Teaching

Teaching experience, recognition, and student feedback from the University of California, Riverside.

2025–26 recognition

Outstanding Teaching Award

Awarded a Certificate of Teaching Excellence by UC Riverside for teaching in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

UC Riverside · Graduate Division · GradSuccess

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UC Riverside certificate awarding Yiyang Bian the 2025–26 Outstanding Teaching Award in Computer Science and Engineering.

2025–26 recognition

Certificate of Teaching Excellence

UC Riverside certificate awarding Yiyang Bian the 2025–26 Outstanding Teaching Award in Computer Science and Engineering.

University of California, Riverside

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant · Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Primary instructor for discussion and laboratory sections.

Term Course Sections
Summer 2026 CS 166 — Database Management Systems Laboratory B21
Spring 2026 CS 110 — Principles of Web Development Laboratories 021–022
Winter 2026 CS 166 — Database Management Systems Laboratories 021, 023
Fall 2025 CS 166 — Database Management Systems Laboratories 021–022
Summer 2025 CS 166 — Database Management Systems Laboratory A21
Spring 2025 CS 161 — Design and Architecture of Computer Systems Discussions 021–022

Course assignments are listed in the UCR Schedule of Classes.

End-of-term SET results

Student Evaluations

Aggregated results across the courses available in the UCR TA Laboratory dashboard.

Building Rapport

4.71 / 5

76 responses

Preparedness & Engagement

4.79 / 5

76 responses

Grading & Feedback

4.67 / 5

76 responses

Contribution to Learning

4.74 / 5

73 responses

In students’ words

Selected Student Feedback

“He was friendly and easy to approach with questions.”
Anonymous UCR student · End-of-term SET
“He is extremely knowledgeable and helpful when writing and understanding code. He is always on time/early, and provides adequate time for completing tasks.”
Anonymous UCR student · End-of-term SET
“TA is always eager to help everyone with their issues.”
Anonymous UCR student · End-of-term SET
“He responds to emails in a timely manner and is very helpful during lab.”
Anonymous UCR student · End-of-term SET
“Overall great class! Always enjoyed going to labs!”
Anonymous UCR student · End-of-term SET
“He is a very good TA and helped me understand the fundamental topics.”
Anonymous UCR student · End-of-term SET

Response counts vary by item. Dimension scores are simple averages of the item-level means shown in the SET dashboard. Comments are lightly edited only for spelling and punctuation.