Reviews of professor Braima Salaam

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class was online due to COVID and Professor Slaam was awesome. We covered chaps. 2-15 of the textbook, so its intensive but he made everything easy. A lot of extra credits for participation. He strictly follows the syllabus but flexible with deadlines if you've documented excuse. Class was too large so it should be broken into many sections.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Salaam is a thoughtful teacher. Powerpoints are not posted so you need to go to class. Professor Salaam is very approachable, helpful, and thorough. His lecture notes are somewhat heavy. The assignments and quizzes are easy but exams are sometimes difficult but his revisions are super helpful. It is easy to get A in his class in you are not lazy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Salaam is great. 3 exams, 4 essays, and 3 extra credit participation opportunities. Only met once a week and all exam questions were accessible from lecture material so take good notes. He keeps track of who participates whether it be asking or answering questions. Honestly an amazing prof would highly recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had prof. Salaam when he taught his very first class and let me tell you, it was bad. Salaam literally never showed up to class on time and never followed the syllabus. Yeah, he was a nice guy, but he has an accent that is very strong. He is unorganized and does not have a clear grading criteria.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I am happy I took Professor Salaam for Child Psychology. I was excited about this class but didn't expect it to be so much work. Definitely get your typing skills ready, as he flips through his slides quickly. Buy the textbook even though it's expensive and read it. You'll need it for all your assignments.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The professor was great and likable. Lectures easy and he gives a lot of extra credits. So getting a good grade is easy. But he is a hard grader. Nothing you write is enough, always finds something to criticize. Exams were difficulty because they were applied and complexly worded which is frustrating if you are just memorizing the information.