Reviews of professor Amid Ardakani

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Ardakani is very accessible. His lectures are engaging and he is very clear about what material is and is not on his tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor is fantastic and genuinely cares for his students. In his class, you must work for your grade, but you end up learning lots of information in his class. He truly cares for his students. He makes sure that every student walks out of his course learning something. Take his class if possible!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class was a little disorganized. We'd often talk about really random things in class, but this is only his second real time teaching this, so it should improve. There's one huge paper and 3 tests all in April. He's super knowledgeable on middle east cultures as well as macro economic theory. Sometimes he will add something random though.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
TBH, when I saw all his amazing ratings, I thought he'd be a little more laid back. However, as the class went on he did become more chill lol. But the class overall wasn't that bad, lots of assignments to help your grade, he gave study guides that pretty much showed what were on the test. It was annoying that you needed a 95%+ to get an A tho

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor seemed scary at first but after the first week or so you realize that he's actually really cool. He really cares about teaching which is something that you don't see often. He gives out study guides for tests and overall has really good insights on things. One of the best classes I took in my major.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Ardakani cares about his students so deeply. As long as you show effort, he will help you succeed. Participation absolutely matters though. Do not get behind on participating because it is a large chunk of your grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Ardakani is the worst professor I've ever had. He mentioned his class would be difficult, but it's not the concepts that need explaining. His testing methods are poorly written and are taken from content he can't even explain himself. Plus, I think he enjoys watching his students break down over their plummeting GPAs. DON'T TAKE THIS!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Ardakani was my favorite professor at FSU. Extremely passionate instructor and really cares about making sure his students understand the material. If you show effort and try in class you will do well. His classes are highly discussion based so be ready to voice your opinion on whatever the topic is.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He likes to add humor to the lectures, so it's sometimes interesting. Only 30 percent of the class is based on exams, so you'll get a decent grade. When I took him more than half of the assignments counted towards the grade, but it was all just book reports for each chapter. There is a paper at the end, but it's easy to get through.