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Quality3.7
Difficulty17%
Would Retake97
Reviews17%
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“If you want take her class,then get ready to learn by yourself”
ECN501 - 1.0 rating“Boring, broccoli and lecture heavy”
ECN501 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
27%
Textbook Required
64%
Grade Predictor
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Predicted Grade
B
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ECN50150
5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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Reviews (96)
The best economics teacher Seneca will ever dream to have
Nice lady but way too boring!!
I would say she made comments blaming female victims of violence while teaching the class, but my comment would be removed.
a nice lady but way too boring...if you want to sleep in class this is the teacher you need.
Her lectures are boring, illogical, but she go to great length to test her students with hardest questions, just want to show she is so called “doctor”!
Feel boring and want to challenge yourself on the hardest M/C questions on Macro? Choose her course. Her teaching is so boring and general, but she made up some real "Doctor level" questions which cover every details of the book, including &
It was the worst choice to take her class!
Although boring, she is one of the nicest profs at Seneca. Always willing to help, if you need an extension on your tests, or midterms she would kindly provide it. I would definitely take her course again.
Very nice teacher; easy marker.
She explains things so clearly that reading the book is a breeze. Very nice teacher. The best thing about her tests is that she only test you on the understanding of the materials and not the memorization. All you have to do is understand the concepts which she explains well in her classes.
Very nice and polity talks and draws graphs on the board which are unclear.
Overall shes a nice teacher but its just sooo boring! She isn't very clear when it comes to drawing graphs or preparing you for tests.This is one of those classes which you have to skip!
Her voice is very soft so it puts you to sleep easily. She teaches things that no other teacher does and she uses a textbook no one else uses. Overall...kinda annoying
she is nice but treat students as a children. She is easy marker. She gives no review for quizzes, test and exam :( When she gives you your quizzes back , she takes the page with multiple choice questions, ( no return) . She is nice person, but a little bit annoying.
She is a very good teacher. She explains everything very well. Going to her classes would help you understand the material. She`s an easy marker too.
I learned nothing from her and her class is so boring.
She is nice, but she didn't teach the material,just talk and talk. She let the students do the presentaion to teach the material... then you can learn nothing from that... you have to study by yourself
OMG, Sooo boring! She looks like a nice prof but she totally screwed me over for marks! I swear I had to study the whole course by myself. On the plus side, her tests are short and sweet.
A very nice and lazy lady, taking her classes wastes our time. But she is an easy marker.
Do not worry about what other people say about her. SHe is a wonderful professor and she knows a lot. She teaches what you need and going to her classes worth because she will mosly test you on what she teaches in the class. YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR H.W IN ANY CLASS!! IF you think you will get an A+ without doing anything. You are wrong!!!
She so slow and boring... She bored the students to death with the most useless example ever, damn "coconuts and fishes", same talk for over 2 and a half weeks!! She is a nice lady, but when it comes to marking she can be ok.
Even a mummy can be more entertaining than her!! Talks slow, quiet, and repeats herself over and over for weeks. Yet, she's testing you based on where you "should've" been in the book and not where you ARE in the book. BUY that damn workbook, she'll copy and paste Qs from it even on finals! The book is useless for studies.
VERY EASY MARKER!!!!!!BUT SHE IS VERY BORING!!!!! SHE WILL TALK ABOUT SOMETHING TOTALL IRRELEVANT TO ECONOMICS AND THEN SHE FLOWS INTO THE LESSON, BY THE TIME I FIGURED SHE WAS TEACHING IT WAS TOO LATE. AND IF A TEST IS WORTH 40% SHE MAKES IT OUT OF 40 MARKS, SO IF YOU GET ONE WRONG YOU LOOSE 1%. BUT HER TESTS ARE EASY, I GOT A B+!!!!!!!
She gave us a easy test. But she goes too slow.
She is a knowledgeable professor and a easy marker. But her weakness is that she has very poor time management. It's really hard to take note in the class and everybody suffers from her jumping lecture.
Very helpful and explains in fine detail and provide real life examples to incorporate concepts
The most ineffective prof ever. This woman will bore you to tears. Lectures are not helpful and do not even relate to the tests. She tests us on material that is not even covered in class and which is outside our learning scope. She needs to be re-educated on how to effectively teach students.
useless,boring class terrible teacher
Her test is easy, and she is an easy marker. However, her class is boring to die. I won't take her class again.
Always willing to help, gives excellent examples, great professor.
Absolutely Great. She's fantastic. A thorough teacher.
great prof...she's very nice but her classes are pretty boring which is a given considering it's a 3 hour class. tough it out though as she makes some of the easiest tests/exams i've seen to date. very helpful too. prof - thumbs up, 3 hour class - thumbs down.
Nice person, but not a good teacher. She is very unclear and unenthusiastic. Her classes consist of useless examples opposed to textbook knowledge. She is extremely slow and time is wasted a lot in her class. Too much time is spent on the class asking what she means, than her teaching material.
This professor is very nice and caring. Her intentions are good, but the results are poor. The class is 3 hours, but 1/4 of the time is spent on chatting, another 1/4 class is dismissed early. If you take her, don't go to class because you will waste time. Tests and Exams are super easy though!
Her intentions are good but she is very unclear when it comes to assignments and projects. She is very unenthusiastic when she is teaching and pretty much expects you to learn through the econ labs. Her tests consists of two questions which she requires full essay format. If you are majoring in economics I recommend switching out for another prof.
She will ask you to review all the chapters when it comes to tests and exam, but she tested one chapter ONLY!!Not a good prof.
She is really Bad Don't Take her.
very bad teacher, useless, terrible,hard marker,boring class,teach nothing!
One of the worst teachers that I have ever had in my entire life. She taught absolutely nothing during class time, instead she would waste our time going off about how she will not give us the answers to a tests/exams, when no one would even ask! Never mind giving us the answers, how about a review!?
She gives very poor quality lectures, that are not clear at all. Overall, her personality is ignorant, condescending and hates to be proven wrong. DO NOT take her class, take ALKA's she is the best economic teacher that i have ever had.
DON'T TAKE HER!! ... Lectures are useless has no relevance to what she puts on the tests!
She is a nice teacher, albeit not the most interesting during lectures as she does get a bit off track. Her tests are relatively easy though. Overall, good experience!
She doesn't help at all. The only way to pass the course is to study from the text book and the learn smart learn.
terrible lecture, terrible class note, not helpful at all.
She doesn't give review material for testsexams. When you ask her certain questions she rarely answers your question and instead replies with something off topic. Tough grader. When handing in assignments, if she doesn't like your logic and your explanation be prepare to be deducted massive marks. Doesn't allow calculators on examstest
When I ask her about what's the main part in the final exam, she said a comprehensive question, and haven't answer m question. And what she teach in the class will never in the test and exam. You have to read the whole book to study for the exam.
She is an amazing teacher that will help you and tell you want to do on time so you dont struggle with other things.
The least understandable professor I have had so far. Though she cares and wants her students to understand the concepts of microeconomics, her explanations are extremely confusing. Be prepared to self-study, as she does not teach the majority of material that appears on the tests.
If you want take her class,then get ready to learn by yourself!!!
DO NOT TAKE HER!!!!!!! WARNING!!!!!!! DO NOT TAKE HER
Awesome! Inspired me to teach!
Great and informative class about how small economic systems work and operate, professor is highly informative and responsive if you require help on the subject. Recommended if you want a straight forward and informative lesson about how economics influence the world around you. Just make sure you read the book and come to class prepared.
The worst professor I have ever had, doesn't know how to teach at all. Her lectures are useless.
Wonderful teacher however, if you expect to do well then you must read the material. You cannot pull a bluff on her, she knows when you haven't done the work. Her exams are set according to what was taught and discussed. Do the work and you're bound to do very well.
Very hard teacher. She come across all topics without going specific. And, she got lots of stories to say, so get ready to sleep.
i took one of my major course with her ( Micro economic) and i didn't learn anything from her and her class basically i study everything by my own in class . Her tests is hard and complicated like puzzles instead of giving clear questions .
Long-winded lectures that are too in-depth. something she lectures about for 2h can be learnt through a youtube video in 30 mins. confusing slides that use confusing roundabout language. gives no reviews for exams or tests. hard mcq. learn on your own.
Her lectures can feel really long and even then, she's not the greatest. She has a tendency to go off topic - usually complaining about cell phone use. She likes to call people out on using phones and laptops in her lecture, which can rub students the wrong way. Generally an easy marker on assignments and her tests are pretty standard.
I totally learn by myself and her lecture is boring and irrelative. She thinks she knows micro eco well, but actually, not! She intends to design a comprehensive question in the midterm. However, the question is controversial and subjective, but she marks without an opening attitude. Even now, I do not agree with her "standard answer".
Boring, broccoli and lecture heavy. The textbook was more informative than she was, yet she demanded you read it before you came. She provided no review material or examples before our midterm and refused to hand it back to us before taking it up. She claims to help students yet I still don't know how she helped us, and no feedback on any test.
The best professor I ever had for economics. Exams and tests are based on what she teaches and what the book has.. but you have to read and do the online homework. She definetly wants everyone to succeed and does her best to help you and answer your questions.
Very tough class which suppose to be easier ... boring as hell.
she is the worst prof i have ever dealt with. She doesn't know what a compromise is... the whole semester she taught us nothing other than her personal "interesting" stories. IF U EVER SEE HER NAME ON UR SCHEDULE- DROP OUT IS MY ADVICE.
NEVER TAKE HER CLASS! This professor doesnt know how to teach this course!
The lectures are really heavy and boring. Hard to follow and not get lost during a 3 hours class during which she talks non-stop. The slides are okay but buying the book will make it easier to prepare for the tests and quizzes as she will tell you specifically what pages to read.
Please, do yourself a favor and stay away from this prof. She teaches econ by sitting down talking about her life stories heavily straying from the topic. Extremely old school educator with very little technological knowledge. Students have changed the way they learn, but she has not changed the way she teaches. I would highly not recommend.
This rating is a pure depiction of how bad this prof is. Very old teaching style and doesn't change her methods to cater to students. Very boring lectures that are extremely hard to follow. She is a sweet person, but a god awful professor. Seneca needs to figure this out one way or another...
Brenda is living in the 1950's. If she had a chalk board option she would choose that over technological smart boards. The worst was she would open the computer slides but never refer to them. She just sits and talks about her life and then economics gets thrown in there. Very confusing and very hard to follow... do not take
Your pillow will need a pillow in this class. Most boring thing i have ever had to listen to. If you ask her what topics are on the test, she wont help you by telling you exactly what to study, she will tell you everything is on the test.... Frustrating teaching style
No, do not. Just do not. Trust me.
Terrible prof. She's a kind woman. But as a prof terrible. She doesn't speak clearly. She teaches concepts from the 90s, she is not up to date with the students generation. She says stories and brings little economics into it. It is a complete waste attending class. She questions herself halfway. Seneca better take care of this. Worst prof.
Ok, I can't believe these ratings about the good doctor. She is excellent. I wish I could have her for every course. If she has any mistake, it is believing that most students at Seneca actually care about education. Most just want an easy credit.
first time is your last time.
Extremely hard to follow in class. She is such a sweet woman and very nice. But her teaching skills are poor to non. I agree with all these reviews where she has old style of teaching. Not for everyone and I find less and less applicable to our future students...
i really don't know why professor has low rating. there are plenty of others who really try to stress u out for finals but she's giving u the grade u deserve - needs hard work for sure but if you read the text instead of power points and connect all in your mind, then u will get your A without unnecessary stress coz exam is really fair.
Super difficult. Her exams are pretty reasonable but she doesnt teach she just talks about her family . No one cares about your family
Very kind professor, ready to explain in detail if you have any misunderstandings. You can follow the study plans on e text and power points and pass with no extreme effort. Obviously attending her class is most beneficial.
a 35% of your entire course is from a midterm exam, an essay that you have 60 minutes to write. not fair graded, even if you are doing great with the rest of the assignments, tests, etc.. she doesn't care about giving you feedback or anything.
The most boring and worst class I ever had to attend. Terrible teacher. More than 30% is graded for midterm to write an essay. And is not graded accurately. Moreover, you will never get proper feedback. Please do yourself a favor and never take this professor, she doesn't know how to teach.
The lectures are super boring. You will end up sleeping the entire time. Taking this class means wasting your time every week for 3 hours for the rest of the semester.
She is awful. Don't select her lesson. She doesn't know how to teach and spent 3 hours and learn nothing.
She talks very slow at the point where you'll fall asleep in class. She's a very hard grader and does not explain anything properly in her lectures.
Don't recommend. I had her in the 2nd half of summer semester. You can tell Professor is set in her way and won't change her teaching style for her students. Her tests are split into 2 parts- essay then multiple choice the following week (yuck). Essay questions are vague and she is a hard grader! Her feedback won't help much either so don't bother!
If you can avoid her, DO IT!!! Reads PPTs only, her online classes dont have any recordings. Exams are based on mostly Essays, which she can grade a 0 as well (very tough grader). Her classes are boring, makes you fall asleep.
AVOID HER!! She doesnt explain what needs to be done for the course project. Only reads through texts. Tough grader on Group projects. Classes are online but doesnt record.
Very tough grader. classes are very boring, make you go to sleep.
great teacher :)
So very boring, I have fallen asleep while listening. No homework, practice is nonexistent. Labs that is graded all at once at the end of the term instead of weekly so you won't know what you need to work on. Exams are vague, felt very unprepared despite having read everything. Not tech savvy. Old material. She is out of touch.
worst professor in the world
DO NOT TAKE HER! She is a gpa killer, had to drop the course cuz of it. If you can avoid her
Avoid this professor if possible - the lectures are mind-numbingly dull, and the grading seems inconsistent. However, unstuckstudy could be a helpful study tool to supplement the lack of feedback. Overall, a frustrating experience.
I read comments but take her course. DO NOT take this course with her. She will fail you even if you know economics very well. So though grader.
Don't take this professor's class. First of all, her classes are really boring, and her grading on test is really weird! ! ! ! The feedback she gives you is not very helpful, and she won't reply to your emails. She has her own grading requirements, which are always very low, and she may even fail you. Don't take this professor's class.
The professor only reads from the slides without proper explanation, making the lecture boring and hard to follow. It feels like she is talking to herself rather than engaging the class. Her words don't match the slides, creating confusion and making the lecture seem random and unorganized.
Worst prof ever
Boring class with very strange grading, she mostly gives 50%, 60%, or 70%. She has a talent for making simple topics complicated and confusing. Grading is frustrating overall. If you have other options, avoid this class. The YouTube videos she shares are helpful for understanding. Glad I passed, I worried about failing during the entire semester.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
27%
Textbook Required
64%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.96 avg changeRatings by Course
ECN50150
5.0
(1)MACRO
5.0
(1)LSP310
5.0
(1)ECON100
5.0
(1)ECN502
2.6
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5.0
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4.5
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