Mark Sullivan - DePaul University

Professor: Mark Sullivan

Department: TBD

College: DePaul University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ACC551
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His teaching style is very clear and objective. his tests are challenging, but you can do well if you prepare for them by studying the slides and skimming through book chapters. Final Grade A+

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Sullivan has a great mastery of the content, however he does not always instruct in the most effective way and can be unclear at times. The exams were difficult if you didn't prepare well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ACC383
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is very nice professor but has a mono-tone which makes the class alot more challenging since the material is very dry. He also is very confusing to follow and changes his mind about the correct answers. He assigns about 30 homework problems which really don't help much when it comes down to the midterm or final.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ACC383
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

So hard, once you're behind you can't make up for it. He assigns at least 30 problems a week to do which takes hours and hours. He is a good professor but this is also a very dense subject. Only way to study is to do problems and apply the tax code.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ACC558
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is very polite and professional... but the problem is he doesn't teach you and you have absolutely no clue what you are expected to learn from this class, and know, and naturally retain... I was disappointed as other than the court cases I didn't learn anything, and the paper is a total waste of time... I would retake this with someone else

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A good professor will show you the interest in Accounting. A bad professor will try to confuse you no matter how hard you study. Mark is the second one. He has no mercy and methods to teach. Exams are extremely tricky and hard. Some of his students did fail his classes. Very terrible. Think it over seriously before you register for his classes.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Do not take any classes from this professor. Very poor lectures. He mumbles and seems confused most of the class, and none of the in class material is relevant to exams. Doesn't cover the important material in the textbook. The midterm and final are multiple choice from a test bank, but tricky, and he could barely answer them himself.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I think his good, especially for those who know nothing about accounting before. He's not an interesting teacher, but he has a great patient. If you have any questions, he will expain them to you step by step untill you understand.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ACCT558
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Sullivan was too proud of himself. In fact, not only his mumble class was so boring, but also his exams were tricky. Even though we spent long time in studying, the result was very poor. If DePaul would provide refund, we would ask for that right the way since his lectures did not really worth a penny. The worst professor ever.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ACC551
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I agree with the comments below. Very poor teaching style. He stands and lectures on complex problems when he should be working them out on the board. He has the wrong teaching method for this sort of class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ACC551
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Terrible lecturer. Getting an A in the class heading into final but only because I had to spend A LOT of time outside of class studying. Learned nothing from his lectures. He's probably the worst professor I have had at DePaul.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ACC551
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He blazes through mountains of material, but then tests you on completely different topics. He admits that 90% of the exam is random questions from a test bank, and they DO NOT parallel what was taught in class. No midterm review, either, and for a class that covers such a large volume of tax rules, students could really use some guidance.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Sullivan was pretty good. Having never taken an accounting class before, I found it fairly difficult, but his lectures are clear (although reviewing the slides afterwards while studying is not, so make sure to take notes), and he says exactly what is covered on the tests. Midterms and Final are straightforward, not too hard, and they're curved.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ACCT500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Midterm and Final are multiple choice with one written section and the only grades but it is curved so not bad. Sullivan is a little goofy, but not a bad class just boring

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ACC551
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Sullivan is a great professor. I disagree with many of the comments on here. He takes the time to ensure people understand, and has a very good flow and organization to how the materials are presented. Do the homework problems, they are very similar to the exam.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Agreed with other comments. I was at his office a few times and he doesn't really have a good method of delivering his knowledge of accounting to you. His syllabus said he was very old school and wanted to teach the class as if we were going to be accountants; other profs are better and keep the material geared toward MBAs. Agree he is uninspiring

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I could not disagree more with the prior 4 ratings. I found Sullivan to be quite clear and caring that students understand the material. Grade based on 2 exams is standard at DePaul. The exams were fair and covered the material from the lectures and textbook. He also brings in relevant examples from current events. Not perfect, but a good prof.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He was very monotonous, not interesting or engaging. He just reads off of powerpoint slides. Only 2 multiple choice exams make up the grade, which aren't very useful for actual accounting work.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ACT500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Ok, I got an A in this class, but feel I didn't learn much because of the way it was taught. I only got an A because of the huge curve he gives for the mid term and final, which are the only 2 grades. Without it, I would probably have had a low C. Sullivan as a teacher isn't very engaging; there are better professors at DePaul for the material.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ACC500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Doesn't seem to care if students understand; stands at the board and works out his own problems saying, "This is so easy!" I hope so for you...you're the Prof. you fool. Don't take him...there are much better accounting professors.