, usually a discussion post and one other assignment. Exams are at DELTA, if you read the lecture slides, you can do well on them. Class is pretty boring, because its a pretty introductory class. Should be stress-free, as long as you complete work on time.
This class was very difficult coming in as a first-semester freshman. The exams were very difficult and were taken at the delta testing center, which sucks! She told us that the PowerPoint lectures would be on the exam, but nothing from them was there. You had to memorize the entire textbook to make a good great literally. There are 5 exams total.
Her lectures are extremely boring but are mandatory for a grade. My biggest complaint is that the test material is extremely vague and she doesn't provide enough resources to do well on the tests. The information in the lectures is a broad overview, but you are then tested on extremely specific and opinionated material.
Extremely long and boring lectures that provide little to no use for the class. Highly suggest going over the McGraw Hill smartbooks for the test.
Lectures are very PowerPoint heavy. Attendance is mandatory! The class overall is easy, getting there at 8:30am was the hardest part. Test aren't too bad you just need to know a lot of terms.
Professor Makanui does a good job giving real world examples and applications of business concepts during lectures. This is a good introductory business course that covers a wide range of topics and Mrs. Makanui adds business expertise to the course.
DELTA GALORE! Get ready to take tests. Five tests make up the majority of the grades and you may feel like you studied for the tests but I can assure you, the examples on the test are much harder and situational. There are lots of free points in this class tho and if you ask, she will meet to review tests. Kinda just have to get through this one.
Professor Makanui was a great professor. Her lectures were a little droning but thats because they are super powerpoint heavy. 5 tests taken at delta which does suck, but as long as you find or make a good quizlet covering the terms you will be fine. She really takes a shine to you if you participate in class and wants to help you reach an answer.
I was in the online section and my advice is to take THOROUGH notes on the textbook whether it be on Docs or paper (paper takes sooo long though). I stopped watching the lecture videos halfway through with the exception of the guest lectures so don't waste your time. Tests were honestly really hard for me. Spend a lot of time studying & do quizlets
Taking this class while also taking EC202 will be helpful. I took the class online and watched the lectures without reading the textbook and did alright on the tests, but would've done better if I focused more on reading the textbook. Pay attention to guest lectures, I lost out on easy points because I didn't. Homework heavy on Connect & Packback.
Exams are almost impossible to study for and make up most of the grade
I took this class over the summer so it was fully online. Tests had to be taken at the testing center or through a proctoring system. The grading criteria is pretty clear and she tells you exactly what to expect. Reading the textbook and watching the videos is important if you want to do well. Purchasing textbook is required for hw activities.
Missy was a nice lady but I found the lectures to be relatively useless for me. I figured out that the power points used in lectures had footnotes under slides with every important vocab/concept explained VERY simply and briefly. USE THESE. It is a HUGE time saver for studying and prevents the dread of reading the textbook for hours on end.
Professor Makanui's class covers a wide range of business concepts. Attend lectures and review the textbook thoroughly to do well on the challenging but fair exams. unstuck study was a lifesaver for efficient exam prep.
The lectures are so unhelpful, yet she is so petty about the attendance code. She leaves the Top Hat code up for literally 10 seconds, and if you miss it then you have to speak to her after class. Big waste of time. Could have been an online course since everything is done through McGrawHill, even tests, which makes coming to class worthless.
Attendance is very strict (4 absences before it impacts your grade), she is very knowledgeable, but I wouldn't say the lectures really prep you for the exams. Prep for lectures before you go (read ahead) and don't be scared to mess up. Definitely a learning curve weed-out class.
This class is a mess. The lectures have absolutely nothing to do with the exams. Focus on vocab from the chapters—those show up a lot. The rest? Random, obscure examples buried in the text. And don't count on the review material to help—it skips all the stuff you actually get tested on.
I don't think Missy is a bad professor or lecturer; just the class setup is really weird. Attendance is mandatory, but attending is honestly a waste of time. She lays down fundamental aspects of the chapter, but everything that will be on the exam is in the textbook. If you don't read the textbook, you are going to fail the exams.
Do not take this class! Avoid at all costs. She is not a nice lady and does not give grace. Expect tests almost every 2 weeks. Attendance is mandatory but nothing you learn in class will ever help you on an exam. The lecture is the biggest waist of time the only thing worth studying with is the textbook. Also, the final is horrible, beware. Awful.
Such a meh class and meh professor. She'll give extra credit at the end but won't round even if you have an 89.9. Everything is based off the textbook so don't even look at the lecture slides. I don't think you actually learning anything beyond just learning weird business language.
do not take this class with her, the content is seemingly simple but the tests are questions you couldn't even imagine coming up. I am glad I barely pulled a B- since I know of a lot of people failing this class. all of my other courses were 300 level courses and somehow this was the hardest thing in my workload.
Worst professors I've ever taken. I don't understand how she's still employed here when she sets her students up to fail. Other professors in this course were very generous when it came to missing work, while also supplying a lot of study resources to ensure your success. No matter how prepared you think you are for her exams, you're not.
Makanui herself was a decent teacher. I have no complaints. The course, however, was horrid. It is clear that she does not even make her own tests. I did the assigned readings, practice quizzes, attended info sessions and took notes during lectures and still averaged a low C on all my tests. This made it impossible to do well in the class.
If you really think about it, M M, Missy Makanui. Flip it around, W W, Wicked witchhhh.
I don't think Professor Makanui is a bad professor or lecturer, but I don't find her lectures particularly relative to the information on the tests. Attendance being mandatory is pointless, as I never paid attention to the lectures. Practice tests and Recharge on Connect are the most helpful for success on tests. Read the textbook.
READ THE TEXTBOOK if you want to have any success whatsoever in this class. There are 5 exams and weekly hw. Take notes out of the book as the primary way to study for the exams. The lectures are completely pointless outside of the guest lectures which have a question on the exams. 4 of 5 exams are at Delta. Final is non-cumulative & in person.
Missy Makanui is not a bad professor, however her lectures are very boring and not helpful for tests. Reading the textbook and using the practice exam to generate more questions through AI is the best way to be successful on tests.
She's not a terrible teacher, it's just that her slide presentations don't convey the textbook very well. The exams are all about the textbook. Make sure you fully understand vocab because the exam questions are all very conceptual.
Professor Makanui is an interesting professor, but most of the content she teaches is not on the test. The textbook you read makes the tests, and she often misses important content. As well, she is a boring lecturer, and it is hard to constantly stay engaged in her class. The homework is often busywork but does help prepare you for the test.
Her lectures do not prepare you for tests at all. The best way to study is by reading the textbook. I dunno she was just so incredibly boring I couldn't focus at all and she did a terrible job at explaining the material
Prof. Makanui is fine. Her lectures are boring and pretty pointless, but attendance is mandatory. It's also easy to miss the TopHat code. Everything is based off the vocab in the textbook. You have to take 4 of the 5 exams at Delta, which kinda sucks, but the final isn't cumulative. As long as you study the textbook, you'll be ok.
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