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Economics

Mariann Coull

ECON120 · ECON121 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid if you can; lectures add little and the .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderUnprofessional feedbackLots of homeworkSlide readerAI accusations
  • and do not want her again.
  • Heavy Connect or , and .
  • Online tech hiccups and AI policing create extra friction beyond the economics content.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students still earn A or A+, but , and stressful policies make an A costly.

Online includes grade-fix flexibility; in and self-teaching.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard intro econ difficulty; pain comes more from delivery, volume, and .

Online students mention lots of Connect practice; in .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

and optional or unenforced in others, especially online.

; in person more often marked mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and recent comments focus on unprofessionalism, homework, and weak teaching.

A couple older or mid-tier online reviews are milder, but .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and AI suspicion dominate, even though .

Format shift

Online has both AI policing and some grade negotiation; in person leans tough with little goodwill.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of , and tests appear across almost every review.

Format shift

Online sometimes hits extreme weekly question counts; in person also reports many papers and homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students say , and forces self-teaching.

Format shift

Online tech and ; in person focuses on unprofessional tone and slide reading.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and a short essay final.

Format shift

; in person stresses homework, papers, and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and little teaching value.

Main concern

Unprofessional tone, self-teaching from slides, and .

What students said

“ and really sassy.”
ECON120
“This professor only reads from slides, repeats themselves way too much and doesn't get to the ”
ECON120
“A lot of hw and changing due dates. ”
ECON121

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and hybrid , and ; tech issues and unhelpful feedback are common, with a few average-but-doable experiences.

Main concern

AI , and weak live instruction.

What students said

“Would constantly accuse students of using AI and assume almost everyone in her class did.”
ECON120
“ . Also, if you think anything was incorrectly graded, she'll work with you on getting the grade fixed”
ECON120
“Also TONS of hw.”
70740

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Course is test and assignment heavy without clear student-friendly open-book guarantees in the reviews.

Test heavyShort essay finalConnect homeworkLots of papers

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and tests but do not clearly document proctoring software.

Test heavySo many papersLots of homework
“just a terrible class. Professor was just terrible.”
ECON120
“A lot of hw and changing due dates.”
ECON121

Online

Online reviews mention Connect work, discussions, and ; proctoring is not clearly described.

Short essay finalConnect assignmentsDiscussions
“ .”
ECON120
“There are lots of assignments through Connect and .”
ECON120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Would constantly accuse students of using AI and assume almost everyone in her class did. There was a huge message thread where students wanted to report her to the dean.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 recent econ reviews with strong negative consistency across formats. Credibility rating: Medium.

👎 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“Totally wished I took this class with a different professor.”

📝

20/100

“ and really sassy.”

📚

26/100

“Also TONS of hw.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“This professor only reads from slides, repeats themselves way too much and doesn't get to the the topic.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she doesn't exactly giving any lectures during the meetings

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you think anything was incorrectly graded, she'll work with you
  • Made us buy a different version of canvas that costs over $70

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • accuse students of using AI
  • really sassy
  • Guilt trips for participation.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent reviews across online and in person are consistent on poor tone and heavy work despite modest sample size.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ECON1206 reviews
ECON1212 reviews
707401 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1