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Economics

Lucy Malakar

ECON050 · ECON040 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take Lucy Malakar if you want a lively economics professor who rewards steady work with and strong support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging lecturesHelpful and responsiveExtra creditReading requiredFair workload
  • Students describe Lucy Malakar as energetic, helpful, funny, and effective at making economics more engaging.
  • The course is manageable but not effortless because , and due dates matter.
  • , and second chances make grades feel fair and attainable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

74/100

An A is realistic with , and participation, helped by and fair grading.

Online evidence stresses reading and homework discipline, while , and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

67/100

Economics is sometimes challenging, but students say , and prevents the class from feeling overloaded.

Online reviews describe more reading and homework, while and manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as mandatory, but participation tools, clickers, and lecture-based engagement make showing up useful.

In-person reviews provide the and participation, while online reviews focus on due dates and communication.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Students strongly recommend her because , and makes difficult economics feel worthwhile.

Both formats are positive, though online students emphasize support and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grading is , and fair expectations, though one review calls her tough.

Format shift

Online reviews mention feedback, second chances, and , while and clicker points.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

The workload is moderate because students , and exams without calling it overwhelming overall.

Format shift

Online reviews report more reading and lots of homework, while as reasonable.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Most students , and good at making economics understandable and interesting.

Format shift

Online students praise feedback and communication, while in-person students praise energy, lectures, and engaging class activities.

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Assessment appears balanced across exams, quizzes, textbook assignments, clickers, homework, participation, and .

Format shift

, and InQuizitive, while in-person reviews add clickers and participation.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly praise engaging lectures, clickers, , and helpful teaching, with one strong complaint about expectations.

Main concern

Participation and lecture engagement matter, and one student found intro economics too demanding.

What students said

“Able to learn a lot from the class while never feeling overloaded.”
ECON040
“3 total exams and plenty of opportunities are offered throughout the semester.”
ECON050
“It was intro to Econ and still expected to know everything???”
ECON040

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students praise her communication, feedback, organization, and support, while , and tests.

Main concern

Online students need to track due dates and keep up with reading and homework.

What students said

“There is a lot of reading, but very interesting and needed if you want to do well.”
ECON040
“ , so write your due dates down”
ECON040
“3 major tests & lots of homework.”
ECON040

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams appear standard because reviews mention tests, quizzes, and studying, with helpful feedback but .

Tests and QuizzesFeedback on AnswersThree Major TestsStudy Before TestsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and some test-heavy concern, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, or .

Three ExamsClicker QuestionsExtra CreditTest Heavy Concern
“3 total exams and plenty of opportunities are offered throughout the semester.”
ECON050
“some are graded some are not, she usually tells you.”
ECON040
“It was intro to Econ and still expected to know everything???”
ECON040

Online

, and lots of homework, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or take-home policies.

Tests and QuizzesFeedback on AnswersThree Major TestsStudy Before Tests
“for the test and how to get to the correct answer.”
ECON040
“ !”
ECON040
“3 major tests & lots of homework.”
ECON040

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The only way you could fail this class is if you force yourself to.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Malakar is a fantastic economics professor.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“She's enthusiastic & made the class worthwhile ! .”

⚖️

78/100

“Grades fairly & gives 2nd chances.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She honestly is great really works with u especially if u don't understand much about economics.
  • She's funny and she uses fun ways to learn.
  • and very helpful.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload and Study

  • There is a lot of reading, but very interesting and needed if you want to do well.
  • , so write your due dates down, so you don't miss anything.
  • and the material was taught well.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades and Exams

  • gives out and fake money that serve as .
  • 3 total exams and plenty of opportunities are offered throughout the semester.
  • Grades fairly & gives 2nd chances.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

76/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because 11 reviews are recent and detailed but still a relatively small sample with one notable negative outlier.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ECON0407 reviews
ECON0504 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 3

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

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