UVA Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program end-of-course evaluation - spring 2008
We would appreciate your completing this evaluation for the distance learning class you've participated in this semester. Your responses are anonymous (unless you send additional comments to the email address at the end of the form).
1. Distance learning site where you attend class:
2. Which course were you enrolled in this semester?
CE 604 (Thomas T. Baber) ChE 647 ( Erik Fernandez) ECE 556 (Scott Barker) ECE 695 (Mool Gupta) MAE 625 (Pradip N. Sheth) MAE/APMA 642 (William W. Roberts, Jr.) MAE 672 (Robert J. Ribando) MSE 606 (William Soffa) MSE 608 (Giovanni Zangari) SYS 730 (Ginger Davis)
3. How many distance learning courses have you taken?
None One Two Three or more
4. Compared to other courses, understanding the subject matter of this course was:
Not difficult at all Moderately difficult Extremely difficult
5. The amount of effort required considering the number of credit hours for this course was:
Too low Reasonable Excessive
6. How clearly were course objectives defined at start of course?
Not clearly at all Somewhat clearly Adequately Very clearly
7. How well were the course objectives accomplished in relation to stated goals?
Most goals relating to the course objectives were not accomplished Actual accomplishment was consistent with the objective Somewhat more was accomplished than specified by the objectives
8. How clear were the connections between daily class assignments and overall course requirements?
Not clear at all Sometimes apparent Connections clearly identified from class to class
9. How helpful were the textbook(s) and required study materials for understanding the subject matter?
Not helpful Somewhat helpful Extremely helpful
10. Please rate your access to all research/library materials required to complete the course:
No materials required Access was difficult to impossible I was only able to access some required materials I could easily access all materials
Questions 11 through 19 pertain to the instructor for this course. Please respond to each question using the following rating scale:
3. Good or no deficiency of concern
4. Excellent or performance above basic requirements
11. Apparent knowledge of the subject matter: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent
12. Success in communicating or explaining subject matter: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent
13. Degree to which subject matter was made stimulating or relevant: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent
14. Fairness in assigning grades: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent 15. Concern and respect for individuals as students: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent
16. Administration of class and organization of materials: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent
17. Encouragement and management of class interaction: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent
18. Responsiveness to inquiries outside of class: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent
19. Overall rating of this instructor: 1 Poor 2 Fair 3 Good 4 Excellent
If you are not at a remote site, stop here and make any written comments you wish at the bottom of this form. Thanks for your help. Those at remote sites, please continue to the next questions.
Use the following scale to respond to questions 20 through 26 which pertain to your remote site.
20. The quality of visual reception: 1 Inadequate 2 Adequate 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 N/A
21. The quality of audio reception: 1 Inadequate 2 Adequate 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 N/A
22. The distribution of course handouts (especially in regards to timeliness) 1 Inadequate 2 Adequate 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 N/A
23. Course registration procedures: 1 Inadequate 2 Adequate 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 N/A
24. Course fee payment procedures: 1 Inadequate 2 Adequate 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 N/A
25. Problem resolution and assistance by the site coordinator: 1 Inadequate 2 Adequate 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 N/A
26. Responsiveness and support by GTA's for this course: 1 Inadequate 2 Adequate 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 N/A
27. How helpful was the opportunity for two-way video interaction with faculty and other students? Not helpful Reasonably helpful Very helpful Extremely helpful Not applicable
28. Overall, how would you compare the value of this course against other graduate level courses you have taken at a distance? Much below average Somewhat below average About average Somewhat above average Much above average Not applicable
29. Overall, how would you compare the value of this course against other graduate level courses you have taken in a traditional classroom setting? Much below average Somewhat below average About average Somewhat above average Much above average Not applicable
Please provide any written comments you wish below. If more space is needed, you may send an email to the address at the bottom of this form.
