I think that Chris did a decent job teaching Econ 2. Granted, it was online and set over 6 weeks rather than 10 which made the class fast-paced and boring. I feel that Chris didn't have enough time to go over each topic to its full extent because of how rushed the class was. His lectures were very boring, but watching on 1.5x speed made it go by a little faster. A lot of the class was confused on many topics, but Chris would provide problems he would go over after every lecture which covered the topics he taught in the associated lecture video. Chris' exams were not easy, the class average was 69% for the midterm and around 75% on the final. He does provide extra credit quizzes (which really don't add much, maybe a percent or two), as well as a discussion post assignment and data report assignment that were basically easy points to boost your grade. Exams were open note, but Chris made them difficult in that they were almost all application problems rather than definition type problems.

TAKE HIM. The best econ prof ive taken (apart from Olivia Osei, of course).

So good with the extra credit and the assignments are super cool and engaging! I actually learnt something about the world in this class which is not common for Econ courses.

*taken during covid; online course*

Surro was very helpful. He held multiple office hours and used Campuswire to answer questions. Good communication.

His exams were fair, but since the course was online, he made them application based rather some based on definitions (his words). No doubt if this class was in person it would’ve been easier to ace the exams. I didn’t do so hot on the midterm - average was C - but I got it together for the final. I did have to dedicate a lot of time to the class. I found it helpful to create a master study guide - handwrite them with different colors, it helps a lot!

Grade breakdown included: discussion posts, project, midterm, final. There was also extra credit.

Lectures drag on. After the first week, we were getting about 2++ hours of lecture time (including "homework" problems after lectures) on T and R. Look, there isn't any homework in this class, but if you want to know how to take Surro's tests you gotta do them. The midterm was tough. People generally did better in the final. You're gonna see other people saying that Surro grills us on application-type problems, but he did that just to prevent any sort of cheating. Generally, know the math and know how S&D graphs work and shift. — it gets more interesting when you look at LR and SR shifts. Surro says you don't have to read the textbook bc he tests on the stuff in his lecture. I found myself taking more notes from the textbook than his lectures, expect for like one chapter. I feel like either way works.

Professor Surro is one of the department's best professors for sure! I'd take any courses taught by him as he makes even the driest topics interesting. He is a bit tough on essays, but reasonable. This was a great class, from the structure to the grading to the material itself.

Every econ major should take this class. Whether you strongly oppose Capitalism or strongly support it, Chris will make you second guess your opinion. This is my 3rd time taking Chris and I'd take whatever class he teaches. Also, the majority of the class is writing based, which is refreshing for an econ class. Take him!

He was highly accessible through CampusWire (online discussion board system with a live video chat, office hours). If you have questions, you'll have them answered! Seek help early.

Before each exam, he'll share one past exam (mock exam). Class averages for each exam were in the C/B range; don't rely on a curve.

One of my favorite classes I've taken at the school. Very interesting and not too difficult in terms of work load. Chris is amazing.

very highly recommend any cs major take this for sci tech.

The homework was optional. We got full points for submitting an attempt. They were occasionally long.
Lectures were prerecorded. During the lecture, multiple choice questions would pop up for us to try to answer, as a comprehension check. He went over them afterwards. Each lecture is followed by a short, optional, 5 question quiz that we got full credit for so long as we got 1 question right. Chris was pretty monotone, so I could see people feeling finding his lectures unengaging, though the multiple choice questions helped with that. If you don't like listening to the lecture, he also posted each lecture typed up as a LaTeX document.
Tests (one midterm and a final) were multiple choice (he switched to this format because of Covid. I believe he will switch back to FRQs once we're back in person). They were pretty conceptual. If one understood the lectures and homework, they probably did well.
He had a nice grading system. If you do a homework or quiz, you get points and the number of points you're graded out of in the end increases. If you don't do a homework or quiz, you aren't losing any points because your grade never included them to begin with. The effect is if you have to miss a quiz/homework, you're good. If you feel confident in your understanding of the material, no need to do any homework or quizzes - just ace the midterm and final. If you're insanely confident, you could even skip the midterm, since if you do better on the final than the midterm, your final grade replaces your midterm grade.
He held live sessions once a week on a service called Campuswire where he went over several example problems. He seemed more lively here than in the prerecorded lectures. People could post questions on Campuswire for everyone to see and (in my experience) he responded within minutes.
Having a strong background in math is very helpful here. We used several results from multivariable calculus (ex. Lagrangian multiplier method). I can see someone who's not so familiar with multivariable calculus struggling.

I really enjoyed taking this class with Professor Surro. His lectures were posted all online, but he made sure to keep up with his students and make classes engaging. When I took it, there were reading quizzes that were fairly straightforward and made up a good portion of your grade. There were also data requirements, two assignments that were basically data reports. Overall, I would 100% take this class again and would recommend this to any econ major.