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 A 2012, I taught Markets and Trading, 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 | This is the first time I play the simulated trade in class. It is very interesting while helpful. |
| 2 | The trading part is interesting. The videos are fun. |
| 3 | Professor Qin is very responsible and nice. His class is interesting and covers a lot of information. |
| 4 | I enjoyed the teaching style as well as the trivia questions. I felt that it made me more engaged during class and gave me a small measure of what I have learned from this class. |
| 5 | Really enjoyed the RIT trading simulations- great real world example of strategies learned in class. Enjoyed discussions of recent news. |
| 6 | The RIT trading cases were really helpful in seeing how trading really works. Also the OX trading platform increased my interest in the course by having the hands on experience. |
| 7 | A lot of things about the real financial events. A lot of training in the trade that is good for the future. The teacher spends enough time to answer the students’ questions. |
| 8 | Professor Lei was well versed in the subject matter. He made the material interesting and engaged the students. |
| 9 | Use RIT and OX to connect finance theory to real financial world. Help me wherever I need some help. |
| 10 | Posted grades on time. Tested questions that related to class material. |
| 11 | The use of both lectures and trading simulations in each class are helpful in understanding the concepts. The professor’s willingness to help and his accessibility are greatly appreciated. |
| 12 | The professor explained that although not everyone is destined to be a trader, everyone will one day be the CEO of their family. The class and concepts we learned (how to place a limit order, how to interpret news about weather in terms of commodity futures, etc. are applicable to the everyday investor and will help me personally one day establish a stock portfolio and minimize risk. I also liked the trivia questions- they made sure I was paying attention during class. |
| 13 | The instructor used real world examples to connect with what we were learning in class. The instructor did a great job of having us using different trading and investing platforms to keep us interested while learning. |
| 14 | Utilized class time very effectively; Was very knowledgeable about the subject matter; Answered questions in a very concise, easy to understand manner; Utilized great resources to enhance learning possibilities; Stimulated critical thinking and interest in the subject area |
| 15 | The stimulation that we did in class really helped us to get a feel on some of the trading aspect of this class rather than just sit and listen to lecture. I thought that is good and should keep up. I also do like the way that the professor is giving real life examples to illustrate his points |
| 16 | Good class structure; Making us see how theory applied in real life through real events |
| 17 | He explained the concept clearly and arranged the time appropriately. |
| 18 | I like the professor give us several opportunities to do the trading on RIT tool and have fun on Optionxpress.com, which give me the real feeling about the trading works. In addition, the professor Qin usually provided video and ppt to explain the knowledge |
| 19 | The professor Dr. Lei demonstrated professional demeanor and organized the class well; He responded to students very well both in and out of the class, to students’ questions and email replying has been really quick and timely. I appreciate this a lot. |
| 20 | Course is related to the current world |
| 21 | I really think the instructor did a great job in teaching this class. I really enjoyed the course and have a much deeper knowledge for how truly markets work. |
| 22 | provide information from the real market; give hand-on instructions about market tools |
| 23 | good broad coverage of the trading universe. use of technologies was helpful |
| 24 | Graded Trivia Questions quickly. Easy understanding of assignments of Market Trading in OX. |
| 25 | I really liked doing the RIT simulations. I would recommend using the simulator even more in future classes. I also liked using OX but I would recommend giving more detailed or structured guidelines for what you expect to see from us as far as what kinds or types of trades to make. I liked the numerical examples and calculations we did in class, but I think there could be more. |
| 26 | The RIT and OX systems are great practice for us. We can learn a lot from trading ourselves. |
| 27 | real life situations and interesting stories |
| 28 | trading simulation and teaching style |
| 29 | Examples from the real world, Trivia questions, no textbook |
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