Sean Bowman

ACCT311 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 2.4/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you only need an and are fine teaching yourself from an expensive textbook.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught courseLots of homeworkExpensive textbookNo lecturesClear grading criteria

Course is almost entirely self-taught via McGraw Hill SmartBook with little or no lecturing
and expensive required software/textbook
Grades can still be high if you grind the platform, but many feel they learn little

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Several students still earned A or A- and discussions, even while criticizing the teaching.

All evidence is from online ACCT311 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content difficulty is moderate and mostly platform-driven reading and multiple-choice work rather than deep instruction.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and , so flexibility is inconsistent across terms.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about one-third would take again, with repeated complaints about no teaching, costly materials, and low learning value.

All evidence is from online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

and checkable homework answers make solid grades attainable despite weak instruction.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students report large weekly , and frequent assignments.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Reviews consistently say the professor and leaves learning to the textbook platform.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment , and discussion boards, plus a final.

Format shift

All evidence is from online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Fully online ACCT311 runs through McGraw Hill with , and almost no instructor teaching.

Main concern

Expensive required textbook/software and a .

What students said

“To sum it up simply, this is a .”
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“This guy doesn't do anything. Its all self taught through McGraw Hill smartbook”
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“the workload is horrid, 4 assignments and 2 discussions a week.”
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Exam style

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One detailed review says the proctored final was open note and open book; course.

Proctored finalOpen noteOpen bookMcGraw Hill platform

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online evidence supports a proctored final that was open note and open book, with .

Proctored finalOpen noteOpen book

“ and book. Per week: 2 hw assignments and 1 discussion board”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ if you want to learn accounting, or save money on textbooks.”
Voice snapshots generated from 6 online reviews, highlighting self-teaching, cost, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Investment

24/100

“Professor bowman did not lecture at all and the entire course .”

📚 Expensive Materials

20/100

“The book was extremely overpriced and is required to turn in assignments and exams.”

📦 Heavy Workload

22/100

“That's around 160 homework questions (numerous multi-part)and 450 words a week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

this is a
This guy doesn't do anything.
Don't really feel like I am learning.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

a 15 multiple choice assignment where you can check your answers
and book
Pretty cool guy. Uses expensive textbook though.

Theme 3

💰 About Cost & Workload

Everything is taught through an overpriced textbook.
the workload is horrid, 4 assignments and 2 discussions a week.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Six online reviews across multiple years are thematically consistent about self-teaching and cost, though the sample is small.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 51

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2 out of 52

1 out of 52

Course coverage

ACCT3116 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A 2 · A- 2

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Sean Bowman

Avoid unless you only need an x x x and are fine teaching yourself from an expensive textbook.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📉 Teaching Investment

📚 Expensive Materials

📦 Heavy Workload

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💰 About Cost & Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you only need an and are fine teaching yourself from an expensive textbook.