Current instructor

Shiyu Zhou

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.50/5 from 2 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

Original student reviews · all captured dates

ISYE/ME 5102016-05-09

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Very helpful course that if you really want to learn something about the facility planning, then you can get powerful knowledge, though the way of teach is a little bit traditional.

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ISYE/ME 5102015-11-18

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Boring Course, not very clear way of teaching !

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Classes with Shiyu Zhou

ISYE 489

Honors in Research

1–3 credits

Undergraduate honors research projects in industrial engineering supervised by faculty.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Shiyu Zhou

No recorded grade history

ISYE 699

Advanced Independent Study

1–5 credits

Advanced independent study in industrial engineering conducted under faculty supervision to support graduate-level research.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Hannah Silber Terry Mann+28 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

ISYE 790

Master's Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

Master's Research and Thesis involves directed Master's-level research projects arranged with the instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Jim Luedtke Oguzhan Alagoz+20 more

No recorded grade history

ISYE 890

Pre-dissertator's Research

1–9 credits

Pre-Dissertator's Research involves directed PhD-level research projects arranged with a faculty advisor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Carla Michini Jim Luedtke+21 more

No recorded grade history

ISYE 990

Research and Thesis

1–6 credits

Directed PhD-level research projects in industrial engineering, arranged with a faculty advisor for thesis work.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Carla Michini Jim Luedtke+21 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	ISYE 489	Honors in Research
Spring 2027	ISYE 699	Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027	ISYE 790	Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027	ISYE 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2027	ISYE 990	Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	ISYE 389	Honors in Research
Fall 2026	ISYE 489	Honors in Research
Fall 2026	ISYE 699	Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026	ISYE 790	Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	ISYE 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026	ISYE 990	Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	ISYE/ME 510	Facilities Planning

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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