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Economics

Brydey Redmon

ECON175 · ECON170 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
63.27%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take her if and can learn from notes and study guides, but if you need live teaching or flexible exam conditions.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing Online CourseFast Email RepliesExtra Credit And DropsSelf-Teaching RequiredTough Proctored Exams
  • Reviews are sharply split between and helpful and students who felt unsupported or unfairly graded.
  • Many students earn A or B grades through dropped scores, extra chances, study guides, and steady weekly work.
  • Online sections carry the biggest risk because several students describe self-teaching, heavy Cengage work, and strict proctored exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Good grades are common because of drops, redos, and , but students still need steady work and .

Online evidence is mixed between easy grade boosts and harsh self-teaching complaints, while but also split.

Is the course easy?

Standard

57/100

The economics content is often manageable with notes and study guides, but students who struggle with math or self-teaching can find it challenging.

Online reviews more often mention self-teaching and reading, while and conflict on difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

74/100

Most evidence points to asynchronous weekly work and online flexibility, but the reviews do not .

Online reviews focus on weekly deadlines and email access, while evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

59/100

but strongly criticized by students who need more teaching support or dislike strict grading.

Online reviews dominate and are polarized, while and also mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

61/100

Drops, redos, and make grades recoverable, but repeated complaints about picky or .

Format shift

Online reviews mention both generous score recovery and , while smaller scale.

Workload

Moderate

49/100

, but Cengage work and accelerated sections can feel heavy or tedious.

Format shift

Online reviews most often mention Cengage, quizzes, and weekly workload, while and bucket-load complaints.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

She provides materials and responds quickly, but many students say the course depends too much on self-teaching.

Format shift

Online teaching experience is the main concern because most complaints center on notes, readings, and limited lecture support; in-person evidence is sparse.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and sometimes or dropped scores, with exams still important.

Format shift

Online reviews frequently describe quizzes, homework, MindTap or Cengage, discussions, and exams, while .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and mixed, ranging from easy grade improvement chances to severe complaints about workload and grading.

Main concern

The and grading reports.

What students said

“Class wasn't really difficult if you do the assignments and she gives more than 1 chance .”
ECON170
“ , if you want a good grade.”
ECON170
“ , and quizzes (that you can attempt 2 times) worth 60% of your grade.”
ECON175

Remote format

Online

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are highly polarized, with many praising clear materials and quick replies while many , and .

Main concern

Students who need direct instruction may feel left alone with readings, Cengage, and exams.

What students said

“It is totally online and you have to teach yourself.”
ECON170
“She offers review sheets and practice problems to help.”
ECON170
“She has a lot of requirements including an environment check and will not let you use any notes or formula sheets for exams.”
ECON170

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

study guides and similar exam content offset by no-notes and proctored online exam complaints.

No Notes ExamsLockDown BrowserRespondus ProctoringEnvironment CheckTwo Multiple-Choice ExamsStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Varies

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews do not clearly prove a , though , and repeatable quizzes are 60% and the midterm and final were challenging.

Challenging MidtermChallenging FinalRepeatable Quizzes
“quizzes (that you can attempt 2 times) worth 60% of your grade.”
ECON175
“I personally found the midterm and .”
ECON175

Online

Online reviews explicitly support strict proctoring in some sections, including LockDown Browser, Respondus, environment checks, no notes, and a .

No Notes ExamsLockDown BrowserRespondus ProctoringEnvironment CheckProctored FinalStudy Guides
“ .”
ECON170
“Online class so .”
ECON170
“strict she is with the LockDown Browser.”
ECON170
“My camera didn't turn on during the .”
ECON170

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you are a self motivated learner!”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Recommendation Split

59/100

“If you need to take microeconomics, Professor Redmon is not a bad choice.”

📩 Online Support

62/100

“ and really knows econ.”

🔒

42/100

“She has a lot of requirements including an environment check and will not let you use any notes or formula sheets for exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and easy to understand.
  • The course requires a lot of self-teaching, which I found challenging.
  • Lectures are a list of definitions with .

Theme 2

📈 About Grades And Work

  • She offers plus multiple chances to raise your grade.
  • The sheer amount of time it takes to do some of the .
  • She , and discussions.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • .
  • Exams only 2, and work sheets are exact on what to study, but do study.
  • She grades so tough and the stuff on her powerpoints isn't even on the test.

Data context

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Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 49 reviews cover several years and contain detailed, consistent patterns despite polarized opinions.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 59
1 out of 59

Course coverage

ECON17038 reviews
ECON17511 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

20

A 18 · A- 2

B range

16

B+ 3 · B 13

C range

5

C+ 3 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2