AI Rate Professor

Business

Michael Shieh

BUS186 · BUS185 · BUS6859 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Skip if ; only take if you can teach yourself accounting and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLots of homeworkSelf-taught requiredUnclear lecturesInconsistent qualityAttendance pressure
  • Most students say lectures teach little and and accounting.
  • and limited useful feedback.
  • Two older glowing reviews exist, but majority urge avoiding him for BUS185/186.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and tough content make an A costly even when exists.

Most evidence is in-person; the one and low teaching value.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Accounting and software content are tough, fast, and poorly explained in class.

; the online review rated difficulty lower but still criticized teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

as optional, others as required to pass, and one online class flipped from casual to angry about no-shows.

and you will not pass; online attendance messaging was inconsistent.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

; most detailed comments say .

; only two older in-person reviews are highly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Homework is heavy and .

Format shift

Online student ; in-person students also report little useful help.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of homework and .

Format shift

and in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Majority , and self-taught learning.

Format shift

, but four of five remaining reviews are very negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Workload centers on homework and .

Format shift

and independent work over structured exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

a few praise care and , but most say lectures skim slides, English/help is , and learning is on your own.

Main concern

Lectures feel useless and questions often go unanswered, so students self-teach.

What students said

“His lectures are pointless as he and .”
BUS6859
“Expect to learn the subject on your own.”
BUS185
“ !”
BUS186

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and last-minute anger about attendance.

Main concern

and almost no real instruction during class.

What students said

“I had no clue how the class.”
BUS185
“Teaches nothing during class. Could have easily been an online class.”
BUS185

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; assessment and weak in-class teaching.

Homework heavySelf-study requiredUnclear grading

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments emphasize long lectures that do not teach and problems you must figure out alone.

Lecture heavySelf-taught problemsLots of homework
“Lectures are long and barely teach you anything.”
BUS186
“Expect to be learning on your own!”
BUS6859

Online

and no real teaching rather than proctoring.

Unclear homework gradingLittle in-class teaching
“I had no clue how the class.”
BUS185

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Expect to learn the subject on your own.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (1 online, 5 in , and avoid recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

30/100

“Expect to learn the subject on your own.”

⚠️

28/100

“ !”

📝

25/100

“Lots of .”

🗣️ Help Friction

30/100

“If you have a question usually he doesn't understand what you're asking.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are pointless as he and .
  • Teaches nothing during class.
  • Lectures are long and barely teach you anything.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

  • Lots of .
  • it is a tough course.
  • I had no clue how the class.

Theme 3

❤️ Mixed Support

  • He cares, wants u to succeed.
  • ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed reviews from 2017-2018 give a , but the sample is small, older, and somewhat polarized.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

BUS1853 reviews
BUS1862 reviews
BUS68591 review

Reported outcomes

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