College of Engineering

Class20-261-753-001
Class NamePOLY PHYS
InstructorBEAUCAGE
QuarterWinter, 1999 (99-02)
Respondent Size5
Class Size6
Pilot Size (Students)215
Pilot Size (Classes)27

#QuestionExcellent
 		ABCDEPoor
 		N/APilot AverageClass Average
1Planning and organization of course. 32000 0 4.33 4.60
2Conveying ideas and concepts in an understandable manner. 50000 0 4.06 5.00
3Teaching in a style that holds my attention. 41000 0 3.79 4.80
4Encouraging interactive class participation when appropriate. 50000 0 4.21 5.00
5Motivating and challenging me to learn course material. 50000 0 4.05 5.00
6Communicating relevance of course content to my engineering education. 32000 0 4.09 4.60
7Answering students' questions thoroughly. 41000 0 4.24 4.80
8Emphasizing analytical thinking skills as opposed to memorizing information. 50000 0 4.34 5.00
9Using examples of practical engineering application to facilitate learning. 41000 0 4.01 4.80
10Approachability and availability to assist me. 41000 0 4.52 4.80
11Willingness to discuss and review difficult points during lectures. 50000 0 4.47 5.00
12Creating exams and quizzes of appropriate length. 41000 0 4.08 4.80
13Speaking skills. 41000 0 4.41 4.80

#QuestionStrongly
Agree		ABCDEStrongly
Disagree		N/APilot AverageClass Average
14The text helped me to learn the material. 32000 0 4.05 4.60
15The instructor's lectures increased my understanding of material beyond what I gained from the text. 50000 0 4.14 5.00
16The instructor's learning aids (text supplements, handouts, etc.) helped me learn the material. 41000 0 4.13 4.80
17The assigned homework helped me to learn the material. 40000 1 4.32 5.00

The number of times the instructor started class late or ended class early.0-12-34-56-78 or moreAverage
Class Responses50000 5.00
Pilot Responses16140815 4.63

The number of times the instructor canceled class without attempting to reschedule.01234 or moreAverage
Class Responses50000 5.00
Pilot Responses19123010 4.88

The instructor announced exams at least one week in advance.YesNoAverage
Class Responses50 5.00
Pilot Responses2123 4.94


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Free Response Questions

1) Describe at least one thing you like about this course or professor


  • Difficult concepts were well explained. The instructor made himself very availabe to discuss the covered material.

  • The material in this course was challenging and fairly recently discovered. Professor Beaucage made sure the course was slow enough so I could appreciate it instead of making sure he covered all the material. A luxury a professor has in a stand alone course like this.

  • The professor is very nice and very kind. He often check if we understand during the lecture.

  • This course provides me a physical insight to interpret the behaviors of polymeric materials. Small angle X-ray scattering is very useful method to characterise polymeric materials

    2) Describe at least one improvement you feel would benefit this course or professor.


  • The course itself is a little hard because it is mainly about physics. It will be better if the teacher can give some more practical examples.

  • We need more examples to inlustrate, such as a couples of SAXS data, and professor explain them in detail

  • shorter quizzes

    3) If your answer to any question between #1 and #17 was `D' or `E', please identify the question number and explain why.