Professor: Saeid Mahdavi
Department: Economics
College: University of Texas at San Antonio
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: D
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He password locks his online quizzes and gives the password out the first minute of class. Think you can get the password from another classmate nope. If your not there the right on time (which is 5minutes early for him) he wont open it. he lectures like everyone in his class has a masters in economics. only review I've ever written he's so bad
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: ECO2023
- Grade Received: F
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
"DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR" is the best advice I can give anyone looking to take his class. Dr. Mahdavi is a very smart man, but that doesn't come close to make up for his abominable teaching style and class structure which in fact. IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN. If givin the choice, I would rather have waited a whole year instead of this class
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ECO4303
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I agree with the fellow reviewer for this class. He is smart, and the course is rather well structured. However, his lectures are incredibly dry and if it weren't because I liked the subject and the book I'd probably have dropped the course. Be ready to work for your grade if you take him.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: EC02013004
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
nice professor i love him
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ECO4303
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This course isn't easy by any means, but it's clear that Dr. Mahdavi is a really smart guy and if you're committed you can learn a great deal. I think many other reviewers took him for Macro or Micro and were expecting an easier ride to just get the credits, and from taking this class I can see why most people would rather take someone else.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Overall, my experience with this teacher was not the best. He has a thick accent sort of so he can be hard to understand and he drones a lot which made it hard to pay attention. Test and quizes are online accept the final, they were pretty hard in my opinion, the way he worded things often. DO NOT take him, take someone else. His class SUCKED.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: C+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Don't take him for macroeconomics! He is very hard to understand and doesn't teach well at all. Ask around and see who's taken macro before and what teacher they recommend because Mahdavi isn't the one to teach you. He knows his stuff and is a great economist but not good at explaining it to students. He also makes you buy the book he wrote.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is very intelligent, but a TERRIBLE teacher. Extremely monotone and boring. No one ever showed up to class.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: F
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is the worst professor possible to teach a very boring subject. He seems to forget that he is not talking to economics majors and that we do not understand this crap. When you are taking a full class load having a professor who does not get that is very frustrating and disheartening. My recommendation DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR ANY CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ECO1023
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Very, VERY boring. I have never had a problem with sleeping in class, but he will put you to sleep. Would not be so difficult one would imagine, but the language barrier makes it tough to engage and understand what exactly is going tf on.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- 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:
There's a reason there were so few students in his class. Made me hate economics. Droned on for lectures. Tests/quizzes are incredibly and unnecessarily hard. Required Textbook (which he wrote) is overpriced, and poorly written with very few differences in each version. The opportunity cost of taking his class is your sanity and well-being...
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: C
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He wasn't a bad teacher but he wasnt the best. Would give extra points on the tests to bring the grade up. Power points were difficult to read in class bc of the color and font but overall just read the book and take the online test and you will be fine.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: EC02013004
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Mahdavi is the typical boring professor, long lectures, arrogant, etc. Tough subject but if you read the textbook not too difficult to pass.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: EC02013004
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
My advice would be to avoid getting Professor Mahdavi for this course. Macro is a challenging subject, and he doesn't EXPLAIN the material (no depth). He is very cold, dismissive, and just not a happy person. Also, his lectures are very long, he reads straight from the screen, and tests over things he didn't 'cover' in class. avoid!!
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Mahdavi is the sassiest teacher I've ever had. He's very rude and calls people out for everything from cell phones, to talking, to leaving his class for a family emergency. He also belittles people when they ask honest questions or answer his questions incorrectly. It seems like he is teaching solely for the paycheck and his lectures are very dry.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This one of the hardest classes I've ever had to sit through. He uses a powerpoint to lecture, but doesn't post it online and you have to take notes on what he's saying because the powerpoint notes itself are mainly bullet points that help. He has 2 tests online, 4 quizzes online, and an in class final. Tests are tricky but not impossible.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Just don't.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: ECO2103
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Mahdavi is the epitome of a boring teacher. He drones on for 75 minutes (which is how long I had him for), and if you have him in the evening like I did, good luck staying awake. He does not interact with the class at all, and his tests cover many things he did not talk about in class. Overall, he was the worst professor I have ever had.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: ECO2013
- Grade Received: C-
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
When I asked him via email for help he seemed a bit sarcastic and rude. Very monotone, but I'm not sure economics can be exciting. Seemed to enjoy the subject he taught which is always a plus to me. First 2 tests were online, that is a huge help. Offers a good amount of extra credit points. I only understood the material because i read the book tho
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: ECO4303
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is by far the worst professor i have had in my college career. He should not be teaching.
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