Joseph H. Schuessler Ph.D.

BCIS 3610.004 Spring 2008

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

STUDENT EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTOR PROFILE

SPRING SEMESTER 2008

   

Instructor: Schuessler, Joseph H

Course: BCIS3610004 Final Enrollment: 70

Department: ITDS

Evaluation Code No: 3201 Number of Responses: 55

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        -Frequencies**-

--Averages--

COBA Percentiles

  COBA Qnt. * Mean Std. Dev 1 2 3 4 5 NA CRS DEPT COBA 00 20 40 60 80
Presentation Ability - (8 items) 2 4.1 1.0             4.0 4.0 4.1 1.6 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.7
19. Cares about the quality of his/her teaching 3 4.4 0.8 0 2 3 19 31 0 4.0 4.2 4.2 1.7 3.7 4.2 4.5 4.7
20. Has a genuine interest in students 2 4.2 1.0 1 5 2 23 24 0 4.0 4.1 4.1 1.6 3.7 4.2 4.5 4.7
22. Is a dynamic and energetic person 2 3.9 1.0 3 1 12 22 17 0 4.0 3.7 4.0 1.4 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.7
23. Interesting style of presentation 2 3.6 1.3 6 4 11 19 15 0 3.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 3.4 3.9 4.2 4.5
24. Seems to enjoy teaching 2 4.2 1.0 0 4 7 15 28 1 4.1 4.2 4.2 1.6 3.8 4.3 4.6 4.8
25. Is enthusiastic about his/her subject 2 4.1 1.1 1 5 7 17 25 0 4.2 4.1 4.2 1.9 3.8 4.4 4.7 4.8
26. Seems to have self confidence 2 4.4 0.8 0 3 3 19 30 0 4.3 4.3 4.3 1.5 3.9 4.5 4.6 4.8
27. Varies the speed and tone of his/her voice 2 3.8 1.1 3 5 8 22 17 0 4.0 3.8 3.9 1.5 3.4 3.9 4.3 4.5
                                   
Organization/Clarity - (8 items) 4 4.5 0.8             4.0 4.1 4.1 1.4 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.5
5. Is well prepared 3 4.6 0.7 0 1 2 17 35 0 4.1 4.3 4.3 1.4 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.7
6. Speaks in a manner easy to understand 4 4.4 0.8 0 2 3 18 31 1 4.0 3.9 3.9 1.7 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.5
11. Explains clearly 4 4.4 0.9 0 4 2 18 31 0 3.9 3.9 3.9 1.2 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.6
12. Lectures easy to outline/Case discuss. organiz. 4 4.5 0.8 0 2 4 13 36 0 3.8 4.2 4.1 1.1 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.6
13. Careful/precise in answering questions 4 4.5 0.7 0 2 2 16 35 0 4.0 4.2 4.1 1.4 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.5
14. Summarizes major points 4 4.5 0.8 1 1 2 14 37 0 4.0 4.3 4.2 1.6 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.7
15. States objectives for each class section 5 4.7 0.6 0 1 1 12 41 0 4.2 4.5 4.2 1.6 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.7
18. Knows if class understands him/her or not 3 4.0 1.1 2 5 3 23 20 2 3.6 3.7 3.8 1.4 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.3
                                   
Grading/Assignments - (7 items) 4 4.4 0.8             4.1 4.4 4.2 1.4 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.6
1. Follows course plan established in syllabus 4 4.5 0.7 0 1 4 16 34 0 4.1 4.4 4.3 2.4 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.7
2. Gives assignments related to course goals 3 4.4 0.9 0 3 4 15 33 0 4.1 4.4 4.3 2.1 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.6
3. Explains the grading system clearly 4 4.5 0.8 0 2 3 15 35 0 4.1 4.3 4.2 2.0 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.6
4. Is accessible to students out of class 4 4.4 0.8 0 1 5 14 27 8 4.1 4.3 4.2 2.3 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.6
31. Given nature exams/papers-return quickly 3 4.5 0.7 0 1 3 16 35 0 4.1 4.4 4.4 1.6 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.7
32. Reasonable assign./exams - length/diff. 3 4.2 1.0 1 2 8 18 26 0 3.9 4.1 4.0 1.6 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.5
33. Assigns grades fairly and impartially 3 4.5 0.8 0 2 3 14 36 0 4.3 4.4 4.3 2.4 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.7
                                   
Intellectual/Scholarly - (4 items) 4 4.4 0.7             4.2 4.0 4.0 1.7 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.5
7. Discusses points of view other than his/hers 4 4.4 0.8 0 2 2 20 26 5 4.1 4.1 4.1 1.9 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.5
8. Contrasts implications of various theories 3 4.2 0.8 0 3 3 25 22 2 4.2 4.0 4.0 1.8 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.5
9. Discusses recent developments in the field 4 4.5 0.7 0 1 2 18 33 1 4.4 4.0 4.1 1.5 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.6
10. Presents origins of ideas and concepts 4 4.3 0.8 0 2 3 24 25 1 4.3 4.1 4.0 1.6 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.5
                                   
Student Interaction - (3 items) 2 4.0 1.1             3.8 3.9 4.0 1.5 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.6
16. Encourages class discussion 2 3.7 1.1 3 5 9 21 13 4 3.6 3.8 4.0 1.5 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.6
17. Invites criticism of own ideas 2 3.8 1.1 3 5 6 23 14 4 3.7 3.8 3.8 1.3 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.5
21. Respects/takes student concerns seriously 3 4.4 0.7 0 1 5 20 29 0 4.1 4.2 4.2 1.6 3.7 4.2 4.5 4.7
                                   
Student Motivation - (3 items) 2 3.6 1.4             3.7 3.8 4.0 2.5 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.5
28. Makes me work harder than most other courses 1 3.4 1.3 5 11 10 13 16 0 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.3 4.5
29. Motivates me to do my best work 2 3.5 1.4 8 4 9 17 16 1 3.6 3.7 3.9 1.7 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.5
30. Exams require creative/original thinking 2 3.7 1.3 6 5 7 17 19 1 3.7 3.9 4.0 1.9 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.5

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Grade Summary Qnt.* GPA SD A B C/P D F/WF W I/PR Tot 12Day CRS DEPT COBA 00 20 40 60 80
  3 2.59 0.89 10 29 24 6 1 0 0 70 70 2.88 2.84 2.53 1.67 2.13 2.51 2.74 3.17

Percentage of class grades

14 41 34 9 1 0 0                    
 
*"COBA Qnt." is the section quintile computed from all 31 undergraduate CORE classes with more than 89 students.
 
** 1 = NOT AT ALL DESCRIPTIVE, 5 = VERY DESCRIPTIVE so Quintile 5 is the top 20% and Quintile 1 is the bottom 20% of the distribution.
 
Please note that the "DEPT" and "COBA" columns include all undergraduate CORE classes with more than 89 students in the academic unit and college respectively.
 
A. THE COURSE-STRONG POINTS:
1. None.
2. Pretty bland.
3. Good knowledge for all business majors.
4. Enjoyable.
 
B. THE COURSE-WEAK POINTS:
1. Terrible, Irrelevant material. Waste of time. Completely useless.
2. Boring.
3. Too many technical vocabulary; too involved & detailed about computer systems.
4. Boring. Tests are too nit-picky.
5. Boring subject.
6. Needs to provide examples (real world).
7. Microsoft bias.
 
C. THE COURSE-SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS:

1.

Teach us something relevant to life.
 
D. THE INSTRUCTOR-STRONG POINTS:
1. Great instructor. Entertaining.
2. Knowledgeable about subject matter.
3. Returns grades quickly. Fair prof.
4. Knowledgeable.
5. Well organized. Knowledgeable.
6. Good teacher. Understands students. Seems to go out of his way for students.
7. Very organized!!
8. Kind of straight forward & to the point. Knows most students want to be in and out in the shortest amount of time.
9. Enthusiastic. Helpful. Objective.
10 None.
 

E. THE INSTRUCTOR-WEAK POINTS:

1. Doesn't interact.
2. Wouldn't mind knowing more in depth opinions & analysis extended from required book topics.
3. Very dull and not enthusiastic.
 

F. THE INSTRUCTOR-SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS:

1. I believe he does a great job.
2. New teacher.