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 510
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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Classes with Shiyu Zhou

ISYE 389

Honors in Research

1–3 credits

ISYE 389 is an undergraduate honors research course where students complete supervised research projects.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shiyu Zhou

No recorded grade history

ISYE 699

Advanced Independent Study

1–5 credits

ISYE 699 is an advanced independent study course conducted under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Hannah SilberTerry Mann+29 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
ISYE/ME 510

Facilities Planning

3 credits

ISYE/ME 510 teaches facilities planning including plant location, size, time phasing, line balancing, material handling, and layout models.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shiyu Zhou's teaching style is described as unclear and boring by one reviewer.

Shiyu Zhou

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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

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

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