AI Rate Professor

Economics

Walt Chatfield

ECON100 · BUSNE208 · FRO321 · ECON100200201 · ECON101 · ECON208 · ECO200 · ECON201 · ECON200201 · ECON200 · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if and accept tougher grading for solid learning support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardMonotone LecturerTough GraderTake-Home OptionsTextbook DependentHelpful If You Ask
  • Lectures are widely called boring and soft-spoken so staying awake is half the battle.
  • He is a and exams that can feel misaligned.
  • Some students still pass fairly with and office hours.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

46/100

Some call tests easy with notes but many report tough grading and and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is learnable with bookwork and review but quizzes and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

and others not; success still depends on showing up for notes and homework.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Students split between respected hard teacher and avoid-for-boredom-and-grades; fit depends on tolerance for monotone lectures.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

; homework redos and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

and sometimes a presentation keep steady but not usually overwhelming load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He is knowledgeable and sometimes patient but monotone quiet delivery makes many students tune out.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Grades often and final with occasional presentations.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person econ and but dry; and monotone delivery dominate student reactions.

Main concern

Monotone lectures plus strict grading that can leave strong students with Cs.

What students said

“Very knowledgeable and helpful if you ask for it. He is a but .”
ECON100
“BORING BORING BORING. his voice is very boring”
ECON200
“you can use your notes and the book on the tests.”
ECON208

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

to blank-page or tricky in-class quizzes.

Take-Home TestsOpen Notes PossibleTricky QuizzesBlank Page Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Some sections allow notes and books or while others use hard quizzes blank pages or .

Take-Home TestsOpen Notes PossibleTricky QuizzesBlank Page Tests
“you can use your notes and the book on the tests. Doesn't get much better this!”
ECON208
“The three or and there's more answers in the book”
ECON200
“the .”
ECON101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Very knowledgeable and helpful if you ask for it. He is a but . You actually learn something!”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 in-person reviews, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Chatfield is a great professor. He is very passionate about the subject and does make you work hard.”

😴 Lecture Energy

30/100

“BORING BORING BORING. his voice is very boring and the material is too so those two things combined will put you to sleep.”

⚖️

30/100

“If you want to pass, and don't care , but if you want an A or .”

📝

58/100

“Plus, you can use your notes and the book on the tests. Doesn't get much better this!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • being in his class is like being taught by Ben Stein.
  • He is very boring and will put you to sleep with his extremely quiet and low voice.
  • excellent instructor, easy to understand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is a but .
  • This class was a pretty easy A.
  • I'm an A student and I got a C in his class.

Theme 3

📚

  • 25% quizzes, 25% homeworks, 25% midterm, and 25% final
  • The three or
  • and read the book!

Data context

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Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-six reviews spanning many years with repeated monotone tough-grader and .

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 55
3 out of 511
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1