During the summers from 2001 to 2004, while a graduate student at the University of California at Irvine, I taught Introduction to Econometrics, the third quarter of an undergraduate sequence in econometrics. Not only did I enjoy teaching, but I was also very happy to receive good evaluations from my students. Below is my course evaluation from 2004, the last year that I taught.
- Econ 30 / Summer Session 2
- INTRO ECONOMETRICS
- Enrollment: 30
- Respondents: 17
What were the best qualities of the course?
- He made statistics simple and easy to understand
- Instructor encourages us to ask questions if we don't understand something
- Good instructor
- Straightforward and easy concepts to grasp
- Homeworks, available study exams
- Instructor was straightforward
- Instructor was clear and knew the material
- Clear, concise
- Good notes
How could this course be improved?
- Add a discussion class [The university did not offer discussion sections during the summer quarter.]
- Please post how to do problems, not just the answer!
- Less group work, summer session is too short
- Stronger relationships to economics — how to apply knowledge
- Visual aides
Average responses, on a scale from 1 to 7:
| 1. The instructor made the course objectives clear. | 5.9 |
| 2. Stated objectives of the course were clear. | 5.5 |
| 3. Instructor was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. | 5.8 |
| 4. Instructor was clear and well-organized. | 5.9 |
| 5. Instructor provided effective feedback. | 5.4 |
| 6. Instructor was responsive when approached. | 5.5 |
| 7. Instructor created an open learning environment. | 6.1 |
| 8. Lectures held my attention. | 5.4 |
| 9. Assignments / exams covered important aspects. | 6.0 |
| 10. Class stimulated interest in subject. | 5.1 |
| 11. Overall, the instructor was effective. | 5.7 |
| 12. Overall, the course was valuable. | 5.6 |