David Becher

School: Drexel University
Department: Finance
Location:Philadelphia, PA
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 Pros: He does a good job pressuring you to learn all materials carefully. He keeps asking same questions over and over again to make sure everyone understands the materials.
Cons: Ridiculous exams. Yes-he tries to train you to think quickly, but all the exams are too much. All the questions he asks really need time to come up with the answers, but no... he wants you to just write all your first thoughts, which sucks. Honestly, we really need more than 15 mins to write two pages of the 2008 crisis AND our own view on Fed.
For your GPA's sake, I would recommend you to take other profs.
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 Pros: Gives good overview of what is important
Cons: Focuses on irrelevant details
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You might go in knowing everything but you'll never get a 100%. This is the nature of the type of exams he gives: they are always too long and the long answer questions are impossible to answer fully in the time given. (eg. describe the reasons behind the financial crisis). His grading reflects his subjectivity- he'll easily take off 20% for not writing "what he wants". The problem is that he is not specific when asking the question and they are inevitably too broad- there is nothing you can do.
He is likable, but overrated. Take someone else, learn the same stuff (it's honestly not hard) and get a better grade.
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 By far the best Finance (and perhaps overall) professor at Drexel. I think every single finance major should be required to take his class. Learned more in this class than in all my other finance classes combined.
Work load is absolutely heavy. If you are prepared to do the work required, you will really benefit from this class.
I wish he taught more classes!
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 Becher, as many have pointed out, is the best professor at Drexel. Very interactive lectures relating course subjects to current events. Attendance is not mandatory, but if you want to do good in his class you need to go and pay close attention. Beat the average of the class and you will do well. It's a shame he doesn't teach undergrad courses year round.
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 One of the best finance professors at Drexel. He is very smart and you can learn a lot from his lectures.
The tests are impossible, I consider myself a fast test taker and I struggled to finish his tests in 2 hours. Everything is graded on a curve, averge grade is an 85 so study and go to every lecture and try to beat averge to do well in his course.
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 Becher is one of the best professors at Drexel. He cares about his students and is willing to provide as much help as possible. His tests are somewhat hard and long, but reasonable. Do not take his class if you just want an A. Take his class if you want to learn. He makes learning about finance easy and fun. I learned sooo much about finance from Becher and I thank him for that.
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 Guaranteed to do well if you're a girl. Guys.. forget about it.
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 Hands down, one of the best professors I have had a Drexel. Yes his tests are very long, and yes they require a good deal of knowledge and thinking, but in no way are they unfair...everything on them is covered in class. He has a great teaching style and really cares about his students and having them get the most out of his class. Attendance is not required but extra credit opportunites are given if you go to class!!
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 He's not easy at all...he's a lot of work..but honestly its all worth it.if your one of those kids that doesnt like to go to class or volunteer then dont take him but i promise you..u wont learn from ne other prof the way u can learn from becher. and if you have a prob with going to class then drop out of college...cause if u can't handle becher what kind of education do really want? I missed two classes throughout the term and in those two classes i missed sooo much information that it was just not the same to read through a book and learn it the way i wuld have learned it if i had gone to class. I got a B+ in the class but i culd have gotten an A if I had volunteered more. his material isn't hard if you put in the studying and actually doing homewrk adn tryin to grasp the concepts instead of memorizing. truelly a great teacher and someone to look up to if your going for a finance related career.
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 If you're taking a Finance class, try to take it with Becher as you will certainly learn things. He makes things easy to understand. If you're taking a test, make sure to write something down as he gives out partial credit, and lots of it even if the answer isn't right. It won't be easy to get an A, but it'd be really tough to get anything lower than a C.
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 My grade sucked and I'm probably going to barely pass, but hands down to this guy, Dr. Becher for being the first professor to actually teach me something at Drexel. Sharp guy, knows his stuff. I don't believe anyone who says they didn't learn a thing. If I could, I'd take him for every finance class.
highly recommended
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 Did not appreciate his arrogant attitude. Tests depart from what he taught in class.
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 I LOVE BECHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!best professor i have ever taken at drexel. i cant stress enough for everyone to wait until he teacher 325 and take his class. he is so caring and makes sense of everything and just doesnt spit out equations. you will learn more in his class than any class at drexel. first time ive been sad to end a course. only regret is that he doesnt teach more finance classes, woulda loved to have him!
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 IF YOU ARE A FINANCE MAJOR, TAKE THIS TEACHER! You will learn more from Dr. Becher than any other professor you will probably have. He explains everything clearly and makes sure that you learn it, attendence isn't required but you'll struggle to pass if you don't go. Workload is not that bad, usually no more than 1 assignment a week. Tests are fair, but challenging.
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 Great Professor!!! I pretty much agree with all other reviews in that I would strongly urge students to take him who would like to learn a lot. Do not waste your time if you want an easy grade - I got a C in the class and I am still willing to give him a positive review because he truly cares and is always willing to make himself available for an extra explanation - he is very fair about grading but the tests are difficult - HAVE to study in order to get a good grade - he is probably the best professor I had at Drexel so far.
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 really good teacher... but sometimes an ASS HOLE...one time he made the hw assignment much harder because someone complained to him that the hw was too easy....
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 i've never seen a teacher as enthusiastic as he is, i'll give him credit for that. cares for his students... hm... maybe. but he expects you to know as much about a subject as he does. a subject that he's hardly finished talking about. do NOT take this teacher unless you are planning on a suicide soon or this is your only class or you're in love with his "perky" voice. especially those whose goal is to raise the gpa or those who are about to graduate or the engineering folks. there will be no time for you to do hw for anything else. i have never seen anyone as anal as he is about hw. oh... and altogether he spent (at least) a good 10 hours teaching how to use a stupid finance calculator. well... i wouldn't blame him knowing that majority of ppl in this class are morons who can't figure it out by themselves or with one demostration(there's instruction on the back of the book by the way. and if you don't know how to take a square root with a calculator, you probably deserve to be in this class).
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 Great teacher! Always open to questions and great discussions. Take the class if you're willing to put in the work, not an easy class. Textbook was not too necessary, esp since attendance was strongly encouraged (pop-up EC quizes) and his notes are highly explanatory. I'm not a finance major, but would've taken another class this fall if he taugh anything besides the intro course.
Came off as a snob at first (won't accept HW if it's not written a certain way, etc). However it took a week to get past that and realize this class was worth sticking with. I've used a lot of his stuff on my co-op ever since.
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 Dr. Becher is a breath of fresh air professor.He's the kind you really learn from. You can't slide through his course because the information is to complicated. You have to be at every lecture because that is what your accountable for, not the book. The homeworks are somewhat lengthy and can be a pain in the ass. Overall he is an excellent professor, one that I would take again. It is professors like Dr. Becher that make me feel good about paying for and being in college. He'll TEACH you alot of interesting concepts essential for a Business major but DO NOT expect an easy A or B!
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 The best professor I have had at Drexel so far. His class is challenging and he will make you work hard but you will learn a lot. It is impossible to get an A or B without knowing the material very well. I really enjoyed his class b/c he realizes that the material is something finance majors need to know so he is not going to allow anyone to just slide thru but of course you should be willing to learn the material b/c you will need to know it anyways. If you want a challenging class with a professor you will push you hard in a class where you will learn a lot then take Dr. Becher.

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