Steven Valdes

BUSA71 · BUS7 · BUSA7 · BUSA8 · BUSA58 · BUSA70 · C21718 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 68.63%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you will attend and do the weekly McGraw Hill work; if you need flexibility.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lectures in personHeavy McGraw Hill workloadStrict attendanceProctorio online painCares when you show up

In person he is highly praised for and real-world accounting shortcuts.
Online sections draw strong and missing assignment posts.
Getting an A requires steady chapter work and ; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students earn As but and hard computational exams with little partial credit.

Online As appear possible with grind; in person A and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Accounting content is solid and sometimes hard, but and handouts make it manageable if you keep up.

In person feels clearer; online self-teaching raises perceived difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping or lateness can hurt the grade.

but work is still heavily structured.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Strong recommendation for ; many warn against online.

In person leans MustTake energy; online reviews are mixed to negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and when you attend, but tough on exams with no partial credit.

Format shift

Online ; in person is fairer if you put in work.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple chapter items weekly on McGraw Hill or Cengage plus quizzes exams and often a group project.

Format shift

Online load feels heavier and more easy to miss.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

In person praised for ; online delivery and organization draw frequent complaints.

Format shift

Quality gap between formats is the main split in reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Weekly homework and while midterms and .

Format shift

Both formats mix online platform work with major exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is widely called one of the : , and strong support if you show up.

Main concern

and exams can be hard with limited partial credit.

What students said

“Awesome prof! . Useful handouts.”
BUSA7

“This class isn't an easy A. There are at least 4 assignments every week”
BUSA7

“he made diffcult course become easy for student, that's how good professor does”
BUSA7

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report heavy chapter loads, Proctorio on exams and , and weaker live support than in person.

Main concern

and easy-to-miss partial Canvas assignments kill flexibility.

What students said

“he also makes you use proctorio while and everything”
BUSA8

“ , so it took away that flexibility”
BUSA7

“The professor only posts part of and did not set the due day for some assignments”
BUSA71

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard and test-heavy; some classes allow open notes while .

Hard computational examsOpen notes in some coursesProctorio onlineStudy guides availableNo partial credit on some exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides; some sections allow open notes and reward attendance-based generosity.

Hard examsStudy guidesOpen notes in some coursesNo partial credit reported

“Open notes for !”
BUSA58

“Very strict on exams NO partial credit, you need to study if you want to pass”
BUSA7

Online

Online finals and ; quizzes and long midterm final are common.

ProctorioWebcam homeworkLong midterm and final

“proctorio was used during the final”
BUSA8

“makes you use proctorio while ”
BUSA8

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“ . The people here complaining took it online... You miss out all the live class experience If .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning 2017-2026, weighting detailed comments on format, workload, and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯

78/100

“By far the MSAC. He gives lots of handouts to help his students prepare for the tests.”

💻 Online Format Friction

35/100

“I heard he's great in person but not online.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Be prepared on every chapter you will have 1 discussion paper, 1 Smart book assignment, 1-3 video lectures... 1 homework assignment & 1 quiz.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“ learn Accounting and be able to use it in their daily lives. 10/10!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Fascinating lectures, professors use a lot of real-life events as examples
He turns every accounting question into something you understand
His lectures are so clear

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This class isn't an easy A
You can't get away with an A if you don't put in the work
Just show up, pay attention, do you work, and you'll pass

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

proctorio was used during the final
Save yourself the stress, and

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years with detailed comments and a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529

4 out of 57

3 out of 53

2 out of 54

1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 21 · A- 3

B range

B+ 4 · B 9

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Steven Valdes

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 x x x

💻 Online Format Friction

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

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 will attend and do the weekly McGraw Hill work; if you need flexibility.

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