Massoud Ghyam - University of Southern California

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Massoud Ghyam - University of Southern California

Professor: Massoud Ghyam

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Southern California

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CS101
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:

alright im going to explain the entire class. This lazy professor gives you online textbooks which you actively have to do , "explains" in class (writes unreadable notes on board) and gives tests that are WAY harder than the material given in class. Skips class throughout semester and does NOT prepare you for the next class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CS1
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super Defensive when asked by his students. Some instructions are not clear on the assignments , post an online material on or before the last minute of an exam or assignment. I wonder if all CS professors are like this

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CS588
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I have ever encountered. His lectures are self-contradicted and the TAs, graders all have different explainations to the same questions. The professor gave wrong answers in lecture and when students pointed it out, he filps. what's the point of this class?? I only got more confused about data base after this class....

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CS1
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

clear lecture couple trick questions on exam can be impatient if he doesn't like your question

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CSCI585
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The extra credit part is not fair at all. Dont trust what he says in terms of grading. Dont take it if you dont have background.. you will hate CS.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CSCI585
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The lectures are BORING and confusing. Exams are ambiguous but the graders are very lenient in marking. Assignments are weighted and easy.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CSCI585
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prepare to study yourself.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CSCI585
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were boring, mediocre and invest the most part of lectures to deal with irrelevant topics. The textbook was horrible and extremely expansive. Exams were ambiguous and pointless. The level of this class was far more worse than my undergrad level DB class. Definitely one of the worst class I've ever taken in my life.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CS588
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The professor give confusing assignments at the last minute. What is required of assignments is not clearly defined and students are left to question all their choices. Tests are over memorization of content instead of concepts.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CSCI103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Alright teacher. If you don't mind fast paced lectures, then you'll be fine. Otherwise consider other available professors for 103.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CSCI103
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Good enough teacher for 103, although some who have trouble with fast paced lectures may find it challenging

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I came into this class with two semesters of coding experience, so picking up Python was extremely easy. I asked Ghyam to help me learn more advanced topics that I could incorporate into our projects. He was very willing to accommodate and would always answer questions clearly. As for lectures, learn on CodeAcademy before and you'll breeze through.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CSCI103
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Ghyam is obviously passionate about the material, but his explanation is lacking. If you go in and ask for help during his office hours he is far more clear than in lecture. Lectures are pretty boring, and he often strays from the material of the day. Best bet to understanding: read the textbook (free version online) and look at online notes

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not helpful. Lectures confusing. Tests did not cover what was taught in class. WORST TEACHER. don't do it.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CSCI351
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lectures not informative, spend too much time explaining things that are simple, skims over hard concepts. Class' pace is the slowest. Final project has irrelevant rubric due to copy pasting a rubric from an art class online (???). Makes dozens of mistakes when explaining comp. networking concepts. Tests are not representative of students' skill.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Super easy class. Never come to class, didn't buy the textbook. Got above 100% in the class due to extra credit. Piece of cake.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CSCI101L
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

You will have to teach yourself. If you already have interest in CS, you can do very well. Gives terrible lectures, his book has many mistakes in the code, and everything feels outdated. You will NOT leave the class adequately prepared for any future CS classes unless you seek outside help.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CS351
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

It's not just the 101 kids who don't like him. He just copied material from w3schools for lecture material. It's obvious he knows what he's talking about, but he's a miserable teacher. He barely even listens to questions before trying to answer them, and other communication problems are frequent. This class teaches how to make ugly 90's websites.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
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:

Lectures are unorganized. Book is rarely used. Taught myself and did fine. Beware of massive final project.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
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:

His programs always contain errors in the solutions, and overall his coding himself is amateur. When you talk to him during office hours he gets extremely defensive even if you are asking him to take a look at something because he did in fact make a grading error. I don't understand how he's still allowed to teach this class.

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