Mid-Semester Course/Instructor Evaluation

CHM 212, Spring 2011

Bottom five of the Top 10 things you LIKE:

10. Instructor is knowledgeable, intelligent (2)

9. PowerPoints (3)

8. Tests are given during class time, not at night (3)

7. Instructor gives examples that relate to the real world (4)

6. Moustache (4)

Your 5 most FAVORITE things:

5. Instructor is witty; has a sense of humor (7)

4. Tests are fair, on material covered in class, and similar to the practice tests; grading and grading policy is fair; grade replacement (16)

3. Instructor is available and willing to help students; answers question in class (19)

2. Instructor is well-organized, well-prepared, easy to follow, gives good explanations (25)

1. Course-Pak & practice tests and answer keys are helpful (28)

Bottom five of the Top 10 things you WOULD CHANGE:

10. There’s too much to remember (2)

9. More glas, more credit for glas (2)

8. Drop the glas (2)

7. Write notes explaining why things happen in mechanisms (3)

6. Make class more interesting; Be more entertaining (3)

Top five of the Top 10 things you WOULD CHANGE:

5. Give more examples for each reaction, more practice problems in class, more mechanisms (5)

4. Too fast; Slow down! (5)

3. NOTHING (6; Thanks!)

2. More PowerPoints (7)

1. Speak louder (16)

What I will CHANGE:

I’ll try to s…l…o…w d...o…w…n, SPEAK UP, and avoid writing at the bottom of the board.

I’ll give more specific examples of reactions.

I’ll write notes to explain why things happen.

I’ll use more PowerPoints.

What I will NOT change:

I’ll continue to be available & willing to help.

I’ll continue to try to give organized, understandable lectures with clear explanations.

I’ll try to do everything else you like and nothing you don’t like.

Organic chemistry requires learning a lot of information. That’s your job. I’ll try to help you make it more understandable and relevant.

I’ll keep my moustache (I’ve had it for 45 years).