Principles of
Engineering Management I & II
Graduate Courses EAS 521 & EAS 522
Dr. Carl Chang, MBA, Adjunct Professor

 

STUDENT FEEDBACK

October 2003: Course Evaluation Results
Over the last eight semesters, the courses EAS 521/522 have been evaluated at score above the average of all graduate courses taught in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

 

Subj:

Appreciation

Date:

6/20/03 9:25:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time

From:

xxxxxx @buffalo.edu

To:

CarlMChang@aol.com

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Dear Dr.Chang,
I am SD and I have taken EAS 522.Simultaneously I am also doing my internship. I am just writing this letter to appreciate the course content that is being taught by you. Sir, I have completed 8 other courses as a part of my masters degree, but your course seems to be the most helpful and informative. Its very much similar to how it works in the industry. The course content is quiet practical. So, I am very happy that I took this course. Thank you very much for designing such an informative and congnitive
course.
Sincerely, SD

 

Subj:

EAS 521 Assignments

Date:

7/25/03 9:07:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time

From:

yyyyyyy@wattsengineers.com

To:

carlmchang@aol.com

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Dear Dr. Chang:

Thank you very much for your affirmation of my efforts on the three assignments. Your remarks concerning speed, quality, and cost in the consulting engineering business are absolutely on target, with respect to my own experience. I will look for the software that you referred to.

Thus far, I've enjoyed the course very much, and have profitted from it in my day to day activities.

If your other courses are available through the EngiNet program, I intend to register for them.

Thanks again, RT

Subj:

Re: EAS 521 Final Exam

Date:

8/11/03 9:38:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time

From:

zzzzzzz@wattsengineers.com

To:

:CarlMChang@aol.com

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Dear Dr. Chang:

I'll send in the class survey, and will definitely take your EAS 522 course in the spring semester.

In all honesty, taking this course has helped me improve my job performance, as well as arming me with better skills to help my staff. I thought your lectures were well organized, relevant to the reading, and I especially appreciated the individual lesson structure, where the classes were generally 1/2 lecture and 1/2 discussion. This is, in my opinion, an excellent way of teaching, in that it keeps people alert, and gives everyone an opportunity to attach a component of reality to the lecture material. I observed that you were very successful at putting your "real time" students at ease, and who obviously felt comfortable with you. Sometimes students are afraid to speak up for fear of looking foolish with a wrong answer. Your "body language" was very open and encouraging, and your responses were never negative. I thought that you handled the class discussions exceptionally well, and noted that most of your students were not at all afraid to offer their ideas.

You probably already know this, but most Architects and Engineers, much like medical doctors, think that they know everything, including management. My own experience has shown me that this is far from the truth - most of us (myself included) are terrible managers, possibly because formal management training is not generally in our college curriculum.

I look forward to taking your class in the Spring. I'm planning on taking EAS 580 Technical Communications this fall.

Best regards, RT