Too much content for 3 cr. Jamaal is sincere, well informed and accessable.

Knows his stuff and willing to spend extra time with students

If you study, it is quite easy and enjoyable. He is a good teacher.

He is very prepared. One of my favorite instructors.

Accent hard to get past. Had him twice, much better 2nd time.

he isn't hard at all provided you actually open your book and read his notes!

Great instructor. Taught me OOP which was hard for me to grasp.

Willing to help, a bit TOO detail orientated, fair grader. Some Accent.

Wearing a hat should prevent you from pulling out ALL of your hair.

He knows databases better than anyone else in the dept.

He is an excellent database resource. Extremely organized and willing to help.

do the chapter assignments (er diagrams etc) all of them are on tests. ok overal

very good teacher, easy if you print out the notes and pay attention in class, explains everything thouroughly, very friendly, smiles, knows his material well

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Excellent Proffesor. One of the best at GVSU. He asks in the exams exactly what he teaches in class. Awesome teaching.

Jamaal is a very nice guy. He covers the subject well, but lecture can get VERY dull. The labs are a piece of cake, but some of the test questions just come out of nowhere.

I liked the prof he was very helpful. The labs/projects are easy. Print out the power point notes. Some test questions can be hard. Best CS experience I ever had.

Lectures are oversimplified and can get boring... then tests are suddenly hard. Really nice guy though.

He seems to have good intentions, but the exams always threw me for a loop. Sitting in class was like watching paint dry, and I found it difficult to let the material sink in. Good luck - you'll need it.

Good teacher,easy if you print out the notes and pay attention in class

Good teacher - I learned a lot. Hard grader. Has a tendancy to put subjective questions on can save a couple of points.

feel like he needs to learn how to respect people. He has no manner. Interrupt somebody's speech, stop somebody's presentation just because he thinks it's too easy for him...

Excellent lecturer, terrible evaluator.

Great professor, extensive knowledge in the material covered in class. Very helpful outside of class as well, takes extreme interest in students projects. Sometimes hard to understand, and the material is hard if you don't have a prior background.

Good guy. Very helpful and insightful. Has a lot of common sense in what he teaches.

Knows his subject, keeps class quite involved, once in a while cracks a joke to lighten up everyone, helpful. In nutshell an excllent professor. Take his class and you will not regret.

Slow class he spends 4 weeks on 1 subject. The tests are about as hard as you would expect, but he sometimes throws in loops. He isn't the best teacher, but he isn't the worst either. He also grades on a pretty good curve.

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Don't buy the cow book. You will not use it and anything you would have needed it for can be found online. You must keep up with the notes and practice SQL throughout the course to do well in understanding the concepts. If not, you'll fall behind and the class difficult and Alsabbagh unforgiving. Tough love.

Seriously

I enjoyed this professor and liked his teaching methods. We actually used the book, he was a fair grader, and he was helpful when you asked him questions

A good professor and a CRITICALLY IMPORTANT topic. He moves too slow through some of the material (and didn't cover some things that would have been nice) but I can not over emphasize how important SQL will be to any software developer!

Great guy and awesome sense of humor. Class is fairly easy. He's always looking to help and he knows his stuff. Kind of underrated compared to these other ratings. Do the homework, and study a little for the tests and you're good. He wants everyone to succeed. He's the man for database at GV.

Has high expectations, knows the topic, and genuinely cares if you're understanding the material he's presenting.

Professor Alsabbagh really cares about the students, gives amazing feedback, and provides notes that are excellent! His grading is a bit harsh and lectures are slow but if you study you should be fine in his class.

Solid prof had him for database, turned my grade around dramatically with the final project and a PL/SQL extra credit. started out hating database, but eventually turned around and now I love it. pay attention in class and really do the homework and ask him about it and you'll do fine.

His lectures are a little slow and aren't the most exciting, but he's very knowledgeable, gives lots of examples, and is clear about his expectations. The reason people struggled in the class is because they never asked questions. Do the homework, ask lots of questions/go to office hours if needed, and you'll be fine.

I LOVED this professor. He truly is so knowledgable and loves what he does. Show up to class and he will be more likely to help when needed. Asking for help is the best way to succeed. His lectures can be boring at times, but they are very important to focus on what will be on the very long exams. Group project is easy--get good group partners!