Teresa Laughlin

ECON102 · ECON101AND102 · ECONY102 · ECON101 · ECON · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 61.54%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you can handle heavy weekly work and self-teaching online; unless you have no other classes.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy homework loadOpen-book online tests (sometimes)Self-taught online riskCaring but high volumeInQuizitive and problem sets

Econ success usually requires lots of , and self-discipline.
and ; others feel overwhelming in short sessions.
; online organization draws frequent complaints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

As exist for hard workers, but , and short terms make a high grade costly.

; intersession and self-teach comments pull scores down.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Economics content plus dense reading and problem sets make the course intellectually and time-intensive.

Online short sessions feel hardest; some full-term in person reports are more manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Many reviews mark attendance not mandatory, especially online, with work-anytime structures.

Online is largely asynchronous; in person sometimes still expects class presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Roughly three in ; good if you grind, poor fit for minimum-effort seekers.

Recent online open-book praise contrasts older overload complaints.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Some call her lenient with redos and ; and tests are graded hard.

Format shift

Online AI-accusation and ; in person more often fair-with-guidelines.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Problem , and tests stack heavily, especially in 4-8 week terms.

Format shift

Online short sessions are the .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Caring and works; others feel abandoned online.

Format shift

In-person lectures get more warmth; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and occasional papers.

Format shift

Online weights publisher tools and HW more; in .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person is mixed-to-positive when lectures land: fair guidelines and help, but tests and .

Main concern

and lots of homework; some .

What students said

“Great class Easy A”
ECON102

“She doesn't teach you anything herself. She assigns reading, quizzes, homework assignments, and tests, but .”
ECON102

“Fantastic! Prof. Laughlin is easy to understand and makes economics a breeze. Very lenient grader, except for .”
ECON101AND102

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online econ is doable for , but many call homework volume and disorganization overwhelming.

Main concern

feel like teaching yourself.

What students said

“One thing I liked most about her is that she allowed us to take all the !”
ECON

“For the online section, plan to be your own teacher. She assigns tons of homework... It is so overwhelming.”
ECON102

“Weekly, there was 3 homework assignments (graded VERY hard), 4 inquizitive modules (each 30+ mins), 3-4 chapters of reading, and 75 q tests (V HARD).”
ECON101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Some and finals; overall still rigorous content with heavy prep work.

Open book tests (some online)InQuizitiveProblem setsHard examsExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as challenging and concept-heavy; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring software.

Challenging testsProblem setsEssay componentsExtra credit

“The class is difficult - three tests, three problem sets, an essay, and .”
ECON102

“ but if you listen to her lectures you'll understand the material in no time.”
ECON101

“ and is a very lenient grader.”
ECON101

Online

Multiple online reviews confirm open-book tests including finals; .

Open book testsOpen book finalInQuizitiveChapter homework

“she allowed us to take all the !”
ECON

“Pretty easy for as fast as it was. .”
ECON102

“The .”
ECON101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I took ECON 100 with Prof. Laughlin for summer. I wasn't expecting much since summer classes tend to be more intensive, but I learned so much! One thing I liked most about her is that she allowed us to take all the !”
Voice snapshots generated from 32 , and mixed teaching clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Support

58/100

“Great professor! The class is hard, make sure to do all the work. , and Inquizzits, and you'll be just fine.”

📚 Workload Warning

24/100

“It is so unless you're taking this class ONLY.”

📖 Open Book Relief

78/100

“Pretty easy for as fast as it was. .”

⚖️

30/100

“She doesn't teach you anything herself... If .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Answers emails fast and
Fun lectures with ukulele energy (older reviews)

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A if you do the work (some)
and

Theme 3

💼 About Workload

Lots and LOTS of homework
InQuizitive modules take 30+ minutes each
Short intersessions feel overkill

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two reviews spanning many years with consistent workload themes but thinner recent volume yield medium-high confidence.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511

4 out of 58

3 out of 55

2 out of 55

1 out of 53

Course coverage

ECON10116 reviews

ECON10212 reviews

ECON2 reviews

ECON101AND1021 review

ECONY1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 10

B range

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Teresa Laughlin

x x x if you can handle heavy weekly work and self-teaching online; x x x unless you have no other classes.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Optional

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Support

📚 Workload Warning

📖 Open Book Relief

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💼 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle heavy weekly work and self-teaching online; unless you have no other classes.

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