Alan Ransom

ACC101 · BOWL1 · ACCT102 · ACC11 · BUS251 · ACCT202 · MGT151 · ACCOUNTING102 · PE108 · ECON · ACCT203 · ACCT101 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 66/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
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Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you want a manageable grade and can tolerate an uneven teaching style and blunt personality.

Best fit · Effort For RewardVery easy gradingCheat sheets allowedInconsistent teachingAttitude issuesAttendance matters

Many students , and full-page notes on tests.
Teaching and disorganized or unhelpful lectures.
Personality is the main risk, with repeated complaints about attitude, sarcasm, and unfairness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Getting an A often looks easy if students attend, do homework, use allowed notes, and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Bowling and business math are described as easy, while accounting can still be hard because the subject and lectures vary.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

56/100

and practical help, but many warn about attitude and .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grades are often lenient because students mention , cheat sheets, and .

Format shift

Workload

Light

73/100

Several reviews mention little homework, optional homework completion, or simple requirements like showing up and taking quizzes.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

and knows the subject, but many students report , and a poor attitude.

Format shift

In-person reviews are highly mixed; there is no online evidence.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and participation rather than relying only on exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and low workload, but teaching quality and personality are inconsistent.

Main concern

Students often complain about attitude, tangents, and .

What students said

“If you do the homework and come to class, you will get an A.”
ACCT101

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ACCT102

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ACC101

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.

Tests are student-friendly when comments mention notes or a full cheat sheet, though .

Notes AllowedCheat Sheet AllowedExtra Credit QuizzesPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention notes, cheat sheets, quizzes, and tests, but do .

Notes AllowedFull 8.5x11 Cheat SheetPop QuizzesTests

“you get a full 8.5x11" cheat sheet for each and every quiz and test.”
ACCT101

“ .”
MGT151

“popquizzes at end of class so show up and stay!”
MGT151

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you do the homework and come to class, you will get an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He is easy to understand.”

📈 Easy Grade Path

82/100

“Just show up and and you'll get an A!”

⚠️ Personality Risk

44/100

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Theme 1

📈 About Grades

If you do the homework and come to class, you will get an A.
LOTS of pop quizzes.
and he will give an "A".

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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and .
He has trouble staying on task and tends to talk about things that have nothing to do with math at all.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality

I really think he has an attitude problem.
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Sometimes he has a temper and lets it out on students

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 26 in-person reviews span several years and show consistent themes despite mixed opinions.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 55

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Alan Ransom

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Easy Grade Path

⚠️ Personality Risk

📈 About Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

⚠️ About Personality

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you want a manageable grade and can tolerate an uneven teaching style and blunt personality.