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 Winter 2022, I taught Making Financial Decisions, a Non-BBA level core course at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Here are some nice things my students said about this course.
| 1 | Professor Lei was clearly very passionate about finance and thoughtful about how he structured this course. I really appreciated that he made all materials, lecture recordings, problems, etc. easily accessible for students and encouraged their use. I also really loved the days of class that were more applicable to daily life, like tips for investing in stocks and how to determine which investments are worth making. |
| 2 | The organization of the course was one of its biggest strengths. I also think the number of resources available (i.e., sliced lecture videos, Connect problems and their solution videos, and practice tests) helped me succeed in this course. Another strength was how prepared and knowledgeable Professor Lei was. A final strength of this course was Professor Lei’s ability to be understanding, responsive, and kind. I emailed him on many occasions because of issues and worries I had, and Professor Lei was always accommodating and made sure to go above and beyond to help me. He always wrote emails that were meaningful and that showed he cared. |
| 3 | Professor Lei is an awesome professor. He’s great at conveying the information in an interesting way and helping you to understand it later in a review session or office hours. |
| 4 | Qin Lei was very passionate about the subject. |
| 5 | Truly appreciate how accessible Dr. Qin has been: he has been accessible late at night and on weekends, which is truly remarkable. |
| 6 | The course was extremely well organized. I always knew what was expected of me and appreciated that there were no "surprises" in terms of structure or expectations. The course is set up in a way that if you work hard and stay consistent your performance will reflect that. |
| 7 | I think the online homework was very helpful for preparation for the exam. Additionally, this course was highly organized thanks to the course website which was very nice and there was plenty of supplemental examples or support for homework solutions and practice exams. |
| 8 | Phenomenal overview of finance. I feel really well equipped for holding my own in a conversation about finance and better understanding how firms make investment decisions. |
| 9 | The broad spectrum of material that is offered in this course is a big strength. Professor Lei is very knowledgeable and passionate about the course. |
| 10 | This class definitely provides a good overview and allowed me to gain a basic understanding of finance. I like the student-led recitation sessions, as the session leaders were aware of what problems were likely to stumble first-time learners. They provided solutions to those problems that were very helpful for the exams. |
| 11 | This class definitely introduced me to Financial concepts in a structured way. It is a challenging, but ultimately fulfilling class. |
| 12 | I really appreciated the overall organization of the course. While there was a lot to keep track of at first, I got used to it as the semester went on. The course website was very helpful with regards to that. |
| 13 | The clear and concise nature of the course design and the mere benefits you get out of the content as it can be applied everywhere in life. |
| 14 | There were ample resources and everything was super organized and easy to access on the course website |
| 15 | The course site was very organized and everything was organized and accessible. |
| 16 | The biggest strength of this course was that students were given the opportunity to learn valuable, real life skills. Even though I didn’t do great on the exams, I still got a lot out of this course and learned good skills. |
| 17 | The strengths of the course were the organization of the course and it really advanced my understand of financial concepts. |
| 18 | Professor Lei did a fantastic job explaining material to students clearly |
| 19 | This course was very well organized and provided so many resources to get the most out of the course |
| 20 | course was very organized and professor Lei explained things very well |
| 21 | Organization of the class and the class website. Professor is amazing and cares greatly about his students. |
| 22 | Easy-to-consume content, seamless connectivity between course lectures, McGraw connect online homework, and exam questions. |
| 23 | The expectations were clear, which was nice, especially concerning the exams. |
| 24 | Provide fundamental knowledge on virtually every part of finance |
| 25 | Professor Lei’s organization and clarity - loved the website as well |
| 26 | I liked the structure of this class! |
| 27 | Students are given a handful of resources to help advance their studies. Professor Lei and recitation leaders are always willing to help. |
| 28 | The organization of this class is great! Also, having additional office hours before exams really helped. Additionally, I appreciated being able to go back to recorded lectures to revisit material and having 10 attendances dropped. |
| 29 | extremely well organized |
| 30 | Professor Lei is great at teaching the material. He explains stuff well and is usually take some time to make sure we understand the concepts. |
| 31 | Many different topics were covered and real world applications were talked about and demonstrated. |
| 32 | The wide array of resources available to practice and studying. |
| 33 | It covered a broad range of concepts and was a friendly starting point for those like me who were intrigued about finance but did not have prior experience in the field. |
| 34 | Covered an abundance of materials so I do feel more knowledgeable in the topic of Finance. Professor Lei would also go over mistakes on previous exams in order to promote better scores on the following exams which was helpful. |
| 35 | Truly enjoyed the class format and flexibility. |
| 36 | The online review and thorough explanation of Connect Problems, and many past exam problems with great explanation. |
| 37 | The homework assignments were helpful. I also really liked recitation and the opportunity to see practice problems. |
| 38 | assignments and what was expected of you was clearly defined, good access to practice exam material |
| 39 | very organized and accessible |
| 40 | The organization of resources on the class website |
| 41 | Teaches you excellent intermediate financial values |
| 42 | The course was very well structured. |
| 43 | The application towards financial structure and business models. |
| 44 | The content was explained well, just very quickly. |
| 45 | Professor Lei explained very specific details of each chapter’s equations and concepts, which was very useful for understanding the material. |
| 46 | the organization and practice problems |
| 47 | The course was always instructed clearly and I found discussion sections were a great help and a great way to practice the math of the course. Professor Instruction. |
| 48 | The trivia was very helpful to check understanding throughout the course. |
| 49 | There were a lot of other materials available to students that needed practice outside of lecture and recitation. |
| 50 | The strengths of the course was that it was very continuous from the start to the end. The material seemed to be cumulative. |
| 51 | Recitation was always very helpful. As was the review sessions Professor Lei held before each exam. |
| 52 | Professor was very open to student feedback and well organized. |
| 53 | The varied assignments are good for learning. |
| 54 | - The materials to peruse to help with homework and stuff - Talking through The exams - The records of The lectures with captions |
| 55 | We can choose the attendance mode |
| 56 | Lots of resources for exams |
| 57 | Very well organized! |
| 58 | This course is great as it is. |
| 59 | This course is already great. The format, inclusion, content. I think it’s really good |
| 60 | The trivia questions were helpful |
| 61 | Friday recitations |
| 62 | I felt that the lecture material covered what was expected in the exam and homework. |
| 63 | Lots of practice problems. |
| 64 | Interesting course |
| 65 | Going over examples in class |
| 66 | Lectures were great |
| 67 | Connect assignments |
| 68 | Very organized |
| 69 | The course had a very strict schedule on what was suppose to be done |
| 70 | trivia |
| 71 | Lectures |
| 72 | It was good overall |
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