Open-ended comments: (since summer 2010)

What are the major strengths of the instructor/course?

• Dr. Hueng does a good job of explaining the material. He gave examples so that we could apply the material to real life situations. The in-class quizes helped to drive the information that we learned in class home and know what to focus on for the test. The study guides were extremely helpful for studying for the exams.
• Great professor
• Able to capture my interest because he seems excited about the material. Also, just a funny guy in general. :) That makes it fun to come to class everyday.
• Very energetic.
• really good instructor makes learning more interesting.
• Made sure everyone understood everything before he moved on. Related class information to what was currently going on in the world.
• Professor Hueng is very funny and I learned a lot in his class.
• The instructor was very excited to teach and went over the material in a time effective manner which allowed for thorough digestion of the material. His excitement and enthusiasm for this course made it easy to pay attention in class and provided a fun learning environment. plus his study guides provided a easily accessible concrete method for studying and made learning the material easier
• He will take time to go over topics until everyone understands them.
• Seemed like he wanted everyone to understand the material, and tried to make sure everyone did understand. Provided study guides that were very helpful for exams. He truly cared about the students education.
• He can relate the subject matter to the class in a way they understand and he keeps on a topic til people understand it.
• Clear, explained things in lots of different ways to help students understand. Gave lots of study material for review and made tests that were similar to the review questions. This way, even if tests were difficult, the material covered and the format was no surprise.
• Considering that this was an intense summer course and we were rushed, I thought that Hueng did a great job. The material is difficult but he did his best to go over things over and over again.
• know his stuff
• Great at explaining material. Funny stories that make you want to learn.
• The instructor was very approachable. He encouraged students to ask questions and utilize his office hours. He prepared students for exams very well, outlining the material that was to be on the exam accurately. The course material was difficult and he made it understandable.
• The instructor breaks down the material to make it clear.
• Very friendly, energetic and passionate instructor. Heavy accent but he is aware of it and tries his best to announciate and make sure students understand what he is saying. He is VERY tricky with his questions on the exams. I studied a lot for every exam and should have aced them, I was SHOCKED with every grade I got on exams. Study guides for exams are very important and useful.
• Not only was the class full of useful information, the teacher was able to present it in a way that kept it interesting and related to actual real world situations.
• Dr.Hueng is a very good professor, always willing to help. He makes hard material easy to grasp. Also , working on his hw helped a lot, and he always gave us hints during the class. I really enjoyed his class =)
• Good explanation on each concept.
• Very funny guy with good explanations. Willing to go over anything as many times as you need it and always available to help you outside of class. I enjoy having him as a professor.
• This is a very difficult class
• He made difficult lectures very easy to understand. Excellent professor!
• He has a great enthusiasm for his subject. He also makes class fun because of his amusingly enthusiastic manner.
• He gave us our assingments back the next class, he was always prepared for class and willing to answer any of our questions. He encouraged us to ask questions.
• Taught with great enthusiasm and made good use of examples for teaching somewhat difficult material. Good course that hits on all the basics of economics/finance.
• Always cared if we didn't get the information.
• He knows what he is talking about.
• The way he teach is really good.
• Mr. Hueng is a funny guy and tries his best to explain the material.
• Knew material.

What do you suggest to improve the course?

• That last few chapters seemed rushed compared to the rest of the class. That may have just been me, though...
• It wasn't very professional I feel. Powerpoints had multiple spelling and grammer errors. I really couldn't understand him when he talks fast because you can tell English isn't his 1st language.
• New exams that relate better to the course material. I, as well as many other students, have always felt well prepared for the exams and failed half of them.
• If the topic has been finished and 3 or less minutes remain in the class please let us leave instead of attempting to start a new topic. Often times what he tries to explain in the interim between finishing a topic and beginning the new one is forgotten or not fullly covered. It makes more sense to let us leave.
• Include comprehensive homework assignments as part of overall grade, rather than relying heavily on exams to determine final grade/Please make exams more possible to pass
• Too much material (I know it is required) to cover in a summer semester.Have two parts to this class. To help cover more material.
• Make tests so that they are more related to the material taught.
• I just feel that I learned a lot more than the grades I got. If I get a 95% on the final I think I may still have an A but I just dont understand how I got D and C on the first and third exams.
• The professor taught with the mindset that this students taking this course were doing so to become economics majors. He assumed we had lots of prior knowledge regarding economic theory, and taught the class as such. As a business major (specializing in computer information systems) the only econ classes i had taken were micro and macro economics, my freshman year of college I did not have a good foundation of economic knowledge for this class. This made learning the upper level material (and there was lots of it) even more difficult.
• I would suggest more homework assignments, extra credit, or other ways to earn points. The exams make up most of your points so you are really messed up if you are a bad test taker.
• He has very good English for someone who was not born here but his accent can be a little distracting.
• Not make it so difficult, maybe offer some extra credit opportunities.
• It was too slow at times, although for students who have never dealt with the content it may have been adequate.
• three day a week class.
• Different reviews for the exams
• nothing
• Make lectures less boring. It is hard to pay attention and get all the material.
• quizzes worth more.

Please comment on the grading procedures in the course.

• The grading was a fair system and was clearly explained. Dr. Hueng did a good job of posting exam scores quickly.
• I thought it was more than fair, especially the chance to earn extra credit.
• Fair grading.
• Poor
• The grading was explained several times and it is a very fair set up
• Definitely was more than happy with my grade, actually better than I expected!
• They are fair and grades are available for the quizes and exams promptly after every exam.
• Tough but fair. Lack of any grading curve makes it difficult.
• It worked
• Seemed reasonable.
• Grading is very hard to accomplish
• fair grading used. you get what you deserve
• nothing
• Needs more of a curve. Crazy hard class.