Kiarash Ahi, a teaching assistant, received positive reviews from students in his ECE-3201-001L course. The 12 responding students unanimously gave Ahi high ratings across 13 metrics evaluating his teaching effectiveness. They praised his clear explanations, preparation, feedback, and willingness to help students learn. While some felt the labs were not well-timed with lectures, most found the labs more useful than lectures for learning. Overall, the students indicated Ahi was an excellent instructor who stimulated their interest and promoted learning.

1. Student Evaluation of Teaching
Fall 2016
Individual Report for ECE-3201-001L-STORR-Elec
Circ Design & Analysis
Instructor: Kiarash Ahi (SET Grad/Teaching Assistant)
Response Table
2016 Fall Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET)
Raters students
Responded 12
Invited 19
Response Ratio 63%
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2. Section 1. Summary
Please respond to the following question about instructor Kiarash Ahi.
Question
Course
Department
(ECE-
Course
Level 3000-
FETA)
School
(ENGR-
Course
Level
3000-
FETA)
University
(Course
Level
3000-
FETA)
Median Median Median Median
The instructor presented the course material clearly. 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.4
The instructor was well prepared for class. 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.5
The instructor responded to questions adequately. 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.4
The instructor stimulated interest in the subject. 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.4
The instructor showed interest in helping students learn. 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.5
The instructor gave clear assignments. 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.5
The instructor was accessible to students. 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.5
The instructor gave useful feedback on my performance. 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.4
The instructor returned graded work in a reasonable amount of time. 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.5
The instructor used class time effectively. 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.4
The instructor treated all students with respect. 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.6
The instructor graded fairly. 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.5
The instructor's teaching methods promoted student learning. 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.4
What is your overall rating of Kiarash Ahi's teaching?
Question
Course
Department
(ECE-
Course
Level 3000-
FETA)
School
(ENGR-
Course
Level
3000-
FETA)
University
(Course
Level
3000-
FETA)
Median Median Median Median
What is your overall rating of the instructor's teaching? 5.0 4.3 4.1 4.0
Please respond to the following question about the course.
Question
Course
Department
(ECE-
Course
Level 3000-
FETA)
School
(ENGR-
Course
Level
3000-
FETA)
University
(Course
Level
3000-
FETA)
Median Median Median Median
The methods of evaluating student learning seemed appropriate. 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.3
The course content was well organized. 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4
The course objectives were clear. 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.4
The course objectives were met. 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4
The textbook made a valuable contribution. 5.0 4.3 4.2 3.9
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3. The other course materials made a valuable contribution. 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3
The pace of the course seemed appropriate. 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3
What is your overall rating of the course?
Question
Course
Department
(ECE-
Course
Level 3000-
FETA)
School
(ENGR-
Course
Level
3000-
FETA)
University
(Course
Level
3000-
FETA)
Median Median Median Median
What is your overall rating of the course? 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.8
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4. Options Count Percentage
Freshman 0 0%
Sophomore 0 0%
Junior 10 83%
Senior 2 17%
Graduate 0 0%
Other 0 0%
Options Count Percentage
A 4 33%
B 7 58%
C 1 8%
D 0 0%
F 0 0%
Pass 0 0%
Fail 0 0%
Other 0 0%
Options Count Percentage
3.5 and above 4 33%
3.0-3.4 5 42%
2.5-2.9 3 25%
2.0-2.4 0 0%
< 2.0 0 0%
Options Count Percentage
0-2 12 100%
3-4 0 0%
5-6 0 0%
> 6 0 0%
Section 2. Student Information
What is your Academic Level?
What is your expected grade in this course?
What is your cumulative average (GPA)?
How many times did you miss this class?
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5. Options Count Percentage
0 0 0%
1-3 3 25%
4-6 5 42%
7-9 2 17%
10-14 2 17%
15+ 0 0%
Options Count Percentage
Requirement for my major 12 100%
General Education Requirement 0 0%
Other Requirement 0 0%
Elective 0 0%
Elective for major 0 0%
Options Count Percentage
Much more than most courses 2 17%
More than most courses 6 50%
About the same as most courses 4 33%
Less than most courses 0 0%
Much less than most courses 0 0%
Options Count Percentage
Much more than most courses 2 17%
More than most courses 5 42%
About the same as most courses 5 42%
Less than most courses 0 0%
Much less than most courses 0 0%
Section 2. Student Information (continued)
On average, how many hours a week did you spend outside of class preparing for this
course?
Which best describes this course for you?
My desire to take this course was:
For me, the level of difficulty of the course content was:
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6. Options Count Percentage
Much more than most courses 3 25%
More than most courses 5 42%
About the same as most courses 4 33%
Less than most courses 0 0%
Much less than most courses 0 0%
Section 2. Student Information (continued)
Overall, how much do you feel you've learned in this course?
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7. 1. The instructor presented the course material
clearly.
2. The instructor was well prepared for class.
3. The instructor responded to questions
adequately.
4. The instructor stimulated interest in the subject.
5. The instructor showed interest in helping
students learn.
6. The instructor gave clear assignments.
7. The instructor was accessible to students. 8. The instructor gave useful feedback on my
performance.
Section 3. Questions About the Instructor
Please respond to the following question about instructor Kiarash Ahi.
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8. 9. The instructor returned graded work in a
reasonable amount of time.
10. The instructor used class time effectively.
11. The instructor treated all students with respect. 12. The instructor graded fairly.
13. The instructor's teaching methods promoted
student learning.
Please respond to the following question about instructor Kiarash Ahi. (continued)
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9. 1. The methods of evaluating student learning
seemed appropriate.
2. The course content was well organized.
3. The course objectives were clear. 4. The course objectives were met.
5. The textbook made a valuable contribution. 6. The other course materials made a valuable
contribution.
7. The pace of the course seemed appropriate.
Section 4. Questions About the Course
Please respond to the following question about the course.
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10. 1. What is your overall rating of the instructor's
teaching?
2. What is your overall rating of the course?
Section 5. Aggregate Report on "Overall Questions"
Overall Rating
Overall Rating
Question
Good,
Very
Good &
Excellent
Very
Good &
Excellent
Excellent
What is your overall rating of the instructor's teaching? 100% 100% 83%
What is your overall rating of the course? 100% 92% 50%
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11. Section 6. Comments
What was the most positive aspect of the way in which this instructor taught this
course?
Comment
kiarash explain everything clearly in the lab and
always be very patient. in the lab, I learnt more than in lecture
The instructor was very well prepared and if there was any confusion as to an assignment or problem, he would provide
very clear explanations and examples
Attitude. Keeps me wanting to actually learn
Presented aspects in a clear and understandable method
Was able to make sure everyone understood what to do.
The lectures given before lab
The instructor was very open to questions, but didn't impede the class by going over materials unless necessary. There
was a variety of ways to approach the material (simulated, hardware, theoretically) and we explored all approaches.
Kiarash is a pretty smart guy and I've noticed that he really cares about his students.
When answering questions, he would also explain the significance of certain results or what was the most important
point to take.
Kiarash is a very responsible TA, and really very helpful at all times!
Give clear explanation on the lab
What can this instructor do to improve teaching effectiveness in the classroom?
Comment
maybe he could teach pspice at the first few class because some of the students don't know this software well
Not regarding the instructor(who was excellent): I think it would be beneficial for future students if a different lab manual
is used, the one we had for the course had quite a few errors
Its already good
Perhaps a bit more of an introduction to the material in the lab.
Honestly, Kiarash was a pretty good teacher. There was a few lab sections that I found a little frustrating like the
transformer lab (the one where only one group at a time could use the transformer) but I attribute that one more to lack
of resources than anything else.
Lab time is limited, so there isn't much he can do about teaching since it will only take up more time to go over how
everything works. I think we walked into almost every lab session doing an experiment about something that was only
covered in class the following week, which doesn't help much in my opinion. I think the professor for the class should
have made a schedule that would fit lab time more conveniently, but Kiarash did well in explaining most of the
problems we encountered in the experiments.
He is the best TA I have ever seen!
N/A
Please write any comments you have about the course or course materials.
Comment
this course （lab part is fun with kiarash and usefull in future study） the lab manual is pretty good
Very relaxed and very enjoyable. Good learning environment.
Not bad.
N/A
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12. For courses with laboratory and/or discussion sections: were the
laboratory/discussion sections helpful to your learning?
Comment
lab is far more usefull than lecture because prof don't teach
Definitely
Yes
Instructor always available to help with questions.
I realize I already wrote this for the lecture section, but I felt that lab sections would have been much more helpful if the
material followed the lecture. I remember there was a 3-4 week delay from the lecture to the lab, and this made labs
incredibly frustrating because we essentially had to learn the material on the fly, and then immediately, we would forget
it. The structure for retention simply wasn't there.
They were somewhat helpful, but I think that they were too far ahead of the class material for the most part. We often
walked into something we had never seen before in every lab section.
Yes! it helps a lot! most of time I learn knowledge from lab instead of lecture.
Very helpful towards the study
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