AI Rate Professor

Accounting

D Bowman

ACCTG400 · ACCTG1B · ACCT1B · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Prefer his personal-finance style courses if available; avoid traditional ACCT1B unless you can teach yourself.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMixed by CourseExam HeavySelf Taught RiskReal Life FinanceUnclear Lectures
  • ACCTG400 personal-finance sections feel practical and easier with weekly questions and cases.
  • ACCT1B reviews often call him confusing, self-taught, and .
  • Overall experience swings hard by course, so recommendation is conditional.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Personal-finance sections can yield easy A or B with timely work, but ACCT1B often demands hard exam performance.

Evidence comes only from in-person tagged reviews, including some that describe online-style experiences.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Difficulty ranges from easy real-life cases to hard exam-focused accounting depending on course.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

At least one ACCT1B and class presence is expected.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Strongly recommended for practical ACCTG400, frequently discouraged for ACCT1B teaching quality.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Some courses offer easy A or B via cases, but and .

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly questions and homework appear manageable in ACCTG400, while ACCT1B .

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students praise real-life finance setup , and weak on communication.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple ACCT1B comments stress , and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

ACCTG400 is praised as practical and manageable, while ACCT1B is often confusing and exam-driven.

Main concern

, and weak email or office-hour response.

What students said

“Do the assignments timely and walk away with a good grade and a better undertanding of your self and your finances.”
ACCTG400
“This guy is the worst teacher I've ever had. If you go to class and listen .”
ACCT1B
“Mr. Bowman is a nice guy, but I actually taught myself in this class.”
ACCT1B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; practice exams help, but several students call the load high and .

Practice examsHeavy exam weightOnline homework

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews describe few high-weight tests, practice exams, and .

Practice examsHeavy exam weightOnline homeworkMandatory attendance
“Three out of 4 tests were , so be sure you know those well.”
ACCT1B
“I attend class everyday, do all of , but still failed the class by the .”
ACCTG1B
“ and there is .”
ACCT1B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. Bowman is a nice guy, but I actually taught myself in this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting course-dependent teaching quality and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

48/100

“This guy is the worst teacher I've ever had. If you go to class and listen .”

📘 Practical Finance Win

75/100

“Do the assignments timely and walk away with a good grade and a better undertanding of your self and your finances. Great Class.”

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42/100

“He placed too much points on exams than the great amount of work given.”

⚠️ Communication Issues

35/100

“Never returns your phone calls or e-mails.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I actually taught myself in this class
  • If you go to class and listen
  • Very knowledgeable, his teaching style assumes that you have read the chapter prior to class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Answer the weekly questions and complete the cases assigned for an easy A or B
  • still failed the class by the
  • with and some effort in class you should be able to do fine

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • Never returns your phone calls or e-mails
  • Professor responded quickly to emails
  • He forgot to mark the grade for 5 of

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews across several years show consistent course-level split between ACCTG400 praise and ACCT1B frustration.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
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Course coverage

ACCT1B6 reviews
ACCTG4003 reviews
ACCTG1B2 reviews

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