AI Rate Professor

Orange Coast College · Accounting

James Sugden

ACCT102 · C20338 · A201 · ACCOUNTING110 · A102 · ACCT101102 · ACCT110 · ACT101 · ACCOUNTING102 · ACC102 · ACCT101 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
80/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
73.91%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want to learn real accounting with a and will study hard; skip him if you want a free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring MentorHard TestsNote Sheet AllowedRead the BookInspirational
  • but note sheets, curves, and
  • Extremely caring and inspiring if you put in the work
  • Not an easy A; self-study and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

You can earn an A with and studying, but and grades require real work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Accounting concepts, weekly quizzes, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and skipping hurts participation and .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and and some harsh critics.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

but offers curves, note sheets, , and midterm replacement.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Lots of , and serious outside study.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Widely praised as caring and inspirational, though some find lectures off-topic or .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes, midterms, and hard finals drive the .

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 Effort For Reward

, but he curves, allows note sheets, and . Highly polarizing between inspired learners and frustrated self-teachers.

Main concern

Exams and ; some say lectures wander and you must teach yourself from the book.

What students said

“The as long as you do it and he allows a whole sheet of paper as a note sheet for tests.”
ACCT102
“He's tough but the best.”
A102
“If you want easy A and be a .”
ACCT102

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

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Exams are hard and test-heavy, but , and .

Note Sheet AllowedHard ExamsWeekly QuizzesCurve

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; note sheets and curves often help.

Note SheetHard FinalsPop QuizzesTake-Home Midterm Option
“he allows a whole sheet of paper as a note sheet for tests.”
ACCT102
“ .”
A102
“Really difficult teacher. Makes you work for the grade.”
ACCT101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want to learn Accounting take Jim. If you want easy A and be a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Professor Sugden has to be the most caring professor on campus.”

📖 Effort for Reward

52/100

“Definitely makes you work for the grade, however he also cares about the students really learning the material.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“ .”

📝

52/100

“ , but all you need are to read the book, review the homeworks, and study his ppts.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Greatest professor of all time. Inspirational, motivational, a truly genuine person.
  • He tells a lot of stories but his passion for teaching & helping students is obvious
  • He is inspiring, positive and fair in his class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Anyone can pass this class as long as they show up and do the homework
  • but if you truly put in the effort you will get an A
  • if looking for easy A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He wants every student to succeed
  • He will go above and beyond to help you

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich detail and mixed but coherent themes on difficulty and care.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 557
4 out of 57
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 4 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2