I seriously do not understand how Mel still has a job here. She is one of the most unclear lecturers I've ever had that emphasize knowledge that will most likely not be useful were you ever to have a management position in a company. I actually don't even know why the word "management" is included as part of this course label, as I don't think we talked about management once - we spent almost all of our time talking about pretty relatively useless things such as the time value of money and the optimal levels of production and such. If you're doing the technology management tech breadth to get an idea for how to handle a business, avoid this class at all costs and stick to the MGMT courses, as those cover topics which might actually be useful.

I took both ENGR 110 and 111 with this professor. And she was my favorite professor in my undergraduate time at UCLA.

I thought this class on Macro Economics was great. It isn't a masters level course or anything, but I felt like I came away with a solid foundation and understanding of the subject. From what I remember, there were meaningful exercises, and the reality is that I learned more useful skills in this class than I did in my other major related courses. The professor is really approachable and helpful if you care about her class and subject. Her lectures were entertaining and involved discussion despite being held in large sessions. I remember real world examples being brought up regularly, giving lectures a sense of practicality, which I felt was lacking in many of the 'math intensive' courses.

I would recommend this course and the program to anyone.

I took both ENGR 111 and 110 with this professor. Great lecturer, my favorite at the school.

This class focuses more on micro economics from what I remember. And I thought it was a great start to the subject, I learned plenty of practical skills. Balancing my finances, etc. It isn't really sold as a practical knowledge course, but it definitely provides some of that.

The lectures were clear and concise. Sometimes they would feel long, but its just the nature of the subject, sometimes it can be less than exciting. The professor knew when the material would be boring and tries to counter that, which I appreciated, especially since the lectures were usually in the evening, so as not to conflict with the major related courses. And she was pretty good at keeping things entertaining, by including students in discussions related to relevant current events she brought up, and most hilariously, calling out snoozing students (myself included).

Don't listen to the haters, this class is rad. Also try to take this class with a couple buddies, the group projects are way less of a drag that way.

Let's be clear. I learned a lot in class and would have learned a lot more had I gone to every lecture. My biggest problem was that it was at 6-8pm, and that got in the way a lot.

Other than that, though, this is great class to take. It's a useful class that will help prepare you for a lot of other econ classes. Mel is a good lecturer too, and keeps you engaged throughout the class. If you go to her lectures and pay attention, you'll be fine for anything that comes your way, whether it be the tests or homework. I had trouble on the midterm and a few homework assignments only to find that she went over everything I needed to know in class.

Essentially, what I'm saying is that if you go to class, she'll reward you for it. Not only is it a somewhat easy class to take, she keeps you up to date with economic events throughout the world and teaches you pretty valuable information that you'll need once you're out of college. Just make sure you make it to class. She does post lecture slides, if I remember correctly, but trust me, going to class is much better.

I would definitely recommend her class to anyone considering the tech management option as their tech breadth.

She's one of the most charismatic professors I've had. Even though there were a lot of broad concepts to cover, she was able to explain them well given the time frame and the nuances of economics.
The time value of money is difficult the first time round, but she gives a lot of examples. Do your homework, don't copy others. Talk to your TAs and professor if you're stuck on something.

If you have a question, just ask. The professor takes note of who is paying attention and thinking beyond the class materials. The homework may seem straightforward, but the exams will challenge you to apply to concepts rather than regurgitate homework problems. She's one of the most personable and friendly professors at UCLA, take advantage of that!

Her lectures are somewhat unstructured, as she often goes off on wild tangents are randomly brings up some current event she's been reminded of. She does go over a wide range of topics and does go into quite a bit of detail with most of them. She goes through a ton of examples, that should make it clear how to do the calculations and what you should be looking for in problems. These are reinforced in the homework assignments and the exams are iterations of these problems.

The midterm was fairly easy. Some more difficult concepts are introduced after that, so the final exam was quite a bit tougher. The questions, I believe, were still all fair game. Working through the homeworks was helpful (even though I think the questions are repeats from previous quarters).

There's a final project where you apply economic principles to compare two somewhat similar products. You work with a group and it doesn't take too much time after you divvy up the work.

I would say highly of professor mel since she literally helps you when your grade turns out to be out of your expectation. My midterm improved like 10 points since she knows how these tricks in her exams work and what her students deserve. Her lecture sometimes might sound unstructured, but generally concrete with examples. Her slides are super helpful and are exactly test material. She is super available and helpful to her students and she helped me with my recommendation letter when another professor forgot it and it was almost deadline. I have almost nothing to say against this professor. If you want to learn about finance and business world, please take this class.

She lectures straight from her Powerpoints that are very poorly made (and you can tell she put little to no effort in them because she just took screenshots of the examples from the textbook). She goes on tangents, which waste class time and do not help in understanding what the material is about. I cannot stress how much clarity she lacks in her instruction. If you're just taking this as a TBA, I advise taking some other course. Also, I don't know how previous reviews claim she has "charisma"; my classmates and I find her boring.