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Volkan Kursun
Assistant Professor
Teaching
Courses taught at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Fall 2008 to now
Total number of courses taught: 14
Total number of students taught: 1075
Average number of students per semester: 108
Instructor overall rating: 77/100
Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, and Fall 2012
Quoted [as they are] from the Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, and Fall 2012 end-of-the-semester student feedback questionnaires:
“This is the best CMOS VLSI design course that I took.”
“Very good introduction for a very important topic in the industry. The professor is extremely clear on all explanations and always emphasizes the important practical issues.”
“The teacher is very interesting”
“The professor has solid knowledge on Electronic Engineering. His pedagogical skills are also high.”
“Perfect course that lectures and course materials have been well prepared and useful in my learning. The best notes (with colors) I have ever studied.”
“Professor Kursun’s method of teaching is EXTREMELY effective. He has wonderfully structured the course, in a much better way than the textbook by grouping together relevant sections. The exams and projects are well designed to test basic and advanced concepts. Moreover Prof. Kursun very promptly replies to emails which is very helpful.”
“Professor is very passionate, the course is well-designed and inspiring, and the educational method is very open as well.”
“The professor brings his enthusiasm into the class. Moreover, his knowledge in CMOS VLSI design is really strong which is pretty impressive.”
“The professor is very humorous. The native English accent and the lively teaching style make all … very clear.”
“The professor is nice and he made the course interesting, easier to learn.”
“It is very good course.”
“I can learn some useful digital IC knowledge. And the teacher is very good. Teacher can explain the knowledge point very clearly.”
“It has great learning value for someone like me who knew nothing about VLSI in the past.”
“It stimulated my interest in this subject and encouraged me to think.”
“It’s very useful and practical! I like this course and this teacher!”
“Practical, fundamental, and interesting.”
“The course has been well designed to help me learn.”
“The course is organized well and the instructor can always make us focus on the lecture.”
“The course lecture was clear and in detail, it’s easy to follow his mind.”
“The good sense of humor of Prof. KURSUN and his friendly instructional style helps make this challenging subject less difficult to understand.”
“The instructor is very confident.”
“The instructor teaches in detail, so are the notes... The instructor is quite humorous, good man!”
“The knowledge I learned in this course is very useful... I understand the concept deeply.”
“The lecturer is very happy to explain everything in details and respond to questions through email very fast.”
“The overall structure of the course is very clear.”
“I could feel that this course is well designed and taught. I got much from it.”
“It’s very comprehensive and I’ve gained good understanding after finishing this course both theoretically and practically.”
“Relatively easy to understand; humorous and passionate instructor.”
“Teacher is funny enough to make the lecture attractive.”
“The course note is very clear and teacher made us enjoy it.”
“Very good!”
“Useful and interesting.”
“Very practical and useful knowledge.”
“I think the course helped me a lot. And our instructor is very funny who makes me want to learn.”
“Very useful.”
“I can learn a lot from this course.”
“Instructor is humorous, he can stimulate student’s interest.”
“Material is well prepared and easy to understand.”
“The atmosphere is enjoyable.”
“The instructor is good at teaching.”
“The way professor teaches the concepts is crystal clear and very interesting.”
“Very practical.”
“It’s very useful.”
“Contents are lively delivered.”
“Extended my knowledge.”
“Good professor. Good class arrangement.”
“Practical project, well organized contents, enthusiastic instructor.”
“Students have a chance to work with real-life software and develop their own circuit as project. The course gives ... students a good insight into CMOS technology.”
“On the whole the course was very arousing, interesting, and enjoyable a pleasure to be part of it and to learn from it, it’s an experience that is worth keeping and talking about.”
“The instructor is very smart and passionate and he stimulates my interest for the course. Besides, he prepared very carefully for the class and I’ve learned more than I expected.”
“Good interaction, interesting industrial experience.”
“The lecture notes are prepared very well and I think this course is pretty good for finding a good job.”
“The professor is very responsible, the course is really very helpful for me.”
“Very good course.”
“Well structured, easy to follow.”
“Both the professor and the course are the best.”
Fall 2009 instructor overall rating: 86.4/100
Fall 2010 instructor overall rating: 83.0/100
Fall 2011 instructor overall rating: 91.0/100
Fall 2012 instructor overall rating: 92.9/100
ELEC 6910A: Advanced Topics on CMOS Integrated Circuits
Fall 2009, Fall 2010, and Fall 2011
Quoted [as they are] from the Fall 2009, Fall 2010, and Fall 2011 end-of-the-semester student feedback questionnaires:
“The professor is excellent. It’s nice to be in a class where the professor enjoys teaching!”
“The lecturer is very coherent and easy to follow. The standard of English is excellent compared to many other courses.”
“Very helpful.”
“This course is clear to understand even for people with no backgrounds. Everything is explained clearly.”
Fall 2009 instructor overall rating: 76.9/100
Fall 2010 instructor overall rating: 83.3/100
Fall 2011 instructor overall rating: 87.5/100
Fall 2008
Quoted [as they are] from the Fall 2008 end-of-the-semester student feedback questionnaire:
“Clear slides with responsive instructor.”
“Lecture notes show clearly how to solve the problems in this subject.”
“Prof. Kursun is teaching in a very good and interesting way.”
Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, and Fall 2012
Quoted [as they are] from the Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, and Fall 2012 end-of-the-semester student feedback questionnaires:
“Very conversational lecture makes learning dynamic and effective... Highlights of recent technological development rather than just following the curriculum. Cares about each of the students in the class.”
“Vivid. Professor is humorous.”
“The material is interesting.”
“Practical… Video online is good also.”
“Well executed course.”
“The professor is an expert of CMOS.”
“The content is useful, the learning experience is fruitful.”
“...useful for students who are planning to work in the electronic industry.”
“The instructor teaches in a both informative and interesting way.”
“This course taught by Prof. Kursun was the best lecture ever since I was born... The explanation in the lecture was very clear. On top of that the lab session including the TAs, materials was very well designed. The project was also very helpful to understand CMOS IC designs especially the layout. I would like to give the score 100 out of 100 to this course.”
Spring 2010 instructor overall rating: 70.6/100
Spring 2011 instructor overall rating: 72.0/100
Spring 2012 instructor overall rating: 77.7/100
Fall 2012 instructor overall rating: 73.8/100
Courses taught at the University of Wisconsin — Madison
Fall 2004 to Spring 2008
ECE 551: Digital System Design and Synthesis
Spring 2005 and Spring 2008
ECE 555: Digital Circuits and Components Spring 2006, Fall 2006, and Fall 2007
Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2007, and Spring 2008
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