Reviews of professor Farid Jafari

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class was asynchronous online with class period being extended office hours. After the midterm, he taught absolutely nothing. No more lecture videos, just a couple random YouTube videos at the end of the year. He never gave feedback on homework, which was unhelpful for preparing for the exam. I feel like I barely learned anything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Really nice guy. He cares about his students and really just wants them to pass. He had us watch 30-60min lecture videos before class and then spent the whole class time going over common examples. He lets you use all of your notes on the exams, so passing the class isn't too hard. Homework can be pretty lengthy, but he always has office hours.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was Dr. Jafari's first time as a lecture professor and he was FANTASTIC! I had him for EGR220 lab and wasn't impressed, but he shines when he is lecturing. He clearly explains the topic and answer questions well. Great whiteboard skills! He is an easy grader, but he is a slow grader. He shows up late though. I felt prepared to go to EGR309.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class is definitely intense for a 1 credit class, but I really enjoyed Professor Jafari as a lab instructor. He did a great job explaining difficult concepts and really wanted the class to do well. He is a newer professor at Grand Valley but he did a great job running the class and explaining what should be shown in labs and reports.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This one credit lab had way too much homework that Jafari never graded until the last week of the semester. I would spend hours on lab reports, get marked down several points, and never be told what I did wrong. He explained concepts well in class, but he did not explain how to write good lab reports.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Jafari is a pretty sweet professor. I had him for a lab and he wasn't really harsh on the grading and if you didn't understand something he made the effort in making sure you did understand. He really flexible as well. If you need to take a lab of some kind and see his name then take him.