Alan Freed - Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Professor: Alan Freed

Department: Accounting

College: Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: AC621
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, good energy and provides good lectures. Goes over a lot of problems in class and encourages questions. Read often and multiple times if you don't get the material. Closed book exams, only downfall I found was there is limited material that is graded, one low score and it hurts a lot more. Tough grader on papers, but gives feedback.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GB112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

GB112 is a tough class and there is a standardized curriculum so there is not much that can be done about the difficulty about tests or the amount of homework. However, that being said, Freed is an easy grader (as easy as you can in GB112) and is really good at giving feedback. He has a great positive attitude as well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: AC611
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Nice professor. He makes everything easy and clear. He always finises class 10 minutes early, not overwhelming you with a lot of information. He does not rely much on powerpoint, which is good. not very strict, and he seems very agreeable and caring.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GB112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

at first I found his lecture not clear, but than I found that many key points in exams are mentioned by him clearly in class, he also explains every homework questions clearly, so that I had a good understanding of the course. he is really nice too, with some jokes and a lot of steps in class. cute professor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: AC621
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice Professor, good handwriting, he makes material concise and easy to understand, he even provides notes from class. Easy test. Will take him again

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: AC611
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A very nice professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AC412
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

great professor

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: AC412
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The comments here are a bit harsh. I graduated last year but I took him twice (AC 311 & AC 412). They're both pretty difficult classes, but he goes over the material well and makes it understandable if you actually read and follow-up during office hours. Personally I thought he was better at teaching AC 412 because he had more control over it.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AC412
• 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:

Professor Freed does not teach at all. If you want to do well you'll need to teach yourself all of the material outside of class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: AC312412
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Freed is a really nice guy, but he is a horrible professor. It feels like he doesn't even understand the topics at times. When he does problems in class he just pulls up the solution and reads it out. No explanations on how to actually do it. This means you have to learn on your own, which makes his exams even harder. Avoid him if you can.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: AC412
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Freed is a nice guy, but not that great of a professor. My guess is he isn't quite prepared enough for class. Most of class was a disorganized lecture of info from the book and then a review of homework problems you have the answers to. While he grades test well, he was unnecessarily picky on the projects which provided no new knowledge.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: AC412
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good guy. A bit quirky, but means well. Classes consist of lecture and homework review, though you definitely need to read and practice on your own to do well. Tough grader on course project, but it's balanced by relatively lenient grading on exams - not as picky about formatting as some professors.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: AC412
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Freed's idea of teaching is just putting up the textbook on the projector screen and reading through the examples in the book. Don't plan on learning anything unless you're willing to put in a lot of work outside of class teaching yourself everything. Nice guy, but not a good professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: AC312
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Freed's a great professor. AC312 in general is terrible but he's a great guy and the best option. He's a funny guy and keeps you entertained. He tells you in class problems he thinks will be helpful to study for exams, make sure you review those and you'll be able to do well on all of his exams! Taking him again and look forward to it!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: TX741
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

no curve for grades, even when you are super close to next level. Lecturing and asking questions. kind of boring, slow speed speaking. Not able to cover all the materials.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 311
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I like this professor myself. although he is a little weird, I can tell he is a compassionate person. he always give extra bonus to those who was not good at the exams. He likes to teach and always passionate about it. He explains very well. as long as you do the homework problem and participate in the class and you will be good at the exam.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: AC612
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He should not be teaching at such a high level (grad level). He is extremely unprepared and honestly one of the worst professors i've ever had. DO NOT TAKE. Unless you are the type who can read the book and do well by teaching yourself. I learned nothing from him and felt it was a complete was of time and money.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

don't recommend!! never prepare for the class, tests are tough, he doesn't know how to teach students.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: AC312
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Freed's tests are very unclear and hard but he curves them. Overall an amazing professorguy and I would definitely take him again.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: AC311
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DITTO!! AN INSATIABLE EGO!!! VERY HIGH OPINION OF HIMSELF!! AVOID!!!