Student End-of-Course Questionnaire
ECON 303 Dr. R.F. Mulligan

Do not write, bubble-in, or otherwise indicate your names in any way, on the scantron sheets.

1.  What percent of class meetings have you attended, as well as you can estimate?
 a.  0%-59% b.  60%-69% c.  70%-79% d.  80%-89% e.  91%-100%

2.  Before starting this semester, how well prepared do you feel you were for the academic requirements of this course?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

3.  What level of effort have you applied to learning the course material?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

4.  How well has your level of effort allowed you to learn the course material?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

5.  How well have tests accurately reflected your effort and success in learning the course material?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

6.  What final grade do you expect to earn in this course?
 a.  A or A- b.  B+, B, or B- c. C+ or C d.  C-, D+, D, or D- e.  F

7.  What final grade do you feel you will deserve for this course?
 a.  A or A- b.  B+, B, or B- c. C+ or C d.  C-, D+, D, or D- e.  F

8.  Which of the following is correct for you?
 a.  I expect to receive a much higher grade than I feel I deserve.
 b.  I expect to receive a slightly higher grade than I feel I deserve.
 c.  I expect to receive about the same grade as I feel I deserve.
 d.  I expect to receive a slightly lower grade than I feel I deserve.
 e.  I expect to receive a much lower grade than I feel I deserve.

9.  What final grade would you give the instructor for this course?
 a.  A or A- b.  B+, B, or B- c. C+ or C d.  C-, D+, D, or D- e.  F

10.  What final grade would you give the course itself?
 a.  A or A- b.  B+, B, or B- c. C+ or C d.  C-, D+, D, or D- e.  F

Questions 11-25 refer specifically to the writing project.

11.  How well prepared do you feel you were for the academic requirements of this course's writing project?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

12.  How do you rate your level of effort devoted to completing the writing project?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

13.  How have your efforts in completing the writing project contributed to enhancing your overall business education?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

14.  How have your efforts in completing the writing project contributed to improving your written communication skills?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

15.  How well has the writing project provided an opportunity to demonstrate your effort and success in learning relevant course material?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

16.  How helpful did you find the instructor's written directions and supporting materials for the writing project, including handouts and webpages?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

17.  How helpful did you find the instructor in providing special assistance with written expression?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

18.  How helpful did you find the instructor in providing special assistance with technical, theoretical, economic issues?
 a.  very poor  b.  poor   c. adequate d.  high  e.  very high

19.  What grade do you feel you deserved for the writing project?
 a.  A or A- b.  B+, B, or B- c. C+ or C d.  C-, D+, D, or D- e.  F

20.  Which of the following is correct for your writing project grade?
 a.  I received a much higher grade than I feel I deserve.
 b.  I received a slightly higher grade than I feel I deserve.
 c.  I received about the same grade as I feel I deserve.
 d.  I received a slightly lower grade than I feel I deserve.
 e.  I received a much lower grade than I feel I deserve.

21.  What final grade would you give the instructor for administering and directing the writing project throughout this course?
 a.  A or A- b.  B+, B, or B- c. C+ or C d.  C-, D+, D, or D- e.  F

22.  What final grade would you give the writing project itself?
 a.  A or A- b.  B+, B, or B- c. C+ or C d.  C-, D+, D, or D- e.  F

23.  If you worked with a partner on your writing project, which of the following is true?
 a.  my partner did significantly less work than I did
 b.  my partner and I applied approximately the same level of effort
 c.  my partner did significantly more work than I did
 d.  not applicable - I did not have a partner

24.  Should partners receive separate (and not necessarily equal) grades for the writing project?
 a.  yes
 b.  no
 c.  I have no preference or opinion

25.  Do you feel the writing project should be retained as a part of ECON 303?
 a.  yes, without modification
 b.  yes, with some modification
 c.  no
 

Open-ended questions:
If you have any comments to provide here, they will be sealed in an envelope and provided to Mrs. Brashear in Forsyth 303, EFIB Secretary.  Dr. Mulligan will not see these comments until after he submits final grades. You may put your name on this sheet, but you may also make your comments anonymously.

a.  Do you have any suggestions for improving either ECON 303 or the forecasting project?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

b.  Do you have any particular complaint(s) about how the course or the forecasting project were conducted by the instructor?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

c.  What would you identify as the best feature(s) of the course, writing project, or instructor?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

d.  Would you like to suggest any questions you would like to have seen asked here?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

e.  Please provide any other comments.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thank you for your comments and have a nice vacation/career.