Course Response Rate
| Raters | Students |
|---|---|
| Responded | 8 |
| Invited | 15 |
| Response Ratio | 53% |
Course General Questions
| Count | Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Unsatisfactory | Course Mean | FAS Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluate the course overall. | 6 | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 4.00 | 4.26 |
| Course materials (readings, audio-visual materials, textbooks, lab manuals, website, etc.) | 6 | 50% | 33% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 4.33 | 4.24 |
| Assignments (exams, essays, problem sets, language homework, etc.) | 6 | 67% | 17% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 4.50 | 4.14 |
| Feedback you received on work you produced in this course | 6 | 50% | 33% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 4.17 | 4.14 |
| Section component of the course | 6 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 4.67 | 4.29 |
General Instructor Questions
| Count | Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Unsatisfactory | Instructor Mean | FAS Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluate your Instructor overall. | 5 | 60% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 4.40 | 4.54 |
| Gives effective lectures or presentations, if applicable | 5 | 60% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 4.40 | 4.46 |
| Is accessible outside of class (including after class, office hours, e-mail, etc.) | 4 | 50% | 25% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 4.25 | 4.52 |
| Generates enthusiasm for the subject matter | 5 | 60% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 4.20 | 4.61 |
| Facilitates discussion and encourages participation | 5 | 60% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 4.40 | 4.59 |
| Gives useful feedback on assignments | 3 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.67 | 4.52 |
| Returns assignments in a timely fashion | 3 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.67 | 4.49 |
On average, how many hours per week did you spend on coursework outside of class? Enter a whole number between 0 and 168.
Frequency chart and mean excludes students who answered 31 or more hours.
On average, how many hours per week did you spend on coursework outside of class? Enter a whole number between 0 and 168.
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Response Count | 5 |
| Response Ratio | 33% |
| Mean | 6.20 |
| Median | 6.00 |
| Mode | 6 |
| Standard Deviation | 2.28 |
How strongly would you recommend this course to your peers?
How strongly would you recommend this course to your peers?
| Options | Score | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommend with Enthusiasm | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Likely to Recommend | 4 | 1 | 20% |
| Recommend with Reservations | 3 | 2 | 40% |
| Unlikely to Recommend | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Definitely not Recommend | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Response Ratio | 33% |
| Mean | 4.00 |
| Median | 4.00 |
| Standard Deviation | 1.00 |
What was/were your reason(s) for enrolling in this course? (Please check all that apply)
| Options | Count |
|---|---|
| Elective | 3 |
| Concentration or Department Requirement | 0 |
| Secondary Field or Language Citation Requirement | 0 |
| Undergraduate General Education Requirement | 0 |
| Expository Writing Requirement | 0 |
| Foreign Language Requirement | 0 |
| Pre-Med Requirement | 0 |
| Divisional Distribution Requirement | 2 |
| Quantitative Reasoning with Data Requirement | 0 |
In this course, most students listen attentively with an open mind and a willingness to change their point of view as they learn more about the topic.
In this course, most students listen attentively with an open mind and a willingness to change their point of view as they learn more about the topic.
| Options | Score | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | 5 | 2 | 33% |
| Agree | 4 | 2 | 33% |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 3 | 1 | 17% |
| Disagree | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Strongly Disagree | 1 | 1 | 17% |
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Response Ratio | 40% |
| Mean | 3.67 |
| Median | 4.00 |
| Standard Deviation | 1.51 |
In this course (including sections), I feel comfortable expressing my views on controversial topics.
In this course (including sections), I feel comfortable expressing my views on controversial topics.
| Options | Score | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | 5 | 3 | 50% |
| Agree | 4 | 3 | 50% |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Disagree | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Strongly Disagree | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Response Ratio | 40% |
| Mean | 4.50 |
| Median | 4.50 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.55 |
Comments from students
What would you like to tell future students about this class? (Your response to this question may be published anonymously.)
| Comments |
|---|
| The style of this class is unique. It is almost worth taking simply for the conversational, debate–esque banter that Prof Unger and Prof Stauffer engage in. Both of them approach the lectures with an open mind; they have a structure that extends just so far as relating to the week's readings, but besides that, it is more free form. I found that this allowed for an extremely engaging lecture. You get to avoid the typical rigidly structured, and repetitive slide–show style of most lectures nowadays. That being said, the profs often go on pretty intense tangents and sometimes you walk out of lecture feeling disoriented and confused, unsure how you would use that content for an assignment. |
| if you are an undergraduate, go to section its super helpful and you learn so much and you really get the chance to speak your mind and explore why you think the way that you do |
| Overall, this is a course that makes you think broadly, though less deeply. The readings themselves are interesting to start conversation, but most of our productive classtime came from lecture or section– based discussion. Since it is co–taught with law school students, it can be a bit daunting to speak up sometimes – but valuable to do so. The only other thing I will say is that sometimes Professor Unger may present a strong assumption that the entire class that day is built on (i.e. there is no middle class in the U.S.), so if these kinds of details are important to you, you might be frustrated. |