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A very nice professor who makes class entertaining. Not too much homework and no required reading (although it really helps). Overall I would recommend her to everyone!
From what I have heard, Fahima was a great professor when this class was in-person. However, for the fall of 2020, she made this class unnecessarily stressful. Exams are proctored by Proctorio. There are 2 midterms and a final exam as well as weekly homework and online lectures. Grade is curved if you do better on the second midterm than the first.
Fahima has made the subject of economics my hardest and most confusing course. I believe I lost knowledge of economics by taking this class through Fahima. She is nice, but thats where the positives end. Her canvas page is terrible and random unscheduled assignments ruin a lot of students grades. Tests are confusing and hard to follow.
Fahima made economics so easy! Her exams are exactly like the practice Midterms she posts - overall, I would definitely recommend her.
She's a nice woman, but I really don't think she's cut out to teach online courses. Notes are awkward and are basically copy-pasted from the textbook. In the asynchronous section, she posts lectures, but she reads from the notes that she made, so they're pointless. Preparation for midterms in terms of study materials available are mediocre at best.
This class was unnecessarily difficult as an asynchronous 1001 course. I felt as if I was teaching myself. The lecture videos and notes are not that helpful because they are basically straight from the book. This class was not the most organized and would have random assignments (turn Canvas notifications on). The exams are hard (do the practice).
I took this class online and asynchronously. I can tell she would be a good professor in person, however, I felt very disconnected in this course and the tests are not like the homework she assigns at all. I was pretty disappointed that she barely gave us any review materials for the final exam. She is nice and responds to emails quickly though.
Pretty easy class content wise, do the readings and you will understand what is going on. But Fahima's lectures are unorganized and she does not present the information in a clear way. She gets very defensive when people ask questions and does not respond to emails a lot of the time.
In-person, I'm positive Prof. Aziz is great. She struggled a bit with the online delivery and always went through the lecture SO fast. I wouldn't say attendance is mandatory, however, there are unannounced in-class quizzes that you get 100% just by completing. She clearly new her subject matter very well, but you need to put in the work to do well.
I honestly didn't learn a single thing in this class this year. It was extremely difficult for no reason and you basically have to learn all the material yourself. Also, there were a couple group projects that were just a pain to do. Exams are also very difficult.
Worst teacher I've ever had. Super defensive when kids asked questions, was extremely rude if people didn't understand stuff, and did unannounced midlecture assignments during the tough part of the pandemic pandemic. Would've had an A if she didn't feel the need to be a pretentious ass for a 1000 level course. Whatever you do get a different prof.
Fahima is a very caring person, but her class was hard. I felt like I had to work the hardest in this class out of all my other classes. I had to study like no tomorrow for the exams. Exams are similar to the practice exams, but concepts were still confusing. The course felt a bit messy and unless you reach out for help, you may be very confused.
Great professor. Reviews on here are not the most accurate. Understand the practice exams completely for every exam and you will do great. Lots of review sessions. She's always willing to help and answer questions. **Really, really understand the practice exams and you will do great on the exams** basically the same with different numbers.
Do not take her online section. The online class is filled with dumb assignments that are time consuming, annoying, and can literally be assigned whenever. The lectures are okay at best, but mostly I didn't use them. Just a poorly constructed class
Dr. Aziz was very nice in all of my lectures. Her slides and teaching techniques worked quite well, however I didn't pay attention to about half of the lectures which is why I ended up with a B, woops! She would go over practice tests before midterms and finals and the examples she would go over were very helpful.
This was my hardest class and Prof Aziz is nice but the homework is so time consuming/doesn't really relate to what's on the test. Lectures are really hard to follow but recitations are helpful. The best way to prepare for tests is to study the practice tests and watch her videos going through them. But your grade mostly falls on midterms/final.
The lectures were confusing and I didn't retain the information well. There was weekly homework that was easy to do but the tests were incredibly hard. I don't think she explained microeconomics well. She also had in class activities during some classes and the asynchronous class was expected to complete these without knowing they were posted.
The most clueless professor on earth. She is so incredibly nice and I wish her the best but you will not learn anything from this class with her. Be prepared to teach yourself the entire class. Luckily the exams are pretty similar to the practice exams- aside from the final. Your grade is based on 2 midterms and a final which sucks.
This class is graded by two midterms, one final, homework assigns., in-class assigns., and 2 discussion group projects. Overall, this class is the worst. The homework and practice exams are easy, which misleads you into believing that you will do well on exams. I would suggest reviewing w/a friend or self-studying a lot if you want to do well.
She is rude and a horrible teacher. She says she is such a good teacher yet she is horrible at her job. She feels like she has to brag and is stuck up. When the class asks questions, she says most of them are irrelevant and ignores them. She is very disrespectful and yet expects to be treated like a queen.
She would often contradict the syllabus, and when you'd bring this up to her you were lucky if you got a response. There's a weekly homework assignment. There's a poor "chain of command" that's extremely specific with who you need to contact for what concerns. A structured system on the outside tries to hide the problems and issues with this class.
Rude. Refuses to answer questions. Says most questions are "irrelevant". Speaks to the class like we are all 2 year olds. Terrible attitude and extremely short tempered. Said that "It's not my fault if you are bad at learning".
Fatima is the worst professor I have yet had during college. She refuses to answer most in-class questions, claiming they are "irrelevant". Straight up told our class that if we aren't learning that "it's your fault, not mine". She definitely speaks down on the class, and doesn't accommodate for students needs. Overall, a very poor experience.
I understand that people are sometimes put off by Fahima's attitude, but we've been in a pandemic for a year and I think we can all be crabby. Most of her moments are very genuine and she reviews a lot and tries to prepare us for the test as best as possible. Yes, she can have an attitude, but who doesn't sometimes? She'll be better in person.
She's a nice person but not a nice professor. Lectures are not helpful as she is not the best at explaining. However, you have to attend them because of unannounced in-class assignments. She also does not many questions in chat.
She thinks she's a chill professor but actually not chill whatsoever. Class isn't mandatory but it basically is cause she gives you random in class assignments. She's also super disorganized with explaining things and takes weeks to respond to emails. Class isn't that hard but she makes it challenging for no reason.
I get that we are in a pandemic but honestly speaking, she goes way too fast. She goes a week or 2 ahead of the schedule(module). It frustrates me because we arent on the same module and I really hope she improves because I hate learning a new chapter when we have an exam coming up, it would be best if she could take those days for review.
Fahima was very caring about wanting me to succeed. If you go to her office hours, you will get on her good side, and she will do her best to prep you for an A. I had an A- but I explained some grading errors I had because of scratch paper, and she gave me an A! She cares about your learning and will help you with internships! : )
You need any help in class? She will not reach out to help. She has a bit of a temper and treats students like they are six. If you take Microeconomics, try to get another professor
This professor is just horrible, before exam she wont give us previous test as review material and her review section is so meaningless, also she gave us a lot of homework but the course did not considered as a writing entensive course. The organization of course material is a mess. Do not take the course or what ever she will teach
The task of reading is heavy in class, and the assignment of writing is hard too. Also, the grading standard is strict. I strongly recommend that students should not take the course.
This professor was one of the worst teachers Ive ever had. She was extremely rude, treated us like kids, and is not helpful whatsoever. She barely teaches in class and she doesn't respond to emails. She expects a ridiculous amount of effort and participation from students, but doesn't return the favor. She offers no flexibility even for sickness.
If I hadn't taken AP Econ in high-school I would be so confused by this class. Fahima is very difficult to understand and doesn't finish her thoughts often times. Has constant technology issues. Doesn't answer students questions when asked. Take another professor if you want to enjoy this class.
Fahima is nice and sometimes shows that she cares for her students however she is often unreachable and the class is largely unorganized. No flexibility for sickness and wont even let you stay in the zoom if you are sick which is largely inconsiderate given that we are in a pandemic.
This class makes almost zero sense. The powerpoints Fahima goes through are extremely confusing and she goes very fast through them, almost to the point where it is impossible to follow. The homework is irrelevant to the actual course, and does not help contribute to learning. 75% of your grade is from 3 tests, which are very difficult.
Fahima is a good choice if you're able to follow very quick lectures and have patience. She does move through chapters very quickly but will explain topics again if you ask (in class or after). She can be hard to understand + has tech problems sometimes, but cares very much about student success. Test material in lectures. Take notes!
Shes just ok. Learn urself pretty much
Fahima was a really sweet professor who did her best to present a good lecture. Oftentimes the in-class activities were not very helpful, but you can tell she wanted them to be. Overall pretty easy class if you put some work in.
Doesn't always teach things super clearly but you should be fine if you look at the slideshows and practice tests. She's also nice
After the first midterm I just started to skip a lot of her lectures. She really does have a temper problem that needs to be fixed, one second she'll be smiling but she's like a snake waiting to bite. Oftentimes her lectures fly over my head and I'll be sitting there confused. I advise taking discussion seriously, the TAs are much nicer and helpful
ECON 1101 is a pretty easy class, but Fahima's attitude is off-putting. She acts neurotically, often making condescending remarks. Her lectures are not helpful, and it is better to just study from the slides on your own. You still have to go to class though because of random in-class worksheets. Do your homework, go to class, and you'll be fine
Here's the thing. Professor Aziz is truly a gem of a human being. She is so sweet and kind. unfortunately, this is entry-level econ and I have not understood anything this semester, even with the most basic of topics. I will look at the notes before class to understand so she wouldn't confuse me when she lectured.
Fahima is not very smart, and cant really do much more than read off her slides. She means well, but executes very poorly.
The tests are exactly like the previous midterms she gives you. If you are solid on those, you should get at least a Bish. Homework takes a whole day to do. She has pop-assignment that are graded on completion not accuracy once a week, but does not tell you what day. This makes lectures mandatory. She also drops her two lowest homework grades
Fahima is very nice. Just confidently approach her and make your question or concern very concise. She can get confused b/c she has many students. But, she is very willing to schedule a time to meet. Get to know her and she will like you. Do not wait until the end of the semester to meet with her-she will be annoyed and you will be stressed!
Prof. Aziz only reads off of her slideshows and often speaks down to those who ask her questions. If you are not interested in economics, you will feel like you're going to fall asleep. The tests are pretty easy and are almost exact copies of old midterms provided on Canvas. I recommend another prof or class to fill lib ed. requirements.
As a student who actually take class and study hard, this class is so disorganized. She is always busy with something that we don't know, she really needs someone to organize her class stuff and just everything. Ppt slides helps a little bit formula such as VMPL MPL x P but except that it doesn't matter AT ALL. Go to class just for the pop quiz
I did not like Fahima. She was almost rude towards her students and was very unorganized. I even got in the habit of showing up 5 mins late because that is how long it would take for her to get everything ready. The one nice thing is that the exams are almost identical to previous years. I would recommend trying to get another professor.
Tests take a while to grade but if you take notes on the slides and listen to exam review youll be good
There are many negative reviews for Fahima, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But, this class is not nearly as daunting, unorganized, and hard if you do 2 things. 1). show up to class and listen/take notes off her slides. 2) study for her midterms. She recycles questions from old exams which are available on CANVAS.
If I didn't take this class in high school I can see how it would be difficult to keep up with Fahima. She gives out test questions during lectures (these test questions are in-class activities that she uses as her way to take attendance). Midterm 1 was not like the practice tests but Midterm 2 was identical to practice tests. Final was fair game.
I do not envy Professor Aziz, the scope and size of ECON 1101 makes it a very difficult class to teach. However, I dont think she entirely succeeds in teaching the class. Lectures were not very helpful, and I did most of my learning on the nights before tests. She does seem very kind and smart, and I would be interested in a smaller class with her
Really interesting lectures but do not match up with the tests. The readings more match up.
She always leaves a week of time for review, but the course isn't structured that way, so she often ends up blazing through difficult content. Can be frustrating, but if you read through the slides beforehand you'll be fine. Good at answering questions. Midterm 1 is not like practice tests, but midterm 2 and the final are much more like the tests.
Lectures were pretty boring but she gives good reviews before the tests and posts tests from the previous years- the tests have the exact same questions so just study the old tests and you will do fine
She is a decent lecturer, and the homework is super easy and helpful to understanding the content. The midterms and final were all reasonable, and she gives multiple practice midterms each time that are similar to the actual tests. Not a bad teacher, although it helps that the class itself is comically easy.
I don't understand why there are so many negative reviews. As long as you attend class and pay attention, you should be just fine. I had a horrible TA and I still turned out fine. It is so easy to see that Fahima cares about her students and wants them to succeed. She will even bring in treats sometimes. Super easy if you put in a little work!!
Professor Aziz is an amazing professor. She made the course content seem easy and cared for her students. She made it obvious what we would be tested on. There are 2 midterms and a final which are multiple choice. Attendance is not mandatory but she has in class activities that are at random that you need to be in class to do. Homework is easy.
Fahima is really passionate about economics and more than willing to help if you ask. She enjoys being able to reexplain to make sure you understand a concept as long as you are clear in what you need help with.
DO NOT TAKE IF YOU HAVE DISABILITY. She accommodates near none of them. Condescending to students (High school teacher style), and lots of assignments but easy enough. Could get a great grade by just being an NPC and attending all classes. Don't recommend but easier elective in terms of content difficulty and effort required than most others.
Agree with previous rater. She does not listen to students at all!
Lectures could be boring at times and sometimes hard to ask questions, but the class is very straightforward and you are told exactly what you need to know. Fahima gives old exams to practice and the exams are basically the same with different numbers or slightly different. If you complete the practice exams you'll be completely fine.
One of the worst professors I've had the displeasure of learning from. Randomly gets upset at students, fluctuates her pacing for lectures way too much, and never budged on attendance even for valid reasons (saying "just do well on the tests and it won't be a concern"). Take this class with a different professor
There was a time where a door dasher entered the classroom. Fahima took control of the interruption; the class had nearly 700 students and she was able to handle the situation even though the class was loud and out of control.She is a brave and inspiring professor because of her will to succeed and her passion for the topic.
This professor is very unaware of student's ability to learn. The homework and in-class activity style is against a comprehensive learning style as the homework has limited tries and does not give the answer afterward. Any learning that needs to be done MUST be done during lecture or by reading the textbook.
Fahima is fine. just fine. I do not actually need to attend class because all she does is read off a slideshow, but unfortunately, attendance is mandatory.
I learned nothing at all through lectures and relied on myself to learn the material. She only lightly touches upon important topics. Worse part is that attendance is worth 10% of your grade, so you have to attend lectures even though all you do is stare off into space for 50 minutes. Chose a different professor
This professor goes through lectures way too fast. She needs to slow down on concepts rather than speeding through acting as if everyone understands. She probably goes through 90+ slides in a 50 minute lecture. It is impossible to take notes from her lectures, so be prepared to teach yourself.
Dr Fahima was good at the first few lectures, then out of nowhere, she speed up so fast that makes students hard to catch up. Also, she promised to discuss past midterm for a review session but ended up only finishing 9 out of 40 questions before telling us to do a class activity (all in a span of 50 minutes). Many homework, could get overwhelming.
All these negative reviews can make her seem like a daunting professor, but hear me out. The fast-paced nature of the class is offset by the fact this is an introductory econ course. content is high school level. the practice exams are the same as the real ones (because they are past exams). Try and youll do fine. Don't and you can still do fine
Fahima seems to not really care how students do in the class.
Not very easy, not a great teacher
Don't let those negative comment falls you down, some of them just do not do their jobs so that why. Even though she moves kinda fast in the lecture, she is still stop for students to ask question. I likes her class a lot, and would recommend you to take it if you truly want to study.
Professor simply doesn't teach the material that's on the exams ... Goes at the speed of light when lecturing ... Heaven, forbid you go on your phone when you are the one paying to be there ... Overall Fahima made my life 10x harder than it should've been especially for an intro class ... Pretends to care when she doesn't
not the best teaching, difficult tests, lots of homework, way too fast
Fahima is a caring person, but kind of an all-over-the-place teacher. Her lectures can be confusing. You will do well in class if you read the textbook, do the homework, and study. Don't expect to only study her slides and pass the tests. Homework every week but the only tests are 2 midterms and the final. Not terrible, but probably not the best.
This class is by far the worst I have taken. Fast-paced, had to reteach everything to myself after the lectures, she would explain simple things in a confusing way, and her midterms are nothing like the practice exams.Attendance is required if you want a decent grade (in-class activities and attendance). She cares about her students, though.
Fahima is a compassionate teacher, but it is difficult to assist everyone's learning when the class is 600+ people. The TAs for the course and the discussion sections really do not help either. Be prepared to learn a lot of material on your own.
Fahimas lectures were sometimes all over the place and hard to follow, but she really cares about her students succeeding and understanding econ. She went out of her way to send out review information before midterms, and held review sessions on her own time, which was very helpful and beneficial.
Econ 1101 is such a massive class it is impossible to teach it. I don't blame Fahima or any professor teaching 1101 poorly. In order to do well in this class, spend hours and hours MEMORIZING the practice tests before exams. They are very similar with just number changes. I took AP econ in high school and that saved me.
She really cares about students and them doing well. It was hard to follow her lectures sometimes but the old exams to practice help. She curves the exams a lot, and that helped so much. she also drops low HW and stuff. Overall it is a good class just really hard. you need to put in work.
When I took this class there were over 600 people in it, so I understand that the professor cannot help each individual person, but she goes very fast and it can be difficult to keep up. There are also instances where she has specifically said this will not be on the exam, only to see it on the exam the next day.
She definitely cares about her students and them succeeding but in a lecture of 600 people it is hard to keep up with her fast-paced lectures. Exams are curved and she gives old exams for practice. 4 in-class activities and 2 Homeworks are dropped which is helpful. Attendance is taken randomly they don't usually say when they are going to take it.
Professor Aziz is very caring towards her students but she is so unorganized. Sometimes her lectures were helpful, but she goes through them super fast. Her TA wasn't any help, but they tried. The in-class assignments are really helpful, along with the practice exams. Honestly, just read the textbook, attend lecture, and practice.
she does say whats gonna be on the exam but she does it so vaguely and fast that u dont really know what she means she showed us this video ONE TIME and then gave us 0 access to it and said "this is gonna be on the exam btw" terrible class try to take it with anyone else, homework is useless to the exams and can get really time consuming
Fahima speaks fast and often uses incorrect terms, and tends to single people out and be disrespectful rather than being constructive.These two things together make her lectures and slides incredibly convoluted and unclear. You would seriously be better off just using the book and teaching yourself the concepts. If I could give her a 0 I would.
She is a good professor when it comes to making sure her students get ample review time by sacrificing a day or two of lectures to cover practice exams. But she sometimes doesn't explain concepts thoroughly while going through reviews and will even offload questions asked by students to the class to figure out on their own.
The worst instructor I've ever had. I don't know where to start and end, but I strongly advise you not to take this course with Fahima Aziz. If you want to get an A in this course, be ready to base your on yourself studying. She gives extra credit since if she doesn't, no one will get high scores. Take another course if you want to fulfill lib req.
Don't take microeconomics with Fahima unless you want to hate economic science.
This overall wasn't a very hard class, and Fahima is a very nice person. I didn't go to lecture during the last month of class and I still did just fine. There are pointless discussion debates that we had to complete that were a pain. I am a STEM major and I found that this class was very easy to pass with minimal work. Just do the readings and HW.
The class and material itself are very easy and self studying using the book and last tests basically guarantees a good grade. However, her teaching is very poor and she just reads off of PowerPoints and is not clear at all when she lectures.
Fahima is my favorite professor in the ECON department! She cares about this course so much and makes it easy to pass if you put in the effort. Attendance is mandatory, but she makes going to lectures interesting and worth it. Many of the ratings on here come from freshman econ1101 students but when it comes to teaching older students shes amazing.
She was an okay professor and most the people on here are just mad about their grade. Not really that difficult to get an A if you do all the homework and study for the exams. I will agree that her lectures move fast but the textbook was helpful even though I usually don't learn well from them. The group projects need a peer review survey tho >:(
Has a hard time explaining topics in detail to the class, often finds her thoughts drifting other directions, refuses to answer questions coherently, and likes to move on before anyone has the chance to ask a question. She does care for her students and the material is easy, but she is not good at explaining. You will teach yourself this class.
Prof. Aziz accommodated me. I didn't do well on her 2nd midterm due to extenuating circumstances. She said, "If you do well on the final, I will bump your grade up." She covers a lot in lectures rapidly, but that's not her fault. She does this to review for midterms and finals. If you go to her office hours and study the reviews; you will do well.
She cares very deeply about her students, but is not a great lecturer. Attendance was taken on a random basis, so I went to class everyday, but I would have not gone if there was no attendance- the lecture slides are on Canvas and the online textbook are all you need to understand the material. Test questions were very different from the homework.
Basically, all the negative feedback has summed up what I am trying to say. If you still want to take this course, good luck to you.
She's a professor. That's about all to say. Her love for her students can sometimes go a bit too far to saying she's disappointed in us, expects better, ect. The class itself was all common sense to me, I just didn't care enough about it to do well because she made things confusing for no reason and was not inspirational at all.
She used this squarecap app. for attendance which didn't work half the time, it is worth points. In the discussions you will have to do debates, those were pretty easy but time consuming. She will often assign three assignments to be due the same day (Tuesdays) so start on them ahead of time. Overall, this class is a lot of work
Great professor, and provides enough materials to ace exams. This class is lecture and attendance based so try to show up on time. However, her office hours are not good.
She is amazing and very energetic. She also gives a great summary of the book in her lecture slides, I never even had to read the book. You have to show up to class if you want a good grade tho. She basically tells you everything that is going to be on the test in class and gives you in-class activities that are almost identical to the test.
This is for MBA 6141 (not on list of available courses). This class is math heavy and Prof Aziz couldn't explain the math in a logical manner on multiple occasions and seemed irritated when she had to stay late during weekly office hours to answer questions. This is the worst MBA course I have taken at Carlson.
I had this professor first semester, it was very hard to understand her due to her accent. She was very nice and clearly cared about her students. If you don't pay lots of attention like I did you won't due so hot. Very hard to understand if you don't get the materials, you will have to reteach yourself some times.
Probably the sweetest professors ever. She showed that she truly cared that we understood the material. Homework was reasonable and helpful towards exams. She was very clear on what we need to know for each exam, which was amazing.
just overall not that great
The lectures were boring, she doesnt know how to use the internet and makes us use apps that she has no idea how to use, which is irritating. The class itself is not that hard and was kind of common knowledge for me but she she made things confusing for no reason and was not inspirational at all.
such a sweetie
Prof. Aziz is nice, and the course material really isn't that bad. All you really need to do is make sure you understand everything on the practice exams she posts before each midterm. The material is not necessarily interesting, but also could be because I'm not an econ major. Discussions are useless except for grades from activities and debates.
The professor truly cares about her students, but she is very passive aggressive. Don't even think about asking her a question. But, this class isn't that bad. She takes attendance when she does in class activities, but she usually tells you when they are. She also is very good about telling you what's going to be on the exam.
She really does care about her students, and will often have optional review sessions before tests which are very helpful as they pretty much cover the exact questions that will be on the test. Attendance is taken randomly (I recommend coming everyday anyways), and uses squarecap which can sometimes be annoying.
Professor Fahima was an amazing professor. She cares so deeply about her students and is always willing to help anyone who is confused. She curves the exam grades and provides exam reviews that are VERY similar to the exams. If you study the reviews/in class activities, an A is pretty achievable.
She is kind and does attendance in class so it is good for your grade. She really cares about her students, but if you want to get an A, you really need to work hard. And she will give a lot of reviews to help with the exam, but it is hard to understand her teaching.
She is very passionate about Economics and is willing to extend help as long as you reach out to her. The only tests you take has very clear criteria and you go over practice exams beforehand. Very kindhearted professor! As long as you are willing to put in the work, you will end up with an A. Her homework is also very straightforward!
Honestly if you just pay attention, it isn't that hard. It's clear that she cares about her students and wants them to succeed. The exams always got curved too which was nice. Very exam heavy though, I'd suggest studying a few weeks in advance to be able to cover all the topics necessary.
Professor Aziz was incredible, she is very caring and provides a lot of answers for the exams. You can tell she is passionate about her job which makes her lectures easy to follow. Stay up to date with the in-class activities get above 90 for all the homeworks and get 85% and over on the midterms/ finals and you can get an A in the class.
Aziz is just okay. She directly copies all lecture material from the textbook, and always talks about how great of a teacher she is, which is a bit annoying. However, she did seem like she genuinely wanted to help the students learn, and she provides a lot of study material like old tests, which is very helpful. Overall, she's just okay.
homework every week but there are multiple attempts so an easy grade lift she mentions extra credit oppurtunites and lets us know what will be on the midterms and final she does like 10 class activites in the semester you get an A for being there so another grade boost, pretty easy class mostly common sense show up/ do work and thats 50% A.
Class was okay. Professor Aziz is very friendly but often goes way too quickly through her slides. There is lots of homework but you get multiple attempts, and it was usually pretty easy. Attendance is random, usually once per week. Study the practice midterms and the in-class activities to do well. Discussions were totally useless, but mandatory.
She's super nice and really cares about her students. I thought her lectures were easy to follow and she was helpful if I had any questions. Homework wasn't too heavy in my opinion. As long as you come to class and pay attention, you will do well.
Fahima was a great professor. She had a ton of knowledge on the course content and it was clear that she was qualified for the job. She was incredibly friendly to all of the students and it was obvious she enjoyed teaching the class. I think the only reason people don't like her is because they didn't pay attention and they got bad grades.
Dr. Fahima Aziz was a phenomenal professor. Though tiny she held a strong bright presence during lectures. She did a great job preparing us for the midterms. She cares about her student's passing. You will get an A if you submit the homework on time(which is zero help on the midterms/final) and study the in-class activities/midterm prep.
Know your your materials. Study the review key and all other materials that are given to you to prepare for the exam. Fahima is amazing, I bet she is the only professor who tests your interest in the subject rather than making them so conceptualized and confusing. She makes your life easy. Very straightforward, and she is always there to help you.
Not bad, but not overly great either. Dr. Aziz was definitely a good professor when it came to economics, but the lectures were a little dull and more a slog. But, overall I could recommend her. The homework was pretty easy, but I would recommend starting earlier to get ahead.
She is the best professor I've had so far. Her teaching style is really good, she covers all the topics before midterms and explains everything well, which makes it easier on tests. You can tell she is passionate about the topic and care for students to know and understand. Keep up with homework and don't stay behind.
Fahima really wants you to succeed. She is happy to help outside of class and remembers faces and names out of her hundreds of students if you participate even a little bit. She offered to write recommendation letters. She was also very helpful explaining some of the realities of econ: market failures, etc., where the basic model fails.
Fahima Aziz is a great professor and a great person overall. Although some of the tests could be challenging, she provides great advice during office hours and is very easy to reach over email. I reached out to her for a research project and she immediately helped me. Since then I have made a great connection with her and she is very personable too
Prof. Aziz taught clearly/concisely. As long as you pay attention in class and go through in-class activities, you'll be fine. Prepares you very well for exams and generally sets you up for success in the course. Sweetest professor; I felt like she genuinely cared for us individually even though it was a pretty large class. Highly recommend!!
really inappropriate personal remarks to students. strange to witness. not pleasant
This class was quite easy and I absolutely enjoyed the lectures. I could really feel Fahima's charisma and passion for what she studies and teaches. The exams weren't too difficult and were extremely straightforward. Same goes for the weekly homework assignments - which I definitely recommend getting done early and not last minute.
do not take her class
She appears to be caring, but she doesn't know the course materials well. From time to time she seems confused looking at the slides. If you ask questions repeatedly during office hours, she can be short-tempered. Not a bad person, but I think she should retire---any PhD students in the department teach much better than she does.
The professor seems caring but actually she is not that kind. Works are not that clear, requires us to use a lot of websites. It is pretty awful that you need to check things often by yourself that she won't tell it clearly or give you some timetables. Her syllabus is kinda messy that it is hard to get the information you need asap.
Easy midterms!
Sometimes she's slide answers don't match the quiz answer. Also, She say 6.5- 8= 5.5
The actual subject of ECON is not diffcult, however Mrs.Aziz did not explain the subject good. She read off the slides most of the time and hardly explained the subject.
Prof. Aziz is an engaging lecturer who genuinely cares about her students' success. The coursework can be challenging, but staying on top of readings and utilizing tools like unstuckstudy make this class manageable. Overall, a rewarding experience.
She is super fast so it hard to understand and get everything. Take notes before class and then follow along, often the textbook clears things up. The study guides are literally the same as the exams but they are kinda hard. A lot of homework and attendance is required, same with discussion but she gives out free candy too!
This class seemed all over the place. There didn't seem to be any clear, structured curriculum. There is A LOT of assignments and writing (this was before it was designated as writing intensive). To her credit, she was more than happy to accommodate for students. Also, pretty easy grader.
She wrote a GLORIOUS recommendation later that pleased the Carlson gods. Look, she's not an amazing teacher, but her classes are easy enough that it doesn't really matter. All I look for in an easy class is a fun personality and a touch of insanity, and she delivers those in spades.
Her Econ101 class is all over the place. I have no idea what this school was thinking with this class, but the content was not hard, but the way this professor assigned work on canvas and her "headgrader" was messy. Exams and HW would never be graded on time. It was concerning the amount of emails sent. dont take it (beware of attendance)
she really engaged me in the topic personally, but if you don't do the readings or look over the slides on your own time, you may be confused. her lectures are a bit scattered and she seems to be rushed frequently, but she's obviously very knowledgable and she wants everyone to succeed.
She rarely explains anything clearly, and can often get frustrated when students ask clarifying questions. She talks an awful lot about how she wants students to succeed, so much so that her students don't learn the content, they only learn how much she loves them succeeding. Genuinely one of the most random professors I have seen
While Fahima seems caring, she often demeans her students' inquiries with slights and passive remarks. Additionally, the class is all over the place. It's hard to follow and often seems super rushed. The entire department lacks understanding or empathy, so pray nothing bad happens to you while you take the course.
There wasn't an option for her MBA 6141 class in the drop down. I sincerely hope she improves the four-week sprint class from late November to late December. The content was disorganized and unclear, and the exams were poorly written. If you have any quantitative inclination, the class is easy enough if you have some extra time around late Nov.
Fahima's lectures could be kinda boring, but she is very nice and cares about the students and is very passionate about economics. She gave us opportunities for extra credit and she curved all the exams
Lectures were pretty dry and boring but she covers actually helpful things and answers questions. You can tell she wants you to do well on tests. She put a handful of random, specific questions unrelated to the work on the exam. (Questions about random world statistics with answers like 24% 27% 32%) Clearly to check attendance not skill.
Fahima's lectures were pretty boring and I feel that she doesn't present the information that well. She seems to skip around a lot during the lectures and doesn't make the information clear. It was hard to follow along. But, she does seems to care about her students and wants them to do well.
Fahima is an amazing professor! Genuinely one of the best econ professors & classes I have had at the U. It is clear she is passionate about the subject and helping students learn. Also, the course is not math heavy.
Good lectures, cares about students, pretty easy
Fahima is a Great professor for Econ 1101. Everything she covers in class is also covered on the tests. Her review guides are exactly what the test is on but with different problems. Not much homework either.
Lectures were pretty boring and attendance was mandatory. For me, it's probably because the subject itself isn't interesting. Caring professor though.
Professor Aziz cares a lot about her students. Lectures were pretty boring, but it's not that hard of a class to solve on your own. Decent amount of homework but drops a lot of assignments. Tests aren't terrible and she curves your grade at the end of the year. Literally made my grade go from a B to an A-. Overall she wants her students to succeed.
She is a nice teacher. Made the courses at least somewhat fun. Good presenter. Class is ok as long as you go to lecture and prepare for tests.
can sometimes be confusing in lecture but often repeats info and is thorough so you will catch it at some point. content itself is easy and the exams are curved and very similar to practice, with some questions from lecture slides or just general understanding. prof is nice and pretty enthusiastic. definitely take this class
Fahima knows a lot about economics, but her lectures can get tiring. She cares for her students and truly wants you to succeed. Participation is required, and there is a lot of busy homework. You can learn this class without ever attending lecture, which made attending her class feel useless. She would be more passionate in a higher level course!
she makes it pretty easy for students by curving and making the review exams exactly like the test almost completely
Professor Aziz is one of the best professors I've ever had and probably will ever have. She is so supportive, passionate and I could tell she genuinely wanted every student to succeed. I loved that she used words of encouragement and walked around the auditorium during her lectures.
Lectures were very bad, and the slides weren't very useful although it was a very easy class.
Only reads of slides that are already posted, many anecdotes that waste time and make it difficult to learn without any prior knowledge of the topic. Gets so far into a topic that it loses the main focus.
One of the worst/least understanding professors I've had. Only reads off the slides and expects you to know everything.
dosnt acually teach, late to class, and reads of slides and only spends 25min going over matieral. Rest is attendence and talking about her career.
Class was easy. Aziz was awful. She has the most rant-y yet boring lectures, and both manages to be overbearing and yet command so little respect at the same time. If you want an easy A, don't struggle to pay attention in lectures, and don't care about attendance, though, she's probably fine.
Class is easy. Good professor if you're interested in the subject matter. Homework takes 30-60 minutes a week and multiple attempts are allowed.
lectures are a bit boring but she teaches fine. the other reviews are lowkey just salty that they cant just fall asleep and automatically get an A.
Fahima is a really caring professor, and you can tell by the way she teaches and tries to get the class to engage. The class is very homework-heavy, but she gives a study packet for exams that are the exact same as the exams, so it should be easy to pass. She is a great professor, and I recommend taking a class with Fahima.
there are in-class activities that take place during lectures, but the professor is good just not engaging, she wants everyone to do well. but she does not spend time on the important things, we can get definitions from the assigned text book readings, but the graphs are hard to understand and she does not explain them super well, and the math.
Dr. Aziz is a professor that clearly cares about all of her students, prepares well before every class period, and fosters an environment that encourages students to participate in classes and lectures, both to answer, ask questions, and everything in between. It's odd seeing all of these negative reviews on this site, I had to add a positive one.
Pretty boring lecture that is essentially the same as the slides for that week. If attendance wasn't recorded, I'd never go. Not super hard, good review sessions and the tests almost exactly the same as the practice ones.
All she does is literally read off the slideshow... She creates the graphs and tries to explain them, but fails miserably. She would say, "Does that make sense? Is everyone doing okay?" in front of 500 students, expecting us to RAISE OUR HANDS if we don't understand something. If you genuinely want to learn in this class, just don't take her.
Fahima is an amazing professor! She is very respectful and professional. Definitely go to lectures and listen because she will tell you what is on exams and that is truly how you will be successful in the course. It is a challenging course for many, but I enjoyed having Fahima. She brought us cookies at the end of the semester!!
She cares about the students, or seems to, but she is not good at presenting. She reads straight from the slides, scribbles on them, and acts as if we should understand. She cares about your well-being and how well you do in the class. With that being said, I learned little to nothing from her, and it was mostly my TA who I learned from
Econ was an easy class, or maybe would have been, but it was so hard to pay attention during lectures. The slides were plain, and had limited information, and she verbaly presented a bunch of it that wasnt on the slides. She would often cut the attendance software early even though people were consantly having wifi problems. Easy-ish class.
She encourages students in class, but the content is somewhat dispensable; I felt I didn't learn much from the lectures. Self-study and practicing past exam questions were sufficient for good grades. She often moved her classes online, but this frequently had problems. Overall, though, I'd still recommend it as an introductory economics course.
Added questions on the final we wouldn't just know and didn't teach about them like poverty rates. Reads off of slides and still reads off the slides wrong sometimes
Unsure why she has so many low reviews. People hate the slides, but I would use them for 20 mins, finish the HW in under 60 mins and get 100%. 3 attempts per question. For exams, read the review slides and do a practice test with the key. There's a language barrier, but she tells you what's on the exam. She drops many HWs and curves exams by a lot.
Shocked to see these negative reviews. There are two midterms and a final, all of which she provides all the materials you need to get a good grade. I'll be honest, I barely went to class, never paid attention to the material, and I still got a B, all because of her study guides. Homework can be time consuming, some answers you can find online ;)
Professor Aziz is very knowledgeable and approachable. There's a lot of easier assignments that feel like busy work but help cushion your grade from the midterms and final. A lot of people don't like this class or Professor Aziz, but I think if you go to the lectures and discussions and ask questions when you have them, it's really not bad.
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