ECON 2010

Carter Doyle is a great and engaging lecturer and he cares about the students a lot. He gives you a flash card for exams and quizzes and gives you an extensive overview of practice exams before each midterm. Lectures are important but he also records them. Reading the textbook is helpful for clarification but it is not necessary, lectures are the main thing. Midterms are half multiple choice and half short answer and aren't that hard, but be prepared for the final. The final is 80 multiple choice and extremely hard because dutch knockout is offered. Do not rely on dutch knockout and be prepared for the final to drop you grade.

If there's one thing about Doyle, he loves his jokes and it makes class so much easier to be in. My friends would complain about their econ professors and the math work they'd have to do. Doyle still included the math but made it easy to comprehend and enjoyable. His lectures were concise and allowed for questions at the end without rushing, sometimes finishing class early. We had a 90-perosn lecture this semester, but I'm not sure if that'll change for future lectures. I'd say having a smaller lecture made it better, regardless Doyle is an amazing professor.

Lecture consists of slides that review the chapters and the occasional Kahoot for participation points (unlike other professors who do it for accuracy, he does it for completion). Powerpoints and recordings are posted, but if you have to choose between reading the textbook for homework and attending lecture, I'd attend lecture. Everything he says in lecture is all you need to know. If you can make the time for it, I'd recommend reading the textbook as well (it makes understanding questions in the exams much easier). Doyle does well at making things concise, but if you want detail, read the textbook. It's usually two chapters per week, and study guides are posted so you can practice the content which is helpful to determine what you do and don't understand before lecture. I did both the textbook readings and study guides each week (context for hours of week per week).

There are two exams and two quizzes. Micro content is split into two main parts, so one quiz followed by one exam (usually one week between them so you can get your quiz back and know what to re-study) for each part. Besides the two main parts, we had a few additional chapters after Exam 2 that we had to learn before the final which we did in no time. After the two exams and quizzes, there's the final. That covers all chapters and maybe the articles, depends on Doyle. For the exams and final, we got notecards!! Dutch Knockout is also an option in the class, but don't rely on it. Despite feeling well prepared, it wasn't the easiest. You can do well enough in the class with the quizzes and exams since they're much simpler than the final, so do your best while you can!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOYLE OVERALL. Very personable and easy to understand professor :) #tCFfall22

I never took micro/macro in HS, so I was definitely nervous about taking this, but I ended with an A-, and I 100% recommend taking it with Doyle. You basically have two options: either show up to class or read the textbook. His lecture materials come straight from the textbook anyway, but he does have participation grades, so find a balance. The textbook was helpful, but ultimately, not required to pass. He structures and schedules his tests and quizzes in a way that will help you. His tests are mostly conceptual problems, "if this, then what" questions, and formula-based questions. Graphs are very very helpful. This class was not hard, but you do still have to show up (or read the textbook) for that to be a reality.

Your ability to do well in this class totally depends on the amount of work you want to put into it. I am a person who hates math with a passion, and I only took this class to fulfill the Batten pre-requisite. Coming from that perspective, I didn’t enjoy this class at all and it was extremely difficult for me. Professor Doyle tends to go on rants and make jokes that only he laughs at, which can get pretty confusing when you’re trying to understand the point of his lecture. His slides are also pretty bare and he moved through them fast, so you can’t write down everything on the slides- focus on what he says. The only way I was able to learn from this man was from the online recorded lectures. I wish I had known about those earlier in the semester, because they totally saved me for the final- he’s so much more succinct and to the point, maybe because he doesn’t have an audience. That being said, he seems like a very kind person and repeatedly emphasizes that he wants you to be successful in the class. The workload is minimal, with textbook readings and the occasional 2 page article. Definitely read the articles because they do show up on tests. Your grade is based on 2 quizzes, 2 tests, and 1 final exam which is cumulative. TAs are also likely to give problem sets which count towards your grade. I think your TA for this class makes or breaks the experience; I had Brian and he was extremely helpful. He used discussion time to review the information given in the lectures which helped me understand what was actually going on. After taking this class, I’m not sure I’ll be following through with a Batten major, but you can definitely do well if you try.

I can say the class is probably easy-medium difficulty depending on your background. If you came in with any AP Econ background it will lean more towards easy since the material is identical. I did not have any economics background coming into this class, but the math in the intro economics courses is very minimal (basically algebra and interpreting graphs). He records the lectures as well, and the quizzes and midterms are mostly straightforward. The second midterm in this class was quite long though and I couldn't get to finish it in time. Doyle is a nice professor, so he will respond to questions in office hours. The material is pretty dry and dull sometimes. The class is not hard in the sense there is not a lot of outside homework. You get discussion points and participation points, as long as you do the Kahoots in class. I received an A- in this class, but I also did not attend many of the lectures. If you attend the lectures that is more than you need to know, and the textbook is only helpful for some details. But The final was nothing like I had ever seen and threw me in for a loop- some of the questions had me wondering what I was even reading. Dutch Knockout only works if you are a good test taker because it is all multiple-choice. I would not rely on the final just due to how confusing and random some of the questions seemed. Probably still easier than the other ECON professors, since his slides are very straight to the point and focus on core concepts. #tCFS24

Doyle is a laid-back guy; he tells a lot of dad jokes which are hit or miss. The contents of the lectures can be kind of boring and hard to focus on, but he tries his best to be engaging. There are two quizzes and two exams so not much room for mistakes. There's very little reading but there are some articles to read, pls read them they are on the exams. My TA was not helpful at all, we basically just sat there, and he didn't offer much help with the material, but for some of them attendance is mandatory, and they are pretty chill. I recommend going to lecture, it just helps the material stick. He has Dutch knockout for grades which is helpful. There's no homework, it's a study heavy course so please find your studying style and really try and learn/understand the material.

I felt like this class was really easy. Your grade is made up of two midterms, two quizzes, TA points (I had Thomas as a TA - he was great, just participation points no HW or quizzes), and the final. The final is NOT like any of the midterms or practice questions - it's a lot trickier and makes it really hard to dutch knockout. I actually really like Doyle's teaching, it feels effective to me plus he is always available at office hours (he is flexible too). So there's always extra time and resources that he and the TAs are willing to put in. I got an A- because of the final but got As on both quizzes and one midterm - if you expect tricks on the final, you can definitely prepare to get an A.

This class is super chill. Professor Doyle tries hard to make lectures interesting but you just have to accept that microeconomics isn't the most riveting topic in the world. He uploads video recordings of every single lecture (pre recorded from COVID) so you honestly don't even need to attend lecture. He sends out the kahoot link after class too so just make sure to do it to get participation. Going to discussion is honestly a really good way to make sure that you're keeping up with the content. Prof Doyle also employs Dutch knockout but the final exam is notoriously harder than the midterms so I wouldn't recommend banking on it. I think there is a misconception that this is a super easy class. It's not incredible difficult but you can't slack off and expect to get an A. #tCFS25