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Course Experience Reviewsof

CH ‐ MISC1001 ‐ Intro to Contemporary Issues in your Subject Area ‐ Random, Paul

2018‐19 Semester 1COURSE REPORT

Prepared by: The Student Experience Team, Office of Institutional Planning & Infrastructrual Services

January 2019

The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus

Course Experience Reviewsof

CH ‐ MISC1001 ‐ Intro to Contemporary Issues in your Subject Area ‐ Random, Paul

2018‐19 Semester 1COURSE REPORT

Prepared by: The Student Experience Team, Office of Institutional Planning & Infrastructrual Services

January 2019

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UWI Cave Hill Campus Course Experience Review 2018-19 Semester 1

Student Experience TeamOffice of Institutional Planning & Infrastructural Services


How to use this course report

This report includes:1. The number of reviews completed and the number of students registered for the class. Use these data to consider the extent to which your results may reflect the views of the average student.

2. Comparative summary tablesThese present scores (means) for your course as well as the aggregate scores of all courses offered by your Department and Faculty. Means are based on the following weights: 1 (Very poor); 2 (Poor); 3 (Satisfactory); 4 (Good); 5 (Very good). 'Not applicable' and 'Don't know/Not sure' responses have been excluded from this calculation.Use these tables to assess your performance compared to that of your peers and identify strengths and areas for improvement.

3. Detailed tables and graphsDetails of students' ratings in absolute numbers and percentages, including 'Not applicable' and 'Don't know/ Not sure' responses. Use these to get a sense of the spread of students' ratings.

4. Students' unedited comments (where provided)Use these to develop a better understanding of specific reasons for students' ratings and consider possible steps to enhance course design or delivery.

Reviews submitted

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HE ‐FOUN1004 ‐I‐ntro to Argument‐ FLW ‐L01, 04, 07‐ 10604, 10607, 1‐4219 ‐Quintyne,

Kelvin

RegisteredStudents 59 40 68%





Comparative Summary - Course design

With this lecturer, I was able to ...

CourseMISC100-

1 Dept X Faculty Y Easily follow the progression from onecourse topic to anotherManage the course workload/scheduleEasily see how course assessments/assignments were related to course topics/contentAVERAGE - Course Design

3.71 3.90 3.97

3.85 3.97 3.96

3.96 4.19 4.18

3.84 4.02 4.04

Comparative Summary - Lecturer's Communication

CourseMISC100-

1 Dept X Faculty Y I understood the course learning outcomes(learning outcomes = what students shouldknow/ be able to do by the end of the course)I understood how I could use the knowledge/skills developed during this course to achieveother goals (e.g. career, further study)I understood the instructions for completinglecture assignments / assessmentsI understood the criteria that the lecturerused to grade my assignments / coursework/ exam/ testAVERAGE - Communication

3.71 3.92 3.97

3.75 3.99 4.01

3.97 4.09 4.09

3.86 3.83 3.93

3.82 3.96 4.00





Comparative Summary - Learning activities with the Lecturer

CourseMISC100-

1 Dept X Faculty Y Were varied (that is, involved different typesof activity)Were interesting or intellectually stimulatingWere supported by useful learning resources(e.g. handouts, electronic copies of slides, e-learning etc)Helped me to understand the course topics /contentEncouraged me to interact / collaborate withother students about course topicsEncouraged me to draw on my previousexperience or knowledgeHelped me to develop the knowledge,attitudes and skills specified in the courselearning outcomes (learning outcomes =what students should know/ be able to do bythe end of the course)Required me to apply my new knowledgeand skills to problems / new scenariosMade helpful/ appropriate use of informationand communications technology (eLearning,multimedia, presentation tools, e-mail etc)AVERAGE - Learning Activities

3.40 3.44 3.52

3.59 3.79 3.79

3.79 3.96 4.13

3.72 3.92 4.01

3.77 3.85 3.78

3.77 3.93 3.89

3.71 3.90 3.94

3.87 3.98 4.01

3.79 3.93 4.05

3.71 3.86 3.90

Comparative Summary - Feedback from the Lecturer

CourseMISC100-

1 Dept X Faculty Y Feedback on assignments/ in-courseassessments was provided in sufficient timeto be usefulFeedback helped me to develop/ improve myknowledge or skillsGrades for assignments/ in-courseassessments were based only on the criteriathat the lecturer had specifiedAVERAGE - Feedback

3.75 3.82 3.88

3.77 3.79 3.82

4.08 4.17 4.27

3.87 3.92 3.98





Comparative Summary - Lecturer's Overall Score

CourseMISC100-

1 Dept X Faculty Y OVERALL COURSE SCORE - LECTURER

3.78 3.91 3.96

Comparative Summary - Overall Opinion - Lectures

CourseMISC100-

1 Dept X Faculty Y This course provided a quality learningexperienceDuring this course, I participated fully inlearning activities (class preparation, self-study, tutorials, classroom exercises etc)

3.78 3.99 4.00

4.02 4.09 4.10

Comparative Summary - Students' Attendance

CourseMISC100-

1 Dept X Faculty Y

5 5 5





Course Design

Tot‐al

Mea‐n

Not applic‐able/ Didnot try to

(0)

Stronglydisagre‐e (1)

Disagre‐e (2)

Neitherdisagre‐e noragree(3)

Agree(4)

Strongl‐y agree(5)

Easily follow theprogressionfrom one coursetopic to another

Manage thecourse workloa‐d/schedule

Easily see howcourse assessm‐ents/ assignme‐nts were relatedto course topics‐/ content

40 3.36 12.5%

37.5%

615.0%

922.5%

1640.0%

512.5%

40 3.49 12.5%

37.5%

37.5%

1025.0%

1845.0%

512.5%

40 3.70 37.5%

37.5%

25.0%

512.5%

2050.0%

717.5%

Course Design

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Easily follow the progression from one course topic toanother

Manage the course workload/schedule

Easily see how course assessments/ assignments wererelated to course topics/ content

1 3 6 9 16 5

1 3 3 10 18 5

3 3 2 5 20 7

Not applicable/ Did not try to (0)

Strongly disagree (1)

Disagree (2)

Neither disagree nor agree (3)

Agree (4)

Strongly agree (5)





Lecturer's Communication

Tot‐al

Mea‐n

Don’tknow/

Not appli‐cable (0)

Notat all(1)

Notreally(2)

Tosomeexten‐t (3)

Forthemostpart(4)

Completel‐y (5)

I understood th‐e course learni‐ng outcomes (l‐earning outcom‐es = what stude‐nts should kno...

I understood h‐ow I could use t‐he knowledge/skills developedduring this cour‐se to achieve ...

I understoodthe instructionsfor completinglectureassignments /assessments

I understood th‐e criteria that t‐he lecturer usedto grade my ass‐ignments / cour‐sework / exa...

39 3.39 12.6%

410.3%

512.8%

615.4%

1846.2%

512.8%

39 3.47 12.6%

410.3%

37.7%

1025.6%

1333.3%

820.5%

39 3.46 25.1%

410.3%

37.7%

923.1%

1435.9%

717.9%

39 3.47 37.7%

37.7%

410.3%

1025.6%

1128.2%

820.5%

Lecturer's Communication

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

I understood the course learning outcomes (learningoutcomes = what students should know/ be able to doby the end of the course)

I understood how I could use the knowledge/ skillsdeveloped during this course to achieve other goals(e.g. career, further study)

I understood the instructions for completing lectureassignments / assessments

I understood the criteria that the lecturer used to grademy assignments / coursework / exam/ test

1 4 5 6 18 5

1 4 3 10 13 8

2 4 3 9 14 7

3 3 4 10 11 8

Don’t know/ Not applicable (0)

Not at all (1)

Not really (2)

To some extent (3)

For the most part (4)

Completely (5)





Learning Activities with the Lecturer

Tot‐al

Mea‐n

Don'tknow/


Never(1)

Rarel‐y (2)

Sometime‐s (3)

Often(4)

Usuall‐y (5)

Were varied(that is,involveddifferent typesof activity)

Wereinteresting orintellectuallystimulating

Were supportedby useful learni‐ng resources (e.‐g. handouts, el‐ectronic copiesof slides, e‐le...

Helped me tounderstand thecourse topics /content

Encouraged meto interact /collaborate withother studentsabout coursetopics

Encouraged meto draw on mypreviousexperience orknowledge

39 2.74 12.6%

820.5%

1025.6%

820.5%

820.5%

410.3%

39 3.06 37.7%

923.1%

37.7%

820.5%

923.1%

717.9%

39 3.73 25.1%

25.1%

410.3%

923.1%

923.1%

1333.3%

39 3.32 12.6%

717.9%

37.7%

717.9%

1333.3%

820.5%

39 3.27 25.1%

615.4%

410.3%

717.9%

1435.9%

615.4%

39 3.22 25.1%

615.4%

37.7%

1025.6%

1333.3%

512.8%


Tot‐al

Mea‐n

Don'tknow/


Never(1)

Rarel‐y (2)

Sometime‐s (3)

Often(4)

Usuall‐y (5)

Helped me to d‐evelop the kno‐wledge, attitud‐es and skills sp‐ecified in the co‐urse learning ...

Required me toapply my newknowledge andskills toproblems / newscenarios

Made helpful/appropriate useof informationand communic‐ations technolo‐gy (eLearning,...

39 3.24 12.6%

717.9%

25.1%

923.1%

1538.5%

512.8%

39 3.47 12.6%

717.9%

25.1%

410.3%

1641.0%

923.1%

39 3.42 12.6%

410.3%

717.9%

512.8%

1333.3%

923.1%






0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Were varied (that is, involved different types of activity)

Were interesting or intellectually stimulating

Were supported by useful learning resources (e.g. handouts, electronic copies of slides, e‐learning etc)

Helped me to understand the course topics / content

Encouraged me to interact / collaborate with other students about course topics

Encouraged me to draw on my previous experience or knowledge

Helped me to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills specified in the course learningoutcomes (learning outcomes = what students should know/ be able to do by the end of thecourse)

Required me to apply my new knowledge and skills to problems / new scenarios

Made helpful/ appropriate use of information and communications technology (eLearning,multimedia, presentation tools, e‐mail etc)

2 2 4 9 9 13

1 7 3 7 13 8

2 6 4 7 14 6

2 6 3 10 13 5

1 7 2 9 15 5

1 7 2 4 16 9

1 4 7 5 13 9

1 8 10 8 8 4

3 9 3 8 9 7

Don't know/ Not applicable (0)

Never (1)

Rarely (2)

Sometimes (3)

Often (4)

Usually (5)





Feedback on in-course assessments from this lecturer

Tot‐al

Mea‐n

Don’tknow/


Never(1)

Rarel‐y (2)

Sometime‐s (3)

Usuall‐y (4)

Alway‐s (5)

Feedback on as‐signments/ in‐c‐ourse assessme‐nts was provide‐d in sufficient ti‐me to be useful

Feedbackhelped me todevelop/improve myknowledge orskills

Grades for assi‐gnments/ in‐co‐urse assessmen‐ts were based o‐nly on the crite‐ria that the lec...

40 3.24 615.0%

615.0%

512.5%

512.5%

1127.5%

717.5%

38 2.90 718.4%

821.1%

25.3%

821.1%

1128.9%

25.3%

39 3.59 1025.6%

37.7%

25.1%

512.8%

1333.3%

615.4%

Feedback on in-course assessments from this lecturer

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Feedback on assignments/ in‐course assessments wasprovided in sufficient time to be useful

Feedback helped me to develop/ improve my knowledgeor skills

Grades for assignments/ in‐course assessments werebased only on the criteria that the lecturer had specified

6 6 5 5 11 7

7 8 2 8 11 2

10 3 2 5 13 6

Don’t know/ Not applicable (0)

Never (1)

Rarely (2)

Sometimes (3)

Usually (4)

Always (5)





Overall opinion

Tot‐al

Mea‐n

Not applic‐able/Don’t

know (0)

Stronglydisagre‐e (1)

Disagre‐e (2)

Neitheragreenor dis‐agree(3)

Agree(4)

Strongl‐y agree(5)

This courseprovided aquality learningexperience

During this cou‐rse, I participat‐ed fully in learn‐ing activities (cl‐ass preparation,self‐ study, tu...

39 3.29 12.6%

615.4%

410.3%

717.9%

1538.5%

615.4%

39 3.24 12.6%

410.3%

820.5%

717.9%

1333.3%

615.4%

Overall opinion

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

This course provided a quality learning experience

During this course, I participated fully in learningactivities (class preparation, self‐study, tutorials,classroom exercises etc)

1 6 4 7 15 6

1 4 8 7 13 6

Not applicable/ Don’t know (0)

Strongly disagree (1)

Disagree (2)

Neither agree nor disagree (3)

Agree (4)

Strongly agree (5)





Students' attendance

BaseMea‐n

Non‐e

Lessthan25%

25‐50%

51‐75%

76‐100%

42100.0% 5 ‐

‐1

2.4%3

7.1%10

23.8%28

66.7%

Students' attendance

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1 3 10 28

None Less than 25% 25‐50% 51‐75% 76‐100%





What did you like best about the course?

What did you like best about the course?The interactive lectures

The assignment

was fun and interesting and know when the class die down how to get our attention back, very interactive

not much

The lecturer is a very effective communicator.

It is an interesting course

This course didn't have a mid-term so I chill throughout the semester and waiting till the last minuate to read up on the info.

the lecturer's ability to make one understand the topics covered in the course.

Mr. Random is very passionate about the course and relates it to real life scenarios

The course content was interesting and my lecturer and tutorial leader delivered the information well and also helped us to fully understand it.

The lecture and its content, and the tutorial reiterated the information given in the lecture.

The lecturer's ability to explain the concepts.

Solutions to our tutorials and class exercises were placed on E-learning.

The pacing

The teacher was enthusiastic about what he was teaching. He used a lot of illustrations and scenarios that aided in understanding the content. The Jeopardy Game was also a veryinteresting and stimulating tool that made learning the course content fun to learn.

Mr. Random was thorough in explaining topics and had a positive attitude and cracked jokes

I enjoyed the variety of new things that were taught

The tutorial sessions

The content was very relevant

Nothing

Nothing. I did it because I had to.





What did you like least about the course?

What did you like least about the course?Ac unit mainly down for the latter half of the semester

The method used to relay the information- (monotone lectures)

work load, alot to remember

the reading from the slide

The coursework only consisted of one group project which at 40% I think is too heavily weighted. I think there should have also been an individual project or at least a midterm.

The course load is too heavy and the work is complicated especially since topics are being taught so quickly

The tutor using powerpoint for tutorials and not explaining the questions properly

The assignment

There were many Saturday classes, with no consideration of Sabbath-keepers, and persons with other commitments. The room was often very hot and not conducive for learning. (LT4)

The room we were in, LT4, the AC stopped working and many of our classes were canceled because no other available room was big enough for the class size.

Not enough time to grasp the concept of the course

The lecture room was very hot at times.

The course is only offered in one semester and so is another compulsory course that I had and the clashing was not prevented so classes were missed outside of me willinglywanting to miss them.

The lecture room with no air conditioning

Some of the slides were hard to follow and an example of how to audit the Bank Reconciliation could have been demonstrated in class but was not.

Lecturer is boring and the slides aren't of any value to aid in studying for the final exam

I wish feedback on assessments were provided in sufficient time

The manner in which the final exam was gauged

The project required a lot and was not in any way related to the course objectives

The teaching methods

That coursework is fully dependent on a midterm exam.





How could the course be improved?

How could the course be improved?Online lectures to go with the slides

Ensure that assigned classroom is inductive to learning. The Ac was down for the latter part of the semester

less work load

stop reading from the slide and know the material, explain more so person can understand

The lecture room airconditioner was not working and the room was usually too hot to stay in for the full 2 hrs.

Less topics

The tutor should go through the questions properly rather than just having the answers already prepared

There should be a mid-term or some other assignments not just one group project for a entire 40% that is ridiculous

None Needed.

More innovative way to bring across the mathematical aspect of the course to assist students who are not mathematical inclined to have a better understanding.

It is fine how it is but the timetabling should be done taking into consideration those doing a major in computer science and/with accounting or any other programmed offered where thestudents have compulsory courses that are offered only in first semester. This is so that they can benefit fully from all their lecture sessions that they are paying for. It is not fair that this is notconsidered in the timetabling and class sessions have to be missed outside of they willingly wanting to do so.

The removal of the CLICO Barbados option from the group project

Keep delivering the course in an enthusiastic way and keep the Jeopardy game as a part of the syllabus.

Get a new lecturer and tutors

Connect the requirements for the group project with the course objectives

No changes needed

Lecture want changing rush through the course

By including tutorial participation for 10%, midterm for 25% and a take home examination for 5%. That way students who are weak or have busy work careers are still given an opportunity topass coursework. A course based on a final of 60% and 40% midterm which has difficult math concepts to understand is very difficult.

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