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Survey Results for PSC courses, Spring 2007

Revised 20 Apr. '07 by Dr. Jeremy Lewis

  • Political Science survey results are in; students voted to:
  • keep both the Michael Curtis and Nivola anthologies in classes
  • add an atlas to international and comparative classes
  • reduce informal presentations in favor of more formal presentations and more discussion time
  • they called for more guest speakers and documentary films
  • they voted to drop only two books, Foreign Affairs reader, New Shape; and Khan's Study Guide.
  • Accordingly, we have restored the anthologies to the booklists for next term, and added the atlas
  • We will make more time for discussions & films the rest of the spring term.
  • Statements with positive agreement, 3.4 or better. 5.0 scale
    PSC STUDENT SURVEY Spr. '07 Average N
    303: Keep Great Decisions in Foreign Policy 4.3 20
    306: Keep Fesler & Kettl, Politics of Admin. Process 4.3 15
    212: Keep Serow reader, American Polity 4.2 19
    Classes: increase the guest speakers 4.2 23
    314: Keep Curtis, Michael, (ed). The Greats 4.1 14
    306: Keep Stillman reader, Concepts & Cases 4.1 14
    303: Keep McCormick, American Foreign Policy 4.0 22
    303: Add a Student Atlas of World Politics 4.0 22
    314: Keep McCloskey, Robert. Supreme Court 4.0 14
    303: Keep Rourke, International Politics 3.9 22
    212: Keep Janda, Berry and Goldman, Challenge 3.8 18
    Classes: reduce the readings overall 3.7 22
    Classes: increase the documentary videos 3.7 23
    314: Keep Nivola & Rosenbloom (eds). Classics 3.6 14
    212: Keep Brewster, Public Agenda 3.6 19
    212: Keep Riordan, Plunkitt of Tamany Hall 3.6 18
    212: Drop Khan Study Guide for Challenge, 3.5 15
    303: Drop Foreign Affairs reader, New Shape 3.5 21
    Classes: replace student presentations w/discussion 3.5 23
    314: Keep O'Brien, David M. Storm Center 3.5 14
    306: Keep Nivola readings and reduce Stillman readings 3.4 14
    Classes: add formal student presentations of research papers 3.4 21
     -- other statements below 3.2 average response --