Rosemond Desir

School: University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Department: Accounting
Location: Amherst, MA
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Pros: Experienced in Accounting
Cons: Rude
Makes class required, even though his lectures don't give clarity
Extremely difficult to understand
For business-minded students makes the concepts more challenging
Impossible tests
He may come across as a nice guy to the average student because he uses a nice tone, but if you really listen to what he says he is very self-centered and passive aggressive towards his students. His tests are ridiculously challenging, as I averaged an A in both the homework and quiz categories, yet a low D or even F on his tests. I think he is leaving CSU, which is good for future students as I would not recommend him to anyone.
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Pros: Very nice. He cares a lot about his students. Very helpful in office hours and wants to help you learn the subject.
Cons: Does have an accent. It does get better as you get used to it. Sit towards the front and participate and you'll be fine.
I really enjoyed Rosemond Desir's class. It was challenging, and I had to work hard for my A. His final was very tough, and most of his exams were challenging as well. I did, however, learn a ton from him. He really cares about his students, and know a lot about accounting. I never considered being an accountant before his class, and now I am an accounting major. Very nice professor, pay attention and engage with him in class. It will help your grade and especially if you have a border line. Take the class and work hard, it will be worth it. This isn't a class you can just roll over, but it is an awesome class. If you want a GOOD professor, take Desir.
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Pros: The homework assignments let you check work three times each problem and you get three attempts at each assignment so homework is easy 100%
Some very helpful extra credit.
Cons: Pop Quizzes
Rosemond was a great professor, but his tests were difficult.
You really have to study all of his power points, review homework and worksheets, read the book and do some of the optional online assignments in order to get an A in his class, but it is doable.
Go to every class, and get to know professor Desir as well as don't be afraid to answer questions in class. He will give a participation grade at the end of the semester that you can earn quite a bit of extra credit on if he knows you.
He is very willing to help you understand if you have questions about something, and I do recommend taking this class with Professor Desir. Just know you have to work hard to earn an A or B, but that is the nature of any business class.
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Pros: He gives lots of examples and is willing to answer any questions. He will also spend extra time on topics, if asked.
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Pros: Great Guy very helpful out of class
Cons: Very disorganized and some of his lectures were very pointless. Very difficult test were many of the questions come from small pieces of info in the test.
Pretty tough for a non major in accounting. I spoke with Proffessor Desir many times to understand the material. He presents the material like its very simple but his tests and very difficult. He is a very helpful person out of class and has a great attitude. He frequently mentioned in class that he didn't like accounting which I thought was odd but he was still very helpful if you needed it.
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Pros: The nicest teacher I have had at CSU and you will frequently get out of class early. The tests are short, and all multiple choice. Still can be difficult if you are not prepared, but he strives to make them easy. Homework isn't due on a weekly basis, it is all due by one date. DO NOT NEED the book for this class if you simply pay attention and take good notes. Will work with you on any difficulties and will spend as much time on a subject as you need to understand it.
Cons: Some tricky questions on tests, but if you have paid attention you will get them all. Sometimes hard to hear from the back of the room.
The nicest teacher I have had at CSU and you will frequently get out of class early. The tests are short, and all multiple choice. Still can be difficult if you are not prepared, but he strives to make them easy. Homework isn't due on a weekly basis, it is all due by one date. DO NOT NEED the book for this class if you simply pay attention and take good notes. Will work with you on any difficulties and will spend as much time on a subject as you need to understand it.
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Pros: The nicest teacher I have had at CSU and you will frequently get out of class early. The tests are short, and all multiple choice. Still can be difficult if you are not prepared, but he strives to make them easy. Homework isn't due on a weekly basis, it is all due by one date. DO NOT NEED the book for this class if you simply pay attention and take good notes. Will work with you on any difficulties and will spend as much time on a subject as you need to understand it.
Cons: Sometimes hard to hear from the back of the class. A few tricky test questions, but nothing you can't manage by paying attention.
The nicest teacher I have had at CSU and you will frequently get out of class early. The tests are short, and all multiple choice. Still can be difficult if you are not prepared, but he strives to make them easy. Homework isn't due on a weekly basis, it is all due by one date. DO NOT NEED the book for this class if you simply pay attention and take good notes. Will work with you on any difficulties and will spend as much time on a subject as you need to understand it.
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Pros: Very approachable
Cares about students
Cons: Really hard class
Desir is a great guy who really loves accounting. He is always willing to help students and creates a very good class environment. There are three tests (and then the final) which are all pretty difficult, especially if you are like me and haven't ever taken accounting before. The tests are made so that you have to really understand the concepts rather than just memorizing stuff. Desir doesn't hand out any grades, he makes you earn it. Be sure to participate in class and go to his office hours, there's a participation grade at the end of the semester. Starting out, I was in Jablonsky's class but wasn't fond of his 'calling out on people with notecards' routine. The general consensus I got from friends in that class was that Jablonsky was easier than Desir, gave out more extra credit. Desir seemed a lot more approachable but probably a tougher prof overall.
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Pros: -Really fun class lecture for accounting
-The guy has a great sense of humor
-He makes himself available for help
Cons: -The participation grade (50pts) was based on if he recognized your name and how many quizzes you completed. The syllabus says you lose points for disrupting/missing class - but it does not say you will lose points if you don't raise your hand... I had an 88% going into the final without the participation; the participation grade pretty much dismantled my chances of getting an A. I would have raised my hand more if I knew this is how he was going to grade us...
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Pros: Really cares about his students
Tests are pretty straight forward
Connect homework
Cons: Tough subject
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Professor Desir really wants his students to do well. The class is pretty straight forward. The homework was online using Connect. He gives some pop quizzes, but he is pretty laid back as far as the grading goes for them. Overall, a really good professor for the class that everyone seems to dread.
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The first day of class, Desir walks in and says "All of you are going to get B's or better. You will do great." And we did. He definitely makes an effort to help you understand what you are having problems with. As long as you listen in class and take good notes, this class should be easy. If you have a hard time with math, you should definitely work on reading the chapters and doing problems as well. Overall, he was good at presenting a dry subject, and very entertaining.
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Professor Desir is an excellent teacher. The material was pretty difficult but he presented it in a clear manner and was willing to help me outside of class. Some of my peers would complain to eachother about his teaching style and the difficulty of the course. These students tended to be the less motivated and less intelligent types. They were unwilling to put in the work neccessary for any accounting or finance class in my opinion, and shouldn't be in the C.O.B.. Desir's class has made my following finance and accounting classes much easier.
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Great teacher!! I would take him again in a heartbeat. He is extreamly funny and makes class interesting. He is extreamly knowledgible about the subject and will work with you to make sure you are understanding the material.
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Desir is probably the nicest professor I have ever had in my college career. He really cares about all his students and if you take the time to get to know him and go to his office hours, it pays off. Yes the WileyPlus homework sucks and the tests can be pretty difficult if you don't put in a decent amount of study time. But he is such a great guy that I would recommended anyone to take his class. If you don't understand the material, go talk to him during office hours because he is more then willing to help his students. He is a really funny guy and I am acutally going to miss not having class with him. Also, he told our class that based on your own personal work ethic and your attendance record, he would be willing to give you the grade that you deserve. So go to class!!
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He is a really nice guy and makes class interesting with his jokes he tells. The class is really hard though. The exams are 30 multiple choice and 5 short answers. Everyone else I know in other classes only had multiple choice exams and did really well. Do you really want to remember how to write out a journal entry? I would prefer only multiple choice. He gives us some answers but the tests are really hard. Good teacher but I would get a class with tests that aren't so hard. Maybe your not "learning" as much but you will get a better grade
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Rosemond Desir was a great teacher! He is really laid back and funny and made accounting as fun as it can be! He is a very fair teacher that will help you and the class out when needed! Highly suggest taking his class!
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STAY AWAY FROM HIS CLASS. HE IS A NICE PERSON AND VERY OPEN TO QUESTIONS BUT HIS EXAMS ARE WAY TOUGH AND HARD. DO NOT BE FOOLED WITH THE FIRST EXAM. OTHER EXAMS ARE MUCH HARDER. THE AVG. OF 2ND EXAM WAS 69%. STAY AWAY. THIS IS THE ONLY CLASS I REGRETED TO TAKE WITH HIM. I AM AN A STUDENT AND THIS IS THE ONLY CLASS I HAD "D" IN MY COLLEGE LIFE EVER.
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Professor Desir is an amazing teacher. I was scared to take accounting and honestly did struggle just because it is not one of my strong points. The first test I did not study much and got a D. I ended the class with a B+. Every time I went in for help either with homework or test questions, Dr. Desir was enthusiastic about helping me and always wanted me to succeed. He is a challenging professor so if you do not go to class or keep up with studying you will not do well. Take this professor for ACT 210.
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Dr. Desir is an incredible professor. He knows the information and teaches it better than most. It is nice to find the teachers than not only know the material but can really teach and help you understand as well. Dr. Desir was very approachable and easy to ask for help and was readily available to do so as well. Maybe we were just a good class but he brought us donuts to our final as well which was a plus! If you can get Dr. Desir as a teacher get on it because he was interesting as well and would joke and keep you involved! If you put a slight bit of extra effort into helping can pay off!
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I loved his class. I was terrified to take accounting, but his enthusiasm and jokes made it alot easier to handle. He's a really nice guy and makes a huge effort to get to know all the students in his class by name, which in lecture classes is a pretty amazing feat! He's very good about making sure everyone understands the material. I wish I knew if he taught ACT 220, because I would love to have him teach that class for me next semester! Take his class if you get the chance!

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