(Prof. Mona Ghassemi)

1-Teaching Evaluation 

  • The Graduate Teaching Excellence Award in the ECE Department, UTD, 2024  

  • My teaching scores at UT Dallas were excellent. For example, my rates for three questions considered at UT Dallas for Teaching Evaluation in some semesters I taught at UTD were:

Fall 2024:
            Rate for "Overall, the course was excellent": 4.9/5
            Rate for "This course has been (or will be) of value to me": 4.5/5
            Rate for "Overall, this instructor was excellent": 4.9/5

Spring 2024:
             Rate for "Overall, the course was excellent": 5/5
             Rate for "This course has been (or will be) of value to me": 5/5
             Rate for "Overall, this instructor was excellent": 5/5

Fall 2023:
             Rate for "Overall, the course was excellent": 4.94/5
             Rate for "This course has been (or will be) of value to me": 4.94/5
             Rate for "Overall, this instructor was excellent": 4.94/5

Spring 2023:
             Rate for "Overall, the course was excellent": 4.50/5
             Rate for "This course has been (or will be) of value to me": 4.50/5
             Rate for "Overall, this instructor was excellent": 4.50/5

  • My teaching effectiveness scores, considered at Virginia Tech for teaching evaluation, were excellent during my five years at Virginia Tech; for example:
    Spring 2020: My score was 6.0/6.0, while the Department and College’s scores were 4.88/6.0 and 4.85/6.0, respectively.
    Fall 2020: My score was 5.58/6.0, while the Department and College’s scores were 4.99/6.0 and 4.93/6.0, respectively.
    Spring 2021: My score was 5.86/6.0, while the Department and College’s scores were 4.86/6.0 and 5.04/6.0, respectively.
    Fall 2021: My score was 5.17/6.0, while the Department and College’s scores were 4.81/6.0 and 4.97/6.0, respectively.
    Spring 2022: My score was 5.80/6.0, while the Department and College’s scores were 4.76/6.0 and 5.00/6.0, respectively.

2-Teaching Awards [1 Award]

1. The Graduate Teaching Excellence Award in the ECE Department, UTD, 2024. 

3-Course Development [3 Courses]

1. I initiated a graduate course entitled “EEPE 6355: High Voltage & Transients” at The University of Texas at Dallas. 
2. I initiated an undergraduate course entitled “EE 4303: Fundamentals of Power Systems” at The University of Texas at Dallas. 
3. I initiated a graduate course on high voltage engineering entitled “ECE 5984: Advanced High Voltage and Electrical Insulation Engineering” at Virginia Tech. 

4-Classroom Teaching