Doug Butler - Texas Christian University

Professor: Doug Butler

Department: TBD

College: Texas Christian University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: INTMDMICRO3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

DB is the funniest professor I've ever taken. One day, we learned about tradeoffs & substitution by watching an episode of "Bizarre Foods" where a woman sold fried tarantulas. That was probably the most normal day of class. Tests are easy.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON30233
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Hilarious professor. Show up to class because his tests are written the way he thinks and that can be really key to understanding what he's asking you to do. If you do the outside work he provides (which is not mandatory or graded), you will do well on the tests.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON30223
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Attendance isn't exactly mandatory but his tests are based heavily on lectures. He is really funny and explains things well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON30223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Butler is hilarious and if you enjoy sarcastic humor you will love him. Attendance isn't mandatory and lectures can get boring as he sometime tends to go on random tangents about nothing, but he rewards those who show up by putting stuff on tests only people who attended class would know. Make sure to read articles he posts online before tests!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON30223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Butler is hysterically funny, usually twisting economic concepts into amusing anecdotes to make his point. He's great at explaining exactly how economics can be seen and applied in real life. He can be a bit scatterbrained at times, but there's nothing on the tests he doesn't go over extensively in class and hardly any homework.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: INTROMICRO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is great! Very funny! Class is pretty easy just read the articles he posts onilne

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 10223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr Butler is super quirky but hes hilarious. I didnt really pay attention to lectures and he doesnt really take attendance. If you do his study guides, read the book, and go to office hours he'll like you will do well.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a character but the class is not exactly a blow off class. Definitely an easier econ teacher though

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECONINTR
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Butler is a very funny guy, but beware if you do not have a pretty good understanding of economics. I did not. I struggled in this class even though I attended all classes. DO NOT TAKE THIS AS A BLOW OFF CLASS. I took this class P/NC (as a business major) and passed easily, but still put a lot of effort into studying/learning.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MICRO1303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Butler is a character and a half! I took him for intro to Micro and it was a difficult class but he made it interesting. I thought he was really funny and I enjoyed the class even though it was challenging for me. Some people get easy As in his class and others, like me, have some issues. But I would take him again, just make sure to do the rdngs

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Butler is a crazy, he puts instant coffee mix in his coffee! He tells a story about a guy who lived in Alabama and used barter as his only means of exchange...we think that was actually him. You read wild articles, and makes witty jokes that are really funny, but only if you get the reference. Ended up with A- in the class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MICROINTR
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Butler is the best. He's a pretty funny guy, who uses a lot of applicable and easy to understand examples to teach concepts. An awesome choice for Econ. Tests are pretty easy if you do the problems he suggests in the book and show up to class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: INTROECON
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Those who know anything about Econ will get through with flying colors. Those who don't should pay a little attention. Although, some of the outside reading occasionally appears on tests, so be careful about that.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON1022
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher. Makes the class interesting, will give help outside the class if needed and takes an interest in your success.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Scatterbrained? Yes. Knowledgeable? YES. He may come off as a goofy guy, but my father is an Econ Professor from Cambridge and sat in on one of his classes. After the class he said "Refreshing, he makes even the most mundane information interesting, splendid professor." I agree with my dad.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MICROECON
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Haha. Oh Butler. He's an extremely goofy guy. Really smart, but very scatter brained. Lectures are absolutely pointless. I only went so he knew who I was, but I just got on facebook the entire time. I know a lot of people that struggled in his class, but if you do the readings and understand the concepts, it's an easy A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON1022
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hes a very nice guy and he wants you to do well in class but the only grades you have are the tests. He takes alot of questions from lecture and the two shorter books, not the main textbook. Going to office hours wont help and neither will memorizing. you just have to really understand economics bc his questions are analytical.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON1022
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a really nice guy, even if he's scatterbrained at times. His class is very easy though and attendance is pretty much optional. His tests are very straightforward and mostly lecture based.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON1022
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I actually liked this class because Dr. Butler is quirky yet keeps things relevant (for the most part). The readings and lectures weren't bad, and some stuff from the lectures ended up on the test. I went to every class, tried to keep up with the readings, and studied the study guides he sent out and got a B+ (a few decimal points away from an A)

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MICROECON
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Funny guy but going to class is pretty pointless. If you do the reading and go to the reviews you should be fine. He seems to talk in circles most of the time but overall not a difficult class.