Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Great all around professor. Exams overlap with material he teaches, attendance is not mandatory, and he is a great lecturer. He is also a very wholesome and likeable guy. 100% recommend himRate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Jim Shovein
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
The best option for finance 300, it is still graded on a 3.2 curve so getting an A can still be hard, but definitely less work compared to the other options for the class. Pretty entertaining lectures and thats only if you go because attendance is not mandatory.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Amazing lectures, and exams go hand in hand with what you learn in classRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Good guy, cares about his students and material isn't impossible if you're showing up/paying attention in lectures.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Shovein is okay, but likes to get distracted by "life-lesson" tangents during lecture, talking about irrelevant experiences from his own profession. His slides are always posted and are easy to follow, but the homework he assigns isn't really relevant, but there's not a ton of it, which makes up for it.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Shovein is a great educator and role model. Lectures are interesting and easy to follow.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Jim Shovein
Introduction to corporate finance and investment concepts including valuation, capital budgeting, and financial markets.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.21 GPA, 62.0% A/AB (n=245 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.21 GPA, 61.7% A/AB (n=230 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.18 GPA, 63.3% A/AB (n=248 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026FINANCE 425
Case Studies in Finance
3 creditsCase studies in finance covering capital budgeting, M&A, and IPOs with advanced analytical and communication skills.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ECON/FINANCE 300 | Introduction to Finance |
| Fall 2026 | FINANCE 425 | Case Studies in Finance |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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