AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Michael Deschamps

ACCT145 · ACC145 · ACC201 · ACCT102 · ACCT202 · ACCT201 · ACT201 · ACCT101 · 70 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
85.19%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take him if you will do the and ; expect fair challenge with strong support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesExtra creditClear grading criteriaCaring and accessibleLots of homework
  • and tax teaching with real-world examples and .
  • , and exams are the core; study plans and help grades.
  • A minority call him opinionated, inflexible on extensions, or weaker in managerial accounting.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many As come from consistent homework, study plans, and .

Online students stress study-plan ; , and exam prep.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Accounting and tax material is moderately hard, but and practice make it manageable.

Both formats call content challenging yet teachable; tax and intermediate courses feel harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and warn that skipping hurts quizzes and participation.

; online is mixed with some no-attendance options.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

High take-again rate and outliers.

Both online and and financial accounting.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

, and keep grading fair without making it automatic.

Format shift

Online often notes generous quiz attempts; .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Expect , and but stay relevant.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online MyAccountingLab or Connect time is especially frequent.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students praise clear lectures, real-world passion, accessibility, and .

Format shift

; online students praise communication and structure.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and quizzes build toward midterms and finals with some projects and discussions.

Format shift

Online ; and lecture-linked exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students love his lectures, humor, and and .

Main concern

Pace can feel fast and some students want more patience on repeated questions.

What students said

“He makes the material easy to understand and gives you practice in class to prepare you for the , and exams.”
ACCT101
“He is not easy, but he is EXTREMELY fair and .”
ACC201

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections use Connect or MyAccountingLab with , and .

Main concern

, and a few students felt unsupported on personal emergencies.

What students said

“If , and do the .”
ACCT101
“Mike Deschamps is the perfect professor for instructing in an on-line format.”
ACCT145

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , not clearly open-book freebies.

Weekly quizzesTimed quizzes and examsStudy plan prepMultiple choice and short answer

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and finals tied to lectures and homework, sometimes with pop quizzes.

Pop quizzesMultiple choice and short answerHomework-linked examsAttendance-linked participation
“He does give lots of , and roughly 3 exams before the final.”
ACCT102
“ , and has a written portion.”
ACCT201

Online

and exams students prepare via study plans.

MyAccountingLab or ConnectPractice quizzesStudy plan extra creditTimed quizzes and exams
“A lot of homework assigned online through MyAccountingLab every week but the quizzes and of problems.”
ACCT201
“If you want an A in this class, DO ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE STUDY PLAN!”
201

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“There are people in this world who were born to be teachers. Mike is one of those people.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting lectures, homework systems, and fair challenge. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Probably the subject that is seemingly difficult and in some cases boring, and he makes it worthwhile.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

42/100

“Expect to spend multiple hours a week on the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes the material easy to understand and gives you practice in class.
  • Mike teaches from the perspective of real world experience.
  • He has a radio personality voice.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If , and do the .
  • He's not easy, but he is EXTREMELY fair.
  • DO ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE STUDY PLAN!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He really cares and wants you to succeed!
  • , and cares deeply about his students success.
  • He is such a great cheerleader for tax and Accounting.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

70

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years and both formats show consistent praise for lectures and support, with only a few sharp negatives.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 553
4 out of 511
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 3 · A 24 · A- 1

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1