Literally gave me a 0 on a midterm online because my gauchospace glitched. Was very bitter no one went to class and would upload her lecture slides for only 1-3 hours a day. Exam is just like the lecture slides. Two essays consisted of ALL readings for topics.

She takes attendance daily. Her lectures are not very engaging; she simply reads off the PowerPoint. She can be difficult to understand at times. She only leaves lecture notes up on GauchoSpace for less than 12 hours after class and then deletes them. Gives very thorough study guides; make sure to complete them.

I was really looking forward to ps161 however, I will avoid taking a class with this professor ever again. She reads off her lectures and there is no room for class discussion on important subjects. I do not recommend. She posts her slides for the day she's lectured and removes them at midnight. She is not looking to truly teach her students.

Although Professor Liens classes are straightforward and easy as long as you attend lecture and read, I wouldnt take a class with her ever again because shes rude. Ive never had any other prof at UCSB that was as ununderstanding as her so its a hard pass for me!

I'm not sure about in-person classes, but her online course was just fine! 50-100 pages of reading a week is pretty light compared to most classes & the assignments were all reasonable. With the online class there were no lectures. She posted slides, we had discussions during section, and there were quizzes, essays, and exams (all very reasonable)

Very hard to understand in lecture, and does not show a want to help her students. Speaks very fast and basically reads off of long lecture slides. Tests are confusing and does not reflect the material learned in class. DO NOT recommend taking this class. Tests ask abstract questions that are confusing and made to trick students rather than test.