03-27-2021, 11:46 AM
Provider: Sophia.org
Course: Macroeconomics (3 credits)
Score: 98%
Course content: This course is presented either in a video lecture or a PDF/text form. I used the PDF version. There are no other materials that are needed, just the text provided by Sophia. There are 4 units in total, each with 2 - 3 challenge quizzes (6 - 10 questions) followed by a milestone test (18 - 23 questions) on the material covered in that unit. The class then has a milestone final exam (25 questions).
Final exam format: The class has a final 25 question multiple choice milestone or final exam.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: For the most part, the course material was consistent with the challenge questions and the final exams, but there were a few areas where it was less so. At one point it has you doing a little bit of (simple) math in a milestone to calculate GDP's using a formula from the unit, but this sort of problem was never in the challenge quizzes. Similar things occurred with applying concepts to graphs that didn't necessarily happen in the unit/challenges. Annoying, but not difficult enough to be a big deal.
Time taken on course: 12 hours, 22 minutes over three days. I didn't bother with the practice milestones because I mostly wanted to get it done and found the class to be pretty easy - didn't miss a single question until the final unit milestone.
Familiarity with subject before course: I had some basic familiarity with some of the concepts from my general life experience and paying a bit of attention to the news and such. I had taken Microeconomics right before this class, and that helped quite a bit. I wasn't super impressed with the Microeconomics class, but the general knowledge of concepts from that class helped out here quite a bit.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Doing the Microeconomics class helped out quite a bit with making this one easier. One thing both classes had in common which I found very obnoxious was that they repeated themselves A LOT. I think that this was largely done as a way to try to review a previous concept and then teach a new related concept, but it just made things more difficult for me. I would start jumping and skimming because "oh this is old stuff" and then I'd have a bit of trouble with where the new info is. This class did involve less math than the Microeconomics class did, if that matters to anyone.
1-10 Difficulty level: 4
Course: Macroeconomics (3 credits)
Score: 98%
Course content: This course is presented either in a video lecture or a PDF/text form. I used the PDF version. There are no other materials that are needed, just the text provided by Sophia. There are 4 units in total, each with 2 - 3 challenge quizzes (6 - 10 questions) followed by a milestone test (18 - 23 questions) on the material covered in that unit. The class then has a milestone final exam (25 questions).
Final exam format: The class has a final 25 question multiple choice milestone or final exam.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: For the most part, the course material was consistent with the challenge questions and the final exams, but there were a few areas where it was less so. At one point it has you doing a little bit of (simple) math in a milestone to calculate GDP's using a formula from the unit, but this sort of problem was never in the challenge quizzes. Similar things occurred with applying concepts to graphs that didn't necessarily happen in the unit/challenges. Annoying, but not difficult enough to be a big deal.
Time taken on course: 12 hours, 22 minutes over three days. I didn't bother with the practice milestones because I mostly wanted to get it done and found the class to be pretty easy - didn't miss a single question until the final unit milestone.
Familiarity with subject before course: I had some basic familiarity with some of the concepts from my general life experience and paying a bit of attention to the news and such. I had taken Microeconomics right before this class, and that helped quite a bit. I wasn't super impressed with the Microeconomics class, but the general knowledge of concepts from that class helped out here quite a bit.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Doing the Microeconomics class helped out quite a bit with making this one easier. One thing both classes had in common which I found very obnoxious was that they repeated themselves A LOT. I think that this was largely done as a way to try to review a previous concept and then teach a new related concept, but it just made things more difficult for me. I would start jumping and skimming because "oh this is old stuff" and then I'd have a bit of trouble with where the new info is. This class did involve less math than the Microeconomics class did, if that matters to anyone.
1-10 Difficulty level: 4
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