H. Edward Ericson

I did well in Ericson's class (thus the good grade I give him), mainly because I tried to study (duh!). He may not be the best lecturer, but as long as you can get used to his style, you can do well too. In my opinion, he does not ask for too much out of his students. Three short papers, no group projects (which I like!), 2 exams with practice exams that practically give away the questions for the exams. Like a previous reviewer said, when your practice exam asks about a positive shock, be prepared that your actual exam asks about the negative shock & anything else related to it.

He is the most terrible teacher of SFSU. He can turn the easiest lesson to the most terrible I ever seen.

I would say H. Edward Ericson is the worst professor in this world, as you can see the reviews by his students, everyone says H. Edward Ericson is "RACIST". And yes, it is true. I wonder why SFSU is still hiring this person. I advise you all not to take him.

Seminar class with no lectures and no tests. Professor ericson is very knowledgeable and makes this class enjoyable. Grades are from homework assignments and one debate project at the end of semester.

Don't take Ericson's class if you aren't the same race as him. He is racist, discriminating minorities. You will never get a fair grade even you study very hard in his class!

I'm so tired of everyone bitching about how hard Prof. Ericson is. Yes, his class is hard, but it is because he expects a lot of you. He respects us all by not talking down to us and not taking everything down to the lowest common denominator, but instead he talks like we have done all our readings and homework and understood it enough to be able to communicate in the language of economics. What I have gathered from my class is that those who do not do the readings or have not done the homework tend to not understand what he is talking about. And then they take it out on him. I'll admit that I didn't do all the readings or always come to class fully prepared, but I was prepared to pay for it on my own without repercussions to the professor!

Those who have done the readings and homework are able to sort of grasp his abstract concepts. One thing is for sure-- you have to keep your eyes and ears open during class and come prepared, or you'll get left behind in the dust (and as far as I'm concerned, it'll be your own damn fault). So to anyone who thinks Ericson's class is hard, you should go back to taking undergrad courses where there are people who will hold your hand.

As far as Prof. Ericson's character goes, I won't pretend like I really know him, but from what I can tell, he seems to be a stand up man. What I mean to say is that he seems fair. He's not generous and he's not stingy, but he'll give you what you have earned. He also seems to genuinely care about students' learning. I have had to miss class and turn in an assignment late, and he did not dock any points. In fact, he would rather have you turn in something late and do a better job at it than to turn it in half thought-out.

SFSU is lucky to have Prof. Ericson to challenge students. He won't give you an easy ride to an A, he doesn't let you cheat yourself, and he doesn't throw you any curve balls. In fact, he pretty much tells you how to get an A. Do your reading, do your homework, and gain a command of the subject matter. If you do the work and pay attention, you'll get an A, but most importantly, you'll understand economics, which really is the point anyway, isn't it?

I had taken the class in summer session, and it was Dr. Ericson first time teaching in the summer. I presume he was not used to the smaller time-frame of only 5 weeks for teaching. I got the idea that if I had taken the class in the regular session, it would have been impossible for me to pass. Luckily, it was summer and he realized that his method was not working so he curved everyone's grade, so we'd pass. All in all, I felt that I worked hard and he graded fairly. But I have to warn you that the tests were impossible anyways. Ericson seems to be a very intelligent man and he knows the subject he's teaching very well. The downside was that the book was no help, neither was he. He babbled on about the homework problems,but went way to fast for the class to follow. The book was unclear. Overall, I'm just glad that I took it in summer, because it was so stressful that I wouln't want to sit through 10 weeks of it.

OK, this is how I feel about Dr. Ericson. For one he was approachable and considerate to everyone in my class. He was always open to questions. As far as the class itself well I got a B+ which isn't that bad considering that the class average for Staley's class was an F!! This is what you need to do to well: 1) Actually do the HW that he assigns. He won't check it but he assumes that you understood it if you don't ask questions. And he does put similar problems on the exam. 2) He will ask you to write 3 papers. He is very vague about exactly what he wants you to write. Basically you need to address an economic issue and explain it well. 3) He will give out 'practice exams" the week b4 the exam and he will give you the answers! But beware do not just study those problems and waltz into the class on exam day confident since he allows open book/notes for the exam...he makes the exam EXPONENTIALLY MORE DIFFICULT than the practice exams...This is what you need to do...if the prac. exam is a "positve supply shock" problem then you MUST study a NEGATIVE supply shock because he will ALWAYS ask you the opposite of what you studied..if you covered quantity floors in class...then you better study qty. ceilings...get it? That should get you an A in this class. Don't listent to people who whine and tell you how hard it is in his class...waa waa. just study hard...oh and brush up on second derivatives...

This teacher is mean!!!!! He's the most insensitive teacher at SFSU.

He's the head of management & he loves to play "god". He makes the students beg to get into BUS 682 & 690 since he have the saying on who gets in and who doesn't. He doesn't care if it's your only class left before you can graduate or listen to your reasons why you must get into a 682 or 690 class. Getting into a class is all up to whether he likes you or not.

He's the biggest unfair bastard around!

Ericson is an excellent professor for those who can appreciate it. He is very hard and may be very confusing for many students. However, the material he teaches can be applied to real life and is extremely useful. He makes you think critically about everything, and tries to help you find the skills needed for analyzing the economy. He is very good at summing up micro and macro in the limited time of one semester. Unlike most teachers at State, he is challenging.

Where do I start? He showed up 20 minutes late for office hours. On top of that, when he got into his office, he carried out his routine tasks without acknowledging the students including me waiting outside. At this point, I felt very uncomfortable and debating to myself whether or not I should leave. Unfortunately, I decided to stay and I asked him a relatively easy question, but the answer I got back was complicated and confuse me even further. Instead of telling me the answer straight up, he would make twists and turns to make the answer seem more complex than it really is (making moutains out of molehills). Anyway, he is entitle to his oppinion and I am entitle to mine. My oppinion is that he is a horrible advisor.

He adds a good old English accent to his lectures. Yet, I've found his lectures in the first half of the course did not relate to the material in the book. It has been better in the second half, but I found the majority of the class lost in the whirlpool of material. Even so, if anything else, I found his class entertaining. His presentation style is ... unique and impromptu.

The exams are simply difficult when you're taking it. Although it seems simple when he goes over it afterwards. Well, most of the time at least. There's a lot of graphs on his exams and you'll need to know what you're doing or you can get really lost really fast. The last exam we had, 8 people got A's and B's with half the class getting D's (in a class of 60). So it isn't easy (even receiving a "B," I didn't feel I understood it).

From the homework that I've done, it doesn't seem particularly relevant to the material he's going over. Myabe that's why he doesn't collect it. But there are papers he has you write, but then he doesn't give much direction as to the content, to get an "A" for example. In other words, he allows you a wide degree of artistic application, but grades you on his hidden criteria.

As is, would this be someone I would take again. Hm ... I would have to weigh the opportunity cost of such an endeavor. If I had a firm grasp of economic theory, maybe. But as is, probably not. But you can take him and decide for yourself. 8)

Mr. Ericson is an excellent teacher. His seminar is always beyond the text book and is very challenging. His exams are challenging too. But his grading is very lenient to ensure that at least one third of the class can get A and the majority of the other two thirds can get at least B. In addition, he is a very warm-hearted teacher. He has office hours every day from two to four. And he would like to answer your questions in detail and over and over again whenever you go to him asking for help. Through his seminar, you can really learn somthing useful in the near future.

Do not take his class. As a person he has a good sense of humor, but he really can not teach anything. His teaching style is confusing. Do not make a mistake by taking his class. You won't be learning anything throughout whole semester. His papers and exams are also confusing.

Professor Ericson is a really nice person and I am sure he means well. However, his teaching style is EXTREMELY frustrating and unnecessarily confusing. (Even his syllabus is confusing and contradictory.) He does a terrible job of explaining the material and his tests do not reflect the class material. The highest grade on the test was an 80, which was considered an A. A 50% on a test is considered a C+. Even though the grading is lenient, you don't learn anything and you spend most of the semester frustrated and lost. What makes it even worse is that the material is not very complicated. We had a substitute one day and everything the professor taught made perfect sense. I know the material covered in this course can be presented in a clear and meaningful manner in which students can learn from. Unfortunately, Professor Ericson is not the right instructor for this course.

Dr. Ericson is one of the best economics professors I have ever had. He teaches both micro and macroeconomics very extensively and clear. He illustrates his lectures will multiple graphs and his exams are quite easy considering the subject. He has been always helpful to students and he is not very demaning in terms of homework or papers. I would recommend to take BUS 783 with Dr. Ericson in the summer section. His knowledge of the Asian markets and economy is amazing. If you like Economics, he is the professor to take.

By far, one of the most difficult classes I've ever had the misfortune of enrolling in. Dr. Ericson may have a firm grasp of the subject matter, but in no way is he in any position to present it. His lectures make no sense. There is absolutely no sense of order in his teaching style. He'll begin with one idea, and then jump to something completely different, expecting students to follow along. His class does not follow the textbook, so it is useless to buy the set which costs around $100. Dr. Ericson should really re-consider his style of teaching for the benefit of his students. If you want to pass 407....don't take Ericson.

Dr. Ericson is pretty lame for a professor. He'll definitely put you to sleep with his lectures. Also, it seems he doesn't use the textbook, at least not for the short time I stayed in his class. I found his lectures at odds with the textbook, or at least the lectures didn't seem to back up the book. I think he makes a hard subject more confusing. Don't take him.

Mr. Ericson is amongst the worst professors I have come across. He lectures without really caring if we have understood the first 15 minutes of his lecture. Asking him a question or going to his office is useless because he never answers the question and goes in a round about way till he realises he isn't answering the question. The texts don't help becasue he doesn't go with the text and calls things differently each class. preparing for his exams is very hard becasue you never know where ot strat and you will never know if you are prepared. I think he should change his lecture style and material its a shame that the chair of the department teaches sooo BAD, who is a student to compalin?

He is one of the worst instructors I've ever had. Nobody seemed to know what was going on in the class. He wants his students to understand the concepts but he doesn't do a good job explaining them to the class. Reading the book didn't help or attending the lectures didn't help since the material on the test was nothing like what he went over. A passing grade on one of his tes was 40/150. Don't take Ericson's class if you want learn. Good luck.