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Reviews (158)
Dr. Douglas was a very good professor. As long as you show up, take notes, work on the study guide she puts up online, and ask for help when you need it, you will have no problem passing the course. She also gives extra-credit questions during class. It doesn't matter if you get them right or not. The lowest test dropped (including the final).
Her lectures are pretty straight forward and if you pay attention it will not be a difficult course. She can definitely keep your attention and is pretty helpful outside of class.
If you give at least a little bit of effort, you will do fine. Very nice. Tests can be tough but extra credit makes up for it. Go to class and receive easy extra credit.
Douglas is really cool herself, but the subject is kind of dull. She gives out 3 points of Ex. Credit every other week, which helps. You're definitely going to want to show up to class in order to pass with anything above a B. An A is possible, but you have to take the homework (online) seriously, and study for the 4 exams. Drops lowest scores.
I hated this class and did not like the professor. The 3 exams and final (optional) were all very difficult. If you do well on all the homework and attend class you will pass but won't enjoy it
Prof. Douglas is a good ECN211 teacher. The lectures are so large that participation and attendance don't matter. There are 4 tests including the final and she will replace your lowest test score if you do better on the final. There is homework approximately once every two weeks and it is pretty tricky. Dedicate 2 hours a week and you'll pass.
She was a great teacher and if you go into office hours she will take the time to make sure you know the material. Very personable lady. I recommend her as a teacher.
Great professor, very clear, straight forward exams
Prof Douglas was such a great instructor. She clearly identifies what will be on the exams and the lowest is dropped. I would recommend attending class and buying the book.
Professor Douglas is the best teacher for Economics at ASU. She explains in a way that students can understand, and if nobody understands her, she's more than willing to explain again. Office hours are always available, and her exams aren't too bad if you put in the effort. Definitely recommend her.
She is sweet but not very good at getting to the point. She has few homework assignments online with one attempt but you don't get the right answers after you do it, just a grade. Her exams are similar to the homework but there really isn't a way to study other than reading the book because she doesn't give practice problems or a study guide.
She makes things way more complex and harder than it needs to be. She gives NO curve, NO extra credit, and if you need help you have to seek her out during office hours. Many students had to go to the TA every week just to keep our head above water. Homework is a one shot deal. She seems nice, but I would never take her classes ever again.
Boring lectures. She's all over the place on her slides. Doesn't explain things well. People will talk through the lecture she can't control the classroom
halfhearted
Very good lecturer in my opinion, made everything very clear. However, book felt unnecessarily confusing so I really had to pay attention in class. Definitely a challenge but really enjoyed the class.
Not helpful during office hours! Not enthusiastic when visiting for help. Boring tone during lectures. Test are 90% of grade. DON'T TAKE HER!
Her lectures are the worst. She makes mistakes and backtracks through the problems and confuses everyone including herself. She either does boring power-point presentations or works problems out on the board. The tests, homework, and article reviews are easy, but she is just plain boring.
Don't get the textbook, I never used it; waste of $. The slides she posts on BB have everything you need. Attendance isn't mandatory, but she randomly does Poll Everywhere Qs for participation credit. There are 4 tests including the final, lowest score is dropped. The class isn't too hard, concepts get more complicated towards the end though.
Tests are the majority of your grade, and they are difficult. Attendance isn't mandatory, but greatly helps as she explains things relatively well. The book was useless and irrelevant to the class. Homework was a breeze but only 10% of the grade.
She's a pretty good professor and she spends a lot of time making sure people understand what's being covered to the point where she spends the lecture before the test reviewing a practice exam and the 3 lectures before the final reviewing for the final. The homework is really easy and the tests aren't too bad if you study. Tests are 90% of grade:/
good professor, homework is easy and test is 90% of your total grades
Douglas's intl. econ class is much harder than her introductory course--I made the mistake of assuming this was easy and had to fight the second half of the semester to get my grade up. Lectures are not too useful and the content is misleadingly complex. I would recommend buying and reading the book and paying attention in class (even if I didn't).
Kacey Douglas just talks and talks and talks and expects us to know what is going on. She LOOVVVESSSS the powerpoint and just clicks and talks. Going to class honestly is 20% helpful and the rest 80% you need to figure out yourself. When you ask a question she says she has to be somewhere and we need to meet with her during office hours.
She's ok with lectures, and the homework/exams usually align with what she talks about, but she struggles to answer questions, which is a little concerning. 10 graded HWs out of 11, 3 exams (none dropped) makes for a straightforward class. If you get S&D graphs and changes in surplus, you'll do fine. Just don't expect an exceptional professor.
I can help you by telling you to AVOID taking this class with her. She seems to struggle at explaining the material, just reads the slides. Several students are struggling in this class. She expects you to memorize all the ECN 211 and 212 concepts. I would not suggest to take this international business elective if you are not a ECON major!
I loved this class. Very interesting material even though the concepts are hard. Douglas is a great teacher and she does her best to explain everything. Yes, the class is difficult but it is not her fault. She is smart and quick to answer any questions you may have and the power points are really helpful.
Heard this class was super tough but have had no problems. If you take notes during the lecture you will be good. Curved every exam. She is really good at explaining concepts. Loved this professor and would highly recommend.
Loved Professor Douglas! I noticed some people say that she struggles answering questions and just reads slides- I never noticed either of these things and I have taken two classes with her. She is extremely smart and knows what she is talking about. I definitely needed to study to do well though! Overall I enjoyed this class and this professor
She was pretty boring. I wish I took this class with someone else. Felt like she was very disinterested in the topic and it showed during lecture. Also felt she dumb down the math a lot which was annoying.
Prof. Douglas is fine. 1 test and 1 homework is dropped. All of the powerpoints are put online, so you don't necessarily have to go to class. Tests are tough. Final is cumulative and you don't have to take it if you like your grade before it.
Dr. Douglas is very accessible outside of class and is willing to help anyone that comes to her. The class is only graded on 10 homework assignments and 3 tests, but she gives insane curves on tests. Despite other reviews, I believe her lectures and practice problems helped since tests were very similar. Not a hard class and I'm not an Econ major.
If you stay focused in this class you will be fine, but if you miss a chapter it is hard to bounce back. Douglas has a bad attitude when anyone asks questions in lecture. She is slow to respond outside of class. This class is challenging, but not super difficult. You definitely need to study for exams, they're pretty tough and weighted heavily.
Best professor for Macroeconomics she really knows how to teach the class and curves grades in exams. I would 100% percent recommend this professor for this class the best there is
Very structured lecture; might not think she the best professor at first, but she truly cares and if class average exams are low, she curves big time. Professor Douglas drops one test, one homework, one quiz, and one activity. Work load is not to bad just keep up with the material and study for exams. She provides office hours to review for exams.
This is my second time taking this class, as my professor before was rather terrible and I did not get a passing grade. She, unlike the first professor is very straight forward and if you try you will get a good grade! Her study guides are great and utilizes those for the exams and you will do great.
This is a hybrid class, meaning you meet for class once a week but are responsible for work outside the class done on a computer program MindTap. DO NOT BUY THE BOOK!! You already will have to pay $90 for the MindTap program and the book is useless since we don't use it anyway. Lot's of content definatly on exams, though they are all curved.
Professor Douglas is crystal clear on how to do well in this class. Read the chapter, do the learnsmarts and homework. Then, do the practice activities which she goes over in class. All of the questions are very similar to those on tests and seen mulitple times as practice problems or homework questions. The book assigned is really good too.
Decent lecture, kinda boring but all the information is there. A few homework assignments mixed with exams for grades. Exams are definitely challenging but nothing a couple hours studying cant fix. Didn't buy the book as all homework and lecture slides are on blackboard. Content is a bit hard, but showing up to class definitely helps.
Easy class. 3 tests worth 750 points, homework worth 250 points, 26 extra credit points. Tests aren't too difficult, homework is really easy. Easy B, A with some studying.
Average professor/class. Most of the material is review from macro & micro, so it's not too difficult, but boring. Lots of graphs. Attendance is not mandatory. Exams are multiple choice, final was the hardest one but was not cumulative. No study guide but she has review sessions. HW is online, and there are extra credit assignments.
Professor Douglas cares a lot about her students and making sure they understand the difficult material. Her lectures can get pretty boring, so you have to stay strong if you want to really understand. Class is mandatory as she has a beginning and end of class activity/quiz.
I would say that she is an okay professor. I wasn't a fan of her tests, they were pretty tough, kinda hard to study for, and made up 3/4 of your total grade. Class can get kinda boring, but having a very attractive professor like her makes up for it. Homework assignments are easy and she does offer extra credit. Not the funnest class but doable.
Good professor and the course itself isn't too difficult. The exams are more conceptual than quantitative. In order to do well, you have to truly understand the material and not just memorize a process. My only complaint is that she doesn't return exams. The final is not cumulative, however, so it's not that big a deal. And extra credit 4 dayssss.
Professor Douglas is a satisfactory teacher, but not particularly special. The course load is light, but the course is very test heavy. There are four total tests, but she drops your lowest score, including the final. She checks attendance by giving a quiz at the beginning and and usually at the end of class as well.
There was a lack of coordination between lectures, readings, and tests. I took copious notes over each lecture and reading but still ended up lost when trying to complete the homework problems. Then, none of what was covered in the homework appeared anywhere on the test. I frankly have no idea what I was supposed to be learning at any point.
This is basically a "textbook class," meaning that the professor doesn't add much that isn't into the book. This is especially disappointing because some of the material can be quite difficult and it would be nice to get some extra help with it.
Don't expect her to be available outside of class. The couple of times I contacted her via email, I either got no response or was disappointed with the response. She tends to direct questions to either blackboard or the syllabus (which any smart student will already have checked before contacting her). Very disappointing.
Maybe she's different in-person, but she barely made an effort for the online class. With so few assignments, each one is worth so much of your grade. Professor Douglas, however, took such as passive role in the class that we were more or less left to fend for ourselves. With a topic this rigorous, it would've been nice to have some more guidance.
As far as econ classes go, this one is fairly easy. Lectures are dry, but practice problems are helpful. The first two exams were not hard, but the material we are learning now is pretty difficult. The final is not cumulative and hw/discussion board posts are easy points. Do all of these and study and you will get an A/B. Extra credit helps too.
This class has a nice point system so even if you don't do great on the tests, the articles and homework will help you. For that, I would take this class. However, the professor is pretty boring and seems to be unorganized when teaching. I get lost a lot in her lectures and do not know what she is talking about. But to me, tests were just memorize
Lectures are extremely boring, but daily in class quizzes. Otherwise easy class, She drops your lowest score in each category. You can definitely cram for an exam the night before without paying attention in class and still slide with a B. She's not particularly interesting, but still nice.
While I wish her lectures contained more relevant real-world examples, I like the professor and course overall. As long as you show up, take good notes during the lectures, and do the practice problems while studying for the exams, you'll do fine.
Lectures can be very dry since she often just reads off of a powerpoint. I never used the book and did fine. Learning objects really helped me understand the concepts. Moblab quizzes every week so attend lecture.
I don't know how to describe this class and professor other than average. Everything is average.
Your average professor for a huge lecture class. Her examples can be confusing, most of the time she draws out her examples rather than following the Powerpoint. Not always accessible outside of class. Weekly Homework and Yellowdig (short article reviews) are super easy, and the tests are bad at all if you study the examples she gives in lecture.
Never went to this class because her lectures were boring and she would mess up on the in class problems. PowerPoints and practice problems online, fairly easy to teach yourself. But the teacher is no help.
Prof. Douglas is your typical lecture-based professor. I only went to class up until the first exam because the lectures got tiring. As long as you do the weekly homework and current events, as well as get a B average on the exams, you'll pass. My class was about 300 students so participation doesn't matter. Study a little and you'll pass.
She is so nice. Homework is easy. If you do well in practice problems you will get a good grade in exam.
She's a nice person but econ in general is quite hard. i personally like her lectures--shes quite clear on the topics and doesn't mess up on the practice problems. attendance is mandatory because you do checks in class and if you miss you won't get the credit. however, her tests were hard but she does have office hours. good luck!
She is not the most pristine prof but definitely the best out of any 211 profs. She has 4 tests including the final, one gets dropped and the dropped test can be the final. Homework every week and online quiz plus attendance quizzes that are simple. Class overall is a drag since its econ, definitely take her though if you can push yourself to study
Decent Prof. Tests are pretty difficult compared to the homework and the study materials. Taken the teacher twice and she is not a bad professor. Shes hard to follow and sometimes messes up what shes saying which is confusing when you pay attention half the time.
You will be graded on three exams, 10 homework assignments, and 10 weekly Yellowdig assignments. Exams are grade killers! Especially the last exam. Really difficult. Her class is nothing to me. So the whole semester I taught by myself. I got B. But my GPA is usually 4.0. No extra credit, No curve. Avoid her!
This woman teaches herself during the lecture. She complicates very simple concepts by adding strange math equations and vague explanations. It's clear that she throws up the same lecture every semester. Exam questions are so stupid, they are difficult if you know what I mean. If you need a cool econ class, try ECN360 not 306.
I would avoid her. Her Study Guides are the opposite of the test, no correlation at all. weekly assignments that takes 10 min. Exam is pretty difficult (study guides -useless).
Wish asu at more options for ecn306...
No clear direction in the class. Lacks ability to clarify details. Extremely difficult to keep up with her ideas and learn. The textbook was more interesting than the class.
If you have other choices, don't take her class!!!! She never smiles. Always a stuck-up face! Don't have any real extra credit. Exams are hard! Lectures are no clear! The whole semester is self-study.....
ECN is just boring, but she understands the material and can teach it well even if she isn't enthusiastic. If you have questions outside of class, she makes the time to help. Study guides aren't super helpful for exams and I didn't find lecture to be beneficial though, I just went for MobLab, which actually affects your grade a lot. Drops one exam
Lectures are confusing due to the fact she is not able to break the material down in a way so people can understand it. Feels like she doesnt truly know the material due to the fact she messes up multiple times every lecture.
Her lectures are haphazard even when modeled after the slides. Many times, I read the textbook for clarification (which paid off ). Take notes on the textbook for content from the slides ONLY. Use your notes with lecture notes to understand content. Further doubts? Go to office hours/tutoring. Test Qs are definitions/conceptual + equations.
Good class at first, drastically changed by COVID-19 Pandemic. The class was switched to completely online with NO remote lectures. She made exams harder than in-class exams. Held review sessions but were mediocre and didn't help at all. She made the class really stressful during an already stressful class. My other professors offered lots of help.
I took her hybrid class and it wasnt too bad until the coronavirus pandemic. She offered minimal help, no remote lectures, isnt approachable, and her tests are way harder online than in person!
Do not take her exams are very hard and study guides do not really help. She offers no extra credit at all. I was in her class during COVID-19 when everything went online and she offered almost no help to her student's success. Tons of other professors offered open-note exams and she offered nothing! Take Econ at a CC instead of ASU.
Lectures are very confusing due to that fact that she messes up very often and it is hard to keep track. Seems like she is just looking at this material for the very first time
Warning: DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I am usually an A student and this class has sunk that rep. The homework is not bad at all, it can be done in less than an hour. However, the exams are horrific. Do not even bother with review sessions. The Covid-19 outbreak has only made it worse. Most professors have been generous to our situation, but not her.
Took a hybrid ECN211. The content is boring and so are her lectures, but you teach yourself most of the information by doing quizzes and homework throughout the week. You definitely have to work and study for the A, but she is probably one of the better options for business majors. Would recommend for ASU students who need the credit.
The best professor I had during Spring 2020, and I didn't have a problem with any of my professors this semester. Her class set up was straightforward and organized. Learning Objective quiz once a week, homework assignment once a week, and MobLab points from class. Curves on the exams (lowest exam is dropped) and extra credit for MobLab winners.
I'm an A student and I'm lucky to have finished with a B. Half of her lectures you watch are from other professors - which is infuriating. Her tests are completely closed note AND the questions are worded confusing She has "reviews" before the tests and they are mostly useless. Class average on the 2nd exam was a 68% to put things into perspective
Took as a hybrid, and was super easy. The class itself had very easy content, the final was optional. She is a very easy going and organized professor. All the content is online, but there is participation in class. She covers all the content really thoroughly, which can be good or bad, depending on how much you understand the content.
Took the hybrid version of the class. HW twice a week which is pretty straight forward. Small in class quizzes. Graded on 3 tests with optional final. Tests are very difficult. Overall an ok class
Midterm and final are heavily weighted, CLOSED NOTES, CLOSED BOOK. Average test scores were 65%, but homework averages were almost 100%. Tests are extremely difficult without access to notes or the book. You better have a good memory or you wont pass. Lectures are prerecorded (online). She only conducted half of them. The rest are other professors
Took this class in person, she explained the material pretty well, although sometimes she'd repeat herself like 3 times. Her practice exams are easier than actual exams. However, if you want to do well make sure u do practice problems and memorize key terms and names. Gives easy points through Hw's, Current Event and Kahoots that boost your grade
ECN211 can be a difficult course if you don't pay attention. She is a great teacher and very knowledgable.
Prof Douglas is very straightforward and helpful when it comes to the course material. She is open to answering a lot of questions and she wants everyone to be successful. The course material is somewhat difficult, however she does offer extra credit which will help your grade in the end. She has very very understanding during Covid.
Dr. Douglas is super nice and caring. The course isn't too challenging. Just put in the work. Be sure to go to lectures.
Kacey was decent. She did a great job explaining concepts to us when we needed help, but she would sometimes get a little offended that we didn't understand something. Dropped 1 exam, 1 homework, and 1 quiz which was awesome and allowed an extra 30 points for credit. Material was a bit challenging but reading the book helped
Kacey's class was very straightforward. There are weekly quizzes based on textbook readings and videos; the tests are almost replicas of the quizzes. As long as you read the book and study the quizzes, you will most likely get an A on her exams. She also offers up to 30 points (3% of final grade) of extra credit via a discussion board.
I definitely didn't mind this class and didn't think it was too difficult. My advice would be to take ECN 212 (particularly with Wong) if you have the chance. Generally speaking, this class is a lot more focused than ECN 212, so going in with that behind you first definitely makes it ALOT easier. I went to class maybe twice and finished with an 88.
For god's sake, avoid this class. You teach yourself all the material online even though it was considered a Tues&Thurs class. She only goes over the quizzes that were due the Sunday before. Homework's are open note, but exams are not! It's most of our grade and she wouldn't even allow backtracking. I could write an essay on how incompetent .....
This woman is awful. You can tell she hates her job and she takes it out on her students. She is lazy and doesn't even teach. She relies on online lecture videos so that we can teach ourselves, and then only gives out quiz answers in class. She is condescending and our whole class hated her. She has missed class multiple times without warning.
I cannot stress enough the overall lack of care that she gives. We are only "lectured" on the first class every week and that "lecture" is just her going over a quiz that we take on Sundays. The entire class is self taught. She has not showed up to class with no warning a few times. She gives attitude when she is asked questions in "class" as well
This class is the worst I've ever taken. Every single "lecture" is pre recorded from other professors at ASU. During class time, she goes over quiz answers ONLY for the first lecture of the week then holds office hours instead of class on the second day. Her exam review is just an office hour Q&A session and she doesnt provide a study guide or help
Professor Douglas was the laziest professor I ever had. She took a 2 day per week class and only attended class 1 day per week. During class she does not lecture but is only there to answer questions. You have to teach yourself the material by yourself using the book and the videos that she posts. Exams are difficult. Do not take
Kacey Douglas is one of the worst professors I have had at ASU. She barely teaches the class and offers little to no help with class content. You will be learning this class on your own through videos and the textbook. We were scheduled to meet twice a week but only ever met once a week and only went over quizzes. If you can avoid this professor.
It seems like Professor Douglas really phoned it in this semester. Lectures were composed of her watching her own videos and going over quizzes. It almost sounds like she reluctantly answers questions when students ask her. Exams had concepts that weren't shown in class and NO STUDY GUIDES FOR EXAMS! Doesn't show up for class lectures on time also.
Terrible terrible terrible. It seems like she hates her job and it shines through in her class. She was late to class consistently and completely missed a class and didnt tell anyone. Expects you to teach yourself the material but the quizzes are not like the material youre given. Worst teacher ever and made the class much harder.
She was one of the WORST professors I've ever had. She only taught 1/2 days scheduled and called the 2nd class time "office hours". She was rarely available outside of class and sent rude emails to students. Going to class made me even more confused & in tests you can't change your answers. Overall a horrible experience and I'm happy it's done
Very tough to get replies from professor, either via email or in discussion boards. You're learning from the department videos and the book, not from the professor. Quiz/exam questions often don't reflect homework assignments.
This is by far the most inconsiderate prof I've had. She uses other professor's lectures to teach the class and barely records any lectures of her own. As of this moment, Prof D has yet to open up our final exam after we have been emailing her for over 10 hours and still no response. She does not allow any sort of notes or calculators on exams...
Weekly quizzes before going over material in class. Lectures were mostly of other prof. Youre better off mostly using the PowerPoints. She only had class once a week the other day was office hours. She spent class going over a version of the quiz. The class isnt hard if you pay attention and take good notes. Exams are basically just quizzes.
While Prof. Douglas is not a bad professor, she's also kind of absent. It's obvious that she's on autopilot. Econ 306 is basically a continuation of the intermediate Econ classes, and if you did well on those, and you are able to read the book, you should do okay. I think Prof. Douglas is the only one teaching 306 online, so it's her or no one.
Acts like she doesn't want to be here. She's cancelled class several times with barely any notice. Never smiles. Just reads what's on her lectures and is very impatient and dismiss towards students. Exam Q's are pooled from Canvas quizzes, but they are 40 questions. Easy grade if you memorize quizzes and slides. I recommend you find a better prof
I would not recommend taking her. She doesn't really even teach or her lectures aren't the best. I felt like her lectures didn't help me on the exams. The assignments are easy at least. You have a weekly homework assignment and quiz. Overall if there is another professor I would recommend taking them instead.
Her lectures suck and no one shows up to them because they really don't relate to the class. Everyone uses Chegg and Quizlet for her quizzes and HW. Her exams are basically just quiz questions from the pool bank. Just study those for her exams and memorize them and you can easily pass the class. It is an easy class but bad professor.
Based on the lectures I'd say she's great to learn from. The class (306) itself is pretty standard and packed as it's a degree-requirement. It's a lot of self-teaching from videos and textbook, but she responds within a day. Assignments and quizzes are easy with multiple attempts. Exams are very difficult and comprise 60% (2x30%) of the grade.
class did not help at all. awful powerpoints that didn't make anything understandable. she doesn't seem like she cares about economics at all, which makes it hard for students to care. whole semester felt like it was on autopilot.
I took this class before in another school, her class was much easier. Homework are fairly easy. You get two attempts for each quiz and they are easy as well. final is optional and exams are moderate. Just read the book and you'll do great.
After I was on her 211or212, I felt that she was not a good teacher. But 306 I have no choice, only she teaches. Then I feel really terrible in class this semester. The first is to change the syllabus at will, and then the class is read-only ppt as before (as I expected). In general, if you have a choice, you will not take this class.
Honestly, her class is really dried. There are weekly assignment and quiz ( two tries) every week. And then exam. That's it. The ppt slide is rather weird and not very helpful. If you already took ECN 210, 211, then this class shouldn't be bad. Exams questions are pulled form the same pool for the quizzes.
Honestly pretty mediocre professor and class. Was hybrid course, so wouldn't have bothered to show up most of the time if it weren't for the moblab quizzes. The exams are 40 q MC and not super challenging although the material becomes progressively harder (atleast for me). Homework & quizzes every week. You can find most of the answers on quizlet.
Douglas is very confusing and very unorganized. Her grading with in class quizzes was very weird and dropped my grade because she did not explain that they would be counted. I would not take her for ECN211.
Prof Douglas was the worst economics professor I have EVER had. She was extremely disorganized during lectures and outside of class. Her lectures werent helpful at all, so youre basically teaching yourself (if you arent good at economics like I am). Homework Quizzes are exactly like exams, though Exams were still extremely challenging.
I took the ECN 211 hybrid course, and it was alright. She struggles to explain anything clearly the first time around. The class has poor structure. Quizzes are due before corresponding HWs, which is confusing. If you struggle to ask clarifying questions in front of the class look for another prof. Overall she is a nice person and below avg prof.
This professor has taken advantage of the online course by simply reposting lectures and assignments created by OTHER professors to get a quick buck. She doesnt create any of her own content; everything can be found online. Plagiarism. She also never replied to an email that I sent.
Terrible professor. Lots of reading, hard tests and little to no help from her. Material she covers in her very few recordings does not help one bit. Readings are confusing and unstructured.
DO NOT TAKE HER ONLINE CLASS. Lectures don't teach you ANYTHING, and the exams are so different from the material taught in class, and tested in quizzes and homework assignments. There is no way to understand before the exams what is expected of you. Take ANYONE ELSE. This ended up being the class I did the most homework for this semester!
worst professor ever! lectures are pointless. the tests are questions directly pulled from the quizzes and homework, so if you study those you should be ok. there is some extra credit, but that is the only thing that is okay about this class. would not recommend.
This class was slightly difficult in general but the professor was very fair. The exam was similar to the quizes with a lot of the questions literally taken from the quizes and hw we did though the course. I took this class all online. The Professor is fair and follows the syllabus. I would take agin
This is easily the worst professor I have had in college. Their are a lot of great ECN professors so if you can avoid hers try your hardest. The lectures do absolutely nothing yet are mandatory. On top of all this if you want help with anything she will not do a thing besides throw her TA's at you like a shield. She needs to learn the word empathy!
Really bad in terms of course work and exam consistency. She just assigns a bunch of reading then cherry picks from the text or videos- not really trying to teach anything. Tests make up the majority of your grade. Just do yourself a favor and don't take this professor's class
Just do yourself a favor and don't take this class. Her exams and quizzes are nothing like the course material. There is no study guide for exams and you will get random questions about some trivial part of the text or lecture. Didn't really seems to teach anything or have an overall learning object. She just recited and was here or there.
I have never in all of my years of college worked with a professor that demeans the students. STAY AWAY. I took economics somewhere else and had A's, but she sets you up for FAILURE. SHE sets you up and tries to gaslight YOU into thinking it's your fault. I have never seen anyone so unprofessional and honestly just plain lazy. Can't take criticism.
i am a straight A student and i am barely scraping a B- at the moment. the reviews are true, the textbook and online lectures are useless. a decent portion of the test questions are taken straight from weekly quizzes and homework, but other questions are of material i have never seen before. good luck to all soldiers taking her class in the future
I'm an older, working adult student. I took macroecon in fall of 1997 and microecon in summer of 2001. I received As in both courses. Being a CIS major, I needed an upper division class that had global awareness. ECN306 fit the bill. Quiz questions came from the text or the lectures. Exam questions came from the quizzes. Not sure why all the hate.
Professor Douglas is an excellent professor, she always responds to emails fast and helps students way she can. The class has 4 exams and she drops one of them. If you read the textbook, exams should be pretty straightforward. I would recommend taking her class.
Class consists of 4 exams (1 dropped), and one weekly quiz and homework. The exam questions are derived from these quizzes, study them along with the homework before exams. She will curve the exam scores if needed for the class. Overall a very fair professor, and the material gets challenging at the end but Professor Douglas makes it manageable.
The lecture videos supplied to this course will barely prepare you for the tests. I memorized all of the lecture information throughout the course and it only helped me answer about half of the final exam questions. Take heavy, heavy notes of the etext if you want a chance. Extra credit and memorizing quiz/homework questions helps too.
She was very direct and excellent at explaining things, I enjoyed her lectures and would take the class again. She also offers extra credit.
I grew extremely frustrated with Professor Douglas throughout this course. Most of her lectures are her reading a definition but doing nothing to explain the why behind it. In my opinion, she does not have the skill to teach. Be prepared to search outside the course (YouTube) if you actually want to learn the material.
The lectures, readings, homework, exams & quizzes don't align with vernacular. They don't align for the exams. Do you homework and quizzes to get perfect scores because the exams are very difficult. The average in my class for exams was a 66-70%. There is no curve. The extra credit will be needed so do it. Very informative class though. Good info.
The lectures were word for word definitions w/o helpful explanations. Pointless. Prepare to teach yourself by trial and error with the homework and then try and apply it to the quizzes. The homework MINIMALLY applies to the quizzes. Do not take unless you have to. Do the extra credit. Should not be a professor until she learns to actually teach.
Took this class since it was the only one available. Would not take again. Exams are nothing like the homework. Lectures are all words and no explanations. Be sure to study the quizzes before taking the exam since all exam questions were just the quiz questions. Had a difficult time with this class. Although she did offer extra credit
The class is not hard, do the work. She offers 50 points of extra credit that boosted me 5% at the end of the semester. Great professor. 50 points is unheard of. Take her if you can.
The first exam and second exams were not bad. The third exam is somewhat difficult, but she offers extra credit throughout the semester, which makes up for it.
I don't know why this professor gets a lot of hate. She is very knowledgeable about what she teaches, but some of the stuff presented to the class sometimes doesn't align with the homework or quizzes. Overall, she's nice and offers a lot of extra credit to finish with an A if you try hard enough. I would retake her for other courses if I could!
Professor Douglas isn't the best at explaining certain concepts such as the math questions & the textbook was overloaded with information that wasn't on the test. Homework is graded based on accuracy rather than completion & you only get 3 attempts per question. Most quiz questions are found on Quizlet. Tests repeat from quizzes & is on Quizlet too
I was constantly frustrated with this professor. She is brilliant but expects us to retain material after she mentions it once. 10+ lecture vids (minimum) to watch per week that don't align with the hw (which only gives you 3 attempts per question). The hw does not prepare you for the quizzes either, so be prepared to struggle. DO THE EXTRA CREDIT!
This professor was not caring of any inconvenience that you had. If there was any reason for you to reach out to her, the response was never positive. Her lectures were pointless for the quizzes and exams so do all the extra credit that is given to you.
Not nearly as bad as the ratings say. Class is boring, but econ just is in general. She tries hard and is a good lecturer, and gave a good amount of extra credit. Cant ask for much else in a prof at ASU, since most of them are lazier and just worse in general.
Didn't really want to take this class in the first place but tests had direct answers from the homework and quizlet was a godsend. She had a few questions later in the course that were wrong which tripped me up but overall, not a bad online course, was predictable and once I got in the groove of things not a bad class. 8/10 would recommend.
The large majority of your grade is quizzes and exams (Roughly 85-90%). That is all you need to know.
Overall, the class was good. I would have liked more practice examples of some of the lessons as they appear in the tests. I felt confident in the lectures and the homework, but the test questions were formatted different.
The class can be challenging, but using resources like Quizlet and Unstuckstudy alongside the textbook helps a lot. The professor's lectures don't always align with the assessments, so be prepared to put in extra work. Overall, a manageable course with good support tools.
This class was okay. I got a pretty decent grade considering I didn't watch any lectures. Homework assignments are practically useless but the canvas Quizzes are amazing. Quiz questions are the same as most exam questions so I only studied those. Exams are majority of your grade but she drops the lowest one and the extra credit really helps!
Typical economics class with four exams, plus weekly quizzes, homework, and discussions. Lectures are pretty informative, just not all that interesting. She gives 45 extra credit points over the course of the semester, which were pretty helpful, and drops the lowest scores for each assignment group.
Professor Douglas slays. I've never liked econ but this class wasn't bad at all. There's weekly quizzes with 2 attempts and the questions are similar to the exam. Literally just watch her lecture videos and read the study guide and you'll be fine on the tests. Homework is useless but no one is surprised about that.
I would prefer to get hit by a car than taking her class again. Watching loads of videos (hours of material) and then getting an exam where nothing of this is asked. Terrible teacher I do not recommend!
This class is okay as long as you read RMP reviews first. Don't need to watch any of her lectures (I didn't watch any) and you only need to study the quizzes/few hw problems. Tests are ripped straight off quiz material. All quizzes are on quizlet and extra credit is a real grade booster (45 pts). You defiantly have to teach yourself the material.
The professor is not as bad as the ratings say. Only review the quizzes and the hw. The exams are just like the quizzes. The lowest exam, quiz and hw are all dropped. She has extra credit through yellowdig, which I highly recommend you do. Review the concepts of each chapter, review the quizzes, and do the yellowdig extra credit!
This is a tough class if you were originally looking to fill an international business requirement. I repeat, do NOT take this class if you're looking to fill this requirement. Lectures don't relate at all to the homework (and it's hard), and quiz questions aren't shown too much on the exams.
If you understand basic economic principles, you will do great! Extra credit offered and boosts grade 3%. Lectures can seem time-consuming but truly are helpful (watch in 2x speed). Good portion of test questions come from quizzes, but they may be worded different so understand actual concepts. She wants you to succeed and is not there to trick!
in-person: Memorize the lecture slides fully and genuinely learn concepts. The study guide follows slides closely, so exams become easy if you study the slides and have true interest in Econ. Most complaints come from students who took the class as a requirement rather than genuine interest. IMO, if you have room temp IQ you can easily get a A+
I'm confused by the bad reviews, I thought she was great! I guess economics can be boring to some and that's fair but she cares about students learning, does her best with lectures and has many extra credit opportunites (45/1000 points max). She also lets you drop your worst performing test and assignments. I would take her again if I can.
Good professor, gives you everything you need to succeed in the class. 3 exams + a final and the lowest score gets dropped. Material isn't too bad, though the slides and notes on Canvas won't make that much sense unless you come to class and know the context. Also gives extra credit which is helpful thru yellowdig and iclicker questions.
Best professor I have ever had!!! Her lectures are GOLD. No other professor was able to make the lectures so interesting and fun. Made an account just for her! Again, best Business professor at ASU!!!
I don't know why she has bad reviews, this professor is amazing! Watch the lectures and study the quizzes and you will do fine on the exams. She offers extra credit through Yellowdig discussions. She also drops your lowest exam grade! The lectures were not boring and she makes the material very easy to understand.
You will regret it if u take this prof. There's 4 exams and she does not curve them or offer any extra credit. Does not answer questions well and when she does it's with annoyance and she is super rude. Tough grader and will take points off assignments for no reason even when you follow the rubric closely. Nothing's ever good enough for her.
Douglas makes the class interesting, Econ can be dry, but I enjoyed learning about international trade (and I'm not an econ major). She offered extra credit by completing yellow dig assignments, and an optional cumulative final exam that will replace your lowest exam score. Study your quizzes relentlessly, exam questions are very similar.
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