Jim Stanton

ACCT201 · BUS101 · BUS201 · ACCT101 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
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Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you want practical accounting rigor and can handle dry lectures; skip if you need an engaging, soft-graded intro class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardReal-world accountantClear when patientBoring and rigidTricky testsPolarizing personality

Supporters say he checks understanding, shares real accounting experience, and prepares students well.
Critics call him boring, rigid, rude, and sheet.
Difficulty is moderate-to-high for accounting, with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Accounting difficulty, tricky tests, and a results-not-effort syllabus mean an A .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Students call accounting naturally hard and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews rarely spell out a formal attendance policy; and test performance.

the comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half strongly recommend him for clarity and real-world skill; and tone.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Syllabus quote that effort is not rewarded and reports of .

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Based on in-person-tagged reviews only.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

College-level accounting load with ; not described as homework-crushing but not light either.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Strong praise for clarity and industry experience is balanced by repeated boring, rigid, and rude complaints.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Students focus on hard or does not make exams easy.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and discussed online and boring, rigid, avoid-him experiences.

Main concern

Tricky tests and dry classroom tone can push majors away despite solid content knowledge.

What students said

“Always makes sure students understand before moving on. Makes learning easy.”
BUS101

“He is the most boring teacher I've ever had.”
BUS201

“Stanton's online classes are the way to go.”
ACCT101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are challenging and sometimes tricky; a cheat sheet is .

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; one review notes a cheat sheet that still does not help much.

Cheat sheet allowedTricky test questionsChallenging tests

“He allows a "cheat" sheet for his test, but it doesn't help because .”
BUS201

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BUS101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Always makes sure students understand before moving on. Makes learning easy. .”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person-tagged reviews, highlighting clarity vs boredom and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🧮 Real-World Clarity

70/100

“He shows you the ropes in a easy-to-understand way and always makes sure everyone understands before he moves on.”

😴 Engagement Risk

30/100

“He is the most boring teacher I've ever had.”

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38/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Makes learning easy. .
He is the most boring teacher I've ever had.
Shares real world experience.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Effort is not rewarded, results are.
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Accounting is naturally difficult

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Tone

he always look down on students
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen mid-2000s reviews show a but lack grades, recency, and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 50

3 out of 54

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

BUS1015 reviews

BUS2014 reviews

ACCT1012 reviews

ACCT2012 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Jim Stanton

x x if you want practical accounting rigor and can handle dry lectures; skip if you need an engaging, soft-graded intro class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🧮 Real-World Clarity

😴 Engagement Risk

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Tone

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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

if you want practical accounting rigor and can handle dry lectures; skip if you need an engaging, soft-graded intro class.

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