ECON 2020

Great Professor and straight-forward class. I would definitely recommend taking his class. Dutch knockout is nice, but overall class is not very difficult so unlikely to need it. Doyle is funny at times although a little dry with his humor. Solid intro to Macroeconomics.

The first two tests were not bad and the averages were around 70-75. The final was horrible. Even though it was multiple choice the questions were difficult to understand and nothing like the first two tests. I had an A before the final and I ended up with a B+. He did not curve the class even though the averages on the tests were low

Professor Doyle is really nice, but the class itself is boring. The final is also more difficult than the first two tests, so don't depend on the dutch knockout.

If you're good at self studying, this is the class for you. He doesn't give you any homework so all you really need to do is just read the textbook and understand. He does have clicker questions, but he tells you when to expect them so you only have to show up to those classes if you want the (participation) points. On the other hand, if you're not really motivated, it's really easy to get behind on the readings and have them pile up on you when the test comes around. To succeed in the class, the discussions are key because that's where you'll get the most practice solving problems. Try to read the chapter before discussion. Office hours with Doyle don't help that much. Also, do the practice problems Doyle posts on line, you may see some familiar ones on the tests.

Professor Doyle is very nice and helpful, but lectures are essentially just reading off the slides. The class is not difficult if you keep up with the readings and take notes on the power points (all posted to Collab). Grade is made up of two midterms and a final as well as some points from clicker questions and the discussion section. The TA's give quizzes online so there is no point of going to discussion. He will email everyone in advance for when class will have clicker questions. Macro is a very interesting subject and easier to understand than micro.

Overall, good class. Challenging but usually in a good way. Doyle's a nice guy and kept a good level of energy for how early my class was. Beware of the tests though. They can be deceptively easy at times. Dutch Knockout. Would recommend but not as an "easy" class.

Doyle is an interesting professor. He's a really nice guy and has a lot of professional experience, so he's able to relate Macro to the real world (which is like half the battle in a Principles class). But his powerpoints are really weak, and he runs through them. He also puts them on Collab, so that's an incentive not to show up to the 9:00 am lecture. He uses Coppock's textbook, so it begs the question: why not just take Coppock? But Doyle has an interest in banking (he teaches 3030 as well, supposedly a cool class), and he's a fair grader. His TAs were pretty weak though. Overall good class.

Material was really interesting and presented in a semi-interesting way (Doyle mainly reads off his power points but sometimes would apply the concepts to current economic situations). Grade is based off primarily two midterms (first had an average of 67, the second an average of 78) and a final. Some questions were straight forward, while other felt like they were designed to trick you instead of test your knowledge on the subject, which is why I think some of the averages were low. He did curve this course by a couple points to help students out, but I had him for micro as well and he curved that course down so I guess it depends on the class's performance that particular semester. Overall would recommend Doyle as a professor if you needed to take the class, but as for an "easy" class I would take something else.

Overall good course. Doyle is a really nice professor, and I found him to be effective for the most part. Most of class lectures were Doyle reading off of PowerPoints and explaining some things in greater detail, but going to class is usually optional because he posts the PowerPoints online. Occasionally there will be a clicker quiz but these are few and far in between. The content is very interesting and practical in real life application, and Doyle does a good job connecting many of the concepts taught in class with the real world. Also, Doyle doesn't give homework at all, which is a huge plus is you have a big workload in other classes. That being said, my grade kind of got screwed because of the difficulty of the three tests - which is to be expected from an Econ course. The three tests are basically worth 90% of the grade so very little room for error on any of them. There is the Dutch Knockout but I wouldn't rely on it. Overall it was a good course, and I would recommend it, Econ/Comm or not.

Overall recommended. It won't be too hard if you do the reading since he just runs through the ppt in class and the textbook is easy to read. I don't know about Coppock's class but I guess this class is more easily graded. Lectures are not really fun but the real world implications he makes during class makes it still worth to go. He's one of those professors who are not too diligent in making great lectures but are nice and willing to help if you come over to them.