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Dear Professor Nazim: Thank you very much for your comments. I really appreciate it and for
sure I will contact you if I have questions... From the bottom of my heart,
thank you so much :) You are not only an excellent prof, you are an amazing
person as well :) Thank you for everything, Sincerely, Ilse |
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Dear Dr. Nazim, I would like to thank you for this great course “Empirical Research Methods”. I learned a lot from
this course and especially from
sharing your personal experiences about the field of research. Muasaad |
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Hello Dr. Nazim, Thanks a billion for your
email, your class was perfect for me in its time and contents (as I'm
writing my research proposal now)! Please find assign. 1
& 2 attached. Take care, Fahad |
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Dear Professor Nazim: Thank you so much for you feedback, doing this assignment will
definitely help me with my thesis. Thank you also for your kind comments and
your support. It has been an honour to take your courses, I have learnt so
much. You take an interest in your students and you listen to us and help us
improve both as persons and as students. Thank you for taking the time to
listen to my presentation and for giving me many insightful comments. Thank
you for being my professor :) Hope to see you soon :) Sincerely, Ilse |
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Hello Prof.
Nazim, I would like
to thank you for this course “Empirical Research in Software
Engineering." I learned a lot during this course, in particular, when
sharing your experience with us. Your comments and the discussions during
presentations were very helpful to me. I am really looking for an opportunity
to take another course with you. As requested,
I attached my 2nd assignment package to this message. Best Regards, |
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Hi Professor Madhavji, Our Research Proposal is
attached with this email. We would also like to
take this opportunity to thank you for teaching us about empirical research
and sharing so much valuable information/personal experiences about the field of
research and we think that what we took away from your course will help us a
lot in carrying out our own
research in future. Regards, Abid Rana Fahad Bawakid Hamza Ghandorh Marwan Darwish Muasaad Alrasheedi CC: Team Members |
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Thanks Prof. Nazim, And also want to thank
you for all insight that you gave us during the class. Have a nice and warm
summer for you and your family. Warmest regards, Ekananta |
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Hello Professor, Here is my enrichment study. I tried to keep it at the length that you
wanted it. I have done a paper on aspect oriented programming and the
evolution paradox that it creates. Although I checked the work multiple times
I happen to create new defects every time I correct it. It is an endless
cycle just like software. I tried to do my best. I hope the work meets your
expectations. I have learned a lot during the lectures and assignments. It is really
great to have a Professor who passes down both textbook knowledge and
experience. It was worth every km I drove from Kitchener. Have a great summer! Sincerely, Kubilay Cavus |
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Hello Prof :) Just wanted to thank you for your last
email and your kind words. Believe me, I feel very fortunate to have taken
this course. I also want to thank you for your interest in us, which you
showed in many ways. For example, I don't think many professors would be open
to give extra sessions. In spite of having so many commitments, you gave us
extra-sessions. Also, you shared with us your music, your experiences and
your passion for architecture. You demonstrated genuine interest in us and I think that is priceless.
I am sure I will apply our course material when I
resume working. I used to think I knew software architecture... But taking
your couse has taken me to another level and I will definitely continue
reading about software architecture to keep learning. You have a way of
generating that "spark" of interest in students for research. I
remember that in the first class you said "If you just came for the
paper [title]... forget it" and that is so true... Thank you very much for your words. Of couse you
will always have a friend in me too and I wish you the best always. Have a
great summer and try to rest more ;) I think that what you say about "teach what
you know" is quite true. I think that sharing experience or what we know
can enable us to touch other people's lives and make a difference... I think
that is what ultimately makes us transcend. Thank you for sharing your
knowledge, energy and enthusiasm with us. Thank you for everything Sincerely, Ilse |
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Thank you Prof. Nazim, This Architecture Class give me unique
experiences. You didn’t only teach us about architecture and
all the perspective around it, but also tech us about human aspect which is
very important in software development. Hoping we can see you in the other time. Warmest regards, Ekananta |
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Hello Prof. Nazim,
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Professor, I do like your teaching/lecture style and the 'real-world' you bring
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thanks. i learned many things from your course. thanks for that. best regards shifta |
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Hi Nazim, How are you? I hope everything is great for you. I was really enjoyed to take your class last
term. I am working at IT industry for a long time (over twenty years). Most
of my life is developing all kinds of custom applications in the company from
the beginning (requirement analysis) to end (implementation). Some was really
small one and some was really big one. I really want to get more skills and more
knowledge on the software engineer side. That’s why I selected your course in
my first term. I am really glad I passed your course. This is encouraging me
to continue studying until I finish all the courses. Thanks! Best wishes, Sheila |
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Date: 23-Dec-2006 02:06 Subject: Enrichment study –reg Dear Dr. Nazim Madhavji, Herewith I'm attaching my enrichment study report. Sorry for the delay as …. Thank you very much for your understanding, Hoping for the best. We really had a very good experience in this course and we enjoyed learning it! Thanking you Sir, Yours obediently, Tamilselvi |
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Date: 24 Sep 2005
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Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:27 AM Hey, you may remember me from the 473a
course last year. I took that course with a level of apprehension, and through
the maze of projects I couldn't see the forest for the tree. I do find the
material applicable in my position as an "Architectural and Standards
Analyst" with the Provincial Government. The reality of the industry seems to be
slightly different then the course, however it was an invaluable starting point. Just thought I would let you know that
a student actually entered a position in your field. Thanks for the heads up. Charles Eckert |
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Hello sir, I was a student at
western, and graduated with the Nadir Ahmed Shah Business Analyst Inov8 Limited |
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Dear Prof Nazim,
The last time I saw you was in McGill
just before you left to Best Regards, Ebrahim |
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Hi Nazim, I’ve sent emails out
to all the students who didn’t submit drill 1 or 2, to let them know that
they can still do so. There have been a couple of people who wrote back
with different stories. One only submitted a softcopy to XXX, so I
didn’t get. Another had gotten an extension and was still finishing it
up, intending to submit tomorrow. Anyway, it looks like sending those
emails out was worth it to get that information. One of the students
also had some positive things to say about your teaching that I thought I’d
forward to you.
>Also, Nazim is a great professor, and I was amazed how he puts what we actually learn over how we are able to adhere to deadlines. I have seen enough instructors who couldn't care less if you could make the dealine or not. This can do more damage to student's attitude towards the course, and sometimes the whole field, than anything else. Stuff happens without our control and not every instructor is supportive. Hopefully that’ll make
your Monday morning pass a little faster. James |
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Sent: Dear Mr. Szemberg,
I
would like to offer my enthusiastic support for the nomination of Prof.
I have been a past student of Prof. Nazim and in my eight years in the industry, I have continued to collaborate with him on research issues. My relationship with him has evolved from him being my instructor (when I took courses under him), to him being my mentor and research guru (when I conducted graduate research under him), to him now being an intellectual friend insofar as our profession and areas of academic interest/research are concerned.
Prof. Madhavji excels in nurturing his initial academic relationships with his students and gradually transforming them into personal relationships. This unique ability enables him to build and grow a solid network of contacts across the world, in academia and industry. He is able to effectively leverage this network for conducting research in areas of mutual interest with a variety of people having rich and diverse professional experience. He thus makes an invaluable contribution to his profession by fostering collaborative work between those in the academic world and those in the industry.
I have observed firsthand that Prof. Madhavji consistently pushes the envelope and makes one think about what may not be readily obvious. This is an innate gift and skill for a researcher to excel in his field.
Prof.
Madhavji is
Regards, Sr.
Ulticom Inc. |
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To: Wodek Szemberg, Big Ideas M4T 2T1 (TV Ontario) Dear Mr. Wodek, This is in response to
your call for nominating I have known Prof.
Madhavji for the past two years, since I came to He is always
motivational. He would like to spend several lecture hours as a motivation
phase for the students to a new course, to help them establish the
motivations to learn something new, and to create something in the courses.
In this sense, there is no wonder that we achieved a He is always encouraging
discussing, debating and innovation. He has spent much more than “office
hour” time every week with students in discussing issues and giving feedback.
He also created a “Let’s talk shop” session in the department, held every two
weeks to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to exchange their
innovative ideas. He is always willing to
help. Every time the students have a question about the course, or an issue
about the team project, or have some new ideas about research, Prof. Madhavji
is always willing to sit down with you to Definitely there are much
more than what I have mentioned which I believe Prof. Madhavji is a great
candidate for this award. Best regards, Yaqian Shen Nortel Networks |
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> Sent: > To: bigideas@tvo.org > Subject: > > > This is a letter to
nominate Professor Nazim H.Madhavji, > > > Professor Madhavji's
> > Professor Madhavji
has developed a unique teaching approach that emphasizes > learning over grade
achievement. As a result, students become passionate about > learning both within
and outside the university credited course. I enrolled in > one of Nazim's
undergraduate > his graduate
students and currently work in the domain that I was introduced to > by Nazim. Of
particular mention, is the participation of many of his students in > several small group
sessions to discuss current research
arti > and other fellow
students, completely independent of university credit. In the > > students to seek out
and learn vast amounts of information on their own, > instead of simply
memorizing what they're told. > His approach to
teaching is so unique that I've never seen anything like it or seen anything as
successful. Even so, Nazim, regularly asks students for one-on-one feedback
on how his Although some many of his students, who
become inspired by his passion for learning. This is the core of
Nazim's teaching philosophy, which has had a major impact on the careers of
many of his students. > > In > discuss his teaching
approach in greater detail. I am
convinced that you will agree that Professor Nazim is one of > > Best regards, > > Motorola Inc. |
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> Hey Nazim, > > just to keep you
informed, I got the job at Teekay. > It pays $XX.00 an
hour which works out to be about > $XXK per annum. I am really excited right now. I > actually made
reference to your > discussing the
importance of documentation for traceability > issues and they
seemed pretty impressed. > > Thanks again > > Dean |
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Subject: Job
news Hello Nazim!
I
just wanted to share some excellent news with you! I just received a
job offer from
Also,
you advertised earlier about having former students come and talk to your students
next year. I’d be willing to come in and do that if I can. I’m
moving to
I may also be able to provide a “real world” point of view. As a “Business/Systems Analyst” my first project is to revamp their billing system. So I’m sure Requirements Engineering and Architecture are going to come into play in a major way!
Thanks again, Steve |
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I have to say that although this paper has been a
pretty massive undertaking, I've really enjoyed doing it. As I kept working I began to really start
to enjoy the work. I found it must
more intrinsically rewarding to do this kind of work than the usual
assignments and projects which are assigned. Sincerely, James |
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> However, only > after I started
working on the enrichment study, i realized > the investigative
nature of graduate-type work which showed > me what research is
truly about. I am very glad
experienced > first hand the type
of work i would be involved with in > graduate
school. It is at this point when i
realized that I > would much rather
enjoy working in the software development > field where i would
be able to explore the methods involved > in process
development as well as issues and conflicts that > arise from it. This gives me the opportunity to not only > research technical
issues but also people issues too. > Cheers, > Vlora |
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Hey Nazim and Remo, On behalf of Group 16, I
would like to thank-you again for all of your
dedication to helping us this semester. I know I speak for the whole group when I say that the two group
projects were a great learning tool, and your desire to
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You're very welcome!!! Actually, I should be
thanking you for giving me the opportunity to TA such an interesting and
creative course. Although it was
difficult at times, we got through it and I really believe everyone has
learned a lot from being involved. For
myself, I feel much more confident, not only with the content of software
architecting, but of working with people, communicating, and thinking
'outside the box' after TA'ing not only this course, but 473 as well. These skills and knowledge will aid me
throughout my life in every area, and I thank you for helping to bring those
out. Looking forward to more
interesting work in the summer, Remo |
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Dear Prof Madhavji, Though the course is not
over yet, I wanted to thank you for the diligent effort that you have put in
to teach the course. However, I would not deny that I have cribbed the whole
term about the course workload:) Taking your course was a
great experience.Your innovtaive techniques of delivering lectures will be
something that will stay with me forever, especially if I go on to become an
educationalist. Thank you! Warm Regards, Parul. |
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I have appreciated your
use of the Socratic method throughout 471 and 473; it has always kept me on
my toes and provided the motivatation to prepare for your lectures well. Your
enthusiasm is always infectious, even when the work load seemed a little
overwhelming :) So my thesis is done, I
can finally sleep and I hope I have not damaged my reputation too much in the
interim. Thank you for your time (again). Sincerely, Richard |
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Sent: Nazim,
you rock! I’m glad
I took this course with you and no other prof! Luke Just to let you know, I feel really
guilty for missing almost last 2 weeks of I’ll be back this week thoughJ. I’ve read chapters 4, 5 and 7 from the
book and the book is great too. One thing that I wish it did was to show
the UML digrams of patterns they mention, such as factory patters etc., to
solve specificc design issues. Love this Kind regards, Luke Nazim, huge thanks for taking your time
to describe the books. I really appreciate it. Wish we had more
faculty members like yourself J. Luke What do I need to do to get a reference letter from
you? J J J I’m in your 471 I can’t think of anyone better to get such a
recommendation from. J Kind regards, Luke P. |
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