Principal instructor
Political analysis (Q-Step) II
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Academic year 2019/20
Tasks
Taught intermediate quantitative methods course
2 seminar groups for 52 undergraduate students
Assessed final exams of 49 students
Quantitative evaluations
100% strongly agreed that “the lab instructor was receptive to students’ questions”
100% (strongly) agreed that “the lab instructor was well-prepared”
100% (strongly) agreed that the labs were “taught at an appropriate pace”
100% (strongly) agreed that “the lab instructor was good at explaining the subject matter”
100% deemed themselves “more prepared to evaluate empirical evidence in exams”
83% found the labs “stimulating and engaging”
83% evaluated the lab’s pace as “about right” (vs. “too fast” and “too slow”)
67% considered themselves “a lot more prepared” to use data analysis for research or work
Exemplary student comments
“Farsan did a really fantastic job – really supportive and helpful, and just an all-round excellent teacher.”
“You genuinely were a great help and I'm very grateful.”