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Business

Neal Portman

BUS211 · BUS201 · BUS202 · ACC201 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
88.24%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a and are willing to keep up with homework and studying.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny LecturerHelpfulClear Homework ReviewAccounting Is ChallengingAttendance Matters
  • , and supportive.
  • Accounting and business , and attendance.
  • Exams are usually fair or and review material.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

A grades are common, but comments , and understand the material.

Online reviews make exams sound more straightforward, while and outside studying.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The subject is often difficult by nature, but , and .

Both formats describe manageable structure, though challenging.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

Attendance is not clearly proven as formally mandatory, but many students say .

Attendance evidence mainly comes from in-person reviews, while online reviews mention Zoom meetings but .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and fair when students show effort.

Both formats are mostly positive, with one negative online review about Wiley and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students mention , and , though one review calls grading inconsistent.

Format shift

Online reviews mention and straightforward tests, while and fair homework-based exams.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Homework and studying are consistent requirements, but the workload is predictable and .

Format shift

Online reviews say deadlines are generous, while and outside studying.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Most students describe him as , and willing to explain difficult accounting material.

Format shift

Both formats are mostly positive, with .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and review work, with exams closely tied to homework.

Format shift

Both formats connect homework to exams, while , and homework review.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews strongly praise , and willingness to help.

Main concern

Students need to attend and study because falling behind in accounting is easy.

What students said

“ and easy to follow”
ACC201
“This is a difficult course by nature, but he gives you the tools necessary to succeed.”
BUS202
“Big recommendation is to not miss class, falling behind is very easy.”
ACC201

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews , and Zoom structure, with one strong complaint about the Wiley program.

Main concern

The online platform can be frustrating and the .

What students said

“his class work is straightforward.”
BUS201
“ as long as you understand the homework.”
BUS211
“Wiley program is terrible. ”
BUS201

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are usually described as fair, straightforward, and based on homework, but reviews .

Straightforward ExamsHomework-Based ExamsCurved ExamsNo Trick Questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe exams as , and without trick questions, but do not clearly prove book policy.

Fair ExamsHomework-Based ExamsCurved ExamsNo Trick Questions
“ ”
BUS202
“A good portion of .”
BUS201
“No trick questions and he wants everyone to pass.”
BUS201

Online

Online reviews say exams are easy or straightforward if , but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Straightforward ExamsHomework-Based Exams
“ as long as you understand the homework.”
BUS211
“ if you did the SLOs and understand the topic.”
BUS201

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is a difficult course by nature, but he gives you the tools necessary to succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching quality, effort-reward balance, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“ and easy to follow”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ !”

⚖️ Effort And Grades

70/100

“Passing isn't very hard but to get an A you'll have to work for it”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very personable and encouraging.
  • He's funny and his class is straight forward.
  • Goes off on tangents but they are usually inspirational and quite humorous.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is a difficult course by nature, but he gives you the tools necessary to succeed.
  • If you just do the and in the class.
  • Passing isn't very hard but to get an A you'll have to work for it

Theme 3

🧾

  • A good portion of .
  • He goes over all of the
  • as long as you understand the homework.

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen detailed reviews across years are mostly consistent, with enough online and .

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BUS20112 reviews
BUS2024 reviews
ACC2012 reviews
BUS2111 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values