Allen Zhu - Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC

Professor: Allen Zhu

Department: Business

College: Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BFIN350
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If there was an award for worst instructor at Capilano , Allen would win by far . I don't even know if he can be called an instructor since he doesn't really teach The quizzes are done before going through chapters , his explanations in class are in relevance to other classes so get ready to hear " you should know this from " with no explanation

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BFIN241
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of my favorite professors at Cap. Always tries to make sure that the students understand the material, and is usually easy to get the hold off if you need any clarification. Tests and exams can be difficult, cannot tell if it's the material, or not enough homework to practice. Highly recommend taking a class with Allen Zhu.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BFIN350
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

BFIN 350 is a really difficult course to begin with, the gap between it and BFIN 241 is about equal to that of the Grand Canyon. With that in mind, read the chapters BEFORE class as things move quickly. Because of the sheer amount of material, Allen cannot cover every topic in great detail. If you fall behind in the chapter readings, good luck!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BFIN350
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

BFIN 350 is a very difficult class. Allen knows the material inside and out and is very passionate about helping his students. Keeping up with weekly readings/homework is strongly recommended as this is not a course you want to be learning 2-3 days before the exam!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BFIN241
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor who really knows the material inside out. If you learn things his way it can be very beneficial. Awesome guy who helped out me out greatly, owe him a lot. Just try to understand things from his perspective it will provide usual knowledge and short-cuts to the textbook content.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: NABU340
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Allen is the best instructor I ever had. Inspirational and with a truly sense of caring for his students. Always available with tutorials to help the students which were facing difficulties with the course. He will help you understand finance management, will give great tips for your personal life and will give you references for your job! Amazing

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BFIN241
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I'm sure Allen knows what he's talking about but unfortunately, he doesn't teach the material in a way that students understand. I ended up teaching myself out of the textbook instead. He's a nice person but not a great prof. Hard marker, His accent is hard to understand, and when I had problems with group members he didn't help at all.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BFIN350
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Good luck getting past his accent, if you do it won't help much. You basically have to learn the material yourself, since he will say, "you learn this before so we won't go over it". Then comes the midterm and wow the material we did not touch was there. His marking methods are confusing since he can not explain why he gave that mark.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BFIN350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I've heard mixed reviews about Allen. However, I find him to be extremely clear even through his accent. Read the textbook, and ask him questions when needed and you should be fine. The midterms can be heavy, up to 8 chapters. It is on you.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BFIN241
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I didn't understand anything from his lectures for this whole semester, and didn't learn anything about finance. Normally finance is what I am passionate about but he just made me hate it. Nothing personal, he might be a good guy but he is definitely NOT a good communicator. Even nowhere near!!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BFIN350
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He sucks. That's the only word I want to say to him after suffering from him a whole semester. He did't understand my question and gave me the wrong info and blame me for the consequence. Dude, you are the one who spoke Chinese during your lecture!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BFIN142
• 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:

Allen is a nice person. I really struggled with his accent and pretty much got nothing out of his lectures. Luckily everything can be learned from the textbook.... practice, a lot. I had trouble remembering which formulas to use during exams. The group project is massive and a pain!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BFIN286
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He just throw everything to the class and doesn't care if the students learn. He doesn't teach and the exam is done at home to everybody pass. Several students just copy from others or from the Internet. He also require that you pay the connect if you wanna have the grade for participation which is about 20%. He can't be considered a professor!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BFIN241
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice teacher and very passionate about finance. Not the easiest teacher but he's alright if your a finance student. The language barrier makes it hard for students but he tries his best and its only fair that students do the same. Group project will consume a lot of time so make sure you get in a good group.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BFIN241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I haven't learned anything since the beginning of the semester. Exams are hard yet teaching is poor and ineffective. Lecture Organization is poor since day 1. Did not feel like there was a proper introduction. Its pretty much self directed study. Class average is 60% . Connect and final project is a mark boost. Fair with all students which is good.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BFIN286
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy, and very knowledgeable He is a bit confusing sometime but he wants his students to succeed so he is always ready to help. Read the book, do the questions and you will be just fine This is a useful class even for non accounting students

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 241
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Allen is extremely knowledgable. Although he has a thick accent, you can ask him to repeat himself and he will do so without hesitation. Work load is very heavy with 2 midterms, a massive term project with a presentation and a final exam. Notes are somewhat unclear and exams are very difficult. Unlike connect and textbook work.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BFIN241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very clear cut rubric. Passionate teacher who is extremely smart and will go out of his way to help you learn under the condition that you put in effort. Not a easy a. He is a high quality professor with high standards. It is privlage to have him at Capilano. Best way to pass exams is to do the text book homework.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you can take this course somewhere else take it. You won't learn anything in his class. I have a 3.8 GPA and great with math, I got A+ in 241 and I passed this one with C-. He is really unclear in class, his notes and numbers in class don't match the notes posted on moodle. His exams are really hard, specially the final exam.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BFIN353
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He has a HEAVY Chinese accent. He doesn't know the subject that he is teaching. If you ask question he either ignore you or want to answer that question later that he got the answer for. He is the worse prof I have ever had in my life.