My official course evaluations [Edited every quarter]
This post is regularly updated, to include scores from the most recent quarters. Last edited: 04/18/2024.
Introduction
As explained in one of my previous articles, the website RateMyProfessors.com is not inherently designed to provide good information, and the best way to counter the (sometimes actually terrible) information found on this website is to provide better information.
As mentioned in this article, relevant and representative information is actually available, via the official class evaluations conducted by UC Davis at the end of every quarter. Unfortunately, there is no effort from the leadership to make such information available to students.
That being said, although full class evaluations cannot be published for confidentiality reasons, aggregated class evaluation scores are different since they can’t be traced back to individual students.
This is why I am disclosing my scores, for all the classes that I have taught at UC Davis.
Class evaluation scores
| ECS 30: Programming and problem solving | # students | % reponses | Educational value of course (/5) | Teaching effectiveness of instructor (/5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WQ18 | 393 | 80% | 4.1 (σ=0.9) | 4.0 (σ=0.9) |
| SQ18 | 352 | 69% | 4.2 (σ=1.0) | 4.1 (σ=1.0) |
| ECS 36C: Data structures and algorithms | # students | % responses | Educational value of course (/5) | Teaching effectiveness of instructor (/5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FQ18 | 179 | 66% | 4.5 (σ=0.7) | 4.5 (σ=0.8) |
| SQ19 | 160 | 80% | 4.6 (σ=0.7) | 4.5 (σ=0.7) |
| SQ20 + | 155 | 80% | 4.5 (σ=0.7) | 4.5 (σ=0.7) |
| SQ22 | 147 | 75% | 4.4 (σ=0.8) | 4.4 (σ=0.8) |
| ECS 50: Computer Organization and Machine-Dependent Programming | # students | % reponses | Educational value of course (/5) | Teaching effectiveness of instructor (/5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FQ19 | 150 | 80% | 4.1 (σ=1.0) | 4.3 (σ=0.9) |
| FQ23 | 175 | 68% | 4.4 (σ=0.9) | 4.5 (σ=0.7) |
| ECS 150: System programming and operating systems | # students | % reponses | Educational value of course (/5) | Teaching effectiveness of instructor (/5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WQ17 * | ||||
| SQ17 | 206 | 81% | 4.2 (σ=0.9) | 4.2 (σ=0.9) |
| WQ18 | 201 | 78% | 4.4 (σ=0.8) | 4.3 (σ=0.8) |
| SQ18 | 204 | 80% | 4.6 (σ=0.7) | 4.6 (σ=0.7) |
| WQ19 | 183 | 74% | 4.5 (σ=0.8) | 4.4 (σ=0.9) |
| SQ19 | 200 | 86% | 4.6 (σ=0.8) | 4.6 (σ=0.7) |
| FQ19 | 192 | 85% | 4.6 (σ=0.6) | 4.6 (σ=0.6) |
| WQ20 | 196 | 78% | 4.4 (σ=0.9) | 4.4 (σ=1.0) |
| FQ20 + | 198 | 85% | 4.5 (σ=0.8) | 4.6 (σ=0.7) |
| WQ21 + | 196 | 87% | 4.5 (σ=0.8) | 4.5 (σ=0.8) |
| WQ22 | 202 | 84% | 4.5 (σ=0.8) | 4.5 (σ=0.8) |
| FQ22 | 192 | 81% | 4.5 (σ=0.8) | 4.5 (σ=0.8) |
| WQ23 | 181 | 65% | 4.6 (σ=0.7) | 4.6 (σ=0.6) |
| SQ23 | 192 | 83% | 4.5 (σ=0.8) | 4.5 (σ=0.8) |
| WQ24 | 193 | 86% | 4.5 (σ=0.8) | 4.5 (σ=0.7) |
| ECS 158: Programming on parallel architectures | # students | % reponses | Educational value of course (/5) | Teaching effectiveness of instructor (/5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FQ18 | 52 | 76% | 4.7 (σ=0.5) | 4.7 (σ=0.6) |
| SQ21 + | 43 | 74% | 4.8 (σ=0.5) | 4.8 (σ=0.7) |
+ Classes taught remotely during the pandemic
* Unfortunately, the system wasn’t set up properly the first time I
taught ECS 150, and I didn’t receive any class evaluations