Student Evaluation of Instructor Fall Semester 2006

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Student Evaluation of Instructor
Course:	85202 ECON 6030 INTRO TO MATH FOR ECON
Instructor:	Shelby D. Frost
Distribution:	Online
Enrollment:	7
Respondents:	4
Percentage:	57.1%

	5 - Strongly Agree
	1 - Strongly Disagree
	0 - N/A
		5	4	3	2	1	0	Inst	Sect	Crse	Dept	Coll	StdD
1.	The instructor followed the plan for the course as established in the syllabus.	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.2	4.3	.6
2.	The instructor gave assignments relevant to the goals of this course.	3	1	0	0	0	0	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.1	4.2	.5
3.	The instructor explained the course grading system clearly.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	4.1	4.2	0
4.	The instructor was willing and able to answer students' questions.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	4	4.1	0
5.	The instructor was receptive to students' and others' opinions.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.9	4.1	0
6.	I learned a lot in this course.	3	1	0	0	0	0	4.8	4.8	4.8	3.7	3.8	.5
7.	The overall structuring and sequencing of topics in this course facilitated learning.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.8	3.9	0
8.	Tests in this course required creative and original thinking beyond mere memorization of material.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.9	4	0
9.	Test questions clearly related to course content.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	4.1	4.1	0
10.	The instructor communicates effectively.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.7	3.9	0
11.	The instructor was well prepared.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	4.1	4.2	0
12.	The instructor demonstrated extensive knowledge of the subject.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	4.2	4.3	0
13.	The instructor stimulated me to intellectual effort beyond that required by most courses.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.7	3.8	0
14.	The instructor's teaching methods aid students in understanding the material.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.7	3.8	0
15.	The instructor was accessible to students outside of class.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	4	4.1	0
16.	I am pleased with how much I learned in the course.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.6	3.8	0
17.	I would recommend this instructor to anyone who is planning to take this course.	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.7	3.8	0
18.	All things considered, the instructor was very effective.	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	3.8	3.9	0
19.	Generally, how many hours per week did you spend outside of class preparing for class?	Total	%
	0-2	1	25.0
	3-4	0	0
	4-8	2	50.0
	9-14	1	25.0
	15 or more	0	0
20.	What is your expected course grade?	Total	%
	A	3	75.0
	B	1	25.0
	C	0	0
	D	0	0
	F	0	0
21.	What is your grade point average at GSU?	Total	%
	3.75-4.00	1	33.3
	3.50-3.74	0	0
	3.00-3.49	1	33.3
	2.5-2.99	1	33.3
	below 2.5	0	0
22.	For undergraduates only, which best applies to you?	Total	%
	freshman	0	0
	sophomore	0	0
	junior	0	0
	senior	0	0
	other	0	0
Course strengths.
1.	good prerequisite to maste-level microeconomics
2.	Dr. Frost worked very hard to give the math concepts an economic application. Also, it is clear that Dr. Frost cares about her students and her teaching methods.
Instructor strengths.
1.	ability to communicate well with students
2.	She was very enthusiastic about the class
3.	It is clear that Dr. Frost cares about her students and her teaching methods. She began the course with a survey that helped me determine my learning style; something that I was not aware of until this semester. Another example of her caring, Dr. Frost gave the class an incentive to go to a seminar about credit card debt. She obvioulsy wanted to bring awareness to her class to this growng problem.
Course weaknesses.
1.	I disliked the text book. Europeans must teach math differently than in the US because the book did not flow from one section to another. At times I would have preferred to have certain sections before/after others. At times I found the explanations confusing. For example, the first example given would be relatively easy but the second would be to difficult. His website provided little help. Because Dr. Frost is a good teacher she realized the text was deficient in a certain sections so she brought in supplemental notes. I think I remember her bringing in notes that she used when she was a student. This was helpful but it got confusing, and I must believe there is a better econ/math text out there.
Instructor weaknesses.
1.	None
Course suggestions for improvement.
1.	more economic applications of math-econ concepts
2.	The class moves quickly as it needs to because there is a lot of imformation to cover. This is why I would skip Ch10. Ch 10 is a very interesting chapter, and if there were more time I would keep it. But this chapter relates more to Finance than to Economics. Even though we only used a relativly small amount of time on this chapter I would have preffered to learn more about the last few sections.
Instructor suggestions for improvement.
1.	Thanks for a Great Job
Comments on classroom environment (for example: temperature, audio/visual equipment, visibility, etc.).
1.	Dr. Frost did a great job of posting relevant information on Web Ct.