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For BSE 310, he would read off slides and not really explain how to do anything. You will struggle with the excel functions because he does not explain them at all. Take business Econ if you can. The homework and exams are really difficult.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Gunasakaran is extremely smart but this class is not well defined. It is hard to take an exam full of all computational problems when only conceptual ideas were covered in class. With that being said, it is an engineering course so the computational part was extremely applicable.Rate My Professors ↗
BSE 365 is a really hard class, and Prof. Guna isn't very lenient with the curve. He likes to call on people that don't have their hand raised. That said, it's obvious he's extremely knowledgeable about the course material.Rate My Professors ↗
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Independent study course where students conduct research work in Biological Systems Engineering under direct faculty guidance, arranging their own work and credits with the supervisor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Evaluation techniques for research, development engineering projects. Covers the time value of money and other cash-flow concepts, capital budgeting, economic practices and techniques used to evaluate and optimize decisions, and research development project portfolio management techniques.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 2.58 GPA, 18.8% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.89 GPA, 26.3% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.51 GPA, 64.9% A/AB (n=37 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Coordinative internship/cooperative education in BSE under faculty and site supervision, with students arranging work and credits.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Special Problems offers individual advanced work in Biological Systems Engineering under the direct guidance of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Practicum in Agricultural Engineering Teaching providing hands-on experience with an instructor to improve pedagogical understanding.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
BSE 990 Research involves independent laboratory research in preparation of a graduate thesis under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Special Problems offers an in-depth study of a research or design and development problem under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent study courses in Metallurgical Engineering.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleDistinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | BSE 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 310 | Project Economics & Decision Analysis |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 399 | Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 799 | Practicum in Agricultural Engineering Teaching |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 990 | Research |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 999 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2027 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 399 | Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 461 | Food and Bioprocessing Operations |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 799 | Practicum in Agricultural Engineering Teaching |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 999 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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