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Wayne is a great teacher. Very helpful and always available for help. -- UWEC ALUM '98

He is always available to help, cares about students progress

He is a very personable professor with an excitement about economics.

awesome, i love wayne carroll

Take Prof. Carroll's introductory econ class! It's amazing!

A great teacher! He is really helpful and a really nice guy! He is always in a great mood and his tests are very similar to the practice exams. His homework assignments help a lot too!

A great guy who really has a fire for teaching Economics. Always available to help students. Practice exams that he gives students very similar to actual exams.

"dub C" is great! He is so excited about Econ in every aspect. Great guy, great prof!

Great teacher. Definitely take his class. He's eager to help outside of class and strives to develop a personal relationship with everyone of his students. One of the few college teachers to actually learn everyone's names.

Carroll is one of the most fair and helpful professors I've had. He actually cares whether you succeed in his courses.

Dr. Carroll is a great prof. One of the best in the department for sure. Take his class if you get the chance!

Great instructor that takes great pride in what he does. Always available for questions in person as well as e mails. Tests are a bit hard but if you do the daily homework assignments you should do fine. Highly recomend!

He is a genuinely nice guy, who will go way out of his way to help you. He is always in a good mood and cares about his students.

Worksheets pretty much explain themselves. I don't think his mock tests mirror his real tests at all. Tests are hard! I study all the time for them and just don't get it! Sometimes he talks about dumb stuff..

Carroll is a great teacher. If you show up for 3/4 of the classes, do your homework, and you read all assigned readings this class it is an easy A in my book. He is very passionate about econ and his enthusiasm for it makes the class interesting... for an econ class.

Fantastic teacher. Arguably one of the best I have ever had. Tells interesting stories, helps with everything, and is very understanding. If you can take a class with him, do it!!!

great

Prolly the nicest guy in Eau Claire. Will do anything to help students out. One of the few teachers who want to be your friend while still teaching. Highly Recco.

Put it this way Carroll is awesome. He wants you to pass, even says it flat out, doesnt seem to care when homework gets in, gives out enough easy 5 pt assignments to make the tests not matter as much, homework is easy and can be done right before class, usually spends 15 min passing things back or getting focused really a great guy highly recommend

Very nice teacher. I got a B in the class and I skipped class quite often. Over explains everything so that you understand. I strongly recomend having him as a teacher for micro.

This guy is the man. Everyone should be lucky enough to have him. He's awesome.

The best econ prof ever.

great

What may be good for one student may not be the best for another. He has the ability to lecture effectively, but it sometimes seems like he's going in circles, and someone with a short attention span who's not big on lectures, you may not find him to be the best.

He is cool****. He is probably one of my favorite teachers. You don’t have to takes notes and the assignments are easy. He is always willing to help and he explains things at your level. He is not one of those professors that think they know it all. I suggest that you try to get him as a teacher.

Dr. Carroll is an amazing professor. He is ALWAYS willing to help you on anything from little questions to projects. Just send him an e-mail and he will respond on average within 2 hours. He covers all of the material on the presentations so just take down everything instead of reading the book. Tests are somewhat tough and projects take time. A+!!

Cute man! Bounces when he teaches and really gets into it. Tests are hard, make sure you study. Homework is fun and helpful and never takes that long. Make sure to spend a semester with Wayne and you are in for a treat!

He is a very nice man. You get homework a lot, but it takes at the most 10 min. There are three tests and the final. His first test was not that bad, but the other tests were VERY hard.

Great teacher, stong influential mentor

Carrol is one of the best professors I've ever had. He explains everything very well and in great depth. There is usually one assignment each class but they never really take more than ten minutes and they really help you to grasp the material. I would recommend him to anyone.

Great professor! I would recommend him to anyone.

Good teacher but a little moring

If you are good at econ or are interested in it, dr carroll can be very boring. He will take the entire class period to explain a very easy idea. In my opinion he over explains things to the point that the next time you walk in, you dont want to pay attention because you can figure it out after listening for 5-10 min.But if your bad he is for you!

Carrol was a good professor. However, sometimes he gets off talk and bores the CRAP out of you. He passes out wrkshts everyday, but they are great because with them you DONT NEED TO READ THE BOOK! He is very helpful and always helps you when you come into his office. Notecard on the exam! I suck at Econ and I am at least going to pull off a B+.

Assignments everyday, he never goes over the right answers though, so if you get it wrong you don't know why or how to change it. Concepts seem hard, and the exams are EXTREMELY HARD! You get to use a notecard, but it doesn't help much. Most of the class doesn't even pay attention!

Professor Carroll was one of the best, if not the best professor i have had to date. He has a passion for the subject that make lectures on finacial policy interesting even at 9am! This class is not an easy A by any means but it is worth the work. Take Carroll if you have the chance.

Outstanding professor. Easy A. His homeworks never take more than 5'. Attend class, read his prep. Econ is logical, terms are related. Dont need to read books but use them, or talk to him if needed to make sure you understand terms, dont memorize. If you memorize once, you have to memorize all other things. You even dont need teacher by that way.

Although this was supposed to be an Honors discussion course, it turned into a lecture. Some of the lecture topics were interesting, but he couldn't hold student interest. Often kept on one topic too long, restricting the amount of info able to be taught during the course. Very nice guy, and if you read the documents you can get a good grade.

He is very passionate about Econ. Especially MACRO stuff. Loves to crunch numbers and talk about The Fed. His exams are tough (short answer/essay/problems), and you can't rely on memorization to complete the problems-you have to think them through. Overall, one of the best professors I've had, but maybe not for everyone.

People claim he's a bad professor and moves to quickly and such. I think the class is a walk in the park and he teaches it very well. If you just do the reading he asks and the assignments he hands out you will not have a problem.

Daily homework and handouts end up being very helpful, and a great source of amassing points.

Great teacher. By far one of the best ones I've had. Just go to class and to his handouts and you will do fine. Highly recommend him.

Great professor! Knows his stuff and has a passion for the subject, TAKE HIM!!

Nice guy, passionate. Explains 1 thing 100 times over 350 different ways. If he could speak 3 languages, he would probably explain 1 thing in about 7000 ways. If you fall asleep and wake up at the end of the class, chances are good that he'll still be repeating what he said at the very beginning. Very nice guy.

A great professor; I had the honors Macroeconomics course with Carroll, and it was a blast. He is sort of hard, but not too bad from what I've heard about other profs.

Great professor! Nicest guy in the world, drills the material into your head, pretty easy homework and tests if you pay attention. Paper is pretty easy, too. You can go to him to get resources (the book he gave me pretty much wrote my paper for me). He's such a good professor he makes me want to minor in econ or something so I can take him again.

A really great professor. He clearly loves economics and that enthusiasm has a positive effect on the class. He's always happy to help students however he can. Just an overall nice guy.

Wayne Carroll is great! I have no interest in ECON what so ever and he made class do-able. He is so passionate and is willing to help anyone! It is obvious he really wants everyone to understand what he teaches. take him if you can!

Extremely helpful!

Extremely helpful and energetic

A great guy, very repetative (which can be good) but BORING. When I would ask for help he would just repeat what he said in class, which I already didn't understand so that was tough, but overall a pretty easy class.

Very engaging professor. Has high expectations, but is very helpful and explains everything clearly. Be sure to do well on the homework

Professor Carroll is a very organized, eager to help, knowledgeable professor who is passionate about Econ. Classes are not mandatory but he breaks down material good in his handouts so can't imagine passing if don't go to class. Use handouts to study for exams and you will be good.

He loves his job and is willing to help students when needed. I enjoyed his teaching.

Dr. Carroll is one of the nicest professors I've had. He is flexible enough with attendance to be reasonable, but he will hold you accountable too. His lectures are pretty boring, but hey it's Econ right? He is very passionate about what he teaches, and remains very unbiased politically which is wonderful. A+

Dr. Carroll is very nice. he explains everything every clearly.

Very nice professor. Attendance is not mandatory but if you want to do well on the tests you should go. He teaches material in a very very basic manner so econ is really easy to understand. He gives out worksheets which are easy too. Tests tend to be way too long though...I always have to rush through it in order to finish in time.

Doctor Carroll is very passionate about what he teaches and tries to help everyone to understand. His enthusiasm for the subject seemed to motivate a lot of students to do well. If you don't understand something he will gladly clarify during his office hours.

Exams require a lot of studying, but lectures are available on PowerPoint, and all the homework assignments help you prepare for the exams. Very helpful and clear, there's no guesswork when you're prepping for exams.

Professor Carroll is a really good guy and is always ready to teach and help out. However, his class is way harder than a basic macro-econ class should be. We had about 20 short assignments that were 5 points each, and they were a peace of cake usually, and there were 4 100 point exams. The exams were difficult. Luckily he curved our grades.

Professor Carroll is a super nice guy. He always is willing to help you with confusion. His lectures are long and seem to be redundant but trust me you'll want to take good notes. Some how the simplest things that you don't think you'll need to know show up on tests. Tests are long but I always got done with enough time.

Carroll makes lectures interesting. He uses great real world examples to help you understand the material. Test's are half multiple choice, half application. Multiple choice is easy if you pay a little attention and have a basic understanding of how economics work. Application is exactly like homework. Easy homework is assigned almost every class.

Carroll was very helpful. He provided plenty of examples and gave samples exams with answers for every exam. He does his best to make sure everyone succeeds. He does expect you to know the material which isn't hard if you pay attention. Highly recommend.

I've taken Pr. Carroll twice now and he is great. He is very passionate about what he teaches and he loves to teach. I would even say he is probably the nicest professor I've had here at UWEC. His grading is lenient as well. If Pr. Carroll is available when you're choosing your Econ classes (at any level), don't hesitate, enroll is his course.

Wayne Carroll is a fantastic professor. You don't need the textbook at all (ECON 104), as everything you need for the exams comes out of the lectures. If you are already interested in economics and have some backround knowledge, this course will be a breeze.

He likes to ramble about topics that do not matter. Students will ask him a question in class and he will bounce around the question, never answer it, and then change the topic. The homework is confusing and we will ask him to explain it and he will give a completely different example that does not help us at all.

Carroll is a very nice professor that really wants his students to succeed, if you pay attention you'll do good. His lectures can be a little boring at times though but he tries to make them interesting for us.

Carroll is an awesome and relate able teacher, easy to understand lectures and concepts are simplified. Definitely looking to take more of his courses.

Good guy, boring lectures.

He's a very caring professor who loves what he teaches. I took this class during the 2016 election so we talked a lot about the different candidates economic policies which I'm not sure is common. He tends to ramble a bit but overall he is very clear what will be on the exams. He also gives out practice exams with an answer key which helps a lot.

Wayne Carroll was a great professor! First off, he learned our names at the beginning of the semester which right away made the class a better experience. He did give out homework, but each was worth only a small amount of points that added up in the ends...a good grade buffer. He was very friendly helpful in office hours. PICK THIS PROFESSOR!!!!!

Dr. Carroll is one of the best Econ professors at the University. I learned a lot from him, whether it be in Econ 316 or Econ 104. If you put forth the effort it's normally an easy A! I would recommend taking him if you can!

He is overall a good professor. Willing to help with any questions and will elaborate to make sense of his points. Make sure to listen to his lectures, lot of main points he makes will be on exams - gives out practice exams to study, great prep for the real exams. He likes to bounce around the classroom - kind of funny to watch. Homework is common.

Dr Carroll is a great prof. He gives four tests and a final. Has study guides. Lectures are boring but important to listen too. The book covers what he talks about in class, don't need to read. Gives out graded homework, not difficult. Does a good job at staying politically neutral. Would recommend him.

Best economics lecturer ever! Classes can be quite boring sometimes but bearable. Gives out homework once or twice a week. Have to study in order to pass this class.

Dr. Carroll was a very energetic professor. He really loves economics, and loves helping students learn about economics, too. The homework assignments were challenging because he didn't go over a lot of the concepts in class, but he is accessible outside of class and is always willing to help you. Tests were all short answer/application based.

The only bad thing about taking ECON 104 online with Dr. Carrol is that he uses Excel 1993 spreadsheets for homework assignments. He's really good about giving feedback on assignments and tests and he responds quickly to emails; you can always get your questions answered on time as long as you pay attention to due dates. Perfect online class prof.

He is a very good professor, but a lot his lectures consists of information that wont even be on the test. He power point slides have paragraphs on them and it's hard to know what to right down. However, he is very passionate about economics and very helpful outside of class. Not to mention his tests are primarily bases on the presentation slides.

I love Carroll's energy and enthusiasm. He's got years of experience and is a trusted source of clear information. He is great about office hour availability. My one complaint, and maybe it was just the cultural atmosphere of my particular classroom, was that there wasn't a whole lot of opportunity for in- class participation.

Is very willing to help. Print off his slides before class starts to take notes on. I think he is very easy to understand and knows how to explain things in multiple ways. If he gives you a practice exam, take it and compare with solutions! The practice exams are pretty close to his actual exams and great for studying!

He is a solid choice for Econ 104. He lectures in a way that is easy to follow and his homework is helpful even though it can get annoying sometimes. Exams are always multiple choice and applied problems. Material is pretty dry, but this class is an very easily attainable A

Dr. Carroll is a wonderful man and a solid professor. There are a ton of very confusing assignments, his tests are very difficult, and lectures can be confusing. However he is always accessible in his office and is willing to sit with you and help you understand the material. I was in his office 3 days a week, and its the reason I passed.

While all he did was lecture, they were very important. He was very clear in his teaching and he was very respectful when we asked questions. He was super helpful duirng his office hours as well! If you happened to get something wrong on the homework, it was usually pretty obvious what was wrong. If not, he was great about helping. Def take him!!

Mr. Carrol was such a nice caring professor, however his lectures were pointless. All the power points are on Canvas and thats what the exams cover. Be sure to study the homework and examples for the exams. Material is pretty easy. Not too much homework, just a worksheet for each unit.

Dr. Carroll is a great professor. ECON303 can get very confusing because of the advanced concepts, but he is available outside class to help you understand the material. Would recommend him to anyone.

Professor Carroll is literally the best! He is such a nice guy and a great professor. He is helpful in and outside of class. Take him if you can, best professor at UWEC.

Wayne is a really nice guy and knows about his econ. However, his lectures are super boring and arent really needed. Your just as good off reading the textbook and PowerPoints on your own. Tests are somewhat like the homework and sample exam. Hes grade them hard and has multiple different answers for multiple choice. Would not take again.

Dr. Carroll is one of the best professors I've had at UWEC. He really knows what he's talking about and is super helpful if you have questions on any of the material. Homework is frequent but manageable and serves as good test prep. He also posts study guides before each of the exams. The tests are difficult, but you have lots of study resources.

He is very passionate abt what he teaches which makes you want to learn. He has 4 exams and random homework assignments but most of grade is exams. Do the practice exams!! Doing the practice exams bumped my test score over 20%. His lectures are kind of boring but you can tell he loves what he does. He is very kind and approachable in office hours!

Overall I enjoyed the class. The lectures were overall pretty boring but its ECON so I dont know if it can be interesting (unless thats your thing). If you arent a good test taker I wouldnt suggest but he gives you practice tests that help you prepare for the tests pretty well. Overall a good guy the lectures are just a little dry and boring.

I was awful at intro micro so I was worried about intermediate micro, but I shouldn't have been. Wayne is a really nice guy and doesn't mind explaining things over and over again if you need him to. There's a lot of homework but he's pretty chill about due dates. I definitely would recommend him for econ 303.

Great professor and very understanding.

Very nice guy! He is very easy to understand. He seems very passionate about economics. He provides study guides before each exam that closely follows the layout and questions within the exam. Definitely recommend taking econ with him if you can get into his section.

His lectures are very long, but be sure to go because he talks about info that isn't on the powerpoints. Sometimes when a question is asked he explains everything but the answer. He is accessible outside of class which is super nice, and is also very caring about his students. If you explain your situation to him he will understand.

Carroll is very smart & it shows in class, which can get long and boring. But, the information is always still important & relevant. A very nice guy and can get along with anybody. HW isn't always easy but they prepare you very well for exams. I'd say a tough grader, but not harsh. Vast amount of resources posted on canvas helped me get an A.