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MGCR382 - 5.0 rating“Besides that, she is great and I wish I had her personality”
FINE342 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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Very clear and helpful BUT didnt really prepare for the final
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Great Prof!! Really nice person and well-prepared
EXCELLENT TEACHER! Very very helpful
Best teacher ever. So nice, so helpful, so clear
absolutely the best finance I teacher.. cares, explains well, and very fair.
Fantastic. She considers that noon is still early in the morning. +, Sujata is a lovely name
Excellent prof, plus her indian accent is sooooo lovely!
cares if you learn, very helpfull, funny, fair
Amazing teacher, relates well to her students. Makes everything seem so easy and she tries to let class early, Bonus!
The best teacher in the faculty of management. very sweet, very helpful, super nice
best prof that i've had at mcgill... if only all profs were as good as her!
sooooooooo good!!!
The absolute best finance teacher. You'd be a fool not to take her.
She made me like finance!
great teacher... sooo nice. the material is real easy too. just show up to class and you're 90% all set...
Best teacher I ever had. Really funny and clear. She emphasizes everything you need to know. Just make sure you GO TO CLASS. That is most of the course. Very little work needed outside because she goes through it all.
excellent! what r u waiting for? take her class, you wont be disappointed.
Awesome teacher..really helpful..take her to get ur basics right!!
She is clear and amazing as a teacher... the only flaw: her exams were criminals...
The best finance teacher ever. I would take her for every finance class if I could. She is amazing at explaining complex material.
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!!! Great teacher, respects every one, and KNOWS every student!!!
school teacher. I'm not sure what she's doing at the university level...actually she might be at the right place, a lot of management students seem to enjoy it. "Good morning class. Good morning Sujata!!". Ridiculous. Grow up Management
Such a caring, helpful prof. She appears before the class to teach and get people to understand. She does not simply lecture and go home. As decent a person as you'll find in academia. Highly skilled w/o the ego.
Very good prof. makes classes actually worthwile to attend. might be slightly highschoolish, and exams are tough. but overall, excellent prof.
One of the best teacher out there, you cannot have clearer and more straightforward explanations than that, difficulty is similar to finance1, a must
Good at teaching, but I agree that she is a little elementary schoolish. Picks on students and walks around the class to make sure that you're doing work. Other than that, exams were hard, but if you study enough, you'll be fine.
Very sneaky midterm and final. You think its easy when you learn it then she throws curveballs.
Great prof, knows her stuff.
Does not respond well to questions. Her demeanor and tone makes you feel like you're questions are dumb. In-class exercises and review problems lack clarity - missing bits of important info here and there. I am very disappointed!!
One of the best professors that I have had at McGill. Absolutely amazing.
Makes finance really easy to understand. Uses lots of examples
Not readily available for student consultation. Ended office hours 1.5 weeks before the final exam, and went away a few weeks before the midterm...Very unimpressed!
Sorta helpful...could do a better job answering questions inside the class...lots of in-class examples which were helpful...overall a decent teacher
She makes the midterm and assignments easy so that she'll get good course evaluations on WebCT, but then hits you with an absurdly hard final that her sub-par teaching and class material doesn't prepare you for. Plus she took like half the term off and we had some other dude who didn't know anything teaching us.
amazing teacher!! yet really hard final...she wants to screw u over cause the averageis too high(watch out EPS)!
It's the 2nd week of the new semester and we still haven't gotten our final grade for this class. Most probably becuase the final exam was so unjustly and laughably difficult that she's doing last-minute grade manipulations. She's one of my least favorite personalities in McGill. Avoid if you can!!
Missed several days of teaching; seems to be a routine in her teaching habits judging from previous comments. Don't bother seeing her for help during office hours: extremely unhelpful, but most of all, rude and unfriendly. On the other hand, her lectures are very clear and she has great charisma... About the only positives.
She's such a nice prof! be careful, though, she makes things seem too easy. Spend the time doing the examples for yourself. Go to class and her office, she'll appreciate it.
amazing... so clear, lectures are extremely interactive, cares about students who care about class. knows her stuff inside out. final is hard but she warns everyone that it will be
This prof is the nightmare....Avoid at all costs if you dear your GPA. Two of my GPA's are F*** because of two finance courses i took with her, AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Acts nice, yet hypocritical....
This prof is very unhelpful, brings in finals and midterms (especially multiple choice) out of reach or touch with the material...(especially those stupid simple in class problems that doesnt do anything to prepare you and stupid in class problems that lack clarity to which she assumes ENOUGH). Horrible, horrible, I regret taking it with her.
Finance 2: Explains herself clearly and does some examples in class. 1 midterm and a final. 2 assignments... final exam was rather long, be prepared. Sujata makes you think INTUITIVELY, does not want you to just know how to fill in the formulas... this showed in the final exam.
Tough class, but we all knew that coming in. Very hard final - a lot of stuff from left field - you just gotta reason it out and not panic. Do well on the midterm and you should be ok. Don't skip this class. Sujata is very likeable and very clear. I learned a LOT in this class, if I had to do it all over again, I would take her again.
Sujata is the nicest prof if you go see her during regular office hours (dont go when its not the official hours though). She will sit there with you and literally watch you do problems, and then hold your hand if you cant do it. Final was brutal, mostly the multiple choice (know your EPS!), Keep it simple, no answer requires more than 2-3 formulas
One of the best professors (the new guy christopher parsons is also an excellent prof)... midterm was a wake up call for me ... so i nailed the final so no worry people. It's not as hard as people say if you do your job... i say out of 12-15 questions in final ... 3 big one has a little twist
Excellent Prof, definitely recommend taking her class. The exams were brutal, EPS is a must know for the final. Won't get a better Finance prof, guarantee you.
AMazing prof. Very articulate and very caring. Always available for help. exams are hard but very fair and test ur true effort and understanding of the course. no complains.
Favorite prof at McGill. Outstanding. Extremely organized, clear, and fair. Helpful and nice when you go to see her. Take her for Finance 2 and any other class that you can.
She is the best
One of the best profs i've ever had at McGill. She makes a hard material sound easy. Yes, it is a lot of work, but it's finance anyways... Awesome.
nice, interesting classes but the exams are always out of left field. the way to do well is ace the midterm and the assignments and hope for a miracle on the final
Global Investment itself is not a good class... doesnt teach you much.If you want a easy class(well for me it was the average was around 70) take this class. Many interesting presentation from successful people in the market which make you skip alot of class if you just slack off... but overall, a very dull class cuz of material.Sujata is good.
Great teacher! You really need to study to do well, but otherwise she is helpful and caring. Highly recommended.
Best prof at McGill ever!! She is really funny but at the same time her class is not just about jokes. She is amazing at teaching making international finance really clear and interesting. I will definitely take her class again if the opportunity comes.
She is amazing. Best prof. But beware, the material sounds easier than it is and she purposely doesn't tell you stuff that ends up being on exams. All the stuff about EPS is very important and she never mentions it in class, or barelly. You need to do very well on the midterm to do well on the course, the final is unpleasant!
Most personable and helpful prof I've had. Course material is tough, but she is good at teaching it and makes sure you understand.
great professor
AWESOME! Take this prof if you can.
Really good prof. Attendance is really important though as everything that is treated in class is on the final and nothing else. But she is interesting, funny and clear. I recommend this class (even though she's only teaching half of it, it's really worth it!)
Awesome prof, possibly the best in management. Don't expect the tests to be easy though, she wants to make you think.
One of the best teachers I have ever had. She is very tough, but if you do your work, you can get an A. You will come out of her class knowing more than you could imagine, and she is one of the most helpful teachers ever. She would like nothing more than to give everybody As if they were deserved.
Best finance prof I ever had (comparing with profs in 2 Canadian and 1 US university). She finally made finance make sense!
My favorite professor at McGill, and an all-around tremendous person. Although the material can be a bit tricky (especially in the second half of the semester), she's more than willing to put in the extra time to get you to understand it. Additionally, she's a lot of fun to talk to, and she's always trying to get people to network
After the change of teacher after the midterm, everybody started coming back to class. Madan is a really good teacher, and she makes even the boring topics not seem to bad. If anyone has the option to take one of her classes, definitively do !
Fantastic teacher. Most motivating teacher since I got to McGill. She is very hands on (NO CELLPHONES + only laptops in the first row) which can annoy some people. She is not afraid to call on you to answer a question. The material is taught well and I never had a boring class.
The final exam was definitely harder than she made it out to be which bothered many people. Do the in-class problems and tutorial questions to get a good foundation of knowledge, but know that you will be sent a few major curveballs. Will bump you up if you’re close. Overall strong recommendation.
Best professor at McGill (it was officially declared). Take the class, you won't regret it.
She is a good prof, but make everything seems easier than it should be. So don't expect your exams to look like the in class exercises or assignments, because it is way harder
One of the best professors I've had in my entire life. She's hilarious, and makes dull material entretaining. Extremely good at explaining concepts. I've actually used my notes for other classes, as she explained the material much better. She's one of those profs that make you glad you're at McGill.
.She is more interested in being the coolestfunniest person in the room than she is with helping students. If you visit her during her office hours, don't expect her to be as friendly or as cheerful as she seems in class. She'll try to get you out as quickly as possible, and she won't at nice unless she's in front of a class room
The first midterm is easy and no surprise but you will see the graders were terrible. Grading was stupid. But An excellent teacher in class, you will understand everything when she explains but maybe too easy when she explain and not enough exercises that you can do by your self, then exam are harder
One of the best finance profs at McGill! You will have to work seriously for her classes, the exams are not specifically easy, but you'll end up learning a lot.
Sujata is honestly one of the really good teachers at McGill. She really wants each and every one of her students to understand the course. She is able to make class the least boring and the most enjoyable. However, missing a class wouldn't be a good decision and if you don't understand something, it is best you on the spot if not you'll regret it.
Best teacher of the MBA.
Absolutely loved this class. Prof. Sujata makes you want to listen in class, especially since you're not allowed to use your laptop or phone during her lectures. She distributes printed versions of her slides before every class and makes sure you understand the material before moving on. Made me really interested in the field of corporate finance!
Sujata is a gem, I love her so much! Such a caring prof, loves her students! Really wished I had her finance though...
Amazing professor, helpful, kind, considerate, approachable..a gem.
Best prof I've ever had at McGill. She cares about her students so much and really makes sure you understand the material well. As long as you listen to her in class, you will do well! LOVE this woman. Would literally take a bullet for her.
She is an amazing and caring teacher. She really knows her stuff and makes everything easy to understand. The only problem is that her exams are hard as hell. She really expects you to know the content inside and out AND be able to apply it. Expect a lot of surprises in the exam. Learned a lot, but my grade suffered due to the difficulty of exams.
Sujata is such a sweet and caring prof. She really cares about her students and lectures are the perfect pace. She makes sure we all have time to discuss with peers what we just learnt and the material is not heavy at all. Just go to class, do the practice assignment and exams and you're fine!
WOW. The final hit me a little hard, but managed to get that A. Besides that, she is great and I wish I had her personality. She is outgoing, happy, basically she has the required personality for top management people. She uses good techniques to help her students learn. Stay focus until the end of the course and ask tricky questions to prepare.
One of the best teachers I've ever had. She made finance a fun class to go to. Sometimes she let us out five minutes early, but she was so good that weirdly, we wanted to stay.
SImply the best, a true gem and a real teacher.
She is the best prof I have had at McGill so far! I did not understand anything in Finance 1 and with her it took 2 lectures. Her midterm is super easy but be ready for a tricky final. Know your material, not just the numbers. Make sure you understand why you do things and check your answers!
The best teacher that II have ever had, makes of a difficult Finance class a ferry tale !
The best teacher that has set foot on the planet, I made her a Graffiti in Paris to thanks her being alive !
She is the best. That should explain it all.
Felt like she cared for the kids but bit surprised that neither her nor anyone of her TAs showed up during our final which was pretty disrespectful esp. since a lot of us had qs. The final was very tough but the midterm was much easier. She grades very weirdly and cuts marks for the smallest mistakes.
Sujata is amazing. The best prof of Desautels. Her lectures are not mandatory but all the way till the very last class the classroom is still full, and that's how good she is.
Sujata is an absolute gem of a professor. Goes above and beyond to make her class feel like she cares about each individual, always available to reach out for extra support. Explains finance concepts in a way that is super easy to follow!
Might not be the best choice if you like straight-forward professors who do their job well without "human contact" with their students. For others, truly a gem. Caring, funny, knowledgeable, always accessible outside of class. She explains finance concept using silly but very clear comparisons. 100% recommend.
Sujata is one of the best prof i've had at desautels, she is really inspirational, always positive and respected by all student. She is so sweet and teaches pretty well honestly, even though she did not teach intro to finance for a while she managed it really well. Still not an easy A you have to work of course :). too bad I do not like finance ...
Fun lectures and very knowledgeable. I thoroughly enjoyed her class. Sujata is able to express difficult concepts in simple terms. However, she's not an easy grader. You have to work hard and put some effort in to get that A.
Uplifting prof and enjoyable classes. She brings joy to class and is always there for students. Her explanations are clear and very well formulated. I recommend taking her class 100%.
Uplifting prof and enjoyable classes. She brings joy to class and is always there for students. Her explanations are clear and very well formulates. I recommend taking her class 100%.
Teachers like Sujata are a once in a lifetime opportunity. Teaches the material in a way which makes it fun and memorable. Don't think twice about taking her.
Shes the best teacher I have ever had, she made finance fun! I was excited to come to class. She explains very well and is always available for questions. The assignments and midterm were easy and there was a group project instead of a final. I really recommend taking her, youll enjoy your semester more!
Easily the best prof in the faculty. Anyone looking to be a finance major should definitely take the intro and corporate finance classes with her.
Great prof who cares about her students. But looking back, I don't think I learned anything. The assignments and exams didn't do a good job at testing (the little). The average was so high that we lost points for not writing the definition of a type of market EXACTLY like it was written in the notes.
Sujata is arguably the nicest person in the world. She cares so much for her students and having a class with her is kind of life changing. With that said, she kind of babies you and makes tests/assignments too easy. The average was so high there was a 6% curve. Also, the other finance prof's are more demanding, and it's a big adjustment in Fine342
Very caring for her students and has a lot of experience in finance.
The best professor at Desautel's. She actually cares about her students. I suffer from depression and she brightens up my days. I love you Sujata
Professor is nice, no final exam however I feel that it is unfair that the other 341 sections have finals worth 60% of their grade. To be honest, most people I know in this class didn't pay attention to any lectures after the midterm. If you want to major in finance, take a different professor so you know what finance is like
One of the most caring profs at Desautels
Super kind and caring, really cares about her students. The only criticism is that she probably makes the class too easy, forcing her to curve people down and seemed to skip some material to the detriment of some finance majors. That said, she can make someone like finance even when they don't think they would.
One of my favourite profs at Desautels. She's super caring, her lectures are so fun, and whether you like finance or not, she makes the subject super enjoyable. She explains things in such a fun and clear manner, and makes the material seem simple. Only negative is that class average ends up being high so she had to curve everyone down 5%.
She never replies to your email. You ask her for a recommendation letter and she will NEVER reply to your email. She pretends to care about students only in public but she doesn't care. Also, her class is a joke - way too easy and you will never pass your IB interviews just with her class. Take Vadim.
Sujata is an amazing professor... IF you don't wish to pursue a major/minor in finance. I hate to say this, but she does not prepare you for other finance classes. If you wish to study finance and learn a lot go for Vadim. If you want an easy class, meet people and have a good time go for Sujata! All love, she's honestly so sweet and inspiring.
Its almost cult-like. She cares a lot about her image and acts extremely caring and fun in front of a class to make sure the students love her. However, her class is a joke and its too easy, you won't learn anything from it. She also ignores emails and isn't doesn't have a nice attitude if you talk to her one-to-one. A blessing in disguise opposite
Simplifies all concepts
She kept the class engaged, and her enthusiasm was contagious. She was truly gifted at helping me understand lessons and even stayed after class to help anyone needing extra assistance. She really cares about each student and is easy to communicate with.
She is extremely kind. However, I do agree with others; try to avoid her if you plan to take advanced finance. She puts a lot of emphasis on solving problems "the right way", but it felt like we only skimmed the actual content we were supposed to learn.She asks to work with a neighbour during class, so lectures might be painful if you hate teamwork
Easy class but our class average wasn't as high as expected! Our midterm class average was lower than Vadim's class and the average on the final was 73.4% (there is a final now!!). Caring and kind prof, she does insist on timelines a lot.
Sujata was the sweetest prof ever. I really recommend her, especially for MGRC 341, as you want a good prof to learn the basics of finance.
She's extremely chill, sometimes to a fault. Her exams are ridiculously similar to the practice exams.
A gem! Her passion for finance is contagious, making even complex topics engaging. Her unique teaching style ensures every student is involved & learning. From checking on our neighbors ("R they ok-ish?") to high fives & running between whiteboards, she keeps the energy high & the class captivating. Prof. Madan is incredibly supportive and avail.
Exceptional profesor
Sujata is a one-of-a-kind professor. She's inspiring, caring and skillful. She had our class standing up and applauding her. Just incredible! She's a superstar!!!
Professor Madan is sweet and makes the class easy, but it may not fully prepare you for advanced finance. Lectures can be tedious with group work. Unstuckstudy was a great study aid alongside the free textbook.
Although this professor is kind, the courses are not at all at the same level as the rest of Desautels. It might be a fun high-school class, but if your goal is to learn stuff that will be useful for you afterwards, DO NOT take this class. Half of the time is wasted chatting with others, which I agree is nice, but not really useful.
Sujata is probably a staple of Desautels. She knows every student by name, and her lectures are very interesting. Her lectures are simpler compared to the exams, so you need to make sure you study on your own a bit.
The GOAT! Professor Madan is the best professor at McGill. She cares so much for her students, and she makes class fun. I always went in with a smile, because I knew it would be a great time! Finance can be challenging, but she breaks down concepts so you understand the “why” behind everything you learn. McGill is so fortunate to have her.
Sujata's lectures are pure gold! She prepares you for the finance world, teaches you the actual reasoning behind stuff instead of just showing formulas, and her courses are such a good time! She knows her students' names, her tests are very fair, and it is very clear she cares deeply. If I could take her for every class, I would!
Sujata is a great prof. She loves her students and cares about them, and makes the 8am class not feel so bad. She makes difficult concepts easy to understand and provides a lot of exercises for them. HOWEVER, the midterm and final are WAY more difficult than the practice she gives us, and I dont feel prepared from just the class and textbook.
Class Info
Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
27%
Textbook Required
41%
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