Please take this class with Olivia!! She is one of the most clear and engaging professors I've taken a class with. I took this class online for because of covid. She was the only professor of mine who pre recorded lectures, which I preferred because it make for more efficient listening. Her slides were extremely concise yet informative, and she was so clear in all of her explanations. This class is extremely structured and easy to follow along, and TAs are approachable and very understanding. As someone who is not interested in economics, this class was really engaging and taught me a lot about macroeconomics. I am so glad I took it!

I'm not sure how this class is outside of COVID-19 times, but in COVID times the grading scheme is 50%-Project 20%-Weekly Quizzes and 30%-Final. The project is very doable. You pick a country, and every two weeks you submit a 2-3 page paper relating the country to a topic that is relevant to what we're going over that week. The professor uploads the lectures to CCLE ahead of time, so you can watch them whenever. The professor is a great lecturer, and the material is pretty interesting! It definitely answers the question of "what prevents developing nations from becoming developed". The weekly quizzes are 8-10 questions and if you watch the lectures and take notes down, they are not bad. The final is similar in difficulty to the quizzes. If you're interested in that topic, or you want an econ elective that isn't super time consuming, take this course!

40% quizzes (there are 4 of them throughout the quarter, so 10% each)
40% group project
20% final

This class was super interesting and I feel like I learned a lot! The quizzes weren't too bad, but some the questions were poorly worded and tricky, so I missed a few points (they were also open note). The group project was graded pretty leniently, but it allowed you to research a topic of your choice. The final was a little difficult because we only had 2 hours to do it, and most people I talked to afterwards were pretty time crunched. Olivia is very friendly and willing to explain anything during office hours! I would take this class again

I switched out of Econ, so maybe its a skill issue, but this material is so boring. The professor made it as interesting as possible and I honestly love her. Didn't go to office hours, but the class was easy enough that I don't think it was necessary. Don't read the textbook, don't waste your time.

The professor is super sweet. Instead of zoom meetings, she uploaded pre-recorded lecture videos for us to watch and assigned quizzes every Friday, which were very fair if you paid attention to her videos. The final was EZ money. It consisted of around 40 multiple choice questions and she also let us use her lecture slides during the exam.

I loved this class, a great option for a GE. The lectures are pre reordered and uploaded, the tests were very straightforward and the workload was low. I especially enjoyed the class because all of the topics were super relevant to anyone, she covered taxes, discrimination issues, investing, money, etc. You also definitely don't have to be an economics major to take this class.

Disclaimer: I took this class over Zoom during the pandemic, so the weight/difficulty of each component might differ if you take the class in-person.

I hated AP Econ in hs, so I was really on the fence about taking this class, but the fact that it takes care of two requirements (Diversity and Social Analysis) sealed the deal for me, and I'm actually really glad I took it. The material was actually really interesting and the prof seemed really chill.

Weekly quizzes were 45%, a group/individual project was 25%, and the final was 30%. The weekly quizzes were pretty straightforward and based solely on her lectures. You can do the project (10-pg paper) on your own or with a group; I'd recommend doing it with others but if that's not your jam it seems pretty doable for a single person, just don't put it off til the last minute. The final was 3 hours (within a 24-hr window) and open-note (again, might not be open-note for an in-person final), mc and short-answer, but honestly you don't even need notes if you payed attention to the lectures, and I finished with an hour to spare.

Lectures were powerpoints w voiceovers, and she uploaded the slides too. There were also required readings every week, but the final didn't have any questions on them, so do with that what you will.

TA Manu was super chill too, and he was always willing to answer any questions.

The class was honestly really straight-forward and actually quite interesting in terms of the material. Prof made what I felt were reasonable accommodations in regards to the pandemic. Wish I could've met her irl bc she seemed chill.

Professor and her cool accent piss me off so much

I would not recommend this class as a GE to anyone who doesn't have some background in economics (AP Micro/Macroeconomics or similar college-level course). To those who have experience with economics, the content is not difficult. Yet, the quizzes are poorly designed at times. I was fortunate to have been apart of a great group for the group project but also was not a fan of a GROUP project being 35% of an INDIVIDUAL's grade. The final was very fair and well designed. Overall, only take this class if you have experience with some economics, would enjoy it as a GE, and the "group project" part of this class gets a redesign.

I had a little bit of Econ experience, but I was able to use lecture slides during quizzes and you should get at least 90% average if you do it diligently. There were some mistakes on them, but she gave out points no matter what answer you put. For the group project, it does matter if you get a good group because you probably don't want to worry about looking over all 10 pages of an essay. It was an easy A for everyone I knew in the class and anyone I've asked before.