EGR-224L

ELEC FUND OF MECHATRONICS

Not in Fall 2026

EGRDEPT · Taught by Coonley, Kip · Last offered Spring 2025

Overview

Feedback is mixed. The clearest upside is that teaching clarity stands out. Best for students who want a structured class rather than chaos.

DepartmentEGRDEPT

Terms offeredSpring

Typical enrollment88–95

Semesters of data2

5.5

Hrs / week

120

Responses

183

Enrollment

66%

Response Rate

Evaluation Scores

Overall quality

Teaching, content, and experience combined.

3.9

12345

Intellectually stimulating

Challenges students to think deeply.

3.9

12345

Instructor effectiveness

Explains concepts and facilitates learning.

4.1

12345

Difficulty

Higher means harder.

3.8

12345

Feedback Analysis

Feedback Analysismedium

Analysis based on student evaluations

Based on 382 comments across 2 sections

Feedback is mixed. The clearest upside 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

• Difficulty runs high even when comments do not settle on one dominant complaint.

Best fit for

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

Student Responses

During this course, I learned how to efficiently sift through a lot of information and determine what parts where pivotal to success in the course. Dr. G did an excellent job in teaching all the required material, while emphasizing most on the topics that we needed to know well. This class taught me the intersection between mechanical engineering and electrical engineering.