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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

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ACCTIS 799Reading and Research-accounting
Spring 2027ACCTIS 990Accounting Independent Research Phd Thesis
Spring 2027ACCTIS 999Reading and Research-accounting Phd
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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