AI Rate Professor

Economics

Robert Rodriguez

ECON202 · ECON170 · ECON201 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
45.45%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take Rodriguez only if you can learn from lecture videos or notes and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest heavyInconsistent experienceStrict short-answer gradingLight homeworkLecture-dependent exams
  • Rodriguez has sharply mixed reviews, with and but many newer comments warning against him.
  • Grades are usually based on exams or .
  • Online and in-person sections both vary, but , and poor preparation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students report easy A outcomes from lecture-based tests and , but .

Online has both easy A and severe proctoring complaints, while but .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Economics concepts are not consistently described as hard, but and lecture dependence raise the practical difficulty.

Online reviews vary more by test setup, while but exams are the hard part.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Attendance is not always described as mandatory, but lecture details are critical because .

performance, while online reviews stress watching lecture videos closely.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

43/100

Recommendation depends heavily on whether the section has clear lecture-matched exams or stressful strict testing.

Both formats are mixed, but online has explicit exam-proctoring complaints and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Several students report no curves, no grade bumps, no partial credit, and zero credit unless answers match his lectures closely.

Format shift

, though in-person reviews give the clearest exact-answer complaints.

Workload

Moderate

60/100

, but , and studying lecture details create meaningful pressure.

Format shift

Online reviews mention many tests and quizzes, while besides exams.

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

Teaching and strong complaints about monotone, boring, unorganized, or unhelpful instruction.

Format shift

Older in-person and some online reviews praise clarity, while newer reviews in both formats are more negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

94/100

Grades are overwhelmingly based on chapter tests, weekly exams, quizzes, finals, and .

Format shift

and proctoring comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are polarized, with some students calling him lenient and clear, while many newer and no grade cushion.

Main concern

In-person grades , and strict wording expectations.

What students said

“No homework or assignments, only 5 exams and a few quizzes”
ECON201
“if you don't copy-paste the response from his lectures, he will give you a zero”
ECON202
“Easy A for sure!”
ECON201

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews range from easy and and exam-heavy, with explicit complaints about Honorlock, tight timing, and short-answer tests.

Main concern

, and proctored in at least one review.

What students said

“ !”
Econ170
“Grades were based on the tests but the so easy, short answer, and matched the lectures.”
ECON201
“he gives you little time to do them and he offers little to no .”
ECON201

Exam style

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The because tests are frequent, specific, often short-answer, and sometimes tightly timed or proctored.

Short-Answer ExamsFill-In-The-Blank ExamsHonorlock QuizzesTight TimingNo Curve

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention , and grades based on few tests, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Handwritten AnswersNo CurveNo Study GuidesFew Exams
“The write the answers.”
ECON201
“No study guides and we rarely receive .”
ECON201
“ .”
ECON202

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention fill-in-the-blank exams, short-answer tests, tight timing, weekly exams, and Honorlock quizzes, but do not clearly prove webcam or .

Fill-In-The-Blank ExamsShort-Answer TestsHonorlock QuizzesTight TimingWeekly Exams
“All of .”
Econ170
“ !”
Econ170
“he gives you little time to do them”
ECON201

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“RUN!”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🧪

28/100

“All of .”

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“He was a nice guy but not a good teacher”

📈 Easy A Split

55/100

“Easy A for sure!”

Theme 1

🧪 About Exams

  • !
  • The
  • The write the answers.

Theme 2

⚖️

  • He will refuse to bump your grade up even if you are 0.5% off.
  • He grades hard and gives no partial credit.
  • He does not provide enough assignments/exams for him to give you an accurate grade.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and
  • The lectures given hardly ever correlate to the test questions.
  • all of .

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 22 reviews span both formats and show and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

ECON20116 reviews
ECON2025 reviews
Econ1701 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

5

B 3 · B- 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1