Babak Esfandiari - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Babak Esfandiari

Department: Engineering

College: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SYSC3110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Made the lectures fun sometimes but overall the material is very boring. He drops major hints on what you will be tested on the exam during class. The labs build on each other so if you do not finish on your own time you are screwed. Lab exam was super easy MVC and exam was not difficult. Project was difficult so choose team wisely..

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SYSC4806
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the very few professors at carletonU who care about their students getting a grip on the concepts rather than just passing the course.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

When he is teaching, he jumps from one concept to another. And that makes it very difficult to understand. Also with his group assignment people who do not work get the same grade as the others.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SYSC5103
• 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:

Spends a majority of the lectures teaching first year discrete math, which graduate students are fully capable of studying on their own (assuming they lack the knowledge). Consequently very little time is spent on the core concepts of the course and the discussion of examples.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Babak is not Donald Bailey. SYSC 2004 is an Object Oriented class. Understand the concepts early, and you'll be fine. His assignments were tough, and took around 6 hours to complete. Babak's lectures were long and boring, but hey its programming. His midterm was a bit of a curveball. The final was straight-forward, just as long as you kept up.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2004
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Decent person, but the lectures get really boring if you're not into the stuff. Maybe thats just the course. He tries his best to keep the class interesting by coming up with scenarios and asking students for their opinions on solving it, and it can really be interesting. The midterm and final were very fair. Asstignments and labs were moderate.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst Prof Ever

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 2004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

you can call him the duck prof :), just spend the lecture Wak Wak Wak..

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SYSC5103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Too much time spent on trivial historical AI concepts before getting to the point: agent-based/autonomous systems. Final project (RoboCup) is done in teams of 3-4, which is ridiculous at grad level. Babak is personable and sincerely tries; but the *many* class hours spent ranting about students' poor achievement would be better spent moving ahead.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really good professor. He has high expectations of the class but they are not unreasonable expectations. He takes a lot of time to carefully understand concepts so that the entire class understands. Attending the class and labs is key to passing the course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good prof. Very smart. Care about the students in the class. He is trying hard to make sure everyone in class understand the material. He is also willing to spend a lot of time on office hour to help you with your problems. But he is a hard marker.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome prof! =)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great Teacher. Explained everything you need to know perfectly... choose him :)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he was one TOUGH marker......nonetheless, he was explained things clearly and had some good examples....and yes he killed it with SMALLTALK ;)

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Teaches VERY WELL, the class is enjoyable.He speaks English which cannot be taken for granted at Carleton University. Marks hard and is quite unforgiving in that he deducts marks TWICE for the same mistake.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great guy and prof. So much kinder and nicer than that old Bryant grouch. Really cares about his students and wants them to do well. Would choose him over other profs any day.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2004
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

okay, what is up with his small talk obsession?!? get over it and teach us the course!! i dont care if you studied in france either...

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent proff. Great course, he made it very interesting. He knows what he is talking about.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SYSC2002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor