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L Stevens
ECON325 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/21/2023 |
In my opinion, this is without a doubt the hardest class in the B.S. curriculum. I learned a lot, but I had to spend a significant amount of time on this class to do well. Things I didn't like: - We were constantly reminded of how challenging the course was. Low exam averages were frequently brought up. The average for the first midterm was a 55, and the professor responded by saying the class would only get harder from there. - Not being able to get help on the problem sets made the class unnecessarily hard. Practice problems also didn't come with answers and were posted just a few days before exams, leaving no time to ask TAs for help. - Exam questions were vague and more difficult than in-class examples/p-set questions. - Almost impossible to finish the exams within the time limit. - Content taught in TA sessions were equally as important as lecture content, but the TAs didn't teach nearly as well as the professor did. This is to be expected, but it seemed unfair to test us on concepts that a TA stumbled through in discussion. Things I liked: - Luminita is a great lecturer. She is engaging and knowledgeable. If you attend lecture and make an effort to truly understand what she's talking about, you are setting yourself up for success. - She was responsive to student concerns. After receiving feedback following the first midterm, she restructured the course. Exam averages improved significantly after this. - Course structure forces you to learn a lot. - Lots of partial credit given on exams. - Curves up to a B+ average. |
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L Stevens
ECON325 Anonymous 12/13/2022 |
Very very good professor, but the material is extremely challenging. She also has certain policies (i.e. can't get help on the problem sets) that unnecessarily make the class more challenging. This class simply takes a lot of time if you want to do well and/or understand the material, but she is a high-quality professor |
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L Stevens
ECON325 Anonymous 05/13/2021 |
ECON325 is considered one of if not the hardest course in the ECON B.S. curriculum. Luminita does a fantastic job covering the concepts and math behind various topics. The TA's were also extremely helpful and would clear up any areas where there may have been confusion. The homework's are representative of the topics discussed in class and were not too difficult. The exam averages for this class are low. This is because you have to do a lot of math and provide a lot of explanations which take a long time. Unfortunately many students would not finish the exams entirely due to the time constraint. However, the class is curved so don't be alarmed by the low averages. Overall great class definitely take ECON325 with her if you have the chance. |
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L Stevens
ECON325 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/23/2020 |
She is good at teaching, but her exams are very unclear. The descriptions are very vague and general. You will be very confused what she is asking in the problem and that's why you lose many unexpected points in your answer. In general, don't recommend at all. |
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L Stevens
ECON325 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/07/2020 |
Luminita is a very good lecturer and organized teacher. There are 5 p-sets over the course of the class which are decently challenging but doable. There are two midterms and a final exam. This course is very hard and challenging, but you learn a lot. |
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L Stevens
ECON325 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/30/2018 |
Econ 325 is a very hard course, however, Lumnita is a fantastic lecturer and I leave her class feeling like I genuinely learned something new. Tests are hard but the class is curved overall. |
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L Stevens
EDCI443 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/25/2008 |
Lisa is great. The class is set up like a dialogue, so you never have to raise your hand. Quizzes are easy (just read your children's books...don't know why you wouldn't) and the final consists of a binder of all your old papers and brief essays. Projects/papers throughout the semester are easy to do because she explains every assignment clearly. Awesome motivator....one of the best teachers i've had. |