"How'm I doing?? "
Student Feedback throughout the term for 
 CIS100 "Introduction to Computer Applications" at Union County College

I think that having a final exam that counts a lot in your grade is not the best way to do things.  It is sad for a student to work all term and then, at the end, when there is nothing she/he can do about it, realize that she/he didn’t “get” the material!  Likewise, though student evaluations of professors at the end of terms are nice, and possibly the professor will take to heart the scores and comments so that subsequent classes are improved, it doesn’t help the student who is completing the evaluation, except sometimes for a feeling of revenge.

Ed Koch- click for super video of KochAs former NYC Mayor Koch would say “How’m I doing?  How’m I doing”  So I am asking you now, two weeks into the course, four weeks, six, eight, ten weeks, but in time to do something about it for you and other students in this session of the course.  It is very import for all students to communicate where they are having trouble and thoughts on how I can help.  It also helps if you find good things to point out and say “We should do more of that.” So I invite you to communicate your idea on the course frequently. 

I am looking for feedback on both course content and course delivery techniques.  When are we doing things where the time expended is not worth it in terms of the material learned.

You can communicate by:

bulletSending me email
bulletPosting something on the message board under “Questions about the course" conference Course- How we can improve this course.  That way fellow students can use your idea as a starting point to further discuss the course
bulletSinging this "How'm I doing" form
Or if you don’t want to be identified, complete as much of this form as you want and submit it.  If you don't sign it, there is no way for me to know who sent it!
How would your rate the course content so far? The material is relevant  The material is irrelevant 

There's too much material There's not enough material 
The quantity of material is about  right
Please rank 

Email

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how  Using the Web Most   Least
important Mail Merge Most Least
mastering Microsoft Excel Most   Least
each skill is Microsoft Access Most   Least
for you Product Comparison Techniques Most    Least
  Microsoft PowerPoint Most Least
  Presentation Techniques Most Least
  Using the Web & Helps to Learn More Most Least
  Other Most Least
I am learning
from  		I am NOT
learning from		  
How would you rate the effectiveness
 of the course delivery methods? 		Doing the Assignments
REDoing the Assignments
Analyzing the work of other students
Prof's analysis of my work
Reading text
Reading some other text ?
    which?
End of Chapter Questions
Classroom Presentation
Tutorials on the Internet
Other
What are we doing
that is particularly useful?
Why?		  
How can the course be improved?  
Want to tell me anything else?

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Photo of Ex Mayor Ed Koch Courtesy of  thelaw.com

This page was created by Professor Maureen Greenbaum and was last updated on 06/18/08
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