Randy Lewis

FIN001 · FIN008 · FIN1 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
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Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Solid choice if you attend, study the book and handouts, and put in steady work for a fair grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnowledgeableTalks a lotCares about gradesStudy groups helpMandatory attendance

Knowledgeable and .
Course can feel hard for non-majors without study groups and book work.
and handouts .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Non-majors found finance hard and needed study groups for a B; studying handouts and book questions is required for tests.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Difficulty ranges from moderate to hard for non-finance majors, with heavy reliance on book and handouts.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

One student .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Students call him a great professor who cares and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

He cares about grades students receive but .

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Book study, handouts, and end-of-chapter questions matter; no flood of .

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Teaching experience

Good

75/100

Students praise knowledge, caring, and talkative lectures that .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Tests pull from handouts and in-class coverage; chapter questions help but .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person finance classes with a talkative, knowledgeable professor who cares about student grades; difficulty varies by major background.

Main concern

Mandatory attendance and and form study groups.

What students said

“Prof Lewis is a great, great guy and am incredibly knowledgeable professor.”
3068

“He is a good teacher. He talks ALOT.. But it generally helps the class better understand the material”
FIN008

“OVERALL A GREAT PROFESSOR!”
FIN001

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Tests reward knowing handouts and what was covered in class, with book study strongly advised.

Handout-based testsKnow in-class materialBook study expected

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Exams track handouts and in-class topics; end-of-chapter questions help but are not assigned.

Handout-based testsIn-class material testedBook study recommended

“KNOW THE HANDOUTS. DOING THE QUESTIONS CLASS THE END OF EACH CHAPTER WILL HELP WITH TESTS.”
FIN001

“IF HE GOES OVER IT IN CLASS, YOU BETTER KNOW IT FOR THE TEST.”
FIN001

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Prof Lewis is a great, great guy and am incredibly knowledgeable professor. He sincerely cares about his students and they grade they receive.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews spanning 2011-2014, highlighting teaching, study load, and caring. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎓 Teaching Quality

75/100

“He is a good teacher. He talks ALOT.. But it generally helps the class better understand the material”

📚 Study Expectation

50/100

“You could pass the class without notetaking, but you had better study everything in the book”

❤️ Student Care

80/100

“He sincerely cares about his students and they grade they receive.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He talks ALOT.. But it generally helps the class better understand the material
LIKES TO TELL PERSONAL STORIES RELATED TO TOPIC
the use of

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

I found this course to be very hard and without the help of study groups I would have gotten a B
KNOW THE HANDOUTS
if

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

great, great guy and am incredibly knowledgeable professor
Randy is a and tries to be funny
OVERALL A GREAT PROFESSOR!

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Four older in-person reviews from 2011-2014 with consistent mid-to-high quality scores but limited grade data.

Inside 4 stored ratings

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Course coverage

30681 review

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