Michael Favere-Marchesi - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Professor: Michael Favere-Marchesi

Department: Accounting

College: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BUS426
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is definitely knowlegeable in audit field. He talks about lots of real life examples during lectures. We did weekly quizzes which you have to score 4 out of 4 in order to get one bonus mark. This quizzzes are nearly impossible to score perfect cuz you basically lack time. Midterm and final were fair but the case project was tough.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BUS426
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst accounting professor I have ever had. Takes 3 hours to complete a slide deck because he spends the majority of lecture talking about himself and his accomplishments to feed his ego. Throws curveball questions on the final exam. He also discriminates against non native English speakers, so beware.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were useless, basically just read off the slides the whole time, which came straight out of the textbook. He did go through some practice problems as examples but he goes so fast there's no way to know what's going on. Beware the midterm.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

HARDEST PROF AT SFU!! hands down, 3rd year student who kept delaying 254 cuz this guy was always teaching it... Youre gonna fail the midterm.. Final is more fair but extremely tough. Take 254 with a better prof in summer. Don't take this advice and youll get a C...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Michael is an all around really great person, he has a quirky sense of humour and is there for students when needed. However, to do well in this course you really need to put the time in, homework is difficult and seeing the T.A's to understand it is essential. Midterm and final were relatively tough so do all of the homework and lecture Q's.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His exams are tough but if you practice and understand the concepts you will do fine. Attendance to tutorial is mandatory and you are required to do a presentation on homework assignment. He is very friendly and helpful in his office hours and it is clear he wants to help you succeed. If you are confused on anything go to his office hours.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Meh. Not that great, not the worst though. His lecture slides could be a lot better, but at least he gets all the concepts across decently enough. Make sure you do all the homework assignments, or else you'll definitely fall behind.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BUS426
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

My advice would be to not take BUS 426 with him unless you are capable of memorizing a 600 page dense and confusing textbook. Prof is straight up lazy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof is terrible, final exam doesn't explain material well at all. His powerpoint notes are terrible. Avoid Him!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BUS426
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I wouldn't recommend him!!!! Exams are really arbitrary, in terms of marking scheme. He prepare lecture notes (ppt) using another textbook, which he think is the best. His lecture notes ignores the real textbook, but test on the real textbook. In another word, his in-class teaching and exams do not match. Understanding and hard working do not help.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• 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:

Easily my favorite Beedie prof. He's direct, clear and super funny! Definitely takes the dryness out of accounting

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• 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:

I absolutely love this guy!! His blunt sense of humour is fantastic and it keeps the class interesting. I had a low interest on accounting and to be honest was a little nervous at the beginning of the semester. The txtbook he wrote is really useful in understnding the topics. As long as you keep up with readings and doing the questions you'll be ok

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This prof is not helpful. His lectures are not very organized and he doesnt explain the material very well. He goes through some problems in class but does not really explain it.. He just does it on the overhead. I would avoid his lectures if possible

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• 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:

Great Prof. Exams are much easier than the weekly questions, so if you keep up with those you'll be fine. Interesting guy too, he knows his stuff

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't do RMP comments, but his marking style was so bad... that i had to do it...

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• 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:

Really nice prof! Midterms and finals are not that hard as his book's excercises. His joke about ROI is funny! Love him!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a really nice personality, and the book is pretty straight forward. His exams don't look like any of the practice questions, but they still made sense.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

ok so on the final and MT he decides to throw in q's we've nvr seen in class or assgmts, totally unfair!! he was apparently writing a book so the lectures in class were not the same as what he posted online due to copyright issues, gimme a break. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, quite funny, which keeps lectures interesting. Clear explanations, just like the textbook he wrote. Like all other business profs, he shows u clearly the percentage of the class that gets a certain grade, don't know how weird that can be.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BUS254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a good sense of humor, which sometimes keeps me awake. Yes, accounting is so boring. It isn't hard, as long as you read textbook, you'll survive. His marking policy is very strange. I should have a A+ though.