Student Comments

Many students have provided very encouraging comments at the end-of-term evaluations, and here is a collection of comments. Listed below are student comments for just one course.

In Fall B 2011, I taught Options, an MBA level elective course at Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business. Here are some nice things my students said about this course.

1 best teacher I’ve had at SMU, truly cared about the students learning.
2 The methodical, step-by-step approach was phenomonal for learning all concepts and applying them. As well, the instructor practically "bent over backwards" to ensure that the students had enough time to learn and apply the concepts through various media, and also that students had ample opportunity to meet with him. Probably the best teaching style and method I’ve come across at Cox. It made the course fluid and learning came easy.
3 Professor Lei is an excellent instructor. This was one of the best classes I have taken at SMU.
4 Most organized class I have ever taken. The website was so much better than Blackboard The instructor really cared about meeting with students and gave students every resource they needed to understand the material and succeed in the course.
5 Lei’s method of 50 minutes on 10 minutes off helped the 3 hours go by in the blink of an eye. Perhaps it was the engaging topic, but i left every class appreciative of the time i spent there. Options trivia was used in lieu of taking roll, which i was ok with, as the questions were never absurdly difficult. Rather than being difficult, the questions just assured that attention was paid during class. I also appreciated the mix of qualitative and quantitative topics, usually the first hour was spent on theory, then the next 2 were spent in excel. My plan is to use the skills learned in real options trading.
6 Extremely well organized and the website is exceptional as compared to many other professors. Prof. Lei seems genuinely interested in helping students learn the subject matter and goes out of his way to make himself available along with other tools on his website, for example the Excel survival kit and videos. The most engaged professor in the program so far, in my opinion.
7 Qin did an amazing job to bring options down to a simple understandable level. He was one of my favorite professors I have had. The readings and homework assignments were short and too the point, and not too confusing to be discouraging. Video solutions were helpful, too, as was the virtual review session. Also, very much liked having 2 breaks per class period.
8 He explained everything very thoroughly and provided excellent resources online. I loved the website and how much flow of information there was.
9 Professor Lei was extremely organized and well prepared for each class. He spoke clearly and at a level that even a nonfinance concentration would understand. He also made himself readily available outside of class.
10 The use of technology and the option trivia is very helpful He did well in providing many opportunities to learn the material via his course webpage.Option trivia was well used to keep us engaged in the material.
11 Class timing/schedule with two breaks is excellent - please keep this up; I wish ALL professors did this for the three hour classes. I appreciated the class beginning and ending on-time, every time. Well done. The professors willingness to teach and explain ideas has been the best I have seen at Cox. The genuine interest in teaching this course is amazing.
12 I would suggest having additional options trivia and requiring the number right to be higher. It kept me interested and engaged without being a tedious task.
13 I liked the application to the real world. For example, Nick Leason (Barings) and LTCM. Also, the Option Trivia kept me on my toes and forced me to keep up.
14 The slide decks were great and I appreciate the amount of time you spent during class to walk us through examples
15 I had a tough time understanding options but this class made it very easy. Professor Qin was very approachable.
16 Great structure for the course. The instructor utilized time very well and was very thorough in his teaching style
17 Very good at explaining things
18 Great website; Good course
19 Great class!!!
20 Great examples of real world issues. Great that he walks through the problems and helps out a lot.
21 Great teacher. strives for excellence. helps students a lot.
22 The website with the videos and the podcasts were very helpful. The professor went above and beyond providing additional help if needed.
23 Professor Lei was genuinely interested in teaching this course. I enjoyed his options trivia, the homework problems, video solutions, and the review sessions.
24 The use of the online website (trvia, videos, etc) was very helpful; Strong comittment to each students success
25 Enthusiastic, helpful review sessions, interesting assignments
26 Our professor was very organized with the content of the course. He also provided several resources in order to better understand the material and was always available to answer questions we may have had.
27 All the materials available through the website were very helpful
28 great lecturer
29 Favorite class at Cox so far.
30 very well taught course. Impressed with his teaching style and knowledge.
31 The course website was very useful and helped provide structure to the course.
32 I am not sure he could improve much. I could tell he enjoyed teaching and challenging us and I got a lot out of this class.

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