The topic of this class is fascinating to me, which is the reason why I like it. You would learn how international political economy works by looking at world trade, game theory, currency exchange, debt, etc. But the textbook was the most helpful, as Prof seemed to be always rushing through topics that he didn't clearly explain. Besides a midterm and a final, you have to do two short research papers. Overall, this class is not too hard if you can study without relying heavily on the professor.

Don't do it unless you absolutely need to! not worth the stress

Professor Tyson was awesome! He was very easy to talk to; He offers so many opportunities to get the best grade in his class. His work was very interesting, manageable, and not at all overwhelming, which I'm super grateful for. He was always prepared, engaging, thoughtful, and funny. He cares about respect and likes when we engage in his lectures. He is always prepared when it comes to our homework assignments, giving his lectures, having opportunities to do our absolute best on tests, and more. I super recommend him!! If you want an interesting class that's not overwhelming and has so many opportunities to get the best grade, then I know you'll love his class, I would def retake it, and I recommend you do as well!! He's the best! During his class, he does zoom at the same time, so if you can't make it, you can watch it via zoom or watch it later in his canvas! Good luck! <3

I really enjoyed Prof. Roberts, his lectures were super interesting and engaging. The textbook was also very strong. The use of podcasts and other supplemental media besides the textbook really reinforce what is taught. He’s also extremely approachable and willing to explain concepts. Especially today given things like inflation and interest rates being in the news it was really cool to learn how all these things work. Subjects like exchange rates and principles of comparative advantage are clearly explained and I personally enjoyed learning from him. Am going to take another of his classes after this experience

This class is pretty interesting and Roberts is a really nice and funny dude. I definitely wouldn't recommend this class if you don't have a basic understanding of economics though (think Macro and/or Micro). My problem with this class is the amount of work Roberts assigns, and it's mostly busy work in my opinion. He assigns two reading quizzes per week and either a homework assignment or research report every week. The quizzes are online and open notes/book and untimed, so they are relatively easy but it can be time consuming. The research assignments were pretty easy in my opinion and graded fairly. The homework assignments are the most challenging and can vary in difficulty with some being pretty simple and some more complex.

As far as lectures go, Roberts uses PollEverywhere to grade participation, which is a really fair way to do it because a lot of people don't feel comfortable speaking in front of the class. But Roberts talks FAST. And he covers a LOT of material each lecture. I'm a transfer coming from a semester system and I feel like this class would be much better suited to that. Roberts often ran out of time and rushed through things so that I was pretty confused about the material. Also, the midterm was pretty difficult and the class average was a C. However, Roberts took the class feedback and curved it GENEROUSLY and made our final a bit easier. He's a really nice dude and if you stay on top of the homework, take good notes, and go to office hours, it's not impossible to do well in the class. I did well on all of the quizzes and homework, but the midterm and final got me an A- in the end.

Professor Tysons is the most disorganized and rushed lecturer poli sci professor I've experienced and this class was in general very poorly taught and structured. I actually found the material being taught pretty easy, but that's in part due to me having a background in econ and also because I know how this man teaches. He bases all his midterms and quizzes on the textbook, so you'll honestly have a better time just taking very detailed notes from the textbook instead of trying to pay attention to his rambles he calls lectures. It shouldn't be too difficult to succeed in this class if you just keep up with the readings and reading quizzes. The workload is also massive for this class, so be prepared for that. The midterm and final are tough because there's limited time but as I said, as long as you keep up with the readings you should be fine.

I honestly thought this class was very difficult. I had taken ECON 1 and ECON 2 at community college before taking this course but still felt that the class was fast-paced for me without enough time for me to fully understand and be able to actually apply the material.

The class consisted of lecture quizzes, participation, research exercises, midterm, final, and a final paper. Both the midterm and the final were open-note, but even so I felt so underprepared and thought that the exams were very difficult, especially to complete within the allotted time. (The study guides provided were not very aligned with the actual exams)

I also personally did not really like his lecturing style as it was a little too fast and very often scatterbrained. The only things that really kept my grade together were participation, the lecture quizzes, and the research exercises (he also dropped a lot of the lowest grades of these assignments).

One thing I will give the professor is that he is very willing to answer questions and help students during office hours, but even so, I feel like the pace at which this class is taught requires that you either understand the information super quick or already have somewhat of a foundational understanding of the subject. I think I went to his office twice during his office hours over the course of the quarter (I would've loved if we could've gotten extra credit for even just doing that just because I was ever so desperate :/ )There was also 1% extra credit for completing the instructor evaluation at the end of the quarter.

Overall, I would not say that I strongly recommend that you take this class.

There will be times when you don't understand the concepts and will have to ask your classmates. Make someone your study buddy. There are weekly readings for this class with 2 quizzes every week. The exam can be hard especially if there is not enough time. Good luck

This wasn't my favorite class I've taken (I'm not a big fan of econ), but I definitely think the previous reviews are a little extra. This class had a pretty big workload with a ton of reading each week, reading quizzes before every lecture, research memos, problem sets, and a midterm and final (which I didn't take because it was optional). However, Roberts was really understanding about how overwhelming it could be and extended the due dates for problem sets and research memos a few times. In regards to the midterm, the multiple-choice questions are pulled from the quizzes and the other section is from the sets and memos, so as long as you make a quizlet or some form of study guide AND review your assignments (assuming you do well on them), you'll do fine. Just a heads up, he is a quick lecturer, but he posts the slides online and they're really detailed so you can always go back and review! Overall, I like Roberts and the material was kinda interesting (again, not a big econ fan to begin with), just beware that the class demands a lot, but it's definitely manageable.