AI Rate Professor

Business Administration

Alexander Korniakov

BSM082163 · BUS201 · BA101 · BA101B · BA101A · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
64.29%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you will grind McGraw Hill weekly for an attainable A; skip if you need strong live teaching support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLots of McGraw Hill homeworkExtra credit availableIndustry-experienced CPASelf-teach heavy onlinePolarizing
  • and many students still land As.
  • , and .
  • Online and , and homework-heavy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Many As and Easy A comments appear, but only if you keep up with heavy weekly Connect work and exams.

; online stresses consistent weekly grind.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Concepts are intro accounting level, but , and Connect time make it feel harder than pure content suggests.

Online and summer sections feel harder due to self-teaching and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

60/100

, and participation self-grading can matter.

In-person participation is more emphasized than online asynchronous sections.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

About 64% would take again; praise for fairness and industry .

In-person recommendations are warmer; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Fair grading, up to about 5%, and many As .

Format shift

Both formats report fair rewards for work; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

4-6 weekly Connect tasks and .

Format shift

Online and summer reviews especially stress tedious multi-hour assignments.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

, and industry-smart, while others say lectures are unhelpful and students teach themselves.

Format shift

asynchronous support.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and exams that often mirror lecture or practice questions.

Format shift

Online is Connect- and quiz-heavy; in-person adds participation and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly strong for engaging lectures and easy As and self-study awful.

Main concern

Weekly Connect volume and .

What students said

“I hate accounting but Prof Korniakov made the class a breeze.”
BA101A
“Alex is one of the .”
BA101A
“He puts students on blast and picks you at random to get up on the board to solve equations.”
BA101A

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and feedback, others report sparse lectures, Connect overload, and weak support.

Main concern

Self-teaching from slides or Connect with .

What students said

“if you work hard you will be rewarded.”
BA101A
“This WAS the hardest online class I've ever taken”
BA101A
“If how to complete something in his class.”
Bus201

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Connect practice and occasional easier exams than quizzes.

McGraw Hill ConnectWeekly quizzesExams similar to lecture slidesExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice questions; and board work also appear.

Exams similar to lecture slidesOnline homework and testsParticipation self-gradeExtra credit
“Just study for his exams which are similar to questions in .”
BA101A
“ you have before the exam days”
BA101A

Online

, and exams with little live proctoring detail in reviews.

McGraw Hill ConnectSmartBookQuizzes easier or harder than examsWeekly homework
“ ”
BA101A
“ . and teacher! Easy A.”
BA101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want to learn a lot and still have a life outside of the class, take him. If you want to pursue a career in .”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews (9 online, 19 in person), balancing Easy A praise with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“Alex is one of the . Not only is he incredibly talented and knowledgeable, but he's funny and engaging in his lectures.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“There are typically 4-6 assignments due by the end of each week and all of which are on McGrawHill Connect.”

📈 Grade Path

72/100

“Easy A. Goodluck!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very good at explaining and breaking down different topics
  • brings nearly a decade of industry experience
  • no video demonstrations on how to complete something in his class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class is extremely easy but very straightforward
  • if you work hard you will be rewarded
  • It's easy to get a good grade in this class, but it is hard to learn something new.

Theme 3

💻 About Online & Tools

  • lots of McGraw Hill connect work
  • . Dates are all wrong in canvas
  • The and planned out.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews across formats and years with repeated themes on Connect workload, , and polarized teaching support.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

BA101A18 reviews
BA1014 reviews
Bus2013 reviews
BA101B2 reviews
BSM0821631 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 3 · A 13 · A- 4

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2