Comments from Undergraduate Students

The following is a sample of responses from students when asked to either answer the question "What has the instructor done specially well in this course section?" or comment on the "Instructor's teaching effectiveness", during the evaluation of undergraduate courses:

• "Excellent!"
• "Good examples."
• "The class was exceptionally good in laying the foundation for Manufacturing."
• "Very good with examples in class."
• "He is an enthusiastic teacher and concerned with students learning. Explains material well."
• "Goes slow (not in a bad way, in a good way)."
• "Lectures were interesting and good."
• "He is the best."
• "Gupta is the best professor in Industrial Engineering."
• "Teaching."
• "He explains things very well."
• "Gupta is a pretty good guy."
• "Good real life examples."
• "His teaching methodology is excellent. More professors should learn from him."
• "He was very clear about homework assignments and chose good problems for the homework which helped on the tests."
• "He covers material that he thinks is important for you to know."
• "Prof. Gupta is extremely prepared for the lectures and his thoughtfulness and motivation for teaching the material made this a spectacular class. The professor also clearly outlined the course and methodologically covered the topics. This class was very enjoyable."
• "He is the best."
• "One of the best instructors I've ever had in this college."
• "Good instruction."
• "He was overall very helpful and very effective with his teaching."
• "His teaching methods are great."
• "Explanation of methods are clear."
• "Applied theories to real life situations."
• "He is one of the best instructors."
• "Most useful class I have ever taken."
• "Examples on board [and] homework problems."
• "Notes, homework and HW solutions, lectures."
• "Examples as the theory is taught. HW related to what is taught."
• "Great course, great lecturer, gives examples into detail."
• "Good examples."
• "As always, excellent teaching ability but exam questions were a bit hard to be solved in 60 minutes."
• "Explaining the material very well."
• "He is very good with his students. Strict sometimes but not out of boundary. Caring Prof.."
• "Excellent instructor, one of the best."
• "Teaching."
• "He is really good."
• "Give a lot of home work."
• "Speaks fluently."
• "He has presented a large subject (money) very concisely and improved my life I think in the future. Very helpful class. Should be required."
• "Been very respectful."
• "He explains things very well and is always available for extra help in understanding."
• "He gave lots of real world examples and illustrations."
• "Almost everything. Great presentation. Good concern for student's understanding."
• "One of the best instructors I have ever had. Thoroughly explains/ answers questions."
• "Explains things well. Knows the material well."
• "This is my second quarter in a row and he is the best."
• "Excellent instructor. Went at the pace of the class. Thorough!"
• "Provided many examples in class."
• "Lectures and explanation."
• "Teaching clearly. Very effective."
• "Very good, he always tries to help. Always in office hours. Keep him in the department; he is the best."
• "Explains everything with details and good examples."
• "Systematic teaching."
• "He did many problems and was very efficient."
• "Good real life examples."
• "Explained the methodology for doing problems."
• "When the Professor explains a problem he usually relates it with a real life problem and it's so easy to understand. He is more concerned of how much the students have learned in this course than the grades which I think is really good and which other professors should also feel."
• "Gave real life examples."
• "Professor Gupta is an excellent teacher. He has the ability to deliver the material to the brains no matter how hard it is."
• "Two thumbs up!"
• "All the examples done in class were very clear."
• "Explains all the necessary techniques to solve the problems."
• "Explains material really well."
• "He is practical."
• "We should have more professors like Prof. Gupta. He was very patient and made the class interesting by talking about everyday life in problems."
• "Very fun, made class interesting. I would recommend him"
• "This class was very helpful."
• "It was a fun quarter. I enjoyed your class more than any other of my classes. Keep it this way."
• "This was one of the most educational classes I have had."
• "Prof. Gupta is a good teacher and I learned a great deal even though my grade did not probably reflect it."
• "Gupta is cool."
• "Learning about real life situations is very interesting and helps the understanding of economy."
• "A fantastic instructor - often relates principles to real life situations."
• "Prof. Gupta did a nice job of making a boring subject more interesting."
• "Dr. Gupta is most thorough professor in the IE Dept. I always learn an exceptional amount."
• "Very good explanation, clearly and understanding."
• "Dr. Gupta is extremely organized and efficient. His out of class preparations enhance the learning process."
• "Good job !"
• "Very effective teacher. He has great enthusiasm and knows how to motivate us."
• "Very good about questions and clear in answers."
• "The instruction was good as was the class....."
• "This class is one of my favorite class in NU. Professor did make it fun during lecture and I have learnt a lot about economy in engineering and banking."
• "Great teaching, fun class, ......"
• "Difficult information is presented quite well. Homework assignments are very relevant."
• "One of the best I have ever taken. Very good course and exceptional professor."
• "I was pleasantly surprised by this course. I didn't know what to expect but I'm happy with what the course turned out to be. I've learned a great deal. Prof. Gupta does a good job of passing on the information."