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Economics

M. Shakerin

ECONOMICS · ECON1 · ECON1A · ECON1B · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you are ready to learn mostly from the textbook and sit near the front to cope with the accent.

Best fit · Self Taught ProThick AccentSelf-Study HeavyTextbook DependentEasy TestsMixed Reviews
  • Accent and soft voice make lectures unless you sit up front.
  • Course is often passable if you read the , and study key terms.
  • paper, and a final.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Several students say homework plus reading the book and a or B.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Material is intro economics and often called not hard, but .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

as strictly graded, but students say you need class notes and front-row seats.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Some praise her effort and easy structure; many warn about accent, boredom, and self-teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Students report easy papers and tests, and some still got .

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Workload

Light

68/100

Typical load is notes, , and a final.

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Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Knowledgeable and often nice, but accent, soft voice, and flat delivery drag lecture quality down.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades , and a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews split between students who find her nice and passable with book work, and and weak lectures.

Main concern

Thick accent and soft voice make lectures hard to understand from the middle or back rows.

What students said

“She's bad at teaching. she has a thick accent! can't understand her at all.”
ECON1A
“If you go to class and do the ."”
ECON1A
“All notes and she chose because it actually makes economics interesting!”
ECON1B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment uses a and final, with no special proctoring mentioned.

Multiple ChoiceMidtermsResearch PaperIn-Person Final

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

paper, and a final, often multiple choice.

Multiple ChoiceMidtermsResearch PaperIn-Person Final
“3 tests, all MC, and a research paper.”
ECON1B
“We pretty much had 2 midterms, 1 paper (which was amazingly easy to do) and the Final.”
ECON1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She's bad at teaching. she has a thick accent! can't understand her at all. and once you understand something, she makes it confussing! must read the book and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person , and mixed outcomes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

54/100

“can barely understand a word she says. she has to repeat herself over and .”

📖

76/100

“If you go to class and do the ."”

👍 Mixed Recommendation

46/100

“Prof Shakerin is a great teacher. All notes and ”

Theme 1

🗣️ About Accent & Clarity

  • she has a thick accent! can't understand her at all.
  • It's difficult to understand her with her thick accent even when you sit in the front row.
  • She is soft spoken, so you have to sit near the front to hear her.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and so .
  • I did , but still got a B in the class.
  • Read the book, review the notes, make flashcards for the key terms, do the homework and you'll pass.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Effort

  • .
  • Frankly she looks burned out.
  • I ended up dropping out and taking this with another teacher.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews with mixed but repeating themes on accent and self-study; all are older (2005-2013) with limited grade data.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ECON1A12 reviews
ECON1B2 reviews
ECON11 review
ECONOMICS1 review

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