Mubarak Al-Mutairi, exceptional teaching by a student award recipient, 2007

Systems Design Engineering

Mubarak is always available and willing to help students and other TAs. He was said to go “beyond the call of duty”. He answers emails in a timely fashion and created a very positive atmosphere in the class. He never told anyone that their answer was wrong but merely steered them in the right direction.

Comments from students:

“Mubarak encourages students to think independently.

Mubarak helped add relevance to the theory taught in class by providing examples during tutorials.

Mubarak’s impact on student learning is a product of two components. The first is his exceptional willingness to go out of his way to help students with course material. As mentioned, he was very approachable and patient with answering questions. The second component was his excellent understanding of the subject material. Mubarak clearly is well versed in the field of conflict analysis and has much insight to offer his students.”