Introduction to Macroeconomics

2 or less hrs/week

lightest class i've taken

11/21/2024

Great professor. Is always in a good mood and leads the discussions well. All materials were available on Canvas. Attendance did not matter whatsoever, the amount of extra credit she gives means you can skip all lectures and still earn a high A. Exams are all take home quizzes and are open book/notes. Very quick to respond to emails too.

10/1/2024

If you want to get an easy A, take class with her!!!!

6/4/2024

2 or less hrs/week

One of the easiest classes I had in college. Dottie is the goat, maybe not the best lecturer, but very fun.

5/30/2024

2 or less hrs/week

Hafer is not a great lecturer. The only thing about Hafer’s grading scale is that she only does flat grades (I.e. A, B, C) and no + or -. So, you can do very poorly or very well. For some reason, she gave me a B+ at the end so the B I should’ve had didn’t tank my GPA. Test are OK.

5/21/2024

2 or less hrs/week

so boring and didn't learn a single thing. but easy

5/18/2024

2 or less hrs/week

This is generally a boring class, but it is extremely easy with Dottie and she makes it as good as possible - still can be boring. All tests were take home and the final was a project

5/18/2024

2 or less hrs/week

Took simultaneously with intro to micro (also with Bandy). If you are genuinely interested in learning macro Bandy is probably who you would want to take it with. If you want one of the easiest classes at WashU take it with Petersen

5/18/2024

2-4 hrs/week

Teach yourself again but the content is super easy

5/18/2024

She is the best! So nice and so understanding. Very reasonable assignments and quizzes + group quizzes weren't too bad. She gave us tons of time to do the final project and split it up into manageable deliverables. Only complaint would be that the canvas was hard to navigate. Usually finding the homework was harder than actually doing it.

4/22/2024

Really caring really nice. Just take her

1/19/2024

She was very on top of things and had lecture recordings and slides all posted on canvas, which was very nice. She also was very funny and laid back during lectures.

1/18/2024

Econ isn't my thing, but the class was super easy and professor petersen was really funny and definitely cared about her students.

1/17/2024

Would highly recommend macro with Dottie, especially coming from someone that hasn't taken an econ class before. There are multiple opportunities for extra credit, and as long as you follow the general place of the class, its pretty easy. She is also super funny and makes lectures enjoyable.

1/10/2024

If ur taking macro take it with dottie, shes the best. she made lectures v engaging and is very accessible outside the classroom too.

1/8/2024

Make sure to have a good group for team quizzes and final project. Super easy class otherwise, would highly recommend even if you're not the most interested in economics.

12/27/2023

Skip the lectures, she says "no one gets an A without reading the textbook" but thats BS. Just learn from her slides and by googling stuff. The quizzes in 1021 carry your grade so dont throw that. You need a good group for the team quizzes and project. She gives loads of extra credit

12/19/2023

Dottie is very passionate about economics and caring about her students. The individual quizzes are open note and untimed and the homework is graded on completion(and you don't even have to do all of it). As long as you end up with a good team for quizzes and the final project, you will do well in this class.

12/7/2023

Very kind and caring professor. Lectures can be dry though and she tends to go on tangents about things that are pretty self-explanatory. Weekly homework assignments graded on completion. Individual and team quizzes all online. No final, just a big project/presentation on investing in other countries. Lots of opportunities for extra credit.

12/5/2023

dottie is the GOAT. nice grading, fun lectures. you also learn alot. totally reccomend

10/16/2023