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Economics

Brett Marschall

ECON002 · ECON1 · ECON102 · ECON001 · ECON2 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
93.02%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you want a high grade with steady busywork and heavy .

Best fit · Easy A HunterExtra Credit MachineBusywork Heavy Easy AClear McGraw Hill StructureCaring and FunnyPoints System Buffer
  • Tons of and a if you submit everything.
  • but not intellectually hard.
  • Students , and worth taking for ECON 001/002.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

, points-based grading, and if you complete the weekly work.

Both online and in-person students report easy As; online reviews emphasize volume more strongly.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Content is introductory econ that most call straightforward; difficulty is more time spent on weekly busywork than hard concepts.

Online and ; short online sessions feel denser.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Online attendance is often optional while .

; in-person reviews frequently say yes.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

About 93% would take again and comments overwhelmingly push students to choose him for ECON 001/002.

Recommendation is strong in both formats with only a few online workload complaints.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

90/100

, and light exam weight protect grades even if .

Format shift

Same lenient pattern online and in person.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

, and discussions add up to several hours most weeks.

Format shift

Online short sessions draw the loudest busywork complaints.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

, and genuine care for students.

Format shift

Teaching praise is consistent across online videos and in-person lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade , and discussions; midterms and finals exist but are not heavily weighted.

Format shift

; online focuses more on weekly assignment stacks.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and easy midterms; same weekly homework structure with attendance sometimes required.

Main concern

and required Connect/McGraw Hill purchase can feel grindy.

What students said

“he was great in and never late to class. you can tell he really likes econ and teaching it.”
ECON001
“he grades on a so turn in all your hw (with good scores) and you can bomb the final and be fine.”
ECON001
“This professor was so caring and pretty easy, he always gave (every week) and little notes of encouragement along the way!!”
ECON002

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are asynchronous with , and discussions; most call it straightforward and easy if you stay on deadlines.

Main concern

A minority found the weekly assignment volume overwhelming especially in short sessions or with full-time jobs.

What students said

“HE IS LITERALLY THE GOAT. so clearly that it actually makes sense. It's actually impossible to take his class without passing with an A+ because of all the he gives.”
ECON001
“If you lock in you can do the entire weeks work-load in 2-4 hours.”
ECON001
“He assigns 25+ assignments every week so prepare to HUSTLE. so don't miss deadlines.”
ECON001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes exist but many students say they barely move the .

Lightly Weighted ExamsWeekly QuizzesPoints System BufferQuizlet Friendly Homework

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as easy and not heavily weighted; weekly home quizzes and homework still carry most of the grade.

Two In-Class MidtermsLight Exam WeightWeekly Home QuizzesHomework Heavy
“two mid-terms that are done in class, super easy and not weighed heavy.”
ECON001
“Only 2 big exams, and they don't really hurt your grade if you do well on the HW.”
ECON002

Online

Online assessments are weekly quizzes, homework, and discussions with occasional lightly weighted exams; .

Weekly Lecture QuizzesChapter QuizzesCanvas DiscussionsExtra Credit
“the exams and quizzes do not really affect your grade by much. Total grade is out of all the .”
ECON001
“Can basically finish all the work for a week in a day.”
ECON002

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“HE IS LITERALLY THE GOAT. so clearly that it actually makes sense. It's actually impossible to take his class without passing with an A+ because of all the he gives.”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews spanning online and , and strong recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“His teaching style and real-world examples makes it very easy to understand economic principles.”

⭐ Easy A Path

88/100

“you can bomb the final and be fine. If ”

📚 Workload Reality

38/100

“Lots of busy work (2 hw assignments, + lecture quiz + 1 chapter quiz) every week. But very straight forward.”

👍 Recommendation

93/100

“If you had to take Econ 001/002, take him!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • super caring and never late to class
  • lectures are funny and he's a good guy
  • his Australian accent is a plus!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • not an easy A but you can expect to get an A if you turn in your work
  • DO IT! ( at the beginning)

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • It may seem like a lot of work but it is not really that hard
  • finish all of the work for the week within a day
  • . AVOID.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

43 detailed reviews spanning 2019-2026 with strong grade consistency and high agreement on and busywork.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
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1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

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A+ 16 · A 19

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

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