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.

If you want to actually learn econ in an organized format, I would not recommend Benelli. You can tell she cares and wants to engage with students but she's having a hard time with teaching online... she often mentions that teaching remotely is more challenging than getting her PhD. Feel bad for her, but yeah her class is a struggle bus.

I honestly cant believe so many people didnt have a good experience with Benelli! I was skeptical taking the class because of her ratings, but I thought she was awesome & very nice. I didnt attend classes for about half the quarter, never went to a single section, barely studied, and got a B+. Cindy is very accommodating & wants to help you.

Benelli is a nice woman but she has zero organizational skills, making her class near impossible. Regardless of if you understand the material, she makes the quizzes so confusing and unorganized (I suspect she isn't writing the questions herself, so they don't match with what she is teaching) that its pretty difficult to do well on them.

Honestly, Prof. Benelli is a great person and means well, but she has not at all adapted to the online format. Deadlines keep changing, class is supposed to meet 3 times a week but only meets once, and the content is completely different than the syllabus. This class is an absolute mess, all of the slides in recorded lectures are WAY too fast.