1972 course evaluation form

Academic and Course Evaluation In the interest of fostering higher education at Towson State College the Student Government Association will be publishing this year an Academic and Course Evaluation booklet. The purposes of the booklet are numerous and diverse. The primary purpose is to allow each student to have an accurate description of how each instructor teaches his course. For example, a student who wants to take U.S. History I has a choice of many, many different instructors, each teaching the course in a different way. For some students a straight lecture course is best; other students benefit more from a discussion oriented course. Grading procedures also vary immensely. This same philosophy applies here. Some students indicate their knowledge and abilities much better on certain types of tests rather than others. Concerning the extent of the booklet, we feel that introductory courses in all departments are the most difficult for students to register for. Therefore, the Academic and Course Evaluation booklet will cover all introductory courses. The rationale for this extent is simply that students signing up for introductory courses are generally not familiar with the instructors in many departments. Since introductory courses are extremely important, especially to the many students not knowing what field of study they will eventually pursue, a booklet of this type would allow all students to gain much mote from the courses they take. As for logistics, the booklet will be published this way. All faculty members teaching introductory courses will be included in the booklet. The responses to the enclosed questionnaire will be indicated. If no response is received this will be so indicated. Students will also be polled as to their views on the specific teachers they have had for introductory courses. This will also be included in the booklet. The first Academic and Course Evaluation booklet will be published for students to use when registering for the spring semester, 1973. It is therefore imperative that we receive the questionnaires as soon as possible. If you have any expectation to be teaching an introductory course this fall, please fill out and return the questionnaire to the Student Government office. We are confident that this booklet will be of benefit to the students and the entire college. Thanking you in advance for your cooperation. Very truly yours, Craig Schloer, Vice President Student Government 1972