Ibrahim Abdel-Motaleb - Northern Illinois University

Professor: Ibrahim Abdel-Motaleb
Department: Engineering
College: Northern Illinois University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I wish another professor taught this course. The course is hybrid but even despite having mandatory class meetings, the lecture is pretty useless. His quizzes are long and tedious and sometimes don't even make sense. Too much work for a single course.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His philosophy is that students need to be responsible and check for deadlines on their own, but he himself is not very responsible as he tends to drop content without any notification and drop quizzes worth a test grade without telling the class. I wish I could go into more detail about how flawed this professor this is
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ELE636
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Started this class in one semester and finished it in the next. He is never satisfied with the work put up by the students no matter the efforts taken. Always on our case to get stuff done, but never really gave us time to get it done.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's really good. He takes his time and makes sure that students have a fundamental understanding of the material before he gets to the more difficult subjects. People said that he had a problem with too much homework last semester, but he seems to be assigning less now. Very interesting to listen to, and knows a lot about engineering.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Made my semester crazy. His later hws are very long. Requires you to use Mathcad, which isnt too bad. The group project was just crazy. He refused to help us until the very end. He has a bad demeanor towards students. He should respect students a little more. Doesnt really appreciate questions. Be prepared for a crazy group project.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ELE420
  • 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:
awesome professor!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ELE420
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Takes low attendence personally. This will reflect in your grade. Extends the due date so you can add features to projects that he just announced but claims he said weeks ago. Doesn't teach anything relating to the course description.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He does excellent work in giving analogies, helpful and makes class interesting.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ELE121
  • 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:
Man. Taking this class is worse than watching paint dry. As if the subject weren't bad enough, he compounds it by being so bloody robotic like. The man is a genius, but he wasn't exactly born to teach, if you get my drift...
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • 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:
smart man
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • 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:
good professor
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • 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:
While it is true this professor makes good analogies, his analogies help clarify about 5% of the material, the rest of which you will never learn because you are stuck doing useless projects. The whole class will cheat on these, but don't inform the professor or he will throw a fit of anger and penalize you personally. Needs anger management.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ELE210
  • 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:
Rushed through 12 chapters of Circuit Theory. Always devoted Office Hours (available only for one hour before lecture) to preparing lecture and I personally was kicked out when explicitly telling me he had lectures to prepare. Constantly harassed students during tests concerning cheating suspicions.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He made this class very interesting. I heard it was a boring class...not true. Quizes were tough, tests and final were doable if you studied. Good class, good professor!!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He basically thinks everyone is cheating. The funny part is that the one's that are cheating are actually getting A's . The students that are working hard are getting C's and are suspect. (in his mind anyway) He pride's himself on catching people cheating. Too bad he always misses, I should know!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ELE210
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's an average teacher. Like most Engineering profs, they know the material well but just can't explain to a layperson. If you understand the hwk, the tests weren't too bad. From what I understand, this guy is WAY easier than McGinn.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
While it is obvious that he knows the material, he has difficulty with explaining the subject matter to the students. He gets easily agitated as well.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Well... at least we know he can read off an overhead. He really needs to control those emotions in class. Man, he almost woke me up one time! And for you trekkies out there, he reminds me of a romulan... Good teacher/no emotions. Day in/ Day out!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He needs to interact with the class
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ELE335
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
While Dr. Motaleb is a decent teacher, he easily gets agitated and upset. Try to keep in class talking to a minimum, or he will knock his fist on the table to get your attention.
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