Michael Cichello | PlanetTerp

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Michael Cichello BMGT444 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/21/2023	Excellent Professor. He's always in a good mood and love students to ask questions. Definitely passionate about what he teaches. There is no midterm and the final exam is 35% of the grade so I would recommend not missing any class to get as many participation points as possible, as well as putting maximum effort in the quizzes and 3 group projects. It was a light workload throughout most of the semester. Would highly recommend especially if you enjoy options. I definitely didn't do well on final exam and so I definitely think there's at least a small curve.
Michael Cichello BMGT444 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/20/2023	Clearly loves teaching. Class is no joke. Quizzes are easy, show up and you get all the participation but the case studies are greatly very harshly. The final exam is first real test and it’s hard to prepare because it’s just so much. Get your formula’s down and do the practice problems even though they aren’t graded.
Michael Cichello BMGT444 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/14/2023	Great class, super light workload. No midterm but final is not that heavy percentage wise either. The averages on all assignments were very high. Cichello is a great professor as well, the content makes sense and he doesn't go too fast either, ensuring everyone understands. I would recommend any finance major to take this class as it should be easier than the alternatives for the upper level core.
Michael Cichello BMGT444 Anonymous 10/04/2023	He is a great professor and super passionate about the class; he seems to be the pinnacle of what "teaching is passion" for an upper-level finance class. He has a quirky sense of humor and sometimes shows videos on YouTube that aren't related to his class to lighten the mood. His style is structured with open-note take-home quizzes and a final cumulative exam. He does require in-class participation but not in the traditional sense of raising your hand but using "clickers, " a synchronized PowerPoint presentation with questions to answer. I honestly have no complaints about this class; however, only take it if you're interested in Futures and Options since that is all he will talk about in this class.
Michael Cichello BMGT444 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 06/03/2023	He's a super energetic professor who's always in a good mood. He also loves student participation and discussion. Grading consists of four online quizzes, three Harvard case write-ups with a group, and a final exam. The workload is pretty light or even non-existent on most weeks, but it's important to keep up with the content. He usually posted the quizzes on ELMS on Friday or Saturday morning, and left it open until Monday at midnight. All of the questions were multiple-choice. For the Harvard cases, some can get long, so it's important to stay disciplined in your reading. He usually gave 1-2 weeks for each case write-up, and they were assigned every 2-4 weeks. The final is mostly (75% -ish) multiple-choice questions, and then one real options analysis question. As this is the only exam, it is cumulative. In addition, he only allows a one-sided cheat sheet, so it's imperative to study well for the exam. Overall, I'd recommend this course and professor if you're interested in derivatives, want a relatively light course, and are willing to study for major assignments every once in a while.

Michael Cichello
BMGT444

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/21/2023

Excellent Professor. He's always in a good mood and love students to ask questions. Definitely passionate about what he teaches. There is no midterm and the final exam is 35% of the grade so I would recommend not missing any class to get as many participation points as possible, as well as putting maximum effort in the quizzes and 3 group projects. It was a light workload throughout most of the semester. Would highly recommend especially if you enjoy options. I definitely didn't do well on final exam and so I definitely think there's at least a small curve.

Michael Cichello
BMGT444

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/20/2023

Clearly loves teaching. Class is no joke. Quizzes are easy, show up and you get all the participation but the case studies are greatly very harshly. The final exam is first real test and it’s hard to prepare because it’s just so much. Get your formula’s down and do the practice problems even though they aren’t graded.

Michael Cichello
BMGT444

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/14/2023

Great class, super light workload. No midterm but final is not that heavy percentage wise either. The averages on all assignments were very high. Cichello is a great professor as well, the content makes sense and he doesn't go too fast either, ensuring everyone understands. I would recommend any finance major to take this class as it should be easier than the alternatives for the upper level core.

Michael Cichello
BMGT444

Anonymous
10/04/2023

He is a great professor and super passionate about the class; he seems to be the pinnacle of what "teaching is passion" for an upper-level finance class. He has a quirky sense of humor and sometimes shows videos on YouTube that aren't related to his class to lighten the mood. His style is structured with open-note take-home quizzes and a final cumulative exam. He does require in-class participation but not in the traditional sense of raising your hand but using "clickers, " a synchronized PowerPoint presentation with questions to answer. I honestly have no complaints about this class; however, only take it if you're interested in Futures and Options since that is all he will talk about in this class.

Michael Cichello
BMGT444

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
06/03/2023

He's a super energetic professor who's always in a good mood. He also loves student participation and discussion. Grading consists of four online quizzes, three Harvard case write-ups with a group, and a final exam. The workload is pretty light or even non-existent on most weeks, but it's important to keep up with the content. He usually posted the quizzes on ELMS on Friday or Saturday morning, and left it open until Monday at midnight. All of the questions were multiple-choice. For the Harvard cases, some can get long, so it's important to stay disciplined in your reading. He usually gave 1-2 weeks for each case write-up, and they were assigned every 2-4 weeks. The final is mostly (75% -ish) multiple-choice questions, and then one real options analysis question. As this is the only exam, it is cumulative. In addition, he only allows a one-sided cheat sheet, so it's imperative to study well for the exam. Overall, I'd recommend this course and professor if you're interested in derivatives, want a relatively light course, and are willing to study for major assignments every once in a while.