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David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/24/2024	He never makes u feel dumb and adequately prepares you for every project and exam. Truly made a difference in my academic life. My favorite professor of all time.
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/13/2024	I love david kass! he actually cares about his students and is so lenient with grading.
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/01/2024	Overall the professor is pretty nice and very knowledgeable about the things he teaches. He is very experienced and is nice. With that being said, however, he is very boring if you go to lecture. He randomly introduced an attendance sheet this semester, I'm assuming because most students would skip his lecture. I don't think the attendance affects the grade, and is mainly a scare tactic or used for extra credit so students can attend. Exams are easy. Groupwork is very heavy as there are 2 group projects.
Seokwoo Lee BMGT440 Expecting a B Anonymous 04/22/2024	Lectures did not prepare me for assignments in the class which I found to be tremendously more difficult than the content reviewed in class. He used a method of picking groups to participate which resulted in the same 3 groups being forced to carry the class and did not make accommodations when the class brought this to his attention.
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/13/2024	The nicest man ever. He's so knowledge and so positive, always smiling. Great teacher and is my favorite professor from Smith. He genuinely is just such a kind and intelligent person. I have learned so much. If you can take a class with him, please do and listen (he is the only professor I pay attention to out of all my classes).
David Kass BMGT440 Anonymous 03/13/2024	The sweetest, kindest, smartest professor. Genuinely cares about his students. My favorite professor in Smith. He does not trick you and wants you to do well. Go to class, listen, and redo problems for exam. Take him!
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/15/2023	Easiest Class in the business school. You don't need to show up. When you do come, he spends 50 minutes each class talking about Warren Buffett and the last 25 on actual content. Tests are easy; he lets you bring a cheat sheet, and it's the exact questions he gives you for review with different numbers, so bring the solutions to the study guide as the cheat sheet. The presentations are chill and an easy A. If you don't understand, he will give you the answer to present to the class. If you don't get an A in this class, something is wrong with you
Seokwoo Lee BMGT440 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 06/03/2023	This was his first time teaching 440, and I think he did alright. The grading consists of four group homework assignments, leading a class discussion about a Harvard case with your group, periodic pop quizzes graded on participation, the midterm, and the final. His slideshows aren't conducive to learning in my opinion, as they are packed with long sentences. However, they are a good resource for homework and review. The midterm was a mix of qualitative and quantitative questions. Most of the class performed poorly on that, so he made the final (non-cumulative) mostly qualitative questions. Overall, he's a good professor that clearly cares about student learning. That said, you will have to put in some effort to perform well in this class.
James Seward BMGT440 bmd18 10/27/2021	Great professor! He makes concepts super easy to follow and understand, he is funny, and its obvious he cares about his job and his students. I would totally recommend taking his class. Imo his lectures are interesting and make me excited about the material.
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/02/2021	Kass is overall a nice guy and the class is pretty easy. The exams he tells you exactly what will be on them however there are a lot of homework assignments like case summaries. Also 2 group projects are presented. The class is pretty boring though and the pace is really slow so most people just don't show up to lectures.
Elinda Kiss BMGT440 Anonymous 03/29/2021	Prof. Elinda really wants her students to pass the class and learn. She will go over and over things you might not understand, always asks for questions and does not care if she takes time from her lectures to help students understand things. She will give her best to give exams that replicate homework and class work. But you have to put some input, bare minimum to get a C, little more if you want an A. Homework and cases she gives can be a little bit too much at a time, but doing them it really pays off for exam. We only had one exam due to pandemic, but we have extra cases and takeover project. Overall recommend this professor for Finance courses
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/12/2021	extremely sweet professor who basically reminds you of a typical grandpa. the course material is not very intensive and the midterm and final are directly based off practice problems from class. The group project was challenging and tedious but it was really the only work I had for the the class. Definitely recommend taking 440 with Kass!
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/26/2020	Great professor. Lectures are a bit dry but he is really accommodating and willing to go out of his way to help you. Make sure you pick a good team at the start of the semester as this will largely impact your grade. Study a bit before the exams and you should be fine. Projects do help you learn a lot. I would definitely take a class by him again. He also loves talking about buffett.
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/25/2019	Professor Kass is very laid-back and very knowledgeable. His lecture is a bit dry but it's very clear, easy to follow, and can be related with real-world events so you will learn a thing or two by going to lectures. He also talks about Warren Buffet all the time. He is not hard on students, meaning you don't have to necessary went to every class. However I found his class very enjoyable that it was more worth to go and I learned a lot from him. Exams are all very easy and the mean is always around 90/100, and very similar to his sample problems in class. But the quality and grades of team projects highly depend on the teammates on your team, so pick your teammate wisely if you want to get a good grade above A-! Grading can be a bit random but generally if you put your effort in studying the materials, an "A" should not be hard to get.
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/27/2015	David Kass is one of the best professors in business school. he is easygoing and not that picky. if you study a little bit, you will be fine. he talks about Warren Buffett all the time. I enjoyed his class and learned a lot.
Susan White BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/25/2015	Dr. White is an amazing professor!!! She's super nice and helpful. 440 is a class with a lot of work, no matter who you take it with, but if you take it with her, it will be a great experience. In this class, we had a group case presentation, the takeover project (also in group), an individual case study, a midterm, and a lot of homework (which is not very hard). Good thing is that there was no final. If you put in some effort, you'll end up with a good grade. I really enjoyed the course, and I highly recommend taking any class with Dr. White. You won't regret it, and you'll learn a lot!!!
David Kass BMGT440 Anonymous 05/18/2015	Kass is overall a nice guy. He is very knowledgeable and offers interesting stories about Warren Buffet just about every class. Unfortunately, his lectures are typically boring and the way he assigns grades is more or less random. The majority of your grade consists of projects/assignments. He falls asleep during just about every presentation so who knows how he actually assigns grades to them. He makes it seem like he is very relaxed at the start of the course, and he is fairly flexible most of the time,but beware, there is no leniency when it comes to grades. Even over a couple basis points.
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A sukhenkoy1990 01/06/2013	Professor Kass is a pretty straightforward and laid-back professor. He has a lot of knowledge about financial management and corporate finance, and he is very helpful to his students (and is almost always available either in his office or by e-mail). Although BMGT440 with Professor Kass is one of the easier finance courses in the program, you can certainly learn a lot from him and his class if you choose to do so. BMGT440 is pretty much an extension of BMGT340 that allows you to gain experience in financial analysis and DCF valuation with actual case studies and projects. Overall, I strongly recommend Professor Kass for this course. He is a very kind professor and is very willing to help you learn a lot and to receive a good grade in the process of doing so.
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/23/2012	You get as much out of this course as you want to. Kass has a PhD from Harvard and knows just about everything regarding today's economy, so he can be a great resource for those of you who really want to learn from him. But if you're lazy and just want an easy A, that's fine too; this class is very easy and an overwhelming majority receives A's. Assignments consist of about nine-ten 1-2 page case summaries, a group case project/presentation, a final group project/presentation, an individual case, and a midterm for which you are basically given the questions ahead of time and are allowed to use a notesheet. Kass is incredibly nice (almost a pushover) and the class itself puts the material you learn in BMGT340 to real-life practice and gives you practical experience valuing companies. No complaints
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A Luminaire 12/18/2010	Great professor. Class consists of case write ups, a few presentations, an individual case project, a midterm, and an optional final. People like to take this class since it's "easy". I think it's definitely less stressful compared to other classes where you fight for any grade you get, so you can learn Finance at your own pace. I actually learned a little bit from Professor Kass, although I would have liked it if he went deeper into some of his material, like Black-Scholes. He's an old man, so cut him some slack if he falls asleep during presentations. Great teacher though
David Kass BMGT440 Expecting an A natashkamd 01/07/2010	Awesome! Do take. The person below described well, i wont bother.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/24/2024

He never makes u feel dumb and adequately prepares you for every project and exam. Truly made a difference in my academic life. My favorite professor of all time.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/13/2024

I love david kass! he actually cares about his students and is so lenient with grading.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/01/2024

Overall the professor is pretty nice and very knowledgeable about the things he teaches. He is very experienced and is nice. With that being said, however, he is very boring if you go to lecture. He randomly introduced an attendance sheet this semester, I'm assuming because most students would skip his lecture. I don't think the attendance affects the grade, and is mainly a scare tactic or used for extra credit so students can attend. Exams are easy. Groupwork is very heavy as there are 2 group projects.

Seokwoo Lee
BMGT440

Expecting a B
Anonymous
04/22/2024

Lectures did not prepare me for assignments in the class which I found to be tremendously more difficult than the content reviewed in class. He used a method of picking groups to participate which resulted in the same 3 groups being forced to carry the class and did not make accommodations when the class brought this to his attention.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/13/2024

The nicest man ever. He's so knowledge and so positive, always smiling. Great teacher and is my favorite professor from Smith. He genuinely is just such a kind and intelligent person. I have learned so much. If you can take a class with him, please do and listen (he is the only professor I pay attention to out of all my classes).

David Kass
BMGT440

Anonymous
03/13/2024

The sweetest, kindest, smartest professor. Genuinely cares about his students. My favorite professor in Smith. He does not trick you and wants you to do well. Go to class, listen, and redo problems for exam. Take him!

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/15/2023

Easiest Class in the business school. You don't need to show up. When you do come, he spends 50 minutes each class talking about Warren Buffett and the last 25 on actual content. Tests are easy; he lets you bring a cheat sheet, and it's the exact questions he gives you for review with different numbers, so bring the solutions to the study guide as the cheat sheet. The presentations are chill and an easy A. If you don't understand, he will give you the answer to present to the class. If you don't get an A in this class, something is wrong with you

Seokwoo Lee
BMGT440

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
06/03/2023

This was his first time teaching 440, and I think he did alright. The grading consists of four group homework assignments, leading a class discussion about a Harvard case with your group, periodic pop quizzes graded on participation, the midterm, and the final. His slideshows aren't conducive to learning in my opinion, as they are packed with long sentences. However, they are a good resource for homework and review. The midterm was a mix of qualitative and quantitative questions. Most of the class performed poorly on that, so he made the final (non-cumulative) mostly qualitative questions. Overall, he's a good professor that clearly cares about student learning. That said, you will have to put in some effort to perform well in this class.

James Seward
BMGT440

bmd18
10/27/2021

Great professor! He makes concepts super easy to follow and understand, he is funny, and its obvious he cares about his job and his students. I would totally recommend taking his class. Imo his lectures are interesting and make me excited about the material.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/02/2021

Kass is overall a nice guy and the class is pretty easy. The exams he tells you exactly what will be on them however there are a lot of homework assignments like case summaries. Also 2 group projects are presented. The class is pretty boring though and the pace is really slow so most people just don't show up to lectures.

Elinda Kiss
BMGT440

Anonymous
03/29/2021

Prof. Elinda really wants her students to pass the class and learn. She will go over and over things you might not understand, always asks for questions and does not care if she takes time from her lectures to help students understand things. She will give her best to give exams that replicate homework and class work. But you have to put some input, bare minimum to get a C, little more if you want an A. Homework and cases she gives can be a little bit too much at a time, but doing them it really pays off for exam. We only had one exam due to pandemic, but we have extra cases and takeover project. Overall recommend this professor for Finance courses

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/12/2021

extremely sweet professor who basically reminds you of a typical grandpa. the course material is not very intensive and the midterm and final are directly based off practice problems from class. The group project was challenging and tedious but it was really the only work I had for the the class. Definitely recommend taking 440 with Kass!

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/26/2020

Great professor. Lectures are a bit dry but he is really accommodating and willing to go out of his way to help you. Make sure you pick a good team at the start of the semester as this will largely impact your grade. Study a bit before the exams and you should be fine. Projects do help you learn a lot. I would definitely take a class by him again. He also loves talking about buffett.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/25/2019

Professor Kass is very laid-back and very knowledgeable. His lecture is a bit dry but it's very clear, easy to follow, and can be related with real-world events so you will learn a thing or two by going to lectures. He also talks about Warren Buffet all the time. He is not hard on students, meaning you don't have to necessary went to every class. However I found his class very enjoyable that it was more worth to go and I learned a lot from him. Exams are all very easy and the mean is always around 90/100, and very similar to his sample problems in class. But the quality and grades of team projects highly depend on the teammates on your team, so pick your teammate wisely if you want to get a good grade above A-! Grading can be a bit random but generally if you put your effort in studying the materials, an "A" should not be hard to get.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/27/2015

David Kass is one of the best professors in business school. he is easygoing and not that picky. if you study a little bit, you will be fine. he talks about Warren Buffett all the time. I enjoyed his class and learned a lot.

Susan White
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/25/2015

Dr. White is an amazing professor!!! She's super nice and helpful. 440 is a class with a lot of work, no matter who you take it with, but if you take it with her, it will be a great experience. In this class, we had a group case presentation, the takeover project (also in group), an individual case study, a midterm, and a lot of homework (which is not very hard). Good thing is that there was no final. If you put in some effort, you'll end up with a good grade. I really enjoyed the course, and I highly recommend taking any class with Dr. White. You won't regret it, and you'll learn a lot!!!

David Kass
BMGT440

Anonymous
05/18/2015

Kass is overall a nice guy. He is very knowledgeable and offers interesting stories about Warren Buffet just about every class. Unfortunately, his lectures are typically boring and the way he assigns grades is more or less random. The majority of your grade consists of projects/assignments. He falls asleep during just about every presentation so who knows how he actually assigns grades to them. He makes it seem like he is very relaxed at the start of the course, and he is fairly flexible most of the time,but beware, there is no leniency when it comes to grades. Even over a couple basis points.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
sukhenkoy1990
01/06/2013

Professor Kass is a pretty straightforward and laid-back professor. He has a lot of knowledge about financial management and corporate finance, and he is very helpful to his students (and is almost always available either in his office or by e-mail). Although BMGT440 with Professor Kass is one of the easier finance courses in the program, you can certainly learn a lot from him and his class if you choose to do so. BMGT440 is pretty much an extension of BMGT340 that allows you to gain experience in financial analysis and DCF valuation with actual case studies and projects. Overall, I strongly recommend Professor Kass for this course. He is a very kind professor and is very willing to help you learn a lot and to receive a good grade in the process of doing so.

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Anonymous
09/23/2012

You get as much out of this course as you want to. Kass has a PhD from Harvard and knows just about everything regarding today's economy, so he can be a great resource for those of you who really want to learn from him. But if you're lazy and just want an easy A, that's fine too; this class is very easy and an overwhelming majority receives A's. Assignments consist of about nine-ten 1-2 page case summaries, a group case project/presentation, a final group project/presentation, an individual case, and a midterm for which you are basically given the questions ahead of time and are allowed to use a notesheet. Kass is incredibly nice (almost a pushover) and the class itself puts the material you learn in BMGT340 to real-life practice and gives you practical experience valuing companies. No complaints

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
Luminaire
12/18/2010

Great professor. Class consists of case write ups, a few presentations, an individual case project, a midterm, and an optional final. People like to take this class since it's "easy". I think it's definitely less stressful compared to other classes where you fight for any grade you get, so you can learn Finance at your own pace. I actually learned a little bit from Professor Kass, although I would have liked it if he went deeper into some of his material, like Black-Scholes. He's an old man, so cut him some slack if he falls asleep during presentations. Great teacher though

David Kass
BMGT440

Expecting an A
natashkamd
01/07/2010

Awesome! Do take. The person below described well, i wont bother.

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