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.

Insanely hard midterms and finals. Some of my friends got A's, and didn't think it was as difficult, but I was completely lost. If you are not math inclined, then this class will make you drop the major (I did). Professor Surro is great, and hes hot, the material will seem easy because the way he teaches make the material seem like a breeze. But then you get to the test and your brain goes blank. The tests aren't everything though! I got D's on both final and midterm and got a B+, not because the class is curved but there are other opportunnties to get points, and TAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES! You'll be fine.

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.

Chris is the best! This is the second class that I took with him after Econ 102. And the reason why I wanted Chris to be my instructor again is I just love the way he teaches. Even the driest and boring topics like the history of capitalism can be fun, with all the projects involved, like making data reports, essays, and final presentation. Overall, I’d say Chris is still the best instructor in the department, who actually cares about his students, wants his students to go beyond the limits (not just prepping for midterms/finals), that are often not useful for our future. I would definitely recommend Chris for any classes that he teaches.