Agrawal, Mohan  

Business

2.81/4.00

48 evaluations


BUS 125


Freshman
B
General Ed
Mar 2003
he screams like a turtle

BUS 222


Senior
N/A
General Ed
Nov 2003
Business majors: A degree for the intellectually impaired, HA HA.


Senior
A
Elective
Dec 2003
Engineering Majors: a degree for the socially impared. HA HA.

BUS 302


Senior
B
Elective
Dec 2003
Mohan is a kick ass professor! I love this guy. I'll take him again if I have the chance to. His tests are easy, and the rest is no problem, as long as you come to class and follow what's going on!

BUS 346


Junior
N/A
Required (Major)
Feb 2003
Caution. He is a nice guy though. The grade scale seems easy.


Junior
B
Required (Support)
Feb 2003
Ok Dr. Agrawal is entertaining because he's an asshole. If he's not picking on you then you'll laugh. Oh and if you are a female I don't recommend him since he's sexist. His favorites are all boys and often times he talks down to the girls. His exams are so bad. The average grade was an F so after he curved it an F was a C+ which is cool but come on. It's actually a pretty easy class if you aren't set on getting an A.


Senior
A
Required (Major)
Mar 2003
Mohan is a brilliant teacher and he creates a friendly environment. At ten individuals participated everyday and he is a pretty funny guy. I didnt like his tests, the highest score was an 80%.(he curves the test though) If you get a good group then the class is easy... try to get on his good side early in the quarter. dont be offended if he cracks a joke at you... i recomend going into his office hours, hes a real personable guy.


Junior
B
Required (Major)
Apr 2003
Mohan is a funny little Indian guy, accent and all, who just isn't used to American customs. He is pretty odd to say the least. He makes you have a name card out and if you don't he stops class to tell you to take it out. If you are late (even by 2 seconds) it is equal to an absence and that is one percentage point off your final grade unless you write a 700 word paper. He actually encouraged one girl to leave class after she was late because it wasn't worth her time to be there since she was already docked the points. He does explain things pretty clear once you get through the accent and it's a pretty easy class. There is a lot of group work so if you get a bunch of slap dicks in your group you're screwed, but his tests are easy. Attendance is 10%, so just go and read a magazine in the back and you'll go great.


Senior
B
Required (Major)
May 2003
This guy is the BIGGEST BASTARD that has ever shamed the halls of cal poly. MOHAN YOURE A BENCHOD (that's SISTER FUCKER in his native tongue for those of you who didnt know) DO NOT COME BACK TO MY COUNTRY AND TEACH. I recieved a good grade in your class, but who doesnt, all i had to do was lick your asshole. dont spend 30 minutes of my class time explaining your schizophrenic logic on what you are doing what you want to do , or why your ass is itching. WE DONT CARE. i heard the first quarter you sucked, second quarter you definately sucked, third quarter im sure you'r still sucking that big elephant trunk from india. please do us all a favor and do not come back


Sophomore
B
General Ed
May 2003
I wish i would have never heard of mohan


Junior
B
Required (Major)
Jun 2003
I took Mohan's course in the Winter as a no choice. I had heard mixed things about him and I say, he is better than the best. Sure he is nutty- like making us to the class on time and boy..., he is caring. He is the best in OCOB wic is full of cunts anyway.


Junior
C
Required (Major)
Nov 2003
This evening Mohan reviewed pricing in marketing and did fucking so brilliantly... most impressive. Will take his class again.


Junior
B
Required (Major)
Dec 2003
If you want a teacher that will truely motivate you to learn... Mohan is your man. his class does require work but it is not to bad. you have two papers 5-7 pages and two test and one creative group poster. 20% of the grade is from class attendance and participation.


Senior
B
Required (Major)
Dec 2003
He provides great examples that illustrate the topics discussed. He has a great personality, but can be a little rough at times. He grades papers pretty tough. 20% of grade is based on attendance and participation, so come to class. Read the cases and look through power-points before class. Tests are fair.


Senior
B
Required (Major)
Dec 2003
Mohan rocks! He is from India, so he is hard to understand at times, but he truley does know marketing inside and out. He really makes an effort to get to know his students and makes it completely clear what he wants out of them. He understands that students at poly have many hard classes, so he gives an exellent grading scale that I garentee no other teacher can beat. If you have the chance take him, you will not regret it.


Junior
C
Required (Support)
Feb 2004
Agrawal is the worst teacher in the business department. #1 he is from India and spends two weeks going to visit while giving us a 10 page paper to write. That sucked. To top it off, we did group presentations for two weeks, where the students taught the students while agrawal was picking his nose. Finally, the 5th week he finally did something and actually taught us. AVOID TAKING THIS INDIAN.


Junior
B
Required (Major)
Feb 2004
Mohan is hard instructor... yes that is what he is. Very strict but very informed.... the instructor to beat in Marketing.


Junior
A
Required (Major)
Mar 2004
This guy is a real ass hole, We have two weeks left in the class and I know I am going to get an A- but I wanted to write this early to warn any people thinking about taking him for Spring. First of all, he just left to India for two weeks and told the class to do this huge presentation while he was gone. Never even gave us any instruction at all+he didnt respond to emails either. When he got back he didnt even watch them, he just gave everyone the same grade. This is the low down on this fucking cock lick, Everyone gets a passing grade in the class sence a B- is a %66, but if you want an A forget about it, A- is the best you can possibly get. There are four tests and three good size papers one of which is the presentation, but dont stress to much he wont even read them anyway. He will hand them out to other groups and have them give you feedback. His english is terrible, people just look at him and laugh when he laughs because knowone has any idea what the fuck he is saying. If you know what is good for you stay away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Junior
B
Required (Major)
Mar 2004
Mohan is two faced. He will lecture about one thing and his exams have no relevance to what he said. He has problems communicating with students and questions they have, and if he doesn't like the question he degrades you. What a rollercoaster of emotions. He will laugh at his own lame, egotistical, shovenistic jokes and then the next minute he is a complete asshole. He says he cares about his students but I never saw any proof. His exams are like Stalin looking over your shoulder; he believes everyone will try to cheat and goes to ridiculous measures to ensure this. I tried to give this guy a chance to redeem himself but he is a loss. You can get a better education at Cuesta. Anyone who likes him is an ass kisser. Good luck!


Junior
B
Required (Major)
Mar 2004
He is tough and will do everything to help you. Want to learn marketing... Take his courses.


Sophomore
A
Required (Major)
Mar 2004
Mohan seemed like a nazi at first. He is extremely strict about everything and this is made even more difficult because there is a language barrier involved. He seems to get flustered when eithe ryou or he doesn't clarly understand something. Indian culture is different from our own so some things that come off as offensive to us are things that he does not mean to be offensive so you have to have an open mind. He left for two weeks in the beginning of the quarter to go to India and left us with a huge project. The problem was, he didn't answer e-mails and there was no way to get a hold of him if we had questions. Then he expected everyone to be clear when we gave the TEAM presentations. Overall, this man has a good heart and really wants his students to do well but he doesn't make it the easiest to do this. Its down right impossible to get an A. I think an A- is the highest you could get.


Senior
B
Required (Major)
Mar 2004
Nice enough guy, appears to know his stuff, but can't for his life get his idea's across in a clear manner. He also has weird personality quirks, like invites questions but is then insulted if it is a question because you didn't understand what he said. Not the greatest teacher for college level students but oh well, what are you going to do?


Junior
B
Required (Major)
Mar 2004
Overall, this class is not too hard. There are three big group projects that we had to do. The down side to this class is that there are only 100 points and each project is worth about 10 points, class participation is 5 points, attendance is 5 points, and there are 4 tests at 15 points each. The projects are too time consuming compared to the amount of points they are worth. I showed up to class everyday and did good on tests (about a B average). He is also a tough grader on the group projects.


Sophomore
N/A
Required (Major)
May 2004
this guy can't get his ideas across in an understandable way. on top of that his assignments have what appear to be clear directions and objectives, however when he goes over them with your group during a feedback session he'll tell you that only a page of it is good and the other 20 or so are not what he wants. don't bother asking for clarifaction after that because he'll just get upset and start saying things like you don't understand, or stop being so close minded. he seems like he knows his stuff, but his class was definitely one i'd avoid if i had the chance.


Senior
B
Required (Major)
Sep 2005
Give a guy a break.... I took two courses with him 346 and 348. At first, I also thought he was one Indian too many at the OCOB. But he turned out to be the surprise package. His lectures were most organized, his humour was great. His global experiences were too many but not that bad. I hear he is gone back. If so, I hope he is invited back. A great teacher and my favourite.


Senior
A
Required (Major)
Feb 2007
Mohan is the best! DESI PRIDE BHEN CHOD!

BUS 348


Senior
A
Required (Major)
Dec 2002
Mohan could be one of the worst additions to the COB I have seen since I began taking classes here four years ago. It is hard to fault a professor who is foreign (India) and who really tries to get students' opinions in order to improve on his course, but man alive, I just couldn't take this professor by the end of the quarter. His class consists of three midterms that are all short essay and relatively not too difficult, a vague paper that is split up into two parts, and a 50 question multiple choice cumulative final that you would do just as well on if you studied for 10 hours or 10 minutes. He reads power points for 2 hours every class, and occasionally has short group exercises that are incredibly useless and trivial. The guy has been all over the world teaching and taking more classes to further his understanding of marketing, but he is just not ready to teach in our culture. His grading is so unbelievably arbitrary. You will never know what you did wrong or right on tests and papers, he just gives you a score as if he drew it from a hat. Overall, this class was anything but challenging, you are guaranteed a B and an A is not too tough to obtain either, but I would only take this class if you dont mind wanting to tear your own eyes out every class. Oh yeah, attendance is mandatory. Have fun!


Senior
B
Required (Major)
Jan 2003
Mohan Agrawal is a good person. He has taught around the world it seems. The lectures are extremely boring and he calls on you, but most of the time you have difficulty understanding through the accent. This is a tough class to take if you like to stay awake. One thing that I do respect this guy for is that he cares what we think about how he does in the class...after every test he had us fill out something rating him...anonymously...Pretty much what it comes down to is his messed up grading system . there are only 100 points in the class.....75-100 is an A 46-74 is a B and so on......i did jackshit and got a B....i dont think anyone got below a B ...and if they did it was cuz they were too lazy to go to the final......i got a B in this class and did the extreme BARE MINIMUM ...... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if he keeps his grading system intact and you can go to class high and tolerate it.....NOT RECOMMENDED if you dont smoke weed and he figures out that everyone isnt suppossed to get Bs and As


Junior
N/A
Required (Major)
Feb 2003
I honestly could not stand the man. He is very hard to understand through his accent. This also causes A LOT of miscommunication! We were often left unsure of what to do in clss or with our projects. He trys to encourage people to speak in class and ask questions but when they do he often makes them look and feel stupid. I would not reccomend him at all, wait for a diferent teacher.


5th Year Senior
B
Required (Major)
May 2003
I believe that people are not being fair with this guy. Ok, he has an accent... and well, maybe he is not used to the US culture.. but you know what? Mohan is probably the proffessor that cares the most for his students. I took his buyer behavior class about 2 quarters ago, he still remembers my name, and now he is helping me with my senior project (and he is not even my advisor). This guy knows his stuff, if you actually care about learning.. take his class... if you just want to pass the class without learning anything, wait for other professor, cause this guy will make you read and learn.


Junior
B
Required (Major)
May 2003
Mohan is a very insecure professor. He has no rythem in his teaching style. if you like to hear a professor talk for half the class period talk about his justifications for doing one thing or another then this is your man. please dont forget to bring your name card or else he will have a hissy fit and pout and cry and make a big deal in class.....and then he will complain about not having time in class....well duh you dont have time if you spend half the class explaining your schizophrenic behaviors. peace out mohan

BUS 446


Senior
B
Elective
Jun 2003
Coming from India, expect something a little different with Mohan. His lectures are relevant to international marketing, but are not particularly exciting. He gives plenty of feedback throughout the quarter in the form of meetings/discussions about your papers, but dont expect to see any actual grades until week 8 or so. The only indication you have of how you are doing are a few meetings with him. Assignments in this class are pretty easy, and I dont feel that I really learned much from them at all. They do not apply course concepts well enough. DONT show up late, and DONT let your cellphone ring in class. He'll stop class and stare you down if you do either. Bottom Line: Easy, but boring and somewhat vague.


Senior
N/A
Elective
Jun 2003
This class was totally vague, which is ironic because he makes an extravagant effort to make it "more clear" by passing out a BOOK for a syllabus. No exaggeration, it was actually 21 pages long. Who does that? And of course no one in their right mind can read, absorb, and memorize all that detail, but then he totally flips out when you ask any question that the BOOK mentions and is outright MEAN. Definitely discourages class participation unknowingly. I didn't get as much out of the class as I had hoped, the exams are easy but they will be harder next quarter (summer/fall) so watch out. A few big papers to write. Uninspiring lectures. It is an easy B, near impossible A, and awful to sit through. That's 446 with Mohan in a nutshell.


Senior
A
Required (Major)
Jun 2003
Excellent arrival on OCOB. Boy! he made me grind my ass but rewarded too. He brushes you off too often if you are not upto his game. Pay close attention.... Want to learn really something, Take his class.


Senior
A
Required (Major)
Jun 2003
Mohan is the most caring new faculty that OCOB has added in several years. He is genuinly prepared for his class. Outside, he is funny too and remembers th enamesof his students. He greeted me today today in the commencment so warmly.... Yes, he can be easily misunderstood. I myself had an argument with him...He is really good.


5th Year Senior
B
Elective
Jul 2003
long boring lectures, but great instructor and he loves to surf! seen him at the pit last spring..killing it!!!


Senior
N/A
Elective
Oct 2003
Mohan is the man! He makes such an effort for his students to understand the material. He is pretty funny, and likes to joke around. He is incredibly knowledgable. One of the best at Poly!


5th Year Senior
A
Required (Major)
Mar 2004
Mohan was like a FATHER to me.... he cares for his students more than anything other professor at this university. If it came down to it, he'd take a bullet for you..... maybe not in the head, but probably in the arm. Take him !!!!!!!!!!


Senior
B
Required (Major)
Mar 2005
Mohan is the baddest mofo you will ever meet at Cal Poly . . .and I mean that with the utmost respect. I don't even know where to start, this man is simply an icon, let me see if I can give you an idea. First off, his stunning looks and impecable fashion sense. Picture a Joe Pesci like gremlin but with a leather tan. Now throw on a $15 suit from Ebay and a tie from Ross. Kriss Kross wore their clothes backwards, Bon Jovi had torn jeans and Michael Jackson had one glove . . .all fashion icons have a signature trait. Mohan's is pulling his suit pants up to just below his pecs and then buying a belt 8 sizes too big for his waist. After fastening the belt 9 holes deep he lets the excess belt flap in the wind. Now you may think the popped collar or the aviator sunglasses are fashion statements but none of you had the forsight or the balls to wear the extra large belt. Lets move on to the strut, much can said about a man by the way he walks. Mohan hardly even walks, it is more of a glide with his gut thrusted out with the slight shuffle of his feet. This can only be pulled off by a man with supreme confidence and style . . .Play on playa. On to his classroom etiquite . . . if you are lucky enough to enter the light and the way that is a mohan classroom you won't forget it. Mohan applies the rare technique of pop culture expertise (look for J Lo and Britney references) along with American custom mishaps (he will often call a male student "mam" or a female student "sir") then plays it off with this cackle of laughter that can best be described as one student said above like stepping on a turtle. There are no boundaries with Mohan, my classmates and I soon discovered this and altered our questions from general marketing questions to questions about mohan's family (the sacred agrawals) and alcohol, all of which he answered the best he could. We tried to get him to go downtown with us but being the true gentelmen he is he passed. Mohan lives out loud and loves unconditionally. He invited me to Vegas with him (which would have been epic but I passed), wore a t-shirt over his suit with his face on it that said "You can't have MO with out the Han" or something like that and threw a pizza party for us on our last day of class (just like in third grade!) all in one quarter. . . .and that is just the tip of the iceberg. You can tell how much he cares for his students when he gives his farwell speech on the last day of class. He tears up like the fragile girl in elementry school that gets blind sided during a game of dodgeball. Words of advice for a prospective mohan disciple: 1) Don't show up late or else he will make you his personal pinata. 2) If he offers you something (like pizza) don't turn it down, I think it is offensive from where he comes from. 3) When he calls on you just start talking and look for the mohan sign of acceptance. This is defined by mohan stopping his forward like moonwalk across the class and then he turns to face you. He will cross his arms and start shaking his head tenaciously like a bobble head. Once you are here you are golden . .just keep talking. I don't think Mohan is even at Cal Poly anymore which is an absoulte shame but if you have the chance to study abroad . . .Go to India and find this man and take his class. He is a frickin banshee . . .You can't stop Mohan, you can only hope to contain him!

BUS 448


Senior
N/A
Elective
Jun 2003
I recently took his S-448 services marketing. It was a five day intensive eight hours a day from monday to Friday. I was scared to death as I read his polyratings only after I added his course and paid the fucking fee to what we calhere the Continuing education. I now say it was the best course I got so far at Calpoly. Mohan is the best teacher around and soon all at OCOB will fear him. Take his course.


Senior
N/A
Elective
Jun 2003
Although Mohan has difficulty understanding the students and vice versa, he is an awesome teacher. He tries exteremly hard to help the students learn and tries to make class time more exciting. The quizes and exams are ok, he test off his powerpoints. The book is recommend but not needed. He tells you everything you need to know for the exams so go to class, answer questions and you'll be fine.


Senior
N/A
Elective
Jun 2003
He knows who is he. The good, the bad, the ugly, Mohan Agrawal.


Junior
N/A
Elective
Jun 2003
The best ever. Mohan


Senior
N/A
Elective
Jul 2003
Count on Mohan to take an offence easily but highly caring. Great instructor.


Sophomore
A
Elective
Aug 2003
Mohan is amazing. I took his one week course, which obviously sounds horrible in itself- but it turned out to be one of the most amazing classes i've taken. Our class ended up becoming great friends because Mohan makes class a comfortabloe and welcoming environment. I am generally a student that likes to sit back and not involve myself, but he has a way of incorporating every student into discussion- but not forcefully. He is the most enthuisiatic teacher about services marketing, and I do not think that any teacher I have run into yet can keep the class's attention for 8 hours straight without complaint. If you do not take this teacjer you are definately depriving yourself of an awesome experience.


Senior
A
Elective
Oct 2003
Mohan is the BEST teacher I have ever had!! I have definitely learned more from him than any other teacher. Take the one week intensive summer school course from him (or any other class). I have had him three times & would take him again. He is soooooo dedicated and very fair. He is a brilliant professor and a very nice person!!


Senior
B
Elective
Jun 2004
Mohan is caring. The best part... he knows his stuff.

MCRO 672


Sophomore
C
Elective
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