Tabular Results

Please take a moment and answer the following questions to help us evaluate the class this term. As always, your name and e-mail address will be removed from the comments before they are seen by the instructors or GSI's, so please be as honest and complete as possible. Remember, filling out this form is part of your participation points.

Respondent list (password protected MS Word file)

1. The lab assignments seem carefully chosen.
2. The lab assignments are intellectually challenging.
3. Laboratory assignments make an important contribution to my understanding of the topics discussed in lecture.
4. Overall, the lab instructor is an excellent teacher.
5. Lab handouts are clearly written and help me to understand lab assignments.
6. ArcView has helped me understand Global Change concepts and principles.
7. I feel confident in my ability to use ArcView to construct models.
8. ArcView helps me understand the relationships among different variables.
9. The discussions in lab make an important contribution to my learning.
10. The blend of lab discussions, computer assignments (i.e., ArcView), and movies seems appropriate for my learning needs.

1. Having several instructors give the lecture contributes to my understanding of the concepts and principles related to Global Change II.
2. The transition from one instructor to the next interferes with my ability to learn.
3. I have learned a good deal of factual material in this course.
4. The knowledge I have gained through this course has improved my ability to participate in debates about global change.
5. This course has encouraged me to think critically about global change.
6. I actively participate in class discussions.
7. It is difficult for me to understand how topics covered in the lecture fit together.

1. The Global Change web site is organized so I can easily locate the information I need.
2. Using the web has made a significant contribution to my learning.
3. The links from the Global Change web site to other internet web sites have provided me with helpful information.
4. I feel confident in my ability to use the web to gather information about global change.
5. I have used the web skills I have acquired in this course to complete academic work for other classes.
6. I have utilized the web skills I have developed in this course to investigate areas that interest me.
7. The lecture notes on the web contain links which are marginally useful.

The following questions use a scale ranging from "frequently" to "not at all".

8. How frequently do you perform the following activities when you are using the Global Change web site?

a. check the syllabus
b. read the lab notes
c. read the lecture notes
d. check out the links to other sites
e. check out student work
f. send a message to an instructor

9. How often do you check the Global Change web site in a typical week?

1. How would you rate the time commitment this class requires, compared to other four-credit introductory level classes you have taken or are taking at the University of Michigan?
2. Compared to other courses you have taken that were taught by one faculty member and were based in a single discipline (subject area), how do you like this course for:
a. Capturing your interest?
b. Challenging you to think?

1. I have deepened my interest in the subject matter of this course.
2. I am enthusiastic about the course material.
3. I feel like I make an important contribution to the learning of others in the course.
4. I have had opportunities to help other students in the course learn about Global Change concepts and principles.
5. I feel empowered to act on what I have learned.

Comments for Prof. Tim Killeen:	Comments (password protected MS Word file)
Comments for Prof. David Allan:	Comments (password protected MS Word file)
Comments for Prof. Vince Abreu:	Comments (password protected MS Word file)
Comments for Prof. Lisa Curran:	Comments (password protected MS Word file)

In the space below please provide feedback to the Graduate Student Instructor with whom you are currently taking a lab.

Comments for GSI Scott Alexander:	Comments (password protected MS Word file)
Comments for GSI Christiane Jablonowski:	Comments (password protected MS Word file)
Comments for GSI Irfan Azeem:	Comments (password protected MS Word file)
Comments for GSI Doug Partridge:	Comments (password protected MS Word file)

1. Gender
2. Class standing
3. School/College: Please indicate your primary school or college
4. Would you be interested in taking another course about global change issues in the future?
5. Have you already taken the Global Change I course in the past?
6. If no to #5, do you intend to take Global Change I next semester?