Parvaneh Ghaforyfard
Department of Computer Science
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2.9
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Easiness 3.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.5 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.6 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 2.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A
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Aug. 26, 2020

I think the professor has good intentions—she responds to emails pretty quickly and will try to answer your questions. Sometimes she doesn't do so super well, but she tries. Not a horrible lecturer. I didn't find the class material super difficult, so maybe my opinion is skewed. There is censorship going on, as she doesn't answer logistic questions (she didn't answer any of the questions regarding getting a grade estimation before the P/NP deadline), can be a little passive aggressive (ex. regarding the midterm issue that I'm sure is mentioned in other reviews), and didn't allow us to form a groupme or anything like that. This can be super stressful because we didn't know about the extremely unaccommodating midterm logistics until like less than a week before it. She also has a whack grading scheme where only above 94 is an A, so be careful. However, I've found that contacting the TAs can help with any grading issues that might arise, which helps a lot (probably wouldn't have gotten an A without them). Overall, not horrible, but probably choose somebody else if you want a professor that'll accommodate your needs.

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: A
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Aug. 30, 2022

So if you guys see the comments for the professor from the people who took the class before me, you'll definitely form a negative opinion about the professor but let me tell you the professor really took the comments here and on Reddit positively and taught this class in summer from a new fresh perspective.
It was surprising that she also gave a long talk about how students were upset with her last year but she took decided to work on that. Something I can't expect from any professor.

There were accommodations for tests being 24 hours but had a window of set time. This class had the patters of 5% homework, 20% worth of 4 weekly quizzes, 35% midterm and 40% finals. The class was recorded and professors responded to emails quickly. Another positive thing was having Salekh as the TA if you have taken or planning to take CS 33, would have definitely heard about how great he is. I feel the prof gave much more power to the TAs this time which really improved the class.

There are no extra credit opportunities and the curve was based on the standard UCLA grading scheme (93+ = A, 90+ = A-, and so on)

The only complaint with the class is this class is of 8 weeks only and for CE and EE majors for whom this course is really important, I fear the upcoming classes like M151A,B. Overall, I would not recommend any ECE majors taking this class in summer simply because of the lack of time but would definitely recommend the professor.

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: N/A
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July 28, 2020

Personally I do not understand where did those complaints come from. Professor Ghaforyfard said on one of her first lectures that "it's unlikely to have another time slot/version for exams; but she would be willing to gave 1-to-1 oral exams instead for those who could not make to the tests", which she is actually doing for summer 2020. Moreover, for all quizzes, students are given 12-hr time window to finish in order to accommodate students from different time zones. I think the professor has done a lot to accommodate everyone and prevent possible unfairness.

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: NR
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July 26, 2020

Overall not the best experience I’ve had.

She forced international students to take the midterm at midnight and was pretty rude when being asked to reconsider her decision.

Also be warned that she DOWN curved people, something she never mentioned any time throughout the quarter. Honestly speaking, I’ve never seen any instructor doing things like this, especially during the difficult times.

I don’t even want to comment on her class contents... Things are pretty superficial, and though obviously she tried her best, she was unable to explain the concepts or answer our questions very well.

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Quarter: Summer 2023
Grade: A
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Sept. 12, 2023

pretty easy b/c it was online, gave ample time on exams, reasonable amount of hw, only problem was her directions and questions were sometimes unclear.

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: A-
Aug. 25, 2022

Rising junior and this is my first grade below an A I have received at UCLA. And I have taken many other harder classes. The content of this class is not difficult at all and the professor does a decent job teaching it. My issue is with the TA's and the grading. The TA's never took the time to grade any of the quizzes before the next exam and no solutions are provided so it was really hard to learn from your mistakes. They never post solutions for any exams either. The most annoying part was on the midterm where many questions depended on the previous part and if you got an answer even so slightly wrong on the first part, the rest will automatically be 0 no matter if you got the correct concept. The grading for this was complete bull. Not only that but they refused to tell me what I did wrong for any of my questions on the midterm so I was unable to learn from my mistakes for the final. Even after getting a 98% on my final, I ended the class with a A- because of the shitty grading scheme for the midterm. Honestly, take this class where it is 100% homework grade. The homework for this class is only worth 5%.

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: B
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Aug. 25, 2022

NEVER TAKE CLASSES WITH HER, NEVER!
赶紧跑!

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: NR
Aug. 22, 2022

Dont know what i learnt in the 8 weeks. No solutions to the midterms. No slides at all. No class notes. Only OneNote. Not organized at all. I hate OneNote so much.

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A
Aug. 26, 2020

I think the professor has good intentions—she responds to emails pretty quickly and will try to answer your questions. Sometimes she doesn't do so super well, but she tries. Not a horrible lecturer. I didn't find the class material super difficult, so maybe my opinion is skewed. There is censorship going on, as she doesn't answer logistic questions (she didn't answer any of the questions regarding getting a grade estimation before the P/NP deadline), can be a little passive aggressive (ex. regarding the midterm issue that I'm sure is mentioned in other reviews), and didn't allow us to form a groupme or anything like that. This can be super stressful because we didn't know about the extremely unaccommodating midterm logistics until like less than a week before it. She also has a whack grading scheme where only above 94 is an A, so be careful. However, I've found that contacting the TAs can help with any grading issues that might arise, which helps a lot (probably wouldn't have gotten an A without them). Overall, not horrible, but probably choose somebody else if you want a professor that'll accommodate your needs.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: A
Aug. 30, 2022

So if you guys see the comments for the professor from the people who took the class before me, you'll definitely form a negative opinion about the professor but let me tell you the professor really took the comments here and on Reddit positively and taught this class in summer from a new fresh perspective.
It was surprising that she also gave a long talk about how students were upset with her last year but she took decided to work on that. Something I can't expect from any professor.

There were accommodations for tests being 24 hours but had a window of set time. This class had the patters of 5% homework, 20% worth of 4 weekly quizzes, 35% midterm and 40% finals. The class was recorded and professors responded to emails quickly. Another positive thing was having Salekh as the TA if you have taken or planning to take CS 33, would have definitely heard about how great he is. I feel the prof gave much more power to the TAs this time which really improved the class.

There are no extra credit opportunities and the curve was based on the standard UCLA grading scheme (93+ = A, 90+ = A-, and so on)

The only complaint with the class is this class is of 8 weeks only and for CE and EE majors for whom this course is really important, I fear the upcoming classes like M151A,B. Overall, I would not recommend any ECE majors taking this class in summer simply because of the lack of time but would definitely recommend the professor.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: N/A
July 28, 2020

Personally I do not understand where did those complaints come from. Professor Ghaforyfard said on one of her first lectures that "it's unlikely to have another time slot/version for exams; but she would be willing to gave 1-to-1 oral exams instead for those who could not make to the tests", which she is actually doing for summer 2020. Moreover, for all quizzes, students are given 12-hr time window to finish in order to accommodate students from different time zones. I think the professor has done a lot to accommodate everyone and prevent possible unfairness.

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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: NR
July 26, 2020

Overall not the best experience I’ve had.

She forced international students to take the midterm at midnight and was pretty rude when being asked to reconsider her decision.

Also be warned that she DOWN curved people, something she never mentioned any time throughout the quarter. Honestly speaking, I’ve never seen any instructor doing things like this, especially during the difficult times.

I don’t even want to comment on her class contents... Things are pretty superficial, and though obviously she tried her best, she was unable to explain the concepts or answer our questions very well.

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Quarter: Summer 2023
Grade: A
Sept. 12, 2023

pretty easy b/c it was online, gave ample time on exams, reasonable amount of hw, only problem was her directions and questions were sometimes unclear.

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: A-
Aug. 25, 2022

Rising junior and this is my first grade below an A I have received at UCLA. And I have taken many other harder classes. The content of this class is not difficult at all and the professor does a decent job teaching it. My issue is with the TA's and the grading. The TA's never took the time to grade any of the quizzes before the next exam and no solutions are provided so it was really hard to learn from your mistakes. They never post solutions for any exams either. The most annoying part was on the midterm where many questions depended on the previous part and if you got an answer even so slightly wrong on the first part, the rest will automatically be 0 no matter if you got the correct concept. The grading for this was complete bull. Not only that but they refused to tell me what I did wrong for any of my questions on the midterm so I was unable to learn from my mistakes for the final. Even after getting a 98% on my final, I ended the class with a A- because of the shitty grading scheme for the midterm. Honestly, take this class where it is 100% homework grade. The homework for this class is only worth 5%.

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: B
Aug. 25, 2022

NEVER TAKE CLASSES WITH HER, NEVER!
赶紧跑!

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: NR
Aug. 22, 2022

Dont know what i learnt in the 8 weeks. No solutions to the midterms. No slides at all. No class notes. Only OneNote. Not organized at all. I hate OneNote so much.

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2.9
Overall Rating
Based on 22 Users
Easiness 3.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.5 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.6 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 2.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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