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Passionate

So funny, love him!

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Adds a graceful touch to finance. I think he's the second coming of Lynch.

Big Willie Styles, sorry about the sunfire, they really pay you that little!

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So hot. Hard for me to concentrate on the material because I was so in love!!

The guy should be a comedian...yet very good at communicating the material. One of the best teachers I've had so far.

Has a really great sense of humour. Cares about the students.

easily one of the best professors I've ever had in my life. his class is not easy, but he truly helps students understand the material by presenting it in a way that we understand.

Entertaining, but difficult.

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Great lectures, funny guy, excellent professor. Yes the exams can be tough be it is curved in the end so what does it matter? Study and you'll do fine without the curve - it's only those who don't put the work into it that don't do well.

Great Prof, funny, right-wing, clear, knows how to explain concepts to dumb students. The exams are fair, if you're dumb and lazy you'll do poorly, if not, you'll be fine. Students in this class tend to whine (especially the females, because their brains can't master difficult concepts).

Makes you work hard to achieve a good mark, but our education would be better if more profs made us take that "extra step" and apply our knowledge from class. Hard exams, but if you are prepared, you can do well in the course.

Lectures are great... he does well keeping you interested. The coolest part was the bu383.com website. The online textbook (with embedded excel spreadsheets) was a great way to learn the concepts, and the point-based bulletin board really encouraged participation (I even got a question answered after midnight by another student... nice!)

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Does his best to explain tricky concepts in class. His online textbook is way more effective (and cheaper) than regular ones. Tries to challenge your comprehension of the course material, which can make his exams a little on the harder side but fair overall.

First: McNally is hilarious and a psychological wizard with his students. He has very strong control over the way he influences his students into learning and performing well in the course. As much as the students dont realize it, McNally is their ally in this introductory finance course. The way he does this is brilliant and it should be commended

An effective prof, seems like a total phoney though. Online textbook should be cheaper considering it has a lot of bugs and crashed before the midterm. Tries to act like he is "one of the students" too much at times by dropping knowledge on Family Guy, Simpsons or university life. Class is pretty easy, midterms are fair, bulletin board a good idea.

Good Prof. Has his mix of good and bad jokes. Midterms and Final are hard but fair.

Fair prof. The online textbook was controversial, as were the clickers, but in the end I found that I had learnt the material fairly well. Considering he had to teach 800 students finance, i think he was well prepared and met the needs of the students. He's arrogant, but I guess if he can teach all those people, he's earned it.

He is the pride of Laurier. His lectures are extremely interesting and he does a great job of making classes entertaining. Finance is an extremely boring topic on its own, but he finds ways to stimulate the class. Midterm and Final are extremely difficult. Don't bother arguing for marks.

The material in this class is easily understood if you put in a little effort. Class is laid back, and students think they can slack. Do your quizzes, learn the material, go to class, and stop complaining. Not a difficult course if you actually TRY! MT challenges you, but is VERY straight forward if you practiced! VERY SMART MAN! Don't skip class.

Awsome prof...has a great sense of humor and makes classes fun...the class was at 8:30 am, but wanted to go to his class, he really knows his stuff.

He's a jerk. Entertaining lectures, good looking. But I really don't think he cares about students learning or doing well. Any prof with a mandatory online (un re-sellable textbook) is just in it for the $$. (See also: Keller's yacht)

Funny prof, keeps you up in the class with his jokes and random clicker questions...

So Easy!

I think everyone was a bit hard on the guy this year. His final was fair and he had everything available for us to do well on the final. If you studied you did well. Also yeah there was that whole fiasco with the quizzes, which people took advantage of but in the end he made it right. That obviously won't happen again.

This class is a case where the work you put in is the result you get. The online text is amazing, and a great tool. If you do all problems, an A+ is very attainable. He actually makes a dry course entertaining. His final is fair - once again just study and keep up with the work. If you do, you will likely get rewarded with a bell-curve as well.

Funny prof and keeps class interesting. Not the most helpful prof, will put up examples and tell the class to figure out for themselves later. At times the quizes don't reflect the material at all.

I'm in co-op and fourth year right now but when I took finance one with him he was fine. Alot of people said not to expect an A, but thats exactly what I got. DO ONLINE SAMPLE QUIZ QUESTIONS. Hintif you click through each lesson enough there are only so many questions. Those are the final questions! The average will be a 50 and u will get belled!

Good guy. Good teacher.

McNally is honestly the smartest prof that I have met at Laurier. He is funny and communicates well. His tests are hard but fair and they challenge you in a way that makes you master the subject. He is also a great mentor for the Laurier Student Investment Fund.

He taught the course as a lab. This structure worked very well. He gave out a problem booklet at the beginning of class and you would just work on it all class if you had questions he would come and answer them. Was very useful when preparing for exams.

good man

kind hearted fellow

One of the best professors at Laurier All the HW and assignments were just like the Exam Lectures are very helpful, he is always willing to help all the students when necessary Very knowledgeable Now take that ^ and this class is the exact opposite.

Best finance prof that I've had so far during my undergraduate career. His book is very interactive and easy to understand, which makes learning the material fun. He definitely increased my interest in pursuing a career in finance. He is also very willing to help students, such as writing great reference letters.

good guy. great prof. people who don't do well in his class are just lazy.

He is honestly the best finance prof! Anoyone who does not do well in this course is just lazy!! Most of his questions on midterms and final come from the homework questions online, DO THEM! Read the online text, understand it well, do the homework, and you are guranteed an A+! This prof is amazing, such a wonderful guy! No surprises on any finals!

People love to hate on him, but really wasn't that bad. He structured the class so that lectures are mainly used for him asking questions for the class. In my opinion, this was the best use of time because the textbook is good and the best way to learn is by doing questions. I thought it was really easy if you put in a bit of work.

This guy is hilarious. I think he was a very fair prof. He bellcurved the exams to around 70% which was very annoying as we were all unsure about what our final grades would actually be. Students became too reliant on the testbanks and ended by being burned on the final.

He gives clear instruction in an organized class. If you're willing to put in the work, he's a great prof! (he also makes Star Wars jokes)

He is hilarious and his lecture style is great.

Litterally the best prof at Laurier. I do not understand those who do not like him. Very intelligent, caring, hillarious, easy work load. Encompasses everything. Mcnally should teach every course a Laurier.

Amazing prof. Very funny and knowledgeable. Although people who are more HR and marketing focus may not like him and be offended by his comments, they are funny and usually truly. Very fair midterm easy to do well.

Hilarious guy. People who hate on this class dont put in the effort to understand the material. The content is easy and his textbook makes learning the content enjoyable. You get to use Excel which makes the problems much easier. The only downside is that his flipped classroom style is not liked by most, but that depends on your learning style.

Loved his class. He is a prof that cares about the subject and tries his best to make class engaging. He does a flipped class room so learn the content ahead of time and you'll do practice problems in class which helps prepare for exam. He has a differnet opinion on political issues but that doesn't make him a bad or hateful guy.

great prof, as long as you're not lazy and go through the chapters before class you will do well.

Will uses the flipped classroom style in his lectures where we mostly work on practice problems from his textbook. Exams are similar to the textbook problems, so it is easy to do well if you follow along in class.

Literally the best prof at laurier. People only hate this guy because of his political views (which I get can be annoying). The course is very easy if you put in the minimal work, only is hard if you really dont know what basic finance is.

Pretty good professor, course was certainly hard given that midterms and exam required input of exact answers with no opportunities for part marks. Pokes fun at Laurier's woke culture which is refreshing to hear. If you are mildly competent and do the practice problems you are likely to do well in the course.

Really engaging in class and the expectations for assessments are clear. Manages to make lectures hilarious and everyone I know actually looks forward to his class

Honestly class was a hit or miss when it comes to teaching style. Gotta cram for the midterms or else you will get left behind. As long as you cram before midterms using the wileyplus textbook questions you'll get a decent grade since you get curved anyways. Other than midterms it was a decent course.

McNally gets a lot of hate, and I do understand why some may not like him. The reality is, though, that with this course you get out what you put in. His lectures aren't always helpful, and can be slow, but most of the people who complain just don't like his views. This is also understandable, but as a prof he knows what he's doing

Generally, most classes are focused on solving problems, but those which are lectures are amazing. By far, the professor I have had so far his lectures are super engaging. I would recommend taking bu283 with him, as others stated, averages are not that high but are curved so it does not matter.

He is the best prof I had at WLU so far; his lectures are great, and it's easy to do well if you even try a tiny bit; since it's all curved, you just need to get the 60s on midterm/final, and you will do well.

Never have been bored going to his Financial Management 1 classes and honestly like hearing new logical perspectives on current events than hearing traditional POVs

McNally is a gem, course is very clear - just do homework and assignments ahead of time and it's an easy 12. Grades likely won't look amazing on paper but you'll ride a nice curve. Ask him about his views on immigration and climate change.

The professor's lectures are engaging, but the class is tough. Attend all classes, use the textbook, and try unstuck ai for study prep - it really helped me keep up. The exams are challenging, but the curve makes it doable.