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Clear lecturer. Moves very fast, though.

great teaching style, tricky prob sets and exams

Good lecturer. However, She has no sympathy for students. The mean on our first prelim was 64%, and she said we should have done better as a class and decided to curve to a C+. Hello??? This isn't supposed to be a weed out class!

It really bothered me how long her hair was. In fact, it made me angry. And I didn't especially like her stories.

I actually liked her lectures since she didn't just read off a power point presentation. She's kinda confusing though, and you have to really pay attention.

Very good lecturer. Exams were VERY difficult. Class was curved in such a way that it was almost impossible to get above B+

Good lecturer, but the exams were hard. Overall, I'd recommend. But she needs to cut her hair.

Wasn't really that big a fan of her, but it was an ok class.

Loved Jenny W. She was hard for 101, but you really learn the material. Take her if you want to continue on with Econ.

Very good prof, but she needs a haircut.

She's really good at teaching the material, but talks excessively fast and makes the average way too low. ...C+ average?

Tough class, but she is a great teacher.

great teacher, just gotta be able to keep up. unfortunately i couldnt.

Slow down!

her stories and anecdotes make the boring econ interesting... problem sets are tough, but the TAs grade easily... and multiple choice exams!

I don't know why everyone thinks the class is so hard. I couldn't imagine an easier class than econ 101. Despite her corny jokes and flaky personality, she is a good teacher. My TA (Jing) is also very good, very accomodating, and very nice.

Great prof, explains things well..

I think she is the best teacher at Cornell. She should never cut her hair because it is so long and cool. I think everyone should be taking her class because she is such a good teacher. P.S. Her glasses are great

I think she is great!

The best Econ prof I've had here yet. She explains things well and is (usually) interesting. Sometimes she gets sidetracked and starts talking about her family, but not too often, and it's always entertaining.

great prof!

great job

did a great job making us aware of what macro is all about

Wissink blabs and blabs and blabs. Quit yapping and say something clear, concise, and simple. We'll follow. Lectures organized, and otherwise a good professor. Tangents about Finland and family somewhat entertaining. Besides the talking, I liked her.

She does a pretty good job of explaining things, assuming you can keep up with how fast she talks. Pretty good overall, but who the hell curves an intro class to a C+?!!

Probably the best professor I've had here at Cornell, though also one of the toughest. The best part about her is that she knows the stuff she is teaching extremely well. Lectures are done without slides, just straight out of her mind.

It was so hard to wake up knowing id have to sit through her fast-paced rambling lectures. I heard Wissink is brilliant, but I couldn't stand micro because I could never keep up with her lectures. Get takenote and go to section, then youll be fine.

She makes you work for your grade but she's an awesome teacher! You'll definitely learn something in her class. She talks and talks and talks but she won't put you to sleep. If you enjoy econ and want to learn something, take her class!!!

Good prof. Reasonable tests. Take her class for ECON 101.

little boring but very clear and fair

Professor Wissink has been the best professor I have had since I've been at Cornell! She is a very engaging lecturer with a great sense of humor, and although her exams can be tough, shes always more than willing to help you understand if you indicate that you don't.

Wissink is my favorite professor. She is humorous and full of wisdom. She is willing to do anything to help the students who really love economics. I'm gonna take Econ 352 just because Wissink is gonna teach that class. If you're interested in any aspect of econ, feel free to borrow books from her.

Wissink is a really smart lady and a good lecturer. However she does talk fast, so you've got to be quick to keep up with her. However if you want to really LEARN some economics, take her class. Highly recommended.

Wissink definitely does a great job of teaching the 313 class. She is very knowledgable about the material. Although the class is quite difficult, you will learn a lot for taking it.

Wissink is excellent. No doubt about it, she's a tough test maker, but you will definitely learn economics. What a charismatic lecturer too! You've got to be on your toes though. I loved her class because I really learned econ and is the happiest professor you'll meet.

Very organized and clear

Wissink is awesome. If only more teachers here were like this. I really learned a lot in this class, but people that didn't take the class seriously or skipped lectures tended to have a bit of trouble... do the work and you'll enjoy it.

I really don't know what everyone's beef with Wissink is. She talks fast but if you stay with it you will appreciate that she's not wasting your time going over things a million times like other profs do. I got an A and there's nothing stopping everyone else from doing the same except for laziness.

great class that covered a lot of territory and was always very helpful and fun in office hours

great class, hard tests but if you do all the problem sets and practice exams you do fine - she tends to use the same questions over and over, does talk too fast, good board work, prepares you well for other classes you'll take later.

I really like the class and how she teaches from the powerpoint slides on the overhead and fills them in as we go along. having them ahead of time is a great advantage - makes it possible to take notes and listen at the same time.

Great Professor. Very Clear, very helpful. I always felt prepared for exams.

Great teacher! She's so enthusiastic about the material and so thorough. Definitely take the practice exams before the tests because the prelims/final are just like them. Also very nice and approachable during office hours.

needs to learn how to talk just a little slower but very clear, kinda tough on grading, needs an all around stylist

I learned more about Economics in general in this class than any other I took. She made me love Econ. Best Professor I ever had at Cornell.

Fantastic professor. She is the best I've had at Cornell. She covers the material thoroughly, her exams and homeworks are fair and she is always excited to teach the material. She is also very approachable both during and after class. Highly recommended.

Engaging, Friendly, Clear. Rare find in the Cornell Econ dept.

Wissink is a great professor, but she gives difficult exams and can be a harsh grader. She gives you the option to waive a prelim if you have a conflict, which is tempting, but don't. I did, and my grade will suffer because of it (tricky final will be worth 55% of my final grade). Even so, I'd recommend her class, as you get a lot out of it.

Puts energy into her lectures. Clear and articulate in explaining the concepts, but must quickly jot down notes because she uses the chalkboard. Tough but fair grader. Go to her office hours if you don't understand anything; she is very helpful and kind - may sometimes even offer cookies. A truely inspirational and caring professor.

Class is very well structured. Excel problem sets take a bit of time to do, but serve as a good review for the prelims. Lecture is extremely boring. She speaks a lot but doesn't really say anything.

Great class. I like that she treats us as adults and makes so much available. You have to use the Web pages but if you do everything is up there. She's also great if you stop by during office hours. Lots of help. And candy too!

Wissink is very reasonable. I thought she made her expectations very clear at the beginning of the semester and tested what she said was important in lecture. Should have gotten a C+ but was bumped up to a B (probably for going to see her and the TA a few times).

Lots of work. Good class. Seemed like grading was going to be really hard, but she was really quite gentle in the end. She really put a lot of time into the Discussion Board. Look at all her replies. That's dedication to the students.

you aren't going to find a better lecturer, she goes over the material very throughly and the tests are definitely fair

I thought 335 was great. Wissink was great. I have no idea what this last person is talking about on the final. They either never came to class or never tried any of the problem sets or never did any of the practice exams or something. She spelled it all out for us on memos AND on the Web page. Something is really wrong with that last post.

I thought this class was great and the prof was very fair. Maybe too much on review of 313 material but other than that the class was great. Loved the stuff on taxes and social security.

Enthusiastic professor who puts a lot of effort into organizing lectures. Class material seems to go a lot faster than it did in Econ 101. You'll learn a lot from her.

The subject is really hard and confusing, but Wissink is a great teacher and she explained things clearly. Going to class and taking her notes is more important than using the textbook.

Great professor. Really knows her stuff and comes to class prepared. Lectures are so valuable. Best Econ professor at Cornell.

Great professor. great class. Integrated current events and made class understandable and interesting

For me to do as badly as I did in Macro and like her as much as I do is saying something! I am horrible at Econ as my grade in the class suggests, but she is a fabulous lecturer and unbelievably helpful in office hours.

This class confirmed being an econ major. Wissink is a perfect lecture, good proportion of examples to theory. If you go to lectures, you will never find surprises on exams or psets. Also, she and her TA are both so accesible. This is the best class I've taken at Cornell.

This class is hard but really worthwhile. Wissink really knows her stuff but talks super fast, so I recommend that you buy take-note just to have your notes as well as more detailed notes. Textbook not as important as lecture. (Go to lecture!) Oh, and look at her sample practice problems from diff years + sample prelims, it helps with the hw/tests.

One of the best lecturers in the Econ department. Wissink is very enthusiastic when teaching and always willing to help. The material of the class was pretty interesting.

I've had her for both Micro & Macro courses and I've found her to be the best ECON lecturer at Cornell. She was very nice, & extremely helpful. She makes lectures worth going to. Exams are pretty fair. She does a great job of helping students relate to the material.

A great teacher. Explains everything step-by-step and clearly. No homework, easy tests. Any student with respectable intelligence will get some form of an A in this class.

Class is clear, well-taught, and informative. Her lectures are good, but you can do well by skipping both it and discussions and just reading the textbook, doing practice problems on her website, and going to office hours. Questions on the prelims are sometimes repeats.

as long as you show up to lecture you'll be fine. textbook readings are helpful but not necessary. prelim will have a few questions on mandatory readings from her website. other than that, interesting lecturer, class isn't difficult as long as you attend lecture and have a basic understanding of english

Great Professor. Crystal Clear in presentation and explains concepts and computation steps really well. Homeworks are easy (just a little bit time-consuming), and you just need to complete most of them to get a full score on this part. Prelims and Finals are okay. Expect to get an A for the class.

Wissink is a solid lecturer and a nice person. Her lectures are all Powerpoint, but you have to go to class and take notes so you know what the graphs were showing, since she draws them by hand. Prelims are a little disorganized (e.g. not enough booklets), and the final was probably a little too hard. Like in all big classes, a good TA is key.

Great Prof! Clear lectures. Odd sense of humor. Very helpful. Lays all the cards on the table for you. Loads of practice problems.

Prof Wissink is outstanding. Her lectures are entertaining and informative, she really brings the material to life. She is also very approachable, if you have a question she goes out of her way to help you. She is really one of the best professors in Econ at Cornell.

i don't know what the intro kids are talking about. she's the best prof i had in the econ department. very willing to help. tests are straightforward if you go to class and do sample prelims, problem sets.

Wissink isn't a bad professor despite what 1110'ers have posted. It should be noted that 1110 has had lower means for fall 2010 prelims than 1120 (my class), but I digress. Wissink challenges her students, but her lecture material does appear on prelims. Those, along with the textbook and practice questions should be enough for a decent student.

Great prof. Really knows her stuff. Love the before and after PowerPoint slides. Great class.

I really liked this class and wissink.

Phenomenal professor, I don't understand the bad reviews. Incredibly clear, fun to listen to and just a nice person--willing to help in any way possible. I've heard Micro is harder with her than Macro, but I have absolutely no complaints whatsoever. Take a class with her.

Great class. Very well organized. LOADS of materials to help. Great lectures. Maybe too long sometimes - always started right on time and ended late. Packed too much in maybe, but I really liked class and the slides. Maybe could be a bit neater on her tablet thing.

Very organized class. Web page is great and prof has a huge set of practice stuff available. Liked the end material the best. Office hours were very helpful. Wissink rushes sometimes and talks too fast but was always prepared and really knows lots of stuff.

Very good class. Not sure what's up with some of the comments. She was organized-very organized and very clear. Letter grades in the end were fair and higher than she led on. She might have let us know that so we wouldn't be so stressed. Other than that, very good class.

honestly, she might be harder than some other profs but you will walk out of the class and feel like you learned something. shes teaches a bit fast but explains everything really clearly. i took micro and macro with her at the same time and it really wasnt that bad. i really liked her and her teaching style

Ignore all of the comments saying that Wissink is unorganized. All powerpoint notes are available beforehand. As she lectures, she fills in the powerpoint's empty graphs, charts, etc IN FRONT OF YOU. Then after class she uploads the "completed" notes. She does lots of examples. She is very clear. She has LOTS of practice prelims/finals on her site.

Professor Wissink is a dedicated professor and I wish I could have her again and again. She really likes teaching and cares about her students more so than other professors. Negative comments here are likely due to poor performance or not have attended class which is their own fault. Prof. Wissink comes highly recommended.

Easy to do well in her class if you do all the practice exams and problem sets (there are a ton) because she often repeats problems making her exams hard, but fair. Lectures are helpful and the ppts. are available online to use for studying. Prof. Wissink is great, I am taking her again for 1110 next semester.

Great class. Wissink was really good and made it easy to do well if you kept up with the plan of the class. Do the MEL, it's worth getting the easy 100 on that part of the grading plan.

Be attentive during the lectures. She is really helpful in person. One of the best professors at Cornell ever!

she's very organized and posts all the powerpoints online. she also really wants her students to do well- she has multiple grading options and she puts a lot of quizzes online, that can bring your grade up.

Hard class. The tests were very hard, lots of hard questions. Do the MEL and get 100% and it will help overall grade. Great Econ base, but not an easy class

Wissink is very organized with her lecture notes and tries to be fair with her grading by providing multiple formulas to calculate a percentage. Lectures move pretty quickly, too quickly I think for an intro course. But she uses online questions to help boost your grade. Test questions mostly fair, sometimes hard. For the most part she's fine

Economics majors love her, everyone else doesn't. Her power points are wonderfully helpful and she posts them online. Overall, a great intro class.

Prof. Wissink is an excellent and enthusiastic lecturer who really cares about her students. She wants her students to have an appreciation for Economics but I have to admit that her class gives a bit too much detail for an intro class so I wouldn't recommended the class to non-majors. Burkhauser's class didn't even touch indifference curve maps...

Pertaining to the distance learning version of this course. Problem sets enhanced understanding of the material. For the most part, lectures were clear, although textbook readings weren't optional for me. She responded to discussion board questions and emails very quickly.

Prof wissink is a brillaint professor. Given the 200+ class size that her intro classes regularly hit, she does a wonderful job covering quite a bit of ground. Grading is flexible and her presentations are clear and to the point . I would def recommend her .. anyone who is interested in econ ( major and non-majors) should look into her intro class

She's pretty easy in my opinion. Just go to lecture and make sure you do all the problem sets and sample prelims she has on her website. She reuses a lot of her multiple choice questions so her tests aren't really all that bad. If you go to her office hours, she's really helpful. And the MyEconLab weekly quizzes help boost up your grade as well.

For all the people planning on taking this course online: This class is harder than the regular econ. Don't think for a second it's an easy A. The ridiculousness of the Final and Midterm is beyond unbelievable even with all the notes/textbook. The hws assignments are a joke compared to the exam. 1 or 2 quest wrong drops your letter grade

Easy class for an A. Go to class and you will be fine. Honestly, if you don't understand this class, you dont deserve to be a econ major

Wissink was an amazing experience for me at Cornell. The way she taught the class was perfect for a student like me. She was slow and gentle in explaining concepts. I was also very comfortable expressing myself during office hours which were usually empty and this helped my understanding(hence grade)tremendously!Thank You Prof! I learned so much.

There's no doubt that she's very kind, helpful, and clear. The course was a bit difficult; not necessarily due to content, but because of the amount covered and the speed at which she lectured on it. Good option for those required to take the course, but there are better electives out there for those that don't.

My favorite professor so far at Cornell. Wissink expects you to put work into her class by preparing for lectures and learning from problem sets, if you do, you'll be able to follow her pace in lectures. If you're the type of student that always does readings before lecture you'll appreciate her efficiency and organization

I am conflicted about her hair.

Crystal clear (though speaks a bit too fast) and extremely helpful in office hours. Always willing to meet outside office hours whenever a student requests it. Prelims tested fairly and were written with consistent style; however, the final was a killer with a lot of abstract and qualitative concepts about Social Security (best covered in textbook)

She is known to be the professor Econ majors love and non-majors dislike. I'm an econ major, however i didn't take Econ before her class. If you read the textbook, attend lecture and use your TA's its almost impossible to fail. She really makes an effort to have the class average acceptable. I loved her and I'm taking Macro with her in the Spring.

Her lectures are actually the same as her PPT, but she is very nice and the classes are interesting. The grading is not harsh, so it's easy to get A.

Had Wissink for both micro and macro. She grades fairly, allows you to miss a few classes with lenient participation and is extremely helpful in office hours. She convinced me to choose Economics as my major.

Good intro professor

A lot of people complain about this class, but Wissink is very fair with her grading. The syllabus says that grades are absolute, but she definitely does curve. I ended up with a grade 23 of a letter grade higher than my calculated score, if that makes anymore less concerned about how they are doing. Definitely try to get an A on the two prelims!

The lectures could lean to the dry side sometimes, but the two prelims weren't too bad if you studied and looked at her old prelims. Looking at old prelims is very helpful. The final was pretty difficult, though. Don't slack off at the end of the semester. If you're confused on any topic, youtube videos can be super useful.

Very helpful. Just don't get too cocky and do all the MELs asap.

How to Pass: Go to lecture for iClicker points Before doing the MELs, do the optional homework on the website to see the exact formatquestions. Do all the MELs. A week before the exams, she puts out 4 nearly identical exams from previous years. Do all of them. Take notes if you have to. She reuses questions and always has the exact same format.

Wissink is really friendly and nice. Her lectures seem clear but when you go over the lecture slides, it's very hard to follow. Especially if you didn't actually go to lecture. The tests are NOT EASY. I'm a junior, science major. Believe me. Everyone says micro is a joke but it's really not with Wissink.

Lectures are helpful but don't cover all material necessary for test. Do all the MEL quizzes and Panopto videos (because her lecture is usually fast paced) to make sure you know the material. It's easy to slack after a good prelim or two, but beware, the course gets harder as it proceeds

Overall a great teacher for intro econ. Her class organization is great. Her grading and tests are very fair. If you are having trouble talk to her and she will help you out. She really wants you to get a good grade. Lectures are useful so go to them even though she puts the slides up.

Very good at teaching, great class to take.

Her lectures are helpful and her tests are very easy since they have the exact same structure as the practice prelims.

She gives her students a lot of resources and lectures well. The slides and past prelims are posted online, but not past finals. Tests are easy enough if you go to lecture and look over the material a day or two beforehand. She really tries to work with you with her grading scale, it's very forgiving.

Speaks clearly, but lectures are very dry. She packs a lot of information into individual power point slides, which can be distracting a lot of the time. Tests are fair, homeworks are straightforward and not too time consuming.

Jennifer Wissink is a amazing teacher!!! The only problem is that I'm now unsure whether I actually really love economics or if I just really liked her class!

Public Fin. was one of the easier 4000 Econ courses. Interesting and relevant material. Have to go to class - doesn't post slides + attendance points. Organized lectures, chalk and blackboard presentation actually makes the material easier to learn since you can actually see how the graphs & math are done. Great in OH and fun class. Easy exams.

Great class overall! The lectures have clear direction, and she is very passionate about economics which makes it easy to stay engaged. The subject material can be challenging but her tests are always very similar to the practice exams she posts so it's not hard to do well. Going to class definitely makes it easier to do well, but not mandatory.

This is class is not very hard, and not very math heavy either. If you go to lectures and section you'll be fine. I personally found the material to be very manageable and I'm not an econ/math person.

I thought Wissink was great! Very well prepared. Tons of resources to use. She knows the stuff inside and out.

This class was at 9:05 in the morning but Wissink was always early and willing to chat with anyone who was there. The slides were helpful but a bit sloppy when she wrote on them - but maybe that was because of her broken wrist. The practice work really helped a lot. Don't buy the text, just but into MEL cheapest option.

Basically solid. Buying the text book was a waste of money. If you go to lecture and use the slides she posts and sometimes the panopto videos that are there too you can figure it all out. Not a fan of the MEL stuff.

Wissink was good. Not fantastic but very good. Class is too big. She's much better in smaller settings like when she did a group office hour before the final. Go to lecture. Then do her sample prelims and old posted problem sets. That's what I did and it worked great for me. Does talk a bit too fast.

As a whole, awesome professor, very intelligble about Economics, very helpful during office hours. The lectures kinda get boring and very early in the day as well. all the prelims follow her old ones The text is kinda useless

Good Professor, she is very interesting and is passionate about the subject. Two ways of grading which can help students. Attendance is not mandatory but it helps your grade. If you want an A, study previous exams, do the MEL online quizzes, and attend the lectures!

Took for both micro/macro. Although she covers material quickly, teaches it well, provides a TREMENDOUS amount of resources, and teaches it FULLY. Leaves no stone unturned. Also fair in grading. Best, shes kind and down-to-earth and provides plenty of office hours. Want to succeed? WORK HARD! Youll learn a ton. One of my favorite professors.

Overall, this class was one that shouldn't be hard. There are a ton of resources but I don't know many people who bother using them. She is a little disconnected from the student experience and will sometimes rush through material that is difficult and then move sluggishly through easy stuff. Overall, not bad

Her lectures are clear. Just study past prelims then review them for the final and you'll be good.

lectures can be somewhat scattered but she's an interesting person. the class is very fair, there are no surprises for your grade. just don't ignore/put off your work for this class or your grade will drop

She's extremely caring, helpful, friendly, and talkative. One of the more engaging lecturers I've had. Class is easy if you're logical; I rarely went to lecture, never went to discussion, never went to OH, never touched the textbook. I learned by taking the quizzes and occasionally reviewing slides (avg 1-2 hours of work a week).

Prof Wissink's lectures might not be it, but she really cares for her students and she is accessible outside lecture so that you can easily ask questions. She gives good examples and plenty of resources, making her class easy even if you don't go. Material is posted online, including slides, and recorded lectures on Panopto. Go to class -> Pass

Professor Wissink was a lovely professor, she clearly cared a lot about her students and was very engaging and enthusiastic in lectures. The exams were extremely fair, especially if you read the textbook and did well on the MEL quizzes which I found to be really helpful. Would definitely recommend!

Wissink was a very good professor and had fair exams and lecture content. I learned a lot and didn't have to put in an insane amount of effort in the course to get an A-. Just pay attention, take good notes, do the practice problems, and ask for help when needed and you're golden. Wissink will always be there to help you if you need it.

She explains concepts thoroughly and teaches you everything you need to know either via lecture or quizzes. Very chill class

Wissink is clearly passionate about econ and the well being of her students, but class is hindered by a few things. Class is VERY test heavy and online tests + each test coming from a bank of questions can lead to not the fairest exams. However, a TON of resources available to study, and Wissink has been very helpful in OH in my experience.

Professor Wissink delivers engaging lectures, using unique examples of concepts so that students can learn the material well. Her exams this year were all online, open note, and multiple choice, and grades were released in a very timely manner. As long as you review her past prelims that she posts, you should be able to do well in the class.

honestly i thiink her classes were super chill and the lectures were super helpful. she's very nice and helpful outside of class during her office hours. definitely go to the discussions if you don't attend lectures the TAs pretty much summarize the whole lectures for you. easy grading its very straightforward, and manageable workload.

Wissink is a very underrated professor. The kids that complain about her are the same ones that don't show up to lecture and think they can successfully pass the class by using Chegg. Professor Wissink is very passionate about her subject and very helpful. If you're ever stuck on any topic, go to her office hours.

Great course, and very helpful professor. Very well organized and run.