Reviews of professor John Hess

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Hess is one of the best teachers Ive had. He is very personable and only gives a few easy quizzes and homework.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Hess was one of the best professors I've had. He teaches with the understanding that not everybody has a deep understanding of finance, which I definitely didn't. Does not try to trick you on the test and is very clear about what you need to know. Going to the lectures is definitely important. Overall he made me really enjoy this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It is a tough class, and he get's it. Like others have said, he is very accessible outside of class - take advantage of it if you need any help. He will take the time to explain it. Good with class notes on PowerPoint. It is hard doing it via Zoom, but he does it better than most. Tests are hard, but he gives lots of partial credit.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Easy to understand material via lectures and examples in his powerpoints. Gives practice tests ¬es for each exam. If you do not understand something he is great in office hours. With online learning, homework &tests can be hard and he gets that. He does his best to give the most credit based on participation in lecture andoffice hours. Good guy!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Hess is one of the better profs at WCU.  He's done this in real life, he understands.  He also knows that not everyone is good with math or formulas - which is what this class is about.  He makes it understandable and will get you through it if you try and go to office hours if you don't get it.

He cares about you succeeding. Pretty smart guy

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I would recommend Prof. Hess to anyone. He makes the content easy to learn and is very understanding of his students. He will do anything to help his students. Homework usually takes an hour max, but it really helps you understand the content even more. Take if you can!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall a solid choice for FIN325. Be prepared for small, and at times, unclear handwriting for lecture material on the board. Do the homework and take the practice exams (very similar to actual exam) and an A is very attainable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Hess is great.  Much different than typical WCU prof, he cares about students learning.  You need to go to class and pay attention.  Posts his notes on D2L and are really good.  Working in finance gives him a good perspective.  I've had him for FIN325 also.  I took this class because of him.  Take him if you can.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Hess is truly a pleasure to be around. He is genuine, caring, generous in terms of grading, and intelligent. Professor Hess is more than willing to help any confused student in and out of class and always has a dad joke up his sleeve! 100% would recommend to anyone.