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1. Class Level (pick one)
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| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
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Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
Grad |
Other |
| 4.97 |
30 |
0.18 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
29 (97%) |
0 (0%) |
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2. Course
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| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Elective |
Required |
| 1.61 |
28 |
0.5 |
Freq(%) |
11 (39%) |
17 (61%) |
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3. The instructor demonstrated knowledge of course content.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.9 |
30 |
0.31 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
3 (10%) |
27 (90%) |
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4. The instructor fulfilled the goals of the course.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.8 |
30 |
0.41 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
6 (20%) |
24 (80%) |
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5. The instructor communicated effectively.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.4 |
30 |
0.86 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
4 (13%) |
7 (23%) |
18 (60%) |
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6. I gained a good understanding of concepts/principles in this field.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.7 |
30 |
0.53 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
7 (23%) |
22 (73%) |
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7. I learned a lot in this course.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.63 |
30 |
0.49 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
11 (37%) |
19 (63%) |
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8. The instructor gives clear explanations.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.43 |
30 |
0.77 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
2 (7%) |
10 (33%) |
17 (57%) |
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9. The instructor makes good use of examples and illustrations.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.73 |
30 |
0.45 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
8 (27%) |
22 (73%) |
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10. The instructor stresses important points in lectures/discussions.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.76 |
29 |
0.51 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
5 (17%) |
23 (79%) |
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11. The instructor seems to enjoy teaching.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 5.0 |
30 |
0.0 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
30 (100%) |
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12. The instructor appears to have a thorough knowledge of the subject.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.9 |
30 |
0.31 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
3 (10%) |
27 (90%) |
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13. The instructor defined new terms, concepts, and principles.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.72 |
29 |
0.45 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
8 (28%) |
21 (72%) |
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14. The instructor is friendly.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.97 |
30 |
0.18 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
29 (97%) |
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15. The instructor maintains an atmosphere of good feeling in class.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.9 |
29 |
0.31 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
3 (10%) |
26 (90%) |
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16. The instructor treated students fairly.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.9 |
29 |
0.31 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
3 (10%) |
26 (90%) |
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17. The instructor has been helpful whenever I have encountered difficulties.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.7 |
30 |
0.53 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
7 (23%) |
22 (73%) |
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18. Assistance from the instructor outside the class was readily available.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.43 |
30 |
0.77 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
5 (17%) |
7 (23%) |
18 (60%) |
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19. The instructor uses class time well.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.6 |
30 |
0.77 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
2 (7%) |
5 (17%) |
22 (73%) |
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20. The instructor seems well prepared for each class.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.77 |
30 |
0.5 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
5 (17%) |
24 (80%) |
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21. The amount of material covered in the course is reasonable.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.52 |
29 |
0.69 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
3 (10%) |
8 (28%) |
18 (62%) |
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22. Grades are assigned fairly and impartially.
|
| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.8 |
30 |
0.48 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (3%) |
4 (13%) |
25 (83%) |
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23. The grading system was clearly explained.
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| Mean |
N-Size |
Std Dev |
|
Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
| 4.5 |
30 |
0.78 |
Freq(%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
5 (17%) |
5 (17%) |
20 (67%) |
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24. Which aspects of the course did you like the best?
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| I liked the way Dr. Borthakur explained the material. He made it enjoyable and fun to understand the
different mechanisms of cell biology. |
| I appreciated the detail in explaining concepts. Repetition helped with comprehension, and a lot of the material covered in the class was very pertinent to my studies and has overall helped me in my labwork.
Dr. Borthakur is clearly very knowledgeable of the subjects at hand, and it is impressive that he is able to remember small details in the lecture material, and makes it much easier to understand new concepts. |
| I enjoyed the amount of details given for each section and the connections shown between each
section as well. |
| I liked that there was no homework and that the exams weren't cumulative. Dr. Borthakur's
examples were also memorable. |
| - I liked how Dr. Borthakur followed the textbook and gave powerpoints before class was held.
I liked the option of the make up exams. I also liked how he would reiterate his points from the
Lehninger textbook. Helped me understand concepts better. |
| The course material is very comprehensive. It is a wonderful course for a
first year student because you can get a broad view of the subject and find a
good direction to go in.
I like the examination style. It is tough but it makes you learn all of the
material really well. |
| throughout the course, I have been learned a lot in molecular cell biology
such as cell biology, cell signalling, cell nucleus and control of gene
expression, cancer, immune response. |
| I truly enjoyed the enthusiasm Dr. Borthakur brought to class every lesson.
Too many times I've had professors whose main objective is research while
teaching falls by the wayside. Despite how busy Dr. Borthakur is he still
managed to bring a smile to class every day and answer any questions students
might have. |
| I enjoyed the energy of Dr. Borthakur which allowed me to engage the material. |
| I liked how the exams were fair and straightforward. |
| Use of figures |
| In this course, I enjoyed the professionalism and quality of teaching that I
received. Dr. Borthakur displayed a strong knowledge of the materials
presented and was very encouraging. He was more than fair in dealing with
issues reguarding grading and helping outside of class time. Great course. |
| Very in depth and excellent examples. The Power points were superb tools for
studying the work. |
| I thoroughly enjoyed learning from Dr. Borthakur. He's probably the best lecturer I've taken classes from. He makes the material easy to comprehend and learn. I find that he's engaging and because he teaches well, I learn and retain information better than usual. I enjoy his off topic advice in the beginning of each class and his anecdotes that sometimes come randomly in lectures, it's a good way to redirect our attention back to him when the material gets dry. Overall a very good course made better by an excellent professor. |
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25. Which aspects of the course did you like least?
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| Unfortunately, although I found many of the concepts particularly engaging, I feel there was a major communication barrier. It seems that students are discouraged from asking questions because when they are asked, Dr. Borthakur doesn't answer the question that was asked. More specifically, there was a time when Dr. Borthakur was asked to clarify whether he said GDP or GTP, but instead he began talking about the function of a protein (and did not answer whether he said GDP or GTP).
Although not dealing with the material of the course, I found it extremely difficult to balance labwork with this course. I work off-campus, and the commute in the middle of the day makes it nearly impossible to start most experiments before class. In essence, 3 days of the week are literally half-days when they could be full days if the class was held in the morning (8:30 or 9:30 am) or in the late afternoons (4:30pm). I can confidently say my research has been significantly impeded because of the class time (which would have been prevented if class was at the aforementioned times). |
| I think that the extra credit was a little too much. For people who do good on exams it is not fair. |
| I did not like the amount of slides provided for each chapter. There was too much. |
| - Most of the powerpoints were in color, especially the text. It would be easier to print in black
with just the diagrams in color. Took a lot of my colored ink :( I also did not like that WITH ALL
THE INFORMATION WE HAVE TO KNOW, the exam had only 25 questions, which were
worth 4 points each, which is kind of ridiculous. So, if we didn't have those make up exams, I
would definitely not like this course. |
| I think it could easily be expanded to a two semester course. This would give
more time to cover some topics in more depth. |
| NO comments for this question |
| I thought the amount of material covered could be lessened a bit. |
| Cannot cover everything, and so he asks for us to read it ourselves |
| I enjoyed the course. If I were to pick something I did not like, it would be
that the lectures run by so fast because and some topics that I have interest
in were not covered in detail. This is understood however, since the class
contains a very broad and extensive course content. |
| Too much information/specifics covered in class compared to the nature of the information on the tests |
| Towards the end of the semester it was hard to follow the materials being
covered. He seemed to try and cram lot of material in not enough time. But
he did a good job making up by going over some materials that were more
confusion. All in all I enjoyed this class. |
| The class left little room for student participation. |
| I would prefer the class to be earlier. As a graduate research assistant, some of my experiments require time and monitoring, so I would put off experiments until the afternoon instead of missing class. But the time change is a personal preference. |
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26. Other comments:
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| Thank you Dr. Borthakur for helping me throughout the semester. It may not seem like it, but I did
learn a lot in your class. Thanks for your patience with me! |
| Thank you for a great class and semester; I greatly appreciate all that I've learned over the past semester. |
| Great course. Very comprehensive! |
| I like it when Dr. Borthakur uses schemes, models, or figures to explain the
topics rather than text or lengthy discussion without figures. It is much
easier to follow. I understand though, that a figure is not always
available.
Very nice course. I am glad I took it! |
| Dr. Borthakur simplifies hard concepts, making them easier to understand. He
is fair in his examination and is always willing to help students out. |
| Overall a very comprehensive overview of many topics in molecualar biology. This class did a great job highliting basic concepts of many topics. The amount of infomation covered did seem jammed into the semester, and Dr. Borthakur has to lecture at a very fast pace to cover all the info. The most pertanent information in my opinion came after test one, so perhaps the class could omit this info and then some time would be gained to cover the more difficult and important topics in more detail. |
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