| General Information |
| Professor: |
Melvin Borland |
| Course: |
ECON 202 |
| Course Title: |
Principles Of Microeconomics |
| Student Grade: |
A |
| Post Date: |
10:04:16 PM 5/18/2009 |
| Overall Rating: |
OK  |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Content: |
 Multiple Choice
 Matching
True/False
Fill in the Blank
Essay
Problem Solving
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| Mandatory Final: |
Yes |
| Cumulative Final: |
Yes |
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| Other Information |
| Textbook Required: |
No |
| Extra Credit Available: |
No |
| Attendance Required: |
No |
| Quantity of Notes: |
Moderate |
| Difficulty: |
Difficult |
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| Additional Comments |
Dr. Borland is a nice guy, enjoys teaching, and seems to know a lot about economics. I had trouble with his teaching style and understanding some of the concepts. Unfortunately, some of the topics he covers are not in the book. You are better off not buying the book and doing Internet searches on the topics to get additional help. It is extremely important that you go to every class and take notes. I did and still had problems. I finally caught on at the end and did well enough on the last two tests to bring my grade to a low A. It was a lot more work than most of my other business classes.
There were five tests, including the final. Each one has 20 multiple choice questions which means there is no room for a simple mistake. I guess that is why is uses a 15-point range for each letter grade rather than the usual 10-point range. He has a strange way of asking some of the questions. You really need to think them through to be sure you understand what he is asking. He will do a short review before each test. Pay attention to those so you can see how he structures the questions.
In my class he exerted almost no control over the students. There were lots of classes during which people talked most of the time. It was very annoying. He doesn't take attendance beyond the first few classes and he even said no one has to come. I never understood why those people were there.
I don't know what the other economics professors are like, but I would recommend trying someone else.
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