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 Spring B 2012, 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 This class and the Forwards, Futures and Swaps class taught by professor Lei have been the best classes of my MBA experience. The materials are excellent, he is well prepared to teach and engage with the students, and his classes are as challenging as they are enjoyable. I’ve never given a "perfect" evaluation before, but I can’t think of anything that needs to change for his courses to improve. I look forward to taking his trading course next spring!
2 Best utilization of technology I have seen at SMU. Other professors should learn from him. Provided audio of the lectures in case people missed class. Very helpful. Answered any questions promptly and thoroughly via email.
3 Once again a great class by Professor Lei. Definitely my favorite professor on campus.
4 The organization in this course was the best of all the classes I have taken. Additionally, there is much help on the website to assist in learning the key concepts outside the classroom.
5 He’s got it all covered. He is hands down the hardest working teacher I’ve had.
6 Outstanding structure and organization. Great way to manage expectations and provide access to excellent class materials.
7 Awesome resources on the course page. This professor is the best in this school at walking through material in a logical manner and providing every resource possible to each student. One of the best professors, just keep doing what you’re doing.
8 Professor Lei was very organized, had thorough knowledge of the subject matter, and communicated his lectures very clearly. He also was approachable and answered any questions we had, including offering several review sessions outside of class time.
9 Highly organized and logical lecture notes His way of teaching is very understandable and encouraging Best instructor I ever meet in cox
10 Course is well structured. Professor is genuinely interested in each student. He doesn’t hesitate to provide timely assistance.
11 Professor Lei provides every opportunity for students to learn the material he teaches in class. Whether it is practice problems, recorded lectures, video solutions to homework, etc., there are plenty of opportunities for students to learn and nobody should be able to claim they weren’t given a fair chance in this class.
12 2 breaks in class were great. He made it very easy to keep up in class by making all the material available.
13 Lei’s lectures are well organized and go well with the trivia and suggested homework problems. His spreadsheets compliment the course material and help solve real world problems.
14 Great utilization of course web site. Was very easy to find everything you needed. Good enthusiasm for the course.
15 Making all resources available on the class website is very helpful. Also, timely response to email questions, as well as trivia solutions is also appreciated.
16 He had well organized classes and a fantastic teaching website. He is one of the best professors I ever met.
17 Great job with the trivia
18 The structure of the class. Very organized and the lectures were straight to the point. You were very efficient with our time and I am glad you maximized the time we had in class. Also, the website is excellent. It was the best designed and utilized site for any class I have taken. Great job on the videos! Every professor should be required to provide these.
19 1) Good structure 2) Thorough knowledge 3) Well prepared
20 The trivia questions are a great way to make sure people are paying attention during class. His website is great. The videos that he posts are very helpful if you forgot how he did things in class.
21 1. He had good pacing during class. I felt like he didn’t go too fast but he wasn’t laboring points either. 2. I thought the videos were very helpful because sometimes it was hard to go that fast in class.
22 The videos were helpful in helping me work on problems outside of class.
23 The videos that he provides for each class are very helpful in preparing for the exam and the course overall. Every professor should do this.
24 The extra material available on the website is very beneficial. The structure of the class was very well laid out. I enjoyed the practical projects being take home.
25 Enthusiastic, interested in the material, well organized, provides the information in many ways to help students learn.
26 - Detailed materials, tailored for course and makes it effortless to follow along and review materials at any time - Maintained good pace, yet did not sacrifice clarity - Made subject matter more interesting by sharing narratives in history/business-world/real-world methods. Added to depth of body of knowledge
27 1) Continue to provide video solutions to the problems covered in class 2) Continue to use trivia questions 3) Continue to teach the course in two major sections, theory and practical
28 1. The audio/video that is provided in the course website about the class and homework problems were very helpful.
29 Effort was very high. Very good instructor.
30 He is perfect

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