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Peter Coughlin ECON451 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/19/2024	Guy is actually terrible at his job. Makes mistakes regularly and is terrible at checking his email. Not to mention he is the most boring teacher you will ever have. Class workload is easy I supposed but my goodness is it hard to stay engaged
Peter Coughlin ECON451 Expecting a B- Anonymous 11/17/2023	Professor Coughlin was a solid professor. He gives a generous curve after each quiz, usually bumping your grade up by 3-4% points. This is not a challenging Econ class in terms of the material. Its a overview of alot of 306 material (indiffrence curves, optimal prefrences etc). The class is 5 quizzes, 20% each quiz, but they are not hard. If you show up to class, you will 100% pass.
Peter Coughlin ECON451 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/13/2022	Seems very nice but the only grades during the course were 5 quizzes so it was hard to get a high grade even when understanding the material!
Peter Coughlin ECON451 Anonymous 05/09/2021	Boring and didn't post study guides until the day of the exam. Wouldn't recommend.
Peter Coughlin ECON451 Expecting a C Anonymous 10/26/2020	Pr. Coughlin was nice but very dry and boring. His lectures do not prepare you for the quizzes (there are only 2) and the schedule is very vague. He speaks very monotonously and isn't good at communicating concepts. This class is NOT work intensive and has very few assignments. Just read the books on your own and you will be fine. Honestly watching the lectures online (covid times here at umd)made me more confused than not attending.
Peter Coughlin ECON451 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/28/2013	Easy enough class. 12 problem sets (graded for completion), 2 midterms, and the final. The final only covers the last third of the course. The tests are a little harder than the problem sets, but if you go to class and follow the general ideas, you'll be fine. Also, don't purchase the textbooks/packets, they're a complete waste of money. I don't know anyone who actually used them.
Peter Coughlin ECON451 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2012	Unlike any ECON class you'll ever take. A lot of the class seems to be common sense based, but he still teaches it well. Tests can be tricky but shouldn't be a problem if you've studied. Homework due every week, but it's simple. He does move pretty slow, but I guess that helps in the long run. Overall a very nice man who does a good job to communicating the subject matter. I would recommend taking this class.
Peter Coughlin ECON451 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/22/2010	This course is the very definition of "fair." The material is VERY easy too grasp. Its almost insulting how carefully the professor goes through the material. I went to maybe 50% of the lectures and ended up with a B. He tries to get the class involved with corny jokes and whatnot but it does make the class that much more bearable. Homework- The homework is straight-forward but you definitely need to attend some of the lectures to understand what they are about. (I was able to wiki some concepts but not many) Exams- 2 exams. The exams were not hard in any sense. All MC. He offers very helpful study outlines which are a great supplement (even substitute) to the lectures. Final- Ridiculously long. All MC. Again, not too hard but it will take you at least 1.5 hours to complete. Some problems require an easy but exhaustive process. There are a few questions that draw upon reading and lecture-only notes. Honestly, this class is not hard but you will have to give that little extra effort for an A.
Peter Coughlin ECON451 mayabcd 03/25/2010	I really liked this class. It's different from any other Econ class I've taken, which is refreshing. But, because of that, you are basically required to go to every lecture because otherwise you won't know what's going on. Dr. Coughlin knows his material, and he teaches in a way that really enforces it. Lectures were small. Overall, a really good, easy class. I recommend it.

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

Expecting a B
Anonymous
11/19/2024

Guy is actually terrible at his job. Makes mistakes regularly and is terrible at checking his email. Not to mention he is the most boring teacher you will ever have. Class workload is easy I supposed but my goodness is it hard to stay engaged

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
11/17/2023

Professor Coughlin was a solid professor. He gives a generous curve after each quiz, usually bumping your grade up by 3-4% points. This is not a challenging Econ class in terms of the material. Its a overview of alot of 306 material (indiffrence curves, optimal prefrences etc). The class is 5 quizzes, 20% each quiz, but they are not hard. If you show up to class, you will 100% pass.

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

Expecting a B
Anonymous
01/13/2022

Seems very nice but the only grades during the course were 5 quizzes so it was hard to get a high grade even when understanding the material!

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

Anonymous
05/09/2021

Boring and didn't post study guides until the day of the exam. Wouldn't recommend.

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

Expecting a C
Anonymous
10/26/2020

Pr. Coughlin was nice but very dry and boring. His lectures do not prepare you for the quizzes (there are only 2) and the schedule is very vague. He speaks very monotonously and isn't good at communicating concepts. This class is NOT work intensive and has very few assignments. Just read the books on your own and you will be fine. Honestly watching the lectures online (covid times here at umd)made me more confused than not attending.

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/28/2013

Easy enough class. 12 problem sets (graded for completion), 2 midterms, and the final. The final only covers the last third of the course. The tests are a little harder than the problem sets, but if you go to class and follow the general ideas, you'll be fine. Also, don't purchase the textbooks/packets, they're a complete waste of money. I don't know anyone who actually used them.

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2012

Unlike any ECON class you'll ever take. A lot of the class seems to be common sense based, but he still teaches it well. Tests can be tricky but shouldn't be a problem if you've studied. Homework due every week, but it's simple. He does move pretty slow, but I guess that helps in the long run. Overall a very nice man who does a good job to communicating the subject matter. I would recommend taking this class.

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

Expecting a B
Anonymous
05/22/2010

This course is the very definition of "fair." The material is VERY easy too grasp. Its almost insulting how carefully the professor goes through the material. I went to maybe 50% of the lectures and ended up with a B. He tries to get the class involved with corny jokes and whatnot but it does make the class that much more bearable. Homework- The homework is straight-forward but you definitely need to attend some of the lectures to understand what they are about. (I was able to wiki some concepts but not many) Exams- 2 exams. The exams were not hard in any sense. All MC. He offers very helpful study outlines which are a great supplement (even substitute) to the lectures. Final- Ridiculously long. All MC. Again, not too hard but it will take you at least 1.5 hours to complete. Some problems require an easy but exhaustive process. There are a few questions that draw upon reading and lecture-only notes. Honestly, this class is not hard but you will have to give that little extra effort for an A.

Peter Coughlin
ECON451

mayabcd
03/25/2010

I really liked this class. It's different from any other Econ class I've taken, which is refreshing. But, because of that, you are basically required to go to every lecture because otherwise you won't know what's going on. Dr. Coughlin knows his material, and he teaches in a way that really enforces it. Lectures were small. Overall, a really good, easy class. I recommend it.

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