AI Rate Professor

Economics

Minehiro Inouye

ECON1 · ECON2210 · ECON102 · ECO1 · ECON2239 · ECON101 · ECON2214 · ECON · ECION1 · ECON2 · 189 lifetime ratings

AI rating
9/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you can teach yourself economics and and communication.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesPoor communicationTough gradingDisorganized assignmentsSelf-teaching required
  • Students repeatedly say lectures, slides, and .
  • Both online and in-person students report weak communication and delayed or missing guidance.
  • A few students mention or easy tests, but most describe the class as frustrating and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

A few students earned high grades through or easy tests, but , and heavy self-teaching.

Online evidence is mostly harsh, while and easy-A exceptions.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Economics content becomes much harder because students say , and .

Both formats report confusing instruction, with online reviews especially focused on missing lectures and poor Canvas organization.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

because students mention , lectures, and tests tied to class activity.

In-person evidence mentions participation and , while online reviews focus on missed posts and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Most students directly because they felt unsupported and learned little.

Both formats are negative, with online reviews using the .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Many reviews call him a tough or , and students say .

Format shift

Online students emphasize strict grading without guidance, while and grading.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Workload is not always large, but , and self-teaching make the class feel heavy.

Format shift

Online workload feels heavier because students report and missing lectures, while and homework.

Teaching experience

Awful

14/100

Students repeatedly say he does not teach clearly, communicates poorly, and leaves them to learn alone.

Format shift

Online reviews stress and poor Canvas use, while in-person reviews stress rambling and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

76/100

Reviews often mention tests, homework, assignments, and tests or few graded items.

Format shift

Online reviews mention assignments and tests, while .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, though a small minority say participation and can make the grade manageable.

Main concern

In-person students , and little useful support.

What students said

“ .”
ECON1
“Lectures were hard to understand”
ECON101
“If you Patricipate you get and learn at the same time.”
ECON2

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, with repeated complaints about , and harsh grading.

Main concern

Online students often feel they and assignments.

What students said

“There are no live or recorded lectures.”
ECON101
“The .”
ECON1
“ .”
ECON101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention tests and a scheduled two-hour online test window, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, or Lockdown Browser rules.

Tests mentionedTest-heavy gradingTwo-hour online test window

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews often say the class is test-heavy or , but do not clearly prove closed-book or .

Test-heavy gradingConfusing tests
“ ”
ECO1
“ .”
ECON1

Online

Online reviews mention exams and a two-hour testing window, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Two-hour test windowTests mentioned
“For and request you choose a 2 hr time frame instead of leaving it open for the entire day.”
ECON1
“The ”
ECON1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is the , if you can even call it a class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and communication. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

14/100

“He absolutely does not teach.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

8/100

“ .”

⚖️

18/100

“He literally will never give you a perfect score on an assignment and doesn't tell you what you did wrong on an assignment.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were hard to understand
  • Shows up, reads off his powerpoint, rants about if anyone understood anything.
  • There are no live or recorded lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • The if you did the hw
  • Just speak up in class and you can accumulate a ton of points

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • Never answered my question on the class chat.
  • Extremely difficult to get a hold of.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

189

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across several years show highly consistent complaints about unclear teaching, poor communication, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 525
3 out of 528
2 out of 534
1 out of 585

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

10

B+ 4 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

5

D+ 2 · D 3

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

14

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 2