CHEM-342 INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY FINAL COURSE EVALUATION Friday May 16, 2003 Instructions: Please answer the following questions honestly and thoughtfully. Return the completed evaluation to 116 Brown Laboratory no later than 4:00 PM Monday, May 19. Make sure you check-off your name on the course roster there. For Question 41 of this evaluation, you will need to reread the course syllabus. 1. Consider the following items and rate them with respect to how important they are for success in CHEM-342. Category ex.imp v.imp res.imp sl.imp not.imp N Avg S.D. Q#2 a. Personal Initiative 21 11 1 0 0 33 1.394 0.547 12 b. Library Research Skills 14 12 6 1 0 33 1.818 0.833 15 c. Taking Notes in Class 6 7 12 6 2 33 2.727 1.135 0 d. Writing Skills 4 16 10 3 0 33 2.364 0.810 6 e. Collab. with Classmates 19 10 3 0 0 32 1.500 0.661 21 f. Oral Communication Skills 11 13 8 1 0 33 1.970 0.834 12 g. Prior Knowledge 7 10 7 9 0 33 2.545 1.103 9 h. Memorization 0 4 7 15 7 33 3.758 0.922 0 i. Learning New Info. 23 8 2 0 0 33 1.364 0.594 7 j. Problem-Solving Skills 21 10 2 0 0 33 1.424 0.605 18 k. Conceptualization 19 10 4 0 0 33 1.545 0.700 12 l. Attendance 23 6 4 0 0 33 1.424 0.698 11 2. Reconsider the items a through l in relation to other science courses you have had. Circle those items which, in your experience, are more important in CHEM-342 than in those other courses. (Circle as many as are appropriate.) [Results tabulated in last column in the above table.] 3. On average, I spent ___ hours a week on work related to CHEM-342. 5.67 ± 2.06 Hours with a range from 1.5 to 10 hours per week.CHEM-342 Introduction to Biochemistry Page 2 Final Course Evaluation 2003 For statements 4 through 37, put a check in the box that best reflects how strongly you agree or disagree with each. Strongly. Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree N Avg S.D. 4 Good idea form new groups after midterm? 3 6 7 12 5 33 3.303 1.193 5 Demonstrations helped my understanding of articles 6 19 4 3 0 32 2.125 0.820 6 Peer Eval worthwhile activity 2 15 12 1 3 33 2.636 0.979 7 My group have done fine without tutor 0 0 3 20 10 33 4.212 0.591 8 Instead of Group work, Dr. White should lecture more 6 8 6 10 3 33 2.879 1.273 9 I think C342 exams should focus more on content 5 12 8 8 0 33 2.576 1.016 10 My assignments were graded & returned promptly 27 6 0 0 0 33 1.182 0.386 11 Considerable amt of C342 material was review for me 5 7 3 17 1 33 3.061 1.205 12 It was bad idea to change tutors after Spring Break 4 3 2 15 8 32 3.625 1.293 13 Concept map not group effort 2 4 1 16 10 33 3.848 1.158 14 Grades in C342 should be solely on indiv performance 2 4 11 11 5 33 3.394 1.071 15 Talked freq about class topics with others outside class 1 14 11 5 2 33 2.788 0.946 16 I feel I can apply general principles here to other courses 7 19 5 0 2 33 2.121 0.946 17 I found the hemoglobinopathy assign worthwhile 9 13 8 2 1 33 2.182 0.999 18 My ability to find, read, & analyze info improved 10 16 4 2 1 33 2.030 0.969 19 I feel confident I can read & understand research articles 6 22 3 2 0 33 2.030 0.717 20 I am comfortable working in groups 13 15 1 3 1 33 1.909 1.026 21 I am comfortable sharing information 12 19 0 1 1 33 1.788 0.844 22 I am comfortable asking help from others 8 17 6 1 1 33 2.091 0.900 23 I am comfortable relying on information from others 4 20 6 3 0 33 2.242 0.780 24 Given opportunity, like another course designed like this 5 12 5 6 5 33 2.818 1.313 25 Disc. of mystery molecules made connections other chem 6 15 8 3 1 33 2.333 0.974 26 I found the course web-site a useful resource 15 13 3 1 1 33 1.788 0.946 27 I found the quotations on board thought provoking 7 20 4 2 0 33 2.030 0.758 28 I enjoyed working in jigsaw groups 6 16 4 5 2 33 2.424 1.129 Statement 1. Excellent 2 3 4 5 Very Poor N Ave SD 29 Rate this class, overall 13 13 5 1 1 33 1.909 0.965 30 Rate this instructor, overall 17 15 1 0 0 33 1.515 0.557CHEM-342 Introduction to Biochemistry Page 3 Final Course Evaluation 2003 Rate each of the articles you studied with respect to its overall contribution to your learning and the goals of the course. ex.imp v.imp res.imp sl.imp not.imp N Ave S.D. 31 Stokes (1864) 10 13 9 1 0 33 2.030 0.834 32 Zinoffsky (1886) 7 8 13 5 0 33 2.485 0.988 33a Conant (1923)/Pauling & Coryell (1936) 2 13 9 4 1 29 2.621 0.925 33b Svedberg & Fahraeus (1926)/ Adair (1925) 3 8 14 6 0 31 2.742 0.879 33c Diggs et al (1933)/ Herrick (1910) 3 11 9 4 2 29 2.690 1.054 33d Bohr et al (1904)/ Peters (1912)/ Douglas et al (1912) 5 14 8 1 1 29 2.276 0.906 34 Pauling et al (1949) 21 11 1 0 0 33 1.394 0.547 35 Ingram (1958/1959) 15 17 1 0 0 33 1.576 0.552 36 Allison (1954) 10 16 6 1 0 33 1.939 0.776 37 Shemin and Rittenberg (1946) 4 11 11 6 1 33 2.667 1.005 Narrative Responses. 38. In an informative sentence or two, describe or characterize CHEM-342 to someone who might consider taking the course, e.g What is the essence of this course? A. To teach yourself how to read, review articles, so that you may delve into their details. B. CHEM-342 is about working in a group with others to facilitate understanding and learning of all involved. By recognizing what you don’t know, you can determine what you must learn to understand it and how others can help you gain that knowledge. C. A historical based course that emphasizes problem-solving over content; can be tedious at times (its at 8:00 AM!, but overall useful. D. CHEM-342 is a class that teaches you how to think like a biochemist. It helps you to realize how problems are resolved and how to go about resolving them. E. CHEM-342 is a group learning course where much emphasis is given to information that is not learned yet but is assumed you already know and have full understanding of. It deals basically with the structure, function, and mutations of hemoglobin, particularly the mutation leading to sickle cell anemia. F. This course takes every skill you ever acquired and meshes them together with some biochemical principles. Just because you have to take this course, you want to take …