Operations Management Core Course, MBA, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

MBA level core course, 150 students in total; 12 sessions × 2h20mins.

Q: Overall, the instructor was an excellent teacher
Winter A 2023: 4.9, 4.9, 5.0 out of 5.0

Some of the Testimonials:

• I think that Ruslan is one of the best professors I've ever had. He came into class every day prepared, positive, energetic, and ready to encourage us to learn. He used gentle cold calling which eventually encouraged people to feel safe raising their hands. He also set a precedent in the beginning of the course that this was a safe but challenging environment for learning, so people felt comfortable and empowered to always ask questions when they had them. I think he was creative in his delivery of material, worked very hard to make sure he was available to students outside of class, and receptive of feedback on his course and teaching style throughout the quarter.
• Ruslan is one of the best teachers I've ever had in my academic career. I thought this class was going to be dry, boring, and therefore difficult to get through but Ruslan managed to not only explain all concepts clearly, but also managed to make the material interesting and classes extremely engaging. I never had any interest in operations prior to this course and now I am considering pursuing more courses and maybe even a career in operations all because of Ruslan.
• I appreciate the European flavor Russian had brought in class, please keep on doing this in all of your classes.
• Prof Momot was fantastic. Engaging, passionate, and patient. Eager to discuss applications of the course and always positive. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone interested in operations, and would take another class of his if given the chance..

Information Security, Privacy, and Ethics Core Course, MBAn, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

I developed a new core course for the new Master of Business Analytics (MBAn) program. The course included topics such as encryption (RSA, homomorphic), differential privacy, privacy-preserving federated learning, models of cybersecurity. 45 students in total; 12 sessions × 1h30mins; co-taught with Prof. David Hess (Business Law, Michigan Ross).

Information Security & Privacy, PhD, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

I developed a new core course for the PhD program. The course included topics such as encryption (RSA, homomorphic), differential privacy, privacy-preserving federated learning, models of cybersecurity. 12 sessions × 3hrs.

Operations Management in AI-Driven World Core Course, MBAi (taught in-person), Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

I developed a new core operations management course which included topics such as digital platforms & networks and consumer privacy & cybersecurity. 45 students; 10 sessions × 3 h.

Q1: Overall, how satisfied were you with this instructor?
Q2: Overall, how satisfied were you with this course?
Spring 2022: Q1 - 5.53 / 6.00, Q2 - 5.13 / 6.00

Averages across all courses taught at Kellogg for Q1, Q2 questions are 5.19 and 4.93 correspondingly.

Some of the Testimonials:

• Ruslan was by far the best part of the course. His energy in making Operations accessible and even exciting was infectious
• Ruslan was highly engaging, despite the 3–hour class time. We had lots of global perspectives, built strong analytical and strategic frameworks, and learned principles we'll be able to apply our whole careers.
• Loved how the professor taught Operations. Never knew Operations can be of such importance. One of my best courses this quarter.
• Ruslan successfully accomplished the Herculean task of teaching engaging operations classes for three consecutive hours at a time. There aren't a lot of instructors that would make me care about this class, but Ruslan managed to do it.

Operations Management Core Course, MBA (taught in-person) / Evening MBA (taught over Zoom), Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

MBA level core course, 150 students in total; 20 sessions × 1.5 h (10 sessions x 3 h for the Evening MBA class).

Q1: Overall, how satisfied were you with this instructor?
Q2: Overall, how satisfied were you with this course?
Spring 2022: Q1 - 5.34, 5.29 / 6.00, Q2 - 5.02, 4.59 / 6.00

Averages across all courses taught at Kellogg for Q1, Q2 questions are 5.19 and 4.93 correspondingly.

Some of the Testimonials:

• Professor Momot was hands down the most technically savvy professor in my time at Kellogg.
• He also was very passionate about operations, bringing great energy every single week. Looking back on these 10 weeks, I can't believe how much ground we've covered!
• A key strength of this class from my perspective is Professor Momot who clearly dedicated a lot of time and thinking to his pedagogy and to ensuring that students of different experience levels and learning styles could engage. His dedication to formative assessment, as well as his transparency, flexibility, and responsiveness allowed us to collectively build a class that was engaging, even though it was late at night.
• Professor Momot is a brilliant professor, who was highly skilled at engaging students in the classroom, and staying attuned to the comprehension level of the material to adjust accordingly. He is clearly passionate about the material, and brought concepts to life through tangible examples.
• I thought that Professor Momot was excellent. He did a great job making the course fun, interesting, and engaging. He would cold call students in a way that did not make anyone uncomfortable. His approach to teaching often made it feel as though you were getting a personalized class. He was very knowledgeable and communicated the learnings extremely well. I thought he did a great job making the information accessible without oversimplifying. I think that this class was successful and enjoyable primarily because of the teaching style. Thank you Professor Momot!
• Made a safe and warm atmosphere to speak out.
• Professor Momot was my favorite teacher this quarter. He kept the class engaging and fun. Hopefully he comes back to Kellogg one day, the school will be better for it.

Operations & Supply Chain Management Core Course, Master in Management (Grande Ecole), HEC Paris

Master’s level core course (French Grande École); Each section: 24 sessions (1.5 h each), approximately 50 students.

Q: Teaching Qualities
2021: 4.81, 4.79, 4.46 (fully remote teaching format )
2020: 4.56, 4.55, 4.48 (covid-19: class had to be moved to Zoom in the middle of the semester)
2019: 4.75, 4.79

In contrast: across other instructors, average for the past 3 spring terms was 3.57

Some of the Testimonials:

• Ruslan Momot is the best teacher I have ever had at HEC!
• Very entertaining and puts in a lot of passion and effort into his work.
• Very energetic teacher who finds challenging examples and interesting business cases.
• Professor puts a lot of effort and energy into the material. Always manages to engage with students and address content well.
• An excellent teacher who pays a lot of attention to his students. His class is always fun and full of joy. He prepares his class very well and is able to explain difficult points with easy understanding examples. Every one of us likes him.