AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Douglass Staley

ACCOU1A · ACCCT1A · ACCTG1A · ACCT · ACCT0010 · ACCT1A · ACCNT1 · ACTG0010 · ACCOUNTING1A · ACCT6943 · BUS2 · ACTG1A · ACCT1 · ACCT4022 · BUS0724 · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid if you need accounting taught in class; if you can learn fully from the book and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoes Not LectureSelf-Teach RequiredHighlight the BookTest-HeavyOff-Topic Stories
  • Most students say he barely teaches and expects you to learn from the textbook alone.
  • Grade is mostly exams; class.
  • Self-directed students can pass or even get an A; those needing instruction usually struggle or drop.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and homework, so self-studiers can score well, but many still fail without structure.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is basic accounting, but lack of teaching makes it feel hard for .

Difficulty perception is split in in-person comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Several reviews say he takes attendance, drops for absences, or marks after break.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

because he does not teach and leaves students unprepared.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

No curve or often; tests are doable if you study the book and HW answers closely.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

62/100

; main work is reading, highlighting, and preparing for several exams.

Format shift

Workload pattern described only in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Dominant theme is no real lecturing, off-topic sports talk, and students teaching themselves.

Format shift

Quality is low across decades of in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Course grade is largely several midterms plus a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person accounting with little real , and exam-driven grades.

Main concern

You may pass without learning enough for the next accounting course.

What students said

“Literally did not teach and ”
ACCCT1A
“He doesnt teach much, OR AT ALL”
ACCT1A
“Got a high A but !!! He will not prepare you for the next accounting class!!”
ACCOU1A

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.

and often track homework and book highlights, with .

Multiple chapter testsFinal examQuestions tied to homework and highlightsNo curve often

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; and highlighted book lines; rarely curved.

6 tests including finalHW-linked questionsHighlight book for testsUsually no curve
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ACCTG1A
“your total grade is based on 5 tests and 1 final throughout the semester”
ACCT1A
“ , so make sure you do the HW”
ACCT1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He doesnt teach much, OR AT ALL. Each class he just tells you which new chapter to read and tells you to highlight paragraphs all class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting no lecturing, self-study demand, and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Does Not Teach

28/100

“Literally did not teach and ”

📖

55/100

“ if you can teach yourself”

📉 Low Recommendation

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All he does is tell you to highlight things on the book
  • spent the majority of the time going off track and talking about football and sports
  • so lazy and expects the students to teach themselves

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A. I cant get why some people said his is hard
  • Got a high A but
  • if you can teach yourself and read the material by yourself

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews over many years with a strong, repeated pattern of no teaching and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 511
3 out of 56
2 out of 55
1 out of 528

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

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No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1