2008 Woodie Awards
Tangible action by student government
Todd Itami
Issue date: 10/24/07 Section: Sports
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Often times, student government at this university is relegated to arguments that are necessary but are ultimately of no consequence to the average student.
Homecoming election rules, senator stipend policy and voluminously off-topic-bylaw technicalities are amongst the many practically useless topics to students. I am happy to report that this article is about something totally different.
Every semester, around finals week, I fill out multiple course evaluations. These evaluations are on the computer via WebCT or consist of some kind of Scan-tron sheet. These surveys measure student perceptions of grading policies, applicability of the assigned text, clear and concise grading procedures and other applicable elements that go into a making a satisfactory course.
The questions asked on these surveys are very well thought out in my opinion. Evaluations also leave room for extra comments about the course or professor.
The information garnered from these evaluations is a very good indicator of how well an instructor does his or her job. This correlation is supported by the fact that often times these end-of-semester course evaluations are used as a factor in deciding to grant tenure to a professor.
We as students experience similar evaluations of our performance on a regular basis. Our transcripts ultimately become a four-year summary of the evaluations that were administered to us by professors.
GPA is a widely accepted measurement of success in college. This GPA along with a detailed transcript of your performance will be shared with your future employer, graduate school or professional school. It provides accountability to students. If we perform poorly it will be obvious.
The reverse is true also, if we are exceptional students that will be reflected in our transcript and resume. After all, what credible job or graduate school will accept your education as legitimate with out an official copy of your transcript?
Homecoming election rules, senator stipend policy and voluminously off-topic-bylaw technicalities are amongst the many practically useless topics to students. I am happy to report that this article is about something totally different.
Every semester, around finals week, I fill out multiple course evaluations. These evaluations are on the computer via WebCT or consist of some kind of Scan-tron sheet. These surveys measure student perceptions of grading policies, applicability of the assigned text, clear and concise grading procedures and other applicable elements that go into a making a satisfactory course.
The questions asked on these surveys are very well thought out in my opinion. Evaluations also leave room for extra comments about the course or professor.
The information garnered from these evaluations is a very good indicator of how well an instructor does his or her job. This correlation is supported by the fact that often times these end-of-semester course evaluations are used as a factor in deciding to grant tenure to a professor.
We as students experience similar evaluations of our performance on a regular basis. Our transcripts ultimately become a four-year summary of the evaluations that were administered to us by professors.
GPA is a widely accepted measurement of success in college. This GPA along with a detailed transcript of your performance will be shared with your future employer, graduate school or professional school. It provides accountability to students. If we perform poorly it will be obvious.
The reverse is true also, if we are exceptional students that will be reflected in our transcript and resume. After all, what credible job or graduate school will accept your education as legitimate with out an official copy of your transcript?
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