Reviews of professor Michael Doherty

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Mike is one of the few teachers I respect at the U of I. He is well versed in accounting and can teach well, except when he uses Excel. He has clear deadlines as long as you read the syllabus and is always willing to help. The class can be difficult, but it is useful for the CPA exam. The exams are usually both multiple choice and fill in the blank

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was very easy because it was mostly through Pearson which gave better explanations on things. Ended with a 95% on the final. He is very quiet.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Never emails you back, only goes over extra credit in class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Amazing professor! I wish I could take every accounting class from him. He was clear, answered emails quickly, and flexible with students. On top of this, his knowledge in the field makes it so you leave the class have learned so so much.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He made the class more difficult than it should have been. Most test Q's were essay, but not on the study guide or slides. Didn't stick to the due dates on the schedule so it was just really confusing. Never direct answers to questions. I didn't use the textbook, just the SUA and Dynamics GP. Not the worst, but I don't recommend him for AIS.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
took this class fully online. hard material, lots of homework tests and projects. excel certification exam is scheduled for the last part of the class which is an extra $80. bad at answering emails. would not recommend

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mike responds to your questions with more questions, which is not useful. He is a relatively easy grader in this class, but he is ambiguous in his explanations and expectations. He taught definitions for half the semester and then started to "teach" SQL. He didn't teach us to code, we just copy and pasted his code. Pretty easy class, bad professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Is open and willing to work with students, but is not that helpful. Frequently would not know the answer to questions about things he assigned. Deadlines were ambiguous and anxiety-inducing. Tests were short answer based, but asked for a significant amount of detail about concepts that were barely covered in class. Read the book and you'll be fine

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took this class Fall2020, online, failed because coursework was too heavy with very little instruction for projects and eventually just gave up. Took again Fall2021, better amount of coursework, still very little clear direction on projects. Only re-took the class because it is a mandatory class for my degree.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor. He helps students understand the accounting information systems in effective control of organizations in real work. Though his assignments were a little challenge, the book, materials, and explanation helped a lot.