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Accounting

Sherry Spina

M8491 · ACCT10A · ACCT1A · ACCT10 · BCA15 · M5480 · ACCT2 · M5036 · ACCOUNTING10A · ACCT1 · ACCT1AND1A · ACCT9 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
35.29%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless and tolerate limited instructor help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProRude or unapproachableCengage heavyPoor lab supportMandatory attendancePolarizing older reviews
  • Recent reviews slam unhelpful, rude communication and .
  • , and slow grade updates are common complaints.
  • Older positive reviews exist, but overall take-again rate is only about 35%.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

Some self-motivated students pass via the book and Cengage, but , and little help.

Online failures and rudeness complaints are especially strong; in-person is mixed.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Accounting content plus poorly guided labs and .

; online feels harder without live support.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance and office-hour participation points are frequently required with penalties for missing lab.

In-person enforces attendance more; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

About 35% would take again; recent Accounting reviews strongly warn students to pick someone else.

Online Accounting reviews are almost uniformly negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

Tough grader tags, late grade posts, and .

Format shift

Strict feel in both formats; online adds non-responsiveness.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and Cengage work stack up for working students.

Format shift

Heavy load reported online and in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Many call her rude and unhelpful with labs; a minority praise detailed lectures and care.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is especially criticized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Cengage homework, labs, and projects dominate; .

Format shift

Assignment-heavy in both formats.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some praise detailed lectures while , and unexplained labs.

Main concern

, and heavy unexplained projects.

What students said

“When you try to ask her to clarify anything she has an attitude and speaks to you like your a moron.”
M8491
“She doesn't help with ”
ACCT1AND1A
“Super laid back and easy to talk to outside of class. ... !!”
ACCT2

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Accounting is frequently described as unsupported: slow or , and .

Main concern

No teaching of lab software and very poor responsiveness.

What students said

“Prof is very rude and will not answer any questions or concerns.”
ACCT1AND1A
“The lab was so frustrating because she expected us to know how to do it without teaching how to use the lab.”
ACCT1
“Rarely even responded to emails. ... She herself is useless as far as I'm concerned.”
ACCT1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments center on Cengage tests and ; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Cengage testsChapter homeworkLab projectsExtra credit sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person still leans on Cengage tests, labs, and .

Cengage testsPayroll/lab projectsExtra credit
“All of the homework is on cengage ... the .”
ACCT9
“ but she offers .”
ACCT2

Online

Online grades hinge on Cengage HW/tests and .

Cengage homeworkCengage testsUnexplained lab software
“HW and and barely based on the powerpoints.”
ACCT1
“You will have to pay for the course's lab software and she will not go over how to complete it.”
ACCT1AND1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! ... I retook this course with Professor Myer and got an A. I knew it wasn't me that was failing!, it's Spina!”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting support failures and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“ ! She doesnt come to her own office hours, doesnt know how to teach online and in general.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“Do yourself a favor find a different prof.”

📚 Workload & Labs

30/100

“ and kids. The lab assignment barely has instructions.”

❤️ Positive Outlier

70/100

“She is a great teacher. Loved her class and learned a lot.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doesn't stop during lectures to let students ask questions
  • She's a good professor, understanding, and gives detailed lectures
  • She overcomplicates everything she teaches

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You can easily pass if you read the book
  • Projects and but Spina can help you a lot.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support & Tone

  • Dont expect a
  • professionally rude
  • not answering emails and being completely rude with her students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

17 reviews with but older positives create a split; sample is moderate.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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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

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1