AI Rate Professor

Economics

David McClure

MARCO101 · MACRO175 · ECON110 · ECON175 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
30.43%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you already know econ and , and little helpful teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderTeach yourselfCondescending lecturesExtra credit heavyPop quizzes
  • Many students say and they must learn from Connect or the textbook
  • Common complaints of rudeness, power trips, and embarrassing call-outs
  • can cushion grades, but tests and as harsh

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Even strong students report tough tests, harsh partial credit, and needing or .

; online adds Lockdown Browser stress.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is standard macro/micro but poorly taught, so the course feels harder than it should.

In-person and online both report high difficulty and self-teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and you will not pass, with frequent cold-calling via flashcards.

Mandatory tone is strong in both formats; a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and many call him the .

Negative tone dominates both online and in-person recent reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

, and inconsistent harsh scoring appear often.

Format shift

Strictness is reported online and in person; is the main relief valve.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and multiple tests.

Format shift

In-person mentions long McGraw-Hill sets; online adds late-posted assignments.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Frequent reports of , and learning only from the book.

Format shift

A minority of older or specific-semester reviews call him chill or knowledgeable.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests, pop quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online proctoring is explicit; and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and mean classroom tone, with a minority finding him chill with .

Main concern

Rude call-outs and lectures that .

What students said

“He makes simple mistakes, does not test you on what he teaches, gives terrible lectures”
MACRO175
“would stop the entire class just to stare at you uncomfortably”
ECON110

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews emphasize self-teaching, rude interactions, Lockdown Browser plus separate Zoom device for tests.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He requires you to AND join a zoom call on a separate device.”
ECON110
“You have to teach yourself in his class cause he wont do it.”
ECON175

Exam style

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and, online, dual-device Lockdown Browser proctoring.

Lockdown BrowserZoom second devicePop quizzesMultiple choice testsTough written partial credit

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and harsh written scoring.

Pop quizzesMultiple choice testsPre-test practices sometimes wrong
“Beware of pop quizzes”
MACRO175
“ . Pre-test practices are provided.”
ECON175

Online

camera device.

Lockdown BrowserZoom proctoring on second device
“He requires you to AND join a zoom call on a separate device.”
ECON110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“you need to teach yourself in this class otherwise you will fail. he is very condescending, rude, and treats the class like we are 5 yrs old.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews (4 online, 19 in and harsh tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He does not know how to teach and .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ .”

⚖️

26/100

“ and papers, gives 0.5 points for ”

📚 Self-Teaching Required

30/100

“I also had to learn all of the material on my own.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are convoluted
  • read through a pre made powerpoint
  • Half the class failed his second quiz

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the only good thing about this class is he gives a lot of
  • Harsh and not a

Theme 3

😠 About Classroom Tone

  • calls out students in class to the
  • become just plain mean when there is no reason to be
  • talks to you as if you were a kid

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

23 detailed reviews from 2016–2025 with consistent themes of self-teaching and harsh tone despite some positive outliers.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 510

Course coverage

ECON17514 reviews
MACRO1755 reviews
ECON1103 reviews
MARCO1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1