Shaniff Esmail - University of Alberta

Professor: Shaniff Esmail

Department: TBD

College: University of Alberta

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• 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:

Shaniff is great!! Lectures are very interesting and the material is not difficult at all. There are two midterms and he lets you chose whether you write them or not (with weight transferring to final). Exams are a mix between lecture and textbook but straightforward and fair. You will wish every prof was like him!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Shaniff is one of the best profs Ive had during my semesters here. Loves teaching and is able to help you out with anything you need. Lectures are straightforward and textbook is kind of mandatory if you want to get an A but if you just show up to class and listen you can still get good grades.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is absolutely hilarious and I LOVED going to this class!! It is not an easy class and your entire grade is based off of 2 exams. He goes through the grades after each exam and removes bad questions. Highly recommend this class and this professor!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took the class in spring, 1 midterm, 1 final so it was very test heavy! He is hilarious with the, sometimes a little awkward, content. He made sitting through a 3 hour lecture completely bearable. Study lecture notes for exams and go over the textbook for key terms. I thought the exams were very fair.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Esmail is a solid choice. 2 midterms, 1 final (cumulative). Most of the exams will be tested on lecture powerpoints and things he says in class so the text isnt super needed but a great aid in understanding some concepts. He always seems to bump up grades. One of the better professors Ive had. Would definitely recommend.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overall he's a good prof. 2 midterms and 1 final (cumulative) all multiple choice. I studied his powerpoint notes, however I did read through the textbook because some questions on his exams are from the textbook but only related to class content. The exams are challenging, but he will take bad questions off to help boost students grades!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was honestly one of my favourite professors I've ever had. He clearly cares for his students and is very generous in grading (frequently bumps up marks but never bumps down). I didn't even read the textbook, everything on the test was covered in class (unless he specified separate readings). Best class of my semester.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I was told that HECOL 211 was an easy A. That is wrong!! Shaniff's tests are pretty tough. You need to do all of the textbook readings and know his powerpoint slides back to front in order to get a decent grade. He always took questions off and rounded marks up but it definitely took a ton of work to get an A.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HEC211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the most considerate profs and one of my fave courses this year!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Clearly has been in the field of sexuality for a long time. He's very knowledgeable and accepting of all material this course covers. He shows lots of videos, some are very very uncomfortable to watch with 200 other people. It's true, a sex store comes to class on valentines day.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really like him as a professor however the tests seem to be quite ambiguous to the material we actually learn and seem to be focused on textbook material a little too much. Was still a great class however!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is one of the best professors I have come across in the university. His lectures are amazing and he genuinely cares about his students. He also adjusts the marks upwards but his questions can get really specific about useless details and some questions are ambiguous (what best describes this ones) and the random stats. Know the material well.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

While he is nice, this class is suited for students that have never taken sex ed before. Boring and recycled lectures with dated information being read straight off Power Point slides. The only new information was brought from outside presenters. Exam questions were mainly opinion-based and their lack of grammar was really frustrating!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is in serious need of an update, the information is outdated and some terminology is not only old but offensive. Despite mentioning early on in the course it would be inclusive, it was severely lacking. Any conversations about anything other than the cisgender/heterosexual majority was quickly glossed over and often excluded.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you're looking for an eye-opening, deep course covering the latest research in the field of human sexuality, you should go to gMac. This course is likely only useful/interesting to people who've never had sex ed before. He's nice but thats it. not helpful/informed. all of my friends hated this course. numbs ur brain. guest speakers are good tho.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super outdated course Gets basic things wrong; calls fetishes criminal, china and india eastern religions Actively avoids discussing anything that isnt cis/het exams make no sense: brings up stats, asks mainly opinion + random specifics where the right answer is guessing the difference in synonyms u wont learn anything useful here infuriatin

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super kind man. He's always very energetic for his 8am lecture.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HECOL211
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HEC211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A funny and caring professor with interesting course material, but I found his lecture notes to be unclear and he often went on tangents during the lectures. The guest speakers were a nice touch but made it hard to judge what would and would not be tested. All details in the textbook, even if not covered in lectures, are fair game for exams.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: OCCTH583
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Such a great resourceful instructor! Super dedicated to his job and would even spend his weekends to help out students with their study.