Take your pick: Spring 2009 Course Evaluations Results
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NOTES ON INTERPRETATION
QUALITY:
Quality is the average student response to the question, "Overall, I would rate the quality of this course as ..." Quality is ranked on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the highest quality, 5 the lowest. Thus, the courses with the quality ranking closest to 1 have been evaluated as the highest quality courses.
WORKLOAD:
Workload is the average student response to the question, "The workload for this course compared to others at Rice was ..." Workload is ranked on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the easiest workload, 5 the hardest. Thus, the courses with the work load closest to 1 have been evaluated as the easiest courses.
RESULTS
The quality rankings are always on the lefthand side, the workload rankings on the right. As a result of the numbering system employed by the Registrar's Office, the best-quality and easiest-workload courses are at the top of their department's charts. The lowest-ranked and most difficult courses fall at the bottom of the charts. The gray bars running below each chart mark the space between 2 and 3, for reference. The average quality and workload for each school and department is also listed.
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