Ron Pierno - Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Professor: Ron Pierno

Department: Accounting

College: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: AC2021
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ron Pierno is by far the worst professor I have ever had. He is aggressive in his delivery and makes an already difficult class impossible.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I'm surprised he even has a 2.5 rating. I'm an A/B student and I received an F in his class. I heard from friends how "tough" this class was going in - so me being determined, I spent three hours a day in the library and went to every tutoring session. It doesn't even matter that I got every question right when practicing. He TRIES to fail you.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ron Pierno is an excellent professor. I took him one year ago. It was a privilege getting to take him for ACG 2021 in his last year of teaching before he retired. People complain he is hard and tricky, but the upper level courses are even harder. He showed a lot of support to me and many students who put in the effort and attended class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• 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:

I see how ACG2021 has a 60% fail rate now, after taking this class. One of the hardest classes I've ever taken. Financial Accounting's material isn't super difficult but Pierno just doesn't know how to teach. He's a nice guy but you're not going to learn anything from the powerpoints alone. Read the book, do crazy amounts of practice, etc. to pass.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor is funny & enjoyable but the class is not. Hardest class I've taken at FSU. There are 3 test that each count as 30% of your grade and homework counts as 10%. I've done all the homework, all the practice problems, attended every class and been over all the notes up and down. The test are so hard.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hardest class I've ever taken.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hardest class I have ever taken. The tests are made to trick you rather than test actual knowledge. I read the entire textbook, took notes, did every practice problem available, and went to TA hours regularly and still did not pass. Retook the class with another teacher and received an A. I knew the material, just not how to take his tests. AVOID.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ron is honestly a really good professor. Many people who take his class think they'll get all of the material by just looking over the powerpoints, and don't show up to class. Therefore, they don't get all of the material taught in class, and do poorly on exams and take their anger out on him. If you show up to class and TA labs, you'll do fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

May be a great person outside of the classroom, but as a professor he is one of the worst, if not the worst I have encountered. His "expectations" are nothing but rambling. I had a medical condition that did not allow me to take the final and he simply disregarded my medical note and failed me, resulting in me having to take the class again.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ron is a good guy but I'd recommend taking this class online. His powerpoint slides are great, however I felt the lectures taught me nothing that I couldn't have learned by reading through the slides on my own. Tests are also a downside to his course- questions seem more intended to trip you up with tricky wording than to evaluate what you know

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I do not recommend

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

While I'm sure Pierno is a great guy outside of the classroom, he does a horrible job teaching this class. His "explanations" are just him aimlessly talking about nothing. If you are a visual learner and need step-by-step instructions to learn, do not take his class. The tests are made to trick you, and they will, no matter how prepared you are.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would suggest taking this class online if you can. Going to class is not very useful as he only talks about his made up wineshop example which is useless. His tests are made to TRIP YOU UP. I studied weeks in advance for the exams and got progressively worse grades He is absolutely the worst teacher you will probably ever have

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tests are conceptual. Class lectures are very basic and cover the fundamentals. If you do not do work outside of class to understand the material you will not pass. Got a B in the course and I studied more than I ever have. Rons an average teacher far from a bad one, but he definitely requires outside work and full understanding of material.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Many people say that his tests are tricky but they are not. You just have to make sure to clearly understand the question. He makes you work for it. Read before class, study and understand the material, and go to tutoring if you have to. Btw, the TA's didn't work for me. I went through a lot of youtube videos to understand it well and it worked.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ron is honestly a great guy and truly cares about his class. You get what you put into it. The material is difficult but if you just read the chapters before his lectures, you will be fine. His lectures are short because of time. Do the homework. Read all the chapters thoroughly (before class). You have to understand it conceptually to do good.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE! He's an awful professor/person

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was extremely difficult and Ron Pierno did not make it any easier. He does not care if you pass. He does not care about you at all. His lectures are foggy and hard to comprehend. His tests are nothing like the homework (trust me, I did all of the homework) and they are very confusing. I have never disliked a professor more in my life.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ron is the worst professor's that I have ever encountered. His exams are made to trick you. I went into the exams knowing everything but he continously tricks you and makes the exams impossible. AVOID

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ACG2021
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Think of it like this. Imagine you are taking a language class, something like German I guess, and, after studying German for weeks on end, Pierno decides to give you a test in Japanese.