The best aspects of this course included the informative textbooks and the organized professor who presented highly practical content in an effective way. The worst aspect of this course was that the professor’s lectures never seemed to deviate from the textbook, making them very dul . The course would improve if there were more effective teaching assistants, a less subjective grading system and, class lecture topics which differed more from the textbook. Prospective students should know that this is a straightforward economics course where they will learn a lot about financial markets. As long as students complete al homework assignments, keep up with the textbook readings, and study for exams, they are sure to do well in the course.

Students broadly praised this course for providing real world examples of economic theory. The instructor was also broadly praised for his engaging and at times funny teaching style. Some students found the lectures to be redundant as the instructor, who wrote the course’s textbook, taught largely from his work. Suggestions for improvement included a desire for easier grading of assignments. Prospective students should know that the class closely fol owed the textbook, so reading was essential.

The best aspects of this course included the knowledgeable and engaging instructor, the fascinating material covered and the immediately relevant nature of the examples given in class. Many students also cited the review times with teaching assistants as valuable. Students most often criticized the course for having difficult exams and dry lectures. Some students thought there was too much repetition and overlap between the textbook and the lectures. Students thought the course could be improved by increasing the amount of time devoted to in-class participation and ensuring there was more overlap between information presented in lectures and questions on the exams. Prospective students should know that having a background in finance and economics was helpful but not necessary.