Q1. Where are these comments from?

Most of them are from student comments from the official evaluation records. Some of them are from public comments and personal communications.

Q2.Where are the negative comments?

A. Too many there ... space limited ... or you can visit following web sites:

Selected Student Comments

One of the reasons I like teaching is the students. I like to share my knowledge, and I like to see their confidence and satisfaction after learning (especially through their own effort). I also learnt a lot from my students because of their diverse experience. I feel really satisfied when they understand the value of my work and appreciate it. No doubt there are ups and downs (sometimes emotional) in teaching. But when I read some positive feedbacks from them (and occasional emails from my former students), I feel that is worth it. I selected some of these comments here to encourage myself to do better.

On teaching style and credibility

  • "He is a good prof. If you don't want to learn, then you wont like him, because his teaching style is to invite you to explore. but I liked his class." ... "His responses are carefully crafted to point you in the right direction, but not give away any answers." ... "Helped students initiate, self motivate and learn at the same time."
  • "You can tell he cares a lot about CIS. He's always very excited." ... "He is very enthusiastic about his teaching and you can tell that he really loves what he does and wants us to learn as well. He has good visuals and is funny at times."
  • "Jack is very knowledgeable and interested in the material he teaches. Everything he says is dead-on and insightful, plus he is very organized and grades fairly."... "The way Dr. Zheng is able to explain a technical subject and show how it is applied in the business world was key to my learning."
  • "He is a nice guy (as a person) and strong instructor. Jack Zheng sure know the subject very well; however he doesn't explain very clearly. But it will come with experience. He is also VERY helpful outside of the class. The way of his material presentation in NOT in any way boring. HE IS A GOOD INSTRUCTOR. One of those.... you guys...need to keep!!!"
  • "He was mild tempered and would always answer questions. He also had a quarky humor which helped break up the atmosphere of a standard computer class."
  • "He often stays after class to answer questions, and he’s even happy to talk to students on the public transportation rail system after class (I’m not embarrassed to say I took advantage of this several times)."
  • "Jack explains the subject matter in a manner that is easy to understand and relates it to the big picture, often tying his in lectures to business applications and current trends. I learn best through hands-on activities, and his style of "teaching by doing" facilitated both my learning and curiosity towards unfamiliar areas of CIS."
  • "He invites each student to participate, even if they aren't sure what to do, simply for
    the fact that one learns better when actively participating as opposed to viewing."

On course subjects and organization

  • "He was always very well prepared, and he always tried to relate current events in the news to whatever his lecture was for the day." ...  "Many examples that were given which related to real life scenarios. Great course for any student , especially the narrow minded computer users like myself."
  • "The various analysis presentations. This gave students an idea of what's going on in the IT world and how fast technology is growing."
  • "Fun class. The group presentation/discussion format was very enjoyable and a great way to learn the info."
  • "Dr. Zheng mixed in blogging, classroom participation, challenging homework assignments, guest presenters, and group discussion in with his lectures in what I felt was a perfect formula." ... "Dr. Zheng introduced group creation and the formation of group blogs as part of the course. The idea was extremely innovative and yielded some of the best class participation and new idea generation of any class I've ever seen. The course implemented very practical assignments and presentations."
  • "The assignments were a great hands on way to learn the material and I really appreciate all of the class notes being online."
  • "He is very organized." ... "He made sure he went according to the schedule and stuck to it. Students were not unclear about his expectations for the course."
  • "Takes a varied approach, keeps class interesting, always has unique ideas, very knowledgeable and presents quite well."
  • "... he has a systemized plan to address concerns as well as a well laid out plan for the class."

Encouraging ones

  • "This is the very first class I've taken at Georgia State. I can only hope that the other instructors at this university are as cool as Mr. Zheng. It was definitely a positive start to my education here."
  • "The instructor was excellent. There was never a dull moment. The late night class was a joy after work hard all day at work -- you kept it interesting and exciting. You should considering conducting seminars for CIS 2010 in different workshops or private tutoring. You will make a great professor. Keep your sense of humor. Thank you for introducing access database and explaining the boarder spectrum of the computer world."
  • "Introduce a second JAVA class. Let Jack teach it!!! " ... "Made the course very interesting and fun ... Made it fun to be in school in May!!!" ... "I would like for an advanced database class to be offered, especially if Jack would be teaching it."
  • "I enjoyed learning from him and could confront him with any issues or questions with ease. He seemed to enjoy teaching and sharing his knowledge with the class. Prof. Zheng was a strong point of course, himself."
  • "I consider myself highly computer literate, and this course only furthered my knowledge of how computers are used in this world."
  • "This course helped me determine my focus for my career. I am excited to learn more about database management."
  • "I've had two great classes with you! One of the best teachers I've come to know in my college days! Wish you the best at your new job!!!!!."
  • "You are a shining example of what it truly means to be a professor. Your expectations of us as students was fair and given our successes, you offered more challenging side-material for those who wished to push the limits a bit more. Thank you and I hope to hear more about your future successes."
  • "I just wanted you to know that I really enjoyed your class.  The material was challenging, but you really helped me understand most of it.  Your class also helped me decide to pursue an additional CIS degree."