Mokhtar Aboelaze - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Mokhtar Aboelaze

Department: Computer Science

College: York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EECS4201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you show up to lectures, you'll learn plenty, and do well on on the course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EECS2031
• 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:

Such a bad prof. Bad English, incomprehensible slides, no effort. I would give him a zero if I could. Avoid Mokhtar at all costs.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EECS2031
• 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:

He's literally the worst prof. Boring and poorly written slides, bad communicator, not accessible.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EECS2021
• 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:

He is all about fairness when you talk to him, but somehow he is of the most unfair profs I have seen. Very stingy with words(from the way he replies emails which is almost rude, wouldn't tell you clearly what a test covers, course website is disorganized etc) He DOES NOT speak clearly so lectures are useless. Just Horrible! Clearly doesn't care!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EECS2021
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

There's not enough characters available in this comment section to aptly critique Aboelaze. He is genuinely one of the worst teachers I've ever had, and the low amount of effort he puts into this course is disgraceful to all of the university. I strongly recommend staying as far away from anything this professor touches.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EECS2021
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely poor communication. Notes are almost never legible, and his accent makes it hard to understand and listen to. Labs and tests are doable if you somehow manage to learn the course material almost completely independently. Only good thing is that he takes questions in lecture. Not a bad person, just a terrible teacher. Avoid if possible.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EECS2021
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is knowledgeable in his areas of teaching, tests are fair, labs are well related to the course, and lab tests aren't outside of student capabilities. But he is very quite, not always the most interesting prof to listen to, and his exam wasn't evenly distributed with respect to course content. Overall, he is meh, not terrible, but not great.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: EECS2031
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His labs and assignments actually make you a better programmer. You will come out very skilled. He just doesn't know how to teach. If you're no good at programming, take with another prof asap, you won't pass. If you got through 2030 on your own and did good on the lab tests, you'll be fine in his class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EECS2021
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't look at code logic - only marks based on test cases. Worst lectures. Terrible communication to the class. Replies to emails with one word and sometimes creates more confusion with his answers. Possibly the worst professor in existence.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EECS2021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

1.) PUT IN EFFORT and you are guaranteed an A, because his tests are fair. 2.) He is hard to follow in lecture, which is why people tend to lose focus and skip class. 3.) Will give you free 5% if you come to class via tophat. the quiz questions are basic. 4.) Labs are a pain in the ass but lab test is fair. Conclusion: Will not harm your GPA. Take.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EECS2031
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a genuinely nice person. He is easily accessible outside of class, ask any questions --- he is always ready to help. Totally fair lab tests and quizzes. Would definitely take again.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSE2031
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very accessible outside of lecture (take advantage of this), marking is fair, curves a lot. 10/10 would take again.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EECS2031
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are not organized and he doesn't follow textbook. To do well in this corse, try to solve all labs problems, and find online for further details on stuff he mentioned in class. Overall, he wants to cover the deliveries of the course and expects students to be independent learners.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSE2031
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

More than half of the class dropped after second test. Tough grader.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EECS2031
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

All his slides and labs have mistakes. He seriously does not know how to teach and mumbles quietly in class. His grading is flawed. If you don't pass all of his test cases you get a 0 on the labs. His classes are long and boring .

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSE4201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's always available to answer questions, so ask him everything you don't know!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSE4201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Had the professor for 3 years. He is difficult to understand and lectures are confusing.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CSE2031
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are really poor. Large class, few TAs. Basically just practice labs

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EECS2021
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Aboelaze is a genuinely nice person. He will always be there to help you, and the level of difficulty on his tests is very fair. That being said, EECS 2021 is one of the hardest 2nd year courses so one has to keep up in order to do well.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 2200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His tests are fair . This course require lots of practice . Final exam is easy