HCC DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE EVALUATION - SPRING 2009

Instructions - These are questions that will help me evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this class and distance education teaching/learning.

Student anonymity is assured. I will not be able to identify ANY INDIVIDUAL responses. I will not have access to any of your responses until my grades for this course are submitted.

Please take a few moments to complete this online evaluation and provide your candid, honest responses to these questions so that I can work to improve the quality of this course and the HCC Distance Education Program.


This HCC SPRING 2009 Distance Education Course:
(26121) AEC 118 WWW Madden (26186) ENG 100 WWW Helfand (25837) HIST 151 WWW Patterson (26316) MICR 130 CABLE Shen
(26231) ANTH 135 WWW Edmondson (26624) ENG 210 WI WWW Helfand (26486) HIST 151 WWW Patterson (25850) PHIL 110 WWW Pine
(25872) ANTH 200 CABLE Edmondson (26625) ENG 210 WI WWW Helfand (25838) HIST 152 WWW Smith (25852) PHIL 110 WWW Pine
(26050) ASTR 110 WWW Schindler (26126) FIRE 102 WWW Rogers (26666) HIST 231 WI WWW Smith (25855) PHIL 120 WI/E WWW Pine
(26051) ASTR 110 WWW Schindler (26563) FIRE 102 WWW Rogers (26334) HIST 288 WI WWW Lightner (26110) POLS 120 E WWW Meacham
(26283) ASTR 110 WWW Schindler (26636) FIRE 107 WWW Rogers (26551) MATH 103 CABLE Mandraccia (25944) POLS 130 E WWW Meacham
(26405) ASTR 110 WWW Schindler (26128) FIRE 111 WWW Rogers (26388) MATH 20B CABLE Takemoto (26071) SCI 122 WWW Brill
(26058) CHEM 151 CABLE Takata (26699) FIRE 111 WWW Rogers (26389) MATH 20C CABLE Takemoto (26076) PHYS 122 WWW Brill
(25891) ED 131 WWW Nakanishi (25805) FSHN 185 CABLE Hastings (26390) MATH 20D CABLE Takemoto (26613) SP 151 CABLE Kam
(26686) ENG 100 CABLE Saviano (26059) GG 101 CABLE Brill (26608) MATH 25 CABLE Laine (26614) SP 151 CABLE Kam
(25972) ENG 100 WWW Helfand (26199) GG 101L WWW Brill (26315) MICR 130 CABLE Shen

If your instructor gave you a PASSWORD for this evaluation, please enter it here:
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Including this class, how many Distance Education classes (TV, web, etc.....) have you taken?
One Two Three Four Five Six or more
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What is the format of this Distance Education class?
Online Cable (includes web support) Teleweb (only GG 101/101L)

REASONS FOR TAKING THIS CLASS IN A DISTANCE EDUCATION FORMAT


We are interested in determining why our Distance Education students elect to take classes in these innovative formats. For each of the following possible reasons, please indicate the relative importance of the item in your decision to take this Distance Education class:

Not Important Barely important Fairly important Very Important
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Distance from campus or difficulty getting to the campus
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I needed the course and it was only available in a distance format
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Class was not available at my home campus
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Household/family responsibilities
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Work/other commitments make it difficult to attend classes on campus
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Prefer Distance Education format over traditional class environment

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EVALUATION OF CLASS/INSTRUCTOR
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For each of the following evaluation items, please select the response category that best represents your degree of agreement with the statement.

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
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The instructor provided clear learning objectives and expected outcomes for the course.

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The instructor had a clearly stated grading policy.
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The delivery system or technology was reliable and stable.
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The presentation and organization of the course assignments was coherent and complete.
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The assignments and examinations were appropriate for the content of this course.
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The on-line material was presented in a clear and well organized manner.
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Your instructor responded to questions clearly and constructively on-line, in person, or over the phone
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The instructor provided encouragement, support, and feedback appropriate to my learning needs.
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The instructor demonstrates broad, accurate and up-to-date knowledge of subject matter.
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The instructor goes beyond the basic course content to provide enriching insights
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I would RECOMMEND or consider taking another course using the same delivery vehicle.
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The class provided sufficient interaction between faculty and students and among students to meet my needs.
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What could be done to improve this course?

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Overall, how would you rate the quality of this class?
Poor Fair Good Excellent
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Would you recommend this HCC Distance Education class to a friend?
Definitely Not Probably Not Probably Would Definitely Would

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HCC SUPPORT SERVICES & TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE COURSE


The following items focus on HCC Distance Education student and technological support services.

Please rate the quality of each of these services.

If you did not use a service and can not, therefore, evaluate its quality, please select the first response category - Don't Know/Didn't Use.

Don't Know/Didn't Use Poor Fair Good Excellent
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Admissions Office
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The HCC Registration Process
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Financial Aid Services
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Academic Counseling
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Distance Education Websites
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Bookstore
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Library services
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Proctoring Services
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Reliability and stability of the delivery format
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Reliability and stability of the course online web support


FOR THE ABOVE SERVICES, please provide praise, comments, suggestions, or details of problems encountered.

If you encountered problems registering for the class, in the space below, please discuss those problems and suggestions for their resolution:
How would you describe your ability to learn the material on-line, compared to in a traditional face-to-face class? (More or less stressful, frustrating, efficient, challenging?)
What specific delivery systems/technologies were most useful to you?
What specific delivery systems/technologies were least useful to you?
What specific delivery systems/technologies could be added to improve the quality of learning in this class?
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How do HCC Distance Education classes compare to those you have taken at other colleges?

Can't compare - I've only taken distance classes at HCC
Better at other colleges
About the same
Better at HCC

GENERAL EDUCATION SKILL DEVELOPMENT

The following items have been designed to gauge the degree to which this class contributed to developing your abilities/skills in an array of general education learning outcome areas.

Please provide your candid assessment of the degree to which THIS CLASS contributed to IMPROVING these general education skills.

If you don't believe the skill was at all applicable for this class, you may select NA = Not Applicable.

If you don't understand what you are being asked to evaluate, you my select DK - Don't Know/Don't Understand.

NA DK Not at all Very Little Quite a bit Great deal
Effective LISTENING SKILLS
Effective SPEAKING (Talking about your ideas in a group setting)
Effective college level READING SKILLS
Effective college level WRITING SKILLS
Basic QUANTITATIVE (mathematical) information skills
SYMBOLIC REASONING skills to solve problems, evaluate arguments, and interpret information
Understanding of processes and systems of the NATURAL WORLD (Natural Science)
Understanding INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
Understanding THINKING processes
Understanding HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Understanding of the NATURAL ENVIRONMENT and of the planet and universe
Use of RESEARCH METHODS & SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY skills
Understanding the WORLD VIEW of different groups, cultures, and role of organizations in societies
Increasing your RESPECT for DIVERSE cultural values
Greater ETHICAL understanding and reasoning
Understanding of contemporary ETHICAL ISSUES
Understanding of roots and causes of current events
Understanding of different ART FORMS and the role the arts play in history and culture

Did you learn any OTHER general education skills in this class?
In the e-mail/communication you received from your faculty member urging you to complete this evaluation, the instructor included the STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES for this course.
Reflecting upon these learning objectives, please comment below on the degree to which you feel you have achieved them. Please be as specific as possible as your faculty member can use these comments to imrpove future student learning in this class.

Mahalo for completing the evaluation!