AI Rate Professor

Business Administration

James Kolb

TAXPAYROLL1 · PAYROLL · BLAW005 · FEDTAXACCT15 · TAX3006 · TAX015 · TAXACCOUNTING · BLAW5 · ACCT015 · TAX15 · TAXACTG · ACCT3005 · ACCT17 · ACCOUNTING1 · ACCT0189 · BUS5 · BUS005 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material and and brutal exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavy and trickyDemeaning toward questionsLots of homework and readingKnowledgeable but harsh
  • Majority of reviews call him rude, sarcastic, and demeaning when students ask questions.
  • as , and poorly aligned with the book.
  • A minority say you learn a lot if you study hard and participate, especially in business law.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students repeatedly say it is not an easy A; , and many report C/D grades.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Average difficulty is high with , and application-style tests.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping hurts or tanks the grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 30% would take again; the dominant message is stay away despite a few positive learning reports.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and comments , and many failing classmates dominate.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of , and test-focused courses appear across accounting and business law.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

He is called knowledgeable but , and poor at explaining.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

heavily decide the grade.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person business, accounting, tax, and , and often demoralizing despite his professional knowledge.

Main concern

Rude classroom tone and or the book.

What students said

“ . He is mean, nasty, and sarcastic in the least funny way.”
BUS005
“ and questions do not come from the book.”
ACCOUNTING1
“Kolb is not an easy teacher, but you learn a lot by taking his course.”
BUS005

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.

Exams are frequently described as hard, tricky, and poorly aligned with the book or lectures.

Test heavyTricky examsExams not from bookNo curve

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often said not to follow the book; .

Hard examsTricky questionsTest heavyNot from the book
“ and do not follow the book (I read the book over 7 times each test and still got C's).”
BUS005
“ and questions do not come from the book.”
ACCOUNTING1
“ .”
BLAW5

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He is mean, nasty, and sarcastic in the least funny way.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 in-person , and minority learning praise. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Classroom Climate

20/100

“He always talks down to students who ask questions and bullied people to the .”

📝

22/100

“ and do not follow the book (I read the book over 7 times each test and still got C's).”

📚 Learning Upside

55/100

“Kolb is not an easy teacher, but you learn a lot by taking his course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • stupid
  • He is rude. He does not clarify anything
  • and rambles the ENTIRE class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • THIS CLASS IS NOT EASY, AND IS NOT AN EASY A
  • He will barely help you, he does not grade on a curve

Theme 3

💔 About Respect

  • Students even tell him in class that they are afraid of him
  • He is condesencing

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

32 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with strong consistency on harsh tone and .

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 510
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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ACCOUNTING13 reviews
ACCT0153 reviews
BLAW52 reviews
BUS52 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1