POS334: Race, Ethnicity and Social Inequality
Supplemental Course Evaluation
Spring 1997
{student responses are shown in blue;
tabulations are
frequencies, averages and medians}
I. Your evaluation of the use of the POS302-L discussion list in
this course:
1. Do you think the using the discussion list encouraged you to write
better essays?
__9__ yes __2__
no __1__ other
2. Did the list affect what you said in your reviews?
(How So?)
I made sure to give more details of the book
for those who did not read it.
Politically Correct
I made sure to be very explicit about what I
meant.
Publishing for a world audience makes one more
contemplative
I did not want to say anything that might offend
someone, it's like walking on eggshells.
3. Did you learn much from reading the other reviews and commentaries sent
to the list?
none/ 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 /a great deal
1 - 0 - 2 - 5 - 4
4. Approximately what percentage of the reviews and commentaries sent
to the list did you read? __69 (median)__%
5. Did you receive any comments on your reviews from the other subscribers
to the list who were not in the course?
___5___ yes ___7___
no
If so, how many? ___12\12(1.0 average)____.
6. Did you receive any comments via e-mail from other students in the course?
___7___ yes ___4___
If so, how many? ___23\12 (1.9)_______.
7. Did you send comments about reviews to the list or to other members
of the class?
___8___ yes ___4____
If so, how many? __30 (2.5)_____
8. Other comments on the discussion list:
II. Your evaluation of the reading assignments for the course:
8. What do you think of the general format of reading whole books in
a course such as this?
a poor format / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5/a good format
0 - 0 - 2 - 4 - 6
much less work / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5/ much more work
0 - 0 - 2 - 6 - 4
less stimulating / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5/ more stimulating
0 - 0 - 2 - 4 - 6
less informative / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 /more informative
0 - 0 - 2 - 4 - 6
9. What did you think of the general format of having students doing
different reading assignments:
__8__ better that way
__3__ better if all students read
the same things
__1__ other
10. Your opinion of the selection of the books for this course:
too liberal / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / too conservative
1 - 2 - 8 - 1 - 0
too dull / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / very interesting
0 - 0 - 5 - 6 - 0
too controversial / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 /not controversial enough
0 - 0 - 5 - 3 - 3
too simple / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 /too sophisticated
0 - 0 - 8 - 3 - 0
11. Topics or issues which should be given more coverage in the course
readings:
Religion
Health Care, National Defense
Indian issues
America as a whole
other ethnic groups, religions and women
gays
other countries: Indian caste system, British
racism
Global North vs. South
women's issues
12. Books that could be dropped from the reading list:
Cruse (7)
Lane
Deloria (3)
Fliesher (2)
Abelman and Lie
Apiah and Gutman
13. Books that should definitely be kept:
Deloria (2)
Fliesher
Collins
Eastland
Bergmann (2)
West
Bordewich (2)
Bell (2)
Barber (2)
Sniderman
14. Other books that should be added to the reading list:
Tony Brown (any)
books by black separatists
Adrian Wing, Critical Race Feminism (2)
Kathy Russell, The Color Complex
15. Your general evaluation of the class discussion:
16. Other comments on the course.
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