Mahmoud Montasser - Pace University (all)

Professor: Mahmoud Montasser
Department: Finance
College: Pace University (all)
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: FIN260
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
jUST SHOW UP YOU GET AN A PLUS
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: FIN648
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This professor made me lose my respect to Pace University. So incapable of teaching. Teachers like this at Pace really made me regret joining this university. Received an A and learned nothing. It's a fixed income class and I don't remember the code.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Absolutely the worst professor at Pace University. Disrepectful to students, has no bearings on how to run a class, and absolutely does not know how to teach. Only got an A- from doing extra credit and trying to stay involved. Avoid taking this horrible excuse of a professor!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: FIN260
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Montasser has a lot of experience in the field. He gives hw after each class and they are very helpful to prepare for his tests. Whenever you dont understand and ask him , he answers. He cares about his students. You have to read before yu come to class. Overall I enjoyed being in his class.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Experienced, and articulate; most of my classmates didnt do well because they assume the professor would walk them through everything; every advanced class required prior readings; if you do that, his class will be an easy A. Take him if you are a true finance major.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: FIN260
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a fair professor. Salt & Pepper status. Has experience in the industry. Go to class, ask ALOT of questions about things you dont know about (he likes that). Midterm & Final exam and allows you to bring a cheat sheet. You'll do good if you pay attention in class. Accent isn't so bad, pple are exaggerating!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Not a very good professor - not clear in his lectures that are the powerpoints from the publisher that he seems to be reading for the first time as he's reading them to the class. I would avoid if possible - not impossibly hard teacher, but doesn't clarify enough of the information.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: FIN320
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Those who prepare for his classes do well, he lets you choose what questions to answer on his exams, for those who thinks he makes up his curves well they shouldn't be finance majors to begin with. On the 20 M/C that are worth 2.5 per question,he curves the .5 on each missed. That is why it differs for each student depending on how many they miss.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: FIN320
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Montasser is a brutal finance professor. Thick accent, changes everything up as he goes along. Every class is a boring lecture with powerpoint slides. Homework every week. Exams are impossible and because of that he curves depending on if he likes you or not. Completely makes up grades. HORRIBLE professor
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: FIN649
  • 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:
There are plenty of surprises from him. Last minute posting on assignments notification that requires hand-in. Make sure communication is in-person face-to-face or else that you are just sending an e-mail to a blackhole. He tried following a syllabus that doesn't work when students have questions to ask. I'd avoid him at all cost.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: FIN649
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don't expect the pro. to teach you the hard materials; often his lectures are unprepared and merely speak to the slides made available by the publisher of the textbook. non-responsive to e-mails. he expects your knowledge to finance as if it's common sense...
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: FIN652
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The materia is very Hard but this prof made the class reasonable. There's a midterm, final & portfolio management project & a paper based on the portfolio. His exams are very reasonable: answer 4/8 problems, 20/25 Multiple Choice and 1/2 essay question & if u don't wanna do an essay then answer another problem. Overall great prof. I learned a lot!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • 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:
He is a nice professor and person but has trouble making things clear..he goes over hw which is grt and he really cares about attendnace..he let us bring one page of notes to class and that saved my life!
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ok here's the deal: he expects a lot from his students. He gives a lot of hw, but if u do it & understand (along with the classwork) u will be fine for exams, which are fair. U can use a cheat sheet, my advice is to put the hw on it. Big problem: he doesn't respond to e-mail/help outside of class. It's all what u put into it with him.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: FIN260
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher! Very bright with a lot of knowledge and experience. You guys should be honored that he's wasting his time teaching you stuff. Fair grader. If you want to truly study take him, but he is not a teacher for lazy bums.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Montasser was not as bad as I expected after reading all these ratings. He gives alot of homework, but I only gave in half of it and still got a B. His tests are open notes. He lectures with slides that he posts on Blackboard. He's all right. I would take him again.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Better than a sleep aid
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: FIN3
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
i dont think anybody in my class got anything higher than a b-. too much work for nothing. plus you dont learn anything, all you do is try to survive.. very unclear about the project. all i can say is stay away
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
this is absourd. he is****ndous. tests are superlong, counts attendance, seating chart. how can you hire such a teacher??!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: FIN358
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you can run, beg your way to another professor, but make sure not to take this guy. His test are very hard, and he penalizes for even the right answers, if they are not sold HIS way. Homeworks almost every day and they usually consist of many many problems. In the end you learn Nothing.-waste of time
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