Reviews of professor Alan Nelson

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
typical marshall class. can't blame profs for the grade cuz of the curve. Need to show up for the lec for the attendance but doesn't really learn a lot. Prof Nelson is a well-organized teacher who gives great feedback. Very nice guy.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Nelson was a very caring person. He lightens the environment and embraces new ideas and points. BUAD 304 is a challenging class in general and contains a lot of information. His study guides were too vague. Grade based off tests. Lots of memorization. Study guide was unclear and resulted in trying to learn a bunch of useless models.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The class is cool. I love the learning material. However, the professor doesn't know how to motivate us to learn by giving us random scores and unreasonable feedback. Feel insecure and uncomfortable by just being in his class. I got a lower participation grade than those who did not come to every class. Very close minded.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He seems to care about his students, but only if they are a woman, are attractive, and agree with what he says. Unclear grading and isn't open to change. Beware as he likes to touch his students' shoulders and make uncomfortable jokes in class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's terrible. Plays favorites which translate into the grades he gives. If he likes you, you're good. If not, you're screwed. I flew under the radar, so I was able to do ok, but it's clear he isn't objective.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't know where USC found this dude. He's the worst... His grading is subjective. A little racist. Discourages us from discussing our grades with him and threatens to deduct even more points if we question it. If you don't brown your nose, you'll probably land on a B or below. I warned y'all

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly, he's a great dude. He's always smiling and makes the environment brighter. He can be at times very vague about certain things but I think he is better at teaching and being engaged with his students than other professors. He makes you work for the grade but nothing you can't handle. Participate in class and show up! Effort is important!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Inspirational professor, yet a tough grader!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nelson is a real treasure. He has such amazing energy and his positive attitude is radiant. The class is not an easy A, but the material is pretty interesting so doing the work was always a breeze for me. He really knows his stuff. I'm gonna miss him and this class. Take him, you won't regret it!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nelson is definitely a boomer but he is enthusiastic and passionate about the class material. I personally never read the textbook or took notes. His lectures cover everything necessary to learn. The material is pretty boring but I thought the class was not too difficult.