She is a great professor, shes really hyper-active. Her lectures are kind of interesting, but don't really have much of a point. She makes you get like 5 books but not all are really necessary. Her Tests are really easy and actually somewhat fun to take. I would recommend her to anyone wanting an elective ECO Class!!!

She's a cool teacher and everything but, the material is hard. If you don't understand economics at all. I'm pretty sure she an easy teacher but, like i said you got to know eco in this class.

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I love, love, love her. She is cool. She brings snacks for her students. She is super intelligent. Her tests are easy and fun. You learn to research information, which is helpful to have as experience. I would take her again, definitely!

Fun teacher in class....but have a tendency to not be very clear at times.....though exams are pretty easy, dont pick the take home test, it will take 3 days to complete

She is a very fun teacher and knows how to lecture. Sometimes she is a little absent minded and tends to be a bit unclear at time but always very helpful and enthusiastic. Really cares about your grade. Take her!

Good teacher! Very enthusiastic about teaching but there's one down side. Her TA TODD. He's horrible at grading and sometimes Dr. McElroy lets him teach the class (which is pointless). ALWAYS check your quizes and test back to make sure they are graded correctly!

Very enthusiastic teacher and very easy class. Economics is easy to me, but I only had to memorize a couple formulas and made A's across the board. She is very understanding and offers credit in your favor if she makes mistakes.

Nicest woman. She is too easy and too carefree. There is no order in her class, and as such, learning suffers. She allows students to disrupt her and others. She will pretty much throw out questions on quizzes and tests if enough people complain. I feel she has a lot to offer but isn't firm enough to run the class effectively.

Is a very enthusiastic and easy professor. She gives extra credit on her tests+quizzes. Tests+quizzes are easy, if you just read the book. Attendance isn't mandatory but it helps to see her do the practice problems. The class is boring if you don't participate. I put very little effort into this class, studied on the day of test and still got an a

Interesting class... instructor grades exams and quizzes fairly...make sure you attend class or you will not do well on quizzes

Dr. Mcelroy is by far one of my favorite professors at UTD. There are two exams, 3 quiz's, 1 research paper, some extra credit offered too. She is professional and excited about teaching class, which makes it exciting to be there. Learn a lot of new interesting things away from the regular mathematics associated in economics. SIgn up wile you can!

This course is really Intermediate Micro applied to public finance. All she expects is for you to use those tools and bring something intelligent to the discussion. I was first opposed to her free style of teaching, but I'm glad she proved me wrong. She makes what could be a boring repeat into something rewarding. I would definitely take her again.

She is super energetic with her lectures and very approachable. Not the best with organization - perhaps she is very busy this semester. It's a pretty easy class though. Pretty interesting topics for the most part; I would recommend this class.

I loved her class, never did I think economics would be so interesting. She is by far the most energetic professor I have ever had. Her lectures are interesting and she is clearly very intelligent. Would def take again.

One of the best professors I had this semester. She encourages class discussion and answers any questions you may have. She can be a little disorganized, but it's nothing a friendly reminder can't fix.

Dr. McElroy is a really good professor. Microeconomics is a fairly easy topic, and Dr. McElroy clearly explains topics in microeconomics with real life examples. If you show up to class and do her online reviews, then you will ace the course.

Best professor I've had at UTD! The material is like first-level basic, so who cares who teaches it?! What's important is the unique advice she gives. For example she explained the work-leisure problem in terms of studying for her exams. I'll remember that forever. Very wise person and in my opinion the most undervalued professor on campus.

Dr. McElroy is an awesome professor. If you need rigid structure that sticks to the syllabus, do not take her. She is sometimes unorganized but she makes up for it by giving great lectures. She is extremely knowledgeable, and your engagement within will dictate if you do well or not along with your reading of the assigned texts.

She's a nice professor and really tries to engage students in the class. She posts materials all online for each class, and attendance is optional. Grading is lenient in that you get scored on only your best 3 out of 5 quizzes. However, the only two other grades are the midterm and final. If you just review online notes, it should be easy to pass

She's so nice and caring. However, she is a little disorganized in class. But makes up for it online, everything is posted online. If you're grade is not good, talk to her she will help. The wording on the tests are a little confusing, but not terrible. Would take again.

Dr. Mac is definitely all over the place. She won't really get your grades back to you in a timely manner. The books for her class aren't used as she mostly does discussion/lecture. Honestly she's not bad for ECON electives, she's more focused on making the class discuss things than memorize.

She knows her stuff and makes classes interesting! In all honesty, I sat in the back on my computer or phone doing work for other classes or watching videos with one earbud in and she didn't mind, which is always a plus in my book. And was always open to comments and ideas.

suuuuper lenient on due dates, and hw is pass/fail so thats 100% right there. quizzes are easy too and she only takes top 3 quiz grades. there is only 2 exams tho. she also takes forever to post syllabus/respond to emails/post grades. but she gives a lot of study material! and cancels class sometimes and usually ends class early

GIVE THIS WOMEN A RAISE! The final was optional (thank god) AND she curved grades! I studied for the quizzes but failed ALL but one, and still ended up with a B!!!!! Only thing she grades is quizzes, one midterm, and hw which are Pass/Fail. Easy class, extremely nice professor, and grading is lenient! TAKE HER!!!

She's an awesome professor! She cares a lot about her students and is great at explaining the concepts. A little disorganized but it didn't really have an impact on me. The tests, homework, and exams are very easy and there are a lot of extra credit opportunities.

A really caring person. She wants to see you do well and will help you. She explains well and her quizzes/exams are just like her reviews. She can be a bit unorganized but she will give you a proper education. She even made the final optional for the class. If you struggle in econ, she will help you understand. Highly recommend!!

laid back and attendance wasn't mandatory. barely any assignments and like 5 quizzes (only takes 3 highest grades). not the best prof content wise - I did better by using online sources like quizlet and stuff instead of going to class.

The best professor I have ever had! Aside from being a great professor, she is also a great person in general. She cares about her students and makes her classes extremely interesting. If you are en econ major, my advice is to take any and all classes she teaches!!!

HW wasn't pass/fail- it was averaged. Her quizzes and exams were pretty basic but I would definitely recommend reading the online book (Cengage unlimited) to get a high score. I don't know if the final is optional for us but she has not said anything so probably not. A little unorganized but overall, a pretty easy class.

She was by far my favorite teacher this semester she is so nice and funny and gives lots of extra credit/binus points on quizzes and tests. She makes really comprehensive study guides for quizzes and tests and grades very fairly. She has calculators and scantrons for students and she prints out all the sheets you need which is SUPER nice of her!

She's a really nice professor and makes the class as easy as possible the only thing is that the homework is harder than the quizzes/tests and that its a little annoying to navigate her e-learning. There's 5 quizzes and homeworks but 2 of each are optional to replace grades from each that your not satisfied with + bonus points on quizzes and tests.

McElroy is a great professor if you want to pass easily. Although people say she doesn't teach much, she's basically teaching you what you'll be doing in 3-5 years from now. Due dates and grading are very lenient and attendance is not necessary. This review was all from online classes.

She's really funny and always engages students during lectures. She also makes sure to post any extra worksheets/reviews students may need to learn the material better and takes time to answer questions and explain the material thoroughly.

Her lectures are very powerful. She has the ability to motivate and inspire, a potential Ted Talk speaker haha! I say if you do practice quizzes, complete the worksheets and do your homework and do the questions built within cengage, this class will be super easy for you. Also rely on the long version of her powerpoints!

She's great. Super nice and so understanding, she trusts us and also will defend us if needed. as long as you're keeping up and learning the new stuff everything easy. there are 5 quizzes but lowest 2 get dropped. hw is completion if you get a certain score so those are easy 100's too. Super easy A!

I really liked her lectures! Has a passion for Economics and Im not forgetting some of the stuff I learned in her class, thatll stick with me. Homework was cool and is for completion if you get a certain amount of points. Overall pretty easy class but not a walk in the park.

Lectures were good, assignments were very straightforward.

She cares and it shows! very easy open note/online quizzes and hw due on alternating weeks. 2 easy online/open note exams. The time period for quizzes and exams for way longer than needed. Makes everything online so you don't even have to go to class and will give multiple reminders of when things are due plus is very lenient on extensions.TAKE HER

Almost entirely online between textbook, quizzes, homework, and exams. McElroy is a very fun professor, but you don't actually need to attend her class to get an A. Just read the textbook and do the homeworks and you'll get a good grade. All quizzes and exams are open-book/open-note.

Dr. McElroy is a professor who knows what she's talking about. Her lectures are slow sometimes, and you might feel like you didn't learn much. She gives quizzes every other week, and you have a whole weekend to complete them; she also uploads quiz reviews which helped me a lot. The homeworks were a bit hard and took some time to finish & understand

Professor McElroy is a great choice for ECON. She not only explains the material well, but she is also very understanding. She tells you exactly what you need to study and provides a lot of practice. The workload was not too bad, with 2 exams and HW and quizzes on alternating weeks. However, she is a little disorganized.

Dr. Mac is extremely warm-hearted and caring. However, class is really boring and for the most part useless. I spent the semester learning from the textbook we are required to purchase. As long as you take notes from the textbook the class is an easy A.

Dr.McElroy really cares about her students! She was always very accommodating and wanted our input regarding how our quizzes and exams should be. Overall, the class was easy as long as you put in effort but her lectures were confusing so be ready to read the textbook. Also, she likes to talk a lot and was a bit unorganized at times. Very sweet tho

Definitely the best professor at UTD! I wish more were as caring and "real" as she is. This was the easiest course I've ever taken and I would definitely take another course with her. We had to pay for an online textbook but the homework on there was only for a completion grade. We also had online quizzes that were simple if you attended lecture.

Dr.McElroy was extremely inspirational and, hands down, one of the best instructors I have ever been taught by. She truly cared for each individual and went the extra mile for each student.

One of the best lectureres. Gives extra credit for students for showing up to class even though attendence is not mandatory and also homeworks are completion grade.

Great lecturer! Cares about her students and gives extra credit if you show up to class.

pretty easy class for the most part, in person lectures but all assignments and tests were online. she drops a bunch of the lowest grades which is nice. the only downside is that she swapped the final from being online to in person which was unexpected, but let us take 4 quizzes and if we got above a certain score we would be exempt.