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“Very nice and funny teacher with a strange accent :) Easy on the exams”
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Very nice and funny teacher with a strange accent :) Easy on the exams.
Wonderful and funny professor.
Interesting teacher, funny with a deep accent, but teaches clearly.
Very nice guy, just not a good teacher. Animated, interesting, but not good at teaching it. I bet he'll get better as he goes though. Easy tests.
Sometimes a bit hard to understand but a great teacher. He is very helpful when you ask for help. I wish I had him for 1612.
he's a great guy..the guy u wanna take if ur lookin to pass with ease
HE IS GREAT PROFESSOR FOR LECTURE AND FOR LAB. YOU WILL HAVE FUN IN HIS CLASS.
Great teacher..Makes A&P fun. Good lab and lecture.He gives points for effort.I wish he taught 1612.
In person I think he is a good guy but what I don't understand is that when he ask a question you don't really know what he wants. He wants you to put more information in his exams. There is a lot of reading to do.
i have him for biol 1611 lecture and lab he is great professor, gives lot's of detail notes and detail lecture, funny, always on time, easy test, he gives questions before the test to prepare it, and in lab he is just great and excellent taking his lecture i recommand to take his lab and take a offe
I'm in his Saturday class and all you have to do is go along in your book, read it and do lab reports. He's very funny and not boring. I highly recommended him (even though he gave us the skinny cat)!!!!
he is a great teacher. if you go by what he writes on the board, you will do great. he gives you the questions for the exam 4 days prior and you will do well if you practice the answers. highly recommend taking his class.
He is HORRIBLE!!! First of all, no questions prior for the exam, so you end up studying everything. You must read that book every day and review his notes, otherwise... do NOT take him
He is hard! I dropped him after he gave us the first test. His tests are insane and his grading sysytem too. I do not understand him, especially his questions and what he wants. He takes off points for nothing. He knows his stuff but certainly not teaching it right. Probably needs more practice.
Apparently he changed...unfortunately. Now, he does not give you good notes, writes two or four names on the board and that is all! You MUST read the book, otherwise you fell. Oh, no questions for that exam and, basically, no help. Not good. His assignments are crazy in lab.
Great teacher. Teaches now BIO 1612 as well. He basically tells you the essay questions and all you do is study them. On the lab midterm and final he gives you very helpful hints if you get stuck on a question!!! He helps those who help themselves!!! Highly recommended!
No matter what he promissed, his exam includes everything, past and present . For instance, on the final exam on May 10, 2005, there were308 multiple choice (only 3 hrs), constitutes even those chapters which he already told us would not be included. I think he will corrct such an act in the future.
I took both of his mini-mester classes. You do need to study everything in the book but he is probably the best professor that I have had since starting at GPC 2 yrs ago. He is funny and calls everyone "his best friend". Believe me, be his friend, get in good and you will pass!!!
He is the worest proffesor I have ever seen. I don't He knows his subject. If I were his boss, I will fire him. Very stupid. Sorry.
If you have a problem with this professor then you have a serious personal problem. Never miss his test reviews, and be prepared to laugh in class.
Man, he freaks me out with his stupid assignments. You have no time to study doing all of them. Be aware, if he asks you a question and you do not know the answer, dude, ur in BIG trouble. You know, I am a very good student, two B's for the entire college career, guess what, almost failed his stupid lecture,got C in lab.Oh, when he's mad,watch out
Wow. This teacher used to be the best and easy professor on clarkston campus.But i dont know what happened to him. Only take his class if you have the ability to memorize the whole book and if you can answer 308 questions in one hour... "crazy i tell ya". i say DO NOT TAKE HIM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN!!! 1st of all he doesnt make his own tests, he prints them off the internet, so what he teaches doesnt neccesairly cover whats gonna be on the test. Im taking him right now and our clas average is around 63%.....need i say more. Save yourselves DONT TAKE OBAZEE.
He is the worst teacher at GPC. Unless you can memorize the book, do not take him. His tests are extremely difficult and do not cover anything he says in class. To be fair, this rating is for a half semester summer class. I definitely would not take him again.
This teacher is the worst teacher that I have ever had at GPC. He creates so much stress for the student and does not give help with what he expects you to know for his tests. He is unprofessional and takes your questions as a threat to his intelligence.
For the love of God, do not take Obazee. Your GPA will suffer and for a second you may second guess yourself. His exams are pre-printed from someplace that his notes do not come from. He does go over interesting materials manly becuz of the subject, but his exams are very specific and unless you know everything in the chapter, you are doomed.
Too bad. Maybe Obazee changed. When I had Obazee his tests were mostly essay, and majority of class was passing. For A & P I and II, one semester I had Obazee, and another semester, Hosseini. Grade: A, both semesters. My study habits were the same for both teachers-I averaged 4+ study hours/day. I read slow and I take notes-good for exam review.
I really don't understand what everyone is complaining about. His tests were VERY straight forward. To study for his tests, all you need to do is log onto the website given in the book and complete the activities. He gives you on avg. 15 points EXTRA on each exam. The people who are complaining obviously didn't study the way he asked!
A good teacher does not have to scale or add 15 points extra to everyones test just so they can pass, which is what happened in the class I took with him. A good teacher teaches the subject. A good student studies and takes a test. The grade of the test usually reflects the amount of studying one does, but not in this case. Don't take him.
He told the class to study the book and his notes, so I did. Silly instructor...all the test questions have no related to the book and the note at all. Don't take him, EVER :c
Don't take him b'cos he'll ask you to go to his private school. He enjoys pulling students from GPC to his own school. His test is suck...
Go Gosh 'Ole Mighty! Dr Obazee is a straight trip. He will have you studying his notes and studying the book and his test DO NOT cover what he says they do. I passed his class with a C and studied very hard. If I could do it all over again.....I would not have taken him.
One of the easiest teachers in the school. You have to be really dumm to get a grade lower than "c". Everyone I know got A's in his class.
Rushes through material doesn't stop for questions but will for common jargon. No study guide and you will not be able to understand anything xcept and "ALSO ALSO".
Took this class as a half semester class, which is a lot of work in a short time period. Work hard and study hard and you will do well. He gives lots of assistance and is available during office hours. He loves the subject and this comes across in his teaching. Good in lab explaining things and always asking questions to make sure u understand.
I took his lecture and lab and he's unorganized and confusing-changes sections to test you on 1 day prior to the exam for no apparent reason-He rights the book on the board and literally reads the book to you in a mini-semester class-At the end, he rushed thru and did 4 chapters in 1 hr., 30 min. when he realized how behind he was. DON'T TAKE HIM!
Very good teacher. Loves his subject. It is a difficult class, no matter who the teacher. You must work hard to do well. He always lets you know just what will be on the test, which makes it easier to study for the test. Work hard and you will do well.
Very wonderful teacher, infact he is the best teacher in an A & P class.Easy in explaning things and very organized. Take him you will learn a lot.
I made an "A" because I went home every night and taught myself the book. He is AWFUL! Be prepared to teach yourself, I learned nothing from him. NOTHING!
BEWARE, STAY AWAY THIS PROFESSOR IS HORRIBLE. HE DOES NOT TEACH ANYTHING HE MAKES YOU DO ALL THESE DRAWINGS AND NEVER WANTS TO GIVE YOU THE GRADE YOU DESERVES. HE IS ALSO UNORGANIZED HE DOES KEEP RECORD OF YOUR GRADES. HE WILL TELL YOU YOU ARE HIS BEST FRIEND AND FAIL YOU. HE DOES NOT EXPLAIN ANYTHING WELL. ONCE AGAIN STAY AWAY AND BEWARE!!
I suppose the being "BLACK" part doesn't work for everyone. It's quite obvious that he doesn't care about the success of his students.If so, he would lecture from the same place he pulls his test or he would make up his on test based on his lectures. It's so sad that GPC would tolerate this. The students suffer bcuz of da lacking of good professors
If you show interest in his class, and work hard...he'll give you a deserving grade. He's not easy, but neither is the subject matter. Go to class, participate in class discussions, and study the chapters. I got an A, I'm not "black" and I'm not super smart....just show interest
HE IS THE WORSE TEACHER I HAVE EVER HAD.DOES NOT EXPLAIN ANYTHING WITH CLARITY, HAS A VERY BAD ACCENT, AND HE TAKES ALL HIS NOTES FROM THE BOOK. I HAVEN'T LEARNED ANYTHING FROM HIM AND I MADE AN A. IF YOU WANT TO SLACK OFF FOR THE SEMESTER TAKE HIM, BUT IF YOU DON'T THAN STAY AWAY FROM HIM. THE WORSE TEACHER EVER!!!
One of the best teachers. If you don't grab the material maybe you should change direction. If you read and prepare you'll get A. Of course all those whinnies do not even have a book. He is a fair and excellent instructor.
HE IS OK BUT IF YOU SHOW INTEREST IN THE LECTURE HE WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD GRADE AND COME TO CLASS IT COUNTS. IN THE LAB YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE DOES NOT CURVE. HIS LAB IS COMPLETE MEMORIZATION NO HELP WITH TEST. READ AND YOU WILL PASS. I GOT AN A IN LAB AND B IN LECTURE.
OMG!!That's all I can say.He is HORRIBLE!!!! His tests are crazy and you BETTER read that book and come to class otherwise you are dead! This guy knows a lot and he expects everybody to answer his weird questions right away, so be prepared to be asked in front of the WHOLE CLASS a challenging question out of nowhere.
Excellent!!! cannot say enough about this teacher. Be prepared and you will have no problem
What can I say, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TEACHER. Participate, Come to Class, Read, Do your Lab Reports, Study what he gives you for test and it will be the easiest "A" you ever earned. INCREDIBLE TEACHER. He always has time for you after class. There is no way you can fail this class, even if you tried to. Respect -- Dr. Obazee -- Respect -- One Love
The worst teacher. I could not understand what he was saying the whole time I was in the class. He rushes through the material so fast you would think that he is running from the police. What he said would be on the test was never actually on the test. Stay away please!!!!!
He is a good teacher but he is hard. you have to study and read
Very helpful and nice. You will learn a lot and you have to study!!!! Thats the key in this class.
This has been the worst experience of my college carrer.I learned absolutly nothing from him.I studied VERY HARD and that which I did learn, I taught myself by reading the chapters over and over again; may as well take the course online and teach yourself if you plan on taking him. PLEASE do not take him!!!
This prof is V hard. Plz I recommend everyone not to take him. His accent is real bad & u hardly understand what he is teaching. All he will do is read his notes from the text & his tests are not even from the text. He will put all the students on spot. Plz Plz Plz do not take him unless you want to drop your GPA.
I have never seen a horable teacher like him. If u see any good rating in here most defnitly he graded himself.He is very disorganised, arogant, unhelpfull...I actually made anA in his class not because i learnt from him.
Dr. Obazee is a great teacher, but I would not advise anyone to take him unless you REALLY REALLY have time to read, not skim, the book. His test formaton is rediculous, all of which require for your answers to be hand written. Much detail also. Lastly, his grading???? thats all I can say about that. But the good thing is, he curves tremendously!
Dr. Obazee is the best! He is such a great teacher and is so funny! he will continuously make you laugh. He describes things so that any person can understand it. But you should definately read the chapters before class. he will tell you something will be on the test that really is not so make sure you read. the test answers are easy to bs on!!
the people that say that this teacher is hard are all stupid! obazee is awesome! I took him in a half semester class and got an easy A! The tests are essays so it is very easy to bs and get it correct. Just read your book. He is extremely talented in explaining things so ANYONE can understand! And he is soooo funny! He makes you laugh so muc
Dr. Obazee is very knowledgeable in biology but does not impart well his knowledge to students. Also he has very little time for questions and is rarely able to be contacted outside of class. Therefore, if you don't have time to read the entire text do not take his class.
Made an A in the class. Class is not structured at all. I suggest taking a another instructor for a more focused approach. Tests are all essay and grading system is very vague.
Most ridiculous teacher I have ever seen!! He rolls on and on with things he doesn't test you over, not really sure what the grading system is, and is not helpful at all!! He runs out of class at the end like his pants are on fire! He has a private medical practice and sonography school as well as teaching. Too much on his plate to be effective.
The second half of the semester he changed his test format to multiple choice, which was IMPOSSIBLE to ace and way harder than the essay format. Most people did very bad on the tests. His lectures are a waste of time. You will really benefit if you bring a recorder to class for the reviews. Lot of upset people in my class!
He's a good teacher and give a good explenation about A & P. what y've to do, at least is read the book or summary prior the class or after the class than u'll understand what he's talking about. He's also very helpfull about your grade but not just give like it free, u have to study.
Dr.Obaze he is a nice teacher but he dont know how to teach...he sucks. oh one more thing his joke isnt even funny
He isn't very clear in class. Very hard to follow, he bounces around a lot. He is very nice.
This professor is just a joke. He expects you to know everything in the text even in an eight week class. He tries to make test impossible to pass and has to curve every test. He enjoys seeing students struggle to pass the test. Test consist of over 130 questions each time. Do not take this teacher or you will be sorry.
Dr. Obazee is a very interesting professor. U MUST read your text book if U won't to pass this class. Show him interest and he will work with U. His lab is much better than the lecture. I both lecture & lab. If want to take it in half semester U need 2 focus & read a lot if you want to get an A or B. A&P requires time a lot of READING.
Very excellent teacher. I respect him because he knows a lot.
Very good professor! You must try to learn and read the material, this is an upper-level important science class necessary for health science fields. So if you want to be good at your profession, learn the material! Anyways, hes a good professor, a bit unclear at times, but as long as you read the textbook (chapters) you'll be fine..
I had D. Obazee for summer 08....needless to say, reading very thoroughly is MANDATORY for his class. He's a good guy, I just found it rather difficult trying to follow his pattern of teaching. All in all...I learned ALOT about myself as well as A&P II.
I am currently a nursing student at GPC.I had Dr.Obazee for my AP 1&2,that was one of the best things that ever happened to me.He's a great teacher,and will forever be greatful to him.I learned a lot in both classes.
Dr. Obazee is awesome! His tests are hard, and he doesn't really help with the review but he curvs a ton! I always thought I failed his tests and I would end up with a B! All you have to do is attend his class!
I took Dr. Obazee for both AP classes in half terms. All nursing student take him. He forces you to read your text which will be helpful in the Nursing Program. The best thing Dr. Obazee did was make his students READ, READ and READ. I appreciate him for that being in the Nursing Program now. He doesn't like shortcuts to learning but does curve
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! It does not matter how much you study, you will not do well in his class. He just reads the book and expects you to know everything, even if he doesn't cover it...or even if it's not found in the textbook. AWFUL, AWFUL,AWFUL!!!!
I studied A LOT in this class read every chapter,did all on-line tests and attended class, and got the same grade on every test I took. Extrememly frustrating teacher, if you are not a nursing student DON'T TAKE HIM. You basically teach yourself in this class and he expects more than most students can give.
I made an A in this class but I can honestly say I did not learn anything from Obazee's "lectures". If you do not have the discipline to teach your self and/or if you like to ask your teacher questions, do NOT take this guy. He goes off on random tangents, harasses students, says inappropriate things about God and sex. Made me very uncomfortable.
Do not take him,... Take him if u want to mess up your head . He is very picky and do a lot of favors to ones whom he likes the most.He discourage students a lot and teach literally wrong thing , I do not know how come he is still teaching. I have caught him several times teaching wrong material. This is a true review am not exagerated.
DO NOT TAKE HIM! He does not teach, take the online class and teach yourself instead...not worth kissing up or even going to his class. HE IS NOT FAIR!
I have mixed feelings about Obazee's. For one thing, his grading system is quite arbitrary. For example, everyone in the lab would get a 90 on a lab experiment, just because. His midterm/final were both riddled with the same nonsense (highest grade was a 92% despite getting nothing wrong.) Though, if you were to get one question wrong, expect a 75.
BAD. you might as well take the lecture online. i sat in his class for three hours straight twice a week this summer, and didnt learn a thing from him. all i got was a headache from listening to his dumb jokes and annoying accent. i did all the work myself. plus, his tests are ridiculous, very long, very detailed. stay away. trust.
Obazee is the worst teacher and definitely should not teach half terms. He is doing himself, GPC, students injustice. A&P is not a subject you can self-teach; there is too much materials, vocabulary, concepts needing guidance. Expect to self-teach since you will not learn anything from him. I recvd A and felt short-changed from my education.
I am currently in Dr. Obazee's class for Fall 2009. great Professor. Even if you do not read your book you will learn. He goes over the material more than once. When it is very important he will say "don't forget now". He tells us to read line by line. If we do that. We will not fail. I like his teaching techniques. He is on point. I give him a an
Dr. Obazee is a wonderful teacher I have him for 1611-1612. If you are interested in learning biology take him. I've learned alot in his class he pushes you to learn because he wants you to be the best. He gets an "A" and remember your not in high school, high school is across the street;)(class joke).
Worst prof EVER. I made As by not listening to him and reading the book. He just follows the text but sometimes contradicts it even when proven wrong by the whole class. Grading is arbitrary, he plays favorites, curves differently for diff people. Tests are written poorly. He makes ****/**** inappropriate jokes. He really should be fired!
Dr. Obazee a wonderful teacher. He would give you study review questions, he was not hard at all. For a short term class, you can not expect him to go in depth on all information taught.
Do not take this guy if you care about your GPA because you will not understand a word he says. His accent is extremely thick and half of the class was confused during his lectures. His grading is unfair and he curbs differently for his favorite students. I should have listened to the many people who told me not to take him. You've been warned!
Dr. Obazee does not care about his student's success. He makes rude remarks and his grading policy does not make sense whatsoever. If I make all A's, 1 B, and 1C on my tests and another person makes all C's, why are we both getting B's as our final average? Very unclear and unfair professor. Take another professor who actually cares.
Professor constantly makes racial slurs and mentions topics that are irrelevant to class. He is often politically incorrect. I didn't learn much from him but I did learn a great deal from the book. Do Not Take Him.
I thought I was in a foreign language class, that's how bad Obazee's teaching skills were. Better off taking this class online. If you are a nursing student or dental hygeine student do not take him or you will not be prepared for your program of study. I wish I would have read the reviews before registering with him.
Dr. Obazee is pretty cool. He is entertaining and makes A&P fun. He is very passionate about anatomy and wants his students to love anatomy as well. He wants his students to succeed. Yes, it is a bit hard to understand him with his accent but he does not mind repeating himself. I got an A in his accelerated class..just make sure you study hard!
Dr. Obazee was a solid professor. He has very in depth knowledge of A&P that can differ from the (nursing) text on occasion, but he is a surgeon. I thought he provided insightful clinical tidbits that were extremely helpful. I didn't like the fact that he is ALWAYS rushing students through exams. This was very irritating. A&P is hard..STUDY!!!
He is not a surgeon. Anatomy is an important class, if you want to learn, please do not take him.
He was extremely useless. This was my first C I've ever made. If you want to learn and need preparation for the medical field, this is not your guy.
If you are looking for a good knowledgeable instructor I strongly recommend you MUST NOT TAKE DR.OBAZE! Especially , if you are majoring a medical filed.if you read a positive comment on his rate my professor, the write must be his favorite student or he/she must have the test web site . he copy the test from the web sit . you must not take this
simple comment for all of you want to achieve in academic career I would say Never Take this teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!no one deserve this instructor.I wish I know this RMP web sit before i signed his class.
Though I am excellent student BIO is not for me. I have no clue of BIO. But, in Summer 2005, I was forced to take his BIO 1611/12 class and favoured to get an A/B & kept my GPA 3.7. Though painful, my best strategy was just showing fake respect & friendship. I sympasize 4 many honest American students who can not pretend 4 such horrible prof.
Take him he is an excellent teacher!!
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