I wasn't really happy with this teacher. I just thought he know the material, yet he didn't communicate the subject enough. His tests were fair, however and easy.

He was a nice guy, and the class discussions were good, but the tests were based off the book not class. if you like econ go to class for the discussions, if not just read the book.

Bellner is really nice. He tries to make the concepts easier to understand. His lectures are straight off the powerpoint online but make sure you read the chapter the night before you go to lecture, you will understand especially if you're not an econ type of person like me

He is a realllly nice guy. I went to every single class the first half of the quarter and did really good. Second half of the quarter I didn't go at all and did the same. He reads straight off of the powerpoints. Just read the book and take the online quizzes. EASY CLASS IF YOU JUST TAKE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO READ.

Lectures are really boring... He reads straight off the powerpoints... His exams for Econ 501.01 were not the easiest ive sat through... Gave a mix of multiple choice and essay questions... Though an easy grader (for the essay answers) and reaaaaly nice fellow.

I loved professor bellner. Read for the exams though, because he likes to talk about current events in class rather than textbook stuff- which is cool if you actually want to learn. If you really aren't into econ- just read and skip class. If you enjoy econ even a little, you'll love his class.

very good prof... very helpful

Fairly knowledgable and good at explaining concepts. Friendly attitude. I found his lectures very boring, though.

Bellner seems to be a nice guy but his lectures are extremely boring...my suggestion, dont go to lectures but do all of the reading then do your best to find a practice exam, also Myeconlab (online course guide) can be very helpful for studying for tests.

Really nice all around guy but the lectures were verbatim from the reading and powerpoints that could easily have been found online. If you get a practice exam for the class then it helps you a lot on his tests.

Awesome guy. Lectures are all online for econ 201.

Bellner is a nice guy, but this is the most boring class ever. All his notes are online, and he literally just reads straight fromt he slides. It's an easy A, especially if you can get a practice exam from your TA.

the lectures are realllly boring and he goes through the slides quickly- but he posts the powerpoint online so you dont have to go to class. the test questions are very in-depth and there are a lot of concepts (not just definitions to memorize), so you have to study alot to do well.

Bruce is Cool! :D if u can get the practice exams from ur TAs, it makes things so much easier :)

Go to class, read the book, know the material. The prof is awesome but he expects you to do the work. Do the extra credit! It matters and makes a difference. Powerpoint is boring but Econ isn't a super exciting subject to anyone outside of Econ. It does change your perspective, it does help your life decisions.

I found the class to be extremely easy! I didn't buy the book and didn't go to more than a handful of classes and got an A. Essay exams are the only grades. Lectures I saw just read off the powerpoint... so I did the same and just slept in. Good choice for an easy GEC.

Not the most interesting subject in the world but his tests are pretty easy. Homework isn't for a grade, your only grade is 3 tests but he does give extra credit. Posts all powerpoints online so you don't have to go to class. I'm taking him for 201 next quarter

The guy is great, he really cares about helping out his students and strives to make his class best for everyone. Really just a generally nice guy.

Lots of group work. One big paper. Good 2nd writing class.

Proff Bellner is a really nice person. He is very helpful. His classes are intresting. There is a long paper to submit at the end of the class but he will work it out in such a way that by the end of the quarter you have a great paper with not too much of an effort.

He gives you all of his lecture notes and supplements so you really dont need to go to class. Reads directly from slides, really boring but easy class. Study Testbank questions, his exams are nearly identical questions

SUPER nice guy. I don't particularly like econ, and hated 200 so expected the same.. but hes a great teacher. Very easy to listen to and you can tell he genuinely loves teaching the material. He actually made me not hate having 830a class at hitchcock! very helpful, i would (and have) recommend(ed) him =)

AS FOR THE ATTENDENCE, YOU DONT NEED TO GO TO CLASS AT ALL, EVEN RECITATIONS. JUST MAKE SURE YOU SHOW UP ON EXAM DAYS AND TAKE THE EXAMS. Everything is ONLINE - POWERPOINT SLIDES, LECTURE NOTES, PRACTICE EXAMS ETC. CLASS IS A BIT HARD IF ECON IS NOT YOUR STRONG SUBJECT BUT BRUCE IS A NICE PROFESSOR. TAKE HIM!

This class is overall pretty easy. Tests are pretty straight-forward and not difficult. Going to lecture is pretty boring and pointless because he reads straight off the slides that are online. I never went to class and it was still really easy. Bellner is a real nice guy and is always willing to help you out.

AMAZING! Best professor I will most likely ever have at Ohio State. He is a very genuine guy who loves his job.

Very nice guy & great professor. He's very helpful and seems to enjoy his job. I definitely recommend taking his class.

Bellner is a great professor. He makes sure that he goes over all of the information on the tests. There are never surprise questions on his exam that you didn't go over in class. His exams are pretty easy and a lot of the questions are from the test bank that he posts online. Take his class!

Class is very straight forward. No homework. 1 extra credit. He's worth changing your schedule around for to get into his class.

Professor Bellner is one of the best I have ever taken at Ohio State. The class is extremely interesting!!!! Bruce goes above and beyond to help even out of Econ class. He is very intelligent. Ask him for book recommendations, he reads many books.

Great prof. Looks straight up like Kenneth from 30 Rock.

The class was broken down into an essay which could stem into your final paper, draft, group project, current event article summary, and attendance. Watched 3 interesting movies. He's very approachable & understanding of your problems. Books suggested but not used. Loved the class, would take another class with him :)

This was the easiest class I've ever taken. He's a really nice guy, but there are NO exams so there is literally no incentive to pay attention to lectures, but attendance is taken so half the people there just play computer games. We had a short movie response paper, a final paper and draft, and the easiest group project I've ever done.

The only classes you need to attend are on the days right before each exam, when he gives a study guide with everything that will be on the test. You don't even really need the books because the exam answers come straight from the Freakonomics study guides on Carmen. He's very nice and clearly loves this course. Extra credit available. Easy A.

Great professor! Follows material from book strictly. Exams have built-in bonus and help boost your grade. 3 MTs and 1 final exam (pretty easy). Rec. attendance = extra credit. Easy tests and homework. Do the reading and this is an extremely easy class. I ended up with a 105%. Remember there are NO grade exceptions, bumps, or curve.

By far the best professor I've ever had!

Kinda cheesy sometimes, but he explains things pretty well. Moves through the slides way too fast to write some of the stuff down, but the slides are straight from the book. He gives you a schedule of what he's doing each day, so I'd say take half an hour to read before lecture. You'll get a TON more out of it and it'll be a lot easier.

Easy professor. Interested in what he teaches. Nice guy. Very easy class.

Bruce is the man. Lectures are clear and concise. He's genuinely interested in the material which never hurts. Exams are pretty easy if you follow along with the material. He provides a study guide for each chapter and puts those questions directly on the exam. Definitely would recommend.

Great Professor! Although the class is made up of about 500 people he really seems to care about the success of every single student. He's a very nice guy and will help in any way possible. Class is appropriately difficult. He makes all possible test questions available for studying online so study those and the notes and you will be fine.

Bruce is one of the nicest professors I've ever had. He's so interested in finance and the economy and is incredibly helpful whenever needed. I highly recommend him as a teacher. Attendance is worth very little, so you don't really need to go to class. Really easy

Bruce is seriously one of the NICEST men I have ever met. He's very passionate and wants all of his students to learn and do well. I wish I would have taken the time to get to know him better. If you put in a little effort he was a very easy grader. Lectures are straight from the readings, so attendance isn't important except for participation.

He is very knowledgeable and willing to help very student. He also want to communicate with you beyond the material in the class. If you are interested in finance and economics and want to have an international perspective, take him. If you want to go deep into economics, do not take him.

Bruce was one of the nicest teachers Ive had who always had an interest to help the students outside of class. If you have to take an ECON class try your best to get Bruce hes great

Very kind man. Very knowledgeable about economics, and loves learning new things. He wants you to be creative with your work - write and present something that will be new and fascinating for him. The class was excellent, and if you try, he will reward you. He does not grade harshly. Highly recommend.

Very nice guy. Knowledgable and easy to understand. I think he makes a point to make the lectures interesting, especially when covering boring material.

Although most of the lectures are more or less a reading of the power point slides, Bruce makes the material easy to understand and does a more then fair job of preparing you for exams and quizzes.

Very easy class and a great teacher. Strongly recommended. Extra credit is given. Not much time needed except for studying a little before exams and some easy homework that does not take long. If you just read the chapters you do not even need to show up to class as class presentations are straight out of the book. Reading the book got me an A

Great guy. He was recitation teacher for senior capstone which accounts for 60% of the grade. Gave minimal effort and was able to get 59.5 out of the possible 60 points. Take him if you have the chance. Interesting discussions as well.

He's the dude that you want for Econ

Nice guy, easy class

I probably went to lecture maybe 5 times all year and will easily make an A in the class. He posts all lecture slides online as well as a test bank that he draws every test question from. Not to mention the EC assignment worth 5 percentage points in the end. If you can choose your macro professor, take Bruce.

Interesting class! There is a group project, a 10 page draft paper, a take home midterm, and a final 15 page paper. The majority of the semester was listening to groups present their projects. Gave attendanceparticipation points at random times. Watched an interesting movie. He's an easy grader. He's such a sweet guy, always talks to students!

He is a great guy and really cares. Exams are not too bad but you need to study the provided material and book and understand the concepts to do well. The Final was harder. Recitation with the TA sucks and hurt my grade the most. He is very chill and makes it known that he only gives clear cut questions and is not trying to trick us or hurt our GPA

Bruce is the best macroecon professor at Ohio State. I didn't go to class at all, I only read the book. Which is fine because his lecture slides are made from the same company as the book and don't teach anything new. All of the possible test question are also located in the test bank. Don't forget to do the extra credit. It can boost your grade 5%

I took three class teaching by him. Econ 2002, 2367 and 4597. All of them are good. You can learn a lot and get easy A at the same time. He is very helpful. Just 3 paper need to submit and actually it is the same one you extend and modified for three times.

Professor Bruce is a rarity, he is always available to students and always willing to help. Reflecting back on this class you learn alot through the research paper he has you complete and the presentations you listen to every week. Nice, genuine person that really makes learning interactive, everyone should take his classes.

Very good lecturer on an interesting topic. Covers material slowly and is very clear. No textbookoutside reading. Lots of group work and the 2nd half of the semester is just listening to group presentations. 1 research memo, 2 short papers, 1 presentation. Attendance grade matters. Not many assignments in the course. Cares a lot about students.

Amazing guy and an amazing lecturer. Always there for the students and made economic topics easy to understand and more interesting. Definitely would take again!

It was one of the best lecture I have ever taken, it was so interesting, inspiring and practical. Professor Bruce was such a nice guy too. The class is the coolest class ever!

He is a very nice guy. His lecture can be boring but make sure you show up to get 10/10 on participation/just sign in. Large lecture. DON'T waste money on the textbook. I did fine with just reviewing the slides he posts at the beginning of the class. I actually enjoyed him and would definitely take him for other classes.

he tells you exactly what to expect and the date its due. Directions are clear cut and he grades easy. he isn't too worried about grades he just likes to teach and get everyone into learning what hes teaching

Absolutely love Professor Bellner. Easily the best professor I've had at OSU & his 4597 class is awesome. Super easy grader, and very laid back. This class offers real world application and is interesting AF to be honest. Did not require much effort at all. Lecture attendance isn't required until presentations start.. You will love this class.

Bruce is a great guy and really cares about students. He isn't there to trick you or hurt your gpa. He puts all the test questions on Carmen so if you study those you will get at least a B in the class. Also gives an easy extra credit assignment worth 5% so do that if you want an A.

Don't blow off this class because of all of the easy things you hear about Bruce. Lectures are boring and too hard to pay attention to, not a lot of points available in the class.

Bruce is the best professor I have met at OSU, he is nice and interesting. He really cares about how his students doing. Easy grader but you can learn a lot from his class. I also take his 4597 in this semester, also is a great class. Take his class, you will not regard! Thanks Bruce!

Mr. Bellner is probably my favorite professor to date. He has a very contagious sanguine attitude, creating a laid-back atmosphere. He appreciates you being there and giving it your best effort. Very light coursework. Very kind grader. He's cool and down to earth. If Bruce Bellner is teaching a class you need, TAKE IT! NOW! He's the best, really.

Overall easy class. He is a fantastic nice professor who grades easy. Expect a few group papers and a presentation which aren't that hard. Just feels like busy work. Exams are really easy as long as you go through the online slides and chapters a few times. Would recommend taking him over anyone else. Also a fantastic resource for real life

Bruce is a very good professor however, if you can, avoid taking him for International Business. The class is much harder under him than other professors. The online quizzes are very difficult and count for a lot.

If you can take this online, do it. Professor is very nice and timely in responding to emails.

Bruce is fairly laid back. Takes attendance for every class, but lectures are pretty boring and everything he goes over is on the slides. Just re-read the slides before the quizzes. Can find the book as a pdf online. Biggest downside is all the cases to read. All the questions for the cases are done as a group so not too bad. One group project.

Very passionate about teaching and truly cares about his students. Well spoken, knowledgable and understanding. Enjoyed having him as a professor.

Definitely take 4490 with Dr. Bellner if you can. You can watch lectures online or in person. In class recitations apply concepts to cases. Pretty easy grader. Each group does 3 case write-ups and 1 presentation. Exams are pretty straightforward. HW assignments are also pretty easy. For the most part, this was a fairly stress-free course.

Bruce Bellner was great as a professor for a senior class like 4490. He was very thought provoking and really cared about students. The class was very easy overall, but as kind of Fisher's Senior Capstone, I was okay with that. Bruce Bellner still allowed students to learn and think about strategy in business and I really enjoyed the course overall

Exams aren't hard if you study a little bit; all from slides, don't really need book. Attendance taken by TopHat. A few group projects throughout the class but nothing super time-consuming. Overall, a pretty easy class if you put in the work.

Bruce Bellner's class was fairly straightforward. If you watch the lecture videos, you should get at least an A- in the class. There was a textbook, but you do not need to read it. The lectures cover everything you need. I would say, however, the exams are quite difficult, but if you study adequately, you should do pretty well. Would recommend

Easy quizzes/activities that are very just completion based and you just have to make sure to stay on top of. Other than that, 2 exams where if you watch the lecture and do his study guides you should be fine.

He's such a nice guy and he is clearly always thrilled to be there every day. He loves the subject and teaching. It was unfortunate that this class was at 8 am and on south campus (far from the business school) because it meant not a lot of people showed up to his lectures. I think the 80 min lectures make it hard to focus.

One word, boring. Dr. Bellner is very interested in this course but having it at 8am really killed the vibe. He also took attendance which sucked. Lectures are boring and you really don't need to go unless he is taking attendance. Exams are pure information regurgitation with a little bit of information you have to read in the book. He curves.

Very easy for a fisher class. Tests are multiple choice, but somewhat tricky. Read the textbook and do the weekly assignments.

Bruce is an awesome person who really cares about his job and his students. His exams are weighted heavily and require alot of excessive reading. You basically have to memorize blocks of texts which is really annoying. Although that sucks, Bruce does his best to make it the best class it can be.

Bruce is a pretty good professor, I took his online IB class and I really enjoyed it. You have to watch about 3 hours of lectures every week and about 1 hour of homework. You do not need to read the textbook but you should know the vocab for the exams. Overall, I liked Bruce as a professor especially online, but it was not as easy as I was told.

Prepare to do lots of mandatory, online homework for this class, but it's beneficial. The homework really prepares you well for the exams. I actually wish all the business classes operated this way. His curves are generous on the exams. Overall, International Business turned out to be an easy class if you just do the work.

8 a.m's are not the way to go, but he does take attendance and TopHat quizzes every lecture, so there's some motivation. Lectures 50% material that's important and 50% fun fact stats, so the book is important. LearnSmart assignments are a huge help with midterm and exam as well.

Super nice guy and ends up adding a curve. Exams are somewhat difficult but all other assignments are easy and quick.

Assignments besides the 2 exams are all super easy A's ... only thing that might bring your grade down is the exams but even those are relatively easy compared to most courses. No complaints for Prof. Bellner

Lectures were straightforward. If you put in a little bit of effort studying the lecture materials for the exams, you will do just fine. Just make sure to know all the different theories and what they mean. Pretty easy class honestly.

This class is extremely easy. The layout was also extremely organized. You'll do perfectly fine in this class if you put in even a bit of effort.

Bellner is super nice and cares about his students, but 8 am lectures made it hard to focus. IB was a pretty straightforward class with weekly assignments and two heavily weighted exams. He was accommodating and allowed me to take them a day early. I didn't do as well as I should have on those, but nonetheless he's a solid professor.

The only complaint about this class would be the exams. The questions are nothing like the quizzes. HOWEVER, if you really read the chapters and study the material FROM THE TEXTBOOK, you'll do just fine. If you don't do too well on the exams, go to Dr. Bellner's office hours to go over the exam, he's very supportive and will help you succeed!

Actually a great guy, I would *optionally* take another class with Prof. Bellner.

Whoever said the exams weren't like the quizzes was lying! For the exams rewatch the lecture videos and practice the quiz questions. You must study. There should only be two or three curve balls on the exam. I never read the textbook as everything he says in lectures is in there. Sadly ended with a 92.5 and there is no curve :(

I took the 4 week summer session and it was pretty smooth sailing. Bellner seems like a nice guy and he grades in a timely manner. It's really easy to pass the class even with less-than-stellar midterm/final grades as long as you complete all other assignments.

Prof. Bellner is one of the most under rated professors at I've had while attending OSU. He is very passionate. Top Hat is required during his lectures (80 min long X 2). I'd avoid taking his early morning class as sometimes his class is repetive/monotone. Exams (60% of grade) are straight-forward and contain a lot of questions from prior quizzes.

Bruce is such a nice guy and a great lecturer even at 8am. Unfortunately, the content for this class is pretty boring and there is a LOT you memorize for the exams. I found the exams to be tricky, but if you study you'll do fine. I got an A studying my ass off for the midterm, and then a B- on the final because I barely studied. Easy B, hard A!

Good professor, study for the exams as they count for a lot of the grade.

Prof. Bellner was a solid professor, but the class itself is sneaky tough. Two exams are pretty heavy, and some of the exam questions are a little odd. Overall easy B hard A, but Bellner is solid.

He is extremely nice and even for an 8AM lecture, he is enthusiastic and tries to make the course engaging. The material wasn't extremely difficult, there was just a lot of it. Attendance is graded so go for easy points and the homework was pretty simple too.

Pretty easy to keep up with, a chapter or two a week fairly short just take notes and the homework and quizzes will be easy. The tests are worded strange sometimes and kind of confusing. Bellner was cool he sent out weekly reminders.

Good lecturer and cares about his students the content was pretty dry and was brutal to follow at 8am but he posts his lectures so i was able to go back and review the content at my own pace which helped a lot homework was pretty light with only 3 assignments a week but the exams were sneaky tough definitely be ready to study a bit

Even as an online course, you could tell this guy cared about his students. Was appreciative of discussion board posts, and gave exam study tips. Not an overly difficult class if you put in the work. Highly recommend

Professor Bellner is a nice guy, but the content can get dry. The exams are tricky, so be sure to study hard and utilize resources like the textbook and Unstuck AI to prepare. If you put in the effort, you can do well in this class.

Great guy, the exams are hard.

Great guy, the exams are hard so study for them

hes a very good professor and tries to make it engaging even at 8am, please take in person. Exams are quite difficult so be prepared to study quite a bit and use the textbook.

Took this class in the summer, online, asynchronous (self-paced), and it was THE EASIEST THING EVER. 4 week class, fully online, never even saw or talked to the teacher, 2 exams (both online), so it was very easy. Definitely take this in the summer for easy credit and an easy A

Bruce is a very nice guy, and it is evident that he cares about teaching students and hoping they do well. However, similar to the marketing class, the exams are overly specific and u really cannot study efficiently for them other than “reading the textbook.” No problem with Professor Bellner, other than making the exams more fair.

Bellner's exams can be difficult because they test the nitty-gritty of the material. Skip his lecture videos, and just take notes on the textbook. That will set you up for success on exams. Also, if you get a low score on an exam, ask him what you got wrong! I got points back by seeing the questions I got wrong and arguing in favor of my answers.