Professor Casey openly provides students with professional development help which help them acquire internships. He is strict on that students must attend class in person but offers an open zoom for those who face emergencies. Casey Borman is well networked, has plenty of experience in investing as an Angel investor and invites colleagues as guest lecturers which are always valuable. After taking this class, I feel more equipped with skills to begin an entrepreneurial venture.

Pros: The 4 homeworks are trivial (you can finish them in 1-3 hours), and the lectures are engaging. His OH can be helpful if you want to make sure your HW solutions are correct, or need lecture clarification.
Cons: His exams are a time-crunch; if you only finished 75% of the exam and got 80% right, you'll score lower than those who didn't even study but finished 100% of the exam. He believes this is fair to prevent AI usage, but if your WPM is less than 90, tough luck. Furthermore, he releases exam articles a couple hours before the midterm and final, so if you have an exam right before this class, tough luck.

Overall, he's a nice, semi-funny guy who admits he's flawed, but his inability to revamp the class and listen to feedback is insufferable. If you've taken MGMT 1A and MGMT 1B, then only would I recommend this course for its easiness.

Professor Borman is a great lecturer, and sometimes he cracks funny jokes in class. He also offers a lot of office hours, where you can ask him to look through your assignments or talk to him about career, exams, grades, etc. However, if you are someone who does not like to go to class in person or answer questions in class, this class is not for you. Professor Borman calls on people on the roster list to answer questions every day, and it is part of your grade. If you happen to be on Zoom when Professor Borman calls on you, he will complain or interrogate you. The four assignments are durable; just have him look through them to make sure your logic is on the right track. The midterm was insane, though. 45 questions in 74 minutes, and half of them were either short or long responses. No one left early during the midterm. Also, some topics on the midterm weren't talked about in detail until the second half of the quarter. I didn't finish my midterm on time so it dropped my grade a lot. The final was way better in terms of time, and there were quite a few people who left early.

I thought the class was difficult but doable if you really put in the work. There's a memo project assigned right after the midterm that the professor warns will take you about 40 hours. It took me just under that, so trust him when he says it. It's a lot. If I didn't go to office hours I would've been completely lost and confused with the memo since that's kinda the only way to know what he expects. That said, he is super nice and honest in office hours and I feel like I learned a lot of relevant information about finance and investing.

My thoughts below

Easiness: The class and homework was very doable. Professor Borman emphasizes attending class, engaging with the lecture slides, taking notes, and participating (iclicker). I believe this is most important to being successful in the course. I rated easiness to be neutral because the test does require studying, remembering the lectures, and working fast on the exam. I think the tests are manageable if you do the things mentioned above.

Workload: The workload was completely manageable. There were weekly assigned readings, and four 1-page single spaced written assignments (over the entire course) that connected real world events to course content.

Clarity: The class was very straightforward. Although some topics might feel abstract due to the nature of an ethics course, Professor Borman maintained a well-structured approach using the textbook and lecture slides.

Helpfulness: Professor Borman was consistently available during weekly office hours and was a great resource both academically and professionally. During the fall quarter when I was interviewing, he was very helpful in answering my technical finance/ accounting questions.

Additional: This class is great if you are looking to fulfill the CPA requirements. Professor Borman does a good job blending accounting and ethics concepts that accounting / non-accounting students can understand.