I have never written a review before, but this professor is so terrible I felt the need to warn any future students. She changed the format of our midterm THE MORNING OF from 30 MC questions, to 6 short answers. The exam was solely questions about topics she explicitly said would not be on the exam. Extremely disorganized, avoid her at all costs.
Incredibly nice lady, complete mess of a professor. Prone to rambling during lecture, consistently late to lecture. Online quiz questions are often vague or incredibly open ended. Material isn't difficult but Cindy presents it in such a disorganized way that you'll end up using Khan Academy more than any of her provided materials.
Literally the worst professor ever. My least favorite part is that she is unavailable MOST times and she answers questions by saying "I can answer that but I don't want to". Before a big project is due she deleted all the recordings making it relatively difficult to finish the project. Anyways if you can avoid taking her definitely do! ! !
This class was the worst class I've taken at UCSB. The class was so disorganized and I never knew what material we were learning. There would be random quizzes in class but never exactly knew what the material was going to be on. The grading is also confusing as the online quizzes were worth one whole point. Do not take this professor.
Was super nice but I did not learn anything from lectures or the class material provided. There are no midterms or finals, just a paper at the end. Most of my learning came from reading the textbook because all other materials Cindy uses to teach have nothing to do with the quizzes or homework.
Class is really easy if you are not a test person. Most grades come from HW, which TAs will go over in section, and one project. No final or midterms, just 4 in class quizzes and a bunch of online ones, all of which are manageable and easy. She really cares about her students and hope you to succeed. Compare to all other ECON classes, 9 is the BEST
Class content wasn't that bad. We chose the grading structure, and only had weekly hw and quizzes. However, quiz questions were confusing and prof's response to emails were infrequent. Not to mention all class content being pulled from GS before the final. If you have to take the class, just watch kahn and read the book. Avoid if you can.
Surprisingly easy class! She allowed us to construct the syllabus at the beginning of the quarter. The class voted: homework worth most, weekly quizzes rather than midterm, final project rather than exam. Slides are posted. TAs start homework with you in section so you always have guidance. I was scared of econ but Cindy made it doable!
She removed all of her recordings right before our final paper so we would have to come to her office hours if we were stuck. We're all just stuck with no idea what to do at the moment and this analysis paper is due in less than 5 days.
Nice person but completely all over the place in person lectures are the most useless of any class I've ever had, I had to teach myself the entire class. She honestly is not qualified to be a professor she cannot teach
One of the most disorganized professors I've ever had. You will actually need to read the textbook in order to pass. She lets you choose the structure of the classes but both structures are horrible. Her lectures don't make any sense and you definitely need to look for help from either TA's or youtube. Its only difficult because shes very confusing
Professor Benelli was nice but her class was really confusing. Her lectures were really off-topic and unclear but the section really helps as well as YouTube videos. Her class is pretty easy as it consists of homework, quizzes online and sometimes in class but it's hard to tell when they'll be in class. The final was a creative project or paper.
Yes shes caring and understanding, but I never knew what was going on in her class. She was really disorganized and made decisions about the class on the spot. My ta was basically teaching me everything bc she was unclear. She wont fail you tho so thats good!
Like most people said, shes understanding but very disorganized. Her lectures can be hard to follow, so its really best to read the textbook before going into lecture. As long as youre reading the quizzes are doable. I actually found the final project enjoyable.
She is a nice person, but way too unorganized. She grades so slow, and TA procrastinating too much. I havent get my final grade until one week after winter break starts. Idk what she is busy about.
Very sweet and understanding!
seems like a very sweet person but was the most unclear professor Ive ever had. Never was clear on what material we should be learning, cancelled quizzes the day of almost every time, never answered emails, and didnt put any grades in the entire quarter. Would not recommend, but all that being said i think I got an A bc most quizzes were online
Her course is disorganized. But I do find she really tries to make it better and classes recently make lot more sense than before.
Prof. Benelli is super sweet! She really understands that students are stressed bc of the pandemic, so she has a lot of acceptance with late work and extra credit, etc. However, she is also a bit disorganized and her lectures aren't very helpful, meaning that you kind of have to teach yourself from the textbook.
The class is pretty easy and the textbook she asks students to buy is not needed at all. Concepts are basic Economics that were taught in AP Micro/Macro. The downside is the Professor is VERY disorganized and unclear about her expectations. I know several peers who got high grades (As) on all assignments but ended the class with a B. Wack for sure
She can be disorganized, but nothing that's not unmanageable. Lectures could go on tangents but got the job done. I didn't get textbook but I was already familiar so w/ the subject. She was very accommodating for the perils of online school, which eased a lot of stress from the quarter. She's very sweet and cares about our success and well being.
Professor Benelli cares greatly about the well-being of her students and their ability to be successful. Her lectures, however, are often confusing even when the content isnt very hard. Quizzes also do not match lectures very well and are worded confusingly.
Professor Benelli is amazing. You can tell she's such a sweetheart. She is honestly one of the most kind and understanding professors I have had at UCSB. There is a lot of complaining about her class being difficult but you really just have to TRY and she will reward you for it. It is all about the effort. If you can take Econ 9 with Benelli do it!
Terribly organized, her lectures are all over the place. I would recommend just reading the textbook and ignoring her lectures entirely.