AI Rate Professor

Economics

Harrison Shieh

ECON4 · ECON2 · ECON1 · ECON113 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
47.06%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already like technical econ and can self-teach around .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerConfusing LecturesGrade Curve HelperMeme-Heavy StyleTest HeavyPolarizing Online
  • Personality and humor are popular, but .
  • Tests are difficult and central; .
  • .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

, but comments say the class is not an easy A and exams stay hard.

Online reviews more often stress hard tests; and EC.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Students say technical explanations turn .

Both formats call content harder than expected; one summer online section is a as easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory, others optional, with no single strict pattern.

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Fans love humor and energy, but a large because .

Online recommendation is weaker overall; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Tough-grader tags appear often, but and occasional .

Format shift

Online comments mention curves rescuing grades; and EC.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

; studying for dense exams drives the effort.

Format shift

Both .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Humor and real-life examples land for some, while many find lectures mumbled, technical, or confusing.

Format shift

Online clarity complaints are stronger; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests dominate outcomes, with multiple comments on hard midterms and finals.

Format shift

Test-heavy tags and comments appear in both formats.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and older campus reviews and complaints that examples become convoluted on tests.

Main concern

Even likable in-person sections can still make basic concepts .

What students said

“I never thought id be excited for a 7:30 am class. !”
ECON4
“Professor Shieh uses very technical language to explain basic concepts, making what should be "easy" material very complex”
ECON2
“ though they are open book(no book).”
ECON4

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews often say lectures are and tests feel brutal, though a few summer and and chill.

Main concern

Confusing lecture style and .

What students said

“ and to study from, so .”
ECON2
“Took it over summer at UCSC and it was very easy! Harrison made it interesting with real-life applications”
ECON113
“This is probably one of the .”
ECON1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often difficult and central, sometimes open book but and confusing.

Hard ExamsGrade CurvesOpen Book SometimesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but still extremely hard timed tests.

Open BookVery Hard Timed TestsExtra Credit
“ though they are open book(no book). Expect to spend 2-3hrs on tests.”
ECON4
“On the to stand up and recite the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song”
ECON4

Online

Online reviews emphasize hard-to-understand exams and .

Hard ExamsCurvesPractice Quizzes in Some Sections
“The only way I passed this class was because I did all the work and .”
ECON2
“The exams are so hard to understand.”
ECON2
“ /quizzes without any surprises.”
ECON113

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He's not that great at teaching since he makes the material a lot harder to understand than it needs to be.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, , and humor-driven personality split. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“ and to study from, so .”

😂 Personality Factor

70/100

“Amazing professor and a super cool guy in general. Super funny and great sense of humor.”

📝

34/100

“The exams are so hard to understand. As i know half of the students in our class got an F.”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are not easy to understand.
  • He uses memes and is pretty likable as a person
  • makes the material a lot harder to understand than it needs to be

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not a class to receive an easy A though
  • Show up & and put in minimal effort and youll pass

Theme 3

😂 About Personality

  • Hilarious
  • I never thought id be excited for a 7:30 am class
  • memes don't make up for how crappy of a teacher he is

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

17 mixed reviews across years and campuses are useful but less stable than large samples, with .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ECON26 reviews
ECON46 reviews
ECON13 reviews
ECON1132 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 8

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1