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Quality3.4
Difficulty44%
Would Retake102
Reviews44%
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ECON202 - 3.0 rating“Teferra is a really hard professor to rate”
ECON201 - 3.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
32%
Textbook Required
34%
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Reviews (102)
His exams aren't bad if you study. The final sucks! He says it's mandatory to go but he only takes attendance like twice. He gives you the answers for homework before collecting it. He's hard to understand because of his accent and half the stuff he says is wrong compared to the book. I wouldn't take him again. =/
enjoyed this class and professor, he has a good sense of humor and as long as you go to class, its relatively easy. would certainly take him again
Good guy. Sense of humor and explained things well enough during lecture. If you look over the notes before the test they are fine, no surprises.
horrible professor..the class average's for his tests were never above a C and the class average for the final was a 60% and there is no curve..he mixes a lot of stuff up in class. I paid attention, took notes and read the book, and still got a C+...DON'T take him, especially if you don't understand econ very well
DO NOT TAKE HIM! I attended class nearly always, but still did horrible. He is difficult to understand. His tests are horrid. He won't curve even if the class adv is failing. When I went into his office hours for help he just sat & talked about methods of memorization. Then told me my job was an opportunity cost.
Really difficult test and hard to understand
Hard to understand. quite soft spoken so i always dozed off.. His notes cant be your only resource for the test, use the notes as a guidline to look through the book or you will have trouble understanding problems on the test because hes not very versatile in his examples. If u can avoid him, just do that. Hes a good guy,nice, but not helpful.
One of the best profs I've ever had. Makes you think! Those that don't like him shouldn't be taking economics.
by far the worst teacher ever. i studied i dont know. Dont take him
AVOID HIM. Unless you are good at Econ, do not take his class. Tests are very difficult and he is not helpful if you go for extra help.
Just go to class, take notes. Gives useful study guides for tests. Recommended. Knows his stuff, wrote a few books.
Ok, heres the deal. If you are a student who goes to class, takes decent notes, and studies for tests, you will easily get a B or better in this class. Teferra is a great teacher and really knows his stuff. RECOMMENDED
By far the worst professor in Economics. I attended all of his classes and went for extra help. no sene of humor, and tries to get mad when you dont understand a concept. I suggest you dont take him, if econ is just a requirement and not your major.
Is a teacher that is hard to describe. Can be hard to understand and tests are hard. There are very few hw assignments so it makes little impact. Tests can be nice because they are all multiple choice, and if you read the chapter and go over the study guide, it is possible to do well on the tests. Go to class and take notes, and you have a chance.
Very clear and wants you to understand the information so goes slowly. Uses handouts so you don;t have to take much notes and his test reviews cover exactly what's on the tests, no surprises. Only 5 homework assignments a semester. Easy to get an A.
All you have to do is attend class and you should understand what's going on. Notes easily laid out with handouts. Funny guy occasionally. Little homework and gives out study guides with all the info for the test.
Amazing professor. I missed 2 weeks of classes because I was sick and he was really helpful with getting me caught up. I would recommend him. Just go to class and take the notes and study for the tests...you wont have any problems. People who don't like him just aren't going to class and doing the work nexessry to do well
As long as you show up for class you will do well. If you dont show up you wont understand as well
Great teacher if you are willing to attend and listen to lecture. Exams come straight from lecture notes.
Easy teacher if you go to class and pay attention. Tests are based directly off the notes.
Teferra is a really great professor who knows a lot about economics. He really ingrains the information into the class and gives out helpful study guides so there are no surprises on the test. Only 5 homework assignments which are an automatic A because you either get full credit or he tells you to redo it. Also has a bit of a sense of humor.
He is an okay teacher. Knows what he is talking about, but lecture is very boring! Sometimes hard to understand. If you pay attention you will do good. Take good notes and study a lot.
Daniel Teferra is an awesome guy, he is a little hard to understand sometimes but he also takes everything very slow and will help the class through it. If you attend class or at least get the notes from a peer you will be fine, he even gives you a full study guide laying out everything before the tests. O yea and he doesn't take attendance.
gives you a power point everyday and you sit there and take notes, i suggest making a friend and swapping days and notes. 5 homework assignments and study guides with almost all the exam questions on it. He is a great teacher with a great story behind his life. i HIGHLY recommend... you never have to read your book! :)
Teferra is a really hard professor to rate. In theory, it's a really laid-back class with easy homework, non-mandatory attendance, and no book use. He's a cool guy too! But the class is boring and the exams are very difficult multiple-choice trick questions. So if you're cool with studying like crazy just to settle for a B or B+, go for it.
Dont be fooled when you walk into class on the first day and see the adjusted grade scale, he does that for a reason, otherwise everyone would fail. On the first test our class the mean was a 64, he refused to curve it
Interesting person. Poor teacher. I have tacking economics before and got an A. I am getting a c+ in his class. I understand the concepts and love the application but somehow his tests are so pedantic that I cant get a good grad on them.
I've never met anyone who said "taking teffara was a great dissuasion"...tests are full of extremely hard trick questions....would rather not take econ than take it with him
He makes test tough but if you read your notes and study guide a decent amount then its a passable class. Test questions only come from the powerpoint, if you want an A then read your notes more than once.
great teacher… we use lots of handouts and that's all that's on the test… not text book!
Awfully difficult tests; however, only 50 questions and all multiple choice. Very few assignments. Fairly difficult to understand. Large lectures, hard to pay attention. I don't recommend him.
awesome teacher
Didn't do well on a test so I went to talk to him about what I could do better my score. I used the online quizzes and studied using his powerpoints. Instead of going over my test, he proceeded to lecture me about how the tests are all based on the powerpoints and I should be fine if I study those. I left that meeting CRYING. No help at all!
Difficult tests. I am very good at econ and got an easy A in 202 and high school. The homework assignments were super easy, no book, no mandatory attendance. But the tests were filled with trick questions and worded in ways that weren't always clear. I got B-C on each test after studying a lot. He isn't a horrible professor, just difficult tests.
Never have I met such an impatient and short teacher. Not only are his tests incredibly difficult but also he does not help you. If you ask any type of question he yells the answer and makes you feel stupid. I learned so much more from my tutor than him. He's incredibly rude and intimidating. Heed my warning, do not take his class!!!
Fairly easy class, except he tends to go off topic alot. 5 tests that if you attend class and study for you will get a B or better. He has a strange sense of humor, but can be funny. I took him for econ 202 so i would suggest taking him.
This class is really straightforward. There are 5 assignments worth 10 points each, and 5 quizzes. He doesn't take attendance, but going to class is important for understanding the material, because the tests are based off the in class powerpoints. The tests are challenging, but based off of the study guides he hands out, so it's easy to do well.
Lectures powerpoints. Thats it
Most of his class was review since I had taken AP Macroeconomics (Econ 202) in high school. You do not get out of class early. I already understood the material from high school, so the class was easy enough. I'd recommend him as a second option. I'm sure there's a better option, but he does the job well enough.
He just does power points for the whole class... I didn't listen at all during class but just took notes from the slides and studied from those and got an A.
Lectures drag on forever. He makes the subject pretty boring and will get confused by his own notes and sometimes even tell you the wrong information. If you take him and know econ well you should do fine, but if you don't know econ take someone else. Also does 5 exams for the semester and those are all your grade is.
In my opinion he was very rude, he would call on me everyday when I didn't know the answer. SI sessions didn't help. Tests were tricky. Doesn't take attendance and posts power points online but it wasn't much help. I do not recommend.
Teferra's class is composed of 5 tests and 5 homework assignments (that are only worth 10 points each) so its important for you to do well on the tests. TA sessions were rarely helpful. Most important thing to pass is to not skip a class. His notes are available as printouts but you miss very helpful explanations and examples if you skip.
Puts note packets on D2L but you have to follow along in class to fill in the blanks or can go through the book to get most of the blanks. Gives out review packet for up coming exam and sort of goes over it in class. This class is what you put into it. If econ is hard for you take someone else. He isn't very clear and sometimes hard to understand.
Teferra is a good professor. All his exams are multiple choice. There are TA sessions every Friday and five assignments are given through the TA which are very easy, takes less than a half hour to do them. You have to come to class on Fridays though to get them. You need to go to class to get the notes. He tells you which parts will be on the exam.
Good professor, tests are straight forward and basically all from he review packet he provides. If you study your notes and go over the review the night before you should get a pretty easy A.
If you go to office hours, don't expect him to help you. If you have a question, don't expect an answer. He teaches slow, we are weeks behind and have to rush through it all because of his poor planning. Would not recommend.
He did not take attendance because we had a class of 150 students, but if you missed a lecture you would fall behind. He has powerpoints and you print them off and then fill them in as he lectures. He is very descriptive and gives many helpful examples. The tests are difficult but if you study you will do well. 5 tests 5 assignments.
One of the best teachers I have ever had! His lectures are amazing, and he gives you a study guide for each test, and they are so helpful. He literally tells you what to study for the exam! :) He is so helpful, and if you go into his office he explains what you did wrong on exams, and gives you advice for the class. Such a kind and helpful person!
Professor Teferra made the class very simple and put a curve on the final grade. His grading scale is lower than the average and gives good note packets. Fill out his exam review and study a little and it will be easy. Very nice and understanding teacher.
Lectures are boring and long, just goes over the PowerPoint, and doesn't expand on what they say. Exams are very tricky.
His lectures make no sense. If he would put up the full lecture online I would not go to class. He reads from the board and does not teach. He expects you to teach yourself. Does not engage class well and is not open for questions during lectures.
Overall grade in this class is made up of a lot of hard tests and a few assignments that do not help your grade at all. Do not take!
There was no homework at all, only 4 exams that make up your entire grade. His lectures are extremely boring and he basically just reads from the book so if you skip class you can just get the PowerPoint notes from the book. Exams follow the study guide that's given but they can be difficult since the material is so boring.
Worse professor I have ever taken. Does not explain anything, just assumes since he knows this we know this. Does not help much, his office hours don't help, and his exams are harder than one could imagine.
Daniel is a great professor. 4 total exams (includes your final) and 5 assignments for the class and that is it. He gives review that literally explains the whole test and day before test he does review with class.
This class structure is heavily lecture based. There are 5 tests that make up your whole grade. However, he gives you a review sheet the week before of everything on the test. There's no reason not to get an A or B on every test. His grading is super straight forward; just answer the question. No frills needed.
Very nice teacher, makes the material easy. The study guides are specific and prepare you well
Amazing teacher
The tests are all multiple choice, and he gives you a sheet to study from. He makes you print out all of the slideshow notes before class. There are 5 tests total and 50 points of homework-done with the TA (the TA writes all the answers down and shows them to you). The homework counts just as much as a 50 point test is.
Boring lectures, but gives study guides for all tests. If you study his study guides you'll do good on the tests. If you don't study you won't. TA sessions on Friday suck, but you only have to be there for the first 10 minutes to get the assignment then you can leave
There are 5 tests total including the final. Teferra is a nice guy inside and outside of the classroom. He really cares about his students and how well/bad they do in the class. The TA session every Friday is done in 10 minutes and not mandatory- but you may get homework so make sure to email the TA or ask a friend beforehand. Highly recommend him.
Teferra has very clear lectures.
Prof. Teferra is a phenomenal professor. So long as you attend lectures and take notes you will do well. The textbook is a great tool outside of class but it isn't necessary to get a good grade. He is very clear what his expectations are and relates everything you learn in class in a way that it's easy for students to understand. Very knowledgeable
He gets frustrated with students who ask a lot of questions. He does not allow any talking in his lectures. His lectures seem to be a little random and unclear... I don't recommend.
Gradually grew to dislike him. Best way to describe him: completely NOT student oriented. Everything is based off his slides in class, which means if you miss class you miss a LOT. Also, if you go to office hours, it's like he's trying to get you to leave every time. Study guides are helpful -- if you can understand his notes.
First off: I'm an honors student who cares about school/my grade. Teferra is the worst teacher I've met in 13 years. There are 5 exams, and these are the only grades you get. Only savior is the study guides. Does not interact with students, literally lectures every time off a slideshow. Does not know your name nor does he care to.
Your grade depends on your tests. He gives worksheets but they aren't worth points. He is boring to listen to but if you follow along with the ppts and note packet you'll be fine! His study guides are in the same order of the test questions! The textbook is actually really helpful, so if you aren't understanding his notes reference the book!
Dr. Teferra is okay; you can tell he's a nice guy. Lectures are long and boring. He uses the textbooks PowerPoints and goes off of that. I find the notes to be kind of unclear at times. They don't give you straight definitions. The study guides are really clear for the exams. Fill them out and study hard and you'll do fine!
He cares about the subject and provides many visual aids to explain information. I do not recommend skipping, he moves rather quickly and if you skip you will miss out on important information for the exams.
Not the best, but could be worse. Class is all lecture and be prepared to work right up to the end of class. Grade made up of 4 tests and a final exam. Class isn't too hard if you're willing to put in the effort, but you will have to work for a good grade
Dr. Teferra cares about his students, however he is tough. He makes review sheets and has review sessions before each multiple choice exam. That is all we were graded on though. His exams are confusing too.
He is a great professor. Cares a lot about his students and holds review sessions outside of class before exams to make sure everyone is prepared. Class was only graded on exams is the only downfall.
His 5 exams are the only grades for the class. He reads word for word from the powerpoint and does give you a decent study guide. I had to take this class for a prerequisite for grad school so it wasn't a high priority. Was thinking that there would be more opportunities for grades and hated that it was only exams.
Your only graded on 5 exams, which is both good and bad. Good because there is no homework. Bad because not a lot of opportunities to improve your grade if an exam doesn't go so well. However if you study the review sheet, read over the notes and study a couple hours for the exam you should be golden.
The class is only grade on 5 tests. No homework is given, which is nice. Every class is a lecture filling in his notes from a powerpoint. He gives out a very good study guide. If you study for the tests you will do well.
Do not worry about the difficulty that you may see by the reviews. Econ is challenging with any professor. There are lectures everyday but the slides are online for you to print out and take notes on. Before each exam he provides a review guide that is almost in exact order of the test. I truly recommend taking Teffera
He is a good professor and knows what he is doing. The content in general, I think, is hard to understand and retain if you don't go to class. The tests are very hard and require a lot of studying for them to pass. Notes are clear and easy to follow, he uses powerpoints for ALL of his lectures.
Dr. Teferra is a hilarious guy. He makes me laugh every class. Yeah, our grade is only based off of 5 exams, but the study guides are exactly what is on the exam, so that is not a big deal. Plus, the exams are multiple choice. He keeps class interesting, and I would take him again in a heartbeat.
Daniel goes by his lecture notes, attendance is not mandatory but if you don't show up you won't have the answers to his lecture slides. Therefore, you won't pass because he doesn't use the textbook at all. Class is only based on 5 exams, no extra credit, quizzes or homework. I personally do not recommend.
Not good at communicating information
Not good at communicating information.
Test questions dont make sense. Doesnt teach information well.
Lectures are very confusing. He does not care to know anybody's name in the class. He just reads off of a powerpoint the entire class and does not interact at all. Loves to hear himself talk. Student handouts don't make sense. He might be the last professor I would ever recommend.
Not good at communicating information. Also too many questions on exams that are meant to trick you.
Tests are almost impossible. He also stated we would fail the next exam because it was hard.
Not good at communicating formulas. Gos through slides too fast.
Just reads off slides and does not interact with students. Tests dont match the reviews as well. Would not recommend him to anyone.
Doesnt bother to interact, just reads off slides. If you work hard you could possibly get a C in his class.
Slides are sometimes confusing, hard to study off of. Tests are tricky and very hard. I wouldnt recommend this professor.
I personally dont like that we are graded by only exams. We get handed homework but it is not graded, but if we dont have it done he yells at us. The class is very hard based that youre only graded on his difficult exams. Wouldnt recommend.
Classes are boring, he doesnt make class exciting at all. Wouldnt recommend.
In my experience this professor was not one of the greatest Ive ever had. The way he explains things in lectures simply did not make any sense to me and lead me to have to teach myself basically all the content that was given in the semester. Another thing that i didn't like was how the only grades in the class are 5 test.
Professor Teferra graded using only 5 exams which did make things difficult if you slipped up on one. Attendance wasn't graded, but without notes on his lectures, you would be in a very tough spot. If you get bored easy, do not have Prof Teferra. Though he is incredibly smart and his experiences (he's from Africa) help understanding, he's super dry
Terrible professor. Reads of the slides and does not offer help. I didn't learn anything from him and had to teach myself. Boring and does not joke around. There are 5 exams the whole semester, and those are the only grades. The only good thing I can say about this class is that there was no homework. If you don't understand Econ, you will fail
I find economics to be really interesting, but his lectures were terribly boring. So difficult to stay focused in class. Mostly just read off slides. Grades are based off five exams, but he provided study notes a week in advance. Notes were basically questions and answers on exams, so it was pretty easy if you could understand it.
Run the other way this guy cant keep his thoughts straight, too old to be teaching
Grades mainly on the 5 exams. His remote class has 0 engagement going on. The lecture is very dry and it's hard to focus. If you can't focus on Pro. Teferra's lecture, I would recommend you look up videos online and take your own time outside of class to study.
Very very boring lectures and he just reads through the slides very fast. However, each chapter has a 10 point assignment (open notes) and all the tests were open for the whole day and open notes. he was an easy grader and made it clear what to do on the assignments and tests. Not very helpful when you ask questions
This class was remote. Prof. Teferra taught solely off the slides, which were all posted on Canvas. No participation except for a five minute Q&A at the end of class. Easy grader, due dates outlined on syllabus and your grade was based off 10 homework problems and five tests. The final was not cumulative.
I have no clue why his ratings are so bad. He is an easy grader who clearly explains how to do everything. His tests are basically the same thing as the assignments. Pay attention, take notes, and you'll be fine. Only 10 homework assignments and 5 tests. he won't give you below a B- if you do everything which isn't much. I would highly recommend.
Not sure why Prof. Teferra has a bad reputation, all the tests are from the study guide information and he is overall a good guy. Lectures can definitely get a little dry at some points but all in all I highly recommend taking him for this class.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
32%
Textbook Required
34%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.40 avg changeRatings by Course
202
5.0
(1)ECON401
5.0
(1)ECON360
4.0
(2)ECON101
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(4)ECO201
3.2
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ECON201MICRO
4.6
201
4.0
ECON401
4.0
ECON201
3.5
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3.5