Muhammed Ali Ulku, exceptional teaching by a student award recipient, 2007

Management Sciences

His supervisor states “When the class size is 30-40, there is a certain camaraderie or esprit de corps that is possible, although not automatic. To achieve that feeling requires leadership on the part of the instructor. Leadership is not easy to define, but it is easy to see and feel when it is present. Ali has the personality and demeanor to make everyone comfortable that they belong to the group.” He learned everyone’s name at the first lecture. He randomly asked students questions which made everyone prepare for the lectures. Students say that because of this they were well prepared for exams.

Comments from students:

“Professor Ulku’s own excitement in Production and Operations Management has encouraged me to seek full-time employment upon graduation in a similar field.

He encouraged students to read the course material and find papers with different approaches for discussion.

Students liked his blend of compassion and challenge.

He strongly urged us to read the book “The Goal” by Goldratt, insisting on its great value to management science as well as to the student’s superior comprehension of the course."