Gowri Shankar - University of Washington

Professor: Gowri Shankar

Department: TBD

College: University of Washington

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BBUS454
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Phenomenal professor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great person but incredibly difficult. You need to understand these topics to the point where you could teach them to students like a professor if you want a 4.0. Also, your first midterm is 30% of your grade and the second 35%. Good luck on the midterms because they're pretty difficult. Try attending office hours and actually spend time reading.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FINAN350
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Good luck

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take his class, he puts questions on the exam that he does not cover in class and that you have to understand in depth to get them right. You can find them in the book... if you read completely everything and understood completely everything. I did not understand the word he said, because he is hard to understand when he speaks.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• 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:

Oh god, run as far as humanly possible from this class. Prepare for slow, insufficient lectures that fail to prepare you for impossibly hard quizzes. Pair that with an incredibly unintuitive online quiz configuration, and this is THE WORST professor I've ever had. Props for being a nice guy, but that doesn't quite cut it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: B350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Shankar is great. Knows finance very well. The bad posts here are due to student's unwillingness to properly prepare themselves. Finance is difficult conceptually and you should expect to spend a considerable amount of time on this class. Most student's come to class unprepared, which is folly.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tbh, you could learn more by not showing up to class. Exams are hard to study for, because his practice exams contain irrelevant questions. 0/10 would not recommend

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• 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:

He is one of the worst teachers I have had. He seems easy in the beginning but once the midterm comes around you are screwed. He jumps around in his lectures and doesn't teach the concepts mostly just the equations. He expects us to teach ourselves the concepts. The exam is ridiculous and nothing like what you go over in class. do not take him!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BUS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is not teaching at all. His exams are out of context. He is not helpful if you have any questions. He does not even listen to you as if he is always in a hurry. If you want good grades. Don not take his class. He is a horrible teacher. I got the lowest grade in my business prerequisite courses

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BBUS454
• 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:

Shankar is one of the best professors that I have come across at UWB. Funny, clear, helpful, and very intelligent. Take his class for finance if you ever have a chance!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• 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:

Gowri is a good teacher dont get me wrong, but 70% of your grade is off two tests. Most instructors are in the 50-60%. If you struggle at exams you might want to take the class with another finance teacher. Most of his grades are 3.5 and above or 2.3 and below. You either get the material or you dont

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FINAN350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a good professor. His test are not that hard but you have to do your homework and study. He is funny and in class very helpful. If you put your part you should be fine. I will like to take more classes with him. Very fair.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He does a good job of going through how to solve problems, his quizzes are extremely easy if you keep up with the homework. His exams are a little intimidating, but really aren't that hard. Once he throws in the curve it should be pretty easy to get a 3.5-3.8 if you just read and do the homework.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BUS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher, my best one yet here at the UW

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Finance isn't an easy class, but Shankar makes it a subject that's easy to understand. He has an accent, but not something too extreme. Teaches fast, but there's tons of material to cover. Quizes and exams are much like HW problems; but he spicens some up because it's a test, DUH. Very good teacher. Recommended.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BUS350
• 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:

The course is tought, the teacher teaches it really fast. He's not helpful even if you ask for extra help, as he does not have time. My recommendation is, do not take him.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BUS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Read the assignments, do the homework, pay attention in class, and ask when you don't understand something. You'll do well. Exams are mostly easy problems from the homework, with a couple of thoughtful kickers at the end. Uses the highest exam score instead of max points in the exam to calculat % scores.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BUS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horrible teacher, doesn't speak clearly, participation doesn't necessarily matter. His tests are very difficult and he doesn't make an attempt to help if you express that you are having trouble. I would rate him one of the worst at UWB, please take Tilden instead. Ron is awesome!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUS451
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

makes exams really hard to push students

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BBUS350
• 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:

Tests are basically repeats of homework problems. Do the optional homework and you will succeed with ease. Good guy - willing to be flexible to accommodate schedules of students. Decent curve too!