ECE-280L

INTRO TO SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

Offered Fall 2026

ELEC&CMP · Taught by Gustafson, Michael · Last offered Fall 2025

Overview

Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that teaching clarity stands out. Best for students who want a structured class rather than chaos.

DepartmentELEC&CMP

Terms offeredFall, Spring

Typical enrollment26–59

Semesters of data5

4.9

Hrs / week

120

Responses

279

Enrollment

43%

Response Rate

Evaluation Scores

Overall quality

Teaching, content, and experience combined.

3.8

12345

Intellectually stimulating

Challenges students to think deeply.

3.8

12345

Instructor effectiveness

Explains concepts and facilitates learning.

4.1

12345

Difficulty

Higher means harder.

3.4

12345

Feedback Analysis

Feedback Analysishigh

Analysis based on student evaluations

Based on 340 comments across 7 sections

Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that teaching clarity stands out. Best for students who want a structured class rather than chaos.

Student Reports

How hard is the A?

A is doable but not automatic

The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.

Homework Load

Heavy homework load

Homework load is one of the clearest friction points. Students repeatedly describe assignments, readings, or problem sets as time-consuming.

Lecture Load

Lighter lecture burden

Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.

Strengths

• Teaching clarity stands out; students repeatedly say the material is explained clearly and effectively.

Tradeoffs

• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.

Best fit for

Best for students who want a structured class rather than chaos.