Courses
taught in the
Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering
North
Dakota State University
ECE 461:
Controls Systems
Comments
Syllabus - HW & Solutions
- Resources - Comments
Fall 2018 Student Comments:
▪ I appreciate Dr. Glower’s teaching style and homework. It all leads towards the tests he
▪ gives with no “curveballs” on the test.
▪ I really like Bison Academy and have found it useful even outside of class many times.
▪ Dr. Glower’s classes are always very insightful and well organized. He’s always willing to
▪ help outside of class.
▪ I have really enjoyed this class. Some topics were hard to grasp but going to class always
▪ helped answer my questions.
▪ Glower rocks! Always gives an abundance of information and documentation. Top 3
▪ instructor. 10/10 would recommend.
▪ Best instructor
Fall 2017 Student Comments:
▪ Very enjoyable class.
▪ Very well planned out class, learned a lot about how to use all the math we know.
▪ Very well taught class. With there was more PLC based content. Next level of program with RSLgx5000 would come with a simulator
▪ This is my 5th class with Dr. Glower. His quality of teaching is always very high. He is one of the best teachers in the department.
▪ The HW grading was pretty lenient whereas the tests were more of what I would want to see. The pace of the class was a little slow compared to Modern Controls. Overall, another good/great Glower class.
▪ Only complaint is that a low of what was maked wrong on the homework didn't seem to have an explanation of why.
▪ Add more lab components after PLC portion of the class.
Fall 2015 Student Comments
▪ Dr. Glower is probably the best instuctor that I've had at NDSU. He seems to focus on application based learning - a very good way for engineers to learn.
▪ Very good professor.l only negative comment is the notes he posts have errors in them.
▪ Glower is the man! Love having online references.
▪ Dr. Glower has always ahd still is one of the best professors here. He can explain complex concepts in a very simple and easy way to understand.
▪ Some more on board exmaples would be useful, not sust scanning through the notes posted online. Otherwise, great class!
▪ Best classes are with you. Thanks so much for a great semester!
▪ Online notes were not up to par with previous classes. Require more visits to office hours to clarify. Instructor was always willing to help though.
▪ Detailed example problems, showing every step on Bison Academy would be very helpful.
▪ Glower creates a great learniong environment and is always willing to help students.
▪ More exmaples in the lectures / notes would be helpful. Other than that, great course.
▪ My only problem with the class is that the online notes sometimes do not have a link to them.
▪ In his notes, sometimes he uses numers that he doesn't show how he got or what variable they represend which gets pretty confusing. WOuld be nice if he used blackboard so we could see what grade we are getting.
▪ The notes on Bison Academy were OK. Was hard sometimes when he skipped steps or just used a random number. Made following notes hard.
▪ Really like Bison Academy.
▪ My favorite professor.
▪ Please update your notes on Bison Academy.
▪ Very good course overall. I'm happy there will be more controls courses in the future. The only thing maybe to improve is the labs. The PLC stuff was fun and worth learning, but what other examples can be done?