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Economics

Tamara Cummings

ECO8 · ECO7 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
68.75%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Prefer her in person for strong lectures; approach online sections with caution because support and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesLockdown browserGroup projectsOnline unevenCaring in person
  • as dynamic, knowledgeable, and inspiring.
  • Online , and end with Lockdown Browser finals.
  • Workload is moderate with quizzes, group work, and a substantial research paper.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many earn As or high Bs if they stay on top of quizzes and projects, but and .

In-person students more often report easy-to-pass with participation; online students cite tougher discussions and finals.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Average difficulty is moderate for and .

Online can feel harder without lecture videos; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online often has no live attendance, while .

; in-person more often requires class-day participation.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About two-thirds would take her again, driven largely by strong in-person teaching rather than online support.

In-person recommendations are strong; online recommendations are mixed with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some students find her flexible and fair, others say discussions and graphs are graded like an English course with .

Format shift

; in-person comments focus less on harsh scoring.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly chapter quizzes, exams, group projects, and a but not crushing load.

Format shift

Online Eco-7/8 students report two chapters, quizzes, and group work weekly; in-person adds graded activities.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Outstanding live lectures contrast with frequent online complaints of no teaching presence or delayed replies.

Format shift

In-person teaching quality is high; online confidence is much lower due to missing lectures and slow communication.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment mixes quizzes, exams, group work, and a .

Format shift

Online leans quizzes plus Lockdown final; , and projects.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students consistently praise engaging lectures, office hours, and .

Main concern

Pace and group activities reward prep; missing reading makes class day harder.

What students said

“Professor Cummings loves economics and loves to teach. Her classroom lectures and conversations are very dynamic.”
ECO-8
“she was a great lecturer. and easy to understand.”
Eco-7
“ and all questions respected.”
ECO-8

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call her flexible and organized, while many report no , and Lockdown Browser finales.

Main concern

and graph show-your-work requirements.

What students said

“No clear instruction, , and ... Uses lockdown browser”
ECO-8
“Only gave a couple of lecture videos at the beginning of the term and nothing else then implements a lockdown browser the last few weeks of class”
Eco-7
“Day 1 she tells us everything we need to do well in the class so i knew want to expect.”
ECO-8

Exam style

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Early quizzes can feel easy, but and require shown graph work.

Lockdown BrowserShow work on graphsWeekly quizzesResearch paperCopy-paste early quizzes then hard final

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and some Lockdown Browser warnings still mentioned.

Weekly chapter quizzesTimed examsLockdown browser warningFinal research project
“ and exams could be done in 1 hr. A .”
ECO-8
“very easy to copy and but she will hit you with lockdown browsers and require you to show work for graphs so beware.”
ECO-8

Online

Online finals and requirements after easier earlier quizzes.

Lockdown BrowserShow work on graphsOnline quizzes and examsWritten final
“Very easy to just copy and paste questions for the answers but at the end she will hit you with lockdown browsers and require you to show your work on the graphs for the .”
Eco-7
“Uses lockdown browser”
ECO-8
“implements a lockdown browser the last few weeks of class and a ”
Eco-7

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Cummings loves economics and loves to teach. Her classroom lectures and conversations are very dynamic.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 economics reviews, with format-split emphasis because online and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 In-Person Teaching

88/100

“ and all questions respected.”

💻 Online Support Gap

25/100

“No clear instruction, , and . Expects you to be a professional economist.”

🔒

38/100

“at the end she will hit you with lockdown browsers and require you to show your work on the graphs for the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

68/100

“Overall, I enjoyed her class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her classroom lectures and conversations are very dynamic.
  • there was also videos, just chapter readings
  • Amazing teacher, very intelligent and will help you to learn skills beyond just economics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • she worked with me. I didn't think she would but she 100% thinks about students
  • She grades like she is an English teacher and there is .
  • you can easily pass the class

Theme 3

🧪

  • Uses lockdown browser
  • require you to show your work on the graphs for the
  • over the semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

16 recent reviews are detailed and consistent by format, but the sample is moderate and .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ECO-89 reviews
Eco-77 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 8 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1