Susan Nowakhtar

ECON1 · COMSTD40 · CON40 · COM40 · CONSUM40 · EXCELLENT · CONSUM17 · CONSUMSTUD40 · CONSTUD40 · ECON4 · INTMKT · LIFEMANAGMENT · CONS40 · CONSU40 · ECON2 · CONSUSTUD · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 64/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 52.63%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if and can tolerate a blunt, sometimes disorganized style, but be cautious with online sections.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEntertaining lecturesPolarizing personalityExtra creditDisorganized online courseHarsh grading concerns

In-person reviews are often enthusiastic about her humor, real-life examples, and .
Online reviews are sharply split, with several students describing self-teaching, weak organization, and poor lecture materials.
Grades can be easy when students keep up, but recent negative reviews raise concerns about respect, clarity, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

77/100

Many students call the class an easy A with , but negative reviews show that poor structure or .

Online evidence is split between easy extra-credit sections and self-teaching complaints, while leads to an A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The content is usually described as manageable with readings, notes, and real-life examples, though some ECON sections feel .

Online sections appear harder because of weak materials, while and examples.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some in-person comments imply showing up matters, but the reviews do not consistently prove a .

Online sections are self-paced, while helps or is needed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

63/100

Students recommend her for energetic teaching and , but the strong complaints about online teaching, respect, and .

In-person reviews are more recommendatory than online reviews, .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and grade boosts appear often, but several students report harsh or .

Format shift

and test-heavy, while in-person grading has both easy-A reports and tough-grader complaints.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

The workload is usually manageable, but online sections can , and many small assignments.

Format shift

Online workload is more fragmented and self-paced, while , or presentations.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Her best reviews praise humor and real-life explanations, but , and little online teaching.

Format shift

In-person teaching is much stronger than online teaching, where several students .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears , and study guides rather than relying on one method only.

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes, assignments, and discussions, while , and study guides.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, real-life examples, and easy grading, though some recent students report rude behavior and harsh grading.

Main concern

Her personality and some students.

What students said

“If you actually do the work on time, should be easy A.”
ECON1

“This professor is INCREDIBLY rude and would often make fun of and insult students in incredibly cruel ways.”
ECON4

“ and goes out of her way to give .”
ECON2

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but uneven, with some easy-A reports and several complaints about no original teaching or poor organization.

Main concern

Students may need to teach themselves from readings, videos, and .

What students said

“ had fuzzy audio”
ECON4

“ , only YouTube videos.”
ECON2

“Easiest class ever, gives many opportunities as well”
ECON1

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mixed, with one online review explicitly reporting Proctorio and and quizzes.

Proctorio mentioned onlineQuizzes and testsStudy guidesTests based on notes and book

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and textbook study, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book policy.

TestsQuizzesStudy guidesPresentation

“only credit are the exams and study guide.”
ECON4

“ .”
ECON2

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention Proctorio for one ECON2 section and otherwise describe quizzes or webcam rules.

ProctorioQuizzesTests

“Uses proctorio for .”
ECON2

“no type of study guide or lecture that will assist you with the .”
ECON2

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you actually do the work on time, should be easy A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and classroom tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“She gives real life examples that tie into what we're learning which also helps understand stuff.”

📈 Grade Value

77/100

“Easiest class ever, gives many opportunities as well, just do good on the quizzes and do all the hw and it should be an easy A”

⚠️ Online Risk

45/100

“Basically its read the chapter by yourself with and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and goes out of her way to give .
Very thorough in her lectures. Uses a lot of real-life examples.
, only YouTube videos.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

If you actually do the work on time, should be easy A.
boosted my grade by a full letter at the end.
She also would repeatedly fail to give accurate information about the contents of the tests and grades very harshly.

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Experience

She's Amazing. A great person and Great Professor
This professor is INCREDIBLY rude and would often make fun of and insult students in incredibly cruel ways.
Class is never boring.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 reviews across many years and both formats, with consistent themes despite some old and low-detail comments.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523

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2 out of 53

1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1

C range

C+ 3 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Fail 1 · Not sure yet 2

Susan Nowakhtar

x x if x x x x x and can tolerate a blunt, sometimes disorganized style, but be cautious with online sections.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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 Quality

📈 Grade Value

⚠️ Online Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Classroom Experience

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 and can tolerate a blunt, sometimes disorganized style, but be cautious with online sections.