Goes off on random tangents ALL the time, explains things in very weird ways and makes it really easy for bad students to cheat, but if you're an ethical student you're screwed.

THIS IS THE WORST CLASS I HAVE EVER BEEN IN!!! I JUST FINISHED THE FINAL AND WANT TO KILL MYSELF. HIS STUDY PREPARATIONS DO NOT HELP IN ANY WAY. HE IS A WEIRDO AND DOESN'T TEACH ANYTHING. HIS SLIDES ARE SO EASY AND SHORT AND HIS TESTS ARE RIDICULOUSLY HARD. HIS EC IS NOT WORTH IT, DON'T LET IT REEL YOU IN. GET OUT OF THIS CLASS!!!

Just to give you an idea about how this class works...I had 103 going into the final and got a B in the class. Go figure! He is socially unaware. The day of the final he said, "I just get to sit here and watch all of your painful and agonizing faces". DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Take SWANSON.

If you are signed up for this class, DROP IT NOW!! Gives out hard tests that dont't line up with the course material, goes on random tangents, and does not curve enough (+10% is not a high enough curve), and how can this guy keep his job when so many people fail his class?

While some of my peers may find Professors Stegeman funny, I find him agitating. I can not stand that he continuously goes off topic. While he is very intelligent when it comes to economics I am not and I find it hard to learn with him constantly getting off topic and what not.

WORST PROFESSOR I'VE EVER HAD. He has NO idea how to teach. All of the info he teaches in class are irrelevant to the exams. He spends more time handing out money in class than he does doing anything worthwhile. It's nearly impossible to do well. For the love of God, if you want to keep your GPA up, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!

The professor is a funny guy, but the class is challenging. Sure the ECON 200 students from the previous comments said they got A's on their Final exams, but the tests are ridiculous in ECON 150. If you haven't taken ECON before, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

Sure the econ 200 students received A's on the final, but this isn't the same class. I DO NOT recommend this class if you haven't taken ECON before.

Awful. He does not try to help you if you fall behind, and if you want to try and meet with him, forget it. I would not recommend this class to anyone. Bought a textbook that has NO relation to anything he says. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.

Horrible class. This guys really doesn't know how to conduct a university level lecture. He posts homework a few days before the exam and it doesn't resemble anything on it. Very boring lectures. Please do yourself a favor and take another Gen Ed. This is not worth it.

He rants like there's no tommorrow and about relitively useless tangents. Half the time he's lecturing he makes no sense just ridiculous rambles.Tests make me question his sanity because they are never straight answer rather "mark all that apply" and all or nothing. Even with curves, they suck. Oh, and he isn't adapt to technology either.

This is the worst class I've ever taken. He is the worst professor I've ever had. He rambles on about topics that aren't on the homework or exams, his homework is completely irrelevant, and he is extremely boring. I usually like something about every professor I have but there is absolutely NOTHING I like about him. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!

This was a pointless class to take. As far as Gen eds go, you are better off taking just about anything else. Not only does he not explain the course material, he elaborately goes into unrelated tangents. The only good part about this class is that on rare occasion he throws out twenty dollar bill so if you sit in the front row, you may get one.

Very confusing lectures that have nothing to do with the subject/power point. Rambles about meaningless tangents. Doesn't know how to use technology i.e. D2L... Topics do not cover "basic economics" and the exams are practically in code. Good news, he curves exams as high as his department will allow him... That however does not mean you get an A..

Literally the worst professor I have ever had. You are better off taking econ 200 as a gen ed, you will get a better grade I promise. He has about 4 power point slides a class and only gets through 2 of them in an hour and 15 minute period because he is rambling about absolutely nothing. This class is impossible to do well in. NEVER TAKE THIS CLASS

This guy cannot teach to save his life, and his homework assignments will make you want to pull your hair out because they make absolutely no sense.

most unorganized class I have ever taken at the UofA. Would like to give advice for future students, however everything was so unstable I doubt it'll be the same. Professor makes assumptions that students already know tougher material. Only advantage is the huge curves given on exams. Unfortunately unavoidable prof if you're an econ major

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TAKE THIS CLASS. Worst class I have ever taken. Although there are only 4 exams and 3 home works, he makes them extremely hard and confusing so its impossible to get a good grade.

This class was absolutely terrible. The lectures barely match the weekly homework that each take 3-4 hours to complete, the book is completely useless and the only valuable resource when you have questions are the TA's. Not ot mention the lectures are absolutely useless. If I could go back I would do ANYTHING in my power to avoid this class.

By far the worst "teacher" I have had. The lectures have nothing to do with what is on the home, the homework has nothing to do with what is on the exam, and the textbook is completely useless. When he lectures, there is a complete disconnect. This really should be a simple class, yet he complicates everything. Hes rude during office hours as well.

Easy tests. Huge amount of extra credit. Big curves. Terrible teacher, though. Only teaches about 15% of the HW. Very inefficient with class time. Teaches concepts in class, but not nearly enough math. Very unorganized. I got an A easily but this guy definitely should not be a teacher. Sad to say because he's a very smart and nice guy, though.

Awfully boring and uninformative lectures. Wonders off topic for more than half the class and does not get through all the required topics. Only 2 exams and takes him months to grade them. Tests are unnecessarily difficult and he does not explain them enough in lecture. Do not take his class if you want a good grade. You will not learn anything.

professor does not grade, does not assign reading (not textbook) does not cover content on the test, does not post grades. Exams are nothing like the irrelevant lectures we are exposed to. We were told he will not finish the semester and we were assigned another professor, we have no clue what are grades are.

BNAD 301. By far the worst teacher I have every had. I study for days before his tests and when the test comes, he has random questions on the test of material he goes over once during his lectures but aren't even on the slides. Class average for the first test was a 65 and he wonders why everyone does badly.

This professor is lazy. He does not give any supplemental material to help you understand the concepts from the lectures because he doesn't want to grade it. The questions on his tests are arbitrary and can be interpreted in many ways, but if you don't answer the one he wants you won't get any credit. Definitely would not take this class with him.

The worst professor I have ever had at the UA, hands down. He babbles and goes on ridiculously long tangents in class, and the lectures couldn't be more boring. To make matters worse, you will never take a harder test in your life. The entire class fails and he curves every exam. Also, the female TA is a nightmare. So miserable.

Do not take this class. I did not learn a single thing and I took written notes semester. Just rants about stuff that has nothing to do with the slides. I could go on and on about how terrible this class is, but just don't take it.

This prof was the worst teacher I've ever had. He didn't teach anything relevant to economics in his lectures, but went on tangents about politics and astrology. He graded us on clicker quizzes and 3 exams (including the midterm and the final) and when he did grade them after a month, the grading system was incomprehensible. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

This is the worst professor at U of A. Do not even attempt to take this class, seriously. His whole class is based on exam scores, so if you bomb one exam you are screwed. He provides no study guides, office hours, or practice help. He does not respond to emails and I seriously do not understand how he is a paid professor at the U of A. DONTTAKE0/5

I am not exaggerating when I say this but Stegeman was absolutely the worst professor I have ever had at the University of Arizona, and this is coming from a senior. There is no better way to put it. His lectures were difficult to follow and the overall class structure was unorganized. Not recommended.

Professor Stegeman made this semester a total headache for me and many others. I am an Econ major and thought I would do fine in this course. However, he fails to give proper instructions and makes the exams way more difficult than they need to be. BNAD classes should be straightforward and his class is a total pain due to his unorganization.

My experience was during COVID. He only grades exams and quizzes- no other supplementary materials or assignments. No textbook or readings to study for the heavily graded exams. It is impossible to contact him outside of class but if you try and ask him something during class, he will tangent and cut into heavily graded quiz time. Messy D2L page.

Do not take this class, he is the most disorganized and convoluted professor I have ever had. He rambles on and on during his lectures about topics that barely pertain to the PowerPoint slides. He spends 45 mins on one PowerPoint slide because of how often he sidetracks. Has canceled class 10 mins before class multiple times or runs 30 mins late.

Your grade is solely based on test scores and you will not at all be prepared for those tests based on his lectures. There is no textbook, which would have been nice to have because he can't teach. He goes off on tangents and focuses on nothing specific but the tests are extremely specific and not at all easy. This class dragged my GPA down.

Before I took this class I was worried when I saw his reviews, but figured I could work hard and get an A. Believe me when I saw that is close to impossible. This professors exams are worded so weirdly, and on top of that he asks the most random questions. He asks more questions about what he rambled about in class rather than what's on the slides.

THIS IS THE WORST PROFESSOR AT U OF A. Let me write this review as though its one of his exam questions: This professor, for the academic school year of 2021-2022, for the sake of this review, professor Stegeman, was a terrible professor, in terms of teaching and lectures... HIS EXAM QUESTIONS ARE JUST SO COMPLICATED AND LONG FOR NO REASON.

These ratings are no exaggeration. This Professor is terrible. I wouldnt have minored in business admin if I knew I was going to have to take this class. He is the only professor that teaches it, and has the most disorganized structure of all time. He teaches us nothing, and goes 20 points above the max curve so that his average wont be an F.

seriously the worst professor I've had. Consistently late to class, condescending, disrespectful of time for both students and TA's. Take another class for BNAD minor if you can!

The class could be easy but he makes it way more complicated. The exams take up 80% of your grade and there is not much material to use to get ready and his slides are next to useless. Wastes time in class with unimportant ramblings and sidetracking. When you ask questions in class, he mocks you and doesn't even answer the question properly.

Okay, I want to address the "I don't know why he gets negative reviews", y'all... I literally created this account to tell you about how his tests are literally the hw, like 5% slides and the rest is him reusing stuff. I agree he's nice, but a HORRIBLE professor. Like everyone else, I was like oh I can do it still, the answer is no, you cannot:)

He plays mind games with your grade, says seats are not required but will not allow you to gain participation points if you dont pick a seat, lied about saying they are required & then changed syllabus to say they are Spent first class of semester talking about astrology Going deaf I believe and cant hear a word people say

this could've been an easy class but he makes everything more difficult than it has to be. unorganized, always late, goes off on tangents, AND for our final exam, he delayed it 30 minutes right before it was supposed to start and showed up late so we didn't start until an hour later than we were supposed to. i have no idea how he still has a job.

No sympathy for rounding final grades. Poor lectures with math errors, including parentheses. Offers little flexibility after a family member's passing and no chance to make up exams. Exams are very hard, no partial credit, and 80% of the grade. Takes attendance with random graded questions and doesn't seem sincere in anything he does.

I had an A for most of the semester until the last exam before the final. Exams are 85% of your grade. Homework takes 45 min- 1h. Multiple times the information on his slides was contradictory and he gave me credit for correcting him. You can tell the TA's do most of the work so when it comes to exam reviews he has no idea what's going on.