AI Rate Professor

Accounting

James Kolb

ACCTG15 · ACCT015 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
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Difficulty
5.0

The decision

unless you can teach yourself the material with .

Best fit · Self Taught ProKnows Tax MaterialTerrible TeacherConfusingDemeaningSelf-Taught Class
  • Students say he knows tax law deeply but cannot teach it clearly.
  • and unhelpful tone.
  • You largely .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Both reviews paint a confusing, high-difficulty course with .

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Tax content plus unclear lectures and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Students are disappointed and call him a terrible teacher despite content expertise.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

No positive grading comments; tone and outcomes feel punishing and unsupportive.

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Difficult reading and self-teaching replace classroom clarity, creating heavy independent load.

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Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Both students say he confuses more than he clarifies and fails as a teacher.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

; learning is mainly self-directed reading.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Both in-person reviews say he is expert on tax but , and leaves students teaching themselves.

Main concern

and demeaning tone after a full semester of tax.

What students said

“ and arrogant.”
ACCT015
“You are basically learning on your own.”
ACCTG15

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews .

Assessment risk

Varies

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus on .

“After an entire semester I'm more confused about taxes than when I started.”
ACCT015

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He definitely knows his stuff when it comes to tax, but he is a terrible teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting expertise without teaching skill. Credibility rating: Low.

🚫 Teaching Quality

15/100

“ and arrogant.”

📚

18/100

“You are basically learning on your own.”

🧠 Content Expertise Only

40/100

“This teacher really knows the material (hes a lawyer and CPA) but unfortunately he's not a good teacher.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and arrogant
  • he's not a good teacher
  • he really doesn't clarify anything

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty

  • The
  • expects everyone to know the material even though he never went over it

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only 2 negative in-person reviews from 2011 provide consistent but thin evidence.

Inside 2 stored ratings

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Course coverage

ACCT0151 review
ACCTG151 review

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