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Amir Attaran

Law - University of Ottawa

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Quality
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Difficulty
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Would Retake
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The professor claimed his anal bleaching was the result of the Stuxnet worm however I have it on good authority it is due to zero SEC championship rings

da101 - 1.0 rating

Prof Attaran doesn't want you to think for yourself

da101 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

59%

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Based on 83 grades
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Grade Distribution
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Based on 102 reported grades
A+: 34
B: 9
A: 8
B-: 7
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Tough grader (24)
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Lots of homework (17)
Test heavy (13)
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Graded by few things (9)
Get ready to read (9)
Hilarious (7)
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5.0
da101
Grade: A+
Jun 19, 2022

Do not take his class

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Graded by few things
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5.0
da101
Jun 19, 2022

Uncomfortable environment for sharing various views. If you disagree with the professor you are singled out. Conservative view points not welcome in the classroom.

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da101
Grade: Rather not say
Jun 20, 2022

Completely unhinged and probably dangerous. Avoid.

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da101
Grade: C+
Jun 20, 2022

WORST PROFESSOR OUT THERE. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES. he does not know how to teach. An absolute bumbling buffoon.

Lots of homework
So many papers
Test heavy
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

Believes every one except him are scum of the earth. Will kiss ass where necessary.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Test heavy
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5.0
da101
Grade: C
Jun 20, 2022

Cruel sort of professor. Clearly doesn't understand the material, but your grade will be the one hurt by it. Take literally anyone else.

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
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5.0
da101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jun 20, 2022

Nazi

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5.0
da101
Jun 20, 2022

Worst prof in the history of peoplekind. Avoid like the plague!

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5.0
da101
Jun 20, 2022

Whiny and annoying

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
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5.0
da101
Jun 20, 2022

Unable to take even the slightest criticism or adhere to his own rules or standards.

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da101
Grade: B
Jun 20, 2022

Scumbag

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da101
Grade: B+
Jun 20, 2022

Horrible human being. Avoid at all cost!

Lots of homework
So many papers
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

Useless prof. Has no grasp over his own subject material. Based on the errors he'd make when reading aloud, I'm not even sure he's literate. Smells terrible, you need to give him a wide berth if you don't want his stench stuck in your nostrils. On top of that, he states that he will torpedo your grade if you publicly disagree with him in class.

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da101
Jun 20, 2022

Avoid

Graded by few things
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da101
Grade: Rather not say
Jun 20, 2022

Avoid at all cost

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da101
Jun 20, 2022

Zero SEC championships. Obviously spends too much time in the classroom and not enough in a weight room. Waterbed is heavily financed and he has to wait for a table at Beef O'Brady's.

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da101
Grade: C
Jun 20, 2022

He has a very problematic view of society

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

Financed his water bed through peach tree

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

Not enough SEC titles

Get ready to read
Hilarious
Graded by few things
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da101
Grade: A
Jun 20, 2022

He is vicious and rude. just check his twitter account

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da101
Grade: A-
Jun 20, 2022

I wanted a class not unhinged political ranting

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da101
Grade: Rather not say
Jun 20, 2022

Stopped class to tell us his pronouns. Lord/Maple/Leaf. Kind of irrelevant but ok.

Tough grader
So many papers
Lecture heavy
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

Lord Maple Leaf is a total clown and definitely financed his waterbed.

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da101
Grade: F
Jun 20, 2022

Lord maple leaf

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
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da101
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Jun 20, 2022

Lord Maple Leaf should be avoided at all costs. He rants endlessly about the interest rate he got on his financed waterbed. Also has zero SEC championships.

Tough grader
Participation matters
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

A waterbed financier who found out who his father was on June 19, 2022. The number of engaging lessons is equivalent to the number of SouthEastern Conference (SEC) Lord ML has- Zero

Hilarious
So many papers
Graded by few things
1.0
1.0
da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

Terrible

Lots of homework
Test heavy
Graded by few things
1.0
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

The only thing Lord Maple Leaf taught me was how to get a financed water bed repoed. He also denied Ben Franklin as being the greatest US president ever and the inventor of freedom.

Lots of homework
Beware of pop quizzes
Test heavy
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

Professor Unhinged he/him/bicyclist criticized me for being behind the counter at McDonalds when I was 13 (it was my first job.) I then reminded him he has zero SEC championships

Lots of homework
So many papers
Lecture heavy
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da101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jun 20, 2022

This professor is one of the most unprofessional educators that I have experienced thus far in my life. His browsing history is embarrassing for the University of Ottawa, and all his students see the various adultery sites that he visits in his off-hours. There is no excuse for having a desktop folder named "Iranian Fart P*rn", on his laptop.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
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5.0
da101
Jun 20, 2022

Never lettered in s h I t . Wanted to be called lord maple leaf. Forced us to wear 3 masks to save Canada. Couldn't find Pigeon Forge on the map. Got us kick out of Beef O Brady's. Do not recommend.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

The fact that he has never experienced a single SEC championship should disbar him from being a professor anywhere in the world including including the home of the greatest president Franklin

Group projects
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da101
Grade: B
Jun 20, 2022

I no longer attend the University of Ottawa due to his online hate speech and derogatory statements towards unvaccinated Canadians. The University of Ottawa refuses to take action against Amir Attaran, so I will be protesting with my Liberal friends on Canada Day to warn parents and future students what the University of Ottawa stands for.

Online Savvy
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da101
Grade: B
Jun 20, 2022

This "professor" refuses to acknowledge that Canada is, in fact, the 51st state. And people pay him to teach. What a disgrace.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

Attacks fast food workers. Calls women names. Calls any one with a differing opinion names. See a pattern? Also zero SEC awards. uOttawa becoming a community college pretty quick here. Fire this entitled egotist. Vote with your tuition, attend a different University.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

POS commie.

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da101
Grade: B-
Jun 20, 2022

Choose a different Professor.

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da101
Jun 20, 2022

Complete t*rd

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da101
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Jun 20, 2022

The professor claimed his anal bleaching was the result of the Stuxnet worm however I have it on good authority it is due to zero SEC championship rings.

Beware of pop quizzes
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da101
Grade: A
Jun 20, 2022

Prof Attaran doesn't want you to think for yourself. He encourages consensus with his own views, and is incredibly rude to those who have to work to pay for their education. We can't all be wealthy professors.

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da101
Grade: B+
Jun 20, 2022

He's not a very pleasant human being.

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da101
Jun 20, 2022

Complete and utter POS.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Participation matters
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

He's a jerk.

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da101
Grade: Rather not say
Jun 20, 2022

Award for the most unintelligent person on the planet has to go to Amir. Hard to even call Amir a person when he possesses no human qualities. Honestly the best comparison of Amir is to that of a rock in my garden. Except the rock is maybe a bit smarter and more useful to the world than Amir.

Beware of pop quizzes
So many papers
Graded by few things
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5.0
da101
Grade: B-
Jun 20, 2022

Had him for an online class in the summer that recently finished, and boy, this man forced us to watch the Johnny Depp trial for HOURS. He kept getting increasingly upset at Mr. Depp, and went on a tirade about how Amber is innocent, AND would not stop talking about her feet. Like wtf. Also his desktop has literal porn on it....

Tough grader
Beware of pop quizzes
So many papers
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da101
Grade: B-
Jun 20, 2022

This prof, AKA "Mr. Maple Leaf", AKA "Prof Poutine" is the worst of the worst. On-line hate speech is his thing. He's into public shaming airline employees without remorse. Never lettered in s * i t! And never will. Avoid. Do not recommend this Angry Canandian. Go USA!

Tough grader
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

I think this teachers style is very poor. I learned nothing new, and had to resort to shady tactics to pass. Worst teacher in my history of teaching

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
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da101
Grade: B
Jun 20, 2022

This professor has no intelligence whatsoever. He has zero SEC championships in his career and got owned by Three Year Letterman. How does someone finance a waterbed and get it REPOSSESSED???? Truly idiotic and braindead moves. Also, he goes on hate-fueled tirades in class on how the unvaccinated deserve to be put in prison

Tough grader
So many papers
Lecture heavy
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da101
Jun 20, 2022

Insisted on being addressed as Lord Maple Leaf. He also constantly complained about the finance rate on his waterbed.

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da101
Grade: C+
Jun 20, 2022

Lord Maple Leaf is a tool

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da101
Grade: C
Jun 20, 2022

Complete douche.

Tough grader
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da101
Grade: D+
Jun 20, 2022

Twitter famous for being Lord Maple Leaf

Tough grader
So many papers
Test heavy
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5.0
da101
Grade: A+
Jun 20, 2022

He's a disgrace

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da101
Grade: A-
Jun 20, 2022

Most inappropriate man I have ever met.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

Embarrassment to ottawa

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da101
Grade: B
Jun 21, 2022

Read his twitter and you will understand.

Tough grader
Test heavy
Graded by few things
1.0
1.0
da101
Grade: F
Jun 21, 2022

Professed Maple Leaf doesn't know his history at all

Tough grader
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1.0
da101
Grade: Not sure yet
Jun 21, 2022

Complete POS, to be avoided at all cost.

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da101
Grade: A-
Jun 21, 2022

Just an overall nasty man. Always looking down on us and very rude if you had an honest question or didn't quite understand something he was explaining. Not to mention he seems very angry for no reason.

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da101
Jun 21, 2022

Biggest narcissist I've dealt with so far here. He likes talking while looking at his reflection. When he tries to argue a point, it's mostly vapid and quite painful to listen to. How the hell did he get this postition?

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da101
Grade: A-
Jun 21, 2022

Terrible human being. Would never take another class. He is rude and judgemental.

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da101
Grade: A
Jun 21, 2022

You should take his class so that he can afford to get his waterbed back. #LordMapleLeaf

Hilarious
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da101
Grade: C-
Jun 21, 2022

Amir doesnt know basic Canadian civics. He thinks that Canada, a country that America beat during the Revolutionary War, is somehow independent from Britain. Canada is a British province under control of the Queen.

Tough grader
Test heavy
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da101
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Jun 21, 2022

Constantly mentioned he was a Canadian Lord.

Tough grader
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da101
Grade: A
Jun 21, 2022

Total psycho

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da101
Grade: B
Jun 21, 2022

has a god-complex; loves to hear himself speak, constantly. extremely rude and bigoted.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022
Would take again

Great professor. Truly compassionate man and does great job in preparing students for real world. Yes some think he is an arrogant liberal elitist, but we need more people like him if we are to build a better world.

Amazing lectures
Inspirational
Caring
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da101
Grade: D+
Jun 21, 2022

Shitty prof

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
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5.0
da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

Lord Maple Leaf doesn't even know that America is the oldest and greatest country and literally invented freedom. He hasn't even won a single SEC Championship.

Get ready to read
Hilarious
Lecture heavy
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1.0
da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

Lord maple leaf is a bum who has 0 sec championships and found a way to make both sides of American politics agree that he sucks

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

Look at his twitter feed

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

This professor tended to talk politics way too much. Was very critical of the United States. Did not stay on topic. Overall, an easy teacher but liberal ideology was a turn off.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

Spent too much time taking pictures of females to use in his Twitter feed. Called our parents if we spoke out in class or didn't do everything he said right away, like he was tattling on us. Would not stop telling us how he missed out on a promotion because of his race. When asked if perhaps it was ability, he blocked the students from class.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

Guys career should be done now.

Graded by few things
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da101
Grade: Rather not say
Jun 21, 2022

Look up his Twitter feed, all you need to know about that person.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Online Savvy
1.0
3.0
da101
Jun 21, 2022

Awful. Stay far away from this prof.

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da101
Grade: A-
Jun 21, 2022

Worst experience

Lots of homework
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

Completely oblivious to any other opinion. Very xenophobic against anyone but maple sucking curling fans.

Get ready to read
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da101
Grade: A
Jun 21, 2022

Scum

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da101
Grade: B+
Jun 21, 2022

Terrible person.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

Should lose his job over belittling people online. He says on his twitter acc that the less fortunate should flip his burgers and nothing else. Scourge of a human being.

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da101
Jun 21, 2022

The absolute worst. Should have been fired long ago.

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da101
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Jun 21, 2022

Completely unhinged

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da101
Grade: B-
Jun 21, 2022

This guy is a monster. He thinks he's the smartest man alive.

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da101
Grade: Not sure yet
Jun 21, 2022

Smart dude but insisted we call him Lord Maple Leaf. Spent hours lecturing us about the evils of the USA after his waterbed was repossessed.

Lecture heavy
Online Savvy
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da101
Jun 21, 2022

He should be cancelled

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da101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jun 21, 2022

Before class began he would make us refer to his pronouns as Lord/MapleLeaf which we all agreed to, but once class got under was ALL Lord did was complain about his outrageous (24.75%) APR on his 30-year financed waterbed that already had leaks. Would not take any more of his classes. Also would creepily suck on ketchup popsicles all class and cry.

Lots of homework
Beware of pop quizzes
So many papers
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da101
Grade: C+
Jun 21, 2022

Would not take this professor because if you don't agree with him on his subtle points of views and biases you instantly pigeon holed and left to fend for yourself.

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da101
Grade: D
Jun 21, 2022

Mean and nasty. Puts students down. Not a human being.

Tough grader
Participation matters
So many papers
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da101
Jun 21, 2022

Horribly hard Prof. Rude hateful

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Test heavy
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5.0
da101
Jun 21, 2022

Woke and crazy.

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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

This guy stinks

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da101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jun 21, 2022

I took Amir's course several years back and was practically forced to drop it after numerous instances, both in class and 1-on-1 office time. Amir is extremely biased, if you do NOT agree with him, YOU ARE WRONG. PERIOD. He uses vulgar language and strong tones to feel empowered, especially over women. Please avoid at all costs!!!!

Tough grader
Get ready to read
So many papers
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5.0
da101
Jun 21, 2022

Completely arrogant guy

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5.0
da101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jun 21, 2022

Disgusting

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

awful

Tough grader
Beware of pop quizzes
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
da101
Grade: D+
Jun 21, 2022

Beware. Visit his Twitter page to understand what kind of human being he is before you consider enrolling for his class.

Hilarious
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da101
Grade: A+
Jun 21, 2022

terrible professor

Get ready to read
Lots of homework
Beware of pop quizzes
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5.0
da101
Grade: A-
Jun 22, 2022

Worst professor I have ever had.

Tough grader
Test heavy
Graded by few things
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5.0
da101
Grade: A+
Jun 22, 2022

This professor uses his own beliefs and makes sure you know them. I would look stuff up and not even the left media sources said the outrageous stuff he did. Extremely horrible with very serious ideas towards individuals, especially straight white men. Personal opinion was not allowed and if you disagreed or proved him wrong it would not go well.

Online Savvy
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5.0
da101
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Jun 22, 2022

Awful teacher

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da101
Grade: B-
Jun 23, 2022

No good at being a human being. He berates anyone who does not share his ideology,which is pure nonsense, and felt threatened many times. He is very unkempt. I'm glad I will never deal with him again.

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da101
Grade: A
Sep 27, 2022

Lord Maple Leaf aka Manitoba Man aka Late White North

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da101
Grade: A+
Nov 22, 2022

he had to refinance his water bed

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da101
Grade: A
Aug 19, 2023
Would take again

He is a great professor if you study hard. Only lazy students rate him low.

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da101
Grade: F
Nov 24, 2023

Why would this guy need a waterbed? You'd figure he'd sleep hanging upside down in the cellar.

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da101
Grade: A+
Apr 24, 2024

Took him for a law class. Very easy class, and I did receive an A+. However, I wouldn't take a class with him again. I recently found out he financed his waterbed and never lettered in anything. I think I'll stick to taking law classes with Cousin Brad, who got a 131 on the LSAT.

Participation matters
Hilarious
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da101
Grade: F
Jun 5, 2024

Very Trump-like - very boastful about his education - only his opinions matter and he berates anyone who disagrees. Complete lack of professionalism as evidenced by his churlish behavior online - just like Trump. Two sides of the same rusted coin.

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da101
Grade: B-
Jul 25, 2024

This man is a Marxist

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da101
Grade: B
Jul 25, 2024

Needs to leave politics at the door, im here for an education not your beliefs

So many papers
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da101
Grade: B
Jul 26, 2024

Promote bad thinking for communauty

Lots of homework
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da101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Sep 14, 2024

Not sure how this person is a professor at uOttawa. Their hiring standards must be really low. In any case, my recommendation is to avoid his class at all cost.

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da101
Grade: A+
Sep 14, 2024

Shameful behavior.

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da101
Grade: C
Sep 15, 2024

His social skills are low. All the time we had to listen his own minds not connected to the subject.

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da101
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Sep 15, 2024

Bigoted, free speech absolutionist even for hate speech

Accessible outside class
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da101
Grade: A
Sep 15, 2024

Likes to hear his own voice and does not encourage debate.

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da101
Grade: B
Sep 15, 2024

Typical tankie

Hilarious
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5.0
da101
Grade: B-
Dec 14, 2024

Extreme bias, and overconfidence in his personal opinions

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da101
Grade: A+
Dec 29, 2025

Showed 40 mins late to a one on one meeting, didn't apologize. Proceed to brag about his academic credentials. Proposed a research study subject he was personally vested in and agreed to pay for said RA. Then said no funding was available. Did not engage further. Unethical!

Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

59%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

B+

95% confidence
Based on 83 grades
Most common grades:
A+ (34)
B (9)
A (8)
Grade Distribution
A(42)B(16)C(8)D(10)F(4)A-/B+(9)
Based on 102 reported grades
A+: 34
B: 9
A: 8
B-: 7
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Tough grader (24)
So many papers (18)
Lots of homework (17)
Test heavy (13)
Lecture heavy (10)
Graded by few things (9)
Get ready to read (9)
Hilarious (7)
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