Phillip Tsui

I took Professor Tsui as an undergrad in Spring 2003. I disagree with the other reviews posted here by graduate students.

I found Professor Tsui to be respective of both sides of an issue, which can be rare at San Francisco State University. People need to be open minded. Yes, his stories can be repetitive, but it was refreshing to hear a professor present both sides.

I never found Prof. Tsui to be racist either. He told the class how he worked his way through school, doing "menial" jobs such as dishwashing and busing tables.

Don't believe what these MSW's tell you on here. They complain over anything and like to stir up drama. They are too politically correct for their own good. Believe me, not all social work students act like this at other places. For the most part, MSWs have too much experience, are jaded, and burned-out. Granted there are exceptions, but it's sad that some of these people can be social workers.

The Social Work program at SF State is fine, but I have found the MSW's to be a thorn in my side.

This was unfortunately an extremely disappointing experience with this professor, considering that this class should be a critical class for the department. The professor's primary focus is economics, and he tends to assume that the class is at an elementary school level, by telling silly stories in extensive detail to demonstrate economic principles. He spends 3 hours trying to lecutre about topics that he could explain in 10 minutes with out the silly storytelling. Apart from economics, he seems to know very little about other types of social policy. He showed several documentaries about other social welfare policies that were datted and somewhat simplistic and formulaic. He prefers to lecture and tell his silly stories and has a very difficult time facilitating any class discussion or critical thinking. His personal politcs and values tend to permeate his lectures and he certainly has some reactionary tendencies. His only text is a textbook, consequently, he tends to take critique of the theories he presents very personally. Yet, he does not present the class with references or scholars who influence the specific theoretical frameworks he presents. Consequently, to disagree--is to disagree with him and not the various issues or scholars in the field. He is quick to shut down "dissent" by reminding the class how we all benefit from cheaper consumer items by globalization (i.e.so we shouldn't be so quick to talk or judge). It is unfortunate that he is teaching a graduate level class. This is probably the most disappointing instructor i have had in either undergraduate or graduate school. He is simply unable to present social policy issues in an academically sound manner.