Reviews for Gregory A. Pfeiffer
Average Rating:| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: May 10, 2012, 11:43 am | Let me tell you something about Gregory Pfeiffer. We were best friends at the beginning of the semester I know, right? It's so embarrassing. I don't even... Whatever. So then after the first midterm, I started not going to his class with my first boyfriend Kyle who was totally gorgeous but then he transfered to Indiana, and Gregory Pfeifer was like, weirdly angry out all his students for not going to class even if he didn't teach. Like, if I would blow his class off to hang out with Kyle, he'd be like, "Why did you poorly on the exam?" And I'd be like, "WHY DON'T YOU LECTURE ME?" |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: B+ May 3, 2012, 10:22 am | This professor has one major flaw in teaching this course; he assumes we are all going to be accountants. Other than that he is a good guy, he knows his stuff. Class attendance is not necessary, the Web-Assign has very little to do with the exams, if you take a few days to read the book before the exam and attempt his exams from previous semesters you will be fine. This class is easier than 220. If you do go to class expect to be frustrated because you can gain that same knowledge in 5 minutes of reading the book. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: March 1, 2012, 2:04 pm | HE IS USELESS JUST READ THE BOOK AND DO THE MAL. I REPEAT HE SUCKS! IF YOU GET THE OPTION TO DO THIS COURSE WITH SOMEONE ELSE DO IT! HE IS HORRIBLE I DONT KNOW WHY HE IS STILL HERE |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A- January 27, 2012, 12:57 pm | I think people give GAP more crap than he deserves. He's a pretty friendly guy, he's just not very good at lecturing. For the first half of the semester it seemed like he just wanted to kill time by talking about extraneous crap for 30 minutes before actually starting his presentations. There were plenty of times where I wanted to just get the hell out of the classroom because it was SO boring. He's definitely no Basu. That said, this class isn't awfully hard (even though I did better in accounting I). Just read, do the homework, and go to discussion. For the exams, just do the online study plans in My Accounting Lab. They're tougher than the exam questions, so if you can handle those you can definitely handle the exams. But again, much like in accounting I, it's easy to get a B by missing a handful of questions. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: January 23, 2012, 7:59 am | One of the most useless professors I've ever had to deal with. I'm a stickler for attending all lectures but after a few weeks, this is the one class I would skip on purpose. While you can learn everything you'll ever need to know straight from the book, I figured I'd attend lecture because it wouldn't hurt to get extra exposure to the content. But he spends more than half of the lecture complaining about how no one attends his class ... after we began to notice the pattern, we all stopped showing up. You don't need to worry about missing vital information about the course in class because he does email all changes and reminders. I had a high work load during the semester I took his class and I did not attend a single lecture nor read a single word out of the book for the 3rd exam until 22 hours before it was test and ended up scoring the highest out of my 3 exams. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: B January 18, 2012, 12:03 am | should be an online class. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: B January 5, 2012, 2:22 pm | Professor Pfeiffer is quite strange. He's plays music at the beginning of class and it is always some random different genre each time. As a person, he's great. He's nice and if you need to ask him for help he is very approachable. As a professor, he's definitely not the best. It's hard to pay attention in lecture because he constantly gets off topic and goes on long drawn-out tangents. You will notice that he starts his lectures by going to the first slide and basically going into an in-depth description of everything he is about to lecture you on in the whole chapter, while staying on the first slide. Then once he's done with that, he goes through the slides and that's when the lecture is useful. THE BOOK FOR THIS CLASS IS AMAZING. It is made specifically for the school, so you're going to have to buy it at full price from ubc. But it is worth having the book because it will explain everything to you so clearly. Read the book and you are golden. |
| Vinayak Ramaswamy Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A+ December 25, 2011, 10:50 am | People are generally right with their reviews of Pfeiffer below. His lectures are pretty boring, and I didn't see any point in going to them. The book is really good though, so you can learn straight out of that and have a pretty good understanding of the material. Average on the first exam was 22/27, second was 18/21, third was 20/27; third (final) was definitely the hardest one. All in all, easier than 220, but you still gotta read the book to do well. |
| CiciW Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A- December 16, 2011, 4:51 pm | 1. lectures are pointless, you gotta teach yourself the materials, do not expect him to help you understand by going to class (he might help in office hour but he would advice you to go to your TAs first). 2. Friday quizzes are extremely useful when it comes to studying for exam 1 and 2, but the exercises on MyAccountingLab help prepare you for the final (exam 3) better. 3. The 2nd exam is very very easy, the average is like 90%, so try to ace the 2nd exam while you can because he likes to use the final to destroy people. I'm glad I had a high A before I took the final so I didn't end up getting a B in the class. The final is not cumulative but the 4 chapters it tests on are more difficult than any other chapters in the book. He saved the hardest last. Problems in the final are 10 times harder than the problems on the friday quizzes, so be prepared. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: B+ July 23, 2011, 6:44 pm | For the most part, I agree w/ the reviews below. Going to Professor Pfeiffer's class is like watching reruns of C-Span for an hour fifteen minutes. Unless that kind of thing excites you, you will probably fall asleep. After the second or third week of class (200 students or so), only myself and about 30 others came. If you do come to class, make sure you stay until he dismisses you b/c he'll flip a s*** if you leave early. After the first test, which I got a C on, I stopped coming to class and after that I just read the book and did much better on the next two exams. The homeworks are easy but they can take a while so try to do them as early as you can. Also, try to get your hands on past semester's exams b/c they're practically the same thing but w/ different numbers. I ended up getting a B in the class, while most of my friends who never showed up and just read the book got A's. I will say however, that Professor Pfeiffer is not a bad dude. I went to his office hours once for a grading issue and he listened to me and helped me out. Since you need to take this class for B school and Professor Pfeiffer is the only professor, you're kinda stuck. I would recommend reading the book instead of going to class and studying as much as you can w/ past exams and you have a solid shot at getting your A. |
| motariq1991 Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: May 25, 2011, 10:38 am | This professor is the epitome of cruelty! He doesn't listen nor care for his students. The lectures are extremely boring and he goes off to tangents every other 5 minutes. He is very monotonous and will put you to sleep especially if your lecture is early in the morning. You are honestly better off just going to discussions and learning on your own out of the book. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: May 20, 2011, 7:40 pm | Class is very, very boring...his voice is so monotone and half the time he goes off into long, irrelevant stories. No need to go to class if you don't want to because you don't really learn much...I just read the book and still got an A. DO THE HOMEWORK THOUGH AND GO TO DISCUSSION. The homework really helps you understand the concepts and problems and its easy points. Discussion is also helpful because you review homework problems and do chapter quizzes (and a lot of times questions similar to the quizzes show up on exams). Again, you get easy participation points by going to discussion. There are 2 exams and they are fair...a little tricky at times but if you've studied well you should be able to catch the tricks. Final was a lot harder though and he doesn't curve at the end. Get all the easy points and do well on the 2 exams and you should be fine. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A May 20, 2011, 3:31 pm | Professor Pfeiffer is the most boring and for the most part, useless professor I've had so far. I have no doubt that he is knowledgeable on the subject and that he cares about his students, but he cannot teach. The class was extremely boring and he never finishes the chapters in class so its up to the TAs to teach it in discussion. However, the tests aren't horrible, though he does not curve. To do well in this class, just read the book and make sure to attend the discussion sections (not that theyre helpful but youd lose points for not going) and do all the HW. Attending the lectures is useless, most people who took the class would tell you the same thing. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A- May 19, 2011, 10:31 am | First two exams were very easy. Final was tricky and long. Class average on final was 68%. Basically a teach yourself class. Just make sure you attend the lectures since he does count attendance. Try your best to do well first two exams since final is extremely tricky |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: B May 19, 2011, 8:41 am | He is the wrost Prof I think I've ever had. He blabs about nothing and anything, and it's really annoying, especially when he goes off on a political tirade. HW's and exams are all numerical problems and he NEVER did any in class. Going to class was beyond pointless and he didn't care if we outright weren't paying attention. However, we had to go because he offered extra credit for going. Everything I learned from this course was absolutely done by myself. The first exam was the easiest exam ever, the second was a little bit harder but not by much, but the final- omg hardest final ever. The final made so many people's final grades drop one or even two letter grades. He doesn't like students coming to his office hour, and wasn't shy about acting annoyed at my being there. Overall, hated Pfeiffer and this class and just glad it's over. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: B May 14, 2011, 10:40 pm | Class is extremely boring. There is really no need to attend. Just read the book. I did like the presentations that we had though. Several major accounting firms presented to us which shows me that Pfeiffer cares about his students. However, the tests can be tricky and you have to remember a lot of equations. no curve |
| Letsreviewthisguy Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A May 13, 2011, 4:33 pm | Pfeiffer is the WORST professor I have ever had so far. He mentions about his daughters and cats in lecture probably 80-90% of the time. The lecture that he gives nothing more than his anecdote that is irrelevant to the course work. It's quite a shame that lower level accounting course has a terrible professor. After the first exam, I did not attend the lectures, I did the homework and studied by myself and I managed to do well. Word of caution, he made his final hard, and he does not curve despite the previous reviews. I am sorry if he is still around. Just endure through it my friends... |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: B May 12, 2011, 11:13 pm | Every review you read about this guy is generally true. His class is extremely boring, but the subject material isn't all that difficult to grasp by reading the book, doing the homework, and attending discussion. nonetheless, he does a horrible job in lecture and is more concerned about getting the correct projector lens installed in his classroom than actually making his class engaging. Avoid if you can |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A April 29, 2011, 11:33 am | Gregory A. Pfeiffer is the worst professor I have ever had in business school. I cant believe how the guy can teach in here. Lots of class time are wasted because he goes off tangents every single class. He should teach political science not taxation. Some of my friends told me that this professor is terrible, and I didnt believe that. After taking his BMGT323, I fully understand how terrible he is. I did everything by myself (read the book, do the homework). If he did not give extra credits for attending his lecture, I will never go. It is wasting time. I did not learn anything from him. I would not recommend him to anyone. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A April 28, 2011, 1:06 pm | Terrible terrible terrible terrible professor. he should teach political science not taxation. I go to his lecture because i want those extra credits. three exams and lots of homework. classic and straight forward class. dont expect to learn anything useful from this guy. read the book and learn EVERYTHING by yourself. you need to spend lots of efforts to do that after classes. I highly recommend that you should bring your favorite book and a pair of earplugs to his lecture. just do your thing and he doesnt care. get those extra credits. his lecture is a great opportunity to take a break during your busy daily schedule. |
| acctann546 Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: April 9, 2011, 10:35 am | Absolute WASTE of my parent's money to come and sit through his class. I took bmgt221 with him and he was awful. I swear he plans out the tangents he goes off of because everyday I'd ask my friend who had class right before and he'd tell me exactly what speech we'd here first after listening to music for the first 10 minutes of everyclass.. "people do so bad because no one comes to my class"... hm I WONDER WHY people don't come to you're class.. i went to his office hours TWICE for help and both times he was sitting in his office doing nothing and said to go talk to the ta's if i didn't understand something. Asides from "colorizing" the slides this professor is the most awful professor i have had yet. |
| ccplye Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: February 26, 2011, 9:22 am | If I had 1 hour to live, i would spend it in this class because it feels like forever |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: B January 21, 2011, 1:35 pm | Horrible teacher, but does seem to be looking out for his students. DON'T GO TO CLASS. It is a waste of time. You will do better reading the book and studying the powerpoints during this time. Pfeiffer doesn't know how to teach. He goes off on tangents which makes it very to follow lectures. 1/4 of the kids ended up attending class. Take someone else if you can. Every negative comment you see about this guy is probably true. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A January 8, 2011, 8:51 am | Terrible professor. Goes off on tangents, you really cannot learn from him (so don't bother going to class). I cannot stress enough that he is THE MOST BIASED PROFESSOR OF ALL TIME. It is so frustrating to sit in class and listen to him bash the Bush and Reagan presidencies. He in extremely intolerant of other people’s opinions, and he made that evident on day 1.Honestly, he spent more time criticizing Republicans than he did teaching tax material (and then he wonders why everybody failed the final). I understand that tax policy is a controversial subject, and not everybody is going to agree on everything, but only focusing on the shortfalls of one political party (and not acknowledging the weaknesses of the other) is the definition of ignorance. I can sum up Pfeiffer in two words: BIASED and ARROGANT. He is obsessed with his opinions/views on life (not just tax), and he uses his position as a teacher to share it with the world (even though nobody cares!). It was a dreadful experience having to sit through another Pfeiffer class. I would HIGHLY recommend taking Bmgt 323 with another professor if possible. |
| ilovethissite Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A+ December 18, 2010, 5:56 pm | Ahh Greg Pfeiffer. Looking over all the other reviews, liked by few and hated by most. My thoughts on him are smack dab in the middle (so I'm giving him more like 2.5 stars instead of 2). Pfeiffer clearly knows what he is talking about. He's been a professor for God knows how long and seems to like teaching the material. It's just that his teaching style kinda sucks. He goes off on random tangents all the time and laughs at his own stupid jokes (although some of them are kinda funny sometimes). He also complains too much about people not coming to class, both in lecture to the people who actually show up and through his sometimes condescending emails. Looking back, I don't even know why I went to lecture for the first two months. Reading the book and looking over the powerpoint slides is all you really need to do. Tests were pretty easy. First one was kinda hard and it showed when like half the class got C's or less. So people were naturally freaking out about and that's when Pfeiffer instituted the 7% Extra Credit Pre-tests (Fall 2010). No course curve but the Extra Credit pretty much is the curve since it's so easy to get. Assuming he continues the EC in the future, it will be very EASY to get an A in this class. If not, then you're going to have to work a little bit harder but it will still be pretty manageable. Participation and Homework is a free 25% to your grade assuming you go/do the homework. Overall, an easy class with a mediocre teacher. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A+ December 17, 2010, 5:54 pm | So yea, he goes off on tangents like crazy. He starts with something on topic then ends up talking about buying his new Toyota or how Apple is "the coolest company" in the market. After a B in ACCT 1 I wanted to make sure I got an A in this class. Went to lecture and eventually realized this material is so different...and so much easier And of course this semester he decided to NOT curve, but since Exam 1 scores were atrocious he decided to give 7% extra credit. I did fine on exam 1 and after acing exam 2 didnt go to lecture Ended up with literally a 99.7 JUST READ THE BOOOK!!!! I read that thing religiously (where do you think he gets the exam questions from...the publishers of the book) I'm sure he is a nice guy, not a good teacher though. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: B December 16, 2010, 5:44 pm | I am so sorry for anyone who has to take this class with Pfeiffer. He is terrible at lecturing and complains about class attendance like its his job. I got more emails complaining that attendance history was a problem than there were days in the week. Heres a email quote "see you in class...or not". He won't explain anything and going to his office hours is pointless. He doesn't curve anymore due to pressure from the business school. Avoid him at all costs.. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A December 16, 2010, 1:03 pm | I had him for 221 and 323, and he only gets worse. He spends more than half the class talking about politics (he is extreme liberal) and it gets to the point where he makes any conservative in the room extremely uncomfortable. Although he knows a lot about tax, he chooses to use a textbook and homework server that have a LOT of problems and refuses to compensate for the publishers mistakes or at least address them. Pros: Exams are open book, and you are allowed one note sheet double sided per chapter. It is a class where attendance does not count (he takes it but its not a factor - no clicker anymore). Cons: Huge amount of class time is wasted. Primarily a self-taught class. Exam questions come from a test bank derived by publisher and they are extremely unclear and deceiving. I had a 91 on the first test, a 97 on the second tests (avgs were 88 and 81) and managed to get a 69 on the final because it was so unclear, which dropped me to a B+. READ the chapters multiple times and make sure you can do all the homework questions and write them in your textbook, because its the only way you will get through the exam in enough time. One day this man will get fired.. pray for that day. |
| erikam Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: b+ December 15, 2010, 7:16 am | He doesn't round 89.8's up. Don't go to class he will go off on tangents. Refuses to help. I went to his office hours 3 times and each of the times he couldn't take the time to sit and explain...he sent out an email after final exams saying he wouldn't go over the exams meanwhile it's so important that you know this material (he stresses that everyday)... but aside from "colorizing" his powerpoint slides he's not much of a great teacher. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A- December 12, 2010, 11:38 pm | Pfeiffer gets a very bad rap, but he really is not that bad. Granted, his lectures are slightly boring and he does not offer much incentive to attend, as he posts all of his slides online and always informs students of what they missed through emails. In general though, 221 is just an overall boring subject and not many teachers could provide an interesting learning environment. He uses real life examples and makes little quips and jokes to give students a chuckle. His exams have two types of questions: very straight forward fact-based questions about vocab words and math based questions that are very tricky. He provides you with a lot of irrelevant information in the fact set provided to try to trip you up and you really have to know what you are doing to do well. Discussions are a breeze, all you have to do is show up. Homework is also a guaranteed free 20%, assuming you do all of them. In Fall 2010, he offered 7% extra credit to boost scores, but will be lowering his mean gpa from here on out, so don't rely on that anymore. Overall, a teacher very sound in his teaching duties and responsibilities who teaches a fairly boring subject. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A December 10, 2010, 11:27 am | Let me start off by saying this class is pretty easy. However, it is too bad that my education has been reduced to MyAccountingLab. I didn't realize I was paying tuition to learn everything from a website. Pfeiffer took away the curve this semester. Which is fine, because I'm still going to get an A through extra credit, but his reasons are ridiculous. He thinks that he shouldn't curve because kids don't come to class and don't put in effort. In truth, kids don't come because his lectures are absolutely awful. He just reads from the powerpoint, something I could do in my room. Compared to Basu/Linsley, it is pretty bad. I would definitely come to class, if I was going to gain anything from it. He also spends the first 10 minutes of class complaining about kids who don't come. Just a waste of time; good thing the GDI below me has plenty of it to waste. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A October 12, 2010, 11:16 am | I really think that Pfeiffer is a great teacher in terms of TEACHING. He is a great anecdotal professor, using examples from his extensive real-world experience, rather than just boringly lecturing you, and then giving you a curve like a baby (too many people got A's in 220, which is why they ***** now). He ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT THE STUDENTS (he doesn't curve, but he gave 70/1000 extra credit points for the first time in 16 years of teaching due to a low exam distribution), provided that you GO TO LECTURE, to you dumb fools that complain too much. So, if you go to lecture, do ALL your homework, and go to discussion 10 times out of 13, you'll have an A. The only problem with this class is the dumb frat boy jackasses and gonorrhea/herpes filled sorority *****es behind you who show up once every other week and ***** about shit too much -- otherwise, take it from a smart, straight A student, this class is a great learning experience for any future accountants. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A September 8, 2010, 5:04 pm | I love Pfeifer. Really not a hard professor, doesn't give too much work |
| shakira Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: c May 19, 2010, 8:38 am | Professor Pfeffer is by far the WORST teacher UMD has to offer. You learn absolutely nothing in class, his is incredibly discouraging, he doesn't care about his students, and doesn't curve. He doesn't like when people come on office hours to ask him questions. Going to his lectures is a waste of time, the best was to get an A is to read all the slides and the book. Do online HW and go to discussions. |
| dm Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A December 19, 2009, 5:55 pm | Loved him ... really knows his stuff and tries to relate the material to daily life. granted, it does get boring sometimes, and taking it at 9:30 can be nothing more than a pain; but for what it's worth, i don't think there could be anyone better at smith who could convey the material as effectively as pfeiffer. he does tend to "digress" A LOT; but its nice having a change now and then from class material. exams are hard; even though it's open note, you NEED to know what pages to reference and what problems to look up. If you've read the book and you've practiced the problems at least once, you're set |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A December 17, 2009, 11:59 pm | Curves the class so that 40% get A's and 40% get B's. If you go to discussion and do the hw then you should get an A. Going to lecture isn't required or very helpful, GAP just reads right from the powerpoints which are also posted online. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: November 22, 2009, 11:09 pm | Pfeiffer is a horrible teacher. Most days, he would only get through 5 or 6 PowerPoint slides out of his 50-some slide lectures because he spends so much time rambling about irrelvant things. He does not cover the material in an effective manner at all. I rarely went to his class because I could not stand to sit through a full lecture, and he makes it very clear in the beginning of the semester that he does not like it when students leave lecture early. I did well in this class by reading the book on my own and using the resources on MyAccountingLab. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: October 16, 2009, 7:06 pm | This teacher is so terrible I changed my major just so I'd never have him again. The exams were completely random and not based on the book. Everything was about the clicker. He would lazilly put up slides without going over the material, then ask you a question so you'd lose points when you clicked in the wrong answer. As a teacher he HATES being asked questions, he is famous for having an in class mental break-down in the past because he was angry with students. Overall, this guy hates teaching, hates students, and shouldn't be a teacher. This class is terrible and disheartening. Don't take it. Seriously... transfer the credit. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A May 24, 2009, 10:15 am | Go to most classes. Do your homework. Read the book for the exams to Ace the T/F part. Go over previous exams for M/C problems. you will get an A. |
| natashkamd Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A May 21, 2009, 2:37 pm | I like how GAP connected boring tax law to real life (plus his stories took a lot of class time, i didn't mind at all:-). Such a liberal(he claims to be a moderatE-LOL). Grading is straight forward: clicker participation, 3 MC exams. Too bad he's not teaching 417. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: May 21, 2009, 9:31 am | Considering you have to take this class if you're in the B-school, reviews don't really make a difference in your selection but the only thing I can really say is try to pay attention in lecture. He goes off on tangents and its hard to figure out when he's actually talking about something that you'll need to know for the class. Do the practice exams before the tests, they're VERY helpful. Respect him! He hates rude students and getting emails about stuff that was addressed. He's also stopping the use of "clickers" in his 221 course so you don't need to go to class starting Fall 2009 but the tests will be weighted more. |
| pjack23 Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A May 20, 2009, 2:00 pm | Fantastic Professor. He makes this boring material as easy and interesting as it can possibly be. A++ professor |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A- April 22, 2009, 7:16 pm | Professor Pfeiffer (GAP) is a great teacher. I would recommend him to anyone who has to take accounting. He is a bit monotone, but he keeps class interesting by going off onto wild tangents lasting 20 to 30 minutes. Class is required and enforced by clicker questions. The tests can be a bit difficult as the multiple choice questions are tricky. He has four Accounting Firms come in throughout the semester to give presentations. I really enjoyed this because I am an Accounting Major and it is great to listen and talk to possible future employers. |
| Terpedo38 Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A+ December 17, 2008, 7:52 pm | Professor Pfeiffer knows his stuff about accounting from an academic standpoint as well as current developments in the field. He brings in people from accounting firms to talk about the profession and give students a better idea about what public accounting entails. He is a good lecturer. As previously noted, he does have a tendency to go on tangents and make awkward comments. Taking his class in Fall 2008, most of his tangents were shots taken at the Bush administration and the Republican party overall. It is a very manageable class for grading. First of all, he will curve to guarantee that at least 50% of the class gets an A, but says that often that isn't even necessary. He uses clickers so you must attend class but they are easy points. The exams are tough, but he lets you use a front and back cheat sheet for every chapter on the exam and its open book. You should still read the book in advance though because the exams take a long time and would be hard without being familiar with the content. The final isn't comprehensive and there are extra points on it as well as exam #2 since they are harder than the first exam. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A+ December 10, 2008, 10:18 pm | This class is a serious joke. The lectures are ok and the guy is really approachable. Taking this class is like taking CCJS100 many many As lol. You dont need to read the book to get the A, just make sure when you get asked true or false know what you are talking about and you are set lolol. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: November 22, 2008, 5:48 pm | Good Lecturer. He uses odd, archaic metaphors all the time. It often serves to confuse already complex topic. But good lecturer overall! One warning, Do NOT question his authority and "reputation"--as he calls it-- as a fair and noble professor. If you do, He will explode and hold that grudge over you for the rest of your life. |
| Laenhart Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A November 8, 2008, 6:45 pm | GAP is a pretty cool guy and doesn't afraid of anything. GAP uses clickers so that attending class practically counts as extra credit. If you show up and pay attention for 80% of the classes you will ace the tests and breeze through. I most of the time and studied no more than 1 hour outside of class before exams and got an A. Much easier than Accounting I. Homework is a joke compared to Accounting 1. Again practically extra credit. To the poster who made the nutcase comment: GAP is hard core. He will not put up with bs. He allowed me to take the exam on an alternate date after I missed the regular exam no problem. I emailed him and explained my situation and he played ball. On the other hand, if you disrespect him he will go out of his way to prove you wrong. I like that. |
| tschwob Course: BMGT323 Grade Expected: A November 1, 2008, 2:01 pm | Greg Pfeiffer (refers to self as GAP) is hilarious for several reasons. He is very quirky and typically spends at least 25% of class time going off on a tangent about something unrelated to the material. He gets mad if you leave in the middle of class. He uses the "clickers" religiously, so attendance is important. The tests were fair, though somewhat time intensive. He lets you bring in a "cheat sheet" for each chapter, which is very helpful. Spend less time reading and more time making your cheat sheets! He is a funny guy and is very approachable. He knows the material well and teaches it well. I just wish he taught Corporate Taxation too! |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A+ June 28, 2008, 8:34 pm | Exponentially easier than accounting I. Must go to lecture or have someone take your clicker since those points comprise a non-negligible portion of your grade. do and make sure you understand the practice exams, questions on the test mirror those on the practice ones. he hates it when people leave class early, so dont do it because he may single you out and make you feel like crap in front of the entire class. Boring subject, but there is no way around it; everyone needs to take the class anyway, and for what it's worth, he teaches it well (though if you sleep through lecture, you can learn the material just as well on your own) NOTE: the last few chapters are moderately difficult (specifically the very last one that the course covers), so i'd recommend going to lecture for those since he explains it well |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A- June 24, 2008, 7:07 pm | It seems that the biggest complaint is that GAP is mean to people who leave class early. I just took the class, and there were clickers forcing class attendance, so this wasn't an issue. He was very nice and helpful if you have questions. He did seem to go off-track a lot during lecture though. The exams aren't too difficult. I made a formula sheet for each exam and memorized them which helped a lot. Another trick is to try and do the clicker questions the night before class. It helps prepare you for the lecture plus you'll get most of the questions right. If you do all the homework and practice exams as well as knowing your formulas, an A isn't an impossibility. |
| ecdysis7 Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: June 9, 2008, 7:30 am | My God. The man is a nutcase. At one point last semester he threatened to put security guards on the doors to prevent students from leaving early. If you're looking for more excitement in your life then this is the place to be. Almost every other day Prof Pfeiffer was either threatening students, threatening to resign, or being threatened by angry students. As for the class itself, there are three components of your grade: in-class response questions to ensure attendance (hence the students leaving early), homework manager, and tests. The tests are supremely stupid. They are poorly and ambiguously written, and they do not test material gone over in class (or on the homework). But its still very easy to get an 'A' in this class, since homework and attendance count for about 40% of your grade. |
| Miss. Ma Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: March 28, 2008, 4:45 pm | Very boring lecture. I Aced many exams and never went to class. the slides are available online, you learn straight off of the text, and the homework manager, and you are straight. I probably went to 4 lectures, including those which we had the exam, and Aced many of the exams. I would not recommend it, but you dont have to go to every lecture to pass the class because the suplemental materials really teach. |
| Anonymous Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: November 17, 2007, 11:33 am | He's a nice guy. You WILL have to attend lecture because the reponse clickers in class (to answer questions) are a big part of your grade. The questions are all online ahead of time though so you can do them before class and then go on facebook and whatnot instead of paying attention. Homework manager for the most part isnt too bad. It can seem long at times though. And if there's a difficult problem your TA will probably go over it in discussion. |
| terpfan29 Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A November 2, 2007, 9:40 pm | I took this class Fall 2005. GAP is a pretty good professor who knows his stuff. He is a laid back guy, very nice and eager to help. Funny at times. He went out of his way to get us back money (in the form of a gift card to barnes and noble) from the book publisher for problems with homework manager. This was a nice gesture. The class was not very hard at all as long as you read the chapters, did the homework managers, and studied for the tests and quizzes. Do all of the previous practice exams when studying for one! (Not sure if he still gives out ones but he gave loads back then). Drawbacks He was boring. I attended class for the first month and then stopped going because it was really boring and I figured out that just reading the text and doing homework and studying was as effective as going to class since he just went over slides which are basically from the book. However, going to class will help if you are one who doesn't keep up with the reading. |
| Heph Course: BMGT221 Grade Expected: A November 1, 2007, 2:05 pm | Although he makes an effort to make them interesting, the lectures are very boring. The exams are easy. Homework manager problems are tedious; definitely make sure you don't wait until the last minute because some of the problems take a long time to complete. I'm mainly learning from the text. Also, he cancels quite a few classes, both discussion and lecture. |