AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Azzam Shihabi

ENGR215 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Consider him only if you can handle heavy engineering work and , because the student experience is highly inconsistent.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy homeworkTest heavyClear but polarizingNo curve concernMixed compassion
  • Reviews and serious complaints about professionalism and grading.
  • The course is conceptually moderate to difficult with lots of homework and many tests.
  • A lack of and a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A looks difficult because reviews mention lots of , and .

Online reviews give the and test-heavy warning, while and tough grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The engineering content is moderately difficult to difficult, with repeated concepts but and .

Both formats describe challenging ENGR-215 material, though .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews .

Neither online .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

43/100

Recommendation depends heavily on tolerance for workload and because reviews range from excellent to strongly negative.

Both online and and strong criticism.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

, and another flags tough grading, so grading appears risky.

Format shift

Online evidence gives the clearest harsh-grading concern, while .

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Multiple reviews mention lots of homework and many tests, making the workload heavy .

Format shift

Both online and .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Teaching quality is polarizing, with detailed praise for and examples offset by complaints about professionalism and compassion.

Format shift

Online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews emphasize many tests, difficult exams, and .

Format shift

Online reviews most clearly emphasize test load, while and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

detailed review and one very negative warning.

Main concern

The small in-person sample gives conflicting signals about teaching quality and .

What students said

“Dr. Shihabi is an excellent professor, his lectures are very thorough and clear.”
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“ ..”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews conflict sharply, with and helpfulness and another criticizing professionalism, compassion, exams, and .

Main concern

Online students report many difficult tests and .

What students said

“His lectures cover the content really well.”
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“ and still decided to follow the syllabus with .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The exam experience appears strict because students mention many difficult tests and , but reviews .

Many TestsDifficult ExamsNo CurveReviews do not clearly prove proctoring rules

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tough grading concerns, but do not clearly prove the .

Test HeavyTough Grader
“ ..”
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Online

Online reviews mention many difficult tests and a , but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Many TestsDifficult ExamsNo Curve
“There were a lot of tests and they definitely could be difficult”
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“ and still decided to follow the syllabus with .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and still decided to follow the syllabus with .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and ; credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“His lectures cover the content really well.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

43/100

“ ..”

⚖️

24/100

“ and still decided to follow the syllabus with .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures cover the content really well.
  • Dr. Shihabi is an excellent professor, his lectures are very thorough and clear.
  • Professor was very unprofessional and making things up that were clearly not in the syllabus.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • There is a lot of HW, but he gives credit even if you try.
  • There were a lot of tests and they definitely could be difficult.
  • Lots of homework

Theme 3

⚖️

  • and still decided to follow the syllabus with .
  • ..
  • The class is moderately difficult, with all the concepts repeated in the 2nd half of the class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

44/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is low because only 4 reviews exist and they are highly polarized despite and exams.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ENGR-2154 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1