AI Rate Professor

Economics

Ron Brown

ECON1 · ECON6997 · ECON4 · ECONOMICS · ECOM2 · ECON5707 · ECON2 · MICROECONOMICS · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
23.08%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless you can self-teach, attend consistently, and use .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderTest heavyLecture heavyExtra credit availableAttendance matters
  • Many students describe unclear PowerPoint-heavy teaching and .
  • can make passing easier, but quizzes, tests, and .
  • Online reviews are consistently negative, while but still lean risky.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

57/100

and bonus points can make grades easier, but , and required attendance keep the A from being low-effort.

Online evidence points to a hard A, while because .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Economics concepts are often made harder by vague PowerPoint lectures, off-topic tangents, and test questions students find tricky.

Both formats show difficulty, but online students emphasize grading and and tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Many in-person reviews say quizzes or participation make attendance necessary, while online reviews show .

In-person reviews clearly show attendance pressure; online reviews show no late-work flexibility but .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

31/100

Most recent and detailed reviews advise against taking him because and .

Online reviews are fully negative, while but still show major risk.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

exists, but many students report tough grading, tricky tests, and .

Format shift

Online reviews describe strict grading most strongly, while .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

The , and participation even when assignments are not always numerous.

Format shift

Online reviews mention reading and large quizzes, while , and attendance tasks.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students often say he reads PowerPoints, goes off topic, and .

Format shift

Online students focus on lack of help, while and organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades , and some short papers or participation credit.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests and and attendance-linked quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with frequent complaints , and some extra credit.

Main concern

Students often feel they must attend and self-teach because lectures do not fully prepare them for tests.

What students said

“you basically teach yourself in his class”
ECON2
“Gives out tons of .”
ECON2
“ so ”
ECON1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and unclear support.

Main concern

Assignments and flexibility.

What students said

“ but .”
ECON2
“He grades extremely heavy, no late assignments, does not try to help you out if you are busy with other life problems.”
ECON4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe frequent quizzes and hard or , Lockdown Browser, or proctoring rules.

Test HeavyFrequent QuizzesTricky QuestionsStudy Guides May Not Match

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and difficult or tricky tests, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules.

Pop QuizzesFrequent QuizzesTricky TestsMidterm And Final Mentioned
“gives 50 question tests that fry your brain till the end”
ECON4
“Quizzes are 50 q's each.”
ECON2
“There is a , and a final.”
ECON5707

Online

Online reviews mention heavy quizzes and tests but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or Lockdown Browser rules.

Test HeavyLarge Quizzes
“Requires unnecessary reading gave & 100 question quizzes.”
ECON2
“Test heavy”
ECON4

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Good class to pass with an easy grade, bad if you want to learn as he lectures with PPTs.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“He just read the powerpoint and .”

⚖️

35/100

“He grades extremely heavy, no late assignments, does not try to help you out if you are busy with other life problems.”

📚 Effort For Grade

57/100

“Gives out tons of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • you basically teach yourself in his class
  • Lectures are often vague and do not contain all material you'll be tested on.
  • and made sure you knew what would be on the tests.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but .
  • gives 50 question tests that fry your brain till the end
  • He gives TONS of and

Theme 3

🪑

  • .
  • so
  • Need .

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews span many years and show consistent patterns around unclear lectures, frequent tests, attendance pressure, and .

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 55
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 3 · A 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2