4.0
Quality2.4
Difficulty69%
Would Retake178
Reviews69%
Would Retake
178
Reviews
Rating DistributionOfficial
5
95
4
43
3
18
2
10
1
12
What Students Say
“Sweet lady but cant teach”
ECONOMICS - 2.0 rating“Friendly, very approachable, review sheets for exams very helpful”
ECO211 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
41%
Textbook Required
54%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.04 avg changeRatings by Course
212
5.0
(2)ECON101
5.0
(1)ECO200
4.7
(13)ECON200
4.7
(3)ECO101
4.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
ECONOMICS
5.0
SHE320
5.0
FIN320
4.0
ECO330
3.3
ECON211
3.2
Reviews (178)
Sweet lady but cant teach
Friendly, very approachable, review sheets for exams very helpful
She makes class interesting, not boring I would take her class again
Doesn't know how to teach. Talks more about her family than Econ.
Good teacher! Very personable. Tests are easy if you follow the study sheet
No Comments
She is the easiest teacher that I have ever had! Take her!
keeps class interesting, extra credit helps
Very Funny
Very funny sucks at teaching spends most of her time talking about her family
funny teacher but just doesn't teach
easy teacher take her to boost your GPA
Wonderful teacher- TAKE HER!
very easy and nice lady, she also quite entertaining
Hey, I'm paying for you to teach me about economics, not you family!
EXCEPTIONAL PROF AND SHE MAKES CLASS INTERESTING WITH HER STORIES, A NICE PERSON
USES GOOD EXAMPLES AND TRYS TO TEACH TO THE WHOLE CLASS
She is the most annoying prof.
she cannot teach and is suoer annoying
Always excited to be there, good examples
she imight be able to teach eco but def not fin
Great Prof very helpful, I enjoyed going to class tests are pretty easy.
she was the first proff that actually tried to treat me like a person, not a #
Easy prof. Absent minded, but you can understand what she's attempting.
Fast paced, makes numerous mistakes in class
Nice lady, excited about class, makes some things confusing, but helpful.
normally i don't understand econ but with her teaching i did well in the class.
No Comments
kind of funny, cute, teaches really well
Good teacher. Kinda moody.
Great teacher she really knows her stuff!
great smile
No Comments
I love this woman
Very nice, good/easy class to take tests are easy, not much out of class work!
Great teacher! Very likable! Go to class and you'll learn alot and do well!
No Comments
Great Prof, go to class and you will learn
I hated econ before, but she actually made it rather fun
Great teacher. Take class and go to class and you will get a good grade!
You learn a lot if you attend. Fair grader. Too much energy in the morning.
The Best thing that has happen to Econ...she makes you want to learn!!!
Excellent teacher, one of my favorites. Take her for a fun class:)
Excellent teacher! Very fun! Read text+do assignments+group project=get A
Great Professor ever!! Enjoyed being in her class,very helpful and understanding
Great prof. Very nice and helpful. Did I mention she is pretty hot.
She lets you know what is on the test so you know what to study.
gives you whats on test. take her its a sinch
Kiss up to her for an A Some tests R hard Final is from prev. tests word4word
She is the best teacher I have had yet!! She is extremely helpful and fun!!
No Comments
I just don't like Economics... The class is a waste of my time
I hate econs, but she made it VERY interesting! Take her, you'll love it!
No Comments
Very clear as to what she expects. She has a great personality too. A can't miss.
No Comments
I despise econ with a passion, but i ove Mrs. Biby's class. she makes it interesting, relevent, and just plain fun. Likes to tell stories that are funny!
No Comments
Econ is a thorn in my side, but the class was actually okay. Ms Biby has a way of keeping your attention. work is okay if you read and ask quetions.
Really fun course, she teaches it in a way you can understand. Take ECON 200 with her, much easier than anyone claims.
She is fruity, and makes you wonder if she knows her stuff. Gets off topic a lot. I learned more from the book then her.
She always smiles, tests are not easy but not hard, she teaches almost everythign you need to know, suprise questions on tests, so read the book. overall great prof.
she makes the class FUN! Gets off topic A LOT!!Study and read the book and the tests will be easier.
Very easy class if you just show up and listen should be automatic A
good teacher, very funny
No Comments
Very nice lady. always willing to help. talks really loud so you cant fall asleep.easy tests as long as you study the notes.
Fun lady, realitively easy, doesn't expect too much from her students. Makes economics more approachable.
She is a good professor and makes class interesting. Tests are pretty easy as long as you pay attention in class. Study your old notes and the final is extremely easy.
Great teacher, always chipper in the morning, very helpful when you go to her office hours, Tests are easy if you come to class and the questions for the final comes right off the previous tests.
Very helpful and makes economics understandable. Must study and do assignment to do good though.
Not very clear on expectations for term paper. Test are easy as long as you read the book and pay attention. Show up to class and you'll do well.
Very interesting woman. She is very enthusiastic and interested in what she teaches. Easily sid-tracked but fun to talk to in class.
She is soo sweet! The class is hard, but if you go and take good notes, its not that bad. Also, reading the book helps, a lot of questions from the text will be on quizzes. Very nice lady, can be confusing at times but if you ask questions she'll explain
she is a great lady study the charts and read the book.
She in no way teaches this class the way that it should be taught.
No Comments
Very disappointed with her teaching style...quite spacy and did not know the information well enough to be teaching a 400 level Econ course.
This woman should go teach elementary school. She's not very bright and her teaching methods are mundane.
i can sum her up in one word: BORING!!! i had problems going to her class because i hated listening to her talk! if you want to feel like you're in elementary school take her class!!!
Don't listen to any of these comments.This lady is great and very easy to talk to. Always willing to help and she is fair and understanding.Best prof. that I have had yet.I wish that I could have her for all of my classes, I know I would be doing a lot better than I am now.I totally recommend her.
this professor is the most awful professor ever, her class is hard to go to and she gets off subject a lot. doesn't have an attendance policy until the last 4 days of class and then she takes it out of your grade. not cool! dont take her if you can avoid it!!! she's AWFUL!!!!
Though the class is relatively easy and she's decent to listen to, her tests tend to be kind of hard and off-topic. She grades with a lot of opinion in her, and she tends to get off-topic. Guaranteed, she will tell you about her shoes.
Mrs. Biby is a great professor who respects everyone and tries to keep class interesting. I would recommend her to anyone. Her class is not really easy, but you can easily get a good grade if you put a little effort into it. Two thumbs up!!
Is a good teacher she is helpful and respectful to students. Class isnt all that interesting but she makes good examples and class fun.
Nice lady with an interesting personality (in a good way). Keeps class interesting and you know what she wants from you. I took her for micro and I switched to take her for macro
great teacher, pretty easy tests, nice lady
Shes talks too much!!! Other than that very nice but she gets off subject a lot. Read the book because although she talks a lot, she doesn't really cover whats on the test. Her favorite example for everything is her shoes.
She is so fun! Econ isn't exactly a blast, but I love the way she explains things. Tests aren't hard and neither is the homework...plus she gives Extra credit!!
I hate economics, but with Prof. Biby I'm getting a decent grade and I don't have to study too much With anyone else I'd probably be failing. She is a good prof, gives extra credit, is easy going and flexible. doesn't give a ton of homework. Gives full credit for in class quizes and assignments.
Fun stories & made it interesting. I stink at word problems but I think I'm getting a decent grade. Test are difficult but there is an opportunity for extra credit.
She's really nice and explains in depth. She's always willing to cover something again if you didn't understand and tells you what's going to be on the test pretty much. She does get off on tangents but it doens't take away from learning. They're usually at least decent examples.
She has a lot of great stories to tell you about herself and her kids, which makes the class more interesting. The homework is not too hard if you pay attention in class and take good notes, you should probably read too, it is a pretty easy read actually. I really enjoy the issues that we talk about, it's interesting. I recommend this class. :-)
good teacher I recomend :-D
Easiest teacher I've ever had. She makes it interesting and her tests are pretty simple. She spends a lot of time preparing you for the tests and final exam. Just come to class and take notes and an A is almost guaranteed.
She's nice and seems to be a good teacher. However, she doesn't make it interesting enough and quite often I leave the class confused on what I was supposed to get from that 50 minute period. Make sure you do the homework and listen during class and you should be alright on a test.
she's great. very friendly, always willing to go into more detail and explain, concerned about how everyone is doind in the class. I would recommend her any day!
The class concepts are a lot harder than eco 210 but professor Biby does a good job explaining things...the tests are tricky and require a lot of reading and studying...going to class is mandatory because you can miss a lot from missing just one lecture!
Very nice lady, but talks a LOT though. Stopped using powerpoints halfway through the semester, making the lectures hard to follow. Used a book she wasnt familiar with due to a last minute staff change. The exams are kind of hard to study for from the lectures, but the assignments are easy and there is extra credit available. Had better, had worse.
Pretty easy class...classes can be a little challenging but if the whole class does bad she tends to curve it
I thought she was great. She gave helpful examples that we could relate to in order for us to understand a concept. Her test were Multiple choice and a few short answer which were usually problems or graphs. She used power point and posted them on blackboard at the beginning of the semester. I would defenitely take one of her classes again!!
What a great teacher. She bends over backwards for her students and works very hard to keep constantly improving. She checks understanding of students every few minutes, even just by looking for the "lost look". Very well organized. Even for the phobic, this class was great. If you DO the WORK, you will be FINE! This is how teaching should be
The book that we used was online. We did 3 current events and another was offered for extra credit. The lecture is through a powerpoint that has many examples, which is why it is important to go to class! The final exam is all copy and pasted questions from the previous tests. Very good teacher, approachable, and nice
Class was kind of boring. Book is online and so is the homework. Need to go to class for most of the info that is on the test. All of her power points are online.
Prof. Biby is a sweetheart. Go to her office hours she is willing to help with anything. The tests were rather challenging. Go to class and study the powerpoints. Online hw is nice. Final copy and paste all of the old tests, took me thirty minutes.
Prof. Biby teaches very laid back in class. She likes a lot of discussion over topics. REading and/or taking notes is a must. Final exam is all the old tests put together. That sounds mighty fine to me, eh?
Class was extremely useless and boring. I never went and still managed an A. The homework is all online. Class is just powerpoints that she reads from, doesn't do much for learning. If you read the book and come to get the test review this class is cake. Not a very good prof though.
Probably one of the best teachers I have ever had. Even though I have had this class early, I found it to be interesting. She isn't biast at all with her opinions and is willing to hear out both sides.
Professor Biby is a sweetheart. She's fun and really laid-back. If you read the book and do the homework you'll be fine. She doesn't take things too seriously and isn't opinionated at all. She likes to tell stories about her kids sometimes but its not a drag to go to class.
Prof biby is by far the easiest professor ive had. She understands that as a gen ed class, it should be easy.. and it is. i just took my final exam today and all the questions were copy and paste off old tests and she even told us thats what she was doing. however she does take attendance so you have to go to class. still- very easy A!
She is such a sweatheart and she is so willing to help you. She takes attendence randomly and she can tell if you've been going to class. If you plan to skip then don't expect her to bend-over-backwards to help you catch up. Her lectures are funny and she uses her family as examples which helps you remember main points. I would take her again!
LOVED this prof. She inspired me to change my major to economics. Extremely nice and makes very clear what you should be studying. Read the book, it's easy reading but random questions from it pop on tests alot. Definitely try to get her as a prof.!
Great teahcer! really interesting and easy. make sure you read the boook though
Decent class. Good person, good teacher. She is very friendly and will help with anything. Requires both coming to class and reading the book, but it is par for a 100 level class.
Good instructor, just pay attention and read the book.
Good teacher, enjoys what she is teaching and easy to understand. Gets of topic from time to time, but lectures help clear-up text books short comings.
Impressive prof. Easy to understand, willing to help, and just sweet-natured overall. Coursework is very manageable, and an A is definitely attainable if you are willing to do the work.
By far, the easiest teacher GV has. I read the chapters once and sort of payed attention in class, and i still got a's on everything. Also, VERY generous when it comes to grading. had to write a paper at the end of the semester. I wrote it the night before and even i thought it was awful, but somehow i still got an 100%. Easiest teacher ever.
great professor, i really enjoyed her class and it wasn't very difficult either. just go to class, pay attention and take good notes and you'll do well. just study your notes and the things she emphasizes in class and you'll ace every exam.
Great teacher! I never liked econ before but she made it interesting and easy to understand. Exams are fairly easy. Just go to class and study the powerpoints and you will do fine.
Awesome teacher, one of the best at Grand Valley. She is such a nice lady, and if you need help she will go out of her way to help you understand the material. Great class.
One of my favorite professors. Off the wall nuts and uses alot of real life examples. Easy enough concepts and extra credit on exams is stuff in the book she didn't teach. Offers alot of extra credit and hw every week to boost your grade up. Def recommend.
She is really nice and is willing to help you & answer questions or go over if you don't understand. MOst homework is online as well as the textbook, tests are not too bad, final exam are questions from previous tests. She uses powerpoint and puts the slides on blackboard so you can print them.
This class is boring in geneal, but she's an amazing professor. Upbeat and extremely helpful if you go to her office hours. The exams aren't bad, and the final is based off only previous exam questions so it was very easy! Take her if you can.
To sum it up, I hated econ before this class, but she made it so interesting! I loved having her. I think that's saying something since it was in fact a 6-9. Great professor.
Biby is really nice, I've had her for Micro and Sports econ now and I'm not a big fan of economics. the Hr and 15 min class does seem to drag on most classes, but everything is relatively easy to learn from her. Usually has 4 tests and some online homework which is easy points. Doesn't take attendance always but will notice if your out alot.
Professor Biby is awesome! I retook ECO 211 because I did awful the first time around. With my las professor, I felt confused and lost. It was completely opposite with her. She takes the time to explain the material and if you go and visit her before class, she is more than willing to help you. I highly recommend her!
If you don't like econ, you will after you have this prof. She is so amazing at what she does, and really makes this subject interesting. She is one of the better profs at gvsu. there are no quizes, the tests are easy if you look at the slides, and you understand the information in and out. There is no book just online homework. if you can take her
Biby is a very, very nice woman and is generally a good teacher. Her tests are hard though, a lot of application of ideas in the form of graphing, calculating, etc. You have to prepare for them.
Great Professor
Awesome professor!! Would take her again if I could. She explains everything you need to know for the exams very well. Makes you work for your grade and will not give you a "A-," even if you had an A the whole semester. I ended up with a B+, though I believed I should have gotten an A. Awesome teacher overall!!
Even though I've only completed one year, Professor Biby is the best instructor I have had a GV so far. She is an extremely nice and helpful lady, but at the same time makes you work hard and think about the concepts. I would highly recommend her.
Professor Biby is such a sweet lady! Her homework load is very tolerable and her exams are straight forward if you study. She is VERY approachable! She also makes the subject relatable if you are not an econ person. I highly recommend her.
Honestly, Professor Biby is my favorite professor. She was so clear in the class and made it enjoyable with her awesome personality. I would recommend her to anyone. I was not looking forward to this class seeing as I do not enjoy anything math or economics related, but it was very fun and easy to follow with her!
Professor Biby is a GREAT teacher! I really appreciated that she used Aplia for homework assignments because it gives immediate feedback, in most cases. She makes economics interesting and easy to understand. Like others have said, she has an awesome personality and is super helpful. She's definitely in my top 5 of favorite professors at GVSU!
She digresses way too much. She is willing to help you out if something appears to be confusing. She really wasn't clear with her thoughts.
Wonderful teacher! I DO NOT like economics, and she made this class fun and interesting. If you go to class and do the homework you won't have a problem in this class.
She's very sweet and adorable, but her lectures can be pretty dull at times and would be more engaging if there was more participation-oriented things. As such, it's easy to miss the details she tests on. Exams are tough and can be confusing. Hard to not like her, but her teaching could be improved by teaching the steps of different concepts.
Before taking her class I couldn't stand economics. She made it very easy for me to understand by providing real life examples. One of the best professors I've ever had. Go to her office hours before exams and clear up any confusion and you will do great. GO GREEN & Go Biby
very nice person. harsh rule on no late work, doesn't really care what the excuse is. overall pretty funny and very knowledgeable in the subject though.
She is an awful professor. She never has any idea what she's talking about and the homework questions can't even be found in the book. Every week there's an incoherent assignment due on Blackboard. She is scatterbrained and does not help students understand material. The textbook is extremely hard to read and contradicts itself on every other page.
Biby is a good person, but as a professor she struggles. How she does notes and lectures are horrible. She gets sidetracked easily. She reads off slides very fast, and doesn't post them anywhere to review. One group project, 4 tests, homework every week or so on MindTap. She is extremely available for help, though. Get help for InfoLit assignment.
She was one of the best professors I ever had. She made the material easy to understand and she cared about her students. The work load is just right as well. Overall a fantastic professor and class.
She checks all the boxes I need, clear grading and due dates, entertaining lectures, and accessible outside of class. She is extremely helpful when doing the info lit. I looked forward to her class, and will take her again if I need another econ class.
Professor Biby was very energetic and upbeat for every single lecture. She does read straight off a powerpoint, but takes the time to discuss things other than just Econ and form a relationship with her students. She is very to the point with her assignment requirements and is always willing to do additional help. Would recommend for sure.
I had this class in hybrid format with her as one professor and then a different in person professor. If I could have had just 1, i'd prefer that. Her slides were different than the assignments and homework which was through the textbook online. I'm sure it's different though if you had her only and in person or online. It's a weighted course grade
Professor Biby is great! She is very sweet and cares about her students. However, her lectures are long and she reads right off the powerpoint most of the time. Her assignments can be tricky, however she gives you a few attempts to get a good grade. I would recommend her!
If you try and watch her lectures it is clear that she doesn't have much of an idea of what shes talking about. She doesnt give feedback on the assignments so you never know why you got a bad grade, and she also doesnt explain what shes looking for on said assignments. She doesnt care about what youre going through, she is strict and to the letter.
Biby is fine, this class is fine. There were some interesting aspects, but as a hybrid class, it was kind of just a plug-in your answers and move. Biby knows what she's talking about, and loves sports, but the class was just fine overall. There is one group project that isn't too hard.
Not a fan of this professor. Very tough grader, anything questionable, good luck because it's likely to be marked incorrect. Her lectures included reading off of a powerpoint, without explaining anything. Gave a study guide for our exams, but it was way too vague. It's a sports economics class, but she often got things wrong with the sport side.
I didn't actually learn a lot from this class but I respect Bobbie as a person. She did try her hardest to ensure that her students were learning the materials but the lectures weren't clear enough. The weekly homework was challenging and I wish there was more feedback on it. One group project due at the end that wasn't the worst thing ever.
Professor Biby was always available and helpful during her office hours. Many times I felt that additional help was needed after watching her lectures. There is quite a bit of time involved in completing assignments and quizzes. Be sure to start the literary essay as soon as possible because it's time-consuming.
She's really sweet and understanding. Took her accelerated course and she was quite thorough with the amount of time she was given to teach. Accelerated course was very homework heavy only because it was done in 8 weeks. One big project thats easy, just don't procrastinate on it. Exams and quizzes relatively easy if you pay attention + read content
Good professor, but the online homework and reading I really dislike. The wording on it is horrible and the tests are worded confusedly. The online homework and online reading assignments are extremely time consuming and dreadful.
I loved this professor's personality. She is very goofy and out there for sure, she also uses good examples to explain things. However. this class (ECO 211) was very difficult. I have never struggled in Economics, and I'm an economics major, but she didn't provide good study guides and her tests are very difficult. She is very tough grader.
I had Biby for ECO 211 and she was super friendly and cares a lot about her students. I found the class a little bit difficult and the tests were kind of hard but going to class and really working through the homework helped a lot. The workload was not bad at all, only 1 homework and 1 quiz every week and lots of extra credit opportunities.
Honestly, this might be one of the worst professor I have ever had. She is such a hard grader for no reason and she needs to rethink the amount of work she is giving through out the semester. There were 3 assignments every week with heavy reading or hour long videos, SO many lectures, 2 tests and the group project is like 15 pages. Good Luck!
Bobbie is an EXTREMELY hard and intense grader on weekly assignments. I consider myself a very smart student capable of applying concepts to exams however, her exams were very difficult. This has been my LEAST favorite course and professor throughout all my time at college (going on 5 years). Unrealistic expectations were set on students.
I have taken Prof. Biby for both ECO 210 and ECO 211 and loved both classes. She is super caring and really wants to see her student succeed. Her test are fair and she will always let you know what to look out for on the tests. Would take her for any ECO class!
Biby was amazing, Helped you if you needed clarification, Explained well what was needed to study to do well on exams, very funny and very talkative.
Such a good professor - I would definitely recommend her.
Don't believe the bad reviews about Biby!! She is my favorite prof I've had at gv, had her for ECO 210 211 & 330 and she was awesome. Biby has a great personality & is very knowledgable in econ. Bb page is organized&gives clear expectations on homework, exams. Attendance isn't necessarily mandatory, but you will miss a lot if you do not go to class
Professor Biby made this class very manageable. Attendance wasn't mandatory but sometimes would do a handout in class that was for participation points.
Overall, she is a good professor and has good attitude, very bubbly energy in her lectures. But she didn't provide good study guides and her tests are very difficult. Attending was not mandatory, but she would provide worksheets that you missed if did not attend class. Tough grader. I would suggest taking her for all your economics classes.
Bobby Biby is one of my favorite professors at GV. She lectures all class, but the lectures are very interesting. Exams are challenging, but open note. Weekly assignments that are not too bad. One big group project at the end with a paper and presentation. She has a great personality and is very enjoyable. Would love to take her again.
I was 5 weeks behind at one point, and Biby allowed me to make up all of the work. I had an issue with my technology and she completely understood. Later in the semester, none of my work submitted because I was unknowingly working offline, and she completely understood. She gets frustrated but is willing to bend to help her students get on track.
Bobbie is so kind and her analogies for lectures are so thoughtful and she tries to be relatable for her students. She will give you extentions on most anything. Very kind person, not hard to do well in the class if you put the effort in.
Very rude to students when they reach out. Hard to pay attention. Tries to make jokes but they almost always are just rude things to say. Do not write emails to her she will interrogate you in response before answering your question.
Biby is a wonderful person, very caring and outgoing. You can tell how much she knows about econ and how much she cares for sports, but a lot of her lectures are very dry and she says a lot of words with not much meaning. Group project is not bad, not all members have to present to the class. Exams are a little difficult but are online.
Professor Biby was awesome throughout the semester. During the spring semester she allows an extra credit opportunity during march madness. This extra credit boosted my final grade for the course by 1 whole letter grade. Overall the class is a great upper-level elective and Bobbie does a great job of creating a fun atmosphere for her lectures.
Professor Biby is an amazing professor. Her Sports Economics class is not only interesting, but also set up in an online format that makes it easier to learn! She is super understanding and answers emails promptly, and I would recommend her over and over again!
Biby is a caring professor who wants her students to succeed. The class material can be challenging, but her thorough explanations and understanding nature make it manageable. Unstuck ai was a lifesaver for quick study prep alongside the textbook.
Prof is nice and personable, she comes to class energized and care about students. Tends to drag on topics sometimes, other than that lectures are good. Lightest class in regards to homework, and exams are open note/nonproctored. Come to class for the occasional extra credit she offers! Group project u pick at end of class but easy.
A really nice woman so I feel bad for giving her not the best rating but the tests were unnecessarily hard and aren't super great at having the student actually learn the material. Maybe I'm just not suited for economics. Just too much information to memorize, especially since you can't use a cheat sheet or any notes on the exam.
LOVE Professor Biby! She really cares about her students and wants to make sure you understand the material. She is super chill and I would definitely take her again.
Lockdown Browser.
Very kind, wants you to do well. Can at times be lecture heavy but not bad. Would take again.
Be prepared to clench DO NOT TAKE HER ONLINE - don't do it I am a B+ student, 3.5 GPA, and I do not understand how anyone does well in this class Be prepared to remember everything you learned for the last 3 months. The online lecture is a joke, and the textbook is about as useful as a bikini in the Arctic.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
41%
Textbook Required
54%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.04 avg changeRatings by Course
212
5.0
(2)ECON101
5.0
(1)ECO200
4.7
(13)ECON200
4.7
(3)ECO101
4.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
ECONOMICS
5.0
SHE320
5.0
FIN320
4.0
ECO330
3.3
ECON211
3.2