She seems to be willing to help students. But actually she treats students quite rudely when you asking help unless she has already been knowing you, then she will treat you differently.
For someone who wants to get an A in this class: Take this class only if you can show up to every lectures and pay a fair/reasonable level of attention throughout the class. As many have commented, she is a bit disorganized so if you dont get the ideas in class, its very difficult to retrace (unless you want to go to her OH).
Take notes in lecture and you will do fine. perfect if you are not a math person. She is easy to get along with and I found her pretty funny.
Showing up to class is mandatory in order to do well. Some aspects of class were unorganized. Not a bad class to fill an econ requirement, but nothing special.
I thought this professor was great! I think these comments about her are horrible. Like any course for the econ major some significant amount of work is necessary to get a good grade and for this class you must be willing to do so. And no this is not Benelli;it's a student. Sometimes she does the math a bit quickly but she takes all questions.
econ114, unhelpful. overall, do not take her. just answers quickly & shortly when u ask questions. her notes are exactly like what the others said.
Took her class because I was told she is easy and tests straight from notes. Definitely not easy. Anything goes on the final even material that was barely touched. She is awful at math which is confusing to me since she is a econ teacher. Also doesn't like when you ask for help or have issues with test problems.
Teacher was unclear about what was going on. No real plan to the class or teaching in general. She would draw models up on the board with little to no explanation and tell us this is how it is done. Do not take this class. Although she didnt do the math as much as the other teacher would have, she didnt help students at all. She hates students.
Great Teacher! Had her class in the spring and her teaching style is very clear. Easy to understand and follow. You do have to go to class on a regular basis b/c most of her test material is strictly based on lecture notes. The only way to get a bad grade is if you don't pay attention. Easy A
This professor was not that great. She got harder and her teaching is not clear at all. Her midterm was exactly the the practice one, but the final is not. It was tricky and hard. I ended with a C+. NOT easy A. She has problems with math and always makes mistakes. Take other econ electives with another professor. I highly do NOT recommend benelli.
Average professor. Only reason for bad rating is that she promises at the beginning to help you out in any way possible, however is actually very rude and seems to dislike students who come in to discuss their performance in the class.
Very likable professor. Attend class, take good notes, make sure you can do practice tests and you'll get an A. Definitely recommend! I'll be taking more classes with her in the near future.
Easy class if you go to lectures. Her midterm/final were straight from lecture notes. However, she is a hard grader and pretty mean when you talk to her about regrades, or about anything in general.
Always attend class and take good notes. Though she posts notes online, they are very rough. Study HW, practice exams AND NOTES for exams. MT and Final (35%,55%). 2 HWs (5% ea.). If you understood 100a/100b well you will do fine. Exams will have some unexpected questions that will be found in your notes. Final harder than MT. Fair curve. Overall,A
A great professor that i've ever had. Friendly and helpful. Super enjoyable class. Go to class, pay attention, and get As. Highly recommend !!!
Must go to go to class and take careful notes. Study the old midterms and you should be cool...two midterms and final..interesting class. great professor
Prof has attitude and grading is very objective. Would not recommend her for 114.
Super friendly teacher, tested us only on what she went over in class. She let us out early most of the time, and always kept her material short and to the point. Take her if you can.
Ignore all the negative feedback from other people. Econ 114 - As long as you *go to class and pay attention* you will do fine. She has practice midterms online, and a unique grading structure that works to your advantage. And the class was interesting, besides!
I did not learn much from her. Her lecture is boring.
Benelli is one of the best econ professor that I've had in UCSB. She is really nice and helpful. Her test is not hard as long as you attend lecture and take good notes. just pay really close attention in class and you will do fine.
don't take her unless you feel like torturing yourself for a quarter. she is nice, but provides little to NO examples on problems you need to do for hw and tests. i've also never seen an econ teacher with such poor understanding of rudimentary math. this class sucked
Very nice and extremely happy. A little bit confusing, notes scattered and unorganized, but overall not too difficult.
She really needs to put her notes online!! It's so frustrating to try and write everything so quickly just from what she says. You have 2 homeworks, midterm, and final.