Mohammed Islam - Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Professor: Mohammed Islam

Department: Economics

College: Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• 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:

After taking ECON 201 with him and asking for his advice, I decided to major in economics. I graduated in 2005 and now I teach economics as well ;)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON493
• 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:

Great teacher, patient and nice to students. Accent is heavy, class material is light. Exam is pure memorization. And if he thinks you deserve a high grade, he'll find ways to give you bonus marks. I'm surprised that lots of students still do worse than B.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON493
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof Islam is extremely helpful and patient with his students. He often times goes the extra mile in helping them. I find him to be one of the most respectable professors in this school. Yet, he is not without problems. He is eloquent, but that is only when you can ignore his heavy accent. The course itself also doesn't teach much new.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, class was rather easy but as been said, does sometimes belittle your opinions and can be quite unclear.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Pointless. If you are taking 303, you need a better teacher or you will not be prepared for the 304 or the 400 levels. If you want an EASY elective then fine, but if you NEED econ classes, AVOID. He thinks the students are stupid and he dumbs everything down.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he is a really good guy. teaches well and will not let u fail if you show ur making an effort. he is prob one of the top five profs in concordia. and he makes class fun i never go to my classes but i didnt miss any of his cuz it didnt really seem like class. take this prof trust me

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I think he explains well,,, he is approachable, and fair!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The best econ professor at Concordia. Professor Islam is fair, and knows his stuff. If you attend class, study and ask him genuine questions he will answer. Good guy!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

good guy, he makes class fun, but the mid terms and finals are hard.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors at Concordia...Cant be lazy in his class..have to work..but is fair. Knows his stuff..have to ask him though. If you are interested in the subject take him.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's really easy. He teaches as slowly as he speaks and walks. He must be a very careful man. However, EASY MARKER and after midterm, you will thank him for taking really long for only chapter 4 to make sure you understand everything. Really helpful during office hour.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely useless. Should not be teaching intermediate classes...maybe even intro. He is completely full of .... and doesn't put any effort in to being concise or logical...sometimes you think he is speaking another language, and I understand Macro more than anything in Econ. LAZY, BORING...what else...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great professor..easy to approach..kind hearted. will give you the grade that you deserve.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unbelievably poor. Arrogant - will not answer textbook questions. Incomprehensible - even if you UNDERSTAND the book and read it before class, he will confuse you with his tangents and terrible sense of logic. Unfair - his exams are so littered with mistakes that more than half the students failed his midterm. Almost started a riot.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is an okay teacher, a bit annoying since he constantly repeats the same things over and over. The midterm was a bit hard since some questions were very specific. I would not take him if there is someone else whos better but if not take him, its not the end of the world.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good lecturer, funny, uses good examples, but a bit arrogant and will not answer questions until the end of each section. Gave a few, vague hints about what would be on exam but they were not that helpful. Our midterm Winter 2008(and his answer key) was full of errors and ambiguities. Be sure to TYPE you assignments!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

take him, you will not regret. read the book and don't miss classes because he gives hints about what might be on the final

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is terrible. He's difficult to understand. Worse than that, hes rude and will not answer questions until he feels like it. He also gets mad at students if they ask anything about the textbook. His tests were unfairly difficult and poorly worded. STAY AWAY!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

THIS IS THE WORST TEACHER I'V EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.HE DOESNT HAVE ANY POWERPOINT,NEVER USE THE TEXTBOOK,AND HE EVEN MAKE YOU CONFUSED A LOT.DONT TAKE HIS CLASS,STRONGLY SUGGEST.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is not the best teacher but he is very fair. The multiple choice questions are very tricky but he will give hints on the material that will be covered on the final. If you show him that you are working hard, he will give you a good grade. Read the book !!