4.2
Quality2.5
Difficulty100%
Would Retake159
Reviews100%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“What more, he was keep in touch with us”
TSM32390 - 5.0 rating“Doesn't give a lot of grades but he'll help you get the grade you need”
TSM321 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
50%
Textbook Required
61%
Grade Predictor
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Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
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+1.35 avg changeRatings by Course
231
5.0
(1)421
5.0
(1)TSMAA322
5.0
(1)TSM90
5.0
(2)TSM01
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
TSM
5.0
COMM
5.0
WIRELESS14
5.0
421
4.0
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4.0
Reviews (158)
This guy is an absolute idiot. He pushed his powerpoint presentations off as his own even though we find them word for word on the net. I think he is a fraud, he is extremely forgetful, has no rhyme nor reason to his grading procedures. He makes up everything he says. Should be fired.
He is a horrible teacher. You can't understand anything he is saying. He doesn't know how to give tests, but he curves like a crazy. A 58 is an A in some cases. He tries his best to help students learn. Between not knowing how to speak english and teaching wireless he does his best.
Totally agree what those guys said. Think twice if you want to take wireless option. You'll definitely get confused after his explanation even though you understood the material beforehand.
I was trying to go for the wireless option but after taking this guy, I dropped out of it. One of the worst teachers ever!! I was planning to go for my M.S. in TSM, but after having taken him, I think I'm going to go somewhere else to get my masters because he's one of the graduate teachers as well :(
Here is some obvious advice to the school... When you are looking for a communications teacher, you need to get one that can speak english at least as good as i can. If we were trying to learn Bula Bula Bula, your pick would be perfect!
Dear Murray State, Please hiring teachers like Abdul. He's one of the worst professors ever! A 55 in his class is an 'A' and the class average was about a 46, so that tells you how hard he is. Sincerely, All TSM Students
Everyone's comments are completely accurate. This was the worst teacher I have ever had (I have over 140 credit hours), that should tell you something. I can't believe he is still teaching at MSU. I was also wanting to start the master's program, but now I am reconsidering.
One Word: Clueless. Poor english skills even in written form making reading the text (written by the professor) extremely difficult. Has no clue how to teach online classes or use Blackboard technologies. Avoid the wireless option if taking the TSM program at MSU.
Made taking an online course a horrible experience. I feel he also marked me down because I was outspoken against his lack of understanding of how to handle an online course. I was not the only outspoken person during the semester. He forced several tests into 4 hour windows which is the exact opposite of the online-course experience.
He is awesome. Just talk to him alot and let him know that you care. He is very understanding. If you get a 90 or something on a test don't be the guy to argue for a higher grade. You will be fine. He is very fair.
WOW! I wish I had 4 hours to take a test! You online students are a JOKE! To the one who said "clueless", YOU ARE AN IDIOT! Yarali has many accomplishments in the field of wireless technology. He has been a huge part of deployment and was very successful with Nortel and others. Grow up you little crying babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah.... GREAT CLASS!
Good about guidance and expected project objectives. Must have pre-reqs before taking this class and must have a strong IT skill set before taking this level.
The teacher is very helpful and fair. I have taken 2 classes, 322 and 321, with Dr. Yarali and have been very happy. This is a very complicated subject and Dr. Yarali goes out of his way to help you comprehend the material. Loved both classes. However, no class at Murray is “easy”. If you want an easy “A” don’t choose Murray.
I have taken two classes with Dr. Yarali and I have really enjoyed them both. Dr. Yarali goes far out of his way to help the students. This subject isn’t easy; no class at Murray is an easy A. By the way I am an online student, and I am not a joke.
Dr. Yarali is very helpful if you just ask. To get an A in this class you must know the material and read "everything" he sends you. You must have a strong background in Math and IT to take these classes. He is very fair. I have taken TSM 321, 322 and 421 and will be taking 323 this summer.
Students: Do yourself a favor and take as many classes as you can with Dr. Yarali if you are interested in wireless at all, he is VERY INTELLIGENT and wants all students to learn the concepts taught in class. Not a hard class because of his lecture style. Murray State needs to double his salary to keep him here. Trust me its worth it!
Very helpful alot of material to cover in a semester, but the tests are only over the concepts and somewhat easy. All you have to do is listen and participate in class and you should do fine. He really wants you to learn the concepts instead of like other professors who throw the information at you and tell you to teach it to yourself and dont
He was a great teacher very easy to get along with. If you are interested in the classes and do some research on your own class will go a whole lot faster. He is very fair with grading.
Very Informative
Only negative about him is you don't know what you make on homework and test. Online class
Very serious and helpful. Knoweledgable and clear presenting the material
I learned a lot, since I'm not very knowledgeable with computers. Good class, Mobile IP is the way of the future.
Abdul is a good instructor and does his best to help students understand his teaching. His classes are very technical and are for students with interest in wireless communications.
Professor Yarali is a very helpful instructor.
Poor communicator. Online class didn’t use discussion boards. E-mails were poorly written and full of errors that made them un-readable. No guidance on what material would be covered on what test/homework. You had to read an entire semester worth of material before attempting to do any assignments. Pressures you to submit work before due dates.
Great Professor. Have had him for the entire wireless track. "A" in every course. Very technical class, so it's a good idea to already have experience or knowledge of wireless communications.
Very knowledgeable.
Good prof
This class should have more labs so the students can have more hands-on assignments and understand what is said in lecture
GREAT TEACHER. I really enjoyed his class. I look forward to taking some more of his classes.
This instrutor knows the information and knows how to deliver the information to the students in a way that the student can learn. This instructor always ask if you have any questions and is readily available to answer the questions to make insure that the student understands what he is teaching.
Very good core class. The teacher did a great job of covering several topics and tried to make sure we learned at least the high points by recalling them several times over the course of the semester. I enjoyed the class.
Teaching was good.
Prof. you have been very helpful to me. Your class rocked! Thank you
Very informative class.
Thank you so much.The calss was useful.
Made it interesting.
I enjoyed the class with Dr. Yarali. He is a fine Professor.
he is really a great teacher
Professor Yarali is one of the most outstanding Professor's I have ever encountered and I am a Master's degree graduate student. He is an inspiration to his students and motivates them to aspire to a higher level. It was a priviledge to be a student in his class and to work with him on research projects.
I enjoyed the 320 with Yarali. He is a good guy and a good teacher.
Great professor. Learned a lot and hopefully earned an "A". Presentation assignment was enjoyable because he set no ridiculous restrictions so we were free to explore and present openly.
The best instructor I have ever had and therefore it made for one of the most interesting courses I have ever taken. Professor Yarali encourages research and through this draws in his students to somehow think at a deeper level with his review and input during the course of this research. Students should jump at the chance to be in his classes.
Great teacher, Focuses more on making sure you know the Subject vs. what your grade should be
Very interesting class, Yarali is a must take.
Clear and easy to understand. Content is very well taught
Dr. Yarali always help and teach me whenever I want. He is a good Dr.
He's a great teacher, always makes sure we understand what he was talking about. I will take more classes from him.
This was an arranged class. I was already scheduled for class at the time the class met I was able to take the class and do my work outside the class room. I would recommend taking the class,sit in on it,otherwise you will miss a good lecture. The powerpoints on blackboard were very informative and helpful in understanding the class.
An interesting class. Yarali makes the material interesting and easy to understand
Know his stuff and can convey it.
For an online class this was pretty easy but informative at the same time. Read the textbook and you have the class completed. All the HW and test questions came from the books chapter reviews and the answers were in the back of the book. One Drawback was trying to submit HW with diagrams attached to it because BB apparently didn't like diagrams.
Extremely good professor and up to date on all aspects of wireless technology that is emerging today. Learned quite a bit about WLAN, CDMA, GSM, and WiMAX technologies.
I chose Murray for the wireless communication program. I am changing my major after taking this class. Instructor is very knowledgeable, but the online class was the worst class I have ever had. Poor responses for questions. Assignment due dates changing. Answers given to study for final were from wrong text. I can go on...
Easy class for a 300-level course. Intro to Wireless is fairly simple because software does the math/calculations these days and the professor doesn't require you to memorize any formulas. Covers all wireless technology from cellular to WiMax. Teacher is very easy going and laid back; he's unclear at times, but very knowledgeable overall.
Don't go into this class expecting much. The book is outdated and he provides multiple sets of powerpoints providing info he says we dont need to know. If we dont need to know it, then dont provide us with extra information. Grading is extremely inconsistent. Gives quizes over information he hasnt covered. I don't plan to take him again.
outstanding! knowledgableand helpul. he is rocking and cares about the students...Very useful class
Very informative class and covers mostly all the aspects of satellite communications. The professor is very knowledgeable on the subject and has a fun class.
Online TSM 320 and 322. Should not be teaching online. Ridiculous. He must be different in person than online. Check email for exam announcements. Doesn't follow syllabus. Exams EARLIER than scheduled. Too many powerpoints - poorly organized rendering them nearly useless. Emails exam announcements in BB. Bad classes.
ken of knowledge. he give good research papers in his all classes
Great Professor, had some problems with clarity but he made up for it with the test not being so hard. He is a lot of fun and very very knowledgeable in this field.
My instructor responded to my inquiries in a timely manner.
awful teacher. Cannot use blackboard. Cannot stick to a schedule. DO NOT TAKE THIS "teacher"
Dr. Abdul has strong experiences background plus sold knowledge in TSM. I enjoy his class a lot.
I plan on taking more classes with the professor.
Dr. Abdul Yarali is one of the best professors at Murray State University. He is very knowledgeable in Telecom field and knows perfectly how to make all the student with their different backgrounds easily understand. Dr. Yarali is the best!
This course gives me more knowledge. It is an interesting class and you can get more ideas. Also, the prof helps and support you to improve your skills in communication field. I took this elective class and I wish i am majoring in.
Yarali is a great teacher. Very knowledgeable about telecommunications and the wireless industry. Enjoyed the class and will take more classes with him.
Dr. Yarali is an excellent professor. The courses are fairly easy thanks to his vast telecom industry knowledge, yet you can still learn a lot.
I wasn't use to havin a class where one has to simply dive in and figure most of it out myself. But it worked out. It became a challenge to overcome on your own. Thankfully, I overcame and understand more about the subject. Would take this class again.
Dr. Yarali is very knowledgeable of telecommunications, and I learned a lot in this class. He's a great professor!
Dr. Yarali is a very knowledgable Prof. I will take another class with him.
Dr. Yarali is a very knowledgable Prof. I will take another class with him.
Prof. Yarali is extremely knowledgeable in the Telecommunications and Wireless fields. I would take another class with him.
The class itself ended up being very easy but Yarali as a professor is abysmal. He is completely unorganized and uses his students for his own research to keep himself in tenure. Avoid if possible.
very helpful to all students. help graduate students to do project and research for enhancing their knowledge. I loved his class and suggest you sign any class with him. very knowledgeable in telecom
take his classes if you want to learn and get some updated informtion in telecom!
very good professor. care about students in his class and very down to earth. knweledgable and very fair when it comes to exams. i recommmand to take his classes
He is the best and knowledgeable professor in MSU, and TSM ever. I would say he is GENIUS, and knows his stuff very well. Dr. Abdul encourages us in research field by getting our researchs published "good ones". If you really want to learn, have him for anything.
Dr. Yarali is a Great Prof in TSM, I had him for on-line and lecture classes, he is very organized and does care of his students learning, very helpful and quick responder to emails. His tests and homeworks are very clear but time consuming sometimes "you have to read a lot". I would take him again and again
Dr. Yarali is an excellent professor.He is very knowledgeable in Telecom field.he is very helpful instructor
Dr Abdul is one of the best and knowledgeable professor in Murray State University. he is so genius and so educated. If you really want to learn, have him for anything.
Seems like a nice guy, only met him once. Pretty good about sending update e-mails. Extended the deadline for projects by 3 days, which really helped.
Not useful
He is a wonderful.
Yarali really knows his stuff. That being said, he is very difficult to understand. Correspondence is broken at best. Rather unclear with instructions for assignments. He will give instruction 1 to choose one of the below options and then at the end he tells you to go back and do the other option to complete the assignment.
Will take him again. Very helpful and caring. Very clear and interesting style of teaching.
One of Best Professors
I advise everyone to take the TSM610 with Dr.Yarali.
I really advice every single student to take any class with Dr.Yarali; he is an excellence professor
Dr. Yarali is an excellent instructor and I learned a whole lot in the course because of him.
Dr. Yarali is a great instructor and I learned a whole lot in the course because of him.
Was some confusion over file formats for exam but was solved after a good powwow with Dr. Yarali and GA problem was solved quickly and productively. Take the class you will learn much on Telecommunications and especially wifi, bluetooth, PAN, LAN, WAN, MAN systems.
He is an owesome Introducer that I've seening in my life. I learned many things that help me with improve my thought about Techenology system in the real live. I'm going to take with him anthor classes for sure. Thank you Dr Yarili.
Very good professor, and extremely knowledgable! I definitely recommend!
Expect to search out your answers within the material provided
He is nice professor but I do not think you will get a lot of knowledge if you study with him. If you want to get A for a class, he is the best choice.
he's up today professor and knowledgeable, also flexible on grade. a very valuble class and can't regret.
he's knowledgeable, also flexible on grade. Easy in exam as you don't accpet , I recommend you take this class as always with Dr Yarali .
Very knowledgeable, friendly, and interested in students' learning. Always willing to answer questions in order to clear up any uncertainties or misunderstandings in class. If you pay attention in class, you'll do well in his courses.
he's so smart and and gets offtrack sometimes but who doesnt? everything was very interesting and i learned a lot. grades are flexible.
I haven't anything to say just he is the best teacher ever. His class very helpful and easy. He is very smart and care about his student.
Very Flexible. Assignments not due until near end of class. Many people like this. I prefer due dates spaced throughout the term. This is not a problem for me, just preference. I enjoyed the writing assignment in the homework. I normally do not enjoy writing assignments very much. It was a challenging assignment.
Great instructor and composed a very informative course. Textbook was a little rough for the time period but he worked with us and was very flexible with assignment due dates.
Good class overall. Content was heavy for the duartion of the class though. However the teacher was very helpful if you needed help with any questions.
Text used was very unclear and most of the questions come from different sources. The grading is very lenient and fair. He does help if you have questions regarding problems. The assignments are given prior and your due date is far off so plenty of time to complete the work given. Would recommend taking for a semi-challenging summer course.
Perfect !!
He is a great teacher that grades fairly and cares about the knowledge you gain from his classes.
Good course. A little confusing at times but overall pretty good!
Easy teacher, waste of money, no good English, high self confidence,
This class covers a very important part of today's emerging technology.
This course really push my knowledge in Telecommuncation.
This Class enhance my knowledge. Perfect professor. I recommend to take this class. Easy A.
Excellent Instructor
Pretty good class. Harder than most of the undergrad work I did previously. Hope he is teaching more TSM classes.
In one word nice teacher and very helpful
he is a great teacher, i had a good time in his class
He is always there to help the students.
Extremely intelligent man, kind-hearted and he actually cares about us. Thank you, Dr. Yarali. See you again, next semester in TSM 322.
D.r Yarali one of the best teacher in Murray, If there anther classes except 321,322,323 because I took them already I won't hesitate to take it, beside that, his office always open to help.
He is one of the teachers who cares about the students understanding. His test is fare. He gives pop quizzes and homework frequently. I would recommend him for an A or B class. I will take him again and again.
He is a pretty good teacher. My only problem with him was the fact he had a habit of being rude to his students. Not all the time. For the most part, he was a kind hearted man. But it was on those days he wasn't when I found that he could actually be pretty mean. He does, however, care for his students. Grades fairly, and helps as much as he can.
I had this class as elective. My major is business administration and j thought I wouldn't understand and get benefit from taking this class but the professor made very easy and understandable material !! He grades very easy and the most important thing to him is answering any questions could benefit the student.
Dr. Abdulrahman Yarali is a nice teacher and he is there indeed . What more, he was keep in touch with us. Therefore, I have not face any problem.
Inspirational professor
He's fine, but the classes are early
The course design is good
i like fieldtrip that we were taken by him
You would make good grades in his classes
lecturer is good and very interesting lecturers
Its good class to get a basic knowledge about how everything works...!
Dr. Abdul Yarali one of the best teacher in MSU
lecturer is good and very interesting lecturers , If we have 2 more professors like Dr Abdul The MUS would be the best university forever.
He is the best one I have sinc 2013 to2016
Really great professor and respectful. Show up to the class and do your work you will get an easy A. All he wants from the students is learning. Highly recommended. Just remember don't skip the class.
Show up + do your work + respect A Really great teacher, and will answer any question (no matter how stupid) to make sure you understand. DO NOT SKIP CLASSES OR YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND.
Very great professor, really does care about his students. As long as you are willing to learn the material you will do fine in his class. Inspired me to pursue wireless technology and cannot wait to take the rest of the classes he teaches.
Doesn't give a lot of grades but he'll help you get the grade you need. Super nice/
Professor was very helpful and caring
Great teacher.
good professor and he is really helpful
Doctor. Abdul super nice and hes helpful
Great professor. He will always respond to emails within a day and he gives great feedback.
Professor is very knowledgeable. Answers email and grades assignments quickly.
Yarali is amazing. I took 2 of his online classes this year and they were very straight forward classes. Read the material and summarize. It's a lot of information to read but if this is your major you will learn from the documents he gives you. Responds very quickly and cares about your grades and what you think about the course
The online CNM320 class is easy if you're into IT. You'll be reading some chapters out of the text book but mostly you'll read the documents in the HWs and summarize. Take 2-3 quizzes and tests and done. It's very easy just do your work on time. One homework a week. Responds very fast and is extremely knowledgeable on everything
Yarali had some of the most enjoyable classes I had taken in my college career. He's incredibly knowledgeable of the fields he teaches in, and the class itself isn't nearly as hard as it may seem. If you read, pay attention in lectures, and ask questions, you will do just fine.
Very good professor answered questions very quickly! keeps you in the loop as to what is going on and very good at helping you if needed
Very good professor
Great professor.
All amazing
Awesome professor the work is hard if you let it pile up and wait until the last minute. If you ask questions they are answered very quickly. Learned a lot in his class some of it was harder to learn but he helps you to understand it.
Amazing teacher. It is very hard to fail the class. He tries his hardest to make sure everyone receives an "A" or a "B".
Be prepared to summerize 6G articles, a lot. It's not particularly difficult, but it is tedious. Other than that, he's great.
Fantastic professor! Understanding and truly cares about his students and their success. Just do the required work within the allotted time frame. I wish all professors were like Professor Yarali, he is really one of a kind.
Dr. Yarali cares about you learning the materials, and won't give you much homework or tests. If you pay attention, then you definitely will receive a good grade.
Dr. Yarali is very easy on grading assignments. If you show up to class and listen, then you will make a good grade.
Great experience with this professor, this is the third class I have taken with him and he is very thorough with what he expects of you. If you have a problem or don't understand something he is very quick to reply.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
50%
Textbook Required
61%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+1.35 avg changeRatings by Course
231
5.0
(1)421
5.0
(1)TSMAA322
5.0
(1)TSM90
5.0
(2)TSM01
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
TSM
5.0
COMM
5.0
WIRELESS14
5.0
421
4.0
WIRELESS1
4.0