AI Rate Professor

Economics

Shabaz Shabazi

ECON1 · BUS1A · ECONECON · BUSAC186 · MACROECON · ECON101 · MACROECONOMICS · ECON2 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid unless you learn well from textbooks and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to UnderstandTest HeavyLots of HomeworkThick AccentTextbook Dependent
  • Accent and and online platforms.
  • Midterms are often very hard with low class averages and little hand-holding.
  • ; success needs textbook grind and expensive access codes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Passing is possible with book study, but A-level work demands heavy .

Online can feel passable if you complete Cengage work; as brutal.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Accounting and econ content move fast and .

Both formats call the material hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and warn that skipping hurts the grade.

Online Zoom was mandatory for some; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Only about 29% would take him again, , and .

A ; recent and online sentiment is cooler.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

, and drop reports outweigh occasional exam drops.

Format shift

; online grading criteria can be clearer but .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and multi-chapter exams stack up.

Format shift

; online adds access-code cost.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knows the material but accent, pace, and limited clarification drag the experience down.

Format shift

Older in-person praise is stronger; online and recent reviews criticize tech and clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

Online also uses midterms, term paper, and final; .

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

book and students crushed by hard midterms and hard-to-follow lectures.

Main concern

Brutal midterms and lectures that .

What students said

“Most of the class fails the midterms. The class average for the first midterm was a 50 and the second a 47.”
ECON1
“ so long can be up to 30 pages. it is impossible to get it done in 2 hours.”
BUS1A
“If you want to learn economics, I !”
MACROECONOMICS

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report mandatory Zoom or , and uneven support.

Main concern

Poor tech support, thick accent on Zoom, and .

What students said

“He has a thick accident and is difficult to understand. and you have to pay $100 for access.”
ECON1
“have you ever wanted to take a class where the book is the teacher? do you enjoy waiting 3-4 days for an ?”
BUS1A
“his accent makes him hard to understand and he's not very good with technology.”
ECON101

Exam style

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Exams are frequently described as long, hard, and decisive, with low class averages.

Hard MidtermsNo Study Guide SometimesMulti-Chapter ExamsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person midterms can average near 50 with multi-chapter scope and limited guidance.

Hard MidtermsLong ExamsLowest Exam Drop Sometimes
“The class average for the first midterm was a 50 and the second a 47.”
ECON1
“Each midterm includes 5 chapters and no study guide is given.”
BUS1A

Online

Online reports 2 midterms, term paper, and .

Two MidtermsTerm PaperFinal ExamCengage Homework
“You will have 2 midterms, a term paper, and a final. It wasn't my fav class but it isn't hard to pass.”
ECON1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Most of the class fails the midterms. The class average for the first midterm was a 50 and the second a 47.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting accent, exam hardness, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🗣️ Accent Barrier

35/100

“His accent is heavy, I did not understand anything most of time.”

📉 Brutal Midterms

25/100

“Most of the class fails the midterms. The class average for the first midterm was a 50 and the second a 47.”

📚 Book Is Teacher

40/100

“hard to understand. but easy if you study from the book. difficult if youre relying on lecture.”

👍 For Serious Learners

70/100

“If you want to learn economics, I !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his accent makes him hard to understand
  • He went through the whole book and explained everything in it.
  • his lectures sucked and didn't help much with the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You better study like a madman outside of class if you want to pass.
  • Get a Chegg membership to get a good grade.
  • you need to know the material from front to back if you want .

Theme 3

💻 About Online & Tools

  • and you have to pay $100 for access.
  • the website for the
  • waiting 3-4 days for an

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews over many years show consistent accent and , but grades reported are sparse and opinions polarize.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 56
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

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

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1