University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering

Course Evaluation Results

Class	20-MTEN-634-001-
Class Name	PROP OF POLYMERS
Instructor	Gregory. Beaucage
Quarter	Spring 2001: (01-S)
Respondent Size	3
Class Size	30
Quarter Size (Students)	808
Quarter Size (Classes)	323

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#	Question	Excellent	A	B	C	D	E	Poor	N/A	Quarter Average	Class Average
1	Planning and organization of course.		1	2	0	0	0		0	4.04	4.33
2	Conveying ideas and concepts in an understandable manner.		2	1	0	0	0		0	3.91	4.67
3	Teaching in a style that holds my attention.		1	2	0	0	0		0	3.67	4.33
4	Encouraging interactive class participation when appropriate.		2	1	0	0	0		0	4.03	4.67
5	Motivating and challenging me to learn course material.		3	0	0	0	0		0	3.81	5.00
6	Communicating relevance of course content to my engineering education.		3	0	0	0	0		0	4.13	5.00
7	Answering students' questions thoroughly.		3	0	0	0	0		0	4.07	5.00
8	Emphasizing analytical thinking skills as opposed to memorizing information.		2	1	0	0	0		0	4.05	4.67
9	Using examples of practical engineering application to facilitate learning.		2	0	1	0	0		0	4.13	4.33
10	Approachability and availability to assist me.		2	1	0	0	0		0	4.10	4.67
11	Willingness to discuss and review difficult points during lectures.		2	1	0	0	0		0	4.25	4.67
12	Creating exams and quizzes of appropriate length.		2	1	0	0	0		0	4.11	4.67
13	Speaking skills.		2	0	1	0	0		0	4.27	4.33

#	Question	Strongly Agree	A	B	C	D	E	Strongly Disagree	N/A	Quarter Average	Class Average
14	The text helped me to learn the material.		2	0	0	0	0		1	3.46	5.00
15	The instructor's lectures increased my understanding of material beyond what I gained from the text.		3	0	0	0	0		0	4.10	5.00
16	The instructor's learning aids (text supplements, handouts, etc.) helped me learn the material.		3	0	0	0	0		0	4.02	5.00
17	The assigned homework helped me to learn the material.		2	0	0	0	0		1	4.24	5.00
18	The grading policy for this course was good.		2	1	0	0	0		0	4.13	4.67
19	The instructor made good use of TA's.		2	0	0	0	0		1	3.78	5.00

Comprehensive Graph for Questions 1-19

The number of times the instructor started class late or ended class early.	0-1	2-3	4-5	6-7	8 or more	Average
Class Responses	3	0	0	0	0	5.00
Quarter Responses	667	80	24	6	30	4.67

The number of times the instructor canceled class without attempting to reschedule.	0	1	2	3	4 or more	Average
Class Responses	3	0	0	0	0	5.00
Quarter Responses	694	68	31	6	8	4.78

The instructor announced exams at least one week in advance.	Yes	No	N/A	Average
Class Responses	3	0	0	5.00
Quarter Responses	707	0	0	5.00

Effectiveness of	Question Numbers	Weighted Class Average	Weighted Quarter Average
Instruction	2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 11,15,16,17,18	4.77	4.04
Organization	1,10,12,19,20,21,22	4.81	4.35

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