- 202001-BMGT490H-0101-QUEST CAPSTONE PRACTICUM - James Purtilo - Instructor Report

202001-BMGT490H-0101-QUEST CAPSTONE PRACTICUM - James Purtilo - Instructor Report - Spring 2020

Project Title: University of Maryland Course Evaluation Spring 2020

Number of Students Invited: 40
Number of Evaluations Submitted: 13
Response Rate: 32.5%

Report Comments This report presents feedback received from students for the course QUEST CAPSTONE PRACTICUM and for the Instructor James Purtilo in that course. Course means are calculated from all responses by all students in the unit (i.e., course section) on that item and exclude N/A (not applicable) responses. A grade table is included on the next page if available.

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Semester: Spring 2020
College: A. James Clark School of Engineering, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Department: BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business, ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering
Course #: BMGT490H, ENES490H
Section #: 0101
Course Title: QUEST CAPSTONE PRACTICUM
Report Group: 202001-BMGT490H-0101

Instructor: James Purtilo

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Grade Distribution
Grade distribution is not available in this report for courses in a report group. The Instructor Subgroup Report displays grades for individual sections in the report group.

Administrator University-Wide Course Items Applied to All Section Instructors
Results for use by faculty/instructors and for administrative purposes.
N/A responses have been excluded from the following calculations.

By Score

Scale is Strongly Disagree (0) to Strongly Agree (4) with a Neutral mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
The course was intellectually challenging.	3.6
I learned a lot from this course.	3.5

By Frequency

1. The course was intellectually challenging.

Table for By Frequency-1. The course was intellectually challenging..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	0	0.0%
Agree	3	5	38.5%
Strongly Agree	4	8	61.5%

Table for By Frequency-1. The course was intellectually challenging.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	13
Mean	3.6
Standard Deviation	0.5

2. I learned a lot from this course.

Table for By Frequency-2. I learned a lot from this course..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	0	0.0%
Agree	3	7	53.8%
Strongly Agree	4	6	46.2%

Table for By Frequency-2. I learned a lot from this course.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	13
Mean	3.5
Standard Deviation	0.5

How does this course fit into your academic plan or course of study?

Table for How does this course fit into your academic plan or course of study?-How does this course fit into your academic plan or course of study?.
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
General Education or CORE Requirement	0	0	0.0%
Major/Certificate/Minor/Program Requirement	1	13	100.0%
Elective	2	0	0.0%

Additional comments (e.g. about course content/materials, teaching style, etc.):

Table for Additional comments (e.g. about course content/materials, teaching style, etc.):.

Comments

This class has been one of my favorite classes I've taken during my college career.

I feel like this class should be 6 credits. I had to watch a month's worth of lectures for one of my classes in one day yesterday, simply because 490 has been consuming all of my time. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the process and I'm proud of my team, I just think we should get more credit for it to make up for the copious amount of time that goes into these projects.

love profs!

Loved the course, instructors are really kind. 2 quick issues, one being that this class had no inputted grades before the P/F deadline. Second, students often times were given extremely last minute notice as to assignments/class expectations (usually within the day or like 2 hours before class). Better communication is definitely needed on that end, it’s really stressful/inconvenient for students not to know what they’re doing.

Love you guys!

Great course, really loved my time in QUEST and looking forward to being involved in other ways!

Administrator University-Wide Instructor James Purtilo Items
Results for use by faculty/instructors and for administrative purposes.
N/A responses have been excluded from the following calculations.

By Score

Scale is Strongly Disagree (0) to Strongly Agree (4) with a Neutral mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
The instructor treated students with respect.	3.7
The instructor was well-prepared for class.	3.6
Overall, this instructor was an effective teacher.	3.5

By Frequency

1. The instructor treated students with respect.

Table for By Frequency-1. The instructor treated students with respect..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	0	0.0%
Agree	3	4	30.8%
Strongly Agree	4	9	69.2%

Table for By Frequency-1. The instructor treated students with respect.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	13
Mean	3.7
Standard Deviation	0.5

2. The instructor was well-prepared for class.

Table for By Frequency-2. The instructor was well-prepared for class..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	0	0.0%
Agree	3	5	38.5%
Strongly Agree	4	8	61.5%

Table for By Frequency-2. The instructor was well-prepared for class.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	13
Mean	3.6
Standard Deviation	0.5

3. Overall, this instructor was an effective teacher.

Table for By Frequency-3. Overall, this instructor was an effective teacher..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	1	8.3%
Agree	3	4	33.3%
Strongly Agree	4	7	58.3%

Table for By Frequency-3. Overall, this instructor was an effective teacher.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	12
Mean	3.5
Standard Deviation	0.7

Overall Score

Averaging the following five scaled Administrator items (from above, repeated below) results in the Overall Score.

Scale is Strongly Disagree (0) to Strongly Agree (4) with a Neutral mid-point

Table for Overall Score-1st Scale.
Competency	Course
The course was intellectually challenging	3.6
I learned a lot from this course	3.5
The instructor treated students with respect	3.7
The instructor was well-prepared for class	3.6
Overall, this instructor was an effective teacher	3.5
Total Score	3.6

The standards the instructor James Purtilo set for students were...

By Score

Scale is Too Low (0) to Too High (2) with an Appropriate mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
The standards the instructor set for students were...	1.1

By Frequency

The standards the instructor set for students were...

Table for By Frequency-The standards the instructor set for students were....
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Too Low	0	0	0.0%
Appropriate	1	12	92.3%
Too High	2	1	7.7%

Student University-Wide Course Items Applied to All Section Instructors

Results for use by faculty/instructors and students.
N/A responses have been excluded from the following calculations.

By Score

Scale is Strongly Disagree (0) to Strongly Agree (4) with a Neutral mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
Course guidelines were clearly described in the syllabus.	2.8
The required texts (e.g. books, course packs, online resources) helped me learn course material.	1.7

By Frequency

1. Course guidelines were clearly described in the syllabus.

Table for By Frequency-1. Course guidelines were clearly described in the syllabus..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	2	16.7%
Neutral	2	1	8.3%
Agree	3	6	50.0%
Strongly Agree	4	3	25.0%

Table for By Frequency-1. Course guidelines were clearly described in the syllabus.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	12
Mean	2.8
Standard Deviation	1.0

2. The required texts (e.g. books, course packs, online resources) helped me learn course material.

Table for By Frequency-2. The required texts (e.g. books, course packs, online resources) helped me learn course material..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	1	33.3%
Disagree	1	1	33.3%
Neutral	2	0	0.0%
Agree	3	0	0.0%
Strongly Agree	4	1	33.3%

Table for By Frequency-2. The required texts (e.g. books, course packs, online resources) helped me learn course material.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	3
Mean	1.7
Standard Deviation	2.1

Based on the quality of my work in this course, the grades I earned were

By Score

Scale is Too Low (0) to Too High (2) with an Appropriate mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
Based on the quality of my work in this course, the grades I earned were	1.0

By Frequency

Based on the quality of my work in this course, the grades I earned were

Table for By Frequency-Based on the quality of my work in this course, the grades I earned were.
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Too Low	0	0	0.0%
Appropriate	1	10	100.0%
Too High	2	0	0.0%

Given the course level and number of credits the workload was

By Score

Scale is Too Low (0) to Too High (2) with an Appropriate mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
Given the course level and number of credits, the workload was	1.3

By Frequency

Given the course level and number of credits, the workload was

Table for By Frequency-Given the course level and number of credits, the workload was.
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Too Low	0	0	0.0%
Appropriate	1	9	69.2%
Too High	2	4	30.8%

How much effort did you put into the course?

By Score

Scale is Little (0) to Considerable (2) with a Moderate mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
How much effort did you put into the course?	1.9

By Frequency

How much effort did you put into the course?

Table for By Frequency-How much effort did you put into the course?.
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Little	0	0	0.0%
Moderate	1	1	7.7%
Considerable	2	12	92.3%

Student University-Wide Instructor James Purtilo Items
Results for use by faculty/instructors and students.
N/A responses have been excluded from the following calculations.

By Score

Scale is Strongly Disagree (0) to Strongly Agree (4) with a Neutral mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
The instructor was effective in communicating the content of the course.	3.7
The instructor was responsive to student concerns.	3.5
The instructor helped create an atmosphere that kept me engaged in course content.	3.6

By Frequency

1. The instructor was effective in communicating the content of the course.

Table for By Frequency-1. The instructor was effective in communicating the content of the course..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	0	0.0%
Agree	3	4	33.3%
Strongly Agree	4	8	66.7%

Table for By Frequency-1. The instructor was effective in communicating the content of the course.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	12
Mean	3.7
Standard Deviation	0.5

2. The instructor was responsive to student concerns.

Table for By Frequency-2. The instructor was responsive to student concerns..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	1	7.7%
Agree	3	5	38.5%
Strongly Agree	4	7	53.8%

Table for By Frequency-2. The instructor was responsive to student concerns.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	13
Mean	3.5
Standard Deviation	0.7

3. The instructor helped create an atmosphere that kept me engaged in course content.

Table for By Frequency-3. The instructor helped create an atmosphere that kept me engaged in course content..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	1	7.7%
Agree	3	3	23.1%
Strongly Agree	4	9	69.2%

Table for By Frequency-3. The instructor helped create an atmosphere that kept me engaged in course content.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	13
Mean	3.6
Standard Deviation	0.7

College-Wide Course Items Applied to All Section Instructors - Robert H. Smith School of Business
Results for use by faculty/instructors and for administrative purposes.
N/A responses have been excluded from the following calculations.

Overall this is an excellent course.

By Score

Scale is Strongly Disagree (0) to Strongly Agree (4) with a Neutral mid-point

Table for By Score.
Question	Course
Question	Mean
Overall this is an excellent course.	3.5

By Frequency

Overall this is an excellent course.

Table for By Frequency-Overall this is an excellent course..
Options	Score	Count	Percentage
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0.0%
Disagree	1	0	0.0%
Neutral	2	0	0.0%
Agree	3	5	45.5%
Strongly Agree	4	6	54.5%

Table for By Frequency-Overall this is an excellent course.-Statistics.
Statistics	Value
Response Count	11
Mean	3.5
Standard Deviation	0.5

Special Questions for Spring 2020 Related to Online Instruction

What actions or strategies used in this course helped you learn in the online environment?

Table for [QTitle].

Comments

Weekly zoom meetings with breakout room check–ins with professors

working with the clients when they've also become remote was interesting

Meeting with my team almost every day, especially towards the end of the project, through Zoom

liked when we were given a announcement about what we would be doing in class before it began
liked that we could text bailey for quick feedback

Weekly zoom meetings to hear advice from instructors

I like that we met live every week. It was nice to see everyone in the same space, and it kept me motivated.

Setting weekly meetings beforehand

What could be improved if this course was taught online again?

Table for [QTitle].

Comments

I think they did a great job, I have no improvements

Maybe keep students a bit more informed on scheduling and what we're going to the doing in class.

When we had classes in person, the 5–8pm class time was inconvenient, but manageable. Once quarantine hit, it was ridiculous. Everyone's living circumstances have changed, and our time isn't our own anymore. Family might expect you to help out around the house, or have family dinner during this time. Also, just sitting on Zoom for 3 hours is exhausting. At least when we met in person, the teams could take breaks and get chicken tenders from Rudy's.

I thought the transition went well

sometimes instructions weren't clear or given far enough in advance. if you have restrictions for the assignment, these should go in thee assignment blurb on elms so that if groups start work earlier, they dont have to go back and fix things

Even with the move to online, Professors didn't give much leeway and weren't timely in communicating changes in assignments. After the two week break, students asked if we would have an assignment as scheduled on syllabus, professors said they were unsure, no follow up until the day before class when they expected the assignment.

I think you did the best job possible

I think the 490H experience just translates poorly online, especially when cut short halfway. If the course was fully online, I'd recommend projects that have significant data components that can be worked on offline, and changing up the meeting styles weekly (sometimes uploading video presentations, sometimes Zoom, sometimes discussion boards).

better communication to students on what is expected for assignments and deliverables. this was a sentiment expressed by majority of cohort.

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