“We got in touch with the economics department. I think they’ve taken some action to alleviate the problems students raised,” Gross said.
Economics 1010a is an intermediate-level course required for all economics concentrators that generally follows Social Analysis 10.
According to preliminary enrollment statistics on the Registrar’s website, there are 299 undergraduates and 4 graduate students currently enrolled in Economics 1010a, making it one of the College’s five largest classes.
Neugeboren said he had been used to teaching similar material in small tutorials, but the large lecture course requires different strategies. For the past four years he has taught Economics 1050, “Strategy, Conflict and Cooperation,” which enrolled 90 students last year. The course received an overall rating of 3.1 in the 2002-2003 CUE Guide, and Neugeboren’s rating was 3.4.
Neugeboren also served as a senior tutor in Cabot House until last year.
He said he is eager to improve his strategies for teaching Economics 1010a.
“I really want to do a good job with this class, and I’m looking forward to getting back in the classroom and finishing what I started,” he said.