J101 Course Evaluation
One way we can improve our classes is through thoughtful student reaction. We hope to use your responses to examine and improve our teaching techniques and course content. Please take a few minutes to indicate on this evaluation form your thoughts about this course. Feel free to make further written comments in the space provided, or on another sheet of paper. Do not sign your evaluation. I will look at these AFTER I have submitted final grades.
Part I
Please circle the choice that most accurately reflects your thinking about each comment below. Note that some questions ask only about your lead professor; others include all the professors who spoke to you.
1=Strongly Disagree
2=Disagree
3=Neutral
4=Agree
5=Strongly Agree
1. Prof. Luecke was enthusiastic when presenting course material. 1 2 3 4 5
2. Prof. Luecke seemed to be interested in teaching. 1 2 3 4 5
3. Prof. Luecke’s use of examples or personal experiences helped to get points across in class.
1 2 3 4 5
4. Prof. Luecke seemed to be concerned with whether the students learned the material. 1 2 3 4 5
5. You were interested in learning the course material. 1 2 3 4 5
6. You were generally attentive in class. 1 2 3 4 5
7. You believe that this class challenged you intellectually. 1 2 3 4 5
8. You have become more competent in this area because of this course. 1 2 3 4 5
9. You are more likely to major in journalism because of this course. 1 2 3 4 5
10. The course content lived up to your expectations. 1 2 3 4 5
11. Prof. Luecke appeared receptive to new ideas and others' viewpoints. 1 2 3 4 5
12. Prof. Luecke encouraged students to express opinions. 1 2 3 4 5
13. You had an opportunity to ask questions. 1 2 3 4 5
14. Prof. Luecke generally stimulated class discussion. 1 2 3 4 5
15. The professors tried to cover too much material. 1 2 3 4 5
16. The professors generally presented the material too rapidly. 1 2 3 4 5
17. The writing assignments were too time consuming relative to your understanding of the course material. 1 2 3 4 5
18. Prof. Luecke appeared to relate the course concepts in a systematic manner. 1 2 3 4 5
19. The course was well organized. 1 2 3 4 5
20. Prof. Luecke’s presentations made for easy note-taking. 1 2 3 4 5
21. The direction of the course was adequately outlined. 1 2 3 4 5
22. Your writing assignments were graded and returned to you within a reasonable time.
1 2 3 4 5
23. Prof. Luecke’s critiques of your writing assignments was thorough and precise enough to be helpful.
1 2 3 4 5
Part II
1. Please tell me whether you found the following assignments helpful, unhelpful, or neither helpful nor unhelpful:
“Letters to a Young Journalist” helpful unhelpful neither
“The Elements of Journalism” helpful unhelpful neither
The two speech stories
Kurt Eichenwald helpful unhelpful neither
Jeffrey Dvorkin helpful unhelpful neither
Your media consumption diary and essay helpful unhelpful neither
The group project on another country’s mass media helpful unhelpful neither
The research proposal helpful unhelpful neither
2. What assignments could be added to the course, or substituted for others, to make it more useful?
3. What assignments would you eliminate? Why?
4. What classroom manner would you suggest Prof. Luecke eliminate?
5. What classroom behaviors or practices should Prof. Luecke cultivate?
6. Were the textbook and other readings helpful? Were you challenged by them? Why or why not?
7. Were the three hour-long tests and midterms fair measures of your comprehension of the course material? Why or why not?
8. Were you disappointed that the course did not cover a topic you were expecting it to? What was it?
9. Did you find the Blackboard site useful?
Very useful Somewhat useful Not useful
10. Did you find the workload in this course heavier than in your other courses at Washington and Lee, lighter, or about the same?
heavier lighter about the same
Part III
1) We would like to know your opinion of our decision to team-teach this course. Did you think team teaching was:
Very successful somewhat successful no opinion somewhat very
unsuccessful unsuccessful
2) Please evaluate the effectiveness of each of our guest teachers:
a) Prof. Artwick (media theory):
Very effective somewhat effective no opinion somewhat ineffective very
ineffective
b) Prof. Cumming (newspaper and magazine history):
Very effective somewhat effective no opinion somewhat ineffective very
ineffective
c) Prof. de Maria (radio):
Very effective somewhat effective no opinion somewhat ineffective very
ineffective
d) Prof. Jennings (motion pictures):
Very effective somewhat effective no opinion somewhat ineffective very
ineffective
e) Prof. Richardson (What are journalists for?):
Very effective somewhat effective no opinion somewhat ineffective very
ineffective
f) Prof. Mitchell (TV):
Very effective somewhat effective no opinion somewhat ineffective very
ineffective
g) Prof. Wasserman (ethics):
Very effective somewhat effective no opinion somewhat ineffective very
ineffective
Part IV
In your syllabus we identified several core competencies we planned to address in this course. Please tell us how successful you think we were in addressing those.
1. Understand the role and history of journalism and journalists in a free society.
Very successful somewhat successful no opinion somewhat very
unsuccessful unsuccessful
2. Understand the principles and laws of freedom of speech and press.
Very successful somewhat successful no opinion somewhat very
unsuccessful unsuccessful
3. Understand the diversity of groups in a global society in relationship to communications.
Very successful somewhat successful no opinion somewhat very
unsuccessful unsuccessful
4. Understand the concepts and theories in the use and presentation of images and information.
Very successful somewhat successful no opinion somewhat very
unsuccessful unsuccessful
5. Develop
the ability to think critically, creatively and
independently.
Very successful somewhat successful no opinion somewhat very
unsuccessful unsuccessful
Part V
Please use this space to offer your own comments about the course. Thank you.