AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Mark Martinelli

ACCTMANAGERIAL · ACCOUNTINGIC · ACCT1A · ACCT · ACCOUNTING · ACCOUNTING1C · MANGACCT · ACCT1C · ACC1B · AC1C · ACCT1B · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can self-study accounting, keep up with steady work, and handle a strict, polarizing classroom style.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing TeachingHeavy HomeworkTricky ExamsMandatory AttendanceStrong Accounting Foundation
  • Reviews are sharply split, with some students praising clear accounting foundations and many others saying lectures rely .
  • Getting an A appears difficult because students mention , and .
  • , but several students question whether lectures add enough value.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A is possible, but comments , and strict grading.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The accounting content is manageable for some students, but and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as mandatory or important, and pop quizzes appear to pressure students to attend.

, and there is no online attendance evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

and can work hard, while many strongly advise avoiding him.

The recommendation and is highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Reviews , and grading that feels unforgiving.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students describe hours of , and projects.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Some students praise his explanations, but , and limited help.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person and strongly mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment , and group work.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All evidence comes from in-person classes, where students report a demanding and highly polarizing experience.

Main concern

Many students say while exams and .

What students said

“Hours upon hours of .”
ACCT1B
“His way of with no explanation.”
ACCT1C
“He taught me so well that i had a much better foundation of ACCT than other students in ACCT1B who didn't have Mark.”
ACCT1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe pop quizzes, tricky exams, a cumulative final, and one midterm with an online component, but they .

Pop QuizzesTricky ExamsCumulative FinalOnline Component

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a cumulative final, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

Pop QuizzesTricky ExamsCumulative FinalOnline Component
“His midterm is 50 multiple choice questions & an online component.”
ACCT1B
“ ! No .”
ACCT1C
“ ”
ACCT1B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Avoid if possible!”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

40/100

“Prof Martinelli barely teaches, he reads off of Cengage lectures & assigns problems from the book.”

⚖️

28/100

“He's petty with .”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“Hours upon hours of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Covered material in his own style rather than reciting the text and slides.
  • His way of with no explanation.
  • . VERY UNDERSTANDING.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A or B if you keep up.
  • He proudly claims that he has not had one single person getting an A in his class for the passed 6 years.
  • Made the .

Theme 3

🧾

  • Hours upon hours of .
  • ! No .

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 32 reviews across many years with detailed and consistent themes, though many reviews are old.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 515

Course coverage

ACCT1C9 reviews
ACCT1A7 reviews
ACCT1B6 reviews
ACCOUNTING3 reviews
AC1C1 review
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ACC1B1 review
ACCOUNTING1C1 review
ACCOUNTINGIC1 review
ACCT1 review
ACCTMANAGERIAL1 review
MANGACCT1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1