Emma is the quintessential fretter. You can tell she just got her PhD - she cares too much about her students! Somewhat lacking in mathematical capability, she can spend way way too much time explaining things. Overall though, an above avg econ prof.

At first I thought she was crazy, But if you went to her office hours she was extremly helpful and made Economics quite interesting. I would recommend Econ 330 but only take 313 if you have too in order to graduate.

Emma is the most helpful and briliant professor that I ever met. She can explain economic concept VERY well. I will never forget that she said when the Maths doesn't help, think of ECONOMICS!

I loved her,such a great prof!!!

the material is difficult. Her practice exercises are the same on quizzes and tests, so do them! She's very helpful and will tell you whats on the exam if you just ask. She may seem ignorant at first, but your opinion will change as the course continues.

She's a great prof. Her first midterm was too difficult, but after that the class was very fair and worthwhile taking. If you go to class and do the assignments, you'll do fine.

Demanding. Do the work and you'll do fine.

Emma has a real passion for economics and it shows. She works increadibly hard to allow her students to learn and succeed in her course. She is one of the few professors (anywhere) that sets up a university class to actually display the knowledge level of students through the marks they recieve. In addition, the students learn the material.

LOVE HER. She is passionate, knows what she is talking about, entertains questions. Her problem sets actually change you to think and look beyond the number and see the economics, but her midterms are fair. If you do the problem sets, you'll understand and you will do well!

good prof, not easy but fair

awesome prof! She is really entertaining, helpful, fair and knows what she teaches. Her notes are well-organizaed and tests are fair. made me look at pollution abatement from the differenet perspectives!! Take her class if you can!

again, awesome prof as I already said in April. haha. I love her! I usually end up skipping almost all 8:30 classes, but I didn't skip hers (unless I was sick or something). Impressive. hahaha. She is absolutely the best econ prof, and I wish she could teach all of my econ classes! again, take her class!!

AMAZING! Class

Do the problem sets and sample/past exams, and you will do okay in this class. Friendly prof. She explains well and encourages discussion in class.

The person in below is a retard don't listen to him/her. Emma is awsome, the mid term is easy as long as you study all the material she gives you. i am an international student with poor english + i m always late to class. i did well without going to the TA class he was uselss..

Actually, before you start calling people retard, you should make sure you are both rating the same class. Easy professor, never went to class, went to a few labs till I realized that the TA was probably baked half the time. Final was super easy, & the group project was a joke.

Slack.

Very good professor. No textbook needed for her courses since she has very good notes. Do all of the problem sets and read over the notes at least 3x before the midterm and you will do well. If you can do most or all of problem set questions then her midterms will be easy. Watch out for multiple choice, though: 5 marks each on a 60 mark midterm.

Emma is a easy prof, 313 is the hard part. If you do the problem sets and you understand the material you will easily get an A or B. If you're not willing to put in the time this class will not seem easy. I didn't go to any classes and the TA was funny but had a poor understanding of the material. Midterms are easier than the final imo.

Does deviate from the point an awful lot but then again im in a 100 level course. I feel like she babies us a bit much, which is unnecessary, since the class is not hard and as a result fewer and fewer people come to class

Unlike others I thought she was a great prof. Maybe a little unorganized but I had no interest in Economics and ended up really enjoying the class. She makes what could be very dry material interesting, and all the tests were fair. Put in a little effort and you're fine...

very clear, has great slides which are posted on her website, uses relevant examples, has a different way of approaching economics than rutherford (dry)

Great instructor who helped understand economics from a 'real world' perspective (for example, environmental issues, etc). This is coming from someone who had never been interested in the subject before.

Better then some of the other Economic profs. Prefer her any day over Dr. Stewart. Explains things like a real person.

Emma is a very intelligent prof, but she is not very good at turning complex ideas into understandable material. Sometimes I feel like she makes the concepts even more complicated. I like her personality, she's funny and a little bit sassy, not like other female profs I've had. Do her problem sets over and over again, and you'll be fine.

She explains everything in painful detail to help us, but sometimes it's overwhelming. I just did the study guide questions, her posted questions and sample exams over and over and I got an A-. The readings were painful too, but that's just what economics is. She's a helpful prof, but annoyingly disorganized too.

Emma is one of the best econ professors I've had. She obviously puts a lot of time into lecture, slide and problem set prep, which are pretty much all you need to get a stellar grade. She's funny and is available for extra help almost literally every day (and is helpful!). She doesn't make the class easy, but do the work and you'll be rewarded.

Emma is very clear and makes the theory very engaging and relates it to everyday topics, often environmental, with fantastic rants. She is the best teacher I have had at UVIC, very approachable with an open door. Tests are easy if you look at practice exams and problem sets, nothing unexpected in this class except the quality of teaching!

I cannot find a better teacher in my mind. Her lecture is interesting and clear, and she also do good in her slides, with her slides you do not even need a textbook. Her exam is fair, if you work hard then you can get a good mark. She is also a very nice friend. I don't understand why some people rate a low mark for a wonderful teacher like Emma.

she is so excited to teach it makes it interesting

Emma was pretty good . Although her jokes were sometimes offensive. All in all she delivered and if you pay attention to her slides and visited her during office hours to explain stuff. It will be one of your favorite classes

I found Emma to be a great prof. She was very clear on what would be tested on, and gave lots of practice question that accurately reflected the level tested on the midterms/final. Lectures can be boring, but she acknowledges that and goes makes most lectures interesting and funny. A good grade is very doable if you do the work.

She was ok. but good be better at explaining topics.

So Emma liked making funny racial comments and probably blasphemed a lot. But overlooking those things she did well in teaching the material. If you want to succeed read her slides, do study guide questions and practise midterm and final questions. It will be an easy A for you.

Pretty good prof, but she often confuses herself in lecture. Lectures not mandatory and often not needed. Posts slides online.

Emma is an amazing prof!!!! Shes really funny and laid back and tries to (and does) make lecture interesting. If you ever are confused GO TO OFFICE HOURS!! she is soo helpful and really tries to help everyone (she had office hours everyday!) Go to lecture, pay attention, take notes beforehand, do ALL of the homework questions and you'll be golden!

I just felt like she needed to be rated hotter than this was giving credit. Pretty cool prof.

PRETTY COOL PROF

She's funny and tries to make the material as interesting as possible. She understands and 'gets' us students. She really does care about us even though it didnt seem like it at first. Sarcastic humour - ita great. Second midterm is tough, go over the slides and her very helpful review questions (and I got through the class without the textbook :p)

Emma is a great prof in the fact that she is clearly passionate about teaching, really fair concerning tests and marking, she explains all the material clearly with lots of examples and always invites students to come see her for help. She is a funny prof and I would recommend her class to anyone.

Emma i great! She takes a boring subject and through hilarious ( offensive) comments makes it more interesting.

Amazing Amazing Amazing . Ignore her off cut jokes. Do thr tudy guide and practise questions , go to her office hours for help when unclear and get the A+

Emma makes her lectures pretty engaging! Not an easy course. If you put the effort in you'll do fine. Some advice go to OFFICE HOURS!!

Her second midterm was thought to be hard. But actually it was not. The only reason people think the exam is hard is the material is harder. Emma is a fair marker as well as a charming prof. Her office hour is unbelievably helpful.. It is easy to do well on 103, just follow her, do the sample questions before the exams, drop her office.

Emma really wants every student to succeed in her class. Her examples are fantastic, they really help for memory and clarification. Her office hours are really helpful and she loves to get to know the students who show up. If you do the readings, you'll be absolutely fine. If you just show up to lecture, you'll struggle.

Interesting lectures, material can get boring but she makes it bearable. Not that hard to do well if you read the textbook and do all of the practice questions (the final had so many questions from the practice set). The notes make a lot more sense if you actually show up to class. Not that hard to do well but you do have to put in a solid effort.

Very underrated professor. She does a great job of simplifying important concepts so everyone can understand, since a lot of students who need to take ECON 103 don't care about economics. She's also very funny and witty. Once she became sick and Martin Farnham took over, people started to realize how effective her way of teaching the course was

Emma went on sick leave partway through, but she was still one of my favorite profs. Nice, hilarious but somehow not very approachable. Course is well organized and very interesting.

Due to illness, Emma was only here for the first month of this semester, but she is actually a funny and wild professor. Lecture notes are pretty organized expect lots of abbreviation, not need to buy textbook. Not hard to get a good mark in this class, as long as you understand the notes and do the practice questions, you can do well !!!

Emma was a really good prof. Her lectures had structure, she had a direction for the class, and she wants all her students to succeed. She is really funny and likes cracking jokes at the left-wing, union mind-set that surrounds uvic. Be prepared to do the homework, go to labs, and ready for some down-under humour!

Great lecturer! Emma's explanations economic concepts are quite clear. I loved how Emma applied economics to politics and real world examples. It made coming to lectures enjoyable and interesting. I also found her sense of humour quite hilarious!

Nice and funny teacher but her notes are not clear and are confusing

Emma is a great lecturer. She is really good at teaching economics through non-economic things and is open to questions during lecture. She's pretty funny too. Hard to access outside of lecture though.

Professor Hutchinson has been a gem to have this semester. Although her slides can be confusing at times, she relates what would otherwise be difficult material to real-life scenarios, thus making it easier to understand. She is funny, and each lecture is something new and cool every day. I would recommend taking this class with her.

Emma is a great prof who really enjoys teaching economics. She gives a bunch of practice questions before exams and if you do them you should get a good mark. Also very helpful in office hours

She gives great lectures - she's funny and makes learning econ fun. But you need to stay on top of the lab/course materials to do well in this class. The help center is a great resource but she may not be available all the time.

Emma is a gem. As much as you really don't need to go to Econ lectures to do well in the class, I did because she is such a good lecturer. She provides lots of tangible examples to explain topics, and her mid-terms are super easy if you do the practice questions provided. If you are about going to take Econ 103, make sure it is with her!

Emma is very opinionated, but as long as you go to class with a sense of humour she is a good choice. She can be a little disorganized, but it doesn't effect the experience seriously. If you make the effort and go to her office hours to ask questions she is very helpful and genuinely cares.

Her class was funny. The tests were fair and she posts example questions which are very helpful to the midterm! Her slides can be a little confusing sometimes but overall it's good. Would recommend her Econ 103!

Emma does an amazing job at teaching Econ 103, if you want to get a good grade you will need to attend every lecture. Majority of your mark is based on 2 midterms and a final, but practice questions are posted that are very similar to the ones if not the same as those on the exam. Show up to every lecture, bring your iclicker and you will do well.

If you attend her lectures and take notes, you will most likely succeed in her course... Her practice quizes are a life saver!!

Emma was a great prof. She used real life examples to make challenging concepts as simple as she could. She posts practice questions for the midterms and final and some of them are the exact same on the midterm and final. Go to her office hours throughout the year to get extra help. I only used the textbook for the online access code of practice qs

Emma is a great prof, she makes the content relatable and interesting. Lectures are helpful, but I would recommend doing the mindtap to reinforce the content.

Enjoyed the class, pretty easy to get and A if you study

She talks fast, but very organized. I was quite lost first time, but after reading text, online quizzes, help center(really useful!), I got A+ no problem. You have to spend time in order to get a good grade, but not difficult or hard at all.

Emma has by far been my favourite prof on campus thus far! She is hilarious, and stands her ground. LIVE FOR HER SLIDES AND PRACTICE EXAMS SO HELPFUL!! She does a great job of keeping lectures interesting, and will occasionally end early if she feels that its doable.

Emma is a great prof! Had her for my first year at University, and she was an amazing orator. Would make funny jokes to get us all into a fun but serious lecture mood, tests were greats considering she gave you sample papers that replicated the actual tests. Participation matters in the form of iClickers, so don't miss class!

okay, so I know emma would be reading this thats why I am writing this. You are a great prof. and the way you teach it's really good. But you need to know your beer example is confusing. you need to change it. I am writing tgis while sitting in your class

Free online textbook for 103, she's a dope teacher, needs Iclicker though

Great Prof. Just read her slides, and go over key concepts. Free Textbook!

Whoever says Emma is a bad prof is incapable of studying and learning the stuff themselves. Shes so dope, relatable and makes lectures interesting. Its not an "easy" class but by no means is it super difficult. Super worth it.

The one thing that annoyed me about Emma is that she would confuse things during lectures sometimes. She would catch herself but that would sometimes make the material itself confusing. The textbook she uses is a free online textbook with questions from past exams so it's great for studying. I found my lab pretty useless but you get marks for going

Pretty good, enthusiastic. Sometimes funny. Classic 1st year course. Can't go wrong.

Emma's class was great. I switched my major to economics because of her. You have to attend the labs (the have iclicker questions that are worth marks). She is very relatable and makes an effort to make a dry subject fun and engaging. Would definitely take again!

Everyone finds this class very different. I got an A+ in the course but I worked very hard for it. If you read the textbook and do all the practice questions you will be fine. 20% of your mark is iclickers so use that to your advantage. Emma is not a bad prof but her textbook that she wrote is very helpful. There are mistakes on tests usually.

Emma is a really great prof as she understands that a lot of the first years have no idea what university is like and ables them to do well. She makes the exams fair and the extra help hours that she sets up are great. My favorite prof so far and I really do not understand why people think her course is hard, she could make it harder if she wanted.

A pretty good prof. Her textbook for the course is very helpful and contains many practise questions taken directly from past exams. Was failing the class the whole term until the final exam (worth 60%). Going to class is pretty much useless because you need to learn everything on your own.

Emma is great

I can maybe see why people don't like Emma, but i think she's really great. She's funny (sometimes her jokes don't land but she tries), very helpful, and she wrote a textbook so you dont have to buy one!! By biggest tip: go to all your lectures and labs because Clicker Questions are free marks!

Emma is super entertaining in lectures, but can sometimes make simple topics seem complicated by over-explaining them. But if you read the textbook it clears things up and is super easy to follow. Also, do the extra practice questions she posts before the midterms and final, if you're confident about them you're guaranteed a good grade.

I had Emma for 103 and, like everybody, thought she was a bit of a joke. I could not have been more wrong, she absolutely loves this subject and it shows in her lectures, which are fantastic. Graded by three midterms, all of them very similar to her practice tests. Everyone should take this course, it was the highlight of my semester.

Emma is a great prof that is funny and gives relatable examples. Her lecture slides are hard to follow but her textbook is amazing and teaches you everything you have to know for the exam. She made a really boring subject not that bad

Dr. Hutchinson is one of the best professors I've ever had, her lectures were fascinating and it was clear that she cared deeply about the material. Attendance was wildly low (<20% of people showed up) so every lecture turned into a great conversation between the prof and the few students who cared. If you go to class and pay attention, easy A+.

Such a humble, caring prof. She explains things in depth to give context, and although it can be confusing, she's very good at explaining super complex topics. Being online has been disorganized, but she's always correcting herself and adjusting the curriculum after feedback. I'm not good at economics, but that's not her fault. She's a good prof.

Mostly, class is stupid easy. Anyone with half a brain could get an easy A. The asynchronous delivery wasn't ideal and neither were other aspects of the course such as labs and testing, but hey, COVID. Emma seems really nice and funny in person. Would definitely take again. Lots of office hours and extra help sessions offered so no excuse.

Emma is a kind, empathetic prof, who clearly wants her students to succeed. Adjusting to 600 students in an online format must have been a stretch. Her feedback quality was diminished by students that failed to read basic instructions. Easy A, and she made lack lustre content engaging.

Super nice prof, I would take her class again if I could. She ran the course asynchronously but she had lots of office hours and seemed to care about her students. You have to study hard for the midterms and final but they were very fair!

She wasn't the best prof, but I'll give credit where credit is due, she had no one helping her basically the entire semester and was doing a good job for what she had. She gives good lectures and her Textbook makes the material super easy to understand. This course also depends on who your TA's are as they really help you understand the material.

I quite enjoyed this class and Emma's teaching. Her expectations and course structure were very clear and easy to follow. Short quizzes on lectures to keep you engaged, a couple of midterms and a final. Free textbook. If you understand the practice questions in bright space and textbook the course is dead easy. The highest grade I've received.

Emma is good at breaking down difficult concepts, particularly for those who don't neccesarily enjoy econ. The tests are a noticeable step up in difficulty from the quizzes. I also enjoyed her lectures, she makes them interesting. Only thing I didn't enjoy were mistakes on quizzes/tests. Seems nitpicky but makes the course more difficult.

Emma is an empathetic teacher that will allow extensions when necessary and has helpful office hours

Very good teacher, I always enjoy coming to her lectures and she makes them worth attending. Very entertaining and informative.

Emma gets a lot of negative feedback both on here and amongst my fellow classmates, but as a second year in a first year Econ course, she is about as good as one could hope for. Yea, she's got the online lectures that can be a pain, but she is more than willing to help you understand material. Sure there's grammatical errors, but cmon, we're human.

Emma is a super fair and I don't think she is recognized enough for it. The course material was not hard but did require a lot of attention but, she offers a crazy good amount of optional practice questions that make it super easy to properly prepare for exams. Also, she prepares pre recorded online lectures that are super short and easy to watch!

emma is awesome, she obviously loves what she does and makes it hard for other not to love it too. she is very disorganized though, so be ready for multiple emails a day from her regarding her mistakes or progress on something like grading a test. even so, I had a blast in the class and she makes me want to learn

I know she is not everyone's favourite, but I absolutely loved Emma. She clearly knows her material well, and will take the time in class to explain concepts if you ask. She is prone to mistakes, but skews corrections in favour of students. Advice: Watch the videos, and make sure you get the material and you will be totally fine.

Emma, I miss you. Your beer and pizza examples were exquisite. I am in econ 104 as of right and it is horrendous with my professor. If i could take 104 with you, i would lay down my life for that opportunity. I would endure your perfect examples with beer and pizza. very simple and easy to understand. I miss you

Really good prof. Made Econ 103 a breeze. Lots of pre-work, but it makes the material super straightforward. Great way to start Econ! However, you will be mildly concerned by her constant use of beer and pizza examples.

Really enjoyed class with Emma! But so many prerecorded online lectures were content heavy. Free textbook was great. Not super hard but time consuming. I didn't find lectures as important as the prerecorded videos, labs, textbook/other practice material. Emma is more than happy to help if you have a question. Typos, but always graded in your favor.

Emma is great at explaining concepts. Her tests are straightforward forward and it was honestly a great class for a GPA booster. Take it if you can.

Dr. Hutchinson clearly explains concepts... if you do the homework and quizzes you will get a good grade. I appreciated that she posted all her recordings of lectures (a task that a surprising amount profs seem to be challenged by).

Emma was great! The way this course is formatted makes it easy to actually understand the concepts, if you watch the pre-recorded lectures and show up to the actual lectures you'll do well!

Emma taught you all the material via pre-recorded online lectures, and class-time was very often used to ask questions. Unless you were grossly behind or for some reason couldn't get the material, you do not need to go to class. People saying its easy to fall behind are just lazy. About 3 hours of work, and you don't even need to go to class.

This class was one of my favourite during my semester, and Emma was easily my favourite prof. The content is mostly online, and she uses lectures to address harder topics in depth and go over questions, which I found very helpful. The workload outside of class was really light, and her lectures are funny. And she really wants you to do well!

She clearly cares about what she teaches. The class was chill, my favourite prof of the semester.

Emma was a great professor, she's super funny which made the lectures bearable. Econ 103 is relatively easy class though I will say it involved a lot of studying. Huge class, and I never went to any office hours so I never had any interactions with her, seemed caring and willing to help. Lots of open book practice quizzes but a free 25% by doing em

She was a great professor and was deeply knowledgeable and passionate about her course. However, she was quite disorganized and made some organizational mistakes, but none of it got in the way of learning the material.

Emma's course was easy to follow and if you stay on top of the pre-lecture work and did the weekly quizzes, you will most likely succeed. She has a very to the point, efficient, and effective teaching style which seems to work with many students and overall I would happily take another course with her again. She uses discord for help with quizzes.

To succeed in this course you will need good time managing because 99% of this course is online. Quizzes are free marks pretty much but she will not curve your mark for anything.

One of One,you can't find a prof that cares about students' grades much more than she does. Lectures are awesome and believe me you don't want to miss them. Study the way she tells, you completely understand it. She uses her own textbook,free but has lots of typos,even in the midterm. She is Australian,has an accent, and swears while teaching lol.

The flak Emma receives for errors in her lectures is warranted, however, besides that Emma is a caring and generous professor. Any errors that would have affected grades were always given in the student's favor, and she is an engaging and entertaining speaker. If you show up and pay attention the material really isn't that difficult.

Good professor and style of learning is easy to understand.

Emma's lectures are pretty entertaining, and her exams are very straightforward. However, her lectures are helpful only if you want to learn more about tricky questions since she makes you go through the basics in her prerecorded videos. Also, there were numerous mistakes in her quizzes and exams that I had to point out to her to get them fixed.

attendance wasn't mandatory, all lectures were posted on the brightspace where she explains the topic REALLY well, i was shocked to see how good someone could be at their job. if you're a procrastinator + this course isnt a requirement, maybe stay away because you will need to encourage yourself to succeed.

GOAT, enough said.

What a gal

She is hilarious and super easy to learn from - obviously very passionate about Economics. This course had a lot of online quizzes and homework and lots of video lectures to watch, but the constant exposure to course materials ended up being super helpful. Cheat sheets were allowed for all tests. Overall, amazing prof!!

Decent prof. Course can be entirely self taught (can be a pro or con). I personally did not attend a SINGLE lecture or lab, and still finished the class with a 90%. Is a nice person and fine teacher.

The class can be self-taught with the provided resources, but attending lectures helps break down the material. Unstuckstudy AI and other study tools like ChatGPT can be useful for exam prep. Overall, a decent professor who's passionate about economics, but staying motivated is key.

Good entertaining teacher, loves beer and covers a lot of the material on Brightspace, lectures are mostly going over questions.

will take again

Her sense of humor and engaging stories make the material enjoyable. She's clearly an expert in her field. While there were a few typos they didn't interfere with learning. After all, we're all human, and mistakes happen! This course is challenging, so be prepared to work. When Emma emphasizes concepts or gives advice on exam prep, take it serious

She is the best! Very entertaining lectures, she's hilarious. She posts her slides that are very detailed and have all the information you need to learn.

Emma is so fun. Lectures are very enjoyable and definitely necessary for the course. She very clearly wants all her students to succeed. Her review sessions before exams are also really helpful. Can't wait for next term when I get to take Intermediate Micro II with her. I struggled a lot with year 1 micro, but after this class I am a lot better!