AMAZING PROFESSOR . His explanations are so clear, they click right away, and if you're iffy on something, go to office hours, and he is absolutely overjoyed to work through the topic and examples as many times as you need because he really wants you to understand the material and be able to succeed academically. Midterms and finals are difficult but doable (might be a bit time pressured sometimes), but if you go to lecture, office hours, do hw, and practice tests, you will be more than fine! I can honestly say that he is the best professor in the Econ Dept.

Very well organized class that is taught at a reasonable pace. McDevitt is by far one of the most professional and straightforward professors I have come across at UCLA. He keeps his classes very well organized and makes it easy to be successful. He provides a lot of material to help review before exams. Would definitely recommend!

Professor Mcdevitt is definitely one of the most organized professors in the Econ dept. His lectures are clear and straightforward. A few things you may want to know:

1. Your grade is solely based on three exams: 20% midterm 1, 30% midterm 2, 50% final. Homework is posted but not required. It is strongly recommended to do homework on your own, because many homework questions will be more or less on the exam (same format, but numbers changed).

2. His exams are very straightforward. No tricky questions or brainteasers. Almost everything on the exam comes from examples in his lectures. You are tested on how well you understand the concept he delivers and use them in problem solving.

3. Go to his lectures and take notes! He will do many practice problems in lectures, and it is almost guaranteed that ALL OF THEM will be on the exams! You need to know exactly how to solve these problems in the same way he does.

4. Do NOT rely on online notes. Notes will definitely help you study for exams, but NOT everything he delivers in lecture will be posted online. He knows that people skip classes all the time, therefore on his exams he will put some questions he covered in lecture but could not be found on online notes. If you don't go to lecture then you will not know how to solve them.

5. It is important to understand concepts he delivers, including all the graphs he gives in lecture. You are expected know how to interpret and draw the graph.

6. The class average is very high. He does give a "generous curve", but it is not an "easy A". In my class, the curve looks like: 93% A+, 90% A, 87% A-, etc. It is important to be focused and pay attention to detail in exams! Each multiple choice question can worth up to 10 points, and long response questions can worth up to 65 points. If you forget one simple concept you may instantly lose 30+ points on exams, which is almost a letter grade!

Overall it is a rewarding class. You will need to put some work but I definitely would love to take his class again. Good luck.

Great Professor!! Yes he is difficult however his classes are very organized and he knows what he is talking about. Once you take a class with him, you will compare all of your other econ professors to him and fact is most of them will fall short. Once you get and understand his teaching style his class is not so intimidating. I took him for econ 11 and econ 101. I got a B in 11 and then an A in 101. Basically if in class he says "do a problem like this ... on your own" do a problem like that on your own, because those are the ones that seem to appear on his tests. I didn't do as well in 11 because I relied too much on the notes that I bought from the textbook store. These notes in fact are really good, but having them caused me not to pay as much attention in class as I needed to. For 101 however, I took my own notes and obviously did substantially better. I would absolutely recommend McDevitt as a professor, just be prepared to go to class and to put in a bit of solid study time before his tests.

simple, accurate, clear, and effective!

Great lecturer.. presenting materials really clearly & accurately.

Exams are not that hard, if you read & solve his study questions about 2 times,

you will easily get an A on his exams.

What you get for your knowledge? the course material is pretty much similar to Econ 11, so you should do well this class if you understand Econ 11. Prof is very knowledgable and concerning (last time, he held 4 different extra OHs before the final). He always tries to be funny in class and his lecture is very easy to understand. So, try to keep awake and listen to his lecture.
What you get for your grade? The test consists of 2 parts: MC/TF/fill-in-the-blank and essay questions. Essay questions are straightforward. Learn the lecture notes, the examples and his study guides, then you should be able to do 80%+ of the essay questions. MC/TF/Fill-in parts are horrible. his graph is very confusing, and you always have more than 10 options to pick the best one. Tests are also really long and exhausting. However, there are a lot of A+'s and A's in class. So if you try your best, you should get an A.

He is the best econ teacher. He gives good lecture, clear and detailed. His exams are pretty long, so you have to know the materials very well, otherwise you might not have enough time to finish them.

McDevitt is definately the hardest professor I have had during my experience here at UCLA. His exam questions are tricky usually he tests you on things you've never seen before. He also fails a good number of people. He is a good teacher, but be prepared to not get the grade that you hoped for because he is unusually difficult.

Yes his class can be challenging. I think the real way to suceed in his class is to make sure you put effort EARLY, and dont wait the day before the test to study.

I didn't take any notes in this class because I bought them from lecture notes.

And I know people have said this before, but review the study questions and lectures notes. And you should be fine. He doesn't really pull anything off of other material or the book. Seriously the book doesn't help AT ALL.

He's a great teacher. His lectures are meticulous, and he doesn't make any mistakes during lecture. However, they tend to be a bit boring. If you want an A in his class, here is what you do: First, buy his lecture notes from the bookstore if they are available and study them EXTREMELY carefully. Second, take very good notes, especially if you can't buy the printed ones. Third, practice the study questions that he gives you until you know them inside and out. Don't bother with the textbook, 0% of his exams are based on the book and 100% based on his lecture notes and study questions. If you study the textbook thoroughly but not his lectures and SQs, you'll get an F without a doubt. On the other hand, if you study his lectures and SQs carefully but never look at the textbook, you'll have no problem getting an A.The questions on his exams are very similar to those in his lectures and SQs.