Shirani's a good teacher. He cares about his students and he is fair on the grading. He's also very helpful. 1 midterm, 1 final. He's good!

pretty straightforward class & professor. 1 midterm & 1 final. Some HW and one programming assign. Pretty hard tests though, first midterm average was an F before the Curve which brought it to a C (allows for 2 pages of notes).

little bit of accent... midterm is harder than final, one cheat sheet allowed, homework is easy and done in group. also offers extra credit. it's a pretty easy class..

Class would've been difficult without the 1 page cheat sheet he allowed us to use on midterm and final. Homework not too difficult since it can be done in groups. Very generous with the curve; I ended up with an A even though I expected a B-.

Very nice teacher! Cares about student and dedicated to teaching. Grades fair with moderate homework. Definitely take this teacher.

Good teacher, clear in lectures, reasonable homework, and fairly easy tests.

Highly reccomend this teacher. He is very helpful and gives you a lot of extra time on the homework. He gives you the pages that are going to be on the exam. Just write down all the definitions from those chapters on your cheat sheet and you'll getanA

His lectures are boring - straight out of the book. He doesn't seem interested in teaching. His tests/quizzes are easy. Everything is straight out of the book. Nice guy if you ask questions though. It's an easy A if you study. I do recommend taking him because of the ease of the class.

This class is basic. The teacher was less interested in the class but that is expected for most programming classes. He gives plenty of time for HW which is must for 1st timers.

NICE instructor. Little bit hard to understand him but it pays off in the end. REally knows what he Just go to class and take notes.

Good teacher. The class is easy. If you need to take an elective from MIS, he would be a good one to take. It interesting topic about Data Warehouse and Knowledge based. But most of all, the test is all multiple choice, allow double side cheat sheet, and no presentation.

Prof.shiani is a good teacher. He can be boring sometimes,but his tests and homework assignments are easy. turn in all homework on time, he doesn't accept anything late. You can use one page notes on midterms and two page 2 sided notes on final. can't get any easier than that. hlepful in class and office hours. take B116 and B110 with him too.

Bus92 Shirani makes the the midterms and final directly from the questions at the end of each chapter discussed. Homework was easy and he helped you if needed. Will try to take him for other classes. I got a A-

Pretty easy class. Shirani lectures can be very boring at times so if you have a laptop I recommend you bring it and surf the web. Midterms are based from chapter review questions in the book. Make sure to turn in all homework. It will be a big help. If the class in general is doing bad he will provide a bonus quiz. Overal l the class is easy.

boring class, but easy overall. have to turn in all homework assignment on time, there is only one project at end exactly like homeworks. allows one page notes on midterm and final. multiple choice Qs and some codes, directly from book. he'll tell you what to study and which sections to skip. he is a nice guy too & tries his best to help.

Easy class. Most of the time, class was out within an hour. Just make sure you have a good team to work on the projects with and you'll be set. Make sure to make good use of the cheat sheet as that will let you get a very good grade on the tests.

Easy class. Boring lectures. If you don't get an A in this class, you should change Majors.

A few multiple choice tests and some java programming assignments. Test were not that difficult to me. Gave one extra credit that helped bring my grade to A.

Good class to have. Easy class and will pass the class if all the hmwks are turned in. There is one midterm and final. No labs or quizzes. Try not to miss any of classes cuz he remembers you and will affect your grade.

Really boring professor but really easy class. Very understanding professor too.

Prof Shirani is nice but the class itself is boring. Lectures are kinda pointless...ust read book and do excercises for practice, and you'll be good. Homework is easy and there is one midterm and one final..straight from book. 30 or so M/C questions, and 1 code writing. I would recommend him for Bus 92!

Shirani is a good professor! Lectures can get boring but he is very knowledgable of the topic. Midterm is worth 35%, Final 35%, Homework 25% and Lab was 5%. My advice is to get as many points as possible before going into the Final. That means doing ALL your homework.

Professor Shirani is the greatest Professor to walk God's green Earth

shidawg is off da chain...just make sure he buy him some shots of patron and youre all good!! True MIS guys will not have a problem with him.

HW easy, class is interesting because of the (easy) labs which met every Thursday of the TR class. Exams are difficult because of density of class. Lectures are very dull and it's hard to pay attention because he is very soft spoken. Great guy otherwise. Enjoyed working with Access very much. Able to sign up for a MSDA account to get programs.

Dr. Shirani is a very nice teach and a good guy to learn from. His lectures are straight forward, but his test can be very difficult! However, he does allow notes on the final and his curves make up for the harshness of his tests. He's a good teacher and I recommend his class.

Professor Shirani is the nicest person I've ever met. He is really kind and very helpful. He is not strict as a regular professor but don't take that as if he doesn't know his stuff!! He is very knowledgble, however, he could be too nice sometimes, which make some students too ignorant and disrespectful...that's really sad. I really recomend him!!!

1 midterm (30% of grade) 1 final (40% of grade), Assignments (20%), Project (10%). The final and midterms are ridiculously hard. Everyone does so bad that he curves them significantly. I was worried I wouldn't pass the class; however, I pulled a B. Very boring class and dry topic.. kind of hard to make the class interesting though..

Very Very boring lecture but he is a very nice person.Very helpful.It was sad that there were certain jerks in our class who were disrespectful towards him. Exams are hard but there is a huge curve.

Dr. Shirani understands the field and illustrates his professionalism in class. Both the Midterm and Final are extremely challenging for being MCQ (tricky) yet are easy for he specifies the material to study. Though he has a passive personality, he CARES about students learning and is approachable. Read the book and practice SQL statements=PASS

Prof Shirani is by far the best professor I've had at SJSU. This is the first time I bother commenting on a professor because I feel that most of the comments here for Prof. Shirani aren't justifiable. He is always willing to help his students. Those that do not pass his class with a good grade probably didn't bother to try. The exams are significa

Negative ratings for Prof Shirani are unjustified. He is extremely nice. He even have a huge curves on midterm & final. Lectures can be boring but if you pay attention the concept is crystal clear. NO PROJECT! Few HW assignment and that's it no quizzes. MIS Major, you don't have alternative choice. Just show up and decide for yourself.

Boring teacher, he reads off of power point slides monotonously for the lectures. 70% of your grade is based on two tests, which you will have no shot on if you don't study like you've never studied before. I liked the content of the class and you will gain valuable skills that will look great on your resume (oracle mostly).

Dr. Shirani is a great professor. He is very supportive of students. You need the textbook and you need a clear understanding of the concepts. His questions go beyond understanding of terms. If you're lazy, do everyone a favor and drop the course. It's really rude to play games on your laptop during lecture. This is college.

His zeal and compassion to better not only his students but anyone around him is unmatched. It was/is more than an honor to have him as a professor, coach, and approachable subject matter expert, hence I am without a doubt fully confident to recommend him as a genuine mentor and leader in MIS, Business intelligence and Database.

Dr. Shirani's exams are notorious for being difficult. They are based on conceptual understanding so studying the night before is not suggested. That said, if you are having trouble understanding he will help you during office hours or over email. He is one of the nicest professors you will have.

Extremely nice professor. Was not a bad class for how dry the material was. Allows one page of notes for exams. Would recommend him to others.

Very dry lectures. Just show up and understand what he is saying. All assignment are tutorials on database. He is very easy going. 1 mid term 1 final . Very easy grader. Class is on PL/SQL basic like triggers, Big data database SAP hana and a little mongo db.

Lot of students wrote a negative review for saying that his lecture is dry but it's more like the topic is somewhat dry. The professor definitely goes above and beyond the textbook and teaches useful programs that are currently used in the MIS field. Really cares about his students & hw is challenging and makes you think. Gives generous extra crdit

Mr. Shirani is one of the few teachers that gives out very helpful study guides so you know what to study for on the mid/final. 4-5 Homeworks assignments throughout the sem. no group projects. For mid/final study the study guide and in class exercise and you will do fine(write a good cheat sheet)You don't have too show up to class.

While this subject can be a bit dry, all resources and lectures are posted online. It is an advanced course, with an applied version of SQL on the midterm and knowledge on terms with the final. Most of the class is structured so that while you have the resources, you learn how to actually apply the concepts.

Many here said that the lectures are dry, but I don't blame the professor for it. It's a technical class so most of the concepts are pretty dry itself already. Professor Shirani is there to help you and he provides homework that's helpful to your understanding.

He's the GOAT when it comes to needing a class slot that gives me time to prioritize other classes. And he gets it, kids need credits to get a degree to help land a job and that's it. Take his class as a breather during capstone classes or when you need to fulfill credit requirements.

I enjoyed this class, sweet prof, not much work and allows one paper for midterm and final. Curves midterm a lot if everyone doesn't do too good or need the boost from the few hw assignments. Offers extra credit that will BOOST your grade, Monotonous lectures but they're not hard to follow and he always ended class early (was in 3 hr night class).

The professor has mixed reviews but I believe part of it is because it depends on the class. His 112 class wasn't hard but he curves the midterm and final. His exams test your critical thinking. Good professor sometimes he comes off as rude.

good professor would recommend

There was 1 midterm and 1 exam, each worth 30-35% of our grade. The exams were only 15 questions each but the curve and extra credit will really boost your grade. The study guide prepared me well for the exams so I did decent on both. There were only 5 homeworks that were basic SQL assignments that took 30 mins max, on average.

Great professor, you learn a lot in his classes and the workload is always manageable. He genuinely cares about his students and wants you to succeed just follow the directions for the homework and make a good study sheet printed or typed for the midterm and final and you'll easily pass with an A.

Great professor.