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Course Evaluation

CSCI 050.10: Intro to Fortran Programming
Instructor: R. Harrington

Survey for Term 200501

Results: 19 evaluated this course.

General Questions
1. Expected grade in the course
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 19 100%  
    Unanswered: 0   0%
    A 16 84% 84%
    B 0   0% 0%
    C 2 11% 11%
    D 0   0% 0%
    F 0   0% 0%
    Don't know 1 5% 5%
Course characteristics
2. Type/format of course
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 19 100%  
    Unanswered: 0   0%
    Large lecture 2 11% 11%
    Small lecture / discussion 17 89% 89%
    Seminar / discussion 0   0% 0%
    Other 0   0% 0%
3. Difficulty of subject matter
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 19 100%  
    Unanswered: 0   0%
    (1) Very easy [1] 0   0% 0%
    (2) [2] 4 21% 21%
    (3) [3] 10 53% 53%
    (4) [4] 4 21% 21%
    (5) Very difficult [5] 1 5% 5%
    Mean: ** 3.11
4. Number of hours per week outside of class typically spent doing readings, assignments, reviewing notes, writing papers, studying for exams
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 19 100%  
    Unanswered: 0   0%
    Less than one hour or none 3 16% 16%
    1-2 hours 10 53% 53%
    3-4 hours 3 16% 16%
    5-6 hours 3 16% 16%
    7-8 hours 0   0% 0%
    9-10 hours 0   0% 0%
    More than 10 hours 0   0% 0%
Overall rating of the course
5. The overall quality of instruction was
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 19 100%  
    Unanswered: 0   0%
    (1) Not at all effective [1] 0   0% 0%
    (2) [2] 2 11% 11%
    (3) [3] 7 37% 37%
    (4) [4] 7 37% 37%
    (5) Very effective [5] 3 16% 16%
    Mean: ** 3.58
6. The overall quality of the course was
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 19 100%  
    Unanswered: 0   0%
    (1) Poor [1] 0   0% 0%
    (2) [2] 5 26% 26%
    (3) [3] 7 37% 37%
    (4) [4] 5 26% 26%
    (5) Excellent [5] 2 11% 11%
    Mean: ** 3.21
7. Overall, how would you rate your level of intellectual challenge in the course?
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 19 100%  
    Unanswered: 0   0%
    (1) Not at all challenged [1] 3 16% 16%
    (2) [2] 3 16% 16%
    (3) [3] 6 32% 32%
    (4) [4] 6 32% 32%
    (5) Very challenged [5] 1 5% 5%
    Mean: ** 2.95
About the course
8. Amount of effort / work required was:
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 19 100%  
    Unanswered: 0   0%
    (1) Very little [1] 2 11% 11%
    (2) [2] 6 32% 32%
    (3) [3] 7 37% 37%
    (4) [4] 1 5% 5%
    (5) A great deal [5] 1 5% 5%
    Not applicable / No opinion [x] 2 11% 11%
    Mean: ** 2.59
About the professor
9. Was knowledgeable about the subject and course material.
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 18 95%  
    Unanswered: 1 5%
    (1) Not at all knowledgeable [1] 0   0% 0%
    (2) [2] 0   0% 0%
    (3) [3] 2 11% 11%
    (4) [4] 4 21% 22%
    (5) Very knowledgeable [5] 10 53% 56%
    Not applicable / No opinion [x] 2 11% 11%
    Mean: ** 4.50
10. Enthusiasm for topic/subject.
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 18 95%  
    Unanswered: 1 5%
    (1) Not at all enthusiastic [1] 0   0% 0%
    (2) [2] 0   0% 0%
    (3) [3] 4 21% 22%
    (4) [4] 5 26% 28%
    (5) Very enthusiastic [5] 7 37% 39%
    Not applicable / No opinion [x] 2 11% 11%
    Mean: ** 4.19
11. Accessibility outside of class.
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 18 95%  
    Unanswered: 1 5%
    (1) Not at all accessible [1] 0   0% 0%
    (2) [2] 1 5% 6%
    (3) [3] 3 16% 17%
    (4) [4] 2 11% 11%
    (5) Very accessible [5] 4 21% 22%
    Not applicable / No opinion [x] 8 42% 44%
    Mean: ** 3.90
12. Designed and used fair grading procedures.
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 18 95%  
    Unanswered: 1 5%
    (1) Not at all fair [1] 0   0% 0%
    (2) [2] 0   0% 0%
    (3) [3] 1 5% 6%
    (4) [4] 2 11% 11%
    (5) Very fair [5] 12 63% 67%
    Not applicable / No opinion [x] 3 16% 17%
    Mean: ** 4.73
13. Provided adequate feedback on exams/papers/performance.
      Number Responses Percent
    All Excluding Unanswered
    Answered: 17 89%  
    Unanswered: 2 11%
    (1) Not adequate [1] 0   0% 0%
    (2) [2] 2 11% 12%
    (3) [3] 2 11% 12%
    (4) [4] 5 26% 29%
    (5) Very adequate [5] 6 32% 35%
    Not applicable / No opinion [x] 2 11% 12%
    Mean: ** 4.00

 

 
** - Mean is calculated only for questions whose answers have a numerical value (indicated in square brackets [ ] next to each answer). It does not include "Not available/Not applicable" answers (indicated as [x]).


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