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Accounting

Erica Beam

ACC001 · ACCT2 · ACCT02 · ACCT001 · ACCT002 · ACCT01 · COLSK100 · ACCT001ACCT002 · ACCT101 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
45.16%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Only take her if and ; online communication issues are a major risk.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLots of homeworkSelf-teach requiredHard timed examsPolarizing teachingOpen notes sometimes
  • Accounting is tough with and
  • Many students say she reads the book and expects you to teach yourself
  • and helpful if you use office hours and put in the work

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As are possible with huge effort, unlimited quiz attempts in some courses, and , but exams and .

Some in-person ACCT2 students call it an easy A with ; online ACCT1 is much harder.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Accounting concepts plus dense reading and and time-demanding.

Both formats call the material tough; online adds self-teaching burden.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and some online sections, but optional in others.

; online reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; supporters love her help while .

; online recommendations are much weaker.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

, but exams are tough and feedback or grading can be very slow.

Format shift

Online students more often report ungraded midterms and delayed project scores.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

Students repeatedly describe 5-10 hour , and test prep as a full-time job.

Format shift

Workload complaints dominate both online and in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

some call her caring and inspirational, many say she reads the textbook and .

Format shift

; online teaching support is widely criticized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams and homework volume is enormous.

Format shift

Online reviews stress two exams worth around 40% plus hard finals; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person opinions split between students who love her support and humor and those who say she rereads the book with .

Main concern

, and lectures that often restate the textbook.

What students said

“Professor Beam is one of .”
ACC001
“You need to teach yourself, and really learn on your own. AND HARD.”
ACCT001
“ as she lets you use as many notes as you'd like on the exam”
ACCT02

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are largely negative about slow or missing communication, self-teaching from the textbook, and .

Main concern

, and and too time-pressured.

What students said

“Doesn't teach just posts textbook pages and "lecture notes" that have nothing to do with the tests.”
ACCT001
“If you want to teach yourself, this class is for you!”
ACC001
“She just gave a final that had 30 questions and gave the students 45 minutes.”
ACCT001

Exam style

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Exams are hard and time-pressured; some courses allow open notes or unlimited practice quizzes, but many still call them brutal.

Timed multi-part examsTest heavyOpen handwritten notes sometimesUnlimited practice quizzes in ACCT2

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard but several students report open handwritten notes and unlimited quiz attempts in ACCT2.

Open notes allowedLong hard testsUnlimited quiz attempts in ACCT2
“she lets you use as many notes as you'd like on the exam”
ACCT02
“ AND HARD.”
ACCT001

Online

Online finals and minutes and heavy grade weight.

Timed finalsCalculation problemsLimited timeHigh exam weight
“She just gave a final that had 30 questions and gave the students 45 minutes.”
ACCT001
“ and the and seemingly comes out of nowhere”
ACCT001

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want to teach yourself, this class is for you! Your only resource is the textbook unless you make an appointment to talk to her.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarization between caring support and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“She is just repeating the textbook. I do not think she actually knows the stuff.”

📚 Workload

16/100

“ !! this cannot be understated! It's a full time job”

❤️ Supportive Side

70/100

“Professor Beam is one of .”

🧪

32/100

“She just gave a final that had 30 questions and gave the students 45 minutes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Reads from the book for lectures
  • Gives every opportunity to succeed if you ask
  • She could be replaced by a computer

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of homework and test heavy
  • Do the work- you will be fine
  • Unlimited attempts on the practice exams helps in ACCT2

Theme 3

⚠️ About Communication

  • Doesn't grade any of your work until the end of the semester
  • If you schedule a Calendy appointment she always shows up

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

62

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed polarized reviews across online and in-person accounting with consistent themes of , and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 56
3 out of 58
2 out of 53
1 out of 528

Course coverage

ACCT00124 reviews
ACCT00210 reviews
ACC0018 reviews
ACCT022 reviews
ACCT22 reviews
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ACCT001ACCT0021 review
ACCT011 review
ACCT1011 review
COLSK1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 4 · A 9 · A- 6

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

5

C 4 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 3 · Rather not say 3