Babken Basmadzhyan

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AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 74%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

class; if you need guidance or plan to major in accounting.

Best fit · Easy A HunterCaring when presentCengage heavyPoor online communicationExtra credit saviorSelf-teach online risk

In-person lectures are praised as , and .
Online sections frequently leave students teaching themselves via Cengage with slow or .
Grades can be easy if , but major prep students report weak mastery.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students earn A or A+ with , and huge .

Online leans easier via open deadlines and ; in person needs study but and curves still pad grades.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is standard accounting with lots of Cengage chapters, but lectures and .

Online feels harder for learners who need live help; in person is clearer when students attend.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; many in-person sections mark attendance mandatory.

; in-person reviews more often say mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and fair grades, tempered by frequent online avoid warnings.

In-person reviews are mostly enthusiastic; online reviews are polarized with .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and low quiz weight make strong grades common.

Format shift

Online grading is homework-heavy and forgiving; in .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly Cengage HW, quizzes, and winter terms.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online summer sessions feel especially packed.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

In person ; online many say a computer program could replace him.

Format shift

In-person teaching quality is high; online communication failures drag the blended score down.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and some midterms or project finals depending on term.

Format shift

and grade is mostly HW; older in-person sections are more test heavy.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews largely celebrate caring, hilarious lectures with real-life analogies and heavy that .

Main concern

and tests can be hard or and homework.

What students said

“A great professor, he cares that you learn and the exercises are not too hard. .”
ACCTG002

“ , but gives an A in class”
ACCTG1

“ but . Study and pay attention and youll be fine.”
ACCT01

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

many report easy A via open Cengage deadlines, but and self-teaching.

Main concern

Lack of communication and course organization leave many students without support for weeks.

What students said

“He did not respond to any emails, leaving us without support and clarification on for the whole 5 weeks.”
ACCT02

“Easy Class! Took Professor Babken for 2022 Summer and his process of lecturing is super easy! He did .”
ACCT02

“If you want an easy A, . I don't know anything about accounting.”
ACC1

Exam style

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Many online and and rely on chapter work; classic in-person terms use multiple tests plus a .

No midterm or final in many online termsChapter quizzes and Cengage testsExtra credit on testsSome cumulative in-person finals

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections frequently use multiple tests and a and curves.

Multiple midtermsCumulative finalExtra credit on testsTest heavy grading

“HAS 4 TEST AND A . .”
ACCTG002

“6 tests, 1 final (cumulative). If you dont read every chapter u will fail.”
ACCTG1

Online

Online comments often report , only quizzes, ASPs, and HW, with .

No midterm or finalCengage chapter quizzesOpen assignment deadlinesUnlimited HW tries

“ . Only quizes, ASP's, and HW.”
ACCTG002

“Just do the work on cengage and you will be good to go!”
ACCT02

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want an easy A, . I don't know anything about accounting.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person accounting sections, highlighting format splits in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split by Format

68/100

“If you care about learning the material, this is not the . He did not respond to a single email students sent to him over the course of five weeks.”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

82/100

“ + low quiz weight so easy A”

💬 Communication Risk Online

35/100

“terrible communication, never got my emails responded to. had to entire time”

❤️ In-Person Care

90/100

“He is the . His lectures were interesting and knowledgable.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His teaching method is really good.
He gives real life examples, and uses simple, easy to understand language.
A computer program could replace him.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

His class is an , but if you really want to learn, you have to teach yourself.
, but gives an A in class
Just do the work on cengage and you will be good to go!

Theme 3

📧 About Communication

He did not respond to any emails, leaving us without support
prof b takes a long time to answer emails and his class is not organzied well.
He goes above and beyond to make sure to answer your questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning 2016-2025 with and consistent grade patterns.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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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 Split by Format

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

💬 Communication Risk Online

❤️ In-Person Care

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📧 About Communication

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

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