Ping Wang - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Professor: Ping Wang

Department: Business

College: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really nice guy. Lots of extra credit opportunities and he wants you to do well. Can be difficult to understand in lecture so if you dont have much time outside of class then this may not be for you but I enjoyed it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

hes not bad people just hate studying for harder classes lol. anyways hes a really great guy and studying definitely wont hurt.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Makes the material so much harder than it has to be. Great guy but very very bad professor. Save yourself the trouble and take it with someone else

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You wont get much from the lectures. If you want to pass you need to watch all of the instructional videos he posts online and take notes of those. Basically the lecture he gives is just complimentary to what you have to learn yourself. You still should go to class because you get a lot of extra credit for going to every class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lowkey funniest teacher at JMU. However, you have to teach yourself (work w/ classmates) for most of material. Gives a ton of extra credit, but the tests are designed so that you have to do decent on them to pass. Helps to be good at math or you will have very limited free time. Not your worst option for teachers whatsoever though. Txtbook req.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COB191COB291
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a hilarious guy, but as a professor? You have better options. The only reason you should take Wang is for the extra credit opportunities. I took him for 191/291, and the extra credit kept my GPA from sinking. You definitely have to teach yourself the material b/c his lectures make no sense. He's a rather easy grader though, so that's a plus

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Difficult material but professor Wang makes it even more difficult to understand. Grade is calculated mostly by Tests but still assigns meaningless online assignments.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly the worst professor I have ever taken.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wang is a very nice guy, but his class is ridiculous. You will learn close to nothing and his tests seem to mimic a Graduate class's difficulty. I do not think I gained any real knowledge during the semester. Half the class dropped and I do not blame them. Don't even bother trying to understand his canvas page. Good luck.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Such a nice guy but not the best teacher. One of the hardest professors I've had. Teaches a lot and teaches it very quickly. Tests are extremely hard, questions aren't clear and what he teaches in class is not the same as tests. If you could take another teacher, do it!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ping does try to care for students and is smart, but at the end of the day, he assigns more work than you can keep up with. I was in 3 other classes (12 credit semester) and still had trouble keeping up. I went all semester thinking I had a C to find out I had a 69.33% that would not be bumped up/ improved for any reason. Not clear ab anything.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The only way you pass this guys class, is by attending EVERY SINGLE study session. Those alone can bump you up a full letter grade. Also do the mystatlab as best you can, that helps too. Tests are almost a lost cause, expect a C or lower no matter how much you study.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Please, if you do anything at JMU, do not take this guy. No matter what class you take him for, his curriculum seems almost designed for you to fail. Hes actually a nice guy, just one of the worst professors i've ever encountered. Very stubborn. 191 was damn near impossible with him. Can't even imagine 291.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you have the option to not take him, take it because this dude will hurt your GPA and confidence that you can succeed in college, tests are hard and he is awful at teaching your best bet is to find a TA that knows what they're doing.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COB191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ping Wang does not lecture well. He expects you to work on mystatlab, the course pack, online quizzes, excel projects (which you must provide hard copies for), in class quizzes (assessing what you have gone over that day in class so you must understand the material as it comes to you), and tests. The workload is enormous. Very unorganized professor

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't be a soft and you'll do just fine

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ping Wang is an extremely nice guy. He really wants you to do well and gives you the resources to do well if you put in the time. Hard to follow during class, but much better than many alternative professors for 291. Take him, but do all your work and go to Pass sessions, his extra credit helps. Always accessible and he is a hard worker.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible Prof. Very tough grader- right answers that dont show his formulas are wrong, little details can eliminate 50% of a questions credit. Course Pack is the entire class, but it's a joke since he posts answers online. Extra credit does nothing. Went to every class AND PASS session but the way he words his tests are horrible. dont recommend him

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Some of his suggestions help me a lot, but his lecture, canvas and course pack are so confusing, especially his problems in the exams. If you have any question about the problem in the exam, he refuses to answer any questions. Sometimes his wording problems is a serious problem. And his resources are so old. he's even using the problem in 2008.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COB291
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not a cool a guy. Horrible teacher.