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Quality2.4
Difficulty85%
Would Retake149
Reviews85%
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“I honestly dont understand the hype”
ACCT311 - 1.0 rating“he is probably a brilliant person, but he can not teach”
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Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
46%
Textbook Required
45%
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311
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(2)ACCT322CU10
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(1)ACCT430
5.0
(6)ACCT214
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ACCT211
4.5
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3.1
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Reviews (148)
I had him as an online professor. He's confusing and not very helpful. Both midterms and final's are open book however, I just studied the textbook alone and easily finished with an A-. I would recommend the online class only, as he has a very thick accent. Easiest Acct class i've ever taken.
I'm awful at accounting but he was really helpful and the exams were open booked. If you need Acct 311 I'd definitely suggest taking his online course.
the professor is very nice and helpful. His course material reflected the book and his guidelines were very clear. I would recommend him to anyone. Easy A.
Great professor, Very helpful and looking for feedback to improve himself as a professor. I have him again this summer for an in class session and am excited to take another of his classes. A+
AMAZING PROF. BEST EVER. Easy A if you do read his notes.
David is an amazing professor and is extremely helpful. If you show interest in class, he will like you better. Just read his notes and focus on the review material he gives, you'll ace the class. Easy A+
You wont even have to think twice before taking a class with him. He's the best accounting professor ever! He's very helpful and an easy marker. He cares about his students and is very dedicated. I'd say grab the opportunity if he's teaching a class. AMAZING GUY. I am so excited to have another class with him. He's Brilliant.
Just consider yourself lucky to have him as your professor. He's a great guy. I have him again for ACCT 311.
Thick accent hard to understand what he's saying. very boring class and doesn't go over examples
extremely boring
Professor David Sun is extremely helpful and has the ability and dedication to teach accounting. I am looking forward to take another course in future in his class and I would recommend professor David Sun to anyone who is willing to enjoy accounting. Great Prof.
It is a privilege to take accounting in Professor David Sun class as he is very capable of teaching the material and support students with sufficient explanations by making a dry subject very lively. I recommend Professor David Sun to my friends and other students who want to take accounting courses.I will take more courses in Prof Sun's class.
He's passionate of teaching accounting. I took his course last semester and he's awesome. He gave us clear exam's structure and made sure to attend his review lecture so you would probably get an A for the course. Totally, he's really willingness to help his students to success in this course.
He is a good professor, very nice and helpful to answer student's questions, fair exam, i like this guy.
nice professor, i will take his other accounting classes.
He's amazing !! I wish he taught all accounting classes, I'd so take it with him. He is very helpful. We are lucky to have professors like him at macewan!
He has to be one of the best professors in the University of Grant Macewan. Very funny but also very focused to his lesson. You will have an amazing time in his lectures. Even with more than 1000 students he makes sure to help every single one. Take him and you wont regret it.
Great professor, Very helpful and looking for feedback to improve himself as a professor.Make good use of the textbook, connect the textbook material with our lives. Gave many examples in classes, easier for students to understand.
He has to be one of the best professors in the University of Grant Macewan. Very funny but also very focused to his lesson. You will have an amazing time in his lectures. Even with more than 1000 students he makes sure to help every single one. Take him and you wont regret it
Awesome instructor! David is the best professor Ive ever had!He truly cares about his students and wants them to succeed, his explanations are clear and he loves participation. If you're nervous about accounting, you can't go wrong with this guy!
Awesome instructor! David is the best professor Ive ever had. He truly cares about his students and wants them to succeed, his explanations are clear and he loves participation. If you're nervous about accounting, you can't go wrong with this guy!
very nice and funny guy, clear review for exams. exam is fair, got B in his class.
A great professor! He is very insightful, and genuinely cares about his students. Best accounting prof at MacEwan by far if you have the opportunity to take one of his classes do it! He has great notes and awesome exam review.
Best Prof
He is by far the best accounting teacher at macewan. Its unbelievable how well this guy teaches. He makes even the most complicated stuff so easy. 410 is one of the hardest accounting classes but we got lucky and had an opportunity to learn the course from him. If you're taking 410, make sure you take it with David. You wont regret it; he's amazing
Easy to follow, very nice person. He gives you basically everything you need to succeed in the class.
Best prof who is capable of the material. very helpful and respectful, teaches accounting which is a very dry subject and let students enjoy the course. Highly recommended. I will take further accounting courses in his future classes.
Excellent prof who explain accounting materials beyond text book, and gives many practical examples to help students to understand the theory part of accounting . Prof David is very helpful, understandable,and reachable.I recommend prof David to students who are willing to enjoy accounting.
David Sun is i a really amazing professor. He wants everyone in his class to reach their highest potential and he will go out of his way to help you get there. If you want a far and knowledgeable professor for Accounting 316, that give fair exams, i can not recommend another professor.
He's the best prof ive ever had. hes really clear and helpful and i recommend him for a;; accounting courses. His exams are fair enough , if you study what he recommends ull get easy A
Very nice instructor. Professional and patient and all the stuff he taught is very helpful in the future use in accounting
This guy is amazing! He gives you lots of examples so that you can grasp the concept in depth. His tests are fair and he is a fair marker too. Overall, an excellent professor. I dont know why he doesnt teach 400 level acct courses on a regular basis. Wish he did but dont miss out on david sun. Theres no one better than this guy, for sure!
Awesome prof! Definitely recommend.
Everyone seems to love him for 311316, but for 315 it was his first time teaching it and it was atrocious. Never been more lost in my life. Stale teaching makes nobody participate so he just talks in that monotone voice the entire period and everything sounds the same and useless. Very little amount of examples, Wiley was annoying.
I don't understand why he is rated so high, this prof is awful. He doesn't know how to teach the material, he just skips around slides and just reads what's on the slide. I had to get another prof to teach me the material in their office hours because I left his class more confused than not going. Easy marker but that's his only pro.
His accent is thick and he can be hard to understand at times, so the textbook is an essential resource. I didn't get too much out of attending the classes, and a few of his slides contained errors. Overall, though, he is a nice and understanding guy. I found the assignments to be long, but the tests were straightforward and very fair.
David is an excellent professor at MacEwan. He is very knowledgeable; Although Accounting is a very dry and boring subject, David has the skills to make Accounting 315 as a very interesting course. He always helps students when students ask him questions. David is a stat expert, one of the best Accountings Profs I've ever had. Highly recommended.
David is an awesome & an excellent prof. Best Accounting Profs ever. He is really nice and easy to approach. He is super helpful and extremely knowledgeable. David keeps Accounting 315 entertaining and the time literally goes by so fast. He is truly passionate about what he teaches . Reviews are very helpful.I will take more of his ACCT's courses .
He is an excellent Prof and such a great instructor who is always willing to help no matter what. He is my favorite prof at Macewan by far and one of the best. He is enthusiastic .Exam questions are fair and straight from class notes and in class examples. .What can I say, David is an amazing professor. He is awesome. He is highly recommended.
Had him for 311 and he made concepts easier. Sure he had a heavy accent, but you'll get the hang of it. He does "call out" students who do really well in the class though, which may tick some people off. But he does help you with literally anything and everything. He always advertises his office hours in class. Super helpful prof!
IF you go to him for help he is a good helper. HIs accent is a bit tough to understand at times but if you attend the class he takes that into consideration for your final grade.
I have no idea why David is rated so high... he is probably a brilliant person, but he can not teach. This course has been made way harder than it should be just because he doesn't have a clue how to teach it... I think his ratings are bogus.
He's a really nice prof. Tells you exactly what will be on exams. All you really need to do to get an A is do the practice exams that he posted on BB and read over your notes so that you could have some basic knowledge for the multiple choice part. I would honestly do anything to be in his class again. Highly recommend.
The nicest prof I've ever had! I took this course online and any time I need assistance; email responses were received immediately, and in-person assistance was provided. He genuinely cares about your progress, and is a generous marker if he sees that you put in the time and effort.
This professor is the best prof I have had at MacEwan. He is always ready to help and generally really cares about his students. His lectures are fun and engaging. I would certainly take his classes again.
This professor is the best professor I have had at MacEwan thus far. His lectures are fun and he helps his students understand concepts easily. He truly is one of the few professors that cares for his students and wishes them to succeed. I will certainly take a class with David again.
David is a great guy. He is helpful inside and outside the classroom, always willing to go the extra mile for his students. He made a boring class very interesting. Theres 5 quizzes, 2 assignments, a group project, and a final. He wants his students to succeed, I'd definitely take more classes with him!
David is an excellent and one of the best Profs at Macewan University. He is smart, knowledgeable about Accounting, reasonable, and extremely helpful. Accounting is a very interesting subject but a very dry subject at the same time. David used many useful examples to help students enjoy the materials. Highly recommended.
David is extremely great prof at MacEwan. His lectures are clear and organized as he makes the material super easy to understand. Exams are very fair and he is not a harsh marker. He is very genuine, friendly, and wants students to do well. Overall David is just a great prof .
David is a good prof and is really easy as long as you attend class and listen to what he says about the exams. Exams are generally composed of material posted online and what is taught in class.
Horrible! Prior to my section, David had never taught 164, and it was terribly apparent. He didn't even know what we were supposed to be doing. He was unable to answer students' questions and was rude and interrupted them when they asked for help. Every exam had multiple errors, he had to stop us mid exam to remove questions and clarify things etc
He's a very good professor with profound industry experience. He spends a lot of time teaching us how to use Simply Accounting and QuickBook literally. Before taking this course I never had accounting software experience or skills. After this course I'm very comfortable with software. Right now I have 3 job interviews. He's a fair marker.
I would not take his class again. He was very hard to understand and I could not read any of his written notes on the board. Our class was very far behind the other classes so he rushed through important information and I ended up teaching myself. The assignments are not related to anything in class and are too time consuming for only 2.5% each.
Honestly, the WORST professor I have had so far. He is extremely difficult to understand. Sometimes, it just seems like he is mumbling to himself trying to figure out a question. Assignments are horrible, too time consuming and are not covered in the lecture material. Don't take his class, unless you want to teach yourself the entire textbook.
The best way to take Intro to accounting would be online. You guaranteed to get a good grade in his classes if you are willing to do all the assignments which you will find on myaccountinglab). As a teacher David really care about his students learning the material. Not simply memorizing the material but actually understating on a deeper level.
I was scared to take this class online, especially in the spring considering it's a lot of information and work to put in despite having 2 other classes. However, I seriously enjoyed David's Acct 311 class. He was so helpful and his exams, assignments and everything were really fair. I definitely recommend this prof, online or in class. He's great!
David Sun is a really good guy, he is very knowledgable in his field but may be a bit confusing due to his accent. He uploads great power points and in class exercises and always answers questions and emails in a timely manner. He is also a very fair marker and will boost your mark if he feels you put in the effort. Midterms and finals were fair.
He's a nice guy who truly wants his students to succeed so he'll help out your mark if he feels you deserve it, which is always a little treat. He is difficult to understand at times because of his accent. FYI I would not recommend taking this class online.
He is ridiculously hard to understand, doesn't explain content clearly, and if you have a question he doesn't answer it properly. I went to class just to get "participation marks" and would ignore the whole lecture because I learnt more from reading the textbook and he was just confusing. He'll sometimes raise your mark.
Good teacher, posts great power point slides and in-class examples online. His tests are almost exactly what his posted in class examples are. I only studied his notes, have never opened the text book and have an A. The online "myaccountinglab" is terrible, but that's out of his control and Pearson assignments are always hard/time consuming.
David is very hard to understand because of his accent. He mumbles and jumps slides in the PowerPoint's - which makes it impossible to follow along. Online assignments took upwards of two hrs each and some had technical errors. Whenever I emailed for assistance I was told to read the text... MC on Midterms were fair but written was very difficult.
He really cares about the students, email him and within 24 hours he will replay, no matter when. it was a great course to take online, assignments are very close to quizzes and assignments will get you ready for the final. i would take again for sure
Professor Sun is a very good teacher, his class is excellent . I wish he is the professor to the rest of my classes!
David is a good prof but sometimes difficult to understand. He helps out as much as he can and he cares about his students. He wants his students to pass. I pretty much learnt the content by myself through the textbook, and his lectures are mostly theory and a bit of numbers. He strives to do his best but you have to work your butt off to get an A
David is awesome, however his accent is VERY thick. It was hard to actually pay attention, but the material is not difficult and he loves giving part marks.
David's class is very dry and his accent is very thick. However, if you go to class and complete all of the online assignments you will do well. He is a very generous marker for midterms and finals and posts lots of practice questions on BB.
David is my favorite teacher, he is very kind and lovely. He likes to help everyone, you will get great mark if you follow him.
I took this course once with other prof and didnt pass... David is a great prof and had very clear material. If you really good at studying by yourself, you can skip the class except review class.
David is a very nice instructor. Whenever you have question, he will be always ready to help. There are a lot of practice in class which will help you pass mid and final term. I will take his course again.
David Sun is an okay prof. His exams are fairly easy but its very hard to understand him sometimes and he just reads of the power-points. Wouldn't recommend taking him as your first acct class.
I took his course online and he was very helpful. Lot's of information in the slides and if you had any questions he was quick to respond. He also gave lots of sample questions with answers to prepare you for the tests. He cares about the success of his students.
David Sun is a very nice professor who is very knowledgeable in his field. In his class he often takes a lot of examples combing his experience to explain the concept, which is very helpful for the student to understand. He is also very inspiring. If you work hard, you will get fair mark for the mid and final term.
Sun is a good prof, he knew his materials very well and made them organized
very nice prof, his lectures are very fun and useful. he usually mix the knowledge and his experience together to help student to understand. will take his class again
I took ACCT 164 in the past summer session. Because it was very intensive course, and you need spend some time on group home work. Instructor always replied to students' email on time even in the mid-night. He is very patient and reasonable grader. Tests were based on home work. I recommend this instructor.
It is fun to be in David's class. Exams were straightforward. More importantly he is a very fair marker. Will take his class again.
Fantastic prof! He will answer your questions and help you through any problems if your're willing to ask! Tests are not hard, if you study. Great practice examples in class and lots of recommended textbook questions.
David Sun is a chinese professor and he might have a strong accent however it is understandable and he focused on the main points of eac h lecture. He gave us many practice questions with answers (it's not homework) but you better take a look of them. These questiones is close to the questions that on his exams.
Teacher David is a very caring person and hard worker. He always replies to students' email in 24 hours, even in late evening or on weekend. Course PowerPoint is very clear and after chapter exercises are posted in the Blackboard. What we got tested in the exams were reflected on the class exercises. He is hilarious and supportive.
David is a caring guy and is very fast to respond to any inquiries. I took this course as an online course and had a really good experience. If you put in good effort, it will be rewarded as David recognizes a students efforts. Overall, would recommend as David is very helpful and understanding and is willing to spend the time to help out.
David is a very nice instructor. Whenever you have question, he will be always ready to help and repay email at time. There are a lot of practice in class which will help you pass mid and final term. I will take his course again
I took 214 and 315 with David. Amazing professor. Makes you work for your grade and cares enough to take the time to reply to your emails within 24 hrs. Inspires his class to pursue the designation.
I took courses from David, always accessible in his office or through the email. The exams reflect what we learned in the class, no surprise quiz. If you show up, and finish homework, follow his advice on preparing for exams, you will get good grades.
He is very good instructor.
Great instructor!
Great teacher!
Awesome instructor!
I highly recommended to take this instructor. He is great.
David is a straight G. Don't disrespect him.. Definitely one of the most knowledgeable accounting Profs. My peers skip his class so much, but every lecture is worthwhile. Don't be scared off by his accent because it doesn't even matter since his accounting language is on point. Take it from a fourth year accounting major David is a G.
He is a very helpful and caring professor! Replied to my emails within a couple hours each time (I emailed him a lot regarding questions around midterms and finals). You definitely need to work for your grades- but it's Acct 316 so that's expected. Do all his recommended practice problems and you'll be fine!
I honestly dont understand the hype. I went to every single lecture and had the hardest time understanding the way he teaches. I taught myself everything in this course. I rather of done it online. Textbook is for sure a must. I do have to say his exams are easy .
David is very awesome, brings his experience into the classroom to make it applicable. Gives lots of guidance on what to study and practice. It's very kind and replied email very quickly. You can learn a lot from his class.
David is a good professor and gives me a lot of help, I always make appointment with him and ask questions, he explained to me very detailed. Also, his class content is very useful and the exam was fairly reflected what he teach to us.
Class was good
perfect teacher
He is very nice instructor.
Way of teaching is very well
best instructor
Very Nice Instructor....
Instructor was Good
ver nice instructor
VERY GOOD TEACHER ,DEFINES EVERY CONCEPT WITH RELEVANT EXAMPLES
David is the best instructor. He has the good knowledge about the concepts. He can speak more than two language. He helps his student in every possible way. the sense of humor is also the best about him.
good instructor.
GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR, MULTIPLE LANGUAGE, GOOD TEACHER
excellent instructor
GOOODD
Experienced Teacher
David is the best instructor.
respected
Great prof! He cares about students and is willing to give useful advices on preparing for exam. His class contains valuable info and always accessible in his office or through the e-mail. He is a very helpful and caring professor!
David is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about Accounting. He is a fair grader and his class contains very valuable info. Fantastic prof! is a very helpful and caring professor!
Mr. Sun is very nice teacher. His class is fun and interesting. Don't worry about the grade because he teach well and have many sample questions for you to practice and enjoy in his class.
The professor's lecture was very clear. His PPT can clearly let us know what we need to learn, as well as typical examples. This is very helpful. The professor will also give us the answers to the exercises in the textbook so that we can do more exercises. The exam will be easy as long as you listen carefully. He is a wonderful professor.
David is responsible and knowledgeable professor. He is a fair grader. Attending the class is very important, because his class is efficient. He cares about students and always welcomes to his office or email for the course questions.
It is clear that David is passionate about accounting. I would recommend not skipping class because he gives a lot of useful tips that will help with the studying
It was a tough class but David knows his stuff and he is really interested by the material.
David is a great instructor and is very knowledgable about the material he teaches. He is a kind man and is very eager for you to succeed and comprehend the material.
David is a very knowledgeable prof, and is willing to help students with any struggles they may have. The lectures were clear and David knows how to keep a class interested with his real life examples. Following Davids advice and showing up to class will leave you in position to succeed in accounting. I highly recommend David for any accounting.
Very good personality combined with professional style of teaching.
I took David for ACCT 111. You have to study hard to pass this course but David is ready to help you outside class as well. He appreciates you coming to class. Go to class, study what he teaches and you will pass this course easily. Using textbook is helpful to understand concepts.
My only complaint is David has a reputation of not giving anyone 100% on that group budget project, my team and I tried super hard to prove a point but ended up getting 96% other than that the Exam was brutal as in long not hard. (This is coming from a non-accounting major).
Dr Sun is a great prof! We had to take class online and from the very beginning he showed his support and was ready to help. You can ask him questions and he will be happy to give you those answers. He provides lots of practice tests which really helps down the road. I wish I had more time for this subject. Best of luck!
Every class he says "Don't miss class" noting that it will be very difficult to pass if we miss, but I'm finding that when I do go to his class I'm more wasting my time than gaining information. The language barrier is a big thing if you find difficulty in that. Assignments aren't necessarily difficult if you read through powerpoints and the texts.
Professor Sun responds to students questions quickly and explained clearly. He has professional knowledge on accounting.
Professor Sun really likes to help students to reach their study goals. He does his best to help students in multiple ways such as providing more exercises, reply emails quickly. If you preview the lessons and follow his guide, its easy to pass the course, even get high marks. Study hard and good luck!
Of course if you skip class you cant be guaranteed a pass, as David always says! Attending class is always important in every class. He gives good feedback, always answers questions and is very respectable. The assignments are fair and give good feedback based on what you need to study. If you fail his class than maybe you didnt go to lectures?
Professor Sun is a very good professor. He is very accessible outside of class and is willing to help students as much as he can to help them pass
During my online course with this prof, I maybe heard from him 5-6 times. His online delivery is formatting so he has to do as little as possible: no lectures, only powerpoints. Information needed for the (untimed and open book) quizzes is not always in the powerpoints so use the textbook. The PDF from Pearson works perfectly fine.
Did as little as possible. During Q&A sessions kept repeating that if we have any questions, we should read the textbook. Language barrier goes both ways. He rarely understood what the student questions were. He provided vague comments to the assignment. All assignments, tests, slides were from Connect, no actual lectures or additional content.
The amount of work required in this class is ridiculous. 3 papers ranging from 2000 - 4000 words. Weekly quizzes. Avoid this class if possible
Mr.Sun is great instructor , has lots of knowledge and experience in accounting, he delivers all the materials in very clearly and easy way ...I highly recommend to get that course with him....
I appreciate how he applied his personal experiences and examples to this course, and how David Sun used current information to help us better understand the course material. He explained the concepts by giving real business examples.
Only 2 midterms, a final, a group project. very lazy, questions were not answered clearly, if you asked for clarification, he would just explain it in the same way again. responses to questions over email were "refer to textbook." prof does not care.
MR.SUN was great in assisting in any help I needed and was fantastic.
The course worked well online. Having a large window to complete each quiz was very helpful. The videos walking through some problems from the textbook are incredibly helpful. More instruction or exercises using Excel worksheets would be very beneficial in a course with a huge budgeting project all based on Excel.
Please do not take any classes from David. He only reads off slides and is not helpful when you have questions. I relied more on my classmates than on him to help me get through this class. He relies heavily on Connect. Nothing he provides is original. Do not take any of his classes! You won't learn anything.
He's not a bad professor overall but this exams are very unfair. I found the exams to be fairly difficult. I cant justify why a multiple choice question is worth so much of my grade.
Mr. Sun is a very good instructor. He made the class very interesting using his simple method. His exams are very fair.
Mr. Sun is a great Prof. I would highly recommend him again. He made my experience much easier. He provides quick and detailed email responses.
Highly Recommend! Hope more class available of this professor! GPA Booster! if you want to have a great GPA, highly recommend find his course.
honestly great and funny dude. he is a little diffiuclt to understand sometimes and he just reads off slides. exams are easy. although had one midterm that the whole class failed so he had to give us more opportunities to bring are average back up. all exams were online. he treated students with respect.
Best Instructor I've had at Macewan, He is very caring and really cares about his students learning. I would 100% Take one of his classes again.
Great professor, he prepares his students for midterms and finals. The assignments are mostly straight out of the textbook and can be quite long but he gives plenty of time (often about 2 weeks) to complete each assignment. While the assignments are long, it really helps you understand the software in & out.
disorganized. DO NOT TAKE. the other ratings seem fake
Prof. Sun makes the material engaging with real-world examples. While exams can be challenging, using resources like Unstuck study alongside the textbook is super helpful for staying on top of the content.
I missed my exam and he was able to help me out even after the final was done amazing prof. Would really suggest taking this prof super chill about grading and all.
If this prof doesn't have a hater, I have died. Save urself the trouble
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
46%
Textbook Required
45%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
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311
5.0
(2)ACCT322CU10
5.0
(1)ACCOUNTING316
5.0
(1)ACCT430
5.0
(6)ACCT214
5.0
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ACCT211
4.5
ACCT316
3.1
ACCT275
3.0
ACCT214
3.0
ACCT111
2.8