Reviews of professor Nishant Balakrishnan

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nish is an energetic professor. His lecture was the best in last fall term. I learned more about Canadian economic and changed my mind in the way I think about economy. I am applying few skills learned in that class. Nish is not a academic or boring professor he gives a lot of real examples and tips. Caring and amazing professor

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Nishant is a very engaging professor. He always likes to find ways to interact with his students. During this class, he would encourage students to turn on their cameras to see their faces. Also, he likes participation, both in class and in group projects. Literally, all you have to do to get an A is to participate and pull your own weight.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This prof is really good guys. He gives you assignment and quizzes to make sure you understand and keep in track with the material which will help you a lot for your exam later. He is really caring for his student, he will email you everything you need before the exam or whatever you need.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Having a good group is essential to do well in the class (you don't get to pick yours). Basically your grade is decided on who you work with. He is a nice person and will help you outside of class, but his lectures can be hard to follow if you don't have a background in it because he assumes you have knowledge in whatever he is talking about.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I am thoroughly impressed with how Nish handled the transition to online learning in Fall 2020. It didn't feel like the quality of the class was affected at all. While I agree with the person who said that Nish likes to play "the pronoun game," you could always send him an email for clarification and he would be happy to help.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I am literally shaking right now. The questions are way too confusing and he has this terrible habit of using the pronoun games. There are quiz questions that I simply could not do because they were written so poorly ("this, that, these, those"). I think this is a byproduct of online teaching. Overall, a very, very poor experience...

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is hard .

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
While I appreciate his knowledge on his field, he often explains it without thinking that the audience or students have experience on a certain topic. The course is focused on automotive. Why not make it an automotive design class then? Often students gets left out since they dont have experience in the automotive field. Horrible teaching

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Nish is as good as they come. Makes boring topics interesting, laces every lecture with humor and fun. Although he is slightly unorganized, he is certainly one of the best profs I have had.