Dan Rivetti - University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

Professor: Dan Rivetti

Department: Business

College: University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FINA404
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you don't take his class you should question your entire life. One of my fave professors at USD. His lectures are mostly off-topic, but he tells you exactly whats going to be on the midterm and final way before it is time. He curved our midterms like 20% so that everyone got an A or B. Don't screw this one up chief, take him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FIN300
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class is an easy A/B with little effort. Rivetti is hilarious but class time is not spent on finance. You don't learn much and he never takes attendance. You can learn everything from the text and just come for the exams. He is a great guy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FINA300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

BEST PROFESSOR IN BUINESS SCHOOL! Has so much experience! HILARIOUS Lectures!!! Definitely not boring! 3 exams--tells you almost exactly what is on them and curves them, only have to do homework if you're worried about your grade. would definitely take him again!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FINA494
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

PEARLS OF WISDOM! Rivetti is the man! He knows a lot about Finance and Real Estate and will teach you a lot about business in the real world. You won't learn much in terms of equations and text-book finance but he can help you with that if you want to. Take him, he is filled with knowledge and lenient with grades.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FINANCE300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

In my quarter of a lifetime - I'd have to say Rivetti is hands down, one of the baddest, coolest, most hilarious souls i've ever met in my entire life. If you don't take a class with him, you will run into a USD Business Alum, and one of their first questions will be, -Did you ever have Rivetti??? - case closed.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FINA405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This professor teaches through stories, personal, experiences, and current news. Very interesting class - my favorite in all 4 years!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FINA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is an awesome guy to listen to. You learn a lot about the world and business in general. That being said, he doesn't do much in terms of Finance and if you aren't a finance major going in you could be in for a lot of self-teaching.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FINA404
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Don't brush off his lectures, there are pearls of wisdom there being spoon fed to you in a fun, covert way. His expectations are clear. You're either a "Winner" or your Not. Enjoy!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GSBA
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr Rivetti is a well connected business person who believes in sharing experience gained through those connections with the class. Do not expect him to have a close looks at the assigned textbook. Usually he starts the class with recent news, opens slides, solves homework problems, then goes through slides with examples and loads of funny comments.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FINA404
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Don't be fooled by what seems like an unstructured course. He uses trending news, and if you pay attention you will gain quite a bit of incite. The case expectations are crystal clear, the final project is a bit of a bear as far are time consumption is concerned; make time for that busy wk at least 2 days... No final exam. Had a blast and learned.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FINA300
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Really easy class with a very funny teacher. You don't actually learn anything about finance. He tells you exactly what will be on the tests so don't stress out about this class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FINA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

A lot of people say you don't learn anything in class because you aren't learning out of a book. You learn in this class from Rivetti's stories and his experiences, not some boring lecture. The most interesting class I've taken here, so entertaining. You might feel like it's useless but you'll learn more than you think.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FINA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you are really serious about learning finance, you should choose this professor. His vast knowledge and experience makes the class interesting and learning about real world things allows you to step out of the hypothetical classroom scenario. A must take if you want to stand out.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FINA300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher I have ever had. I learned so much from him and he prepared me for all my other finance classes. One of the Best teachers in the school of business. Wish he taught more classes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FINA405
• Grade Received: P
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy A, attendance not required, go to class if you want to be entertained, doesn't really teach

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FINA300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher in the business school. I'm a finance major because of Rivetti. He makes me want to come to his class and I wish more teacher at USD in the finance department were like him. Awesome teacher!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FINA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is smart but does not teach applicable skills in class. As an international student I will say that his business experience does not make him a guru on international politics. I wouldn't mind his vulgarity and humor if it wasn't for overcompensation or if there was actually learning. Take this class for an easy A.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FINA405INTER
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Rivetti is the real deal. Every class is loaded with his vast experience. Those whose minds are too small to recognize the value of his experience will dismiss him. Their loss. You must teach yourself from the textbook, but he discloses this at the beginning. You will learn more about real business in this class than any other. Period.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FIN504
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is really funny. However, you probably will not learn anything useful in his class. If you are really serious about learning finance, choose a different prof.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FINA405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Rivetti is a BOSS. The guy is hilarious and the coolest prof ever... if you wanna learn how to really handle business, take this Rivetti.