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ESC110C 3731
Environmental Science
University of Washington Main Campus Robert Harrison
ESC110 Environmental Science Online Fall 2004

ONLINE STUDENT EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTION
E=Excellent; VG=Very Good; G=Good; F=Fair; P=Poor; VP=Very Poor PERCENTAGES1 MEAN MEDIAN

No. Resp's E
(5)
VG
(4)
G
(3)
F
(2)
P
(1)
VP
(0)


The course as a whole was: 13 54 15 31


4.23 4.57
The course content was: 13 54 15 23 8

4.15 4.57
The instructor's contribution to student learning was: 13 62 23 8 8

4.38 4.69
The effectiveness of the delivery format was: 13 46 23 15 8 8
3.92 4.33
Clarity of course objectives was: 13 46 31 8 8 8
4.00 4.38
Clarity of student responsibilities and requirements was: 13 62 15 15 8

4.31 4.69
Relevance of required readings (Web sites, articles, texts, etc.) was: 13 38 23 38


4.00 4.00
Relevance of activities and assignments to module goals was: 13 31 46 23


4.08 4.08
Timeliness of instructor response to assignments was: 13 54 31 15


4.38 4.57
Quality/helpfulness of instructor feedback was: 12 42 33 25


4.17 4.25
Encouragement given students to express themselves was: 13 46 38 15


4.31 4.40
Availability of extra help when needed was: 13 46 31 23


4.23 4.38
Opportunity for practicing what was learned was: 13 23 38 31 8

3.77 3.80
Reasonableness of assigned work was: 13 46 38 8 8

4.23 4.40
Relationship of examinations to material emphasized in the course was: 13 54 23 23


4.31 4.57
Clarity of evaluative and grading criteria was: 13 62 15 15 8

4.31 4.69
Adequacy of available hardware for completing assignments was: 13 46 46
8

4.31 4.42
Adequacy of available software for completing assignments was: 13 46 31 15 8

4.15 4.38
Adequacy of your technology skills for completing assignments was: 13 46 31 15
8
4.08 4.38
The next questions range from yes to no
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The use of the internet improved the course. 13 38 31 23 8

4.00 4.12
I thought the group discussion requirement added to the course. 13 46 38 8 8

4.08 4.40
I took the online course because I would have trouble attending class. 13 46 8 15
15 15 3.23 4.00
I am interested in more environmental science courses (email robh for info) 13 23 46 23 8

3.85 3.92
The online course resulted in me driving less. 13 38 15 8 8 15 15 3.08 3.75
I am interested in an environmental science major (email robh for info) 13 23 8 23 15 8 23 2.54 2.67
I would be interested in taking another course online. 13 46 38 8 8

4.23 4.40
I thought the group project requirement added to the course. 13 38 38 8 8 8
3.92 4.20
I thought the project peer review requirement list added to the course. 13 38 23 31
8
3.85 4.00











Relative to other college courses you have taken: Much
Higher
Average Much
Lower


(6) (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) (0)
Do you expect your grade in this course to be: 13 54 46




5.54 5.57
The intellectual challenge presented was: 13 8 38 15 23 15

4.00 4.25
The amount of effort you put into this course was: 13 15 38 23 15
8
4.31 4.60
The amount of effort to succeed in the course was: 13 15 31 31 8 8 8
4.15 4.38
Your involvement in this course (doing assignments, etc.) was: 13 38 23 15 23


4.77 5.00

On average, how many hours per week have you spent on this course, including attending classes, readings, reviewing notes, writing papers and any other course related work? (Percentages) Under 2 15
2-3 46
4-5 15
6-7 15
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22 or more 8


No. Resp's 13
Class median 3.00
From the total average hours above, how many do you consider were valuable in advancing your education? (Percentages) Under 2 23
2-3 31
4-5 23
6-7 15
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22 or more 8


No. Resp's 13
Class median 3.25
Was this course intellectually stimulating? (Percentages)
Yes 92
No 8


No. Resp's 12
Evaluations: 13 ( 5% )
Enrollment: 265

1. Percentages are based on the number of students who rated each item.


Was this course intellectually stimulating? Did it stretch your thinking? (see above) Why or why not?

I learned a lot about the subject my group chose for the internet project.

This course was awesome i learn so many things about the environment and all the little things that we do and take for granted that can have huge impacts on the envirnment

The online format meant that I could choose from a broad list of topics and focus on what I found interesting.

So many different facts from all different views. I found SO much of the reading very very interesting. Lots of little facts and intriguing thoughts. I did not realize that Environmental Science would cover so many different aspects and I really can't emphasize enough how much I learned.

this course brought up topics of environmental science that i never thought about which made them interesting to learn more about.

Learn new enviromental factors that contribute to our daily lives.

Made you take some sort of stand on issues and really look at both sides of things.

i learned alot throughout the book, it was very interesting

What aspects of this course contributed most to your learning?

The book and the discussion e post contributed most to my learning and the chapter review questions

The project allowed me to apply some of the things I learned to a topic of my choice, which made it more interesting for me.

Rob and the TA's efficient responses. Taking it online, I did not ever feel lost. I believe that Rob and the TA's wanted us to do well, helped us to keep up, and answered our e-mails very efficiently and soon. The class website was very thorough and each assignment came with a complete explanation. We knew clearly where the bar was set and what we needed to do to succeed. Great class.

be able to look through the past exams helped a LOT. without those exams, this course would be a little more difficult.

web-site creation. Also the peer review. It made people look at other's projects and learn more about other issues

reading

What aspects of this course detracted from your learning?

The group project didn't really detract form my learning but it did make the class exponetially more stressful at times because its hard to work effectively in groups of people you've never met or seen before

I didn't think that the peer reviews were very helpful.

None.

the long power point lectures.

none

nothing

What suggestions do you have for improving the course?

The only suggestion i have for this class is to somehow do individual projects instead of group projects as the saying goes "group work breeds laziness" .... i wish that i would have taken the lecture class because from the two times i met him, at the medterm and final, prof. Harrison seemed like really good teacher

Maybe a few small homework assignments to help digest our readings. But on the other hand, I think the review was a good self-test way to digest. I just printed out the reviews early, and completed them as I went through the chapters as a self-homework. Rob and his TA's were excellent!

none. good job.

Great job Rob!!!

very well constructed class. Makes me want to take more internet classes.

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