Reviews of professor Abdussalam Alawini

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Be aware if you are about to take the CS411 with this teacher. There is no excuse if you got caught because of using out source to solve your homework. This instructor will use the testing software whatever he called, to figure out are you cheating or no. there is no excuse for you, and put you on stressful when you have problem. he has no altruism

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There were a lot of positive comments about the course, but it ended up being a huge disappointment. The whole semester is a mess and in a hurry.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Abdu is an understanding, fair and funny instructor. I feel like I learned a lot in his class but certain things (indexing, relational algebra) were rushed through very quickly. You have to be on your toes because the questions on his quizzes are not easy, but I feel that the group activities and honeworks prepare you well for those.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The instructor has a clear, humorous, and interesting teaching style. Abdu will discuss pre-lectures and extra practices during the lecture in detail. There are even relaxing activities during the class. The course content is really good.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's... interesting

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I am going give Alawini credit for being responsive to students. I learned a lot from CS 411. It is definitely not a light class, especially taken during the summer. That said, not everything was positive. Lectures don't cover homeworks well, especially programming assignments. His lectures are hard to understand without reading the textbook.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Probably the best professor in the CS department and an overall great experience taking this course. There is a lot of work to do but its pretty manageable. His lectures are very good and the content in the class is relevant so that nice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have met so many professor that they are willing to help me solve the issue. this professor, when I came to ask him a question, he just answered in general and wanted you to leave. his lecture is terrible I can say, and his TAs are unable to help student solve problem. you also lost over 75% grade in quiz if you failed to answer the first attempt

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A large portion of the class was dedicated to database trivia with little to do with our technical assignments. The strongest part of this class was the group project. The lectures were a waste of time; just Abdu reviewing database trivia from the pre-lecture. Lots of fluff and busy-work. Would not recommend, just do a database project on your own.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures cover a wide range of topics and I truly learned a lot. The professor and TAs are very nice and help a lot. Very detailed feedback for your homework and projects. 

- Weekly Pre-lectures are very important to catch up. 
- Actively participating in group activities matters.
- CBTF with cheat sheets.