AI Rate Professor

Economics

Jason Gurtovoy

ECON4 · ECON1 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself from the book and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyLots of HomeworkTough GraderSelf-Taught CoursePoor Communication
  • Most students describe the online course as , and difficult to manage.
  • Several negative reviews say notes and .
  • A few students found the course easy or thought he was knowledgeable, but the dominant tone is avoidant.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some older online students got easy A-range grades, but , and harsh grading risk.

All evidence comes from online reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The economics content becomes hard because , and .

All course difficulty evidence comes from online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online reviews , though one old tag suggests skipping can hurt.

All reviews are online, and there is .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students warn against the course because of , and .

All recommendation evidence comes from online reviews, and the dominant online tone is negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students repeatedly call him a and say the .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

20/100

The course includes , and frequent tests.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

A few students call him knowledgeable or caring, but , and leaves students on their own.

Format shift

All teaching evidence comes from online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades are strongly driven by tests and and reading used as preparation.

Format shift

All assessment evidence comes from online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All reviews are online and describe a polarized but mostly negative experience with , and inconsistent support.

Main concern

Students often feel unsupported and .

What students said

“Your grade is heavily based on the tests.”
ECON1
“biggest mistake ruined my 4.0.”
ECON4
“so you are basically on your own.”
ECON1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The online course is test-heavy and includes explicitly .

Proctor ProgramsTest HeavyFrequent TestsLong Final

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention proctor programs, heavy test weighting, weekly or multiple tests, and .

Proctor ProgramsTest HeavyFour TestsFour QuizzesLong Final
“He also has those .”
ECON1
“Your grade is heavily based on the tests.”
ECON1
“the final took me 6 hours to complete.”
ECON1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“RUN FROM THIS PROFESSOR!”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“His notes are excerpts from the book and .”

🧪

28/100

“Your grade is heavily based on the tests.”

⚖️

22/100

“ .”

Theme 1

📚 About Tests and Workload

  • Your grade is heavily based on the tests.
  • Be prepared to complete a significant amount of , and writing.
  • 1 test per week.

Theme 2

⚠️ About Student Support

  • He does not respond to emails that you send to him asking about subjects that will be on the test.
  • so you are basically on your own.
  • flaked on two mtgs we set up to meet

Theme 3

📈 About Mixed Outcomes

  • Honestly , this teacher is pretty good.
  • His online Econ 4 class is the easiest class ever.
  • I would not wish .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Nine online reviews across several years , and communication.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ECON16 reviews
ECON43 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values