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“Tons of small assignments every class, in-class, before-class, and after-class”
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in this class you will take tones of note. She just write down every thing on whiteboard and You just need to copy them. And every week you will submit problem set. That's really annoying. And class is curved. So if you wanna get good grade on her class, you should work hard.
She is wonderful. Keys to success: attend EVERY lecture. Do EVERY problem set. PAY ATTENTION. and read through notes & practice test at least once. I am ACING this class and Im not an exceptional student. I really enjoy her teaching. She is SUPER organized. There is nothing 'unexpected' besides an in depth overview of Principles of Micro Econ
Sarah was awesome, really takes an interest in teaching Micro. She is always available for help and does an amazing job helping you with finals, midterms, homework, anything. Just get to know her and you'll do fine.
If you are taking micro take the night class with Professor Frank! She was always organized, prepared, and willing to help. I had no previous experience taking any economics classes and she made the material easy to understand. Not necessarily and easy A but if you're willing to do a little work and ask for help you can get an A.
She is a great professor! you have to be willing to work though. Attend every lecture and take the notes she writes on the white board. Her office hours are extremely helpful and she has a passion for what she is talking about. overall great experience
Great teacher. She rights all her notes on the board and doesn't upload them to icon. That being said you need to attend class. There is a weekly HW assignment that takes 30 minutes tops. She loves what she teaches which makes this a fun and interesting class. Guaranteed B+ if you just attend class.
Really helpful instructor. The lecture is mandatory, unless you don't need the notes that are necessary for exams. She is very interesting and passionate. Obviously, she enjoys teaching, which is really important for us students. Exams are not very hard and not much homework. Highly recommended! I will take her another course next semester!
By far one of the most disorganized classes Ive ever taken. She stands in front of the board during lectures and its hard to read her handwriting. Does not give grades back at all so it makes it really hard to know where you stand in the class or how you can improve. She is helpful during office hours but it doesn't make up for all the negatives.
As an econ major this class was by far the hardest I have taken, tons and tons of notes but none of them pertain to the test. Overall would not recommend her for this course.
Tons of small assignments every class, in-class, before-class, and after-class... Decided to apply a new teaching way on us and apparently failed because I only heard about complaints... She is a nice person when you ask her questions after class and yet I still don't recommend her classes... Messy lectures... too much ramble... Slow graders...
Sarah is one of the best professors that I have had at the University of Iowa. She is a great teacher and really cares about students. During office hours if you come is she is very helpful and really enjoys seeing students learn the material well.
Best professor Ive had in the economics department at Iowa. Lots of group projects but its very helpful. 1 final exam and lots of quizzes which you get to work on in your groups. Truely passionate about what she teaches and you can tell that she genuinely cares about her students.
Best professor I have ever had. Very respected, experienced, and personable. You will have to work in the class but she does an excellent job at making sure you truly understand the material. I have no complaints about her.
This professor is boring to listen too, asks a question and she will probably not know the answer, 2 grades in the grade book at the end of the year, said she was going to grade but ended up never grading and leaving it to some random women we have never met. Just awful.
Frank is a little scatterbrained but is always willing to help her students out whenever need be. The semester I took her we had some difficult adaptions to online but she was always accessible to talk to and would explain anything you have questions with. just get the book and youll be fine
It feels like she doesn't know how to teach in a flipped classroom, and the group assignments count for more points than the individual ones. It doesn't make sense and I would advise other students not to take her classes if you have the choice.
Sarah Frank is the worst professed I have ever had. Her teaching style is horrible, because she doesnt even teach the class. Her teaching style consists of moving people in breakout rooms and letting them do the learning then come back to the main zoom and just says the answer and that is her class She is horrible find a different professor
She comes off as a very unorganized person. Examples being that she does not post things on time almost always, forgets to do many things, can never finish class on time, and just does not have any flow. Very poor teaching structure where we have to watch lectures outside of class, and just sit in breakout rooms during the scheduled class time.
Nice person, but Frank's teaching style was not what I signed up for. You do all course work on your own time before class, she uses lectures to either briefly go over what you worked on or do group projects. Still do poorly on quizzes after doing all assigned readings, notes, videos, etc. This class is stressful and you teach yourself everything.
By far the worst professor I have ever hand and the worst I will ever have. You teach yourself, the TA's do all the work, and unbelievably unclear in grading. She once said she is making the class harder cus everyone was doing well even tho the class isn't curved. The last test median was 67% and she offered no solutions other than do better.
Such a nice person but a TERRIBLE professor. I want to like her, but I'm not paying thousands of dollars for her to be nice to me, I'm paying to get taught. She cannot figure out technology, doesn't teach at all, and doesn't know how to answer the questions SHE writes. Downright awful.
I'm taking econ growth and dev rn with her and if I had a choice, I would never take another class with her. She's very unprepared, it's November 10th right now and she's graded about two things we've done all semester. She's nice but she's notorious for pushing back tests and papers because she hasn't written them up yet. Also department chair.
A lot of assigments. Quizzes every week, as well as homework and problems during lecture. Attended very few lectures, mostly just read the textbook and only went to lecture on quiz day. The teaching in the class is flipped, so your basically teaching yourself. Lecture wasn't very helpful but discussion was. There's a big final paper that is a lot.
If you have the choice, don't take a class with Professor Frank. Her classroom is "flipped", which is her excuse not to teach anything during class. Additionally, the questions on the tests usually have nothing to do with the actual material. Just don't even bother with this one.
Teaches in a "team-based" learning manner, which simply turns into more work and a complete waste of time. This class is full of handholding and I feel as if I'm back as a freshman in high school. She gives a quiz nearly everyday for material I could learn in my sleep.
Don't do it. She has a "flipped" classroom and lectures are never her teaching and only group work. She's always unprepared, doesn't finish explaining concepts, the test/quiz questions aren't always related to the material. It's difficult to be even remotely interested
Professor Frank is a nice person. However, she is not the most competent. She will not figure out technology, puts most of the work onto the TAs and is overall unorganized. Expectations are rarely clear, and because the class is "flipped" most if not all the learning is on the student.
She does a flipped learning style and group work, so majority of your grade from the class winds up depending on how lucky you got with your group members. Easy grader but the test sometimes dont cover whats be taught. Had absolutely no idea how to run a big lecture class and the students ended up paying for her lack of competence.
This was Professor Frank's first time teaching this course online, so she took quite awhile to get the course organized, and left the entire 800 person class very confused about what was due/expected for most of the semester. She means well but can be quite erratic and scatter-brained, but when she has her lecture plans together it is useful info
Frank does not actually teach. She makes you go out of your way to try to learn outside of class. In class you only work on graded activities with groups and there is no regulation on how much work each person does. Frank does not understand how students learn and clearly only cares how she looks to the university, not how the students perform.
Professor Frank uses a weird flipped classroom system which means that you will be doing most of the learning outside the classroom. Also, you will be paired up with students in "teams". It is not as bad as it sounds and the material is relatively straightforward. A lot of busy work and hand-holding like a high school class.
Prof. Frank is a great teacher who clearly cares a lot about her job. She makes class interesting with a combination of lectures, group projects, and discussion, and always asks for students' ideas. She's an intelligent and respected academic while also being down to earth and relatable. However, she can be a bit unclear/subjective while grading.
Although Sarah really tried to make this class interesting, it was honestly really boring the the lectures were hard to listen to. She would ask a lot of questions that she didn't even know the answers to and would just make things more confusing.
Professor Frank really cares about her students and wants them to succeed. There are lots of resources to help you if you're struggling. She records the lectures and posts videos. This class moves at a very fast pace and you have to do a lot of self-teaching. It is very easy to fall behind in this class so you need to stay on top of things.
lots of homework
She does her job, I don't know why she has such a low rating because all she does is teach. I don't think this course was that hard, just do the work. If I had questions they were answered by my TA.
Flipped learning style does not make any sense and is not helpful for the majority of students. It does not make sense to try an experimental teaching method in a required business course with 500+ students.
Professor Frank was a very good professor, you just have to put in a lot of work as a student to get good grades.
Mrs. Frank gets a bad rap but I don't know why. The exams are well thought out, she gives plenty of time on assignments, and the grading makes sense.
There are at least four time consuming homework assignments each week. Each lecture hour is a group work time on practice problems over concepts that we have not yet learned. On top of three lecture hours that include no lecture there are at least 3 20 minutes videos you will need to watch.
Not a bad teacher, going to office hours will help a lot if you ask questions and actively listen to lectures. My TA was horrible but I went to office hours and she helped a ton and ended up getting a B+ in the class. The textbook readings were the most helpful to learning. If you put in a little effort you will succeed.
flipped teaching style meaning you watch two or three 45 to an hour long lecture videos and then the scheduled class time you just do practice problems. Not sure why the practice probs werent what we did outside of class on our own rather than her doing them and you copying her work
She is clearly passionate and excited to teach. Her class involves a lot of activities you do in lectures, discussions, and also homework, but all these activities were easy points and boosted my grade a lot. The little assignments can be hard to keep track of since there are so many, but as long as you complete the work you will be fine.
She does not engage her students and she blames us for our incorrect answers. Maybe she should look deep inside and realize that our misunderstanding of the information she teaches us is because she does a horrible job teaching. I'm not convinced she actually knows what is happening in this class. Be prepared to lean on your TA and group members.
Can't believe I am spending this much money to have a horrible professor. She claims you don't teach yourself when that is exactly what you do. In the past three quizzes we have had she has not even talked about the material once. She assigns stupid videos that don't do anything, just a waste of time. WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!
This is by far the hardest class that I have ever taken. She essentially has you teach yourself everything and then do homework and quizzes without any information from her. To do good in this class you need to teach yourself and go to discussions. The exams are also very hard. Only plus is that you get to have a cheat sheet at each exam.
Teaches her class by online lectures that she posts outside of class. In class zoom lectures are full of nonsense that does nothing to help you, but you must attend in order to receive points. Online lectures are posted so late despite having quizzes coming up. Study guides posted late aswell. Doesnt know how to use her technology either
Sarah Frank is a nice woman who's passionate about teaching economics. She's just not good at it. You're expected to watch multiple pre recorded lectures each unit on your own time and then attend a useless lecture of useless practice problems. I've been mostly self taught with no prior econ experience. You'll be fine using google and common sense.
DO NOT LET THE LOW SCORE SCARE YOU. This is a very easy class that I barely ever stayed in or went to the online lectures for (don't do this unless your exam scores can save your participation grade). Professor Frank is perfectly fine, it's just that the lectures are very boring and mostly useless.
She has a flipped class where you learn the stuff and she doesn't teach you anything. Her lectures only lead to more confusion and she often ends up confusing herself. The exams are pretty easy and there are lots of practice problems that are free points. There is a textbook and videos and all you have to do to learn is use one or the other.
Sarah Frank's class isn't terrible if you apply yourself, but you have to make sure you're doing all the readings so that you pass the quizzes and group projects. Her midterms can be difficult but she does reviews that cover most of the material beforehand.
This class is easy if you have taken micro before, but it could be challenging if you have not. Make sure you stay on top of readings and assignments because you don't want to procrastinate in this class. It is a team-based learning class which makes it a little easier if your team is good.
Sarah doesn't know what is going on and most of the lecture is her making stuff up on the fly. Entire class is team based, every week you take a quiz individual then take the same quiz as a team. Every other assignment is simple and team grade. 3 Midterms all at 8:45pm but only 20 multiple choice questions. VERY VERY EASY BUT SKIPABLE CLASS
She is nice but can be hard to follow sometimes. She was very good at giving resources to you and let you have a notesheet to assist with exams. The class is also team based so making sure you communicate and work well with your teammates. The class isn't too bad as long as you make some friends and do the reading before lectures.
She really doesn't teach, if you have a background in micro you'll be fine. Group based class which low-key helps your grade
I enjoyed this class. Professor Frank is technologically challenged and sometimes late to post iRAT preparations, but she is a quality instructor with appropriate expectations of first-year students. The class is flipped and team-based, but if you are willing to put in the work to be prepared for class and your group is decent, you'll do great.
Dr. Frank teaches her class by posting videos of lectures online as the homework and then time in class is spent on practice assignments, which are graded for accuracy. You are forced into a randomly assigned team which can go any of a number of ways. The questions in this class are often poorly written and confusing.
class is structured pretty weird. Hated having to work in groups the entire semester. Didn't read a single thing or watch any of her videos the entire semester and got an easy A. shits easy I guess, just a weird way to teach a class.
Prof Frank doesn't deserve the poor rating she has on here. The class is flipped (you learn material prior to class and class is used for review) and is team based (weekly team quizzes or applied exercises). Attendance is important, if you don't attend you get a zero for the day. Prof Frank is always available to help outside of class whenever.
Professor Franks cares about you and how you do in her class. The class is a "flipped" learning style where you read and watch videos by yourself, take a little quiz, and THEN she teaches the content. I was unsure of this at first, but it is not hard. As long as you watch her videos, you will do fine! The tests are not too hard either, just study.
Always thinks she is right. When students come with valid claims about poorly written questions she will brush them off no matter what. Horrible teacher just read the textbook and you'll be fine. Easy tests. Also hope you get a good group because there is a lot of group work.
This class is incredibly easy, yet Sarah Frank treats it like you're prepping for the bar exam. Random participation in lectures, pointless discussions, and the most odd grading weights ever. Like most Tippie prereqs, this class serves no purpose but to assign an excessive and weird assortment of outside assignments. There is no avoiding it.
Doesn't post the weekly schedule or assignments well in advance. Things are typically put on canvas to complete a day before they are due. Schedule is not updated in a timely manner. Never seems like she is prepared before class. Can't use online applications well. The course itself isn't hard but just make sure you are constantly checking canvas.
Some of the concepts and questions can be "weirdly" phrased at first but once you get used to economic assumptions and the way economists think, they will all make sense. Allowing you to have a note sheet for the exams and would take feedback from students to adjust the way she writes exams so that students can really show what they know.
I like the style of teaching with lectures, group work, and regular quizzes. This ensured that if you didn't understand a concept you had multiple opportunities to get it. If you don't do the reading or don't actively participate in group discussions, you'll have a harder time. The material and tests are easy if you put in the time.
There are a lot of Sarah Frank haters. I am not one. The class is extremely easy if you do the minimal work required. She is very good at explaining things in her videos. If all you do is watch them and do the practice problems you will get at least a B very easily. An hour of videos every 2 or 3 weeks. Easy class.
I don't get why everyone hates on Sarah Frank. She tells you first day of class how everything will be set up and you do the same assignments every week. Once you get the hang of how the class is run and the amount of work you will pass. There are many opportunities to get help and the assignments are weighed equally.
Never post the weekly schedule or assignments on time. Never prepared before class. Irats and Trats will never be in the module and we have to sit and wait until she puts them in modules.
Class is taught backwards from any other course; you learn the material through practice problems and other assignments, then Sarah Frank teaches the material in lectures. The course is very easy; i do minimal studying and have a 95%. Show up to the online lectures and discussions and you will do well in her class
I don't get why people don't like Sarah Frank. The class is easy if you just pay attention or give any effort. You know what to expect week after week and nothing was really confusing. Exams were simple and you knew what to expect.
Sarah Frank creates fairly straightforward material and tests, but has teaching assistants grade them using a rubric that might as well have been made by a drunk person. Each test has multiple questions that despite the others, make it clear she cannot use proper grammar in sentences. Additionally, half the lectures are still over Zoom.
overall this class is really not that hard at all. There are tons of homework assignments every week but its always just 5-minute little practice sheets that take no time at all. She also assigns videos but i always just skimmed through them and it ended up working out well for me. Also a ton of possible points that can work as a grade buffer.
Class was extremely easy, and while Sarah Frank is not a perfect professor when it comes to wording and posting some things on time, she does give you a lot of materials to succeed (practice problems, exercises, practice exams, etc.) and teaches the class in a way that makes it almost impossible for anyone to fail.
This is by far the worst professor I've ever had at Tippie. She was incredibly unorganized, did not use class time well, took months to finish grading assignments, and she is not a good instructor. I wasn't sure if she even knew the material she was trying to teach half the time.
Ratings are being dramatic, if you pay attention and do the easy assignment you will be fine. She clearly understands economics and is very nice! You do have to teach yourself the lessons through videos and reading, but it's not very hard since she does many example problems in lecture. Practice problems due before each lecture but they're not bad.
Amazing professor. She has a principles of micro class of 800 students, so expect very slow grading. But her lectures are inspiring and thought-provoking. She incorporates many real-world examples and encourages the class to think of examples in their own lives. I 100% would take again
She is a good professor and you'll learn a lot in class. Only thing is grades do not come back on time so you will be clueless about the final grade. Overall, a 4.5/5 experience.
What is expected of you in this class is very clear, as long as you are organized and keep up with ICON you'll do just fine. Show up to class, having a good team helps, and sometimes it can feel like a lot of "busy work" but if you do it, your grade will be perfectly fine. Prof Frank and the TA's are also very accessible in office hours as well.
Professor Frank gets a bad rap. She is a good professor who is passionate about her students learning the material. Lots of work on ICON, but it helps tremendously for exam review. Exams are not heavily weighted. She wants her students to succeed. The only thing is that it takes a long time for grades to get back since she has over 800 students.
Was a awful teacher, dreaded going to her class everyday as she didn't care about her students and was always late to post every assignment and always talked about herself.
horrible would not take again. Learned nothing
Class is "flipped" which means you learn through textbook reading as homework, then during zoom meetings take ind. quiz, team quiz and then go over the answers. The content is not hard, but it's important you do the textbook reading on your own time (easy). Without it, content can be confusing. Frank can ramble and be boring at times. Not bad !!
Lots of group activities, but overall pretty easy material once you understand the concepts.
Professor Frank is passionate about economics and cares deeply about helping her students learn, which makes it easy to listen to her lectures. She explains concepts very clearly and provides a lot of practice problems to prepare for quizzes/exams. Attendance is important though as you have a group activity almost every class.
Economics is all about efficiency. Unfortunately, that is not the case for this class. You finish an exam and you're expected to learn an entire unit by yourself and are quizzed on it the next day. "Lectures" consist of a single question within a 45 min period. Countless tech problems on Prof's end and disorganization. Tons of team work. Not a fan.
If you put in the work, you will get a good grade. Professor Frank isn't the best but she's not the worst. Lectures are all group and individual assignments so make sure you go. 3 midterms and a final, you get a cheat sheet for each midterm along with practice tests from previous semesters. Take notes and go to class and you will be more than fine.
She give a lot of material for a short amount of time. During fall break, we got assigned two new chapters to take notes on and do practice problems and a learning curve. She doesn't explain a lot of the topics during lectures, you have to read the text book if you want to learn and do well on the exams. All she gives for work is busy work.
Class has so little outside work compared to others. You have to attend zooms. Lots of people don't like her, which I don't understand. Class is so easy. You get cheat sheets on tests.
This professor is terrible and assigns work as if it is the only class any of her students are taking. However, the course is very easy through the additional resources she provides (aka the online books and the videos she records). Lectures and discussions are useless, but you will have to go to them bc they will assign work in them.
She's a good professor when it comes to teaching- the lecture videos are clear cut and she teaches to you as if you're a child. However, she assigns assignments as if there's no tomorrow; at least 3 quiz-type assignments a week. Pray you get a good group, a good TA, and take advantage of the cheat sheets offered for midterms.
Dr. Frank is a decent professor, but that's overshadowed by the snarky remarks when she words her quiz questions poorly. The way the class is structured is that you are randomly assigned a group with which you have to work on assignments and quizzes together, so just hope you're lucky. TA is also a dice roll. easy work and easy to understand.
Class wasn't difficult by any means, but the professor assigned a ridiculous amount of homework. Over 100 graded assignments over the course of 16 weeks is insane. A bunch of your homework is dependent upon your group, as well, which can be frustrating. Tests are pretty simple, though-- just make a good cheat sheet, and you'll be fine.
As long as you keep up this class is very easy. All of the learning is done before lecture on your own but it is manageable.
You need to attend Zoom because there are attendance questions for points, quizzes, and teamwork. She will lecture for 50 minutes and you will understand nothing. You will be required to teach yourself everything before class. Check ICON every night to understand what is due. If you have a good TA and group you will pass the class.
I never really understood why most people dislike her. Just don't skip class and you'll be fine. Do all the homework and other assignments she assigns because that's what's going to be on the exams. Material isn't very hard either, a lot of it is common sense.
Professor Frank is an amazing teacher. She has worked hard to perfect her teaching so that students can succeed. You do have to put in the work, but by putting in the work students master the material. She is very knowledgeable about economics and even includes jokes in some of her lectures. I feel like I actually learned something.
Dr Frank is an average professor. She never teaches you any concepts she expects you to know them on your own. She never answered any of my emails for clarification either. My TA was the best so I did solid in the class. Team oriented which can be good or bad. Also in lecture be ready to waste your time on one question the entire time.
This class is very much what you make it. She gives the tools and resources you need to be successful and it's up to you to utilize them. This class was very test heavy, but she offered two significant opportunities for extra credit. The only difficult part was there was group work every single day and your group heavily impacted your grade.
People hate her, but I think she's perfectly fine. You get a cheat sheet on the midterms and final, which makes them SUPER easy. If you do your work you will get a good grade. I got a 100% on the final and ended with over a 100% in the class because of extra credit. She drops a bunch of grades. I would suggest going to SI too, it helps a lot!
uses a flipped class, meaning you teach yourself the material. The time used during lecture is awful, she goes through the assignments that you can see the explanation to after you get it wrong. She claims the flipped class is amazing but its awful. Uses supplemental instruction and videos instead of teaching the course herself.
She doesn't teach in lectures and expects students to teach themselves outside of class. NOT GOOD! She also does not like when students email her directly to ask questions and gets mad at students during zoom when she realizes she is wrong and the students just simply bring it up!!
The class its self was a lot of work and you have to do a lot of studying and reading to get a good grade but her videos are really helpful and theres not a ton of homework. You get a lot of drops on assignments and theres so many resources available for you. If you put in the work and attend all lectures and discussions you'll be fine.
Didn't teach at all, expects you to just learn it on your own. One of the first things she said was "I'm not here to teach you". Have to go to Discussions because thats the only place you will learn anything. Exams arent terrible if your TA prepares you well. assignments are easy, but dont expect to learn anything from her.
150 Assignments throughout the course, constantly finding mistakes and she never owned up to any. Constantly working in groups which is good if you have a good group, but to rely on others alot for a grade isnt something that works well. Tests are easy. Laughable how disorganized the class and professor are.
This class is basically how lucky you can get with your teammates. She has you work in groups a lot in lectures who help you in the tRat and AE's. So if you get good people to work with it's fine but if you don't you will be left with trying to do it all on your own. She posts the homework assignments late and you teach the material to yourself.
This is one of the worst classes I've ever taken. It is a "flipped learning" style classroom, so all of the learning is done on your own outside of class. She does nothing. For a 1000 level class it is extremely difficult and she has many errors in her teaching materials. Also group based learning so if you have a bad group, you're out of luck.
You do all the teaching for yourself on your own time, then you come to class and take a quiz every single day. Honestly, the content was easy and I never did any of the outside of class learning and I was fine. There is a small homework assignment before every class which is annoying but not hard. Lots of group work, so hope you get good people.
At the beginning of the semester I had to have an emergency surgery and was in the hospital. Doesnt matter to Sarah Frank. Econ always comes first, guess i shouldve waited till after the class to rupture my appendix.
There were a few questions that almost everyone got wrong but she just blamed that on us using AI with no proof support that and then put it in the grade book. The discussion sections seem to be focused on very different material from the material we are tested on. Ms. Frank is nice and likes to host events, and her content on zoom is mostly good.
The class is not hard at all. If you have a good group, you have nothing to worry about. You just have to spend like 30 min a week to watch the weekly videos to keep you up to date on topics. Exams are not hard plus you get a cheat sheet and on the final exam you get two cheat sheets. Very easy I would take again
This class is pretty easy. There is a decent amount of work to do outside of class but it's manageable. As long as you attend lectures and read the textbook you'll be fine. I thought Dr. Frank was a great professor. She obviously cares about her students and does a good job of teaching the material.
This class is easy if you apply yourself and do the work outside of class. Sarah Frank gets a a lot of hate, but she is very nice and genuinely wants everyone to do well. She is always available to ask questions and there are tons of extra help that you can get if you need it. I recommend Connor P. as a TA he is super helpful.
Sarah Frank gets a lot of hate but I genuinely believe you only don't like this class if you don't do the hw. It's flipped so you learn everything on your own but it's extremely worth it. She writes all her own stuff so there is a LOT of mistakes but she usually drops the quiz or makes it right if it's bad enough.
Sarah Frank provides so much material and resources for students to take advantage of. If you do the homework, the exams naturally follow- there are no surprises. I think people don't like her because the flipped classroom forces you to actually do work. It's not an insane amount, and it's not too difficult, just stay on top of it throughout.
Sarah is fine but the flipped classroom is stupid, pretty hit or miss on groups, and you do basically teach yourself the entirety of the course though it's quite easy so I'm not sure why people are calling it a difficult class. It is pretty annoying to have to pay to take this class that you teach yourself and the professors involvement is minimal.
Frank is lucky that Microeconomics isn't rocket science. The flipped classroom is a horrible setup for 'teaching', lots of resources outside of class because she doesn't want to do the work. What are we paying you for if we have to teach ourselves the material. Also tries to force you to be friends with your group which you work with all semester.
Terrible “flipped classroom” just forces the students to teach the material. She wastes time talking about herself and rarely teaches new concepts during lectures. Lectures consist of individual and team quizzes, no lessons. Find a friend in this class because Dr. Frank won't help.
Class really isn't that hard a lot of people whining on here because they didn't study before exams. Lecture is boring but she effectively teaches the material.
Anybody complaining that she was a bad teacher just didn't put in the effort. Tests were open note, she gave plenty of extra credit, etc. The only complaint I have is the amount of busy work assigned for HW. Overall, not a bad class.
If you take your education seriously do not take Sarah Frank's class. She doesn't care about you and tries some "flipped classroom" nonsense (which means you teach yourself stuff). Tried to contact her multiple times thorughout the semester and never got a response even through a TA.
I loved Micro with her she was super great gave a lot of resources and she explained stuff in a great way. You do work with your team a bit but you have so many options for a bunch of points. She was overall super great and it was an easy class. The tests are all open note and if you just pay attention youll be fine
don't bother reading the textbook, the videos explain the content better
Everyone hates on Sarah Frank for no reason. Literally just go to class and watch the pre-recorded videos and this class is not difficult at all. Seriously don't know what everyone is doing to be having such a difficult time in this class. Sarah is so sweetie pooks and yes she loves to yap during lecture but she does not deserve all the hate.
Sarah is a very nice person, but I did not like the flipped learning style. Better than the other Micro professors though.Your group makes or breaks your experience, lots of busy work and small quizzes. There are 3 midterms open note and final is also open note. If you study and teach yourself you'll be fine, she also gives resources for help
beware of the flipped classroom setting I lucked out with a good group but some may not. Dr. Frank can get off topic sometimes but the lectures are used as reinforcing of course work done prior to class. basically just do the work and you will do good. Try not to skip class because there are many in class mini quizzes and in class assignments.
There are a lot of small assignments, but there are so many opportunities for points. The midterms are pretty easy if you do the work in class. I'm not a huge fan of the flipped classroom, but it is not bad if you have a good group. Professor Frank is over hated and the class really isn't that bad.
The class really isn't super hard and there are a lot of opportunities to bring your grade up. Flipped learning isn't really my favorite, but Dr. Frank definitely cares about what she's teaching. As long as you have a decent group the class won't be too bad to get though.
She is a super sweet lady and really cares about her students. There are quizzes every week, but are collaborative and not hard. There is a lot of reading and preparing for her lecture but overall it is not hard!! I didn't read the textbook at all or watch the pre-recorded videos and still ended with a good grade.
Really nice person..
SO many mini assignments and quizzes that are open for a 5 minute period (during lecture) that are graded. lots of group work. discussion class is graded and your group can't put your name on the assignment if your TA didn't mark you for attendance that day. LOTS of readings, and weekly 1-3 hour long videos you have to watch BEFORE lecture. hated
Exams are confusing and have trick questions. SO many little things that were graded. Exams/final only makes up for 45% of the grade, which makes raising your grade difficult. graded quizzes are taken during lecture, so lecture is necessary. Content lightly mentioned by a guest speaker will be on exams.She does provide a lot of help and resources.
This class takes work, but the material is manageable with regular effort. Professor Frank provides great resources, and unstuckstudy can be a helpful study aid alongside the textbook. Stay on top of things, and you'll do well.
This class requires a little more time/effort, but is not bad. Attendance is mandatory for both lecture & discussion since there is graded material during each class. The study guide is pretty similar to exams and there are so many resources offered for extra help. Overall, this class requires more than the bare minimum, but not super challenging.
I personally really liked the flipped classroom model she used but I can see why some may not like it. Economics is pretty easy in general so as long as you familiarize yourself with the content and read the textbook you'll do fine. Don't forget to do the assignments. There's a lot of them but they make for good practice and don't take long.
Enjoyed the class because I like economics but she is very inconsistent with posting assignments. She had multiple calendars with the dates homework was due and there were always discrepancies between them, she would consistently forget to post practice problems, and she would change homework last minute. Overall just annoying and frustrating.
I really enjoyed the flipped classroom approach. There is a lot of homework, but it's normally easy to complete. I find it really helpful that she provides past exams as study guides for the exams. You should be able to understand the content if you watch her videos, complete the assignments, take notes during discussion, and skim the textbook.
If there's any other micro professors out there, please replace this one. Anyone would be better.
Lecture on zoom, in-person discussion. Taught well. Exams were easy. Not too much work. Get a cheat sheet for exams.
Anyone telling you this class was hard did not put forth any effort. If you show up and pay attention it is so easy. The people complaining just don't watch her videos so they're lost in class. This class has a lot of assignments but most take around 5-10 minutes and are easy. It's also a 4 SH class so it should be more work than a 3 SH class.
I really liked this class. Her videos are super helpful, she does a good job dumbing it down. The tests are easy as well, you are allowed a cheat sheet and plenty of study materials beforehand. Easy A/B. Assignments are unlimited attempts, and take 5 min.
All of the practice tests that we were given from previous semesters were significantly easier than our midterms have ever been. There are also a lot of instances where you can give a great answer and yet lose points for no reason. Sarah doesn't grade the tests but gives the TAs very specific criteria for grading and no wiggle room. It's all bad.
If you aren't a fan of the flipped classroom setting you will most likely have to teach yourself the material. Videos on icon do make this easier but for a 1,000 level course it took up way too much time out of my schedule. The videos coupled with the pointless lectures made me feel like I was just waisting my time. Material is very easy though.
Dr. Frank is one of the nicest professors and teaches ECON concepts very well. Her videos are great and she offers so much support outside of class. The nightly reviews help support the material.I would take Dr. Frank again. 4 tests total, manageable homework.
class is pretty easy, you HAVE to go to lectures and disc, attendance isn't taken but you work in a group and will turn in something with them every single lecture/disc so if you don't go you get a 0. mod quiz every week, three midterms+final, homework due before every lecture (easy and can be completed quick) lecture was online and in person disc
There is so much work over the course of a semester u could do average on exams and still get a B but her lectures are so boring its unbelievable. if u can get the online section for the class please do that, otherwise there is no point in listening to her speak the class is easy concepts but she also has a weird way of going about things not a fan
I had to teach myself a lot of the terms through the textbook provided. There was lots of group work during the lectures that was graded for points, so I wouldn't skip. She had a lot of technical issues in my class which made it hard to stay focused. You also get a cheat sheet for the exams which is pretty nice.
I took the class online and honestly it is not bad at all. The class isn't super hard as long as you go to lecture, plus you get a cheat sheet on every exam so... She also really likes to meet with students so utilize her office hours because they actually do help. Part of your grade is working with your team so I would go to lecture (easy points)
Be prepared to have assignments, often multiple, due daily. Large part of class is group work, if you don't end up with a good group your grade will be hurt. Overall content is relatively easy but definitely gets more difficult as semester progresses. Lectures are mandatory and not well taught. Grades quickly considering length of tests.
Her lectures are awfully boring and sometimes she doesn't get through everything BUT she actually wants you to succeed, so going in for office hours is super helpful (she slips up sometimes and accidentally gives hints to exams in office hours so go!!) PLUS you get a cheat sheet for every exam and a two pages of notes for the final.
She is so sweet and very organized. If you have the option to take ECON online with her do it! Schedule is posted for the month and lists work due before class and what you will be doing in it. Participation is graded through assignments done on zoom within breakout rooms so it's definitely mandatory but it's normally 5-10 minutes with that group.
Overall nice and wants students to succeed. Lectures are boring, and online, so very easy to tune out, but attendance is required since you meet with your group nearly every lecture. Midterms are heavy on written responses, but you get a cheat sheet so they aren't too bad.
This class was genuinely easy, but I hated it so much. The online lectures are horrible, and she is a very boring professor. That said, this class was easy because only half of it is based on exam grades. The other assignments are pretty easy, and many people just use AI for them anyways. The discussions are mandatory but a complete waste of time.
Her lectures were not bad at all since they were online but you have to go to them and discussions because you do the assignments during them. There was a decent amount of reading too but it was helpful. Overall she's a really good professor that cares about her students and as long as you utilize ur resources its a super easy class with her
This class is such a snooze fest since its online. Professor Frank genuinely cares about students, but the class is just so much busy work. Like why am i doing something every single day. Not that awful of a class just tiring. I sleep through the zoom lectures too.
She makes you do all the work by learning all the material outside of class and provides limited material so you're forced to make your own quizzes. She is very unprepared for classes and will scramble and leave during lecture unannounced. If you have to take her lecture in person I would recommend switching out because its not worth your time.
If you don't have to take this class don't take it.
She is awesome, go to her office hours and she will walk you through questions that will be on the exams!
I took ECON:1100 a few years back, and Professor Frank was a pretty effective teacher. She explains the content very clearly with an organized class structure. Most of the poor reviews are coming from freshmen who have no experience in what college courses are even like. It was very easy, and she is one of the better instructors at Tippie.
i don't think she deserves the bad rep she gets. she does assign a lot of work and there are team assignments in every lecture. there is a textbook with required readings but as long as you watch her videos it's not imperative to read. the exams were pretty similar to the sample ones and you are get a cheat sheet for each one.
This professor was good at explaining the subject clearly. There were a lot of readings and practice problems with no graded homework assignments. It is a team based class so you work with them often. Only complaint is she was very disorganized most of the semester. I thought she was a nice person though and there's a lot of extra credit.
The lecture is on zoom and there's an in-person discussion. You work in a group for the whole semester and complete assignments/quizzes in these groups. Her expectations are clear and she wants you to succeed (easily accessible, understanding, gives extra credit).
This professor is pretty nice and explained concepts clearly. Team based learning helped me and the course materials/expectations are very clear. There are lots of resources to help your learning. Biggest struggle was the professor being very disorganized and often running out of time during the online lecture.
I was worried going into the semester because of her score on here, but her class was genuinely so easy. She gives clear instruction and the material itself isn't hard at all. She has lots of office hours and has them 4-6 days everyday before a midterm. She makes all the concepts seem super natural and easy!
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