AI Rate Professor

Business

Barry McCarthy

BUS131F · BUS102 · BUS267 · BUS120 · BUS201 · BUS1 · BUS225 · BUS262 · BUS104 · 140 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
77.61%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if and skill growth, not if you need a low-effort business GE.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough but caring CoachWriting-heavyConfusing CanvasLots of papersEffort for reward
  • Students who put in effort and as highly caring and growth-oriented.
  • , and heavy writing load.
  • Not an easy A; success depends on time management and following strict formats.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with effort and resubmits, but and perfect scores are rare.

Online reviews emphasize tough .

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Business concepts are approachable, but volume of , and .

Both formats describe moderate difficulty; online adds layout confusion.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Many online sections , though participation and timely work still matter.

Online is mostly flexible; as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Majority recommend him for learning and care, but a and Canvas design.

Online reviews are more polarized; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

; high bars on essays and reluctance to award perfect scores.

Format shift

Tough-grader tags appear mainly in online BUS104/120 reviews.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Weekly discussions, multiple essays, readings, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are strongest online.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and inspiring; others say the course is disorganized or untaught.

Format shift

Online quality is .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and some quizzes more than classic exams.

Format shift

Same assignment-heavy pattern online and in person.

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

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and hybrid-tagged , and fairness if you stay on top of work.

Main concern

Workload and ; a few call the class tedious or poorly taught.

What students said

“Prof McCarthy cares about his students, more so than any other professor I've had.”
BUS120
“Lots of . Do the work and put effort into it; it is an easy A.”
BUS104
“assigns A LOT of tedious online exercises, lots of ”
BUS201

Remote format

Online

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online BUS courses are writing- and discussion-heavy with high expectations and a .

Main concern

, and tough grading on essays frustrate many online students.

What students said

“My .”
BUS104
“he does not give 20/20 to anybody on the required essays”
BUS120
“If you want to learn, put forth effort, and !”
BUS104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans toward papers and ; one older note mentions an on-campus final.

Quizzes with unlimited attemptsSWOT/final paperTerm projectExtra creditEssay-heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and ; one review notes writing your own final.

Retakeable testsPapers and homeworkExtra credit
“ as many times as needed to get a 100% until one week before class ends.”
BUS120
“2nd to last day of class he had .”
BUS201

Online

Online assessment is mostly essays, discussions, study-set quizzes with multiple attempts, and a ; proctoring is not clearly described.

Unlimited-attempt quizzesWeekly essaysFinal paper/projectExtra credit
“7 quizzes (unlimited attempts), weekly discussions (specific format, 1 reply), and a !”
BUS120
“The .”
BUS1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor McCarthy truly cares about students. If you want to take a class with a professor that gives full credit for professor is not for you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (37 online, 13 in person), balancing and Canvas issues. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Professor McCarthy is the most engaged teacher I've had, especially online.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

70/100

“I will definitely be taking another one of his classes in the future!”

📝 Workload Reality

30/100

“I found and he required a lot of essays.”

🧭 Canvas Friction

40/100

“Even the syllabus itself is unclear! And "GRADES" section!!”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • He truly cares and wants you to pass!
  • Never met a professor so passionate and committed to help his students
  • He is an amazing professor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's not an easy A.
  • Tough but fair professor.
  • You .

Theme 3

🧩 About Course Design

  • My .
  • The format of the as there are no modules.
  • direction is given

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

140

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with , and strong online sample size support a reliable mixed profile.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5103
4 out of 515
3 out of 510
2 out of 58
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 4 · A 18 · A- 4

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 4