Samuel Handwerger

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Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 04/24/2025	BEST PROFESSOR AT UMD. PERIOD. small workload, fun professor, he understands that students actually have lives outside of school. Take this class. Wish every professor was like Handwerger.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 04/24/2025	Genuinely the best professor I have ever had. I always wanted to show up to class because he truly showed his desire for his students to do well and tried his best to make his lectures engaging. If you want a GenEd with a SUPER light workload, take this one with Handwerger. You will not regret it. When I took the course, it was "ungraded," so we graded ourselves at the middle and end of the semester. Also, he is strict about phones and computers, but in the most wholesome way, as he explains the scientific reason behind it and wants us to actually learn. He gives 2 or 3 phone breaks during lecture. The midterm was online AND you were allowed to use the internet and your notes. There were occasional homeworks and I think 2 projects, but they were super easy and obviously ungraded (your effort is important though, as you can use it to back up your evidence when proving the grade you think you deserve at the middle and end of the course). I truly don't have anything bad to say about him. When I was taking the course I would tell all my friends about him and the course and would always recommend it. I wish more professors were like him. He tells the best stories and gives pretty amazing life advice. Not to mention, the course was actually interesting and worthwhile. I would genuinely take this course again if I could, simply because Handwerger is the best professor I've ever had. I cannot stress this enough, take this course.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 04/11/2025	Handwerger is a great professor! BMGT289D is already an easy class with minimal workload, but he makes it even more interesting with all his stories from being a CPA that directly relate to what we're learning. The 75 minute lectures can definitely drag on, but I sill recommend the class for the light workload and great professor.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 04/10/2025	LOVED the class and professor. The class is everything you want out of a gen ed: easy, interesting, and informative. The professor is so genuine and passionate about our learning too. It’s definitely lecture-heavy—1 hour and 15 minutes straight through with just a couple quick breaks—but I didn’t mind at all. He has so much real-world experience with fraud cases, so his stories are super engaging and he cracks a few cute jokes here and there. Attendance is taken through Socrates and some other platforms, so try not to miss too many classes unexcused. Even though it’s technically an “ungraded” class where you give yourself a grade, he’s very clear that if he doesn’t know who you are, you’re not getting an A, so participation and being present actually matter a lot. If I had to pick one thing I didn’t love, it would be the group projects. He usually assigns them after class, so not everyone hears about them, and since nothing is formally graded, people aren’t always motivated to contribute. That said, if you’re into forensic accounting or just want to learn from someone who’s been in the field, I’d totally recommend this class.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT423 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/25/2025	Best Professor at Smith. The world needs more people like him. He TRUELY cares about us learning and since this class is mostly seniors he gives really good life advice that I would not have gotten anywhere else.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2024	Professor Handwerger is a very enthusiastic and engaging professor. The workload is manageable, the lectures are fun as he tells a lot of stories about his experiences with fraud, and his assignments are typically worthwhile and useful. One of the best professors I've had in my 3 semesters here. In addition, his course grades were determined by a self-assessment at the end of the course. Don't expect to give yourself an A+ if you don't put in the work, you have to be engaged and participate or he'll meet with you to discuss why you think you deserve that grade when you haven't shown up all semester. That being said, if you show up, participate, and give your best effort, you can get an excellent grade. He also would occasionally cancel class and post a zoom video instead if the weather was very nice outside, which just adds to why he's a great professor. If possible, I definitely recommend taking this class.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/15/2024	Definitely one of the funniest, most interesting professors on campus! He’s got an endless arsenal of interesting stories from a long career as a CPA, and his lectures are a great mix of informative and entertaining. The class is also self-graded and doesn’t require a lot of work. Great professor and great course!
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2024	Handwerger is a very enthusiastic and passionate professor who really cares about his students and does everything to help them do well, notable with friendly grading policies. That being said, his lectures tend to be dull and lack focus, and really drag with the 1 hour 15 minute sections.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2024	Hands down, one of the best, most enthusiastic, and genuinely enjoyable professor I've ever had the pleasure of being taught by. Handwerger is very enthusiastic and shares several examples of class material presented both in his personal and professional life. Frankly, I have no complaints taking him this semester as his class is one of those classes where you look forward to attending. If you want a Socratic-like class experience and have some interest in fraud, PLEASE take his class.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/04/2024	Handwerger is one of the best professors I've ever had. He is very enthusiastic about what he is teaching, he's understanding toward students circumstances and he's pretty funny. He always connects class material to real world examples, mainly from his personal life, but they always make sense and these stories helped the information stick because of how interesting they were. Overall great class and a hilarious instructor
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 06/24/2024	Handwerger is funny and has interesting stories about his life. Attendance isn’t mandatory and his lectures are zoom recorded but you need to email w a valid reason to access them. I feel like the class is a little long and dragged out and he often skips slides without going over everything. The grades the semester I took 289 was “ungraded” so you evaluated yourself. We had a project, a multiple choice midterm (curved based on how other students did), many quizzes, and case studies that replaced the final exam. The assignments aren’t hard but they’re a lot and tedious at times. He sent me a passive aggressive email once and when I addressed it he ignored it haha. He’s big on participation and engagement. He started off picking random names to answer questions but stopped by the middle of the course. Overall I learned a lot and I’m glad this class was triple count for gen eds
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 06/12/2024	Reviews speak for themselves however the lecturers are pretty dull and boring and there is no need to attend. He's a very intestine guy with tons of stories but his teaching is lackluster and all over the place, but the class covers many GenEd requirements and is an easy A, if you put in some effort.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 06/12/2024	Awesome guy. Really does care more about making sure you learn more than giving out grades. Go to class!! He makes it fun and tries his best to keep everyone engaged. Posts everything you need to know about the class in advance. Had a hard time sitting still for an hour and fifteen minutes but that’s honestly the only downside I had with him. He’s great!!
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/01/2024	His way of teaching is so unique, hands down the best class I have taken so far.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 04/18/2024	I took this class because the reviews made it seem like this was going to be a super interesting and fun class. Honestly, he is one of the most dull lecturers I have ever had. I dreaded going to class everyday. I'm genuinely confused on how he has such good reviews. I think the course content is interesting, but the way he taught the class made it unbearable.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 04/05/2024	Easily the best professor I have ever had as a college student. He genuinely cares about his class and students. He also knows a lot about the subject from his career experiences and his stories are very interesting and relevant to the information in the class. He is very fair about grading and is very down-to-earth. Very nice and funny guy. Highly recommend this class not only because it is an interesting topic and relevant to every-day life, but he is a great professor.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 01/21/2024	Hands down the best prof I've had so far. His seminars and speeches outside of class were also top notch.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Redacted_Username 12/26/2023	Awesome professor, very enthusiastic about the material he teaches.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2023	Professor Handwerger is the best. His assignments are a little confusing at times but he will curve them almost every time. I would recommend going to his class, as they can be very interesting and he really cares about his students.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A+ Anonymous 08/17/2023	Literally amazing if I could I would retake his class, really wish he would start teaching accounting again.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 06/25/2023	Super cool guy! Passionate about the topic and makes his class interesting. The work was actually pretty intriguing and didn't take much to complete. Easy class cause he curves almost everything. Not sure how you could fail this course.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/09/2023	He is an amazing prof if I could take him again I would. Curves most things and I really did enjoy going to his class. I learned some stuff that will stay with me forever.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 05/07/2023	Dr. Handwerger is the sweetest guy you’ll meet. The class was very easy; the weekly homeworks only took on average about 10 minutes to complete. There were no exams, only a final which was multiple choice and free-response. Handwerger is a great speaker- he makes the class super fun and engaging, even though I was taking the class as a gen-ed. As long as you pay decent attention in class, it’s an easy A. Handwerger wants to pass you, so as you participate in class and show him energy, you’ll get an A.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT424 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/04/2023	Super nice guy. Very funny
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 05/02/2023	Professor Handweger is very kind and clearly cares about his students. He curves/adjusts most things, which is helpful because his quizzes can sometimes be confusing and misleading. He has a lot of experience that he shares during class, so it's clear that he knows a lot about what he talks about. Class can be kind of boring but is pretty easy. There is one big group project, but it's not that difficult.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/27/2023	Just a really good guy. Curves almost everything so even though the homeworks can be a bit tricky, it's all good because he'll boost your grade no matter what. He really wants his students to do well and get good grades which to me is one of the best qualities in a professor. Would take this class with him again ten times out of ten.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT424 Anonymous 02/08/2023	One of the best accounting professors. Take him for advanced accounting especially if you are about to graduate and want a good review before you take your CPA.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2022	Best professor I have had he is engaging and interesting
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2022	The best professor I have had. He is super approachable, kind, and funny. His classes are always fun, interesting, and entertaining. He is very understanding and will curve quizzes. He does not take attendance. I took this as a Gen Ed and I am happy that I did!
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2022	Amazing Professor. Tries to keep the class alive, does no take attendance and isn’t strict with deadlines or assignment submissions. Very understanding of his students and even curves his quizzes. Overall great prof.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 05/13/2022	Great professor, an easy gen-Ed business class with interesting lectures. I would highly recommend the professor as well
Samuel Handwerger Anonymous 05/13/2022	I really enjoyed Handwerger's class. He is funny and engaging and makes the class have a comfortable environment. I would highly recommend him if you are looking for a fun gen ed to take.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/11/2022	Professor Handwerker is one of my favorite professors at UMD. He is always animated in the classroom and demonstrates interest in what his students are doing. His enthusiasm for the topic makes learning fun and exciting. His grading is fair and he makes it clear that he wants everyone to do well.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Anonymous 04/18/2022	He is very nice and understanding. Funny Jewish guy. Reminds me of my Zaide. When it comes to lecture he does not take attendance, class is interesting and he tells stories which are engaging. There are weekly quizzes, questions are vague, he often gives questions back bc majority of people get it wrong. He makes them tricky. They are all untimed and online. He has said the final will be timed and online for this semester. He has office hours in VMH and he cares and wants you to learn and ask questions if you have. Lastly, he records the lecture so overall I recommend this class.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2021	This professor is HANDS DOWN the BEST professor at UMD. He is such a sweet, funny guy who makes his class so interesting for his students. He also gives so many free points here and there so it makes it easier to get an A. I thought the course had a relatively low amount of work load but this can vary from student to student. His content is so interesting and he always tells cute little stories during class. Attendance to his class is not mandatory, since he records his lecture, but I highly recommend it. He is a very cute professor and a professor you must have at least once at UMD.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT220H Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/02/2021	Handwerger is such a sweet man. Accounting 1 is confusing and somewhat difficult, but he makes it tolerable. He may not be the best at explaining accounting topics, but he tells really funny stories and has lots of valuable experience as an accountant. There are lots of homeworks and assignments that are worth lots of points, so make sure to do them because they are essentially free points. Because of this, getting an A is pretty easy, and he wants his students to get an A.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/14/2020	Best teacher at UMD hands down. He is so sweet and cares so much about his students. Put in the effort and you will succeed!
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 12/14/2020	Really understanding during online semester and made sure students didn't do bad. I missed a quiz and emailed him and he let me retake it. He makes sure the workload isn't too heavy. Very highly recommend this course to anyone who can get a seat. Content is also pretty interesting and his weekly quizzes were very easy. He records all of his lectures and uploads them so live attendance isn't mandatory.
Samuel Handwerger BUAC712 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/30/2020	Professor Handwerger is amazing! I have taken him for more than one course and looking forward to taking more taught by him. He is really knowledgeable and makes class fun and engaging. Something I appreciate about him is that he is great at providing feedback on almost every single assignment.
Samuel Handwerger BMGT289D Expecting an A Anonymous 11/20/2019	Class is honestly a breeze, he's so cute and just tells stories or talks about different aspects of crazy fraud in the business world for the whole time. Not rigorous at all. We have had like 5 homework, and they're all graded fairly easy. Plus our final is both take home/open note and a group project.