Resolution 02-20: GETTING THE WHOLE PICTURE
| Number | 02-20 |
| Description | additional course evaluation for dropped courses |
| Authored by |
Joint Council of Engineering Organizations |
| Sponsored by |
Josh Warren |
| Date Submitted | Wednesday, October 30, 2002 |
| Date Considered | Tuesday, February 4, 2003 |
| Committee | Academic Affairs |
| Result | Killed By Committee |
| Remarks | FAILED - PickAProf can fulfill the needs of this resolution. |
| Whereas | A high drop rate for a particular course or instructor may indicate recurrent scheduling problems or other issues; and |
| Whereas | It might also indicate issues with the quality of instruction or the catalog description of the course; and |
| Whereas | The current course evaluation system fails to survey up to 60% of the students who paid some, if not all, of the cost of the course - namely, those who drop the course. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | When a student drops a course they are given an anonymous, optional evaluation to complete concerning the course, their experiences up until the point they dropped, and why they dropped; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | These evaluations be treated similarly to the current course evaluations which the students complete at the end of the semester; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | These evaluations also ask the student how many sessions they attended of the class and record the date on which the student dropped. |