SW199 Sec 1 Summer 2012 - Student Evaluation Report

Of the 42 students enrolled in this course, 32 completed the student evaluations giving a response rate of 76.1%. Students were given approximately 10 minutes of class time to complete the evaluation.

Demographics:

The mean age of the student respondents was 28.42 years with a standard deviation of 6.98 years. Reflective of the student demographics overall, respondents were primarily male (69.7%).  All of the students enrolled in the course are in their first year of the social work program. No other demographic information was collected from the students.

Responses to Opinion Questions:

Students were asked for their responses using a five point likert scale ranging from very bad to very good to rate aspects of the class. Results are listed in the table below.

1=Very bad; 2=Bad; 3=Okay; 4=Good; 5=Very Good

Questions	Mean	St. Dev.
Punctuality of the course meetings – Did the course begin on time?	4.56	.619
Amount of time spent reviewing the syllabus	3.77	.971
Clarity of the syllabus	3.81	.931
Icebreakers	4.63	.793
Amount of time spent learning about the profession of social work	4.13	.907
Amount of time spent learning about the program and degree requirements	3.74	.815
Translation by John Roger Noel	4.06	.716
Translation by Pierre Anderson Soulouque	4.28	.457
Teaching by Athena Kolbe	4.42	.620
Teaching by Jesse Campbell	3.84	.808
Relevance and helpfulness of the course overall	4.59	.712
Convenience of the meeting times and days of the course	3.84	.954