AI Rate Professor

Economics

Shirley Kress

ECON100 · ECON102 · ACCT102 · ECON102ONLINE · ECON103 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can self-teach economics and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-study heavyOpen-book testsLots of homeworkInconsistent qualityTest-focused
  • Student experience is polarized between easy open-book online success and
  • and barely count unless missed
  • and true/false items are often called tricky

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some open-book paths feel easy, but and .

The one online review says easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

, and graph-heavy exam prep.

Online review called it easy; and high difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

and sometimes mandatory, with little consistent policy detail.

; one recent in-person review said not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

, but comments split between easy open-book success and .

Online praise is sparse; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Open-book and tests are called tricky and decisive.

Format shift

Online easy-A claims contrast with and test-heavy complaints.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Repeated reports of , and .

Format shift

Heavy workload theme is strongest in older in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Recent praise exists, but many call lectures incoherent, hard to hear, or .

Format shift

and ranges from amazing lectures to pioneer in bad communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades often hinge on midterms and a as a penalty if skipped.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests; online tests often open book.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person and hybrid-coded reviews range from clear recent lectures , and .

Main concern

, and exams that decide almost everything.

What students said

“Coursework was challenging but delivered in an understandable way.”
ECON100
“ and get no credit for it. The class is made up of 3 exams.”
ECON102
“Get ready for weekly 150+ question hw assignments that need to be 100% correct for any credit.”
ECON100

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

The tagged online review calls the class a super easy A with open-book and open-notes tests if you read.

Main concern

Single older review may not reflect current online rigor.

What students said

“Super easy class, easy A. ... the and notes so if you're not doing .”
ECON100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, though they can still be tricky and grade-deciding.

Open bookOpen notesTrue/false explain if falseExam heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments repeatedly cite .

Open bookOpen notesTrue/false with explanationTwo midterms and final
“open book/notes, 20 T/F questions, if ”
ECON102
“ and open notes for gods sake!”
ECON102

Online

and notes and the class can be an easy A if you read.

Open bookOpen notesEasy A if you read
“the and notes so if you're not doing .”
ECON100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and get no credit for it. The class is made up of 3 exams.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 , and mixed teaching quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

38/100

“The only thing that is difficult about this class is that you pretty much have to teach yourself all of Micro Economics.”

📝 Open-Book Exams

72/100

“ and open notes for gods sake!”

⚠️

28/100

“Get ready for weekly 150+ question hw assignments that need to be 100% correct for any credit.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Coursework was challenging but delivered in an understandable way.
  • The first meeting was an incoherent lecture given to the white board
  • you cannot hear her, when she tries to speak.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Super easy class, easy A.
  • her T/F qs are very tricky and is easy to bomb the test.
  • The class is made up of 3 exams. 30% Midterm 1, 30% Second Midterm and 40% Final.

Theme 3

🧾

  • weekly long homework.Do it because it.
  • .
  • and if you follow all the requirements for each week you will be fine.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews span many years with mixed detail; , and open-book tests are consistent enough for medium confidence.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 57

Course coverage

ECON10210 reviews
ECON1006 reviews
ECON102ONLINE2 reviews
ACCT1021 review
ECON1031 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A- 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values