Sango Otieno - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Sango Otieno

Department: TBD

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sango believes in learning on your own through data exploration and making mistakes. Not a good teacher for those that like to know what is expected of them or for those that like clear answers to questions or for those looking to actually learn the content. You just want to breeze through Stats (without learning)? Sango is for you.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I learned nothing from the class. The content of his homework didnt line up with what was on the weekly quizzes which was very frustrating. I only did well in the class because he offered so much extra credit on the quizzes. Would highly recommend AGAINST taking Sango.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sango is a super nice guy. Sadly, he is not very good at answering questions from students. He gives detailed lecture notes, so you won't need a book, but he really is not good at explaining the basics. The class felt very scatter-brained. I'd say I taught myself most of the concepts through the notes, which is far from ideal for a college course.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super disorganized class. Notes make little sense and he only skims through them once per week. You'll get a basic understanding of SAS but he does not give clear objectives and you'll need to fall back on your knowledge from 215. Many kids dropped halfway through and those who stayed strongly disliked the course. Would not recommend.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One of the most disorganized classes I have ever taken. The teacher would never have quizzes prepared before the day they were assigned, so students would show up and the first 20 minutes were wasted while he would set things up. His lectures were all over the place. He randomly calls names in the class without even knowing if that person exists.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sango was a very nice guy and personable but unless you are a Stats expert this class will only confuse you and teach you nothing.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He speaks at you and expected you to understand strictly because he understands. Lectures are extremely hard to follow and the tests arent on anything he talks about in class. Very frustrating course content. If you dont already know everything about statistics. Dont take this class

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I can honestly say I didn't learn a single thing. he was an awful prof for this class. he would spend time explaining stuff we didn't need to know and not explain the stuff on quizzes or exams. his explanations were always half-way. he would side track and never answer the question. no one in my class learned anything at all. would never recommend

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STA318
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sango is a great guy, but his course can be somewhat hard to follow at times. But it must also be considered that for a programming class, it becomes more dependent on the student to put the effort into understanding and learning the concepts outside of class as it's not a skill you can pick up without practice. It is an Easy A with little effort.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STA318
• 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:

Very confusing, not because of accent, but the lectures are all over the place & confusing. It really is mostly just copying & pasting all class. If you get confused or lost, you are lost the rest of the class. You will have to spend a lot of time teaching yourself the material. A nice guy & has a good sense of humor. He didn't respond to emails.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sango is a very passionate and caring professor but if you're new to stats, I suggest you take someone else. He's very experienced but that makes it so that if you don't know stats, you'll probably have no idea what he's talking about. Kinda all over the place, but he loves when you ask questions. Great person overall. Definitely go to class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sango is a really funny, outgoing, and caring professor. I just haven't learned much in his class because it's a lot of copying and pasting without explaining what the code means. He's all over the place and when he does try to explain something it is confusing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

At the very least, Sango is funny. That's about all the positive I unfortunately have to say about this guy. Will show up to class late, and has been known to skip his office hours without posting ahead of time. He just reads off the projector at super fast speeds, so you never really learn anything.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sango is an interesting man. He is excited to be in class but unfortuately he doesn't make a lot of sense. He does have a heavy accent but I'm used to that and could understand him. The only part that was unclear were his lectures. I couldn't follow them, he jumped all over the place, and his explanations make no sense.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would recommend not taking his class. He is not organized at all. His tests, homework, and quizzes are online and he does not give it back to you to tell you what you did wrong. On top of not learning anything, you have to teach yourself and work 10 times harder than you have to. He is a wonderful, caring person, who has gets overly excited.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved Sango! I don't understand why people think he is confusing, he really bonds with each of his students and because of that it's easy to ask him questions and he's happy to answer them. He is the best professor I have ever had, the people giving him low ratings must not have shown up to class often because this is a five star course.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• 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:

Although I love Sango as a person, I would never want him as a professor again. He is funny and caring, but isn't a direct professor. He gets jumbled during lectures and starts at step 1, goes to step 4, and then remembers he didn't do step 2 or 3. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS IF YOU'VE NEVER TAKEN STATS BEFORE. You will have to teach yourself.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A bit of a character, Sango, but hilarious. He said at the start of my semester with him, "No free lunch" and he MEANS it. You have to put in the effort and work for the grade. He's not unfair, but his bouncy teaching style can confuse some students. He goes a bit quick, so be sure to ask him to slow down a bit or reiterate if you're confused.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STA215
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Proud to announce i haven't learned a thing all semester. Makes no sense 100% of the time. He gives quizzes that are open note, but if you have bad notes or do not go to class you will fail. Lab exercises and homework are pretty much done in class easy points. Don't expect to learn a thing, but you will end with an A-B even if you put min. work in

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STA216
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would say participation matters due to his extremely odd way of explaining statistical methods. Overall, he knows what he is doing, but is not very good at teaching the material. Any subject students did not understand he would spend more time on, so many subjects weren't covered that were required. Funny guy, but hurt me when continuing stats.