She was a great prof! She kept irritating students in check and controlled the discussions well which was a relief. She's a very fair marker and will take the time to explain her comments. She'll meet with you outside office hours if you can't make it. Definitely take this class!

That was such a fun class! I really liked the prof. She was really knowledgeable about the topic and her lectures were always interesting and dealt with current issues. Her marking is fair and comments are useful. I met with her a few times in her office and she really helped to clear things up for me. One of the best profs I've had at UBC!

really good prof, made the subject very interesting (this was one of the few classes I didn't mind going to while at UBC). she's knowledgeable, but also funny and hot.

The last reviewer is crazy or something. This prof is a totally cool girl with a wicked sense of humor. Shes also a fair marker and her comments are helpful! Her half of this course was really good.

Rana Was one of the best profs I have had at UBC - she is extremely clever and witty and made class fun to attend. She marks fairly and I advise going to see her in her office hours if you have any troubles with your grades as she is very good at showing you what to do to improve.

Rana was awesome. She taught the first half of the winter class and she was the best prof I've ever had. She's really intelligent, and her lectures were always interesting. I never missed a class and she'll actually make you think. I would take any course with her. Oh, and like the other guy said, visit during her office hours for clarification

She is an amazing prof. I was very nervous taking a 400 level philosophy course without any prior background. But Prof. Ahmad was very helpful and very approachable. Her lectures were very insightful and thought provoking. Her making was also fair - she asks that noone put their name on work, instead just the student#. She is one of the best profs!

Taking this class was kind of hard because we had to do a lot of writing and were all Science students who don't have practise doing that. But the course and the stuff we learned about was super interesting and useful and Professor Ahmad was fantastic. This class should be required to take for all UBC Science students.

She is very clear on course expectations. Go to every lecture and the midterms will be easy. She has good focus on fair marking and class discussions, but the beginning of the class is a boring review for anyone who has taken philosophy courses before. Stick with it, because the ethical issues the class covers are interesting.

While she dumbs down some of the concepts so that everyone can understand, and while her humour can be condescending....she's crystal clear, gives plenty of good examples, and is a nice in person.

Explains the concepts well and relates the material to real-world issues. Very helpful during office hours. Aside from some minor defects such as irrelevant pop-culture references and a politically-strong textbook, the course is overall a good introduction to ethics.

Very good prof. She is super smart and has lots of interesting examples, is pretty funny too. Reading/skimming the text beforehand really helps to understand lectures because she has to move through the material fairly fast. You will miss a lot if you don't go to lecture even though she uses a textbook.

Be prepared to write logical arguments, if you can't you won't do very well. After I understood expectations I boosted grade on final. Go to lectures, stuff pops up on MC on final. NICE LADY, some condescending humour, but FUNNY INTERESTING LECTURES! I liked her, and the course subject matter, yet struggled at essay writing standards.

Fantastic prof. Interesting course, great lecture material, picks the most pertinent readings, and has strait forward exams. This woman taught me how to write an essay with a single sheet of paper!!! Take her, you'll learn so much.

Lectures are helpful to attend to clarify the textbook material which must be read in order to do well in the course. She is very helpful when it comes to answering questions and making lectures interesting.

Lectures can be a bit overwhelming but she's extremely helpful and gives great examples. Use the textbook for sure and go to the lectures..otherwise you won't come near passing. She's very nice and quite funny which makes class fun and interesting

Dr. Ahmad is an excellent teacher who made this course super-interesting! She was also really approachable and took a lot of time to answer my questions and help me write a better paper (her advice helped me in other classes at u.). She was also very enthusiastic when teaching and very funny (although some people might not get her humour).

You do have to read and pay attention to the terms. Excellent philosophy teacher. Brilliant lecturer and encourages conversation and debate. You'll definetly learn something, just have to be open minded and more so ready to understand other beliefs as well as see the faults in your own. Humor is encouraged, certainly if it helps you understand.

The course was pretty damn easy as you long as you read the book BEFORE writing the quizzes. Not much work required other than that (just gotta participate in the "discussion" online, which is stupid but they do that in all the online courses). Good feedback on assignments, the prof definitely was NOT rude like some are saying.

It's an online class, so what do people expect? Professor Ahmad gave clear instructions, provided solid feedback, and didn't ask too much of the students. Like all UBC online classes I've taken, it's a bit of a joke, but Ahmad did a good job.

Good class, challenging but I got a lot out of it. Not for you if you don't want to do any work, any reading, or any thinking. Prof Ahmad was really nice and courteous to me when I went to talk to her, so I don't know what these other people are talking about. She always treated everybody in class respectfully too. Don't listen to haters!

A great, intelligent prof who loves to challenge students and turn their world upside down (in a good way!). She's also really funny and sometimes says the craziest things. If you think you know everything and if you're not willing to do any real thinking or work, you will NOT care much for this course! Thanks, Dr. A!

A fantastic professor who made me love a course I was forced to take. Actually, she made me wish I had majored in Philosophy. She loves what she teaches, she's opinionated, but she likes to help students. Thanks, Dr. A!

Amazing professor! Dr. Ahmad gives lectures filled with humour, great stories and interesting discussions. If you do the readings and attend the lectures, you shouldnt have any problems. Dr. Ahmad is also super helpful during office hours. Anyone that gives her a poor review just wanted a high mark without putting in the work!

A wonderful teacher and person. Dr. Ahmad "tells it like it is", and some people in the class I took obviously didn't like hearing the the truth about the human condition. But that's not Dr. Ahmad's fault. She's thoughtful, insightful, funny, and kind. It's life that suck.

Ha ha! Don't understand some of the haters on here. Dr. Ahmad is a great prof, and her courses are actually pretty easy if you take a couple of hours a week to READ THE BOOK and then SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS IN CLASS. Minimum effort, maximum pay-off, and really interesting class. Don't be so lazy, people!

A mind-expanding course I appreciate even more now that I'm ready to graduate. Professor Ahmad definitely has strong views, but she's still fair and balanced, and she has a TON of fascinating stories that bring the material to life. I also really like the way she uses contemporary examples for the news. A fantastic teacher.

This was a really, really good course that challenged me in the best kind of way. I was skeptical of the whole thing and of Dr. A at first, but we covered a bunch of things that are really valuable, even if they're not maybe not easy for someone in Business to hear. Dr. A did a great job transitioning online after COVID hit too!

I took this as an elective and it ended up being more work and a LOT more reading than I thought, but getting a good mark wasn't really that hard. Professor Ahmad knows her stuff and expects students to be committed and ask intelligent questions, but she treats you with respect and does a great, great job explaining complex concepts. A+

An excellent class, with REASONABLE expectations during the pandemic when we're all stressed out and trying to keep up with a bunch of weird online classes. This professor had obviously planned things out carefully before the term started, and the result was SMOOTH sailing. Would take her again.

Easy-peasy course if you do the readings and put a bit of effort into the papers (usually the case for any kind of Phil, History, or English course!). Make sure you know what the prof wants to see, and study for the exam: you're good. Dr. Ahmad made this stuff pretty interesting and was very fair.

Doctor Ahmad did a great job with this course. She and her colleague set the course up in very fair and thoughtful way that allowed us students to learn and participate without asking too much of us during this weird, stressful term. Doctor Ahmad presented the material wonderfully. I'm so glad I took this class!

She's a smart cookie who knows her stuff and has an endless supply of weird, fascinating examples that she knows by heart in great detail. The course is actually embarrassingly easy if you just spend a bit of time to learn the philosophical theories, which is the only really challenging bit. I got an A without doing a whole lot. Very good prof.

Rana is a great prof and definitely knows her stuff. The class was very interesting and this is the first textbook I would actually read on my own time. TA's can be tough markers on exams, but the criteria is very clear and they are accessible for feedback.

Bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to her teaching, Dr. Ahmad makes her classes engaging, fast-paced, and relevant to students. I learned SO much from this course, even if a lot of it was really disheartening. The lectures were stimulating, there were a lot of group activities, and the assignments were reasonable in length. A+

I didn't agree with everything she said, and she's obviously not a cheerleader for big business, but she was fair and balanced. I took the course because I have to in my program, but it was a lot more interesting and thought-provoking than I was expecting. She's clearly passionate about philosophy. The online format of this class was good too.

Like the person before me said, she's obviously not a pro-business libertarian! But she does't come across as a typical academic lefty either; instead, she's serious and thoughtful, and really makes you think about the moral implications of business. I was skeptical at first, but I ended up a big fan of this class.

I was pleasantly surprised to realize how easy it was to pass this class with very minimal effort. The content was interesting, so it was nice to learn without the pressure of having to work hard to get a good mark. I skimmed the readings and didn't take notes during lectures and easily passed the midterms without studying much.

Dr. Ahmad is amazing! PHIL 332 was the first philosophy class I've ever taken so I was really nervous but Rana make the content easy to understand. Some of the concepts were definitely hard to grasp but her lectures are very engaging and cleared a lot of my confusion so i would definitely recommend going to class!

Took this class only because it fit in with my work schedule and dreaded it. Really worried during Week 1 when Dr. Ahmad was talking about theoretical stuff in the lectures. But after that, it got so much better and the prof made what could have been really dry and boring really interesting. Ended up being one of the best classes I've taken.

A great class, and a great instructor! There _was_ a bit of an adjustment period and the whole "Philosophy" thing is more demanding and rigorous than I thought it would be, but Rana made the whole experience pretty painless, and totally entertaining. I'll definitely be taking more PHIL courses, with Rana if possible!

Phil 235 ended up being a great class, and that's all due to Doctor Ahmad: she obviously put a lot of work into her lectures, which are packed full of information (you need to take notes!) but super-entertaining. The examples she used really bent my brain and made me thing about things in a new way. I'm hoping to take class with her next year!

One of my favourite Profs ever, I don't think I will ever forget the impact her class has had on me. Unlike most profs, she has an incredibly open mind yet has her own strong opinions. If you are unhappy with your grade for a paper, get feedback in office hours. I guarantee you her advice will boost your grade by 5% in the next assignment.

This was a really, really enjoyable class, and if I was still at UBC next year I'd try really hard to take another course with Doctor Ahmad. Like others here have said, she really makes you think about the topic in a different way...I guess that's her job, but she does it so well. I wish all UBC profs were so invested in their work and students.

What a nice surprise! Needed this to graduate, but I put it off until my last semester because I was sure it would be awful. Doctor Ahmad's class turned out to be fascinating, fun, and easy. I got a bad mark, but that's all on me (focusing on other things, y'all :-) because she has lots of little assignments and gives really good feedback. A+

This course was a life-changing experience and Dr. Ahmad made me see the world in a different way. I know that sounds stupid but it's 100% true. She forces you to think for yourself and question everything you think you know, and some people in the class did NOT seem to like that! But for me and some others, this was exhilarating.

I took the distance offering of this course, so my interaction with Dr. Ahmad was much less than it would have been for a non-distance course. That said, I found her to be extremely knowledgeable, a very effective communicator of her knowledge, and interested in helping students learn and do their best work.

Super interesting and engaging class. Also very fast paced, but manageable if you do the readings. Come to class!

This was such an amazing class! Dr Ahmad is a great lecturer and the topics for the class were very interesting. Although some topics were not personally interesting to me, Dr Ahmad made them engaging and made me reflect on things I'd never thought of. Go to lectures and do the readings! It's worth it.

I know it's a cliche, but Professor Ahmad really made me see the world in a whole new way. Halfway through this course, I changed my Term II schedule to take more Philosophy, and I might even do a Minor. What a difference someone who's passionate about the topic can make when you're studying something really intense and demanding.

Dr Ahmad was an amazing professor and this class was eye opening. Every topic was fascinating and this prof made it even better through engaging discussions. As an elective or extra credit (for non-PHIL majors) it's a great class to take, as long as you can write decent essays. Lots of weekly homework and readings, but great experience!

That's a lot hate there, bruh! I took the same course as that last guy in the fall of 2024, and had a great experience. Everything was set up super-professionally and marked quickly. I actually had some personal issues that forced me to get in touch with the prof, who was chill, understanding, and pretty interesting.

Amazing prof. Lectures were so interesting and engaging. Discussion heavy but participation isn't mandatory. Lots of readings but definitely manageable. You'll do well if you attend lectures and pay attention. Prof is funny and nice, overall amazing class.

One of the chillest online courses you can take. Async lecture videos are interesting, but you can also get by with just reading the textbook. Weekly canvas discussions, open book quizzes, and a couple of papers are all you're graded on (and all are VERY manageable). Sometimes you'll be graded by the TA, who, for me, was a bit harsher in grading.

Mr. Ahmad was a lovely prof who is very knowledgeable. Her tests are tough and marking is difficult so ensure you are doing the readings and paying attention in class. Participation matters as well, so make sure you do the readings before class.