Amir Kouzehkanani - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Professor: Amir Kouzehkanani

Department: Management

College: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STAT140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Stats140 with Amir was somewhat easy and I felt like I learned a lot. However, some of the things he said and did were a little off-putting. I wouldn't take the class for him, but rather for the material. The tests are based off from the written homework, but they also include some multiple choice problems which you can't entirely prepare for.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STAT140
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amir was a great professor overall. His tests were directly based on the homework and the problems we did in class. Would definitely recommend.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Many people will complain about the toughness, but honestly if you actually put in the effort rather than complaints, you will do well. Do all homeworks, ask questions, show that you care about the material and all is good

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOM212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

had to take his class 3 times, (major required it) Hated it. Needed to spend hours with the TAs to make sense of the lectures. The worst was his test set up, weekly quizzes get 10/10, then week after add/drop ends a midterm that most of the class fails. Every other class gave midterms a week before add/drop ends.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Took stats with him. EXTREMELY hard. Class average on first exam was a 40. He said we didn't try hard enough and refused to look into it. The highest grade was a 60!!!! Not to mention the exam was SIX hours long. I would not take him again. He doesn't care if students learn the material and is terrible at teaching it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: QTM1310
• 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:

Teaches at babson, of 99 students highest midterm grade was 80 avg 43, he only dropped it because department head forced him to. guy has office hours 30 mins between his 2 classes which he uses to go back and get prepared and NEVER comes in except on days he teaches and thus isn't available for help

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: QTM1310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor teaches Stats for Babson College now and he is a veryyyy hard teacher/grader. The entire class failed one of his exams and he insists that the fault lies with the students!! He can make some things easy to understand, but overall its either you complete assignments/tests his way or no way.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: QTM1300
• 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:

Amazing teacher who loved the subject. Very helpful and friendly. Loved him!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• 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:

I'm thoroughly confused by all the positive comments, I honestly feel like he told one of his classes he'd give extra credit for good ratings. He is easily the worst professor I've ever had, gave hours of work, hard exams, and never explained anything. I'm generally an A student and the only reason I passed the class was because of my TA.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOM250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took the summer online course. It was not easy. A lot of work to complete in 10 weeks. Amir was helpful in answer questions but some of his notes where confusing. Ask questions if not sure on something. He does make errors.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Finop 250 was probably one of the most difficult classes I've taken, but Amir was a great professor and was eager to help you out if you asked. If you put in the work, you earned a good grade. He will be missed.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Why does this guy look like the guy from Cake Boss?? He could probably be in the Godfather and get away with it. However, pretty good teacher but there's a good amount of work and tests are tricky. Dresses like a GQ star and only buys the best suits.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. He really cared about all his students understanding the material.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took this class online with him and found it to be extremely difficult. Aplia and homeworks were easy enough by putting it a lot of work but exams were NOTHING like weekly quizzes and homework assignments. I spent HOURS a week doing work for this class and somehow failed both the midterm and final. :-(

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• 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:

SAVE AMIR! Amir go get em at a college that can handle doing a bit of work to EARN a grade. Great prof and really passionate! True and sincere! great guy and Umass will be worse without him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• 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:

Amir was a drill sergeant but in a good way. Thats the only way you can learn this stuff. He was a credit to the school and was fired because of politics not because of quality. If you are out there Amir, get back on the horse and find another college full of kids who need your help. Best of luck, you were a credit to the school and will be missed

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is truly one of the best professors I have had at Umass. He really cares about helping his students learn and makes sure that they understand the material. He's not as hard as everyone says. As long as you do your part correctly, you'll get a good grade. Umass should be firing the bad professors and keeping the good ones. Very nice professor. :)

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class isn't hard, he tells you what's on the exam and you just have to make sure you get the wording correct, if he took points off it's because you were wrong. Period. Quizzes and Aplias are easy. Amir is a credit to the university and it's a shame umass is letting him go and treating him so poorly after 21 yrs of commitment.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would highly recommend finding another professor. He makes class extremely difficult when it does not have to be. He makes the tests so hard that for certain big questions nobody knows the answer for sure, and he takes off lots of points if your answer is not word for word what he wants. He scales at the end of every class bc so many ppl fail.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FINOP250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor, and is probably about as passionate a guy about teaching as you'll find...Class is somewhat difficult, as people have said if you do things the way he teaches you in class then youll do fine..He gives a nice scale at the end.