AI Rate Professor

Business Sciences

Donald Bradshaw

ACCT1B · ACCT1A · ACCT202B · ACCT1 · ACCOUNTING1B · 130 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
62.07%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Take Bradshaw if , and use office hours; skip him if you need spoon-fed lectures or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest-heavy accountingNotecard on examsOffice-hours helperTangent-prone lecturesDrops lowest test
  • , but notecards, a dropped test, and late-term soften the curve for prepared students.
  • and ; critics say he rants off-topic and tests feel like curveballs.
  • and ; effort plus office hours usually pays off.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

As are common with and study, but exams are hard and .

Almost all grade evidence is in person; online sample is too small to shift the picture.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Accounting concepts, McGraw homework, and many beginners.

In-person reviews drive this; online also notes a fair amount of work.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Often marked mandatory, but and some say attendance is not strictly enforced.

In person benefits most from live problem work; but thinly documented.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About 62% would take again; supporters call him the while critics urge other professors.

Recommendation is stronger for students who thrived in person with office hours.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Notecards, dropped lowest exam, and help, but many still call him a .

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and though not pure busy work.

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and career mentorship; others find lectures off-topic or unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person praise is strong; one online review disliked Zoom demeanor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

the grade with homework supporting exam prep.

Format shift

Consistent across formats that .

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students either love his clear accounting help, recordings, and , and dismissive moments.

Main concern

and lectures that .

What students said

“He lets us use notes during the test. He is always ready to help. .”
ACCT1A
“Let me introduce to you the hardest accounting class there is in existence.”
ACCT1A
“Exams count for nearly 85% of your grade.”
ACCT1B

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one praises passion and notecard help, another dislikes Zoom tone and off-topic lectures.

Main concern

Off-topic Zoom style and limited online-specific detail.

What students said

“Professor Bradshaw is passionate about accounting and makes the material engaging. The course has a fair amount of work, but the , and .”
ACCT1B
“Refers to online students as, "Zoom creatures" and addresses students online saying "Attention Zoomland".”
ACCT202B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard and high-weight but student aids , and some are common.

Notecard allowedDropped lowest testExtra credit on later testsIn-person exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

lowest score, and sometimes add end-of-term .

3x5 or index notecardBest-of examsExtra credit
“you can use a notecard for .”
ACCT1A
“Your Grade is based on 5 Exams (Best 4).”
ACCT1A

Online

Online reviews confirm notecard and dropped-test help but .

NotecardDropped test
“the , and .”
ACCT1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is the . I have decided to pursue a career in accounting due to his amazing talents and passion for accounting.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, contrasting exam pressure with notecard support and mentorship praise. Credibility rating: High.

📝

82/100

“Exams count for nearly 85% of your grade.”

🃏 Notecard Lifeline

75/100

“lets you have note cards during the tests.”

🎯 Teaching Split

70/100

“I can't say enough about how he can make accounting make sense.”

😤 Off-Topic Lectures

40/100

“Professor goes on off-topic rants which makes the 2-hour lecture hard to sit through.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • If he wasn't a professor he'd be a stand up comedian, he's very easy to listen to and hilarious.
  • Goes off topic on tangents during class.
  • . Knows accounting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The tests make up like 87% of the grade so focus on those.
  • if you just review the HW, the .
  • One mistake in a calculation may carry over 4 questions and take 25% of .

Theme 3

❤️ About Mentorship

  • He wrote me a recommendation letter for my transfer application.
  • After the class had ended he told me of a CPA firm job and asked me for my resume.
  • He seems always willing to help or explain.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

130

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed accounting reviews with a but , and lecture style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 568
4 out of 514
3 out of 512
2 out of 59
1 out of 527

Course coverage

ACCT1A25 reviews
ACCT1B18 reviews
ACCOUNTING1B3 reviews
ACCT202B3 reviews
ACCT11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

50 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 3 · A 18 · A- 3

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 10 · Rather not say 4