Course Response Rate
| Raters | Students |
|---|---|
| Responded | 8 |
| Invited | 9 |
| Response Ratio | 89% |
Course General Questions
| Count | Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Unsatisfactory | Course Mean | FAS Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluate the course overall. | 6 | 50% | 17% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 4.17 | 4.26 |
| Course materials (readings, audio-visual materials, textbooks, lab manuals, website, etc.) | 5 | 40% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 3.40 | 4.24 |
| Assignments (exams, essays, problem sets, language homework, etc.) | 5 | 40% | 0% | 60% | 0% | 0% | 3.80 | 4.14 |
| Feedback you received on work you produced in this course | 5 | 20% | 20% | 40% | 20% | 0% | 3.40 | 4.14 |
| Section component of the course | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | NRP | 4.29 |
General Instructor Questions
| Count | Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Unsatisfactory | Instructor Mean | FAS Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluate your Instructor overall. | 5 | 40% | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.40 | 4.54 |
| Gives effective lectures or presentations, if applicable | 5 | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 3.80 | 4.46 |
| Is accessible outside of class (including after class, office hours, e-mail, etc.) | 5 | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 3.80 | 4.52 |
| Generates enthusiasm for the subject matter | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.00 | 4.61 |
| Facilitates discussion and encourages participation | 5 | 60% | 0% | 40% | 0% | 0% | 4.20 | 4.59 |
| Gives useful feedback on assignments | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.00 | 4.52 |
| Returns assignments in a timely fashion | 3 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 4.33 | 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 | 56% |
| 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 | 56% |
| 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 | 2 |
| Concentration or Department Requirement | 0 |
| Secondary Field or Language Citation Requirement | 1 |
| 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 | 50% |
| Agree | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 3 | 1 | 25% |
| Disagree | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Strongly Disagree | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Response Ratio | 44% |
| Mean | 4.25 |
| Median | 4.50 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.96 |
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 | 1 | 25% |
| Agree | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Neither Agree nor Disagree | 3 | 1 | 25% |
| Disagree | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Strongly Disagree | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Response Ratio | 44% |
| Mean | 4.00 |
| Median | 4.00 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.82 |
Comments from students
What would you like to tell future students about this class? (Your response to this question may be published anonymously.)
| Comments |
|---|
| This course is interesting and chill. However start your final paper early |
| If you're interested in Africa, take this class. |
| Make sure to start the essays early and have an open mind that the lectures are long and sometimes the professor rambles. |
| This was for sure one of my favorite classes I have ever taken at Harvard. I am a graduating senior who took this for an elective and I was genuinely not disappointed. For undergrads I would say for sure this is a class worth taking if you have any interest at all in African religion or just religion in general. Olupona is super interesting and has stories for days about how over the years he has directly interacted with the course material. I also think the course assignments are very doable and provide interesting opportunities to dig a little deeper into whatever interests you. They are quite open ended generally so maybe if you are someone that needs extreme guidance in your work then maybe you might find it challenging – but generally it does give you the freedom to write about what is interesting to you. Be warned there is a 20 page paper final so... do with that what you may. |