PHS-651 student evaluation

Response Rate: 5 of 8 (68%)

Overall satisfaction of course: 6.8/7.0

Overall satisfaction of instructor: 6.6/7.0

What did you like best about the course?

  • The balance between theory and application was good.
  • This course not only teaches us theoretical knowledge, but also gives us practical operations opportunity using SAS. Although I was exposed to this class for the first time, I learned a lot through the teacher's explanation. Thank you very much professor for your hard work!
  • Dr. Mao was one of the most responsive instructors I have ever had. I really liked that he actively requested feedback both prior to the course and in the middle of the semester. Also, it was so thoughtful that he responded to the whole class with his responses to the feedback provided in the middle of the semester. He also really welcomed questions and his slides were informative. The homework assignments were a time investment, but they really helped me learn the content.
  • Instructor provided incredibly helpful feedback and lectures were consistent with textbook and reinforced material in textbook.
  • The course instructor is very responsible for grading homework. He always welcomes questions in class and tries hard to make sure students understanding the course materials.

How could this course be improved?

  • A set schedule for homework assignments and exams.
  • It’s already good now.
  • As Dr. Mao got more comfortable teaching the class (especially during the last half of the semester), he started to crack jokes during the class and that made the class feel more light-hearted, which was nice.
  • Maybe a small discussion section (15 min) or require students to write down 1 thing they learned and 1 thing they are still confused about at the end of each lecture/week/or topic and then take some time to go over? Sometimes we had some extra time in lecture so that's just one idea.

Please feel free to provide any additional comments about this course.

  • Na
  • I would recommend this course to other students in the field.
  • I've already recommended this course to many people - I learned a ton, got great feedback, and I could tell instructor cared about students and us learning. He let us ask many questions and was always willing to meet and help.
  • I like the balance between theory and application in the class.