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Dain Donelson

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Accounting301 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor is willing to answer questions and walk through examples, but be prepared to ask questions or keep talking to keep the lecture going.
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Accounting301 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
He couldn't teach a fish to swim, was so boring. Definitely in the wrong career. he just sits during lectures as he reads off the slides. Nice and sweet guy, though, and very accommodating. But if you're not religious and you have to take him then just pick a religion and pray.
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Classes with Dain Donelson

ACCTIS 301

Financial Reporting I

3 credits

Examines financial reporting theory and techniques for measuring assets and determining income with an emphasis on analysis.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.49 GPA, 76.2% A/AB (n=80 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Kristen FuhremannDain Donelson+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
ACCTIS 701

Financial Reporting I

3 credits

FINANCIAL REPORTING I examines financial accounting theory and techniques for measuring and reporting information to external users.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Kristen FuhremannDain Donelson+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
ACCTIS 971

Seminar in Accounting Research

3 credits

ACCTIS 971 is a PhD seminar that teaches tools for consuming and conducting accounting research through discussion and writing.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Dain Donelson

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
ACCTIS 999

Reading and Research-accounting Phd

1–6 credits

ACCTIS 999 is a reading and research course for Accounting Ph.D. students, involving individual work arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Dan LynchDaniel Wangerin+7 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ACCTIS 301Financial Reporting I
Fall 2026ACCTIS 701Financial Reporting I
Fall 2026ACCTIS 799Reading and Research-accounting
Fall 2026ACCTIS 971Seminar in Accounting Research
Fall 2026ACCTIS 990Accounting Independent Research Phd Thesis
Fall 2026ACCTIS 999Reading and Research-accounting Phd

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