Student Feedback
… Your video lectures are great by the way.
Nga mihi
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… On another note, I quite enjoy your class videos.
Thank you
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Hi Andrew,
I
hope
everything
is
going
well.
It
feels
good
to
be
back
in
NZ
(except
for
the
lock-down)
and have everything wrapped up with Weltec for the degree.
I
really
want
to
say
thank
you
for
connecting
me
with
Stefan
for
the
project
and
all
the
support,
teaching
and
advice
you've
offered
throughout
my
degree.
It's
been
a
fantastic
experience
and
really
had
a
large
impact
on
me.
I
feel
really
privileged.
If
you
did
want
to
meet
up and have a bit of a debrief I'd be more than happy. I truly appreciate your help.
Kind Regards
֍
Kia ora,
Thank
you
so
much
Andrew.
I
appreciated
all
your
help
and
the
way
you
teach
your
course.
I will keep your life lessons in mind and aim to be more confident for my future.
Nga mihi
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Hi Andrew,
Appreciate
for
your
teaching!
I
learned
a
lot
from
your
teaching
from
computing
to
the
importance of accuracy and precision in engineer’s work.
At
the
beginning
of
this
course,
I
was
basically
a
“BABY-like
computer
guy”.
To
be
honesty,
I
was
using
the
google
drive
and
video
recording
for
the
first
time
of
my
life.
Now,
I
know
how
to make the shared files in correct orders with right link.
You
guided
me
through
the
entrance
of
computing
and
programming.
Really
appreciate
that!
Thank you very much!
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Hi Andrew,
Here's
my
Labview
project,
thank
you
very
much
for
teaching
me
this
semester,
it
has
certainly been very different from usual!
Cheers
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Hi Andrew,
Thanks
for
that,
spoke
to
Malcolm
Fair
last
Monday
told
him
how
much
I
enjoyed
the
class
format,
as
in
the
multi-layered/multi-skilled/multi-themed
approach
to
learning
and
how
it
forced
me
to
work
through
problems
rather
than
learn
through
route.
I
will
definitely
be
trying
to
adapt
my
learning
and
application
as
an
Engineer
to
anything
I
can
going
forward.
Again
thank you and have a good holiday.
Regards
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Hi Andrew
I'm
very,
very
pleased
with
my
exam
result.
Thanks
heaps
for
the
class,
wish
I
was
able
to
do it sooner.
Cheers
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Hello Andrew,
This
is
….
(I
omit
the
name
of
the
student
here)
from
the
computing
class.
I
decided
to
send
you email to say thank you.
I'm
really
glad
you
covered
the
special
relativity
in
the
course.
Sometimes,
I
felt
it
was
adding
extra
complexity
to
the
class,
but
it
was
intellectually
stimulating
and
I
quite
enjoyed
it.
My
motivation
for
studying
math
is
I
can
understand
complicated
physics
concepts
such
as
the
relativity,
Maxwell's
equations
and
etc.
So
I
can
understand
some
part
of
the
underlying
law
of
the
universe
which
could
be
permanent.
To
me
those
are
keys
to
change
assumptions
we
make
about
the
world.
Maybe
less
relevant
to
our
everyday
life,
but
it's
very
mentally
stimulating,
profound and mind-boggling.
I
was
quite
intimidated
by
the
relativity
and
I
assumed
in
order
to
understand
it,
I
need
to
know
very
complicated
mathematical
concepts.
However,
by
learning
more
about
the
special
relativity
during
the
class
and
talking
to
you,
I
found
out
the
special
relativity
is
not
difficult
to
understand.
The
most
of
the
concepts
in
the
special
relativity
revolve
around
the
Lorentz
factor.
I
was
reading
more
about
the
special
relativity
a
month
ago,
and
I
was
quite
surprised
to
find
out
the
length
contraction
and
the
time
dilation
are
just
multiplication
and
division
of
the
Lorentz
factor.
It's
so
simple,
thanks
to
you,
now
I
can
remember
the
Lorentz
factor
from
my
memory.
I
hope
I
can
spare
some
time
to
study
some
concepts
of
the
general
relativity,
astrophysics
and
electro-magnetism
during
the
summer
break.
By
the
way,
before
I
started
studying
at
WelTec,
I
was
trying
to
teach
myself
vector
calculus,
so
I
can
understand
Maxwell's
equations.
Now
I
have
the
right
tools
which
I
learned
how
to
use
during
the
class,
I
hope
I
can
actually
understand some of those concepts.
I'm
also
grateful
that
assignments
in
your
class
need
to
be
submitted
with
video
presentations.
At
first,
I
didn't
like
it
because
I
didn't
have
any
idea
what
to
say
during
the
video
and
it
took
very
long
time
to
make
one.
In
fact,
it
took
more
time
to
make
video
than
completing
all
of
the
tasks
for
the
first
assignment.
However,
I
got
hang
of
it
gradually.
In
the
end,
making
a
video
presentation
for
the
final
assignment,
I
was
much
more
relaxed
and
I
knew
how
to
present
and
explain
what
I
did.
I
think
making
the
video
presentation
helped
me
to
improve my communication skills too.
Thank you so much Andrew!
Best Regards
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Thanks Andrew,
I
was
thinking
back
to
…
(I
omit
the
name
of
the
university
here)
when
I
was
doing
a
double
degree
(Bach.
Science
in
computers
+
Bach.
Economics).
Not
sure
why
I
took
computing
-
it
once
took
me
8
hours
to
do
a
fairly
simple
assignment,
and
made
little
sense
to
me.
Lectures
did not seem to match tutorials at all which was frustrating, so I gave up on it in about 7 weeks.
This
course
has
been
far
better
-
challenging
but
actually
understandable
and
enjoyable
to
work out the problems.
Cheers
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Hello Andrew
This
is
…
(I
omit
the
name
of
the
student
here),
and
I
am
writing
this
message
as
I
feel
unfortunate
because
I
believe
this
was
the
last
class
I
will
see
you
at.
I
waited
my
grades
to
be
published before I send this message as I do not want this message to influence my marks.
I
am
from
a
family
that
interested
in
teaching
as
a
path
for
a
job,
my
mum
is
a
school
teacher
and
two
of
her
brothers
who
I
look
up
to
are
university
teachers.
So
I
was
raised
and
taught
that
teachers
must
be
respected
and
appreciated.
In
my
religion
we
believe
that
teachers
status
is
second
after
our
prophet
Mohammed,
also
in
my
culture
we
have
saying
that
say, “Who taught me a letter I become his slave for ever.”
So
Andrew
I
am
deeply
thankful
to
you
and
I
do
wish
one
day
that
I
become
something
like you. A great teacher and exceptional engineer.
I
think
that
I
was
so
lucky
that
I
was
taught
by
you
in
two
different
topics
(computing
and
IC2).
I
wish
that
our
journey
in
class
rooms
did
not
finish,
but
I
understand
live
is
moving
forward
and
everything
has
an
end.
I
believe
this
end
is
a
happy
end
as
I
was
given
a
lot
of
real
engineering skills and also live knowledge.
I
am
including
Malcolm
in
this
message
just
to
let
him
know
how
lucky
Weltec
and
the
students to have a great teacher like you Andrew and I wish all my teachers were like you.
Andrew’s
way
of
teaching
is
not
as
other
teacher.
For
me
Andrew’s
class
is
a
challenge,
first
thing
that
I
think
about
is
that
Andrew
is
my
client
and
his
assignment
is
a
job
he
wants
it
to
be
done,
so
either
he
will
pay
me
when
I
finish
it
because
it
is
what
he
wants
or
say,
“Look
this
is
not
what
I
want”,
and
I
will
get
low
mark
in
this
case
which
I
understood
from
the
first
day
and
I
worked
on
this
logic.
However
his
demands
are
reasonable
and
I
found
that
they
are
doable.
when
I
send
my
assignment
and
receive
the
grade
I
have
never
replied
to
the
message
as
I
understand
it
is
final
and
I
just
moved
on,
and
I
found
the
grades
are
fair
and
I
do
not
think
that
I got unfair mark ever with Andrew.
What
I
am
trying
to
say
is
I
am
learning
while
I
am
doing
the
assignment
and
the
class
is
only
to
discus
the
problem
not
to
see
how
the
problem
can
be
solved,
solving
the
problem
is
my job.
I
believe
what
I
learned
at
Andrew’s
class
will
stay
with
me
forever
and
I
even
used
the
knowledge
from
Andrew’s
class
in
other
class,
for
example
in
my
second
year
project
and
in
PLC2.
In
the
end
I
would
say
that
I
do
respect
and
appreciate
all
my
teachers
but
I
like
few
of
them.
Andrew,
I
think
you
are
the
best
teacher
that
I
have
ever
had.
I
wish
there
were
enough
words to show my appreciation but I believe there is no enough words for you Andrew.
I would just say thank you for ever and God bless you Andrew...
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Hi Andrew,
…
For
the
first
two
years
of
the
BEngTech
delivery
of
MG5001
was
delivered
by
a
tutor
from
the
School
of
IT.
The
School
of
Engineering
was
not
particularly
happy
with
the
delivery
of
the
course
as
it
lacked
structure
and
Engineering
focus.
With
you
taking
over
delivery
in
2012
I
believe
we
have
gained
this
and
brought
the
course
into
the
21st
Century.
I
have
had
feedback
about
your
delivery
from
students
whose
opinion
I
respect.
The
feedback
has
been
all
favourable.
In
one
instance
the
student
said
it
was
the
best
course
he
had
taken
at
WelTec,
the
one
he
gained
the
most
from.
I
know
he
has
completed
at
least
three
programmes
at
WelTec
over a number of years so this is a good recommendation.
The
way
you
have
developed
the
course
and
the
way
it
is
taught
I
believe
are
not
only
beneficial
to
your
students
and
the
School
of
Engineering
but
to
the
wider
WelTec
and
Metro
groups.
Hence
in
past
years
I
have
asked
you
to
share
your
methods
with
your
peers
in
a
number
of
presentations.
Even
yesterday
at
a
Metro
Management
Group
meeting
MG5001
and
what
was
delivered
by
the
different
members
of
the
Metro
group
came
up
for
discussion.
My
comment
was
that
we
are
very
pleased
with
the
way
and
what
we
are
delivering.
My
suggestion
to
those
present
was
to
go
onto
the
Moodle
site
and
view
your
material
for
MG5001
as
an
example of what should be done.
So
in
summary
I
am
very
happy
with
where
we
are
with
the
delivery
and
content
of
MG5001.
It
is
vastly
different
from
what
was
presented
to
the
students
in
the
first
2
years
of
BEngTech
delivery.
I
do
expect
that
delivery
and
content
will
keep
evolving
and
I
look
forward
to seeing what the future holds.
Kind regards,
Malcolm Fair
Associate Head of School, Engineering (Degree and Diplomas)
Wellington Institute of Technology
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Hi Andrew,
You
were
right.
The
final
exam
was
a
great
learning
experience.
Most
exams
are
more
a
"show what you know" event.
It
was
tough,
but
also
very
rewarding.
Only
when
I
thought
about
plotting
y=x
then
y=2x
then
y=3x
and
what
was
happening
did
I
select
my
function.
I
must
say,
bloody
rewarding
seeing the line spin in a similar manner as the video.
Of
all
the
papers
I
have
done
at
Weltec,
I
think
your
lecture
approach
has
pulled
more
effort
from
every
student,
and
obtained
the
best
results
and
created
achievements
for
the
students to be proud of.
Well done.
Talk to you soon
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Hi Andrew,
How
are
you
doing?
This
has
been
a
long
time
coming.
I've
been
meaning
to
write
this
email
for
a
while
now,
as
one
of
my
favorite
tutors
at
Weltec
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
where
I'm at.
In
February
I
applied
for
a
Mechatronics
and
Control
systems
engineering
role
at
a
small
company
called
Omeo
Technology
even
though
they
were
asking
for
someone
with
2+
years
experience.
My
first
interview
was
presenting
a
project,
which
was
my
final
year
project
my
autonomous
beach
trash
picker,
but
what
really
won
them
over
was
when
they
asked
me
to
create
a
display
on
a
computer
which
showed
what
the
machine
was
doing
in
real
time,
which
I
managed
to
easily
do
with
LabVIEW,
all
thanks
to
your
classes.
Because
of
Covid
I
didn't
start
until the end of May, but since then I have loved almost every bit of it.
If
you
haven't
already
heard
of
Omeo,
it
is
a
small
company
in
Otaki
where
we
build
electric
self
balancing
mobility
devices
(legal
reasons
we
can't
call
them
wheel
chairs)
the
game
changer is they can be driven completely hands free...
Thanks
for
your
help.
If
it
wasn't
for
your
Instrumentation
and
Control
and
Engineering
Computing
classes
I
never
would
have
been
able
to
finish
my
final
year
project,
or
create
a
real
time display so easily, which means I probably wouldn't have got the job.
Cheers
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…
I
learned
a
hang
of
a
lot
from
Andrew’s
computer
knowledge
and
I
considered
myself
already proficient with computing…
If
you
ever
are
in
the
situation
of
having
to
provide
remote
labs
again,
this
beats
watching
videos
and
filling
in
the
data
from
someone
else’s
recordings
hands-down.
As
a
kinaesthetic
learner and experimenter, I want to do it for myself.
All
in
all,
this
electrical
lab
turned
what
was
going
to
be
a
potentially
humdrum
academic
exercise
into
an
absorbing
and
interesting
hands
on
series
of
experiments.
It
really
turned
a
negative situation (lockdown) into a positive and interactive one. I recommend it.
Regards
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Overall
I
found
the
course
to
be
very
informative
and
straightforward
to
follow
with
regards
to
the
videos
and
the
slides
it
was
good
to
get
a
sufficient
amount
of
background
info
on
each
topic.
It
also
allowed
me
to
be
more
flexible
around
my
work
day
since
I'm
also
doing
two asset management papers and working full time currently.
Face
to
face
is
always
great
but
considering
the
current
COVID
circumstances
and
the
fact
that
I
live/work
in
Invercargill
the
online
videos
and
prompt
email
replies
were
by
far
the
best
way to conduct the paper for myself.
Previously
I
have
done
papers
by
travelling
up
to
Dunedin
and
it
essentially
used
up
2
afternoons,
nights
by
the
time
I
travelled
there
and
back.
This
time
could
have
been
spent
studying instead.
Thanks for your time and effort Andrew
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…
I
thoroughly
enjoyed
the
course
and
have
gained
a
great
appreciation
for
programming.
I wish you well for the future.
Thank you for your time and expertise
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