Professor: Husain Kassim
Department: Philosophy
College: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Profesor Kassim was great. He was always engaged into his lectures. He gave us a study guide before we took exams. Easy class I took when I fist started UCF. Overall, we had 4 exams. No final exam. Exam 4 was the last test we took.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Took his class over the summer. Has to be the easiest class ever. Show up, write everything down from the powerpoints and overviews, study, and you'll get an A. Also you can find quizlets that have the overview questions and answers if you can't understand his thick accent. DO NOT BUY THE TEXTBOOK!!!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
By far one of the worst teachers. Reads everything off a powerpoint. I feel like any student could stand up there and teach better than him. The TA was useless but definitely very cute. Also, he loves to stereotype people such as if you have curly hair, he will point at you and talk you during the Judaic section, regardless of your actual belief.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: REL2030
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Show up to class and write everything down from his power points. Only 4 exams are given for a total of 100 points. Miss more than 10 questions cumulatively and you won't get an A. All exam questions come from the power points. Strong accent but it doesn't keep you from passing.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I learned more from his TA than I did from him (he is very unorganized). Honestly, I only went to the review classes before the tests and passed the class with an A. All of the answers to the review/study guide are somewhere on quizlet, and his tests are extremely easy and straight forward if you study the review.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: PHI2010
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Kassim has a very thick accent but you'll get the hang of it. Honestly I didn't show to many classes besides the 2 classes before an exam because he always goes over EXACTLY what will be on the exam. If you go to class a few times, you'll be fine
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: PHI2012
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Kassim is a bit boring, and hard to understand. He gives you the answers the class before the exams, so you hardly need to go to class if you don't want to. Exams are essays and final is multiple choice. For the essays, all you need to do is write word-for-word what he says, and you'll get 100s on the exam. I did, and finished the class with a 98%.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: PHI2010
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Tests are essay exams and there are only three for the course. He is very hard to understand, but a very sociable and nice guy. He has a very thick accent which makes taking good notes quite bothersome, but he reviews the exams the class before so you are well prepared. Let us use our notes on one exam as well. Barely touched the textbook.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He only gives 4 tests and cumulatively worth 100 points. So, the first test is worth 25 points and so on. So, you can only miss 10 questions out of all the tests. That was a little meh.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: PHH3100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Kassim is very smart and clearly loves the subject matter. He also knows many things. Like, a lot. He's a wealth of information if you seek out his assistance. He is a little bit inconsistent on due dates/grading, but is pretty reasonable about accommodations in those rare instances where they're warranted. Accent a bit thick, but you adjust.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: REL2000
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Took him for summer B and there were only 4 tests. Got B's on 3 of them and a 100 on the last one. Tests are super easy if you review notes. He has a super thick accent and is almost impossible to understand, go to the TA for help and write down the powerpoints and you'll be just fine. Take it, not a hard class to pass. DON'T GET THE TEXTBOOK.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I took this for Summer B. This is one of the easiest courses you could ever take in your college career. Kassim's accent overpowers everything he says. However, the class was simple. Show up, get notes, watch movies. The tests(3) were (multiple choice) every 2 weeks, never more than 25 questions. Studying was essential. Not hard to pass at all.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I learned a lot in this easy class! Just show up for lectures and definitely focus on the overviews when studying for the 4 tests.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Attending class is definitely mandatory since you won't find the lecture notes anywhere else. His accent is very thick, so it's hard to understand him. Don't buy the book either, you won't need it.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Do not need to get a book at all! Take notes and go for the overviews and watch the movies and you will get 100% He is a little hard to understand sometimes but that shouldn't be a problem as long as you take notes in class and get the general idea of the subject!
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Kassim was AWESOME!! He is so funny and sweet. Although he has an thick accent (which I picked up by the second class), he loves what he teaches. If you study the power points you will get an A on every test!! TAKE HIM! He's the best.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: REL2300H
- Grade Received: C+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR HONORS WORLD RELIGIONS. Only 4 grades, two take home exams and two papers. Makes absolutely no sense, very unclear about what he wants.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Easy class to pass and receive an A for gen ed. But don't go to class every time it is long and boring and you can't even understand him.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Textbook completely unnecessary. His tests are based on his powerpoint lectures; take good notes (word for word is best). Each test covers 1-2 religions, so studying is needed. The professor is somewhat hard to understand, but he's a genuine, smart guy. His TA is probably more helpful then he is.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: REL2300
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He was pretty great. Class was ridiculously easy and he kept it interesting.
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