Andraos Skaff - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Andraos Skaff

Department: Engineering

College: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This is definitely a good professor. He loves what he teaches, and is obviously good at what he does. He has a lot of experience in the field and his office hours are very helpful. Very nice guy to talk to and he isn't intimidating one on one.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CVG1107
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Skaff is just an overall great guy. Quiet speaker with an accent so sit close and you will realize that he definitely knows his stuff. Makes lots of jokes and keeps the class easy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Skaff is a legend. Just make sure he knows you and that you are a hard worker and he will do all he can do to help you. Do past exams!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Skaff was one of my favourite profs this past term. Given the material was pretty easy, I usually looked forward to his lectures. At times he wasn't completely clear when explaining concepts but there are much worse profs out there. He seemed to be pretty generous with due dates and understanding of the given workload.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Skaff is an amazing professor. He cares for his students and does all he can to help!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best prof for this course. 10/10 would fail again

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Teaches mechanics and is very helpful when it comes to telling you what to expect for exams and stuff. He is an amazing man.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's not the greatest teacher, but he's very nice. If you don't understand the material, he is good to talk to one-on-one in his office. Make sure you try the problems in the textbook, they will help more than the lectures.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very caring professor

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great pro

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CVG1107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Super easy course to pass and free attendance marks, though don't waste your money on the tool list he gives you... never used half of them and he never gave hands-on time; just quick demos. Also AutoCAD is mostly self learning. That said, super nice guy, easy going, funny, and TAs always just give answers if you're nice about it lol.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Truly cares about the students he teaches. Grades very fairly - you must still read the textbook and practice to do well. Took us aside before the final lecture and explained how the grading system at uOttawa worked and reminded us first-years not to be worried - the purpose of the course was to learn and he would boost marks if he saw improvement.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CVG1107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The prof only teach manual drawing of the course and his teaching assistants help teach us CAD. I have to learn something by myself from time to time because of his accents... Luckily, the course is very easy to pass and you have to understand the concept by yourself !

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CVG2171
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Skaff has been teaching at the University of Ottawa since before you were even born! Srsly 40+ years now! He knows what he's talking about, but can get boring and eventually it becomes difficult to focus in class. However, he is a very nice, approachable person and an easy marker. Do the homework and go to class, you will get an A easily.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Good proff! He is nice, has decent lectures if you can manage to hear what he's saying (he's really quiet). Midterm wasnt too bad, just practice old textbook questions and old midterms but he does give small surprises ( not identical to textbook). There are easier proffs than him but theres proffs worse than him

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was alright. Really nice but not the best at explaining things. I think he is really knowledgeable about the material and maybe doesnt get that we didnt get it like he did. He was a bit soft to hear but sitting in the front helps. Also you need to practice a lot to get the material.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CVG1107
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Awful lecturer, does not describe course material effectively.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CVG1107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Midterms and final are easy if you've done the homework that's assigned every week. Eng. seminars give an extra 10% for participation. Don't put off the final project for too long, it will most likely take more time to complete than you think. Good prof, course is an easy A if you put in enough effort to finish all the assignments.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

It's true that Skaff doesn't explain much in class, you have to learn on your own but this is how it works in almost all your classes in university. However, he is extremely nice, and if you ask him to curve your midterm grade, he will do it.I got an A+ in that class, I didn't understand anything from his explanation, I just studied on my own.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GNG1105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Horrible teacher (not good at explaining and teaching in class). But he'll help you if you come to his office and stuff. But he's very understanding and won't mind giving the class (or a specific student) a grade boost if needed.