AI Rate Professor

Economics

Joel Butel

ECON1A · ECON1B · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

intro econ if you stay on top of simple weekly work.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AAccessible Outside ClassClear Grading CriteriaSlow GraderFlexible
  • Easy A if and
  • Very accessible and
  • Grading can lag 2-3 weeks but he updates quickly if

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Complete discussions, quizzes, and basic work and you get an A; curves and .

Online emphasizes unlimited test repeats; in and .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Intro econ content stays light if you read the PDF textbook and keep up with simple weekly work.

Both formats describe easy content; online leans on the provided PDF and retakeable tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

and flexibility outweighs the hard parts.

Evidence for and in-person comments.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Would-take-again is effectively 100% among explicit answers thanks to accessibility and Easy A reputation.

Recommendation tone is consistent across online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students call him an and lets you pass with minimal effort.

Format shift

Online notes unlimited test repeats; in .

Workload

Light

72/100

Weekly discussions and quizzes add up but are described as easy if you stay current.

Format shift

Online has many short tests and four research assignments; in .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

and caring access, but and off-topic life stories.

Format shift

In-person reviews stress humor and accessibility; online stresses flexibility over polish.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and a few research-style assignments.

Format shift

Online is test-heavy with many retakeable quizzes; in and .

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In , and ; show up and complete work for an easy pass.

Main concern

Some older reviews say you learn more about his life stories than economics.

What students said

“You can show up and pass. Those who don't even bring a pencil to class can still get a C.”
ECON1B
“It's an Easy A if you complete your work.”
ECON1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online is flexible with and weekly quizzes; .

Main concern

Grading lag of 2-3 weeks makes it hard to track your standing mid-term.

What students said

“Test are about 30-80 questions long with unlimited repeat and there's about 14 test total.”
ECON1A
“Professor Butel was a easy-grader. and ”
ECON1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are study-guide based or retakeable online multiple choice, with .

Unlimited Test RetakesExam CurvesStudy Guide BasedLong Multiple Choice

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lectures and .

Study Guide BasedExam Curves
“The and the lectures he teach in class. .”
ECON1A

Online

Online tests are long multiple-choice sets with unlimited repeats across about 14 tests.

Unlimited Repeat Tests30-80 Question Tests
“Test are about 30-80 questions long with unlimited repeat and there's about 14 test total.”
ECON1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's an Easy A if you complete your work. He is a but if and ask he'll make sure to update your grade right away.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews spanning online and , and slow grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy A Path

86/100

“It's an Easy A if you complete your work.”

👍

82/100

“ .”

⏱️

55/100

“would take 2-3 weeks to grade class work. So its hard to gauge.”

❤️ Accessible and Caring

80/100

“Anytime you need help he's there willing to help you.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It's an Easy A if you complete your work.
  • If you want an easy A, .
  • You can show up and pass.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very flexible and will work with you
  • Always cares about his students.
  • Learned more about him and his CRAZY life than about economics.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Lots of homework but and .
  • discussions and
  • about 14 test total

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only six reviews spanning 2011-2024 with consistent Easy A themes but sparse recent detail and some very old comments.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ECON1A4 reviews
ECON1B2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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