Current instructor

Parmesh Ramanathan

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Raw average: 2.43/5 from 23 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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COMPSCI/ECE 2522026-08-05

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

He cares about your learning a lot and is really passionate about you not taking shortcuts, so sometimes you'll get a subpar grade. If you talk to him after lectures and discussion, he's very helpful and nice if he sees your giving it your all. He was forgiving and accepted late work once even though the syllabus said I'd get no credit. Would rec

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COMPSCI/ECE 2522026-05-11

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Parmesh is a really kind professor. If you go to class and have conversations with him, you can get to know how how much he cares about you. Though most of the actual new content is through online lectures, I learned the most from the activities that we did in class. Parmesh and the other TAs will explain doubts really well, you just have to ask.

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COMPSCI/ECE 2522026-04-29

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

Very caring ngl. Tell him your problems and he'll listen. Man of few words, but a man of big heart.

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COMPSCI/ECE 2522026-04-29

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

He genuinely cares about his students success. If you don't attend class or contribute consistently throughout the semester, he may be less inclined to help. Otherwise he will go out of his way to support you. I really appreciated Parmesh most negative experiences come from students who didn't attend class or engage with him during the semester.

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ECE 5512025-05-15

Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5

Don't take this course with him! Despite attending almost all classes, I would say they're totally unhelpful because he provided little guidance on the code or even wrong suggestions. He can't tell what is expected from your work and had no clear grading rubric on any details. His feedback is always late and useless for preparing project and exams.

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ECE 5512025-05-15

Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5

AVOID HIM! I don't know how the positive comment came from unless he discriminates against certain students. He offered ZERO help with the final project. He couldn't even bothered to clearly explain his expectations, not even posting a grading rubric. By the way dude you are so rude to assume anyone feeling unfair didn't devote enough effort.

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Classes with Parmesh Ramanathan

COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed study projects for Computer Science juniors and seniors, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred Sala Dan Negrut+49 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

COMPSCI 790

Master's Thesis

1–9 credits

Grad st; Master's candidates only

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred Sala Anhai Doan+47 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 799

Master's Research

1–9 credits

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred Sala Anhai Doan+64 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 899

Pre-dissertator Research

1–9 credits

Pre-dissertator independent research supervised by a faculty member for students who have completed a master's degree but have not reached dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred Sala Song Gao+63 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 990

Dissertation

1–6 credits

Advanced level mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred Sala Anhai Doan+52 more

No recorded grade history

ECE 399

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent Study course for ECE featuring directed study projects arranged with the instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Eric Hoffman Dan Negrut+54 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

ECE 491

Senior Design Project

3 credits

ECE 491 Senior Design Project involves engineering design projects supervised by faculty members.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

John Booske Joseph Krachey+9 more

No recorded grade history

ECE 699

Advanced Independent Study

1–6 credits

Advanced Independent Study for ECE involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Eric Hoffman Irena Knezevic+66 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sample

ECE 790

Master's Research

1–9 credits

Independent work on master's research overseen by a qualified instructor. Students demonstrate the ability to formulate, analyze, and independently solve advanced engineering problems and communicate research results orally and in writing.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Irena Knezevic Dan Negrut+68 more

No recorded grade history

ECE 890

Pre-dissertator's Research

1–9 credits

Pre-Dissertator's Research involves independent doctoral research in Electrical Engineering under instructor oversight.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Irena Knezevic Dan Negrut+74 more

No recorded grade history

ECE 990

Dissertator's Research

1–12 credits

Independent dissertation work in Electrical Engineering supervised by a qualified instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Irena Knezevic Dan Negrut+67 more

No recorded grade history

ECE 999

Advanced Independent Study

1–3 credits

Advanced independent study involving directed projects arranged with the instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Dan Negrut John Booske+35 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	COMPSCI 699	Directed Study
Spring 2027	COMPSCI 790	Master's Thesis
Spring 2027	COMPSCI 799	Master's Research
Spring 2027	COMPSCI 899	Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2027	COMPSCI 990	Dissertation
Spring 2027	ECE 399	Independent Study
Spring 2027	ECE 491	Senior Design Project
Spring 2027	ECE 699	Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027	ECE 790	Master's Research
Spring 2027	ECE 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2027	ECE 990	Dissertator's Research
Spring 2027	ECE 999	Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 699	Directed Study
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 790	Master's Thesis
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 799	Master's Research
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 899	Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 990	Dissertation
Fall 2026	ECE 399	Independent Study
Fall 2026	ECE 699	Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026	ECE 790	Master's Research
Fall 2026	ECE 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026	ECE 990	Dissertator's Research
Fall 2026	ECE 999	Advanced Independent Study

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