Karen Hallows | PlanetTerp

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Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 06/03/2022	I was really struggling at first in this class because she was so fast with concepts but then I realized most of the learning was going to be done on my own account. Once I did this, everything turned out to be better. I suggest doing homework and quizzes a couple of days before it is due and do the study plan as you go through the semester. You don't have to do every single one. If you do it AS YOU GO, you get extra credit at the end. You should do all extra credit opportunities because they are easy. For exams, practice at least 2 exams and practice what you get wrong and you'll be ready, the exams are very similar to the practice exams. Overall, I suggest going to class to get the Learning Catalytics credits and to work on your homework in advance. P.S it is reversed course so you watch a lecture before class and have to do a quiz with it so take good notes and pay attention.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 05/07/2022	She moves through concepts way too fast and doesn't give you a chance to actually understand them during lectures. She does provide a bunch of different materials to help with class but it can sometimes be overwhelming. She gets frustrated when people don't understand topics in class and when she is asked a question she get's mad that the student is confused. I would recommend taking Padhi's section instead.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/31/2021	It was fine. If you can't do great in this class... idk. it is by no means hard and she curves fairly generously, gives you a cheat sheet etc.. She's super boring and sometimes mixes stuff up in class, I believe Padhi's class had significantly higher average grades. Just pay attention or look the stuff up yourself.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/15/2021	Do not understand why she gets such bad reviews. She is a great lecturer and know the content inside out, just show up to class
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Anonymous 12/06/2021	Not a good professor. She is not effective at teaching the content, and then when you ask a question she will get frustrated and angry. Professor Padhi also teacher this class and they both work together, which means all students take the same quizzes and tests. The difference in grades between the two professors is astounding. Definitely avoid Hallows if possible.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Anonymous 11/20/2021	Professor Hallows is pretty good at teaching Finance, but she really isn't open to questions. The class requires a lot of studying both for grades and just to practice the concepts because without practice you can't pass. She and professor Padhi worked together to create exams, which are pretty much like the sample exams they provide, but still difficult. They also cram chapters a few days before the exam, so you really need to work ahead on your own so you have time to study. Overall, Hallows herself isn't a bad professor. The class is just pretty hard and stressful. Definitely don't take this with any other difficult classes.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2021	really lives up to her name. be prepared to teach yourself and attend office hours. at least there's some extra credit.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/27/2021	She is good at teaching, she is rude though. The workload is heavy but that's not her fault. Wish she had a more kind attitude.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/15/2020	Hallows wasn't as bad as a lot of people say she is, but she isn't great. She's a pretty average teacher for a somewhat boring class. She does get frustrated during class if students aren't understanding the concepts.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/07/2020	No empathy or compassion for students.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/04/2020	Unaccommodating, rude, sociopathic piece of sh*t. Didn't even consider decreasing workload; felt like a lot of class concepts weren't that bad but the busywork/HW was insane on top of projects. A student's father died and her sad excuse of a response is all over MD news. Hope she loses all of her investment portfolio in this pandemic!
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting a B- Anonymous 04/22/2020	Her first name describes her demeanor. She gets frustrated when you do not know the content as well as her, and flies through concepts. She knows the content well, and there are a lot of resources to do well, however, I would feel stressed and sad in her class. For teaching, I would say a rating of 2-3 is more appropriate but I have never dreaded going to a class as much as 340. Her attitude is just that bad and draining.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting a B bts5 06/03/2014	Prof. Hallows makes this class interesting. Like many people already said, she's nice and in my opinion good for those who don't like math as she takes almost elementary approach and solves problems on the board step-by-step. This class required a lot of work however (video lectures, video quizzes, hw, chapter quizzes, project). Clickers are used in this class. Attendance wasn't taken. Tests are crazy difficult, it helps to go over the ones from past semesters which will be posted on ELMS for you. Only 3 out of 4 tests count so final is technically optional. There's also some extra credit.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/29/2014	Professor Hallows is a really nice professor, who treats everybody with respect. She is a great lecturer, and wants to make sure everybody understands Finance. In class, she will work many problems for each chapter, which are similar to what is on the exams. Even though the exams are done among all the 340 teachers, I still found them to be quite accessible. The projects are not difficult, but require some time (there are 3 of them). It is also important that you do all the homework, quizzes, video quizzes, and the extra credit assignments, which can really help your grade. If you have the opportunity to take her, I highly recommend that you do!
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/23/2014	This class is extremely difficult. I don't blame Dr. Hallows for the unfairness of this class because all of the finance professors work together to structure the class so it's not her fault how difficult it is. She does a decent enough job of presenting material and really does care about her students. The problem of this class lies on how hard the exams are. You can literally go over every practice exam, Myfinance lab quiz/HW and you will still see questions on the exams that literally no one in the class knows how to answer. Often the TA's will even struggle to solve them. I assume they do this to bring the averages of the exams down and its really unfair. The best way to study is to look through all of the practice exams and do problems over and over and over since those questions will best prepare you for the exams. The one plus of the class is how awesome the TA's are. Some of them are not too great at teaching material but some of them are really great and can teach you the concepts really well. They will even help you with the quizzes and project. Before exams, go to the TA's with any questions you have. They will help you out alot and let you know what to expect on the exams.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Anonymous 04/30/2014	I was deciding between a three and a four. She is a nice lady who knows a lot about finance. I think her weak spot is in understanding questions from students and then explaining concepts. She's not the best teacher but she's also far from the worst
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A vivizoka 08/17/2012	Professor Hallows is a great teacher and will do whatever she can to make sure her students understand Finance. She is very patient and work the problems over and over. She always returned by emails usually in a couple of hours, and I wrote her quite frequently, let me tell you. The exams are fair, I guess it depends on the subject. I got an A on the first, C on the second, and was able to get a B+ on the third and avoid the final. Make sure to do all homework and extra credit assignments; they will certainly help you out. The projects require some work, but are not so difficult. Watch the videos and you should be fine.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2011	Hallows is really nice and tries to do everything she can to help you understand finance. She will even fall a little behind because she does so many practice problems and tries to help you out for the exams. Overall, the course is run together among all of the 340 teachers, so the tests don't come from just her. I found them mildly tough. They curved a couple and presented you with a ton of extra credit opportunities. No real excuse to get under a B if you do them and homeworks.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting an A+ sukhenkoy1990 12/16/2011	Professor Hallows is a solid lecturer and really tries to help students grasp the concepts presented in corporate finance. She often goes out of her way to bring real-world examples into the lecture, which is good for students interested in finance. The difficulty of the exams is not really up to her, but she is open to answer any questions that you may have.
Karen Hallows BMGT340 Expecting a B Anonymous 07/24/2011	Hallows is a tough lady who doesn't sugar coat how hard finance is, which I appreciated. However, she is a nice person who treats all of her students with respect. She goes over questions anyone has about the subject clearly, and will continue to explain until you get the concept. I never felt lost in her class because of her teaching style. My advice for 340 is definitely do all of the extra credit. It's not that hard but it absolutely saved my grade this semester.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
06/03/2022

I was really struggling at first in this class because she was so fast with concepts but then I realized most of the learning was going to be done on my own account. Once I did this, everything turned out to be better. I suggest doing homework and quizzes a couple of days before it is due and do the study plan as you go through the semester. You don't have to do every single one. If you do it AS YOU GO, you get extra credit at the end. You should do all extra credit opportunities because they are easy. For exams, practice at least 2 exams and practice what you get wrong and you'll be ready, the exams are very similar to the practice exams. Overall, I suggest going to class to get the Learning Catalytics credits and to work on your homework in advance. P.S it is reversed course so you watch a lecture before class and have to do a quiz with it so take good notes and pay attention.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting a C+
Anonymous
05/07/2022

She moves through concepts way too fast and doesn't give you a chance to actually understand them during lectures. She does provide a bunch of different materials to help with class but it can sometimes be overwhelming. She gets frustrated when people don't understand topics in class and when she is asked a question she get's mad that the student is confused. I would recommend taking Padhi's section instead.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/31/2021

It was fine. If you can't do great in this class... idk. it is by no means hard and she curves fairly generously, gives you a cheat sheet etc.. She's super boring and sometimes mixes stuff up in class, I believe Padhi's class had significantly higher average grades. Just pay attention or look the stuff up yourself.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/15/2021

Do not understand why she gets such bad reviews. She is a great lecturer and know the content inside out, just show up to class

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Anonymous
12/06/2021

Not a good professor. She is not effective at teaching the content, and then when you ask a question she will get frustrated and angry. Professor Padhi also teacher this class and they both work together, which means all students take the same quizzes and tests. The difference in grades between the two professors is astounding. Definitely avoid Hallows if possible.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Anonymous
11/20/2021

Professor Hallows is pretty good at teaching Finance, but she really isn't open to questions. The class requires a lot of studying both for grades and just to practice the concepts because without practice you can't pass. She and professor Padhi worked together to create exams, which are pretty much like the sample exams they provide, but still difficult. They also cram chapters a few days before the exam, so you really need to work ahead on your own so you have time to study. Overall, Hallows herself isn't a bad professor. The class is just pretty hard and stressful. Definitely don't take this with any other difficult classes.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2021

really lives up to her name. be prepared to teach yourself and attend office hours. at least there's some extra credit.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/27/2021

She is good at teaching, she is rude though. The workload is heavy but that's not her fault. Wish she had a more kind attitude.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/15/2020

Hallows wasn't as bad as a lot of people say she is, but she isn't great. She's a pretty average teacher for a somewhat boring class. She does get frustrated during class if students aren't understanding the concepts.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting a B
Anonymous
05/07/2020

No empathy or compassion for students.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/04/2020

Unaccommodating, rude, sociopathic piece of sh*t. Didn't even consider decreasing workload; felt like a lot of class concepts weren't that bad but the busywork/HW was insane on top of projects. A student's father died and her sad excuse of a response is all over MD news. Hope she loses all of her investment portfolio in this pandemic!

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
04/22/2020

Her first name describes her demeanor. She gets frustrated when you do not know the content as well as her, and flies through concepts. She knows the content well, and there are a lot of resources to do well, however, I would feel stressed and sad in her class. For teaching, I would say a rating of 2-3 is more appropriate but I have never dreaded going to a class as much as 340. Her attitude is just that bad and draining.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting a B
bts5
06/03/2014

Prof. Hallows makes this class interesting. Like many people already said, she's nice and in my opinion good for those who don't like math as she takes almost elementary approach and solves problems on the board step-by-step. This class required a lot of work however (video lectures, video quizzes, hw, chapter quizzes, project). Clickers are used in this class. Attendance wasn't taken. Tests are crazy difficult, it helps to go over the ones from past semesters which will be posted on ELMS for you. Only 3 out of 4 tests count so final is technically optional. There's also some extra credit.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/29/2014

Professor Hallows is a really nice professor, who treats everybody with respect. She is a great lecturer, and wants to make sure everybody understands Finance. In class, she will work many problems for each chapter, which are similar to what is on the exams. Even though the exams are done among all the 340 teachers, I still found them to be quite accessible. The projects are not difficult, but require some time (there are 3 of them). It is also important that you do all the homework, quizzes, video quizzes, and the extra credit assignments, which can really help your grade. If you have the opportunity to take her, I highly recommend that you do!

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
05/23/2014

This class is extremely difficult. I don't blame Dr. Hallows for the unfairness of this class because all of the finance professors work together to structure the class so it's not her fault how difficult it is. She does a decent enough job of presenting material and really does care about her students. The problem of this class lies on how hard the exams are. You can literally go over every practice exam, Myfinance lab quiz/HW and you will still see questions on the exams that literally no one in the class knows how to answer. Often the TA's will even struggle to solve them. I assume they do this to bring the averages of the exams down and its really unfair. The best way to study is to look through all of the practice exams and do problems over and over and over since those questions will best prepare you for the exams. The one plus of the class is how awesome the TA's are. Some of them are not too great at teaching material but some of them are really great and can teach you the concepts really well. They will even help you with the quizzes and project. Before exams, go to the TA's with any questions you have. They will help you out alot and let you know what to expect on the exams.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Anonymous
04/30/2014

I was deciding between a three and a four. She is a nice lady who knows a lot about finance. I think her weak spot is in understanding questions from students and then explaining concepts. She's not the best teacher but she's also far from the worst

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A
vivizoka
08/17/2012

Professor Hallows is a great teacher and will do whatever she can to make sure her students understand Finance. She is very patient and work the problems over and over. She always returned by emails usually in a couple of hours, and I wrote her quite frequently, let me tell you. The exams are fair, I guess it depends on the subject. I got an A on the first, C on the second, and was able to get a B+ on the third and avoid the final. Make sure to do all homework and extra credit assignments; they will certainly help you out. The projects require some work, but are not so difficult. Watch the videos and you should be fine.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/20/2011

Hallows is really nice and tries to do everything she can to help you understand finance. She will even fall a little behind because she does so many practice problems and tries to help you out for the exams. Overall, the course is run together among all of the 340 teachers, so the tests don't come from just her. I found them mildly tough. They curved a couple and presented you with a ton of extra credit opportunities. No real excuse to get under a B if you do them and homeworks.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting an A+
sukhenkoy1990
12/16/2011

Professor Hallows is a solid lecturer and really tries to help students grasp the concepts presented in corporate finance. She often goes out of her way to bring real-world examples into the lecture, which is good for students interested in finance. The difficulty of the exams is not really up to her, but she is open to answer any questions that you may have.

Karen Hallows
BMGT340

Expecting a B
Anonymous
07/24/2011

Hallows is a tough lady who doesn't sugar coat how hard finance is, which I appreciated. However, she is a nice person who treats all of her students with respect. She goes over questions anyone has about the subject clearly, and will continue to explain until you get the concept. I never felt lost in her class because of her teaching style. My advice for 340 is definitely do all of the extra credit. It's not that hard but it absolutely saved my grade this semester.