Lutfus Sayeed

Dr. Sayeed's class was both interesting and challenging. We had 2 case studies to turn in, 2 written exams (for which he permits a cheat sheat), 1 individual project and 1 group project. The quantum of work required for the semester was the challenging part. Aside from that, Dr. Sayeed is a very fair grader and a good instructor. He is very clear in his statement of requirements for the class and has a fair knowledge of the subject matter. I certainly would recommend taking this class with him.

I took Sayeed's class during the summer and it was tough. Bics 363 is a pretty dry subject but Sayeed makes it a bit more interesting by explaining things more with his interesting personality.

I found his homework to be fair. He tells you specifically what he wants, so its your job to follow the instructions. The tests are a little hard/tricky but not too difficult if you study the powerpoint slides. I scored 80's on them but luckily, I did well on the homework and project which boosted my grade up.

If you have the chance to take him, do it. Even if its during the summer because your other option in the regular semester is not too appealing--Barfolo.

I had taken BA 814 with Sayeed and he is good. The exams are based on what is taught in class. allows you to bring a cheat sheet. the projects are challenging and he is helpful. Overall, he is a good professor.

The first day I was in his class, I sensed that it was going to be tough, but I am glad that it didn't turn out that way. Sayeed did a good job structuring and organizing the class such that even though it was a summer course, it didn't get overwhelming. He lectures clearly and concisely, based on the powerpoint slides and he's always willing to answer questions. He's always willing to go over the assignments and projects, making sure that everyone knows how to do them. The class consisted of a midterm, a non-comprehensive final, excel & access assignments and a web project. As long as you attend each class, take notes, study from the powerpoint slides and notes, follow ALL directions (he's a stickler) and do all homework, you'll pass. He can be condescending and sarcastic at times, but as a teacher, he's really good and you'll really learn something from his class.

This guy should be a benchmark for a perfect instructor. Other SFSU instructors should go to his class and listen to his lectures. He is very clear. Only thing I did not like about his class was the case studies he assigned in class. They were not matching with the stuff he tought.

Sayeed gives lots of work, but it helps in learning the material. His test can be a little bit tricky and his grading is tough but fair. He doesn't come along as the best people person, but he's not rude like some other professors at SFSU. Overall, I would recommend taking another programming type class through him.

I also choose this teacher based on all these reviews. I thought this teacher was quite easy and easy enough to pass this 4-week summer course. His syllabus seems intimidating because there is a lot of chapters covered for his course (after all, it is a summer course). This class is sort of a mix between BICS 263 and MGMT 405.

I've never been to his office hours, but he always answer e-mails. He may seems kinda dull in class, but I think he is a pretty cool guy away from his studies.

The lectures can be a bit boring if you are not into computer information technology and how it relates to business environment. At times I gotten so bored with the material, I played yahoo.com games on-line during class (his class was in one of those computer-labs). This however, is not Sayeed's fault because the material is boring, not him. He actually did a fairly good job in explaining each powerpoint slide that is relevant to the exam.

You don't really need to buy the require textbook for this class, because almost everything on the test (multiple choice) is from his powerpoint lectures (which you can download from the textbook's website). I suggest you scan or photocopy the chapter summaries and return the textbook. Two exams in his class, and the exams can be a little tricky. Some of his questions are structured as: A, B, Both A & B, or NOT A & B I hate those kind of questions. But overall, the exams were okay, as long as you study ahead of time.

Two exams: (25% each) Excel Project from a textbook: (17.5%) Access Project from textbook: (10.0%) Web-Project: (17.5%) Participation: (5.0%)

Excel project (just teaching you how to use Excel) was long and a little tedious, but you do learn some new tricks and shortcuts along the way. As for Access, I understand the concept, but I did not learn anything using Access (and yet, I still got a perfect score on that project). The web-base project was also tedious and LONG if you want your web-page to look nice and perfect. At least you get to use a web-editor like Frontpage or Dreamweaver. If you didn't learn how to set-up a homepage from BICS 263, you will be in trouble. Sayeed however, did teach us how to make a homepage and upload it using FTP, but not in-depth. Just like BICS 263, the web-page was a good experience, but I probably spent too much time more than I needed to.

Overall, I think I spent an equal amount of time studing for his exams and working on all the projects. Well, maybe a little bit more on projects. I only scored a "B" average on my exams, but I was still able to get an "A" for my final grade because I scored perfect on all my projects. His class should be easily passable if you spend the time and give a little effort in this course. I've read the other BICS 363 reviews like Garfolo or Wiersba, do you really want to take those professors? I think Sayeed is your best choice if you can take him for the summer or any other semester.

I don't know what happened because I chose this teacher based on pretty good reviews here. He turned out to be my worst nightmare.

The other BICS 363 teachers don't sound that great either, but I would stay clear of this one. You know you are in trouble, when a teacher feels the need during a lecture to make sure the class knows he is tenured. He turned out to be unreasonable and very cold and detached when approached during ofice hours for help with projects; projects he failed to teach us how to go about doing.

As it turns out, he didn't know the answer to some of our questions, but was not able to admit that, instead he made insulting remarks, insinuating we had an entire class full of slackers. He was mostly interested in getting the summer session done so he could leave for his Australia trip and made sure we knew he was bored with teaching such low level material instead of teaching a grad course.

He wrote a midterm that only one person, out of over 80, was able to get an A on, and much of the class failed. He was unable to admit it was a bad test and refused to curve, claiming the class just simply did not meet his high standards. (Only 2 people, out of his two sections, were able to get an A on the final).

I think you get the picture. Do yourself a favor and avoid the frustration of this guy's class. Especially if you have a good gpa, don't put it at risk with the nit picking grading this guy does with his tests, assignments, and projects.

Sayeed may have been good at one time, and he brags that his classes are always full, but he ruined my semester. Fortunately it was a short one.

Sayeed is one of the better professors we're lucky to have at SFSU. My classmates kinda spooked me out about him before the semester started. But as the school year progressed I enjoyed this professor's class immensely. If you attend his classes ,take good notes, do the assignments then you're guaranteed to get a B. But if you're sincerely interested in the subject and participate in discussions in class then an A is inevitable. Midterm and the final aren't difficult yet you have to read the books and the class notes thoroughly as he asks many short essay questions. One last note; if you know much about website building don't expect to learn much in this course. This is not Sayeed's fault,it's just what the course teaches you. If you're weak in Access get a book and skim thru before this course.Cheers.

He thinks it is a English grammar & spelling class and not a Graduate class(thats to say the least). In the lectures there is hardly an knowledgeable input from him, he does not have the knowledge of most of the stuff he teaches but expects students to know the same or else he will grade very bad. He does not chcek any of the stuff on his own but lets his Graduate Assistant do the honors, so dont be disappointed. He is not at all approachable as he will not provide you any guidance for further improvement. He thinks he knows best but the fact is the students know more than him.

Dr. Sayeed is a tough instructor and he sure gives one a lot of work. His tests are long, composed of several short-answer questions. There is a lot of homework! So a lot of students do not recommend him.

I particularly found him to be a great instructor. His tests are fair and he clearly emphasizes what is important and, therefore, likely to be on the exam. He's a fair grader, which I believe is a great quality. Unlike other instructors who say they like student participation but can't create a comfortable atmosphere in class, Dr. Sayeed facilitates and respects our participation. And although he might seem intimidating at times, I found him to be really helpful when I needed assistance. It's been a great class. I wish I could take more classes with him. I'd rather have a hard, good instructor, than take an easy class that bores me death.

I really liked Mr Sayeed. His lectures are straight to the point and his personality is great. He's really open minded and will accept insights and opinions from students. His tests are exactly what he talked about in class and what's in the book. There is no surprises. He knows a lot about technology as he is involved in a lot of projects. He does know what he's talking about. If I had to take another BICS class, I would definitely take him again. He's a great teacher.

I don't blame people who have some kinds of attitude if they are really "cool" and/or are very knowledge. Sayeed had tried to throw off tons & tons of info to students, especially about the new techologies; whereas he doesn't have a clue of how to run these programs. Students from my class were trying to get solutions for the problems we encountered in the group project of setting up a website. He referred us to his assistance who spoke his "computer language" like we are aliens. We scheduled appointments with him twice and he placed a note on his door saying he couldn't make it. Imaging that spending 30mins to find a parking to find out the professor cancelled the meeting without sending an email in advance. His exam was loooong and very overwhelming while we had to meet so many deadlines for other projects/homework for his class. 20% of the class got a F in the first exam. As we all know, there isn't much to choose from being the fact that we don't really have qualified professors in the college. Sayeed can still deserve a C-.

Professor Sayeed is a teacher you can possibly learn a lot from. I have learned a tremendous amount of information (and I am thankful of that). There are 3 things I would recommend to people that take a class with this man. They are: Memorize everything, ask intelligent questions, and put up with his ego. There aren't many choices in BICS 814 as professors go. Having to choose between Gill or Sayeed, I would pick Sayeed because of the knowlegde I have gained. I have heard Gill just leaves his students to sink or swim (most sink).

Dr. Sayeed conducts a very straightforward, well organised and professional class. He's a hard working man, who makes sure you get your money's worth. He lets you know exactly what he expects of you and if you pay attention to what he emphasizes, you should do well on the tests. Be sure to study/prepare the way he tells you to and bring a taperecorder if you have one, there's a lot of info coming your way.\n

He gave four tests and he never picked something obscure or something he didn't emphasize in class. He's better than your Mother at making you feel guilty about poor performance on a test, but I think that's because he wants everyone to do well. He appears to set high standards for himself and expects the same of others.\n

Yes, he can be a bit of a Prima Donna, but that's typical for most PhDs. Hopefully, he'll grow out of it. On the lighter side, he has a very cool accent; check out the way he says "counterintuitive". Finally, although he isn't easy on the grade, he's definitely easy on the eyes!

I don't know why everyone praises Sayeed so much. This semester, I came to this class with a lot of enthusiasm because I heard Sayeed was the best. However, my middle of the semester, I lost respect for him. Sure, he knows his stuff, but he's very arrogant and condecending. I don't think he cares if studends understand the information or not. It seems the only people who do well in this class are ones who have networking experience. If you don't like arrogant people, don't take Sayeed.

Dr Sayeed is a wonderful teacher. In fact, I think he is the best of all in BICS. I love the way he teaches. Although, he makes us worked so hard but I learned alot from him. I really did. I recommend that future students should take him for any BICS class that he's teaching.

My review is based on my BICS 363 class with Dr. Sayeed. In my opinion, Dr. Sayeed is one of the *best* professors at SFSU. You will appreciate his teaching style. He's articulate and intelligent, but *not* in a snobby "Ph.D" way. He's student-friendly. He's the kind of professor that you would respect. His interactive lectures are extremely easy to follow, especially since they're in "outline" format on Power Point. Some of his projects and assignments are a bit difficult, but not so hard that you would have to drop his class. If you read the textbook and memorize your lecture notes, you'll do fine on his exams. You actually learn and retain information from Dr. Sayeed's class. It was a night class for me, and even I didn't mind coming to class! I am always recommending him to my friends and other students. During registration, his BICS 363 classes are the first to fill up--that's how good he is! So take him!

He's probably the one of a few good instructors in SFSU BICS (or BACS) department. Even though he makes his students study really hard, we learn so many things. Always, objectives(what we need to learn in this class) are clear, he explains and answers students really well, and he really knows how to teach. He always welcomes students to raise questions and answers them so well. Besides, he was never late for class. If you want to learn something and want to get something out of your expensive tuition, I recommend his class! You'll have to study a lot, but you will learn a lot.