AI Rate Professor

Economics

Lonnie Speight

AC38437 · ECON100 · ECON010A · ECON102 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
11.11%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

unless and obsessively follow syllabus fine print.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMisleading due datesTough graderSelf-teach from bookSyllabus fine print trapsLife rants in lecture
  • syllabus deadlines, causing mass penalties.
  • Lectures frequently fail to prepare students for textbook-based tests.
  • Recent online reviews .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even complete on-time , and high grades require perfect syllabus decoding plus self-study.

Online recent reviews make A-path feel especially hostile; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content itself is standard econ, but confusing deadlines and .

Both formats demand textbook self-teaching; online friction is currently higher.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Many sections enforce attendance or penalize absence even .

In-person more clearly mandates showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Most students warn others and misleading due dates.

Recent online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and penalties for submitting near Canvas deadlines are common.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and reading volume feel heavy especially .

Format shift

Online late-start and discussion loads feel particularly crammed.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students say he knows econ but lectures poorly, rants off-topic, and fails to teach what is tested.

Format shift

In-person rants are a long theme; .

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Discussions and homework matter, but and .

Format shift

Online leans discussion-heavy; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person lectures often wander into life stories while , so and attendance rules.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“I urge you to run as fast as you can.”
ECON100
“90% of the lectures are NOT on the tests.”
ECON100
“His lectures don't help with the tests so make sure you read it on your own.”
ECON102

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and punitive due to hidden earlier due dates and .

Main concern

dates and .

What students said

“the ”
ECON100
“you get penalized if you submit the ”
ECON102
“I've never seen a so backwards.”
ECON100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams mostly come from the book and .

Textbook-based testsPractice testsSome open-note quizzesMultiple choice chapter exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes open note, but hard if you only rely on lectures.

Open note tests sometimesPractice tests emailedMultiple choice chapter examsLectures rarely match tests
“ ”
ECON100
“ and .”
ECON100
“Tests last 2 days, 1 chapter each day with 20 multiple choice each.”
ECON102

Online

Online reviews focus more on discussion .

Discussion board heavySyllabus due-date traps
“ .”
ECON102
“Although it says due Sunday, your INITIAL POST is due no later than Wed”
ECON102

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting due-date traps and . Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Due Date Chaos

15/100

“the ”

📉 Teaching Mismatch

22/100

“90% of the lectures are NOT on the tests.”

🪓

18/100

“I've never seen a so backwards.”

🚫 Recommendation

14/100

“I urge you to run as fast as you can.”

Theme 1

📅 About Deadlines

  • Completely screwed over the majority of the class on the first week
  • Do not rely on the

Theme 2

📚 About Learning

  • you have to self study through the textbook
  • His lectures don't help with the tests
  • Felt like I was taking an online class

Theme 3

⚖️

  • he STILL gives me half credit

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews with strong recent consistency about due-date traps, though older comments are more mixed and less detailed.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 513

Course coverage

ECON10018 reviews
ECON10210 reviews
1021 review
AC384371 review
ECON010A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3