AI Rate Professor

Business

Michael Gilkey

BUS205 · ACCT201 · ACCT202 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Skip if you need a patient instructor; only consider him if style.

Best fit · Self Taught ProYells at studentsLecture heavyDoes not answer emailLots of homeworkMixed older reviews
  • Recent BUS205 reviews describe frequent yelling, fast lectures, and unhelpful answers to questions.
  • Homework and participation load are substantial, with .
  • Older accounting reviews are more mixed, including one strong endorsement and one shadow online-style complaint.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

46/100

Some students still earn A+, but , and expectations keep an A from feeling automatic.

.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Material centers on Excel or accounting steps that are learnable, but fast lectures and trick questions raise the challenge.

.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and stress participation throughout class meetings.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

, but recent comments repeatedly say take someone else and .

; older ACCT reviews are more mixed than recent BUS205 posts.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

44/100

and A+ grades exist, but and answers marked wrong even when they followed directions.

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework, lecture-heavy pacing, and .

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Recent students say he yells, shames questions, races through material, and .

Format shift

; one older ACCT201 review is strongly positive.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and continuous lecture participation.

Format shift

; one ACCT review specifically tags test heavy.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person classes, especially BUS205, are lecture-heavy with and repeated complaints about yelling and ignoring emails.

Main concern

Hostile classroom tone and little support when students fall behind.

What students said

“ unless you want to be yelled at every time you ask a question.”
BUS205
“He really just yells at students the entire class, he does not respond to emails, he goes way too fast to actually learn anything”
BUS205
“ . if you don't wanna be yelled at during the whole class.”
BUS205

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.

Reviews mention tests and homework more than proctoring tools; classroom quiz-style trick questions appear, but .

Lecture heavyHomework clustersTest heavyTrick questions in class

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and in-class trick questions; comments do not clearly prove Lockdown Browser or open-book exams.

TEST HEAVYHomework clustersTrick questionsLecture demos
“He does give you a lot of time to complete the assignments as they aren't do each week but instead clustered and due 4 times throughout the semester.”
ACCT202
“He is a bit of a yeller and constantly asks trick questions in class.”
BUS205

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless you want to be yelled at every time you ask a question.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting recent yelling complaints . Credibility rating: Medium.

😠 Classroom Climate

28/100

“He really just yells at students the entire class, he does not respond to emails, he goes way too fast to actually learn anything”

🚫 Recommendation Level

28/100

“If .”

📚 Workload

32/100

“ . if you don't wanna be yelled at during the whole class.”

⚖️ Mixed Older View

46/100

“Overall though, he did a good job explaining excel.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes you feel dumb for a second
  • he stands there and makes you feel dumb
  • he goes way too fast to actually learn anything

Theme 2

📧 About Support

  • Never checks his emails
  • the times I emailed him he never responded which was a bit frustrating

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • at times he would say something and you do it exactly how he says and it will still be wrong
  • constantly asks trick questions in class
  • I got mixed vibes about Gilkey.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

in BUS205, tempered by older mixed accounting feedback and limited sample size.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BUS2054 reviews
ACCT2011 review
ACCT2021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1