Nice professor. Willing to sacrifice his own time to help you, very good!

easy homework, easy exams! but u have to love algebra!

Seriously, the average for first MT was 91%. OHHHH THAT'S SOOOOO HARD! Gimme a break. And about memorizing the book, that doesn't help you any with the altered model questions. Anyhow, he's fine, not as scary as people make him out to be.

He is a very nice proof. His exam is very easy as well as his assignment. Just study his past exams and the assignments, you will do well in the course!

Too easy.. Please make the material more challenging.

very easy overall~ studying well on lectures and practicing more problem will be very very helpful for sure. he is nice prof willing to offer extra help before exams. good luck...

I guess Econ435 is one of the most difficult course in SFU. It's the mixture of Math, Stat, and Econ. Brian understands the material very well. He is able to sit beside you and explain it for times. The midterms were tough and long, but as long as you do well on the term paper, the bad marks from midterms can be waived. Hard course but good prof!

Easy.

Ridiculous MT, but in general he's clear about what he is talking about. Should blame the textbook for the level of difficulty. Tutorial section is a MUST, they are more informative than lectures.

Could be better.

Spring 2006, blame the text book it's hard with the RBC model, the prof tried to make it as easy for his students as he can. Brian has very clear notes, knows what he is teaching, use class time very well.

What a terrific professor. Very well prepared. If you have a question, he will really help you understand it. His test are fair. He makes it very clear what he expects for answers. If you need something remarked, he is very fair about it. I definitely recommend him. Refreshing to see a professor who genuinely enjoys teaching.

A hit or miss marker: Brian Krauth does not seem to believe in awarding partial marks. Never have I read such concise notes; every sentence 'literally' represented an independant idea or thought; read them carefully and thoroughly, if not, you will fail. No doubt, he is there for the money. Nevertheless, class was well structured and well run.

I've only written the first midterm so far. Immediately after completing his exam..i wanted to cry. It was soooo HARD! But it made me feel so much better when i found out that 90% of the class did just as BAD. The class average was 44%!! I did about average. gotta see about the 2nd midter...i'll be back

Brain is a great prof. and have been very helpful in answering questions asked. The midterms are more than fair (only 5 questions). The Final was even easier than i thought. Easy course & prof.

Brain is one of the best prof. ever in SFU not only because of his helpfulless, but also he always try to explain concepts in the clearest way. His midterms are more than fair and the final was a piece of cake. He gave marks aways. Take him if you have chances!

MT1 and 2 avgs were 44 and 46 respectively. Final average was 51%.

really nice prof, exams are easy, keep working on assignments and you will get scores.

He is a nice professor who will help you out if you ask him. However, his midterms can be killer. It can range from easy to hard. Grading system is a bit weird. Online assignments done on Aplia is completely different from the actual midterms/finals.

Excellent teacher. Yes his tests were difficult but he tells you right at the beginning of the semester that if theres something he wants you to focus on, he'll go over it on class. I focused on one big concept for the first midterm and ended up getting 92. He explains things very clearly, relates everything to real life. Phenomenal professor.

his marking scheme absolutely sucks. Great helpfulness but really awful marking scheme.

His notes are terrible and not helpful in helping you prepare for exams. He simply writes everything he says, like a transcript of his lecture. He should focus on the important stuff and do examples questions, which he doesn't. Nice guy though, and he reminds me of the actor David Emmerson, even walks like him. My tip is, make your own notes.

Excellent professor. In my first semester at university I took macroeconomics with him and found it a relatively easy course to get an A in. Marks were scared very fairly at the end. He teaches you how to think like an economist, which is essential - memorizing what the book says will get you nowhere. Great guy and prof.

he was a good teacher. Fairly easy and very helpful!

Really Easy to understand and relates Econ topics to real world examples. Tests are not the easiest but are marked fair. Writes out notes in class. Very clear and interesting lectures.

Prof. Krauth is very clear, very knowledgeable in his field and very helpful with questions. He throws in the occasional jokes which are actually quite funny. His tests are not the easiest and takes a significant amount of time to study for, but the "rate of return" is very rewarding if you do.

I really liked Professor Krauth. He was a nice guy & very passionate about Economics, & ready to help you if you ask. Tutorials were not mandatory & his lectures were mainly summarizing the textbook chapters. The written portion of his exams are tough; the class isn't curved but his grading scale is adjusted accordingly to the class average.

T.A are not helpful at all, but the prof is willing to help. Final exam is extremely hard, not given out on the textbook or lecture.

Mixed feelings about this guy. Lectures are boring, online assignments aren't similar to the exams. Class isn't curved but he still adjusts his scale based on the average. The midterms were decent, a lot of the questions are on past midterms. The final was BRUTAL, I think the class average was 42. He is SUPER helpful, so go to his office hours!!

Informative but occasionally dull lectures, manageable exams with plenty of revision materials. Your grade would likely correlate with your effort for this one: understand the lectures, practice past papers and you should be more than able to obtain a decent grade

He is really good at explaining and makes some concepts simpler. I enjoyed his class because he is very nice and he includes many important ideas on the slides.

Going to class makes you feel like you're receiving world-class education. He's grounded on a serious foundation of economic knowledge. He cares about how you do in his class. He doesn't trick you in exams and clarifies questions to get you the marks you deserve. He has a very respectable personality - make sure to visit office hours to learn more

Brian is a beauty. His lectures are somewhat interesting, however you learn how to apply the concepts in tutorial. He wants you to do well; he tells you what to study and helps alot during the exam when you ask a question. Make sure you go to study sessions the night before the tests because the TA's will pretty much tell you whats on the test.

Brian is a really nice guy. Soft-spoken, not necessarily the best lecturer but he was very thorough and tried to make things easy to understand. I found this class super difficult but if economics is your thing, I'm sure you'd like him as a prof!

Brian is very nice and caring for his students. He provides a lot of past exams which we can practice. He has 20% worth sapling assignments which are free marks. Midterms and final are actually ez to me. Got 90+ on both. Students who cry about how hard his exam is are probably those who never study. IMAO. As long as u work hard u will get Above B

Professor Krauth is the quintessential economics professor. Lectures were valuable and included interesting current events discussions. Grading was very clear but the long answer questions could be difficult because there was no partial credit. Definitely a good choice for an introductory macroeconomics professor.

Brian is a really nice guy and is really clear on his expectations and what will be on the exam. He's cringy sometimes but he made me laugh and is quite caring. Sapling assignments were basically free marks and his midterms and final aren't that bad if you study. You could go with listening in class and doing the saplings and get a solid B

His class material is heavy but good thing is you can bring cheatsheet. The key to have good grade in this course is practice his exam practice and try to remember them. The both 2 midterm show up again a lot in the final exam so definitely look at the midterm for the final.

Good lecturer, somewhat humourous, but can be boring at times. Will try to be clear and thorough, and provides help when needed. Exams can vary in difficulty depending on which variation you get assigned. In that aspect, your grade can be heavily dependant on luck.

Cracks hella dad jokes to keep things entertaining. Hes the best 1st year prof I had no wonder he's the head of the department. Midterm and final are fair and straightforward. As long as you keep up with your notes and do ur sapling assignments, you'll be above average.

Absolute god.

Brian is an amazing person. He tries to keep students request. His lectures were good. His final exams may give you tough time.

Great prof who genuinely cares about his students and stays up all night for office hours to help you succeed. Also is extremely transparent so you know exactly where you stand, always,

Brian was a pretty chill prof. Attendance wasn't mandatory. The textbook was through Achieve Learning and there were weekly assignments that took 40mins max to complete, so it was pretty good. The exams are very similar to the practice exams he gives. Overall, if you understand the basics, you're gonna do fine.

Nice guy who wanted the students who tried in the class to succeed. If you are able to do the homework that he gives out the tests are essentially the same thing. He gives tons of recourses to help you prepare so the midterms and finals have no surprises.

Great prof. Great lectures and course layout. Brian clearly cares about his students. He provides all the resources necessary for you to succeed. You have to buy the textbook due to weekly quizzes linked to it but don't bother reading it. Lectures, tutorials and studying are enough. The content taught is valuable for everyday life. Highly recommend

I love the way Brian ran ECON 105. Attendance is optional, but tutorials are key since tutorials problems are very similar to exam questions and the answers are only available in tutorial. He provided us with a practice exam, with a key, for each exam. His exams were completely fair and reflected the tutorial problems and homework.

Sweet professor and very passionate about his stuff. The class was VERY hard, lots of math involved. Tutorials were disconnected from the class (bunch of excel stuff) but the problem sets given quite literally reflect the exams. Couldn't have asked for a simpler class. We also had a cheat sheet for the final.

Professor Krauth provides practice exams that closely reflect the format and types of questions found on the exam papers. However, the tutorials do not always align directly with the material covered in the exams, but as long as you study and do the work you will do fine.

Lectures are quite heavy but he gives you practice exams that are quite similar to the actual exams. Study the practice exams and you will do great. The lectures are heavy and he goes through nearly 100 slides and assigns weekly online quiz questions to do. Fair class and would take again

Brian provides a lot of practice exams and past exams that are exactly like what to expect on his exams

Krauth is super nice and helpful! I just felt like the content for ECON 233 was a little immaterial and could've been taught more conceptually instead of relying on formulas.

He gives you past exams that are almost exactly like the tests. As long as you practice those and understand key concepts you're good. He's also pretty funny.

Course structure was superb, everything crystal clear. Past and sample exams were gold. I would not say his lectures were awesome, but they were quite good. Very good at answering your questions. His excellent organization of the course made it really digestible and even easy at times. Kinda a lot of info tho so just be sure to keep up.

Seriously, Brian made this class easy, he gave us past tests and practically copy and pasted those same questions on the midterms and finals (no surprises). His lectures were difficult to sit through, but the online recordings were even harder to listen to, go to lecture its not even that bad and it WILL help you grade. Homework is easy marks DO IT