Reviews of professor Xiyi Zhang

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ivy wants her students to do well. Her lectures are kind of boring, but so are every other professor's lectures if it was also accounting. Lots of examples to help. Need to practice a bunch or you won't do well on tests. Quizzes and hw online and quizzes also in discussion. Would recommend taking 3 classes instead of 4 with this class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
BUS020 with Ivy was a great experience. There are weekly homework and quizzes as well as discussion quizzes every week. Don't be discouraged, Ivy and her T.A.s are accessible outside of class and willing to help. Although there are lots of examples covered in class, they usually geared towards helping you with your homework's and quizzes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Zhang makes complex accounting concepts seem less intimidating. Attend the lectures to gain participation points and comprehend the examples. Review the homework and online quizzes to perform well on the discussion quizzes. The two exams primarily test the big concepts. Use all the questions from the practice exams to guide your studying.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Her lectures are a bit boring and difficult to follow. Weekly online homeworks/ quizzes and a quiz during discussion. You will have a troubling quarter if you do not understand the material from the start. The TA's are your best shot in passing the class. A curve is added to the final grade, the curve doesn't change your grade much.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Midterm and FInal are biggest chunks of your grade. Online quizzes and HW, in class participation, some ec. Attend lecture for participation via tophat. Make sure you complete all other assignments at the max score possible so tests arent as nerve racking. Practice tests help but go over slides too. Hard to understand sometimes so keep up @ home

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Super nice professor and taught lectures very clearly. As long as you go to lecture and understand you'll be fine. There's one midterm & the final. Exams are usually easier than the study guides but since its multiple choice you have to understand the concepts in lecture very well because it can get confusing. Go to her OH she's very helpful!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Zhang is one the best professors out there for BUS020. She at least puts in the effort to help her students understand the material and provides lectures and study guides to help you on your quizzes and exams. Class was still tough due to the amount of homework you are required to finish weekly and how hard some concepts are to grasp

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Super nice, very understanding, cares about her students, makes accounting so much easier.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lectures are not necessary, but attendance is taken via PollEv. Never attended lectures; I just read/took notes from the textbook. Discussions are helpful since TAs go over examples. HW has multiple tries, but the quizzes are 1-try and timed. Do well on the quizzes so midterms/finals are less scary! Extra credit quiz at the end of the quarter.