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.
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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.
This class was not the easiest. Prof. Bedard is a great lecturer but the material on the tests always seem to be so much harder than the examples she gives in class. This class has a major curve (only top 6% will get an A). This class is made to weed people out of the class and the major. iClickers matter, GO TO CLASS!
She is flat out terrible. Would avoid at all costs. She is super new to teaching this class, and does not do a good job at communicating complex material.
I loved Professor Bedard. I thought all her lectures were really interesting and explained the concepts really well. There is a tough curve in Econ 1 but I went to CLAS, did the homework, went to CLAS, and put in the time before quizzes and the final and got an A. Also does OH by appointment which is a great way to talk with her one-on-one.
If you're just looking to pass then just show up and do the work, you'll be fine. Not the clearest when explaining concepts. Does everything in her power to prevent cheating and DO NOT COME LATE TO QUIZZES OR EXAMS, she won't let you take it.
Professor Bedard is clearly knowledgable! However, sometimes she presents simple material in challenging ways and econ 1 was the hardest class I've EVER taken. she's organized and friendly though
Bedard is a little confusing and often mixes things up. She does a pretty good job explaining concepts but is absolutely no help for the exams. CLAS is almost necessary for this class if you want a B or above.
Bedard made Econ 1 very interesting. She explains topics incredibly well in class, has very minimal reading a night, and knows how to come up with lots of examples. That being said, the class has a serious curve. Three quizzes and a final make up most of the grade, so do well on those or you might fall down the curve
Very straightforward teaching style, but she often gets pretty important topics mixed up in lecture so make sure to read.
Bedard is very nice and approachable. The class is meant to be hard to weed out people from the Econ major so the course's difficulty is not really related to her. Out of all the 10A teachers, I'd suggest Bedard... Her lectures can be confusing sometimes but she does very well to simplify complicated material for the class.
She is an OUTSTANDING professor & this is coming from a student that worked hard but didn't get a good grade. She's a really helpful and understanding person. Yea its a HARD class, but if u study and DON'T STRESS OUT u will be fine. Material is very interesting. Seriously don't let the stress of doing well get to you because u will just do worse.
Professor Bedard is a nice person and tries to help her students, but her lectures are very confusing. I attended all lectures and studied a lot, but ultimately did poorly. Since I got a C, I am banned from the Econ major forever. My advice would be to get a good tutor from CLAS(I found out too late).Lindsay Appell was a great tutor. Good luck!
Textbook sometimes will confuse people, so focusing on the slides will be better. Don't memorize the answers. You need to understand how to solve the problems and why solve it this way because the exams will test you how to solve for a condition which you used to have in the questions.