Will’s Phil 100 Class Survey:
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This anonymous
Survey is optional and isn’t used by anyone other than your instructor.
For 2 - 8: Please Circle: 2 = Not at all appropriate 4 = Marginal 6 = Adequate 8 = Good 10 =
Excellent
2) The organization of this course is: ® 2 4
6 8 10
3) The clarity of
the lectures and explanations is: ® 2 4 6
8 10
4) The Textbook is: ® 2 4
6 8 10
5) The Slide Shows
are: ® 2 4 6
8 10
6) The Handouts/Study
Guides are: ® 2 4
6 8 10
7) The Journal
Assignment is: ® 2 4
6 8 10
8) The secondary
and recommended text is: ® 2 4
6 8 10 (if applicable)
9) Did the films help your learning in the
course? Check i AND ii answer for each film
Star Trek: i. Already saw it __ I didn’t see__ ii.
It didn’t help__ It helped some__ It helped a lot
The Matrix: i. Already saw it __ I didn’t see__ ii.
It didn’t help__ It helped some__ It helped a lot
10) The Exams are: Circle One:
Way too Easy Somewhat Easy Just right Somewhat
Hard Way too Hard
11) The Analysis Paper
is: Circle One
Way too Easy Somewhat Easy Just right Somewhat
Hard Way too Hard
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12) Which part of the course do you find most valuable,
useful, or interesting?
Examples: (if applicable) the
student presentations, the journal, the primary text, the secondary text, study
guides, the lectures, the class discussions, the movie clips, the slide shows,
a specific format or style of the course _____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13) Which part of the course should be left out or
is seemingly irrelevant?
Examples: (if applicable) the
student presentations, the journal, the primary text, the secondary text, study
guides, the lectures, the class discussions, the movie clips, the slide shows,
a specific format or style of the course____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
14) What changes do you think will most improve your learning/interest in the course?
Examples: (if applicable)
more or less student presentations, more or less tests/quizzes, more or less essays
on tests, organize course differently (how?) another particular topic or
philosopher (which?), another particular movie (which?), more or less topics
generally, more applications to current (political or otherwise) events, more
or less group oriented discussions_________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15) Of our topics in this course: introduction to
philosophy, argumentation (Plato), existence of God (Anselm,
Aquinas, Hume), the problem of evil (Mackie), the mind-body problem
(Churchland), artificial intelligence (Searle), free will (Holbach), knowledge and
skepticism (Descartes), relativity vs. absolutism in ethics (Rachels), history
of philosophy (Locke), etc.
Which
individual topic of all the above interested you most?
______________________
If
you were to eliminate an article from our reading list which would it
be? ___________
Which
topic do you think it would help to spend more time on?
___________________
16) Would having a few quizzes that count for points be
helpful/preferable? Circle: Yes or No
17) Circle One: Do you prefer A) 3 exams that each
count for less or B) the current 2 exams?
18) Circle One: Do you prefer A) a formal lecture
with board work or B) a slide show?
19) Circle One: Would you rather: A) Purchase
the handouts for a few dollars from bookstore
B) Get them
off the web? Or C) Copy them from the library reserve