Helpful professor and is easy on grading.But he doesn't have really much clue about what he teaches.I wish he did some more research about his subjects.Get his classif you just want to get a good grade.But you won't be learning much from him.Other professors know this fact so I was advised to choose another class by several of my other professors.

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Ramesh dressed very professionally. He spoke clearly and slowly, explaining things in great detail, and made sure that we understood the topics at hand. He loved when we asked questions and answered them with great ease, no matter how many times he had to re-explain.

The course that I took under Professor Ramesh was Statistics and Operations Analysis. I was very concerned about the course in the begining but Professor Ramesh made it interesting and he is a very knowledgable Professor. Specially he is great in Operational Analysis part of the course.

Professor Bollapragada is very interested in making sure his students learn. He works very hard to reach this objective. However, I think he becomes so focused on his subject and on instilling knowledge on the students that he loses a bit of flexibility and awareness of student circumstances having to balancing other classes and a full-time job.

Ramesh is an excellent teacher both in terms of understanding and communicating theory as well as taking humanistic approach to conducting class. The experience was enjoyable and insightful. I would not hesitate to take another class or collaborate in some other way with Ramesh. His teaching style is both effective and of a very high quality.

Prof Bollapragada had the tough job of making a somewhat boring subject interesting, unfortunately the boredom won out. I give him high marks for trying and being a good guy.

Very detail oriented; Great professor!

great teacher!

he is very nice.

He is the best!!! Very passionate, clear, patient, knowledgeable and friendly!

HE WAS A VERY EFFECTIVE PROFESSOR, COURSE MATERIAL WAS DELIVERED CLEARLY.

indian accent a bit heavy....tries his best to help students understand, though.

Professor Bollapragada gives clear examples of what he excepts students to understand. I think his lectures are easy to follow and out of class activity is helpful. Unfortunately, there will always be students who will not appreciate a teacher who is passionate about the subject they are teaching. Overall, this teacher knows what he is doing.

Relatively easy and lenient in grading.

Very good professor, I have 5 classes this semester so I have no time to look the book. Instead his lecture in the class is enough for me to understand the subject. 2 mid terms, he gave sample test first and quiz mostly from online book, the game and project is a little bit confusing but that's part of the class. Overall I like him:)

Ramesh is a great professor. He tries his best to help his students understand the materials and get the best possible grade on the exams. If you do the homework assignments, and sample exams (if there is any), you will succeed in the class. He is very understanding and accomodative to his students.

Prof. Bollapragada is a very knowledgable instructor. His has extensive experience in Supply chain management which he brings it to the classroom. The case studies and the games are a wonderful learning experience. He is the best DS professor, and I believe he has several awards for research, and is internationally famous & recognized professor.

He is an excellent teacher. Presnts the material in a methodical and thorough manner which made it possible to learn the concepts and apply it to exercises and case studies. He also has a great sense of humor, and wants all students to succeed. I was promoted at my work, after implementing some of the concepts I learnt in his class.

Very friendly and open to ideas. Management games were very useful. Solid understanding of course material and fairness with everyone. Finally, confidently excited about our ability to apply what we learned to real work.

His Quality graduate class was great! Applied to current times, real scenarios. Brings good guest speakers. Exercises in class, group work helpful learning. World renowned professor with credible experience. Very good study materials, good software applications. Gives reasonable load of work, and in the end all students get good grades.

He's a good teacher and always willing to help you if you have any questions. his accent is pretty heavy. lecture is super boring, and most people didnt even show up to class. however attending class was the most beneficial part for tests and homework. go to class and take good notes! do good on the projects too

Very helpful and understanding teacher! Explains concepts clearly and if you attend class, you will do fine! Really sweet and nice guy and because of this, some people tried to take advantage... show some respect!!

He is very personable and easy going which makes him easy to talk to and approach. In class examples helped to reinforce the topics discussed. He constantly asked us for feedback througout the class

He is genuiunely interested in how well we are learning and understanding the course subject matter. He also gives excellent examples on real world issues that help us learn better.

World renowned professor with outstanding honors. Could be at Stanford or Berkeley for his research accompishhments. Took his class this summer. He is simply superb. Examples of great teaching include his knowledge, dedication, willingness to help in and out of class. Uses PPT files of his own, and his vast knowledge and great sense of humor.

Best DS teacher!! Higly recommend him! Makes everything easy and simple!

Ds412: Ramesh is a very smart individual, and knows how to make this subject interesting and comprehensible. Study, make you cheat sheets and you'll do fine!! A quiz every other week (2cheat sheets) & 1 midterm 1 final that you get to use every cheat sheet you've ever made!!! I highly recommend him. I took Oday before & Ramesh is a whole lot better

Ramesh is a very smart individual, and knows how to make this subject interesting and comprehensible. Study, make you cheat sheets and you'll do fine!! A quiz every other week (2cheat sheets) & 1 midterm 1 final that you get to use every cheat sheet you've ever made!!! I highly recommend him. I took Uday before & Ramesh is a whole lot better!

He is a great teacher and he explains very well on problem. some people compalin about accent but for me is ok. His class is very easy to pass.

Very clear, also won't move on until he is sure that students understand the material. A very nice guy and very approachable. I would recommend him to anyone for any course in DS.

Effective notes and power point presentations, organized lectures, several practice problems in class. Good examples of real world problems and being very patient with students. In addition, he is generous and open to everyone's point of view. Very fair in grading. Have not known anyone who failed his class.

Best DS professor! take him for any DS class. He gives variety of examples and goes through it thoroughly, detailed enough so I can follow his steps. The quizzes are helpful to keep us on track and learn from them to reach course objectives.

very good teacher, explains well, knows his subject, enjoys teaching, and appreciates students and respects their space, time and decisions.

If you are deciding what DS 412 class to take...THIS IS IT! This professor is very reasonable on the difficulty of this class and teaches the class in a very clear and simple way. He really cares about your success and does more than enough to prepare you for exams. He actually called me when he realized I was not present for the Final!

This is an excellent teacher if you are interested in Decision Sciences field. Make sure you ask relevant questions and do not hesitate to ask him for help,-he is more then willing to help you.

Amazing professor! Please take him and you will not fail his class! He gives extra credit points, he curves exams, so there is no way to fail his class! I loved him! This class is hard, he make it very easy and clear to the students. He strong accent but you get used to it! Professor Bollapragada if you are reading this, you are the best!

If you want a good stats teacher you found him! He is the second by definition, "teacher" I have found at SFSU Business program. If you want to learn something he will teach you, if not, you are not required to to pass the class. More teachers less employees.

he's a good professor and he definitely knows his stuff. class is base off of 2 midterms and 1 final. no homework. he has a thick indian accent but you'll get use to it. ds412 is a hard subject in general so you'll have to study hard if you want an A or B.

He's a super nice teacher. He curves a lot, and his exams are not that hard if you practice the homework problems. Open book and notes in the exams. 1 midterm, 1 project and 1 final. He takes attendance everyday. I don't feel bored of coming to class at all.

It's true that his curve helps low grade students more than high grades. Some students were getting 40% and getting a C- while 80% would only be a B. Overall, he is easy if you are good at statistics. Just study the notes and practice the problems he assign and you'll be fine. No need to read the book. He takes his time to go over the topics.

RAMESH is the bestest teacher ever! He curves EVERY test so it's impossible that anyone fails (unless you don't even try). He's VERY knowledgeable of the subject and even though he has an accent, it is not hard to understand him. I WISH MORE PROFESSORS WERE LIKE HIM!

Ramesh was pretty chill. Just go to class, take notes and practice the hw problems he assigns, and youll be fine. I have his textbook for sale "Operations Management 10.th edition, William J. Stevenson". If you're interested then email me at [email protected].

Ramesh is the best professor I've ever encountered. He teaches with clarity, he gently guides the non math-oriented students through the equations, and he allows use of the text and notes during exams. His exams are reasonable and are graded fairly. But more important, he's a genuinely nice person who will work with his students to pass the course.

Come to class every time, sit at the first desk (he has an accent) and take notes = you will surely understand the material and pass the class. Open notes and book during all tests (final too). No HW! There's a group project in the end - make sure you know who you'll work with. Slackers screw your grade by 15% otherwise (be choosy).

This class wasn't THAT bad. He curves both midterms and the final and he lets you use the book during the tests. The group project wasn't hard at all. I was expecting something similar to the isys363 project, but it was just 10 hw style q's on the topics he covers. I thought his accent was going to be a problem but it wasn't AT ALL.

Ramesh is an excellent professor; he is an asset to college of business and the university. He received the best researcher award for the entire university and this is considered a very distinguished award, generally given professors who have written several books, published 100 research papers etc.. He is the best teacher I took...

very knowledgable professor. The best teacher in the Decision Sciences department of the college of business

His passion for subject and his humor. He cares about students grade. He often takes time to regrade that helped boost my grade. He skewed the percentage and the grade of the class based on the average grade in the class.

Explained subject thoroughly with lot of examples. All class material available online on ILEARN. Solutions to HW problems posted on ILEARN. In addition assigns several practice problems from past exams before each exam. Asks us multiple times if we followed the concepts and repeats it again for us.

This is an elective course in Business Forecasting for MBA students. In my opinion Ramesh style fits the graduate students more than the undergraduate students. He teaches in accordance to the real world situations and is open to a variety of views. I would strongly recommend him for any class!

Just finished our exam 1. Relatively simple exam yet many students flunked it. He was generous with curve but twas mainly designed for the low grade students. I wished he would made the students earn their extra credit instead of giving it for free. It was not fair to those hard working students whose grades are in A- as it barely helped.

He is incredibly accommodating and intelligent. Provides practice questions in advance of the tests. Explains topics clearly and using real world examples. very knowledgeable.

The Professor is very understanding and accepting of his student's learning curve. He applied a flexible curve to express that.

Really detailed explanation; Very nice person; easy grader; able to hand in the home works online; very intelligent, clearly very competent in subject

Professor Bollapragada is a great instructor and our whole class really enjoyed his class. He is very kind, attentive, engaging, funny and very interested in our learning. His explains very well the material and provides guidance along the way. He was very patient answering our many questions and helping us learn the material.. Great professor an

Best professor at sf state that I had.

Prof. Ramesh is a world renowned researcher and a great teacher. ISan Francisco state is very lucky to have him. He is a Stanford or UC berkeley level material. Not sure why he wants to be at sf state. His class on business forecasting for MBAs was a wonderful class, and we learnt a lot. I am applying all the concepts from the class in my work.

Best teacher I've ever had at sfsu

1midterm & final. Tests are hard. His grading is based on a curve. I failed the midterm and final. Still passed the class. Go to his office hours for help.

It was a good class. Even though a curve was not mentioned in the syllabus he did curve the grades and he realizes the struggles of the students therefore sometimes extending deadlines.

Very intellectual, knowledgaeble. He is a different class and should be at a top research school. It took me an hour to go over his lengthy CV he sent of his, and at the end I left so ashamed that I wasted so much of my time in life! His work is truly inspirational.

We had so much fun in the Business Forecasting class.. We were looking forward to this class each week to listen to the lectures as well as meet up the rest of the classmates. The instructor was open to a variety of views and was quite flexible. He is a master of this subject..

It is a very difficult class. there is an HW assigned each week, end of the semester group project and 2 exams. Lot of work, especially if you are a beginner in Excel. Average 5 hours of work per week. At the end, you learn a lot! Highly recommend him.

Excellent class (took it in FAll 2015). Lot of work, but learnt a lot. Awesome professor. Strongly recommend.

DS 412 is a difficult class and his was no exception. You have to put in work to get a good grade. However, he is a very caring teacher that understands we are all busy college students. He is willing to extend the deadline or curve the tests to help us. He genuinely wants everyone to do well and is willing to help if you ask for it.

DS412 is tough comparing to other business classes. Prof. wants everyone to pass. Open book exams, grade curves,provide practice exams which helps a lot. attend his class to earn participation points 7% of the grade. do all the homework and ones on text book and practice exams. Sure A. But don't think you can pass a class without doing your part.

Tough class, participation is mandatory. Tests are hard, however, he curves the grade like crazy! If you try and do your work, you'll pass the class.

Great professor and perfectly explains the concept. None of his classes are easy, but as long as you put in the effort you should do fine.

Lots of homework even though it's optional. Should do the homework because you will get 10 extra points for the exams. Read the book as it will help you with understanding the homework. Go to tutors if you are stuck on any homework problems. Study the homework problems for the tests. If you put in the effort, you can get an A.

Goes over the chapters step by step makes sure students are prepared for exams and posts practice exercise in advance to give students the opportunity to study at their own pace. Gives a clear study guide and tests on what has been covered in class. Works on specific problems in class and opens floor for discussion.

He's very smart and very clear with the topics. I like how he goes over to the topics from the day before because it kind of help other people too to understand it fully.

Excellent professor. One of the best professors in the MBA program at SF state.

Prof. Bollapragada is not only an excellent teacher, but more than that he is a renowned researcher in his field. He has a very impressive CV with several honors and awards. Highly recommend him.

Ramesh had a great sense of humor. He made this class so much fun this semester! Look forward to taking more classes with him in the future. Truly inspirational professor. SF state is so lucky to have him. He also serves as Director of Research in the Dean's office at the college of business creating research initiatives for the business faculty.

LISTEN!! Bollapragada is really an underappreciated professor. I was scared to take him due to bad reviews but he is such a caring professor and wants everyone to pass. Took summer, easy pass. He tells you what to study for and there are no surprises on the exam. Appreciate the curve on exams and extra points he gives b/c no other professor will.

Took him over the summer. Very knowledgeable and caring teacher, he wants you to pass; open textbook, open notes on exams and gives extra credit! His accent is a little heavy, so if english isn't your first language, it'll be a little difficult to understand him. He also gives a huge curve, so go to class, practice your hw problems and you'll pass.

DS 412 is a very hard subject and if Math is a weakness; it can be brutal! Ramesh understands that and if you show him that you're doing your best to pass the class - you'll pass with a C or better! Be on time, attend his classes, do the hw, and his exams are hard but open book (kind of helps). HE WANTS EVERYONE TO PASS so he gives a great curve!

I highly recommend taking his class if for DS412. The subject may be hard, but he makes sure that everyone passes with at least a C as long as you try your best and do the work/attend the lectures. He gives really generous curves (Bumps up a letter grade). Lots of extra credit. Just do your work and attend class and you will pass with at least a C.

Mr. Ramesh comes across as a little hard at times. He sometimes goes fast, but he does care about his students. He has review sessions and is always willing to help. I really struggled toward the end of my semester but his extra credit and review sessions really helped. I'm so glad I took this class with him this semester!

Great professor! I took him during Summer Session 1 2019, very happy i did Sometimes he's hard to understand because of his accent, don't let that scare you. He explains concepts really well. Although super fast class, worth taking over summer to get outta the way. Gives amazing curve on exam, there's no reason you shouldn't pass with B or C.

This class was intense in the beginning but it was easier to cope with his class online during the pandemic. Theres no reason why you shouldnt pass. You need 60% to get a C in the class. If you get at least 50% on each test and do your homework then you pass.

Give lots of extra credits, wants everyone to pass the course, a very nice guy!

I truly learned a tremendous amount of information about the subject matter and I thought the class was appropriately challenging and rewarding.

I took Operations Management core class with him. Best Professor at SF State. Makes classes so easy. His class is good amount of work, but you will learn a lot. Great sense of humor. Highly recommend him.

I took this class last spring (2020). It was lot of work. But, learnt so much, Realized it the value of the course and the work after it was over. A very knowledgeable professor with outstanding honors. He could be at Stanford or Berkeley

i was in Prof. Bollapragada's Spring semester class. He teaches the core operations management class every semester. Very inspirational and respected as noted in the feedback above. Lots of homeworks, but goes over them in detail. Students pass easily, but to get an A, you have to study hard like any other class.

Ramesh is extremely knowledgable about the subject. He was very flexible and he was open to the suggestions for adjusting dates for homework. Very kind to students on grading. Highly recommend him. The best professor in the College of Business at SF State that I have taken thus far.

Best professor in the College of Business. Very knowledgable!

Great Professor. Had a lot of real world experience and very good at Math. Highly recommend him for this Quant. heavy class.

He's the best DS 412 professor there is at SFSU. He made sure that everyone passed DS 412. There are 2 midterms and 1 final worth 65% of your grade, 30% on homework, and 5% on attendance. He gives one EC homework assignment that is worth up to 6% EC. WileyPlus HW with 3 attempts. At minimum, study and do the practice exams and you will be fine!

This class is not meant to be easy at all. Professor Bollapragada helps students no matter if it is homework or exams, he grades based on understanding and knowledge, he gives you a break if you made a mistake. He actually wants you to learn and wants you to get an A. He drops your lowest homework grade. If only more math professors were like him.

Even though his teaching styles sucks and there is a lot of errors within his study guide exams. 65 percent is based on 3 exams and 35 percent is homework and attendance. Overall he does truly care about his students and always listens to your concerns. For me lectures did not help and replying on practice questions did.

Tough class but prof. B tries to ensure that all students pass. Very knowledgable, goes into detail about topics. 3 exams. HW on WileyPlus. No quizzes. Takes attendance for in-person class. Uploads lectures to watch. Opportunities for extra credit. Don't be discouraged to ask for extra help during office hours if needed. Overall, good professor!

The way you'll pass this class is if you attend the majority of the lectures. He's great for visual learners as he goes through each step for exam questions. Focus on being able to solve the questions without using Excel, as for the tests/exams, you'll have to do it by hand and show your work. You do get 15 pgs of notes, though for each test/exam.

honestly, prof bollapragada is super super nice!! he has a thick accent so it was a little hard to understand what he was talking about at first, and his slides can be a little confusing sometimes. but he's a really great person and honestly just wants his students to pass his class!! he gave us chocolates at the final which was really sweet :)