Don't take this class! Lots of work and exams are really really hard. It is very time-consuming. btw, TA for this class are bad. They are bad at grading. The grading for midterms are confusing.
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2Success in this class hinges on independent study of the slides and textbook, as lectures alone are often inconsistent and rarely align perfectly with exam content. The material covers financial markets, banking, and monetary policy with highly relevant real-world applications, but tests demand intuitive conceptual understanding and can feature tricky phrasing or strict grading. Policies like the Dutch Knockout and heavily participation-weighted assignments provide useful buffers, yet the final exam remains deceptively challenging, making consistent weekly review non-negotiable. If you commit to practicing problems outside of class, utilize office hours, and treat the exams seriously, earning a strong grade is very manageable.
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Amazing professor, Doyle really knows his stuff. This is definitely one of those classes though that it pays to go to lecture for, as he explains the concepts differently than in the book
Carter Doyle is great. He's very smart and has lots of experience in this field. This class is less theoretical and quantitative than other econ classes. Lectures are fairly straightforward but tests are not. Tests are also made up of a take home part, in class part, and a quiz the week before, all on the same material. The TAs all operate independently from each other and from Doyle, which is frustrating. He allows dutch knockout, which is nice because I'll probably have to use it. #tcf2016
Awesome course. Doyle is far and away the best professor for this course. The material can be dry if this subject isn't of interest to you. As a former economist for an investment bank, Doyle knows what he is talking. He puts economics into practice. Less theory than the other economics classes.
This was a big class, but Professor Doyle wrote notes on the tiny chalkboard in small, messy handwriting. The one time he surprised us all with a PowerPoint, he went so quickly that no one could even take notes. Not only that, but most of the time he speaks pretty quietly, even with the mic, and then ends up trailing off and mumbling to himself. So if you take this class, sit close. Also he has a couple quirks that drove me insane. When he gives tests, it's definitely an ordeal. Both weeks that we had a test consisted of a take home quiz due Monday, a take home part of the exam due Wednesday (that was long enough to be a full exam), and then the in class portion also on Wednesday (which was too long to finish in the 50 minute class period, for almost everyone). I found this to be a pretty dull class. It could be the material, but I feel like it would have been better with a different professor.
really interesting. loved the professor. relevant material for understanding the current state of our economy and financial markets. Study hard for midterms or just dutch knockout. get to know professor because he's really nice and knowledgable
Excellent Professor and really interesting class