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What Students Say
“I couldn't understand economics at all; when I went to his office, however, he helped me a lot and I end up getting B”
ECON2143 - 5.0 rating“Great teacher, lots of extra credits to improve your grades, really helpful and works with you to improve grades”
ECON101 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
43%
Textbook Required
52%
Grade Predictor
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ECON101
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(1)ECON3333
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(1)ECON3133
4.3
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ECON113
5.0
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4.3
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Reviews (110)
too hard to understand. very boring and hard to get an A
Difficult to understand, takes attendance and adds them into the grade at the very end. If you take the class, don't take a morning class or you might fall asleep. Go to class!!! And do the homework, there's homework between every class on the internet.
Economics is hard; you need to follow careful. He has accent but you will get used to it after a couple of weeks. He is hardworking and eager to help.
Basic Economics.Find a different professor!! He is from eastern africa and his accent is very thick. He is very hard to understand. You have to piece together every sentence he says. Plus, he does not speak that loud so sit up front. Doesn't grade your homework which is good, just quizzes and tests. I don't recommend him!
As a freshman I found this course fairly easy because i took economics senior year in high school. At first I was worried about Dr. Embaye's accent but after the first 2 weeks you get used to it and its easier to understand. He is a really nice and helpful teacher. Hearing about my other friends econ teachers, Dr. Embaye is the way to go!
hard to understand. hard to work with. hard to get an A. has no mercy. terrible teacher;
Great teacher, lots of extra credits to improve your grades, really helpful and works with you to improve grades. Make sure you take notes and print out the powerpoint. The texbook is not all that helpful. I recommend him
DON"T TAKE THIS CLASS
I was really worried to take this course with him because I heard he had a thick accent. He definitely has an accent but you get used to it after the first couple weeks. The class is not that bad if you study for the tests and take notes in class. He also offers a lot of extra credit opportunities (25 points worth).
You'll get used to his accent. Study the chapters in the book for the tests and they will be a piece of cake. Gives bonus to improve grades. Great guy.
He is great. Accent is not really a problem. He is very helpful out of class
He is SUPER EASY teacher. I got A for his summer Macro theory class. He is super duper easy if you attend classes every day and talk to him if you have any troubles.
I recommend him highly. His class activity are superb. He might not be a good teacher- but excellent instructor. That is what university professors should be.
I like the course
He's a good professor. There are always "incentives" to improve your grade with extra credit.
He's a really nice guy but he teaches a hard course and has a very thick accent. He offers a lot of extra credit opportunities, which have helped boost my grade, but there is a lot of course material and he can be very hard to understand at times. Again, he's really nice, but the class isn't easy and he's quite hard to understand.
Attendance isn't mandatory, but if you go it's very easy to make an A, and he randomly gives out extra credit! He posts basic notes online and study guides. I really enjoyed his class!
He is just great knowledgeable and relates economics to everyday life and events
He is smart and enthusiastic. If you are a good note taker and analyze the study guides he gives, you will easily make an A.
I like this professor. He is very organized and to the point. I like the Funny and related videos.
This guy is pretty cool, and he has an awesome accent! It actually makes me pay attention more because some words he pronounces are quite comical. I think he's a pretty good teacher, and very knowledgable. Though, the class can be quite dull. His tests are slightly hard, but not impossible if you pay attention and study.
Jush likes the ches at the current Ge De pei price index
I would recommend him for economics. The class wasn't too difficult except for the final. The online quizzes and bonus points help.
As long as you go to class everyday you have every chance at an A. Dr. Embaye is extremely helpful!
Do not take him. Although it isn't his fault, his accent makes it impossible to understand anything and learn anything. Test are hard. Only reason I will get a C is because of the SI and attendance and online quiz answers are all found online. Optional final but youll probably need to take it because his tests are so hard and replaces lowest grade
Accent isn't too bad, attendance is mandatory b/c clickers. Learned absolutely nothing in lecture.. SI leader taught concepts 10x better.. easy to get a good grade because HW/attendance/online quizzes is half of grade and final is optional. Got 65,77, and 70 on tests but ended with a B.
He's very helpful and nice! Knows his subject very well, and his tests are not unexpected, only reason I didn't get an A was due to attendance. His accent is not bad at all, and he is always professional. Take him by all means!
Economics is a hard course but Embaye makes it understandable. I have a friend in the section taught by other instructor who is much better than I am but ended getting D. So be thankful if you get C in this class.
He's a nice guy, but I didn't learn a lot in his class. His accent made it difficult and the concept was just over my head. Had three tests: 78, 89.5, and 67.5 and made a 86.5 in the class because of going to SI class and quizzes. He uses powerpoints and gives study guides.
I couldn't understand economics at all; when I went to his office, however, he helped me a lot and I end up getting B.
Embaye is a little difficult to understand but if you just pay attention, you'll be able to understand him. The only slightly negative thing about him is his accent which far surpasses the other professor who teaches this class & all of my friends have said that he is not good at all. Embaye knows his stuff and teaches it well.
He is to the point and his notes and practice test helped me a lot
I took this in the summer and was extremely frustrated with him. He was not very good at explaining the topics so you were practically teaching yourself, he gave major curves on the quizzes but the final was killer, I had an A in the class before the final and I ended with a C. He's a nice guy, but I'm not sure he's the best teacher for this class.
He is great! His accent is pretty hard to understand at first, but you will get used to it. He is EXTREMELY helpful
English is not his first language so it was very hard to understand his lectures
Prof Embaye is really nice, but he wasn't a phenomenal teacher. Granted, he's teaching some tough topics, but he's not very clear. Despite what others say, I don't think it has anything to do with a language barrier, he's just not great at articulating the concepts. BUT he gives tons of extra credit, so with a little work you can get an A.
Abel is a nice guy, but he is not the most clear teacher... The class itself is hard. I mean look at the name.. microeconomic theory.... But the final was the hardest test I have ever taken in my life and I got one of the worst grades I have ever received. But he curved it basically by a letter grade in the end.
Embaye is a nice guy but it is very hard to understand him. The only thing keeping me afloat in this class is his extra credit. If you get a chance, that someone you can understand. Not only is his English bad, he mumbles to himself.
Go to class and pay attention and you'll be fine. I slept in class most of the time and I made a C overall. So if you actually pay attention you'll do much better than I did.
I managed to get an A in his class, but I have no idea how. He's a sweet guy, but half the time he just skips over important material if he doesn't know how to explain it in English and will test over things that he never talked about in class. Also, he only gives 3 tests: 2 midterms and a final worth 40% overall.
He cares about you; he gave us test corrections that were useful to correct our mistakes
While his poor English and illegible handwriting make his lectures effectively useless, the attendance points, extra credit, & weekly open-book quizzes he gives cushioned my grade so that I got an A in the class, despite never making an A once on an exam. Take his class and you'll make an easy A if you go to class and do the homework assignments.
I took him for both Macro & Micro. His English is BAD, so you really have to focus on what he is trying to say which can be hard. He loves & can explain macro pretty well. Micro - he will skip over things THAT ARE ON THE TEST that he can't find the words for. I would take Macro with him again, but not Micro. The extra credit will pad your grade.
He does not speak clear English. When he doesn't know a word he will just completely skip the whole topic which makes us skip the points he was going to make. He read off of a piece of paper and write down info on overhead but you dont know how he got there so you are confused after. He is very unorganized. I heard he is better than others though
He is a good guy but it's a little hard to understand his accent for the first couple weeks. There will be online quizzes once a week but they are not hard, and he offers a lot of extra credits. It's not too hard to get an A in this class if you show up and actually pay attention.
He teaches the course well; his exams are hard but are doable if you critically go over the old exams. I had problem with the course at first but when I got help in his office and from the SI leaders, I aced it!
Attendance is not mandatory but it does help for his tests. Gives practice tests, usually same examples as real test. Explains difficult topics unclearly, SI leader helps organize. Online homework long, he leaves out a lot of stuff in his powerpoints. Gives random extra credit assignments in class. Hard to understand, he confuses himself a lot.
It's really important to go to class with him and sit close. You have to listen very close to get what he is saying because of his accent. He doesn't seem to care all that much about teaching and expects us to get everything the first time.. He often skips over important stuff. I can't stress how important it is to go to class.
He is not a good professor, you will have to teach it to yourself. The first 2 tests were easy but the final was nearly impossible. You need to do well on the first 2 tests because the final will get you. There are good SI leaders and they are a lot of help. He is very hard to understand and he confuses himself and his students easily.
Embaye's a really cool guy, although his lectures are pretty boring. His spoken English isn't the best but you definitely get used to it in a few weeks. There are only three tests in the class which compromise the majority of the points available, although he is pretty generous with extra credit. For sure though, come. to. class!
Professor Embaye is a very good economics instructor. He is very clear and concise in his lectures and he offers a lot of extra credit. All in all, definitely recommended.
Dr. Embaye is very enthusiastic about what he does, however definitely DO NOT take him for Econ. He is extremely difficult to understand, even if you sit close to the front of class. Test questions are super confusing. There is a ton of extra credit and that is the only reason why I am passing the course. Definitely get the textbook and use it.
He cares about his students and asks questions discussed in class or practice exam. The only problem is that he doesn't realize that there is a lot of information about there and students are constrained of time.
hard to understand, kind of confusing. nice.
He's difficult to understand at first , but gets easier with time and I found he would try to explain things more to overcome any possible misunderstandings due to his accent. Everything is done through MindTap and Clickers, but he is very caring and if you do your weekly homework assignment and study a few days before the exams, you'll pass
He's a great guy, everything is pretty straight forward. Pay attention in class do the quizzes and study like you mean it and you'll get an A. 3 tests and homework quizzes
Embaye is a great professor. He's fairly hard to understand at times but you can tell that he's really passionate about what he's teaching and he really wants his students to succeed. The course material isn't the easiest but just study the practice exams he gives and the homework quizzes and you should be set.
Hard to understand, but you can tell he loves Macroeconomics! Attendance is bonus points to go to class.
Embaye is a nice guy but man his lectures are boring. The only reason I went was for extra credit clicker points, but at the end o the day I was learning everything at SI or on my own. Super boring class
Embaye really cares about what he teaches, but is a little hard to understand at first. If you study your notes and the practice tests for the exams you'll be fine. Not a super difficult class but SI sessions are mandatory and graded.
Dr. Embaye tries to do his best to help you understand the complex subject of macroeconomics. He is the disadvantage of accent but he delivers. He is fair in his grading and exams. Three Exams and homework. If you critically do the practice exams, "B" is assured
So extremely boring. Went to class 3 times all semester and got a C. He doesn't know what he is doing with blackboard, and lectures are so hard to understand. He does curve a lot, but go to SI if you want to pass.
Dr. Embaye was fine. Not the best teacher I've ever had, but I learned what I needed to know. His accent is a little hard to understand, but it's not terrible. The material is kind of difficult and he doesn't really teach you what you need to know for the homework but it's easy enough to figure it out. I wouldn't take him unless you have to.
The content of the course can be difficult, but he gives you the best chance to succeed in the class. You'll have an EconLab assignment due each Sunday. There is a help me solve this option if you cannot figure it out. There are 3 tests, and the final isn't comprehensive. The practice exam makes each test impossible to fail. Take him for this class
Professor Embaye is a good person and offers a lot of opportunities to succeed in his class. If you attend every class you should get an A, however he is very hard to understand
Hard to understand him at times. Grades are homework and tests. Homework is 1000 points but can be found in notes and Quizlet. Tests are hard but he does offer extra credit to remake up those points. He does attendance checks but hasn't put in any attendance points in the grade book. The required SI sessions are very helpful.
Don't let these business majors dissuade you from a professor of normal college difficulty. He's totally fine. He gives practice tests for extra credit and easy homeworks to boost your grade. The textbook is boring, but it's economics, so what do you expect? The material is not complicated. Very intuitive. Take notes and do the HW and you'll pass.
Mr. Embaye is a good professor and is working with his students to give them the best chance at passing. He is a little hard to understand at times but overall his lectures are helpful. He gives bonus opportunities and is willingly listening to his students concerns. The last exam material is not easy stuff so attending class is a must.
Poor teacher with poor guidance. Lectures he uses are from MIT. Makes me wonder why I payed for the class and watched free lectures.
I have had AE for many of my economics classes and love him. He is good at explaining material and helping students understand when they get stuck. One of the smartest people I have ever met and a super interesting person in general.
Professor Embaye was one of the most difficult professors I've ever had. He seems to be very smart but he doesn't explain things very well. He pretty much just talks the entire class period, but he has a very heavy accent and it is hard to understand him most of the time. He does not provide notes or post the video recordings of lectures.
Loved his class, I took it online and he made it extremely easy to keep up with the work without having to go to a class. He communicates extremely well and was super understanding of us students. He would give us extra time on homeworks when we had breaks. He also provided an extra credit opportunity. Im taking another one of his classes.
If "Meh" was a person Able would be it. Long periods of class no one can tell if he is talking to us or mumbling to himself. Boring is likely his favorite word. With a minor in econ I still struggle to understand. Students questions confuse him so he has other students answer. Should never have decided to teach. Uncomfortably awkward.
Embaye is the goat. It's difficult content, but he is a very forgiving grader. If you go to all the classes you'll end up with an insane amount of bonus points from extra credit quizzes. He is a little scatter-brained, but he knows what he's talking about, and if you are struggling he is very accessible via office hours. Take him.
Abel is an okay teacher, he is hard to understand but he is an overall caring guy. He curves tests if you do the test corrections and there is homework on mindtap. The material isn't too hard but you might have to teach yourself somethings since he doesn't really explain anything too well.
DO NOT TAKE HIM. attendance is not mandatory in the syllabus, but he changed it one month left of the semester just because not a lot of people attended his lectures. his lectures do not help, he kind of rambles on and you won't learn much unless you teach yourself. It also takes him awhile to respond to emails but will send a billion emails.
This teacher is very nice and tries his best. He has an accent and can be hard to understand. I could never really understand him. He cares a lot about his job and he curves the tests. Overall you have to study but not a lot.
This class was awful and it was mainly because of Abel. Abel had awful communication with the class and unclear deadlines as he usually posted the assignments days after he claimed he was going to. He was inaccessible for a week during the 4 week long course and this made it very hard to ask questions to clarify. two words: language barrier.
Abel is a nice professor, but is very unclear on directions in class. His lectures are confusing and difficult to retain knowledge. He has in class quiz every week. The exams are pretty easy based off the study guide but you won't be learning during this class. His turn in process is hard to understand and makes it more difficult for students.
Gave so much extra credit and curves every single test. Show up to class and you'll get an A
I love him. He is great professor. He made me legit be interested in Econ class and I never liked Econ class in my life. He gave out tons of extra credit so one time, I had like 104% in class. He doesn't believe in curve for test but he would do test correction. He is awesome.
Although he is very nice, Professor Embaye is super unclear and his lectures are not helpful at all. There is a language barrier which made it a little more confusing. Get ready for pop quizzes and heavy self taught nights.
Teacher cannot understand English. Often times a students ask a question and he starts rambling about something completely off topic. Very bad professor and test heavy. Had a 98 going into final then got got a C on the final and finished with a B. Very test heavy and bad teacher all together. Would never take again.
He doesn't do powerpoints and just talks through his lectures which makes it very hard to take notes because he doesn't speak very good English. The tests are hard and there is graphing. He does curve tests. There are random in-class quizzes, and over half of your grade on them is just attendance. Boring class but you need to go for random quizzes.
Abel is good professor, econometrics is hard and his lectures are sometimes unclear. He really cares about his students though and is always willing to help. If you read the book and study, you'll be fine.
Not good at his job
Told myself after taking him as a freshman never again but here we are. Lots of time-consuming homework, and you will 100% be teaching yourself everything so please prepare yourself for that workload. He is super intelligent but just cannot clearly convey complex topics to his students and everyone says the same thing. It's a problem!
There are homeworks that are due every sunday which are easy to complete. If you don't understand you can use the help me solve this option. There are around 2 discussion assignments and he graded easily. There are 3 tests.Tests are exactly like the practice exam and you are allowed a one page cheat sheet. Take that to your advantage!
He was fine. Would get lost in the lectures. Has pop up in class activities so I would always attend class cause you never know when he will have one. Exams are hard but exactly like the homeworks.
I Honestly used this class as a study hall. I never could follow of understand what he was saying, and just get so confused- he always seemed to be confused, and it would just frustrate me. But still go cause of the pop quizzes/assignments at the end. the tests are half the review he gives out. When everyone failed the first test he gave makeups!
Do not take this class! It is so hard and he expects you to knowe everything. The tests are so hard and are a majority of your grade
attendance wasn't mandatory but you risk missing in class assignments which you are not informed about till they are happening, Professor Abel speaks broken English, it is hard to understand him, the tests are pretty hard and require a lot of studying but the homework load isn't too bad and help prepare you for test which is big % of grade
I can't understand a word said in class due to the huge language barrier.
Prof Embaye is a sweet man, and I know he cares about his students, but the language barrier and lack of clear lessons affects my learning. He does not provide study guides for the tests, and he gets lost in his own lectures so it's really hard to learn and understand what he means. Tests are 75% of your grade. I would not take him again.
I do not recommend at all, very nice guy he's definitely smart but with the language barrier it's way too hard to understand and he expects you to get it
lecture heavy
Professor Abel is a sweet guy, but you cannot understand him. He doesn't have test reviews, and his lectures are long and confusing. The majority of the grade in the class was exams, and he is no help when studying for them. I do not recommend taking him for econ, you will not learn anything.
Professor Embaye is a nice guy. He cares about economics but isn't great at articulating to the class. He is often unprepared and doesn't post due assignments when he tells us he will. The majority of the points come from difficult exams. He doesn't give out study guides for exams. However, your final grade can replace your lowest exam grade.
Super nice guy. The lecture was heavy, and most of the time got pretty boring. But all of the homework questions you do are the exact same as were on the test. He told us they pull from the same question pool. So if you actually try and learn the homework and memorize some questions, you will actually do pretty good on the tests.
Would not take him again, hard to understand bc of language barrier. You can pass the class with an A but you would need to put in a lot of self teaching effort. Only two tests and a final. go to class so you can get the in class extra credit assignments, really helped my grade.
He seems passionate about the subject, but no one can understand him because of his poor English. He lets you have a cheat sheet on exams, but its still really difficult because he doesn't tell you exactly what's on the test(no study guide or test reviews), so it doesn't really help. Class was way harder than it should've been.
Had weekly homeworks on MyLab— weren't too difficult, some discussion posts, and 3 exams—no cumulative final. Very nice, willing to help, and great communication skills for an online course. No complaints!
Not great lectures, he can be hard to understand and he's not good at explaining difficult topics. He makes the class easy to pass but he makes economics hard to understand.
Let's not mix it up,clearly a nice guy.However, this class has been super rough. His lectures are brutal and horrible, and he's hard to understand. 2 exams and then a final that basically make up your own grade and he doesn't give a lot of study material. Again, I'm sure he means well and is a nice guy, but this is a teacher I would not take again.
worst teacher i've ever had. before this class ive never failed any class ever and that should put it in perspective. this class wrecked my gpa and he WILL NOT help you whatsoever.
HORRIBLE DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!! If you have a choice in the matter, do not take this guy. He's probably the worst teacher they have on the entire campus, including online. He has a thick accent, a bad attitude, and lacks empathy. If you're currently enrolled in his class, drop it as soon as you can.
Honestly, he's not a good professor. I barely passed the class because of my lack of skills. He gives us LOTS of quizzes and homework. You can only do the homework if you're in class, but he won't tell you this before the assignments. The entire class is set up for students to fail, so everyone cheats. If you want an easy class, this isn't the one.
Don't get me wrong, the ratings saying this is a 5 difficulty class might be tweaking. This would be a 0 for difficulty if he was a better lecturer, but a manageable 2 in practice. Boring, dry lectures that overall make attending a little challenging. I actually like that he requires paper notes since I've felt more engaged in his class writing.
Terrible professor honestly. Has a heavy accent and talks so quiet he almost whispers. He was given a microphone to use in class and he never did. I hated his class so much. he uses the most random websites for homework that barely work and are so confusing. Basically have to teach yourself. Gives you a one-side cheat sheet for exams tho.
Professor Embaye has improved from his past reviews. The tests are tough, like every economics classes, but I'm still projected to earn an A because he gives many chances to learn and recover points. He explains the material clearly, his accent is easy to understand, and coming to class and taking notes really pays off.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
43%
Textbook Required
52%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
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