Teaching

Here's some feedback from students who took IE 4570/6570 in Fall 2020:

Would you recommend this instructor to a friend? Yes or no? Why?

100% of respondents said yes (n=36)

• "Yes definitely, Dr. Tucker is one of my favorite professors from my time at Clemson. I learned a ton from her class and she is incredibly helpful."

• "Yes! Dr. Tucker encourages students to ask questions and seeks to provide a logical answer. Her excitement for the class material results in an open and friendly class environment that drives discussion and learning"

• "Yes. She really cares about her students and wants us to succeed."

• "Yes! She was helpful, interesting, structured the class well, and took feedback well!"

Other comments

• "She was good at explaining difficult topics in language that can be understood"

• "Sometimes it gets boring" (Ok, not all the comments were glowing :)

• "Made the material interesting and relevant, loved being able to work on such a wide variety of topics."

• "Super interesting. Super relevant. Dr. Tucker is very knowledgeable and she does a really great job answering questions"

• "Great understanding person and is very helpful with office hours and questions the student might have."

• "Dr. Tucker is awesome. She makes an intentional effort to connect with students and clearly cares about our success both in and outside of the classroom. Definitely someone I would feel very comfortable coming to with a question or for additional help."

• "Professor Tucker is very passionate about this course which makes it fun to be in and learn about."

And from IE 8030 in Spring 2021:

• 100% would recommend instructor to a friend (n = 12)

• "Yes, I would recommend Dr. Tucker to anyone looking to have a frank, knowledgeable and very helpful instructor for this course."

• "Dr Tucker knows what she’s doing and is really easy to learn from."

• "Good communication skills"

• "Dr. Tucker is very engaging. I enjoy her desire to teach us and her consistency in assembling the powerpoints. The way Dr. Tucker handles in-class feedback is phenomenal. Never feel less for not getting a correct answer."

• "Office hours are great, and I like working out problems together."

• "Her eagerness to help each and every student. She understands the strengths and weaknesses of every student and always tries to help us."