Reviews of professor Ioannis Barkoulas

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take him!!! His teaching style is a monstrosity. From the second you enter the classroom to the second you leave, he will lecture. And mannnn will he lecture. In a very bad accent. Very quickly. Calling it easy when I can confirm it is not. He grades solely on tests with little room for error. I gave him a 2 because he honestly tries.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was rather difficult for me I had to work hard for my A. Class averages for exams were very low in the 50s, homework was tedious as similar problems weren't done in class, lectures just felt pretty boring overall. Should have spent more time going over problems on the exams and homework instead of more in depth info. He cares though.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Barkoulas is a good person but an awful teacher. For corporate finance he literally just stands up and reads off the powerpoints and goes on tangents that make no sense. He is no help trying to teach problems, I'm not even done with this class and gonna fail. DO NOT TAKE HIM IF YOU AREN'T A GENIUS IN FINANCE.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is extremely difficult to understand. He never actually answers your question he just confuses you with irrelevant information then says, "correct". Do not take him, you have to teach yourself and its extremely hard to pass the tests. He has good intentions, and he is a good dude but a very poor professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was quite literally the worst professor I have run into so far during my time at southern. The teacher is not only extremely hard to understand behind both his mask and accent, he lectures off a power point for the entirety of the class and usually 5 minutes past time. I could write a book on how terrible of a professor he was

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
LISTENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! We had a 30 page paper due at the end of the semester in a group project. This class is very difficult to be International Finance. THIS CLASS IS HARD. I was fighting for my life in here. Attendance is mandatory, homework is pretty easy, but the Exams are hard. Goodluck.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Barkoulas is a very caring instructor who wants to see all of his students succeed. His teaching is fully lecture off powerpoint slides, but he is always willing to answer questions and explain any confusion you may have. Tests were just like homework problem sets and in person. When you get to know him, he is very funny and a great guy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Do not recommend taking him. The second you enter the class, he will lecture till the end. He is just reading the presentations that can be found on Folio. It is better to take him online. You do not need him always asking you weird questions or reading the presentation that you can read on your own. No explanations, just reading the presentation.