AI Rate Professor

Economics

Michael Sandburg

ECON005 · ECON5 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if and tolerate uneven lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy reading loadDisorganized lecturesVisual aids fanPoor email responseEasy to pass if you show up
  • some call him great with cool visual aids, others say lectures are .
  • and weekly participation; class is not coastable.
  • Communication is weak; some report he rarely answers email.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Students say it is easy to pass by showing up and doing readings, but one still called it not a coast class.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is intro-level economics with moderate difficulty ratings, but .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but comments stress you need to show up and participate.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Half the reviews praise him as great and fun; half say he is not a great teacher and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

One reported A and pass-friendly tone, but little hard grade data beyond that.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of reading assignments, weekly participation, and material that cannot be coasted.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Cool visual aids help some, but and poor responsiveness hurt others.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

and participation dominate comments; exams are barely mentioned.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

or disorganized lectures and lots of reading.

Main concern

and slow email replies make learning feel self-directed.

What students said

“It's an easy class to pass you just need to show up.”
ECON005
“He doesn't organize information well, and this makes his lectures very difficult to follow.”
ECON5
“ and you have to email him 5 or 7 times before you even get a response.”
ECON005

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or format.

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's an easy class to pass you just need to show up.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture clarity and workload themes. Credibility rating: Low.

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35/100

“There are a lot of and weekly participation.”

🧩 Lecture Clarity Issues

48/100

“He doesn't organize information well, and this makes his lectures very difficult to follow.”

📬 Slow Communication

30/100

“ and you have to email him 5 or 7 times before you even get a response.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures can be boring but the items he brings in are cool.
  • He would bring in a lot of visual aids and knick knacks which was fun.
  • He can't stay on task, you don't learn anything it's all from your book and all on your own.

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Passing

  • It's an easy class to pass you just need to show up.
  • This is not a class you can coast through.
  • He gives you tons of reading materials, but he doesn't clarify how to connect the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only four old reviews from 2012-2014 with thin grade data and .

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

ECON0053 reviews
ECON51 review

Reported outcomes

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