Daniel Saab - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Professor: Daniel Saab

Department: Electrical Engineering

College: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EECS318
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

hes pretty good

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EECS318
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this professor if you can. Very smart, terrible at teaching. If you fall behind go to a student since you will never be able to contact or meet the professor outside of class even during office hours since he just ignores most of his emails.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His English is just not good enough to lecture. And his materials are extremely vague. Even worse, his practice exams are full of typos and errors, and these will mislead you a lot. Don't take this course if it is not mandatory to you.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is one of the worst professors I have ever met in CWRU. Terrible classes with unclear accent and tons of mistakes. Extremely long homework that worth only 5% of the total grade. Even for sample tests he often provides wrong answers or directly no answers. Zero help outside the classroom. Even during office hours we cannot find him. Avoid Saab!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Boring lecture with a lot of mistakes. Hw are only counted but not graded. They only makes up of 5% of the grade and is hard. Don't be fooled by the sample exams. The real ones were as hard as hw problems. You will be given 1.5hr to do the exam and not able to finish it. Do not take this class if it is not mandatory.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EECS485
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So... he's a bit of a talker. Side tracks on stories often, fun to listen to really. When it comes to the subject he says everything like its a matter of fact. Everything he grades is straight from other sites (slides, hw, projects etc). You do learn but he tests on material he hasnt covered and then says he did cover it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class was difficult, and Saab wasn't great at explaining most of the concepts. He makes lots of mistakes during lecture and can be hard to follow at times. HWs are extremely long and very difficult but are only graded on completion. Labs are confusing and zero help is available for them. The only plus is that the tests weren't horrible.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not too difficult of material, but Saab doesn't lecture well so it's hard to know what to do on homework. He just draws diagrams and transistors on the screen but doesn't label or explain the intro information you need to grasp the overall concepts. Homework is 5% (for completion), tests wort 85% of your grade, which aren't hard, labs 10%

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EECS318
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Right off the bat, I thought Dr Saab was the absolute worst. The assignments were difficult, I kept getting fairly poor grades on them, and lectures had a lot of confusing detail. At the end of this oft-frustrating class, however, I thought that I really had learned stuff... and he is generous with grades at the end. Bark Bite. Saab is great.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have nothing good to say about this class. If you are a CS and it is not mandatory, don't waste your time. Notes, tests, homework is incredibly ambiguous, and full of errors. He cannot speak english well enough to answer your questionshelp. Worst class I have taken at Case.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EECS621
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I love this proff. he is the best ever for ever !!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EECS318
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was the most difficult class I have taken at Case. It was also the most I've ever learned in a class while at Case. Very reasonable professor - gives extensions with reason - just do the work - like he says - it is for your own benefit. (He is very serious about doing your own work and learning the material)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EECS318
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Saab is high risk high reward in 318. You are looking at a ton of work with some pretty rough deadlines even after extensions. But this stuff is the real deal, if you complete his projects you'll have done work that's going to give you the confidence and skill to get through a CE interview smoothly. If you can handle it, it's worth it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

In general, Saab's a pretty good guy. His solutions and notes are frequently loaded with mistakes, but he definitely knows his stuff. He is helpful if you go and talk to him (which is a GOOD idea, since he'll remember you), and he's full of good advice/knowledge about the industry. If only his tests/homework/labs weren't so ambigious and hard...

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sorta talks down to the class during lecture. No class website or useful text so studying for exams is tough and taking notes is IMPORTANT! Knows his stuff but doesn't necessarily teach it well.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent CE class, my favorite so far. Normal 300 level EECS workload(heavy) keep up with his monster assignments and you're golden. Turn to internet/other resources for learning the material cause the book is worthless. Humorous at points, too.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EECS315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Couldnt keep up with the guy to save my life. Blazes through lecture slides like the whole semester is one big review session. Homework is impossible -- he advised me to get the book -- with the book the homework got even harder. No TA in the class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EECS485
• 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:

He is cool in appearance but funny

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EECS301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy might give some challenging work, but he's down to earth. I was having "problems" in the class and still got a good grade because I went and talked to him (to explain my situation). BTW, 301 is not hard if you have the right partners.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EECS485
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very informative and explains concepts well. First exam was ok but on second exam, did not tell us what to study or give us any help in preparation. DLX lab he gave us had many mistakes and little explanation.