COURSE EVALUATION REPORT

MICHAEL NELSON

200520

1 STRONGLY DISAGREE

2 DISAGREE

3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE

4 AGREE

5 STRONGLY AGREE

n/a NOT APPLICABLE

NR NO RESPONSE

CS 791/CS 891 - Aggregate

	QUESTIONS FOR EVALUATION:	RESPONSE FREQUENCY
	QUESTIONS FOR EVALUATION:	RESPONSE FREQUENCY
		1	2	3	4	5	n/a	NR	n	MEAN	INSTR MEAN	STD. DEV.	DEPT MEAN	COLL MEAN
1	IN THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS, THE INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION THAT CLEARLY EXPLAINED THE COURSE CONTENT, ASSIGNMENTS, GRADING AND OTHER IMPORTANT POLICIES.	0	0	0	5	18	1	1	24	4.78	4.73	0.40	4.20	4.54
2	THE COURSE MATERIALS, EXAMS, PROJECTS AND/OR PAPERS IN THE CLASS REQUIRED ME TO THINK CRITICALLY.	0	0	1	6	14	3	3	24	4.62	4.68	0.39	4.16	4.44
3	THE INSTRUCTOR WELCOMED QUESTIONS AND OTHER CLASS PARTICIPATION.	0	0	0	4	19	1	1	24	4.83	4.80	0.43	4.18	4.42
4	THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ENTHUSIASTIC WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER.	0	0	0	5	18	1	1	24	4.78	4.77	0.44	4.12	4.40
5	THE INSTRUCTOR WAS AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION AND HELPFUL DURING OFFICE HOURS.	0	0	1	7	13	3	3	24	4.57	4.50	0.43	4.06	4.47
6	THE INSTRUCTOR ARRIVED ON TIME FOR CLASS AND USED THE FULL CLASS PERIOD ALLOTED.	0	0	0	7	16	1	1	24	4.70	4.67	0.38	4.27	4.57
7	IN ORDER TO GET GOOD GRADES ON TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS, I HAD TO KNOW THE COURSE MATERIALS OUTLINED IN THE SYLLABUS AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS.	0	0	1	7	10	6	6	24	4.50	4.64	0.42	4.17	4.51
8	THE INSTRUCTOR'S PRESENTATIONS WERE INFORMATIVE.	0	0	1	7	15	1	1	24	4.61	4.63	0.54	3.91	4.28
9	OVERALL, I HAVE LEARNED OR BENEFITED FROM THIS CLASS.	0	0	0	8	15	1	1	24	4.65	4.67	0.54	3.86	4.18
10	OVERALL, THE INSTRUCTOR IS AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER.	0	0	0	5	17	2	2	24	4.77	4.76	0.56	3.90	4.22

GENERAL INFORMATION:
APPROXIMATE CLASS STANDING		PRESENT GPA		HRS PER WEEK SPENT PREPARING FOR CLASS
FRESHMAN	0	LESS THAN 2.00	0	0 TO 2	13
SOPHOMORE	0	2.00 TO 2.49	0	3 TO 5	7
JUNIOR	0	2.50 TO 2.99	1	6 TO 8	1
SENIOR	0	3.00 TO 3.49	13	9 TO 11	2
GRADUATE	21	3.50 +	8	12 OR MORE	0
OTHER	3	DO NOT KNOW	1

SEX		AGE		FULL OR PART TIME STUDENT
MALE	18	20 & UNDER	0	FULL-TIME	19
FEMALE	5	21 - 25	15	PART-TIME	4
		26 +	8

REASON FOR TAKING COURSE		EXPECTED COURSE GRADE		EMPLOYED WHILE TAKING COURSE
REQUIRED FOR MAJOR	2	A	21	NOT EMPLOYED	7
GEN. ED. REQUIREMENT	3	B	1	PART-TIME JOB	10
ELECTIVE	10	C	0	FULL-TIME JOB	5
OTHER	8	D	0
		F	0
		P	1
		Q	0

I ATTENDED ---- CLASS
ALL	19
MOST	4
FEW	0

NR :	No response. Student did not rate the instructor on this question.
*n :*	Number of responses for this question (does not include �no response�.)
Mean:	The mean for this call number/CRN. In the case of aggregate reports, the mean for all session cross-listed together for this course.
Instr Mean:	The mean for all courses taught by this instructor for a college. This number is the same on all reports for this instructor for a college.
Std. Deviation:	The standard deviation for instructors means in this department.
Dept Mean:	The mean for all courses taught by this department, including any course cross-listed to a course taught by this department. This number is the same on all reports for this department.
Coll Mean:	The mean for all courses taught by this college, including any course cross-listed to a course taught by this college. This number is the same on all reports for this college.
ENROLLMENT:	Total number of students enrolled for this call number/CRN. In the case of aggregate reports, the total number of students enrolled for all call numbers cross-listed together with at least one completed evaluation.

ENROLLMENT:	27
TOTAL RESPONSES:	24

GENERAL WRITTEN COMMENTS:

WHAT FACTORS ABOUT THIS CLASS CONTRIBUTED THE MOST TO YOUR LEARNING? WHAT ASPECTS OF THIS CLASS HELPED YOU TO LEARN THINK CRITICALLY?

Every lecture was a presentation of a reading from the course book or additional readings. Students were expected to read and present a single chapter or article adding current information or examples and facilitating a discussion based on the chapter/article topic. While most topics were controversial, they did bring out different viewpoints from classmates. The class helped me think about financial success or a product versus competency.
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The present day technology evolution news that are discussed in every class
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The course is Seminar. I wasn't were comfortable on stage before taking this course. As I presented a 3 hour seminar, now I am very confident that I can give a very good presentation whenever required.
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I learned many things from this class which can't be put in words.It really very good class.
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class discussion
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This class is not like the regular classes I've taken. Instead of learning hard core computer science concepts, we explored the management side of it. I think getting an overall picture of how things work in the outside world and how decisions are made is quite necessary. Learning to design good software is not the only thing, but marketing your product in a profitable way is an important aspect.
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Presenting in the class meant I really had to know the material. I spent far more time on the chapter I presented, than on the others. One page summaries were helpful, though perhaps more consistency in them would have been helpful... I plan to print them all as a summary of the book. The QA sessions were productive.
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The readings and the class discussions contributed most to my learning. I learned new definitions for words and listen to the news in a new way.
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WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THE CLASS AND YOUR INSTRUCTOR?

I am taking the class as a non-degree student. Currently I am applying for graduate study in information science (aka library science) and found the course content relevant. In addition to this, I found the course book, class discussions, and class presentations very informative and enlightening. I looked forward to it every week. Professor Nelson is clearly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject.
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Excellent instructor. Extremely well organized (materials & teaching plan). Actively promotes/encourages participation.
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The class discussion and his ideas
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The course content is very useful to succeed in commercial/real world
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He dealed every topic from every corner and made us to understand very cleary
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enthusiasm
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Dr. Nelson is a very effective teacher who explains concepts by giving illustrative examples. Dr. Nelson takes a lot of interest in explaining tough concepts.
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The class operated under a strictly defined Project Management Plan, in accordance with CMMI PMP requirements. Students were cross-matrixed to enhance the neural feedback process and supplement presentation skill set growth. Each student was given project deliverables and milestones which mapped back to the Project Plan timeline. Weekly IPRs were conducted and dovetailed into a rigourous QA feedback consultations with the team. Advanced Multimedia learning packages were utilized, providing the audience with multiple simultaneous sensory stimulation sources to promote the optimum use of time and space.
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He knows the topic, he's funny, and he uses great examples. He's the canonical professor. Not only does he address the topic, but he illustrates it with historical and contemporary examples and related trivia.
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WHAT CHANGES IF ANY, COULD BE MADE TO THE CLASS THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED YOU TO LEARN MORE? WHAT COULD THE INSTRUCTOR HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE COURSE AN EVEN BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE?

None
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He made everything possible ..I don't think that any changes are required for the class
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good now
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None.
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Bathroom breaks during the longer sessions would have been nice, the seating made it awkward for some students to get up in the middle of the presentations w.o. creating a disturbance.
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Not sure there is much room for improvement here.
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WHAT FACTORS ABOUT YOUR OWN PERFORMANCE HELPED YOU LEARN THE MOST? WHAT DID YOU DO TO FACILITATE YOUR LEARNING?

Even when it was not my turn to present, I found it helpful to read and organize my notes as if I were going to present.
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The access to my lab where I can spend hours together browsing the technologies which will be helpful to my class discussion
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Presenting seminar & class discussions
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I was clarify the doubts that i had from many days in my mind through his class
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practice
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Relief of bowels before the class greatly increased my ability to learn. I engaged in this learning activity regularly to fully facilitate and manage my own personal learning environment.
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I read, attended class, and applied examples from my own working and personal environment.
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WHAT COULD YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE COURSE AN EVEN BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE?

To do more related reading on the topic for each week especially in finding current events that illustrated the principle or topic discussed.
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I could have read the whole book with same concentration as I did for my topic presentaion.
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None
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HE IS BEST
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good now
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Door prizes
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Perhaps having a computer science degree/background would have benefitted me. At least I would have gotten more of the jokes.
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