Cindy was a genuinely nice person, but lectures are all over the place. Attending lectures is basically unnecessary, you can learn just as much (probably more) from Econ Videos on YouTube. The grading scale is very odd, good luck attempting to figure out the curve. The whole course is confusing, but Econ 9 is still better than taking both Econ 1/2

Cindy was decent, but she needs to get her stuff together. It was a 9am so I skipped lecture for weeks at a time, and still got an A. TopHat textbook isn't mandatory unless you skip lecture like I did - it saved my grade. Most of the grade is 3 midterms and a final. She does really care about her students, although she can be sassy at times.

She really does try, but she's just not a very good teacher. Her lectures are cringe worthy. Too much time spent trying to be funny and she makes the concepts way more confusing than they need to be. One of my least favorite classes I took in the Econ department.

Professor Benelli is a nice lady, but her lectures are not necessary. I, along with most, taught myself. There is a textbook that you can buy along with the TopHat subscription, but I wouldn't recommend it because it wasn't necessary. She does post her slides online. There are 3 Midterms and a Final, grading is somewhat lenient.

get ready to teach yourself because her lectures are at best a framework to guide you on the material. her examples dont always make sense and sometimes make lectures unfollowabke and incoherent. nice lady, bad teacher.

You either love her or hate her. Shes pretty kooky but has a ton of energy and is clearly passionate about Econ. Go to office hours, shes easy to talk to and just wants to help! Show her youre taking her class seriously and follow through and theres no way you get a bad grade.

Best professor I took at CC. I heard a lot of bad things about econ at CC and I was very worried, however I took micro and macro econ with her and she inspired me to change my major. 2 years later here I am with a BA in Economics from UCSB. Thank you Cindy. (I took the class over 2 years ago so a class description report would be inaccurate. )

GO TO LECTURE. Cindy's personality and humor is very unique, you either hate her or love her. The class is very test heavy, the midterm was 40% of the class. She tends not to test on new material leading up to the tests which was nice. Lectures can be hard to follow sometimes, but if you put in the work, read, study and ask questions you can excell

Benelli is a great professor. She explains concepts well and reiterates important information multiple times. Material itself is challenging at times but always rewarding. Tests are simple and practice questions are uploaded on GS. The other people rating Benelli badly must not have been paying attention in lecture.

Hectic quarter because she tried to teach all the material in 9 weeks. Expected us to know the material that she didn't teach. There's a lot of exams. She gets off topic sometimes. I learned more from my T/A than I did from her. If you took econ in high school you should be fine. If you didn't, like me, good luck!

This class is very meh

I've literally never had a worse professor. Her lectures are unbearable, so cringey and incredibly disorganized. She did not explain a single concept. I had to teach myself everything just using the book. I can't believe she's allowed to teach. I don't know a single person who likes her but unfortunately nobody else teaches this class

To be credit, she tries hard. Not much in the way of effective teaching or inspiring her students

If you go to lecture/section and do the practice problems Cindy puts online, you'll do fine in this class. She explains econ in a way that makes sense to non-econ majors, and she repeats concepts and topics a bit, which makes it easy to understand and remember.

Cynthia's lectures are really informational and chances are if you attend lecture, you'll do okay in the class. She has an interesting personality and I couldn't tell if she was being serious or sarcastic. Overall, she has really great lectures and she uploads all of them online.

I thought she was great! Even though attendance is mandatory, I think you need to attend both lecture and section to do well. Lectures are important because she tells you what she expects on the tests and sections are important because the TAs explain everything in detail. If you attend everything and take good notes you should be fine.

Cindy's lectures were great but I feel like her slides were a bit all over the place. The tests were nothing like what she taught in class but she had a very generous curve. She is disorganized and rude at times but I would recommend the class if you want to take an "easy" Econ class.

I really really really do not like Cindy. She is very disorganized and for someone who has never taken Econ before, I was very confused. Her slides are badly organized and her tests never reflected what we learned in class. She is very full of herself and the way she talks really made lecture unbearable.

Def suggest you attend her lectures. She is a little sassy but I honestly just think it's funny and kinda great. She curves each test (and it's a very generous curve to say the least) and doesn't like to trick people. She tells you what you need to know and gives great examples pertaining to whatever subject we're covering. Not a lot of hw either.

Great class, learned a lot, but it was not easy. You have to be ready to work hard. If you attend lecture, take good notes and pay attention, you should be fine. Did not use the textbook at all, my notes from lecture/section were enough.

Benelli is honestly a pretty good professor, just a bit tough and intimidating. I didn't do too well on 2/3 exams, but studied hard for the final and did the extra credit that she was nice enough to offer. It's a tricky class but if you work hard for the grade you can do it.

She has great enthusiasm when she teaches and it helps students remain engaged during lectures. Her quizzes were pretty difficult but if you put in the effort to study and go to office hours, you should do just fine.

Charming and easy to listen too.

Professor Benelli was a really nice professor that really taught you everything you needed for the quizzes and final. Make sure to do all the practice problems to be able to do well on the exams that she gives you. Everything is straightforward as long as you attend class and take notes on everything she says.