Bonnie Chavez - Santa Barbara City College

Professor: Bonnie Chavez

Department: TBD

College: Santa Barbara City College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Here is a quote from his textbook (textbook is biased, he wrote it, and it is used in the class $$ for him ): Because the rapid pace of change in the workplace it has become increasingly difficult to predict what skills and therefore, what employees, will be needed on even the near future. He has horrible grammar.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This professor ruined my life. His class was unnecessarily difficult, just because his ego took over every lesson. Hes obsessed with the textbook he wrote and wont even clarify anything about it. Ive asked multiple times for help regarding his textbook and he would reply with nonhelpful answers. Do not recommend this class

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This teacher is awful. He is the worst teacher I have ever had. He wrote the textbook and refuses to be clear on anything that he is supposedly "teaching". I even emailed him for help and he told me too bad figure it out. This is a teach yourself class. The material isn't clear, subjective as hell, and absolutely nothing makes sense.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class wasn't horrible but wasn't good. This professor expects you to memorize the textbook by heart in order to get a good grade on the exams. They're almost impossible to pass without knowing every sentence in every chapter. The discussions were fine, but he was always a very tough grader with them. Forget about EC or turning things in late

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Do NOT take his class. I feel like I understood all the concepts of each chapter however, you have to remember EVERY sentence from each chapter to do well on the exams. Additionally, he is a very tough grader. Dont waste your time taking this class even if youre majoring in business. I only took the class cause the other teacherclasses were full.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Chavez isn't the best but he isn't the worst. For the participation exercises, include direct concepts from the textbook (with specific quotes!) alongside the concepts in the video (also add quotes from video). The test questions mainly come from the textbook and his lectures. Ultimately, if you work hard, then you'll be fine.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is my first grade below a B+ EVER! His grammar/writing in his textbook and tests is terrible, he's not accommodating, SUPER condescending, and his online lectures always glitch. You are honestly better off not taking the course at all than being forced to suffer through his class. He seriously needs to take some writing classes bc it was ROUGH

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Bonnie Chavez is a really tough grader, and his tests are equally as hard. I had this class during COVID and I felt like it was hard to improve my grade since there are very few assignments. He is also not very forgiving when it comes to technical difficulties. The tests are based on the textbook(which he wrote)so everything you learn is subjective

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class was more difficult than I was expecting. There were few assignments so they all carried a lot of weight. The test questions were very wordy and hard to understand, the majority of the class did not do well on them. He posts power points with some audio information on them, but it felt like I was mostly just teaching myself.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He reads your work but he can be tough with grading especially if you dont align with his views. The textbook is written by him and the tests are too. The tests are INSANE. Trick questions + confusing wording. Plus they determine your grade w 11 total assignments. Hes curving the tests because so many people complain but insists its our fault.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I took this class during covid, everything was online and he was the worst professor ever. There was a total of 11 assignments including tests and the final exam. There was no opportunity for extra credit and he grades very hard. His textbook tests are terrible, he writes his own questions and answers so it was impossible to get a good grade.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Bonnie himself is a very kind/sweet person. However, he is a completely different person when it comes to the actual course. As someone who actually tries in school and is a business major, this class was probably the worst one I have ever taken at SBCC. By far the worst content, grading scale, and experience from a class- a true disappointment.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BUS100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Be prepared to think critically and express your thoughts in writing. His papers and tests make you really think about the material rather than regurgitate information. He gives excellent feedback is very accessible during office hours.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Bonnie Chavez is one of the worst teachers Ive had yet. Hes old as shi so he has no clue how to teach. He has no creativity with his assignments its the same 400 word discussion post every week and he grades horribly. No matter how hard you try never expect better than 16/20. His tests make no sense and are hard as shi. Dont take him

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His grading criteria although is very clear, very tough. I felt as if his discussion questions had only one right answer and punished those who didnt agree with his position. His textbook is a shamble and is pretty expensive. Take another Professor if you can.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I was super disappointed, I had an A throughout the semester, and I went to his office hours multiple times to get advice on my papers, and followed everything he gave me. At the end of the semester, he changed all my grades on our in class assignments to a 14/20. I didn't do great on the final so I ended with a D after and A all semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Bonnie is cool but he's not the best. The textbook he uses is written by him so everything he says is essentially straight out of the book. I would highly recommend going in and asking him a question during office hours just so he knows your face. That goes a long way with him. The tests are open note but don't let that fool you, they are hard.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

It's more important for Bonnie to feel smarter than his students than to share useful knowledge. His tests are fraught with logic, spelling, and context errors. Many questions, through the use of his own written materials (he wrote the textbook), come down to coin flips.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His tests are terrible. It makes no sense. Change your tests bonnie I know you read these.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BUS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This man is the most incompetent business professor. This failure of a businessman resorted to teaching after the failure of his business before teaching. His tests are absolutely useless. I went to city college for two years and now work on Wall Street, none of his stuff is relevant or correct. His book is filled with invalid statements.