Susan Hamlen - University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), Buffalo, NY

Professor: Susan Hamlen

Department: Accounting

College: University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), Buffalo, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MGA404
• 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:

She is the one of the best professors in accounting department. Her class, honestly, very hard to learn well. But you understand everything, you will earn your desirable grade. The only possibility that you did not do well on the class is that you did not spend much time to digest the hard material she talked on the class. I admire her for justice.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MGA404
• 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:

Extremely dry & boring. But that's to be expected from your average UB accounting professor. Isn't the worst professor, but surely isn't the best either. Her class is less difficult than some of the other undergrad accounting classes such as 302 & tax but more difficult than other classes such as cost or audit.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MGA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tests are straightforward and she tells you what will be on them. You are on your own learning in this class, the lectures are not useful, but work through the problems on your own and you will be fine.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MGA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She gives you an outline of the material that will be on the test, but the tests are very hard. This class requires a lot of work (several projects, 7 quizzes, 4 tests, and the final).

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MGA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You are on your own in this class. Her textbook = clueless. Gives the 2nd project even before 1st project is due. Highly inefficient projects. You will be making an excel worksheet and you will spend hours figuring out "excel equations". It's like retaking MGQ201 again.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MGA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very nice woman but a little quirky. Tells you what to expect on exams and quizes. A GENIOUS. Almost too smart too teach, she flies through tough material, but makes herself available for questions. Not an easy class, but its a senior level accounting course so.... what did you expect.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MGA404
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Don't know why this teacher's comments are so bad. I had her for advanced accounting and I think that she is a really good teacher, a little weird but still a good teacher. She tells you exactly what to expect on the quizes and tests so as long as you study for her class you are guaranteed a decent grade. And she can be pretty entertaining.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i really enjoyed mga201. but after having this teacher, forget it. took off tons of points from my practice sets because i didnt order it correctly even tho every number, formula and calculation was correct. after meeting with her in person, she told me that accounting is so easy, and if i dont find it easy, i dont DESERVE to take her class >:O

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not the most enthusiastic course leader. Exam guidelines are given prior to exam. very objective class, just study the guidelines and work the problems and you'll do fine

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

People who complain about her are usually the type who want to sail through and don't care what they learn. If you get through her class you actually learn stuff you need to know. You can't go to her at the end of the semester and say you need a better grade, you have to try all semester. I think she's great, but not for everyone.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher ever. When I asked her for advice to help me do better in the course, she told me she always found accounting easy and anyone who doesn't think its easy does not deserve to take her class or get a good grade. Is she nuts or what??

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This teacher does not know how to teach. She goes off topic and does not know how to explain. I learned everything from the TA during the recitation but nothing from her. I went to speak with her her person and told me she DOESN'T CARE how hard any student works.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's a really great professor I've ever met! She's teaching many applicable concepts which are not included in the book but useful in our future career! The articles she asked us to read is so meaningful! Study her notes, go to class, then you can get everything you need and want!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You can't screw around you gotta pay attention! If you work hard you do well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 1994
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Sign up with someone else. I'm still an accountant, but if she were around for any of the other courses at UB, I would've switched majors. A chronically inefficient and boring professor that knows no real world applications.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MGA201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not an easy professor but you learn a lot. Doesn't take any crap, so make sure you don't make up excuses. Just do the work.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is too fast and too furious. Listen to her lectures and try to understand but she goes so fast and hard to understand. Exams are pretty taugh towards the end of the course so try to do best on the 1st exams. Too many exams. makes u wanna sucide.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She rushes through the notes too quickly. Often sidetracks which takes up more time than necessary which makes class go over time, and notes rushed.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Study her notes!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MGA202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class isn't that bad compared to 201, but you really have to keep up with the material. Recitations are also very helpful, sometimes more so than class. The professor is somewhat boring and dry, but it's tolerable.