Salah El Sheik - St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

Professor: Salah El Sheik

Department: Economics

College: St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• 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:

Super straightforward. Soft-spoken and has an accent, but genuinely wants to make sure everyone understands and is willing to re-explain as much as necessary. Writes everything on the board, so if you go to class you'll have great notes. Teaches straight from the book, so you can always refer to the book for help.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not a terrible teacher, but not one that I'd recommend. Often difficult to understand. The concepts seemed harder than they actually were most of the time.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is very difficult to understand and he can't teach very well. He's very smart but all he does is use the black board with nothing else. Quizzes are all multiple choice and I haven't passed any of them except for one. You really need to read your text! Unless you really get economics I wouldn't recommend this prof.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Maybe not for Econ 100, but for upper level econ classes El-Shiek is one of the better Econ profs at St Fx. If you actually enjoy economics and take the subject not because you are forced to, you will understand what I mean. Tests are mainly from his notes, so take good notes and make sure you understand them.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you have ANY opinion on anything DO NOT TELL HIM. All he wants is his notes on tests. With NO changes, one change = -15% right away. Hes a horrible teacher, can't understand, and should be avoided at all costs.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

his words are covered heavily with a thick accent, and he speaks very softly so that it's hard to hear. His example graphs are not easily deciphered.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Uses a textbook from 1981 for most of his course. The textbook in unavailable, so you spend alot of your time in the library reading it on Reserve if you choose to read it at all. Tests are all course emphasis... I have never been more confused in a class in my life.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I can't even exlpain to you this guy. He knows econimcs and he just thinks everyone else knows it. Its like every class is a quick review or something. he is terrible and i strongly advise not to take him at all costs , even it it takes changing your major haha

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

probablyont of the the nicest profs i had first year, but he was really hard to understand. i found some of his classes repetitive, and almost like we werent getting anywhere. and once you got lost there was no getting back into it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The multi choice is nice, but when it comes exam time we have no preparation!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• 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:

I am dismayed by the many negative comments about this prof. His lectures are tend to only be hard to follow if the student has not put the effort into reading the textbook - he enforces the concepts rather than explaining. Nice man, knows economics well.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 100ETC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This guy should go on a permanent sabbatical... Awful methods of teaching and is highly insensitive to students... knows his beef and wheat markets though

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• 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:

Once your lost its hard to get back on track and get going again...

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECNO200
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

very excited about economics

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took the proff, I had perfect attendace, never failed a quiz and ended up failing the finaly exam.. so i have to retake the course.. so be ware of this guy. Oh too mention i'm a major in economics, must I say more.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

i slept through every one of his classes... and most of them at my desk in the corner of the class! his voice is muffled and sounds like someone rolling their r's with no vowels. learned nothing, im screwed for every other bsad class

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

wow. this guy is a sitcom waiting to happen. nice guy, bad prof. just get some quizzes from the year before and you're set tho. he doesn't change them.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Well lets just say i passed and i payed like 700$ for a course and i know nothing at all i haven't learned a thing the only reason i passed was because i memorised old tests and the study guide