AI Rate Professor

Economics

ward schinke

ECON07 · ECON7 · ECO7 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you want a group-driven, low-lecture class and can tolerate frustration.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNo Real LectureStudent-Taught GroupsBusy WorkBiasedFrustrating
  • Most students say he barely lectures and makes peer groups teach the class.
  • Workload feels heavy and .
  • One outlier loves him for real-world learning, but the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Even when a high and tests can be based on his knowledge rather than class content.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students report high difficulty, weak instruction, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, though one older review says yes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Three of four reviews call the experience among the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tests feel arbitrary and disconnected from class, so if one student earned an A-.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students cite lots of , and busy work with .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Dominant theme is that he does not teach, is biased or rude, and leaves students to teach each other.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests that students say are not based on class material.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

teaching and high frustration for most reviewers.

Main concern

Almost , peer teaching, busy work, and tests not tied to class material.

What students said

“He is incredibly biased and doesn't even make an attempt to teach the subject of macroeconomics”
ECON07
“He doesn't really teach the class. He sets up small groups and has them teach the whole class”
ECO7
“Schinke does not really teach or lecture about the course but more so has his students get into groups and teach the class”
ECON7

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are described as hard and based on his brain rather than lecture content, which feels strict and opaque.

Tests not based on class materialGroup projectsBusy work

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, not class material, alongside heavy group work.

Tests based on his brainNo lecture baseGroup teaching
“ and not class material”
ECON07
“busy work with ”
ECON07

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is by far the any school setting.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting weak teaching, heavy group work, and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Disaster

20/100

“He doesn't really teach the class. He sets up small groups and has them teach the whole class”

📚 Heavy Busy Work

28/100

“Enroll if you want frustration, busy work with ”

⚠️ Split Reputation

28/100

“He is one of the , if you want to learn what the real world is about take his course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • doesn't even make an attempt to teach the subject
  • has them teach the whole class
  • does not really teach or lecture

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and not class material
  • busy work with
  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • He is incredibly biased
  • He also can be very rude
  • this isn't elementary school

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four reviews from 2015-2016 are mostly aligned on no-lecture group teaching, but one glowing outlier lowers consistency.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ECON72 reviews
ECO71 review
ECON071 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1