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Teaching Statement

Training other individuals is an integral part of research. I enjoy teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels and carry it out well. Moreover, I believe that to teach is to learn twice. In my opinion learning should be a uniform and continuous process with more student-teacher interaction. My goal as an instructor is to present relevant material as clearly as possible. I place a lot of emphasis on fundamentals and basic concepts and cover them in depth. I do not rush through my syllabus simply to cover all the topics. I focus on learning outcomes; I ask and expect for questions to be asked in order to resolve learning difficulties of students.

I recommend that students exercise their own powers of critical problem solving, creativity, analysis, and synthesis or data evaluation in even the most structured lectures. I insist that the students should keep abreast with present day technology. Developing skills with tools, concepts and designing are emphasized in my lectures. I motivate students to innovate on their own and contribute to the future technology. Hence I make working on a term-paper and mini-project a necessary part of my courses. I insist on hands-on approach. Consequently, much of my efforts in the courses I teach are directed towards developing a hands-on laboratory component that is tightly integrated with the lectures. As part of my teaching, I offer alternative methods to facilitate student learning: (1) open office hours, (2) using power-point presentations, (3) conducting examinations uniformly distributed over the semester, (4) conducting regular quizzes and homework, (5) maintaining a course home page, (6) maintaining a class mailing list, (7) assigning students to write a term paper and to do a term-project, and (8) in-class problem solving. Before testing the students, I expose them to concepts three times: once in the lecture via examples, a second time via homework assignments and a third time via a laboratory or programming project.

I have successfully used this paradigm in both graduate and undergraduate courses. All the courses I have developed are an integral part of the computer engineering curriculum and have served the need of a large diversity of students. In multiple years, I received Honors Day recognition as an inspirational faculty at the UNT. I have also received UNT Provost's Thank a Teacher recognition for multiple years. I received the University of South Florida Provost's certificate of recognition for outstanding performance as a graduate teaching assistant for two consecutive years, 2002 and 2003. I have advised dozens of graduate students on their Ph.D. dissertations and M.S. theses. I advised the first Ph.D. dissertation and the first 3 M.S. theses in VLSI at UNT. I have also been a research mentor for dozens of undergraduate and Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) students. My award-winning best-seller book titled ``Nanoelectronic Mixed-Signal System Design'', published by McGraw-Hill in 2015, is a textbook for senior undergraduate to graduate students. My students regularly receive outstanding student awards at UNT. In addition, it is a pleasure to note that at 2014 UNT Honors day, 3 of my students were selected as outstanding students for each of the CSE doctoral, computer engineering Masters, and computer engineering Bachelors categories, respectively. My course enrollment is always very strong. My teaching evaluation is always excellent. A detailed list of courses that I have taught is given in the following Table, which also includes a few courses that I have assisted in delivering.




Table 1: A list of courses that I have taught or currently teaching.
Serial No. Semester Course Class Size Course Level Institute
109 Spring 2024 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 03 Graduate UNT
108 Spring 2024 CSCE 5740: Topics in Modern Electronic System Design 36 Graduate UNT
107 Spring 2024 CSCE 5610/4610: Computer System Architecture 76 Graduate UNT
106 Spring 2023 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 05 Graduate UNT
105 Spring 2023 CSCE 5740: Topics in Modern Electronic System Design 36 Graduate UNT
104 Fall 2022 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 32 Graduate UNT
103 Fall 2022 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 03 Undergraduate UNT
102 Fall 2022 CSCE 3730: Reconfigurable Logic 38 Undergraduate UNT
101 Spring 2022 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 08 Graduate UNT
100 Spring 2022 CSCE 5740: Topics in Modern Electronic System Design 25 Graduate UNT
099 Fall 2021 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 20 Graduate UNT
098 Fall 2021 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 10 Undergraduate UNT
097 Fall 2021 CSCE 3730: Reconfigurable Logic 45 Undergraduate UNT
096 Spring 2021 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 07 Graduate UNT
095 Spring 2021 CSCE 5740: Topics in Modern Electronic System Design 15 Graduate UNT
094 Fall 2020 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 14 Graduate UNT
093 Fall 2020 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 06 Undergraduate UNT
092 Fall 2020 CSCE 3730: Reconfigurable Logic 45 Undergraduate UNT
091 Spring 2020 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 06 Graduate UNT
090 Spring 2020 CSCE 5740: Topics in Modern Electronic System Design 15 Graduate UNT
089 Fall 2019 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 20 Graduate UNT
088 Fall 2019 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 05 Undergraduate UNT
087 Spring 2019 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 06 Graduate UNT
086 Spring 2019 CSCE 5740: Topics in Modern Electronic System Design 12 Graduate UNT
085 Fall 2018 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 20 Graduate UNT
084 Fall 2018 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 05 Undergraduate UNT
083 Spring 2018 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 08 Graduate UNT
082 Spring 2018 CSCE 5740: Topics in Modern Electronic System Design 15 Graduate UNT
081 Fall 2017 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
080 Spring 2017 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 07 Graduate UNT
079 Spring 2017 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 30 Graduate UNT
078 Spring 2017 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 05 Graduate UNT
077 Spring 2016 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 35 Graduate UNT
076 Spring 2016 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 05 Undergraduate UNT
075 Fall 2015 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 15 Graduate UNT
074 Fall 2015 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 25 Graduate UNT
073 Fall 2015 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 05 Undergraduate UNT
072 Spring 2015 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 35 Graduate UNT
071 Fall 2014 CSCE 6731: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 12 Graduate UNT
070 Fall 2014 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 38 Graduate UNT
069 Fall 2014 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 03 Undergraduate UNT
068 Spring 2014 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
067 Spring 2014 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
066 Fall 2013 CSCE 6933: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 12 Graduate UNT
065 Fall 2013 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
064 Fall 2013 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
063
Spring 2013CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design15 GraduateUNT
062
Spring 2013CSCE 4730: VLSI Design15UndergraduateUNT
061
Fall 2012 CSCE 6933: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 15 Graduate UNT
060
Fall 2012 CSCE 5933: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 15 Undergraduate UNT
059
Fall 2012 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
058
Fall 2012 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
057
Spring 2012 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
056
Spring 2012 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
055
Fall 2011
CSCE 6933: Advanced Topics in VLSI Systems 15 Graduate UNT
054
Fall 2011 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 20
Graduate UNT
053
Fall 2011 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 10
Undergraduate UNT
052Spring 2011CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design15 GraduateUNT
051Spring 2011CSCE 4730: VLSI Design15UndergraduateUNT
050 Fall 2010 CSCE 6730: Advanced VLSI Systems 15 Graduate UNT
049
Fall 2010 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
048
Fall 2010 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
047
Spring 2010 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
046
Spring 2010
CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15
Undergraduate
UNT
045
Fall 2009 CSCE 6730: Advanced VLSI Systems 15 Graduate UNT
044
Fall 2009 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
043
Fall 2009 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
042 Spring 2009 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
041
Spring 2009
CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15
Undergraduate
UNT
040
Spring 2009
CSCE 2610: Computer Organization 15
Undergraduate
UNT
039 Fall 2008 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
038
Fall 2008
CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15
Undergraduate
UNT
037
Spring 2008
CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15
Graduate
UNT
036
Spring 2008
CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15
Undergraduate UNT
035
Spring 2008
CSCE 2610: Computer Organization 15
Undergraduate
UNT
034
Fall 2007
CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15
Graduate
UNT
033
Fall 2007
CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15
Undergraduate UNT
032
Fall 2007 EENG 4710: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
031 Spring 2007 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 30 Graduate UNT
030 Spring 2007 CSCE 5610: Computer System Architecture 15 Graduate UNT
029
Spring 2007 CSCE 4610: Computer Architecture 15 Undergraduate UNT
028
Fall 2006 CSCE 6651: Advanced VLSI Systems 30 Graduate UNT
027
Fall 2006 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 15 Graduate UNT
026
Fall 2006 CSCE 4730: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
025
Fall 2006 EENG 4710: VLSI Design 15 Undergraduate UNT
024
Spring 2006 CSCE 5730: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 30
Graduate UNT
023
Fall 2005 CSCE 6651: Advanced VLSI Systems 30 Graduate UNT
022
Spring 2005 CSCI 5330: Digital CMOS VLSI Design 30 Graduate UNT
021
Fall 2004 CSCI 5330: Digital System Design with VHDL 15 Graduate UNT
020
Fall 2004 CSCI 4330: Digital System Design with VHDL 15 Undergraduate UNT
019
Fall 2003 CDA 4203-001: Computer System Design 45 Undergraduate USF
018
Summer 2003 COT 4400-001: Analysis of Algorithms 30 Undergraduate USF
017
Spring 2003 COT 4400-901: Analysis of Algorithms 30 Undergraduate USF
016
Fall 2002 COT 4400-001: Analysis of Algorithms 45 Undergraduate USF
015
Summer 2002 COT 4400-001: Analysis of Algorithms 35 Undergraduate USF
014
Spring 2002 CIS 4930-003: FPGA Design (Teaching Assistant) 30 Undergraduate USF
013
Spring 2002 CDA 4205-001: Computer Architecture (Teaching Assistant) 50 Undergraduate USF
012
Fall 2001 CDA 4205-001: Computer Architecture 50 Undergraduate USF
011
Summer 2001 COT 4400-001: Analysis of Algorithms 45 Undergraduate USF
010
Spring 2001 CEN 4020-001: Software Engineering (Teaching Assistant) 45 Undergraduate USF
009
Fall 2000 CDA 4205-001: Computer Architecture 50 Undergraduate USF
008
Summer 2000 EEL 485-001: Data Structure (Teaching Assistant) 45 Undergraduate USF
007
Summer 2000 CIS 4930-001: Application Development (Teaching Assistant) 30 Undergraduate USF
006
Spring 2000 CEN 4020-001 : Software Engineering (Teaching Assistant) 45 Undergraduate USF
005
Spring 2000 COT 4400-001: Analysis of Algorithms (Teaching Assistant) 45 Undergraduate USF
004
Spring 1996 Power System Design 35 Undergraduate OUAT
003
Spring 1996 Electrical Engineering Laboratory 35 Undergraduate OUAT
002
Fall 1995 Utilization of Electrical Energy 35 Undergraduate OUAT
001
Fall 1995 Power System Operation and Control 35 Undergraduate OUAT

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