Reviews of professor Juan Gutierrez

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Take him if you can, better than some other finance professors at CSUB. Always available during said office hours and helps tremendously with the case studies. Highly recommend going to him for help on them if you get stuck because you will need all the points you can get. Exams are pretty difficult but doable, case studies are the easiest points

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Make sure to attend class and take notes on the lectures. Use any in class assignments or midterm reviews and really study them. The exams are very similar to them. Make sure you understand the concepts or you will get lost. Ask questions. You can get extra credit. Get them because you will need them. They can only be used once on a midterm.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class was a joke, but he also knew this and did the best with what he was given. Juans the man! Even though this course was a copy and paste of FIN 3000, he was very helpful in deciphering certain questions in the case studies that I was unsure of. I hope that hes successful in his quest to install a more current casebook in future classes!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He did not provide any help whatsoever for the final exam. Went over too much content in such little time; forcing you to learn things on your own at that point. Claims he wants you to understand the material, but did not provide any resources/class assignment examples to prep for the final. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was an average Professor, everything was flowing like any other class; however the lack of effort he put into the final review was disappointing. Going over the learning objectives does not help when a majority of this class is based on quantitative examples. Did not mind the guy at all, but this didnt sit well with me at all.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a really great professor. He really cares about the success of his students and tries to explain all of the quantitative concepts as well as he can. His tests are hard because the concepts are hard but he does provide extra credit. He was my best professor during the shift to quarantine. He communicated a lot and always had his door open.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great Professor. The material can be naturally difficult for many students. However, with some humor and great understanding of the topic himself, he teaches difficult topics the easiest way. If you skip class, you might miss quite a bit though. Make it to class, do the hw, study a bit, and you can come out with an A.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A LOT of HW & quizzes. Both very lengthy assignments he gives multiple chances on both but they are tedious. Open to questions & help. One group assignment (case study) ask questions. No midterm so you can't preview what the final is like. No study guide & closeout browser. Difficult final. Work in a group! The study group is a must.