Albert Spalding - Wayne State University

Professor: Albert Spalding

Department: TBD

College: Wayne State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BA7000
• 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:

To pass this class you need to know how to use Google - almost every quiz is available online - even most of the exam questions are online. My advice: for the midterm and final, half of it is an essay quiz. do all of the answers ahead of time then you can just rewrite your answer in the box. (p.s. almost all of the answers are online).

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I transferred to Wayne to complete my undergrad program. I then started my grad program at this school. Of the schools I attended, this is the absolute worst prof I have encountered. Take the advice of all the previous comments. Work load is unbelievable. You won't receive manual grades until your final week, good luck knowing how you're doing.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The syllabus is 70 pages. From the way he wants documents labeled to the specific words he wants to see in a research topic, the message of the class gets lost in all the overcompensating redundancy and unrealistic workload. Even when all his instructions are followed he picks on the version of "word" to use.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy class, just a lot of work to keep up with each week.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A lot of work but in the end I really learned a lot. Cases were especially interesting, more interesting than the book. I really feel like I have learned a lot about ethics.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I can't describe how terrible were the instructor in addition to the course ! my GPA was screwed.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The workload of this class is absolutely insane. 50 - 100 pgs of text reading, 5 extra readings, 2 discussions and quiz every week. That doesn't include the case analysis, research paper, outlines, assignments, etc throughout the semester. This course devastated the grade of my other class. Good Luck, you're going to need it. SMH...

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• 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:

Assumes you did not read the syllabus or text when asking questions, and assigns a lot of reading material that have minimal relevance to exams. His work load for this class is at least twice as much as my other masters courses. Interaction with professor is very minimal, seems to be designed that way. Difficult class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He expects the student to read the entire text on top of 75 articles and court cases in a 15 week course. Don't forget the weekly quizzes, two midterms,case analysis, research paper,presentation of research, mandatory discussion posts and an impossible final that is worth a third of your grade. Good Luck!Your going to need it.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Too much work for sure. I truly believe that the best way to teach ethics is through cases study, not through endless readings that doesn't even make any sense.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• 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: N/A

Comment:

His work load is unimaginable. The course is built if you dont read his 100 pages+ a week you wont do well at all. A lot of times you will feel like you are drowning in busy work. However, he does grade fairly. I ended up getting an A- by reading all of the material and understanding the core ethics values.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

By far the worst professor I have ever had. He has made this business ethics course a ridiculous endeavor. He quizzes virtually every 2 days, which is the time you have to read roughly 70 pages in between each quiz. He is way too particular, and his quizzes and exams have nothing to do with the readings nor his lectures. I feel I learned nothing

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Actually a very good instructor. A lot of work but the course made me think and I learned a lot. Best prof at Wayne State.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ACC7155
• 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:

He tests you on facts irrelevant to learning objectives in class. You must follow all directions EXACTLY or you will receive no credit. His online lectures provide no guidance to the material, and the class is therefore entirely self-study. All multiple choice exams are a crapshoot, and therefore impossible to study for.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BA7070
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A great deal of reading, quizzes and non-essay portion of exams can be tricky. He likes to add additional technology requirements to the class for extra credit. While they are a pain in the butt, the extra credit is necessary to make up for the tough quizzes. I was looking forward to this class and did not like it. I was glad when it was over.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BA7070
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst prof I ever had. Too much pointless work, no relevant feedback. "Syllabus" was 62 pages printed out. Has a webcam fetish. I had wanted this class to be great but it sucks. And it's ethics, so I'm ashamed I hate it so much. Texts and readings are good, but workload is insane and lectures are pointless. Questions on exams are absurd.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ACC7310
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Amount of busy work for class was ridiculous. Took the class online, and it seemed like he did not read online submissions. Exams tested material from future chapters that had not been assigned yet. For example, second exam included material that was not assigned until two weeks after the second exam. I would never take him again.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BA7070
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This course requires a ton of hard work..literally!His course is EXTREMELY well organized. But dont be scared/worried by the amount of details that he has put on his syllabus.If you survive the first 2 weeks, everything starts to make sense.On the exams, the essay topics(about 10-12) are revealed only about 24hrs before the exam.Only 3 are asked.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BA7070
• 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:

Too much work. I put in at least 2-3 times more work for this class than any other in my Masters program. The requirements were difficult to understand due to a poorly organized syllabus. There were three exams in the course as well as gobs of posts, textbook readings, articles, quizzes and papers. No feedback of why you got a certain score

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BA7070
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The most amount of work I have ever done for a graduate class... period.