Rutgers University Student Instructional Rating
(Online Survey)
Tang Yaqin
Fall 2015, 14:332:347:02 — Lin Sys & Signal Lab (index #00801)
Enrollment= 39, Responses= 10

Part A: University-wide Questions:
Student Responses Weighted Means
Strong
Disagree
1
Strong
Agree
5
No response
 
Section Course Level Dept
1. The instructor was prepared for class and presented the material in an organized manner. 0 0 2 2 5 1 4.33 3.29 4.02 4.11
2. The instructor responded effectively to student comments and questions. 0 0 2 3 4 1 4.22 3.41 3.91 4.03
3. The instructor generated interest in the course material. 0 0 3 2 4 1 4.11 3.21 3.72 3.86
4. The instructor had a positive attitude toward assisting all students in understanding course material. 0 0 1 1 7 1 4.67 3.62 3.99 4.11
5. The instructor assigned grades fairly. 0 0 1 3 5 1 4.44 3.84 3.94 4.04
6. The instructional methods encouraged student learning. 0 0 1 4 4 1 4.33 3.13 3.60 3.78
7. I learned a great deal in this course. 0 0 2 3 4 1 4.22 2.96 3.68 3.87
8. I had a strong prior interest in the subject matter and wanted to take this course. 0 1 3 3 2 1 3.67 3.42 3.49 3.76
 PoorExcellent 
9. I rate the teaching effectiveness of the instructor as: 0 0 3 3 3 1 4.00 3.04 3.59 3.74
10. I rate the overall quality of the course as: 0 0 2 5 2 1 4.00 3.03 3.47 3.66
Part B: Questions Added by Department or Instructor
 Strongly disagreeDisagreeUncertainAgreeStrongly agree 
11. I was satisfied with the degree of utilization and the quality of the Sakai or course web page in this course. 0 0 1 5 2 2 4.13 3.22 3.64 3.66
12. The computer resources were adequate and sufficiently available for the needs of this course. 0 0 1 4 4 1 4.33 3.48 3.80 3.78
13. If a lab course: the necessary equipment to do the work assigned were adequate and sufficiently available. 0 0 1 4 2 3 4.14 3.61 3.77 3.78
14. If a lab course: the experiments were relevant and the laboratory manual was helpful. 0 0 2 3 3 2 4.13 3.34 3.60 3.74
15. If software was used: I was well prepared to complete the assignments using the required software. (e.g., spice, vhdl, matlab, xlinx logi works, etc.) Comment in question #23, below. 0 0 1 3 4 2 4.38 3.45 3.75 3.62
 EasySomewhat EasyAverageSomewhat HardHard 
16. Rate the relative difficulty of this course compared with other engineering courses of similar level. 0 2 6 1 0 1 2.89 2.80 3.68 3.61
 Overhaul CompletelyMajor ChangesModerate ChangesMinor ChangesDo Not Change 
17. Indicate the degree of your satisfaction with the MODE of presentation of the material (e.g., traditional chalk-and-blackboard, Powerpoint, etc.) Commment in question #23, below. 0 0 5 2 2 1 3.67 2.93 3.52 3.58
 Very lowLowModerately highHighVery high 
18. If a design course: rate the percentage of the content of this course occupied by the design component. Comment in question #23, below. 0 0 3 1 1 5 3.60 3.31 3.48 3.58
 PoorBelow AverageAverageAbove AverageExcellent 
19. If the course had prerequisites: rate the degree of preparation these prerequisites gave you for this course. Comment in question #23, below. 0 0 4 1 1 4 3.50 3.32 3.37 3.41

What do you like best about this course?:

The Teaching Assistant was always prepared.

It helped me learn.


In what ways, if any, has this course or the instructor encouraged your intellectual growth and progress?:

she was very helpful and always explained everything good


If you were teaching this course, what would you do differently?:

nothing


Other comments or suggestions::

Didn't even know what his office hours/email were

none