AI Rate Professor

Economics

Malkiat Sandhu

10A · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you can stay consistent with daily MindTap work and do not need much direct teaching support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMindTap RequiredHeavy HomeworkSelf TaughtPoor CommunicationEasy Pass If Consistent
  • Students often earn good grades, but the course requires constant MindTap work.
  • Online students report weak teaching, poor communication, and self-teaching from the textbook.
  • and , and real-life examples.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

A high grade is reachable because many students report A grades, but it requires steady completion of frequent MindTap work.

Online reviews stress daily homework and self-teaching, while .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Economics content is described as dense, and online students often find the .

, while online reviews describe and self-teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews do , but participation, discussions, and daily online work matter.

Online evidence centers on daily homework, while and classwork.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students are split because grades can be attainable, but teaching quality and communication are unreliable.

, while online reviews are mostly frustrated with teaching and communication.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

63/100

Grades can be high if work is completed, and , but delayed grading causes uncertainty.

Format shift

In-person reviews suggest more leniency, while online reviews mention ungraded work and .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students repeatedly report daily homework, many MindTap questions, readings, discussions, and work.

Format shift

Online workload is described as especially heavy, while and work dense.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

A few students praise feedback and real-life examples, but online reviews strongly criticize teaching, communication, and support.

Format shift

, while online teaching evidence is mostly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Assessment appears , and automatically graded online tasks, with some midterm and final exams.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize homework and online midterm or final, while , and discussions.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and some lenient discussion grading, though workload and textbook costs remain concerns.

Main concern

MindTap work is dense and costly even when grades are reachable.

What students said

“ and ”
10A
“There's A LOT of work but you really can't short cut it.”
10A
“I think he give everyone full credit for discussions.”
10A

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews emphasize daily homework, required paid MindTap, poor communication, and a .

Main concern

Students may need to teach themselves while keeping up with .

What students said

“ , so you have to stay consistent and keep up.”
10A
“He does not teach btw.”
10A
“Essentially had to learn econ by ”
10A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention online exams through course systems, but do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or strict proctoring policies.

Online MidtermOnline FinalMindTap ExamsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

system, but do not clearly prove exam format rules or proctoring.

Online Textbook ExamsDiscussion Posts
“Uses online textbook and .”
10A
“There are grade.”
10A

Online

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

Online MidtermOnline FinalMindTap-Based Work
“Midterm and as well.”
10A
“The only thing graded is the and hw which is automatically graded by a website.”
10A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Essentially had to learn econ by and totally out of sync with the required readings/activities on mindtap/cengage.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, communication, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“He does not teach btw.”

📚 Workload

24/100

“ .”

👍 Grade Potential

68/100

“It's a lot, but still an easy pass in my opinion as long as you do the work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and
  • He tries really hard to incorporate real life scenarios into things.
  • Essentially had to learn econ by

Theme 2

📚 About Workload & Materials

  • You do have to buy Cengage/MindTap since all the homework and classwork is on there.
  • , so you have to stay consistent and keep up.
  • The learning is through an online textbook and online homework that costs about 60 or 70 bucks

Theme 3

⚠️ About Communication

  • Poor communication, sent multiple emails to prof and .
  • This professor is so unprofessional.
  • It is a few days before the final and this guy has not graded anything

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews include both online and , but the sample is still limited.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

10A8 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2