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Shaban, Ali

Cumulative GPA: 3.45/4.00 with 32 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 3.45
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 3.28

Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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EE 518 Senior Grade Earned: C Elective 3:01 pm, Sep 12, 2012 Report Evaluation		I had him for 212 and he was alright, but in EE518 he is THE LEGEND. Out of all classes I took in my whole undergrad life, EE 518 is THE MOST important class that influence your career. At my work as a Substation design Engineer, just because of taking that class put me (one, or may be two or three) steps ahead of all other Engineers. If you want to be a Power engineer, its a no-brainer to take that class. oh and use Blackburn and Domin book as a bible(plenty of pdf's available online)

EE 211 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Elective 1:56 pm, Mar 23, 2012 Report Evaluation		He gives retakes if the class does badly. yay!

EE 242 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:55 pm, Mar 5, 2012 Report Evaluation		Condescending, rude, and vague. If you like these characteristics, choose this man. His tests are really easy, problem is that you might have never seen those kind of problems before. If you like gambling for either an A or C (people tend to do great or horrible), take this man.

EE 242 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:52 pm, Mar 5, 2012 Report Evaluation		This man made me hate EE.

EE 211 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:32 pm, Mar 28, 2011 Report Evaluation		the material in this class got a little crazy but shaban did a good job of making things straightforward and understandable. really streamlines the HW and tests and checks for a general understanding without making things too long.

EE 255 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:03 pm, Mar 9, 2011 Report Evaluation		Shaban is a great professor! He presents the material clearly, his midterms are pretty straightforward and are very similar to the homework. If you have a chance to take him, do it!

EE 112 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:28 pm, Jan 10, 2011 Report Evaluation		this guy is great. makes the info as straightforward as possible. he assigns hw on mondays and has it due wednesday the next week so u have plenty of time. the midterms were very simple and to the point, usualy just a couple problems. he makes it so that if u know the material u will finish very easily. happy to be taking him for 211 aswell. waaay better than gerfren.



EE 212 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 3:15 pm, Apr 8, 2010 Report Evaluation		his tests will make sure you know the concepts as the problems are nothing like the homework(like instead of being given Vs, you\'ll be given V across a branch/element)and usually you have to work backwards to get the answer. fair grader since 55-59 is a D, 60-65 is a C-, etc. definitely a hard teacher but also a great lecturer

EE 406 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:30 pm, Jun 16, 2008 Report Evaluation		Shaban is one of the reasons that Cal Poly has a great EE program. He is a no nonsense kinda guy who really wants his students to do well. His tests are straight forward and extremely fair. He knows how to give really good lectures and get students excited about the subject. If you go to class and understand his examples you will do fine on the exams and final. We were also able to go into the power systems lab to learn how to use CAD software. Shaban knows how to train power engineers and I'm glad I had him for power systems I. He has a good sense of humor but is also very serious at times. If you have him for lab make certain that you don't around and be safe. It is really important to him and it is also the right thing to do. Take Shaban and have a good time learning about power.

EE 255 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 12:13 pm, Jun 16, 2007 Report Evaluation		Good teacher but hard final

EE 295 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:54 am, Jun 12, 2007 Report Evaluation		Dr. Shaban is an honest professor who really tries his best to help his students. I believe that he cares about what his students get and that he wants each and every student to get as much out of his class as humanly possible. I highly recommend him as a teacher, and I look forward to taking his classes in the future.

EE 255 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 3:43 pm, Jul 3, 2006 Report Evaluation		good professor. would definitly recommend. just do the work and put in the effort and you should pass with no problem.

EE 255 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 4:43 pm, Mar 31, 2005 Report Evaluation		Dr. Shaban is a great instructor! He knows his materials very well and is able to convey it really great! His tests are straightforward and aren't tricky at all! However, you really can't afford to screw up because an A for him is 95% and above, A- is 90% - 05%. He gives you extra credit towards your midterms, but he doesn't curve and he doesn't round up the grade either. You'll learn a lot from him, and pluss 255 is a really easy class.



EE 255 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 2:18 pm, Mar 21, 2005 Report Evaluation		Shaban is the best! He really knows his stuff, and will definitely force you to as well :). Beware ME's you will get your ass kicked with more EE-type material than you have ever seen.

EE 255 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 9:46 am, Jan 4, 2005 Report Evaluation		I think Shaban is an extremely intelligent professor and in being so sometimes goes a little fast. I like his class structure with the several quizzes that count towards 25% of your grade, (make sure you take advatage of the take-home quizzes). Overall, he's a typical EE professor, more concerned with what you can copy from your "cheat-sheet", than what you've actually learned. (except for Perks, he's an above average EE teacher)

EE 295 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:37 pm, Dec 14, 2004 Report Evaluation		Shaban was a great lab instructor. As most labs usually are in (in the EE department) the labs are ahead of the lecture material, so be prepared to sit and listen to anywhere between 1 to 1 1/2 hours of lecture before you even start the lab. Shaban requires his lab students to complete the labs and turn in the lab write-ups to him the very next day - which means that about 3/4 of the students finish the lab AND write-up in the lab period. This is a hard task to do, as I've only found myself leaving early from lab once (out of 7 labs) and staying the whole 3 hours the other times. He is extremely helpful in lab, checking your circuits for you and troubleshooting everything in case it doesn't work. Most of the lab is just take data, graph, answer questions, and do an analysis. He is pretty fair on the grading of the labs, as I went into the final with a 94%. However his final is VERY conceptual, so make sure you try to at least pay a little attention during the labs and make a good notesheet (he allows 1 page of notes front and back) for the final. To sum it up, Shaban is a great lab instructor and grades very fairly, but expect to spend all 3 hours (if not more) in the lab every week.

EE 255 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:42 am, Dec 14, 2004 Report Evaluation		Shaban is without a doubt one of the very best professors in the EE department and probably on the entire campus. He has a slight accent that you don't even notice after the first day of lecture. Breaking it down, his course consists of only 1 midterm, quizzes which add up to equal the same points as 1 midterm, and homework is worth about 10% of your grade. His final was weighted 40% of the class, so it could make or break you. As an lecturer, he is the best I've ever had. However you will find yourself writing about 2 pages (front and back) worth of notes just about every day - which means that as long as you attend his lectures, you won't ever have to crack open the book except to get the homework problems out of them. Shaban's quizzes/midterm/final makes sure that you know your stuff and not just how to plug in numbers into equations, as he throws some tricky problems and curveballs that you've never seen before. Take him over any other professor, go to every one of his lectures, and you shouldn't have a problem pulling a good grade in his class.

EE 255 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 8:21 pm, Oct 28, 2004 Report Evaluation		Dr. Shaban is an extremely qualified professor. He explains the material clearly and the tests are pretty much straight from the homework. I would strongly recommend his class.

EE 255 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 10:43 am, Dec 17, 2003 Report Evaluation		The guy's post below me is very accurate. I skipped class once a week, half assed my notes, and got a "B" (just like I deserved.) Allow me to add that he's a nice guy in and out of the classroom. His homework assignments won't drive you crazy, and his tests are fair (test/quiz averages are C/C+/B- range). I'd take him again.



EE 325 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 2:40 am, Mar 28, 2003 Report Evaluation		About the Class: Shaban's class is made up of a midterm, a series of quizzes worth as much as the midterm, a final and about ten homework assignments. Because the quizzes are equal to the midterm it is important to do well on them. He does drop the lowest quiz. The midterm and final exams are challenging but straightforward. No trick questions or misleading problem statements. If you know the material then you will do well on the exams. In addition to the coursework, he offers extra credit that is incredibly valuable. Throughout the course, he offered three extra credit assignments which were worth 9 percentage points. That means when all is said and done after the final, if you have a 72% C- in the class, you will end up with a 81% B- On top of all this, we had a slight curve to our final grades. About the Instructor: Pros Without a doubt, Shaban is the best lecturers I have encountered here at CP. His lectures are outstanding and he presents the material very well. Unlike other instructors who simply can't teach their material, Shaban presents his material in a concise and straightforward manner that is easy to follow and understand. He is also understanding and provides a grading system that is not brutal and unforgiving. In office, he is friendly and helpful. His lectures were so informative and useful that I didn

EE 212 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 7:05 pm, Jan 31, 2003 Report Evaluation		Shaban is an excellent EE professor. I purposefully signed up for him again for EE325 this quarter because I liked having him for 212. His lectures are very straightforward, very easy to follow, and informative. He goes fast and you will take a lot of notes, but you won't have to teach it to yourself out of the book later. If someone asks question during lecture, he'll stop to explain a concept, and only occasionally gives a sigh or eyeroll if you ask something dumb. He tends to run late with his lectures, which was kind of annoying when you had a quiz and he only gives you 5 minutes for it. But the quizzes were pretty easy if you studied the homework. He posted homework solutions on Calpoly Blackboard, as well as occasional lecture notes. The midterm wasn't bad. This class covered a lot of material, so be prepared. It's not hard, just try to go to every lecture and keep up with the assignments.

EE 212 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 4:41 pm, Jan 5, 2003 Report Evaluation		Shaban rocks. He really knows his stuff and he presents stuff really clearly. Do the homewerk cuz it'll be on the quizzes and also look over the practice problems for the midterms/final. Overall I would recommend this teacher to anybody.

EE 212 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 12:18 am, Jan 4, 2003 Report Evaluation		Dr. Shaban is one of the best professors teaching EE courses. He is so dedicated to his students and his lectures are so thorough. He is an extremely gentle professor that doesn't scoff at you or make you feel like an idiot when you ask a simple question. His exams are extremely fair. DO THE HOMEWORK!! It will help you so much. His quizzes come from the homework problems...which he posts every solution to. So you can't fail any of the quizzes unless you don't study his posts. His practice exams are his exams with slight modifications. I would take any class that he is teaching!

EE 212 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 2:18 pm, Dec 17, 2002 Report Evaluation		Shaban is an excellent teacher who cares about his students. He will take time to make sure his students understand what's going on. With a great teacher comes challenging tests. Since there was only one midterm plus the final, there was no room for error. He gives practice exams will help a great deal. When it comes to the actual test, he will modify the circuit slighly to trick you. Do well on the quizzes and homework because they are a free 35% of your grade. I would take Shaban for any class he teaches.

EE 112 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		By far the best electrical engineering teacher at the university. Well prepared and sympathetic to students. Conveys material extremely well. Progresses through the course at a reasonable pace. Looking back, four years later, I consider Dr. Shaban a major reason I've been successful in Electrical Engineering.



EE 112 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		Shaban is very organized and writes everything on the board. He knows his material well and is clear about what you need to know for his class.

EE 112 Sophomore Grade Earned: F Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		Dr. Shaban was hard to get used to, since he has a funny accent. Once you got past that, it was an easy class to understand. I failed because I didn't put the right effort into it, if I had I am sure I would have aced it. His exams are short and simple, he let us use a sheet of notes on them, even the final. He didn't spend a lot of time on the stupid simple stuff like units and the SI, but got right into the course. His teaching ability isn't phenomenal, but I give him credit for being better than most EE professors I've had.

EE 303 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 7:10 pm, May 16, 2001 Report Evaluation		Dr. Shaban is a great professor. He handles the class material in a very straight-forward and systematic way. He will provide all the theoretical but will test you only on the practical. He doesn't assume that since you've already taken previous courses that you know 100% of that material. His board work begins at 'A' and finishes up at 'Z' which means that he doesn't skip steps and make jumps in his presentation of the material. There are many intelligent professors here but few who are intelligent and can actually teach. Dr. Shaban is one of the few. He sees and treats the students at though they are on his level----not beneath him. His office door is always open to any student for any course questions. Do the homework. There is a direct correlation between that and what you will find on his quizzes and tests. Homework load is approx. five questions a week.

EE 211 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 4:06 pm, Jan 10, 2001 Report Evaluation		Prof. Shaban is a outstanding teacher. From what I hear, 211 and 212 are difficult courses, but Shaban explained the material very clearly. If you don't understand something, he is very useful during office hours. He lectures somewhat fast, but if you do the homework (collected), and otherwise keep up, its a pretty good chance for at least a B

EE 211 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 10:38 am, Dec 19, 2000 Report Evaluation		Dr. Shaban is a great professor. His lectures are clear and he is always willing to help you out. The only drawback is that he covers enough material per day to make your head spin sometimes. He is very open to questions and encourages students to ask him if they need help. His homework consists of 10-15 problems per week (3-4 of which are pretty challenging). His exams are very fair and somewhat easy to pass assuming you took the time to prepare. A great prof. through and through. Oh, by the way, be sure you know that the current through a capacitor is C dv/dt.

EE 211 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 10:20 am, Dec 3, 2000 Report Evaluation		This guy is really cool. He's obvoiusly likes what he does and he does a good job at it. He gives practice tests which is very useful. He collects homework (a good thing). If you can get him, you should. You'll learn a lot.



EE 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 1:51 pm, Jan 1, 2000 Report Evaluation		Dr. Shaban is a very good lecturer. He thoroughly covers all of the material that is on his weekly quizes. If you do the homework he assigns, this class is pretty easy. He likes to see his students do well so, if there is one particular quiz that the class does poorly on, he will give everone a chance to make up some of the lost points.

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