COMM 111
AFIFI W A
Walid Afifi
3.6
59 reviews

59
3.6
COMM111 . Afifi W A 3 Years Ago

Professor Afifi lowered everyone grades because of a mistake he made, and blamed it on the students after the quarter ended. Tests are based on his rambling in lecture, not slides, slides are plain, I did better on exam reading the nonrequired textbook instead of going to lecture. Doesn't really live up to his frame in the department.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 3 Years Ago

Lowered everyone's exam grade by 10p after the semester ENDED because of an error he overlooked on his system,send long email to ALL students BLAMING us for not telling him .Unprofessional, focus too much on his own research instead.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 6 Years Ago

Finally got the chance to take the famed Afifi and he's worth the hype! His lectures are engaging, relatable, and he adds a depth of social awareness to his topics. He's a great LGBT ally and recognizes his privileges. He genuinely cares about his students, and he's very straightforward with grading and tests. I'd take him again!

1 helpful 1 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 7 Years Ago

I enjoyed this class and Afifi's way of lecturing. He is funny and makes the lecture go by fast. The material is interesting and relevant, he shows a lot of video clip examples and tells personal stories about his family. He encourages discussion and will call on you. The usual research paper and straight forward tests, but you got to study.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 13 Years Ago

Very passionate about teaching. One midterm, one final, one research paper, and a 2 page application paper. Tests are straight forward. Easy A.

1 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 14 Years Ago

Took this over summer in a 3-week course. SO much fun, and super easy! We had class MTW, a quiz each Weds, and a paper due the last Weds. Totally worth it cuz Walid is awesome and so much fun. Not sure how it is during the year but summer rocked!

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 14 Years Ago

Walid is an awesome prof. Fun class, good discussion, valuabele and applicable to life. definitely recommend.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 15 Years Ago

I took both 111 and 107 with Walid, and I loved them both! He's so entertaining. I took a summer course with him, and he kept my attention through a 3-hr lecture, which is impressive. He gets most of his test questions from the lecture slides and the examples he gives in class, so come to lecture. Great guy. Really cares about his students, too!

0 helpful 1 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 15 Years Ago

He is someone that would be a really cool, entertaining friend, but as a professor he is VERY hard to listen to. He walks around the entire room constantly and the biggest distraction in the class is himself. He doesnt clarify what material he wants you to know. He'd be a great friend, but he's not a good professor.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 15 Years Ago

Walid is funny, he loves to talk about his kids. I took his class for three week summer class. The reading is very managable and easy to understand. He says he grades the paper really hard but hes not that bad. Quizzes are really simple as is the final, just know what he goes over in class, look over notes the night before, and you'll get an A.

1 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 17 Years Ago

He's so nice and so energetic and funny! Great guy and not bad to look at either. The class seems easier than it is, but it still wasn't very hard. His tests are a bit tricky and he frequently asks for volunteers and loves class discussion. I took it in the summer though, so everything was probably much easier.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 18 Years Ago

great lecturer. do the reading. tests can be tricky cuz the questions aren't worded the best. hard grader.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 18 Years Ago

he's really hard! dont take unless u want a life. seems really chill, but his tests are waaay hard and he grades really hard too! :-(

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 18 Years Ago

great lecturer. you can tell he knows his stuff and likes what he does. he's a REALLY HARD grader though. he has some crazy notion that if you do what is expected of you, it's only "C" material. i worked really hard and didn't get the grade i wanted at all. we've been taught that doing what's expected will get us a good grade but not with him.

0 helpful 1 unhelpful
COMM111 . Afifi W A 18 Years Ago

Great teacher, made lectures really interesting. Is really laid back, but is a tough grader on papers. Tests are straightforward.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM89 . Afifi W A A Month Ago

He is very hot. And I enjoyed his class- partly because he is really hot. Two thumbs up. Tests were challenging, but in a good way. Just study and you will do well.

0 helpful 1 unhelpful
INT86WB . Afifi W A A Month Ago

This was an INT one credit course called money talks, so it was easier than an act. Peer teachers ran it mainly but he gave extra input that was so helpful and gave his own experience. Gave great finance advice and open to beginners. Final interview/writing and reflection assignments throughout the course. Will def look back at notes in future

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM89 . Afifi W A A Month Ago

his class is very lecture important and make sure you do the readings and videos. his exams are SO HARD and specific. make sure you study study study for this class. one of the hardest classes ive taken and only graded on like 5 assignments.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM89 . Afifi W A 3 Months Ago

afifi keeps it tf real. his tests are super hard and specific. STUDYYYYYY cuz i bombed every single one

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM89 . Afifi W A 3 Months Ago

i thought Afifi was a great professor that is very educated and passionate. His lectures were never boring. 2 big papers, a 2 midterms and a final. Questions on tests were very specfic. do the readings and watch the videos, and study hard if not you will do bad.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM89 . Afifi W A 4 Months Ago

Never responds to emails and as th other students said, the exams are very tricky

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM89 . Afifi W A 4 Months Ago

expect questions that are geared for u to fail on midterms! like specific irrelevancies from a 3 minute video u watched in class yrs ago. good luck!

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM89 . Afifi W A 4 Months Ago

tests are worth most of the grade and are insanely hard. TA agreed and its so unreasonable for a comm course. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU DONT HAVE TO.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
COMM89 . Afifi W A 5 Months Ago

Super knowledgeable. He made theories actually seem interesting, and his background in comm academia provided insight that was good to know both in life and for the exams. He provided a ton of test review opportunities and was very engaging in lecture.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful