HCC DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE EVALUATION - FALL 2008

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 FALL 2008 Distance Education Course:
AEC 118 (Madden) WEB ENG 100 (20237 - McKinney) WEB GG 101 (20319 - Brill) CABLE MATH 103 (Mandraccia) CABLE
ANTH 135 (Edmondson) WEB ENG 100 (20442 - McKinney) WEB GG 101L (20320 - Brill) WEB MICR 130 (20323 - Shen) CABLE
ANTH 200 (Edmondson) CABLE ENG 100 (20626 - Saviano) CABLE HIST 151 (Smith) WEB MICR 130 (20644 - Shen) CABLE
ASTR 110 (20307 - Schindler) WEB ENG 209 WI (Saviano) CABLE HIST 152 (20148 - Patterson) WEB PHIL 101 (Moore) CABLE
ASTR 110 (20353 - Schindler) WEB ENG 210 WI (20796 - Helfand) WEB HIST 152 (20615 - Patterson) WEB PHIL 110 (20157 - Pine) WEB
ASTR 110 (20638- Schindler) WEB ENG 210 WI (20866 - Helfand) WEB HIST 232 WI (20808 - Smith) WEB PHIL 110 (20386 - Pine) WEB
ASTR 110 (20818 - Schindler) WEB FIRE 100 (20376 - Rogers) WEB HIST 284 (Lightner) WEB PHIL 120 (Pine) WEB
CHEM 151 (20354 - Takata) CABLE FIRE 100 (20780 - Rogers) WEB MATH 20 B (Takemoto) CABLE PHYS 122 (Brill) CABLE
ED 131 (Nakanishi) WEB FIRE 107 (20379 - Rogers) WEB MATH 20 C (Takemoto) CABLE SCI 122 (Brill) CABLE
ED 151 (Yogi) WEB FIRE 151 (20391 - Rogers) WEB MATH 20 D (Takemoto) CABLE POLS 120 E (Meacham) WEB
ENG 22 (McKinney) WEB FSHN 185 (Hastings) CABLE MATH 25 (Laine) CABLE POLS 130 E (Meacham) WEB

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?
Internet/Web Telecourse Hybrid - TV/Web

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
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.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES BELOW

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CONFIDENCE IN FIRE RELATED TERMS/CONCEPTS -

In this final section of the evaluation, please provide your candid, honest assessment of your LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE to DEFINE, DESCRIBE, CITE, AND EXPLAIN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

A: Low B: Modest C: High
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The Fire Triangle
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The Fire Tetrahedron
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The basics of fire behavior, stages of fire, and backdrafts
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Recall the functions of the Engine company
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Explain heat movement, radiation, conduction, and convection
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Discuss Fireground Planning and Coordination
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Discuss and identify functions that the Fire Department are responsible for on the Fireground
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Explain who does what and for what reason, or functions to achieve maximum efficiency of the Fireground
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Define and describe pre-alarm size up, response size up, and fire ground size up
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Discuss the four classes of fire and the extinguishments of them
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Discuss exposure protection
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Describe the functions of the truck company
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Discuss rescue operations, ladder operations, ventilation operations, and overhaul
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Describe salvage operations and phases
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The problems with Philosophies towards salvage
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Discuss fires in Sprinklered Buildings and post Fire Salvage Operations
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Discuss locating, confining, and extinguishing fires
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Discuss direct and indirect attack on a fire
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Examine Fire Command
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Discuss pre-planning on behalf of the company commander
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Discuss the Incident Command System
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Discuss in detail Fire Ground Command and Incident Command Systems
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Describe Firefighting tactics in Building Fires
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Discuss all types of buildings with regards to tactics
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Describe Firefighting tactics as they apply to what is called "Mobile Equipment"
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Discuss cars, trucks, boats, and aircrafts
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Describe Flammable Liquids Fires Tactics and Strategies
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Discuss Haz Mat, health, and safety considerations
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Discuss Flammable Gas Incidents with regards to tactics, strategy, and safety precautions
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Discuss Electrical Fires Incidents
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Discuss Pier and Wharf fires
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Describe and explain Wildland Fire Control
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Discuss incidents from a National perspective
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Explain tactics, strategy, safety precautions, and fire behavior for Wildland Fires
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MAHALO - THE RESULTS WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE THE COURSE!