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Economics

Caroll F. Shelor

ECON1 · ECON01 · ECON12 · ECON1MICRO · ECON2 · ECONOS105 · ECONOMICS1 · ECON1A · MICRO · ECONOMY1 · ECON001 · ECON101 · ECONOMICS · ECON · ECON3130 · ECON3118 · ECO101 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless and only need a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-topic storiesBad jokesDoesn't teach econSelf-study requiredHard tests
  • Lectures often wander into unrelated stories and jokes instead of economics content.
  • Students say you must learn from the textbook because .
  • A minority like his humor or curve, but the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and study guides, but , and C-range outcomes.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Students call the class hard mainly because lectures fail to teach the tested material clearly.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Comments say you must attend every class and class time feels long, with little flexibility mentioned.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most reviews and call him among the worst economics teachers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

A few note a large curve or 85 as A, but many , and little partial credit.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Homework and reading are required for survival; some call the load too heavy for intro econ.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Dominant theme is that he cannot teach economics and fills class with off-topic jokes and stories.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades revolve around a and detailed essay answers, with book study more important than lecture.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students overwhelmingly say lectures are off-topic and .

Main concern

Poor lecture clarity plus hard, detailed tests that often ignore what was discussed in class.

What students said

“If you have to take .”
ECON1
“He "teaches" by telling stories which do not tie in with Economics”
ECON1
“expect to learn more on your own.”
ECON2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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, and essays may need near word-for-word answers for full credit.

Hard testsEssay questionsWord-for-word answersStudy guides sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and frequently cover material not clearly taught in lecture.

Hard testsEssay questionsLecture mismatchStudy guides
“ for word to get full credit.”
ECON01
“his bad lectures have nothing to do with the tests!”
ECON3130
“Provides study guides for all tests.”
ECON2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !!! .”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“He "teaches" by telling stories which do not tie in with Economics”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“AVOID. If you are a beginner in economics and have no idea about the .”

📝

34/100

“his bad lectures have nothing to do with the tests!”

📚

45/100

“If u wana pass READ READ READ THE BOOK thats what i did”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Goes off topic all the time and tells bad jokes
  • None of his lectures make any sense.
  • only 10% about economics.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The highest grade you will recieve will be a "C".
  • He grades on a .

Theme 3

📚 About Learning on Your Own

  • expect to learn more on your own.
  • I felt the and gave me a .
  • Must read the book to pass his class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty detailed reviews over many years consistently criticize off-topic lectures and .

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 513
1 out of 514

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