Joe Greco - California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Professor: Joe Greco

Department: Business

College: California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Watch his videos over and over, listen to when he says something's important, and take note of the words in gold. Fill out the study guides THOROUGHLY and remember the Q's from the movie quizzes, as they will come back on the tests. As others noted, he is VERY precise about written assignments. Just follow his directions EXACTLY and you'll be fine.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Class isn't too tough. Just do the homework and study a little for the exams. You'll be fine. However, I would highly recommend keeping a very close eye on your homework assignment grades. I had to email him multiple times to inquire about a low grade, and he promptly corrected it. Was very condescending in email responses. There's better options.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FIN371
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Two midterms, a couple online quizzes, a final exam, and a huge semester group project. If you want a good grade on the group project, you must follow his criteria precisely or else you will get points docked off for careless mistakes. His exams are not the worst, just study the course materials well. Must take if you're into logistics.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Greco adds some freshness to finance. I had no idea how international finance worked and he did a great job giving me an insight on how multinationals corps run their business. Take him on campus, 2 midterms and a final. Study his slides, take good notes, and dont be afraid to ask questions. He wants you to do well.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Greco is very passionate and has real world experiences. His lectures are to the point and easy to follow. He sets you up to do well on his exams. Lecture videos are helpful, too. He always stops to make sure everyone understands the subject. A real gem of a professor at Csuf in my opinion.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

good class for an online one. he provides everything you need to know. DO the study guides for the exams. I made the mistake of not doing it for the first exam and did not do well but then did the guides for the next to and improved A LOT. There is a research paper that he gives easy points with - easy points for the outline and the topic.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FIN570
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This is the easiest class I have ever taken in my academic career(I have two masters). He gives you 30 minutes to complete a 10-question quiz (mostly one-liners). The midterm and finals are 25 questions each, and 75 minutes are given. The group project requires a little more work, if you have basic finance knowledge (CFAL1), you will be just fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

2 midterms, 1 final. 1 short paper and a final paper. Final paper killed me. He specifically wants you to follow a format, FOLLOW IT or else you will receive a low C on the paper like I did, even though I included all the information that was asked for. Had I gotten an A on that final paper, I would've gotten an A-, instead I received a B.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a nice teacher with a lot of knowledge. His course isn't very hard but you have to do a lot through the semester.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FIN375
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Joe Greco is one of the best professors I've had at CSUF. His Global Risk Management class was interesting and he has plenty of real world knowledge to apply to his lectures. The grade was made up of weekly online quizzes, 3 tests (1 online) and a group project. He was accessible and very helpful to students both inside and outside of class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Took this class fully online. Pretty easy with 2 movie quiz, 2 exam, 1 final, 1 writing assignment, and 1 paper due at end of semester. Class is not difficult, for the exams make sure to do your study guide thoroughly, and don't wait for the last minute on the paper. Easy B, does not curve or give + or - for online class. Doable self taught course.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Should not be anyone's first choice for a professor. There are other classes out there to consider and better professors too. Despite being online, the opportunities for growth and development are limited because the professor gives vague feedback, video lectures are inflexible and monotone sticking with the book, and no real life practicality.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FIN371
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Greco is one of the best Professor I have ever taken at the CSUF. I have learned so much in this class! Be ready to challenge and work in the group. The group project is a sum up of the entire class. Don't wait till the last min, go to his office hours and start your project on time.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Has a moody personality. Video lectures are boring and painful. Reading the book doesn't help much. 2 quizzes based on 2 movies you watch. Exams are different from what is expected except for the quiz questions he puts in. The writing project is due the week of finals, very inconvenient. Unnecessarily difficult and uninspiring class. Not easy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The classes not that difficult as long as you read the book and do the assignments, but if you forget to follow the format he gives you zero and won't give you any feedback on the assignment. Think twice before taking him or else you will be stuck in the class. The professor doesn't care about his students and has an aweful personality.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don't take him unless you have no other option. His lectures are dry & boring. His gets bothered if you email or text him. Too much Ego. No make up quiz/exam at any circumstances.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The class grade was pretty much just 3 tests, 2 quizzes on movies, and a couple of homework assignments all related to a research project. He gives out study guides for the Tests. Doing them should get you a B on the tests. Seemed to get annoyed when responding to e-mails--very curt. Would take again for easy class, but didn't like him personally.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I took his hybrid class for International Finance. Therefore, you only go to class 5 times in the semester. The study guides were vague. Therefore, It's pretty difficult to get an A in the class. You really have to work hard for it. Exams are hard. The final consists of 90 questions. GG. Overall, if you put in effort, passing is very possible.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Definitely a very harsh grader. In the beginning the class seemed easy but as you start with the semester, you know you are in college. He grads on 1 research paper,3 midterms, 2 quizzes and one assignment. Quizzes and tests are difficult and for the homework assignment, you would have to spend days or weeks to get it done.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FIN370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have never had a professor like him before in my life. Extremely harsh grader. if you miss one sentence out of the whole assignment, you get to lose 40% .Tests are so hard that you spend minutes in how and where the questions came from. Be aware! Don't ever bother to ask for a makeup test even if you ended up at the ER. Heartless and Rude.