HW is twice a week and tests are not so bad if you watch lectures and do the work! Definitely doable, tho there are 4 projects to do and these can be time consuming and annoying too but for the most part it's expected. all lectures were pre-recorded so that was very convenient! Recommend if you want to get this class over with for your major fast.
I have never taken an econ class before and I did great in Bedard's class. Her lectures were amazing, the homework was easy and quick, the tests were very similar to her practice tests/lectures, and the projects were really interesting (but difficult). Go to every section, take extensive notes on everything in the videos/lectures, and you'll be ok
As long as you watch the lectures and do the work, you will be fine, not heavy reading though. She is a very nice professor. She is always happy to answer you questions during her office hour.
Great woman but her lectures are far too hard to understand. AP Econ in high school will not prepare you for her course. She moves way too fast and is too vague. She is the type of professor that assumes you know everything so she glosses over everything. Get ready to go to tutoring big time if you want to pass. Participation heavy!
Lectures were slightly confusing in that her explanations were hit or miss. I don't think I would've been able to do relatively well just with lectures. Be ready to do a lot of outside practice/learning and go to CLAS!
in class explanations are extremely vague, have to look online for simple economic concepts that she fails to explain in an easy way. all of the topics/past quizzes give extremely vague and lazy explanations for the questions. not enough practice material to do well on her quizzes for an econ beginner because of her extreme specificity on quizzes
Bedard's lectures are very straightforward as she explained the fundamentals of economics in a detailed, step-by-step manner. While the concepts I learned in this class took a lot of time to fully absorb, Bedard provided many resources such as practice problems to help me along the way. The class is hard no doubt, but Bedard simplified it.
She does not follow the textbook at all. Each lecture has readings due but she explains every topic completely different from the book. Not much help with my dyslexia either. Tried to go to office hours and was given the wrong location or something cause I couldn't find the place and ended up missing my office hours looking for the room.
Kelly is a brilliant lecturer. I see many comments claiming that she reads straight off the lecture slides which is true, but a bit misleading. Although she reads them, she elaborates on what was said, throws in real world examples, and presents the concepts with clarity. The material was difficult, but she did what she could to help us understand.
Professor Bedard makes economic concepts simple and accessible to everyone in her class. I had her for both 101 and Econ 1 and I loved her straight forward criteria and teaching style. Class is definitely necessary but worth it because I truly feel like I learned a lot. She is also great for career advice in office hours!
I took Bedard's Econ1 and Econ101 and I would say she is awesome. She explained things super clear for Econ1 even though the materials are tricky. Most people hate Econ 101 because there is too much stuff. Bedard did a good job condensed materials to several slides. Even though her final was hard, she did a great job curving the class.
Midterms were fair, but final was super difficult. Have to read and teach yourself everything.
She literally reads off the power points in lecture. There were no previous practice tests for the class. Midterms 20% , 20% and final 60%. She said tests were like problems at the end of chapter, but the final was WAY more difficult. The solutions also had so many mistakes, which makes studying difficult and confusing.
TERRIBLE AND USELESS. Legit reads off her slides that she copy pastes from the textbook. Class is cumulative and based on WAY too much information. Final worth 60% . She tests on irrelevant and tiny details that you would not expect. Midterms were not bad but her final was designed for people to fail. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. IT WAS WORSE THAN 10a
Her test is more related to what she's talking in class, even though it's super boring. prepare to study by yourself, and her regrade process is just like even though you want to ask question from test, she will interrupt you says "write a explanation to me". OB.
gook luck, have fun :)
Kelly Bedard is the worst professor I ever take at UCSB. The lecture is pretty much reading slides. textbook is ok, but really long. no past exam, and only practices are questions on book. I would said those question are useless. the answer sheet she gave contain tons of mistakes. if u do end up taking her, study by yourself and good luck....
She just reads off the slides that she has posted on Gauchospace so you do not need to go to lecture at all. Read the book and the articles she posts on Gauchospace. Really nice if you go in to her office hours. Tests are pretty fair but can be a little tricky.
Literally reads off the slides, you could have your friend read the slides off to you and you would get the same out of going to class. No practice problems, which make preparing for the exams nearly impossible.
Reads Directly off power point so no point of going to class. Horrible teaching method, learned way more in my section than in lecture. Gauchospace barely helps any because she doesn't even post old midterms or practice questions, not sure how you're supposed to learn without any material
This class alone is tough due to the curve- Bedard is a good lecturer, has solid lectures that throughly explain concepts, and her office hours are very helpful. Read, go to section, study each day, go to lecture, and do ALL of the practice tests- they are the best way to prepare you for the quizzes and the final. Got an A just by studying hard.
Reading and attending lecture is a must in order to pass with hopes of starting off strong in the Econ department. I love how she put everything in a simple reader and constantly explained everything clearly when it came to tests.
Microeconomics is really interesting, but this class was difficult because of the tough curve. If you put in a lot of time and effort, you'll be fine. Go to lectures and study hard for each quiz. She's a pretty good lecturer!
She's a pretty good teacher and is clear in her explanations. Tests aren't too hard, but they are only 10 questions each, so if you miss a few it drops your grade quite a bit. Also, there is a "mandatory" reading after each class, but the only ones you have to read are the ones she says are on the tests.