AI Rate Professor

Economics

Michael Gale

ECON1 · ECON2 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid if you have any other option; you will teach yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProAvoidSelf-Taught OnlyTough GraderLots of HomeworkDoes Not Teach
  • ; students call him a horrible lecturer who shows up late and uses Paint.
  • Online sections are fully self-taught with , and .
  • He rarely answers emails and forgets , making intro econ feel harder than it should.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Grades are picky and , so even intro work does not translate to an easy A.

Both online and ; online emphasizes writing penalties.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro content is made hard by volume of , and expectations beyond a beginner online course.

Online reviews stress self-teaching and overload; but teaching quality is still poor.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

; online has so presence is irrelevant but work is still required.

; online is assignment-driven with little live teaching.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Every and multiple students explicitly say AVOID.

Unanimous no across all six online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and comments about full letter-grade drops for disliked answers dominate.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize picky writing grades; in-person also report forgotten .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and discussions pile on.

Format shift

Heavy workload is especially clear in online ECON1/ECON2 reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students describe , and ignored emails.

Format shift

; in-person is disengaged and unprofessional.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Heavy homework, quizzes, papers, and .

Format shift

Online stresses assignments and quizzes; and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and delivered in Paint with no discussion and ignored emails.

Main concern

Shows up late, lectures poorly, and does not respond to students.

What students said

“horrible lecturer, and exams results”
ECON1
“Does everything in PAINT. - and exams results”
ECON1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

no lectures, and tough subjective grading on writing.

Main concern

No real teaching plus lots of homework and .

What students said

“ if u dont learn well on ur own! . .”
ECON2
“He doesn't teach so you must learn on your own.”
ECON1
“ .”
ECON1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments include lengthy quizzes and exams with some zoom reviews, but little support or .

QuizzesExam reviews on ZoomTest heavyNo cumulative final

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a , but results are posted late.

Review materials for examsNo cumulative finalLate exam results
“He gives review materials for the ”
ECON1
“ and exams results”
ECON1

Online

Online quizzes are lengthy with many questions; but .

Lengthy quizzesZoom exam reviewsTest heavy
“Quizzes were lengthy & worth 3 pts w/30 questions each.”
ECON2
“does zoom reviews for exams.”
ECON2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . ... He doesn't teach so you must learn on your own.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (4 online, 2 in person), highlighting consistent themes of no teaching, heavy work, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Quality

12/100

“horrible lecturer, and exams results”

📚

15/100

“ if u dont learn well on ur own! . .”

⚖️

18/100

“He if he doesn't like what you've written.”

👎 Recommendation

5/100

“If ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . .
  • Does everything in PAINT.
  • Not an engaging class - no discussions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • he makes an easy class hard
  • Lots of homework

Theme 3

📧 About Responsiveness

  • does not answer emails
  • Never answers questions or emails

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed reviews from 2019-2020 are highly consistent on poor teaching and workload, but the sample is small and slightly dated.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ECON14 reviews
ECON22 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1