Reviews of professor Zahra Derakhshandeh

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had this professor for two different courses, which were both asynchronous. Despite being asynchronous, I still felt supported and strongly guided by her lectures and weekly announcements, and if you ever have the opportunity to take a course with her - do it! She wants you to learn and grow in her class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Drawn out classes. Overexplains everything. Confusing thicc accent. Needs one or two participations thru sem, attendance isn't mandatory, but her ppt's are alright, not too informative. Assignments are a little tough. Honestly, all the class's material is like a 2 hour online course. Definitely not a top tier teacher, only relatively easy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's like a cross between Erickson and Hecker but in a good way. You actually learn, and it's also really hard to fail the class given the format. Take home exams are a godsend. You will need to watch her lecture videos but there is no book.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Zahra is an excellent respectful professor. Glad that I took this core course with her.