[CHM 112] Course Evaluations

[Andrew J. Pounds]

Students -- at some point in the next week (it may have already 
happened) you will be asked to do a course evaluation on my version of 
CHM 112.  Please do not take this lightly.  I and the other professors 
use this information to help us improve our classes.   Of particular 
interest to me this semester is how you would "grade" my use of 
PowerPoint like presentations -- that was a new thing for me this 
semester.  Typically my lectures are all "at the board" -- but this time 
I tried to use more PowerPoint style lecture and only resorted to the 
board when working out problems in class.  Many of the lectures, 
especially the early ones on kinetics and equilibrium, involved me 
building custom programs, simulations, and visualizations that had to 
then be put into my presentation program.  I need to know if you found 
these helpful.

You saw both types of lecture (electrochemistry was all board work) 
everything else was mainly PowerPoint style -- so please comment on this 
when you do the course evaluations.

Also of interest to me is how helpful you found the worked Burdge 
problems and additional problems (also worked) on the website as exam 
prep.  I have got to evaluate if I am going to keep building this sort 
of content or resort to something like an online homework 
submission/grading system.  Your honest thoughts of this content, as 
well as the rest of the website, as it pertains to your success in 
preparing for tests will be very helpful.

There is absolutely no way I can tie course comments to individuals -- 
so your comments (good or bad) will have no affect on your final grade.  
I just need an honest assessment to help me make the course better.

Thanks!


-- 
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds at theochem.mercer.edu)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627