The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Evaluation of Lectures - Instructor Report
Summer 2001/2002

ACCT-101-L1B Introduction to Accounting
36 student(s) have evaluated the course.
16 student(s) have not evaluated the course.
Percentage of enrolled students responding: 69.2%.
 

Section 1 : The Student

Q1. What year are you in?

Weight Count Percentage
A   First year undergraduate   0 23 63%
B   Second year undergraduate   0 7 19%
C   Third year undergraduate   0 5 13%
D   Postgraduate, full-time   0 0 0%
E   Postgraduate, part-time   0 0 0%
F   Other   0 0 0%
  Unanswered   0.0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
Q2. This course is:
Weight Count Percentage
A   a core or required course   0 3 8%
B   an elective within your major   0 3 8%
C   an elective outside your major   0 29 80%
D   being audited by you   0 0 0%
E   other   0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
 

Section 2 : The Course

Q3. Rate the Course on: Overall

Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 6 16%
B   Good   83.3 15 41%
C   Above Average   66.7 10 27%
D   Average   50 4 11%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 77.6 15.1
Course 76.2 16.3
Department 76.2 16.3
Q4. Rate the Course on: Course organization
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 6 16%
B   Good   83.3 15 41%
C   Above Average   66.7 11 30%
D   Average   50 4 11%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 77.3 15.0
Course 73 17.9
Department 73 17.9
Q5. Rate the Course on: Usefulness of reading materials
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 7 19%
B   Good   83.3 14 38%
C   Above Average   66.7 8 22%
D   Average   50 6 16%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 77.1 16.7
Course 73.8 19.1
Department 73.8 19.1
Q6. Rate the Course on: Usefulness of other teaching materials
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 6 16%
B   Good   83.3 14 38%
C   Above Average   66.7 7 19%
D   Average   50 8 22%
E   Below Average   33.3 1 2%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 74.1 18.4
Course 70.3 21.0
Department 70.3 21.0
Q7. Was the difficulty of the course material appropriate?
Weight Count Percentage
A   Too easy to be useful   0 1 2%
B     33.3 3 8%
C     66.7 5 13%
D   Appropriate   100 23 63%
E     66.7 3 8%
F     33.3 0 0%
G   Too hard to understand   0 0 0%
NA   Not applicable   0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 83.8 26.0
Course 84.3 25.2
Department 84.3 25.2
Q8. Was the workload appropriate?
Weight Count Percentage
A   Too little   0 0 0%
B     33.3 2 5%
C     66.7 3 8%
D   Appropriate   100 23 63%
E     66.7 5 13%
F     33.3 1 2%
G   Too much   0 2 5%
NA   Not applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 81.5 29.2
Course 79.5 33.2
Department 79.5 33.2
Q9. Did the exams, assignments, etc., appropriately measure the content and skills taught in the Course?
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very appropriate   100 1 2%
B     83.3 7 19%
C     66.7 6 16%
D   Acceptable   50 21 58%
E     33.3 1 2%
F     16.7 0 0%
G   Very inappropriate   0 0 0%
NA   Not applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 60.2 15.6
Course 59.8 17.3
Department 59.8 17.3
Q10. On average, how many hours per week did you spend on this Course outside class?
Weight Count Percentage
A   0 - 3 hours   1.5 6 16%
B   3 - 6 hours   4.5 6 16%
C   6 - 9 hours   7.5 13 36%
D   9 - 12 hours   10.5 6 16%
E   12 - 15 hours   13.5 1 2%
F   15 - 18 hours   16.5 2 5%
G   Over 18 hours   19.5 2 5%
NA   Not applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 7.8 4.8
Course 8.0 4.7
Department 8.0 4.7
Q11. What was good about the course?
  1. learn the usseful things in the daily life
  2. many information
  3. What I want is what is taught.
  4. Useful in daily life
  5. the course is interesting
    and i think it is useful
  6. nothing
  7. interesting
Q12. What was bad about the course?
  1. ..
  2. Homework answer is showed in the library, no every content is included.
  3. Too difficult
  4. nothing
  5. too much lecture time
Q13. How might the course be improved?
  1. ..
  2. Simpily take back the answer and teach everything as if we are business major students.
  3. nothing
  4. reduce the lecture time
 

Section 3 : The Instructor



The following questions are about Instructor Wang Jiwei

Q14. Rate the Instructor on: Overall

Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 11 30%
B   Good   83.3 15 41%
C   Above Average   66.7 5 13%
D   Average   50 5 13%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 81.5 16.8
Course 75.3 22.6
Department 75.3 22.6
Q15. Rate the Instructor on: Preparation
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 12 33%
B   Good   83.3 13 36%
C   Above Average   66.7 4 11%
D   Average   50 5 13%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 1 2%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 80.5 20.4
Course 77.3 20.8
Department 77.3 20.8
Q16. Rate the Instructor on: Explaining concepts
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 10 27%
B   Good   83.3 15 41%
C   Above Average   66.7 4 11%
D   Average   50 6 16%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 1 2%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 78.2 21.8
Course 74.4 22.9
Department 74.4 22.9
Q17. Rate the Instructor on: Making the Course interesting
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 8 22%
B   Good   83.3 14 38%
C   Above Average   66.7 6 16%
D   Average   50 7 19%
E   Below Average   33.3 1 2%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 76.4 18.8
Course 70.8 21.7
Department 70.8 21.7
Q18. Rate the Instructor on: Enthusiasm
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 10 27%
B   Good   83.3 14 38%
C   Above Average   66.7 5 13%
D   Average   50 5 13%
E   Below Average   33.3 2 5%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 78.2 19.8
Course 74.7 21.0
Department 74.7 21.0
Q19. Rate the Instructor on: Encouraging students to participate, to ask questions, to express ideas, etc.
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 7 19%
B   Good   83.3 14 38%
C   Above Average   66.7 6 16%
D   Average   50 7 19%
E   Below Average   33.3 1 2%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 75.7 18.7
Course 72.7 21.4
Department 72.7 21.4
Q20. Rate the Instructor on: Improving your ability to think
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 5 13%
B   Good   83.3 19 52%
C   Above Average   66.7 4 11%
D   Average   50 7 19%
E   Below Average   33.3 1 2%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 75.9 17.6
Course 69.6 20.8
Department 69.6 20.8
Q21. Rate the Instructor on: Apparent knowledge of the subject
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 12 33%
B   Good   83.3 13 36%
C   Above Average   66.7 3 8%
D   Average   50 6 16%
E   Below Average   33.3 1 2%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 1 2%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 78.2 23.5
Course 73.6 23.4
Department 73.6 23.4
Q22. Rate the Instructor on: Attitude towards students
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 13 36%
B   Good   83.3 11 30%
C   Above Average   66.7 3 8%
D   Average   50 6 16%
E   Below Average   33.3 2 5%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Unanswered   0.0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 79.5 21.4
Course 76.6 19.9
Department 76.6 19.9
Q23. Rate the Instructor on: Use of English
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 5 13%
B   Good   83.3 12 33%
C   Above Average   66.7 6 16%
D   Average   50 8 22%
E   Below Average   33.3 5 13%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 68.5 21.7
Course 69.4 21.0
Department 69.4 21.0
Q24. Rate the Instructor on: Fairness of grading
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 5 13%
B   Good   83.3 20 55%
C   Above Average   66.7 3 8%
D   Average   50 8 22%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 0 0%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 76.8 16.6
Course 73.6 17.6
Department 73.6 17.6
Q25. Rate the Instructor on: Speed in returning graded work
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 17 47%
B   Good   83.3 10 27%
C   Above Average   66.7 2 5%
D   Average   50 6 16%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 0 0%
NA   Not Applicable   0 1 2%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 84.8 18.7
Course 79.2 20.9
Department 79.2 20.9
Q26. Rate the Instructor on: Availability outside class
Weight Count Percentage
A   Very Good   100 7 19%
B   Good   83.3 15 41%
C   Above Average   66.7 5 13%
D   Average   50 5 13%
E   Below Average   33.3 0 0%
F   Bad   16.7 0 0%
G   Very Bad   0 1 2%
NA   Not Applicable   0 3 8%
  Total   36 100%
 Mean Std. Dev.
Section 76.8 21.2
Course 73.7 21.5
Department 73.7 21.5
Q27. What was good about the Instructor?
  1. good smiling
  2. happy
  3. make the course interesting
  4. Good teaching, appropriate progress and take care students a lot !
  5. nothing
  6. friendly
Q28. What was bad about the Instructor?
  1. ..
  2. prounciation need to be improved
  3. nothing
  4. ok la
  5. The speech speed is too fast.
Q29. How might the instructor improve?
  1. ..
  2. speak more clearly
  3. nothing
  4. nothing
  5. May be speaking a little slower.
 

Section 4 : Comments

Q30. Additional comments:

  1. ..
  2. nothing

Summary

Q3. Course Overall Q4-6. Course Summary Q14. Instructor Overall Q15-26. Instructor Summary
Mean Std. Dev. Mean Std. Dev. Mean Std. Dev. Mean Std. Dev.
Section 77.6 15.1 76.2 16.7 81.5 16.8 77.4 20.2
Course 76.2 16.3 72.4 19.4 75.3 22.6 73.8 21.2
Department 76.2 16.3 72.4 19.4 75.3 22.6 73.8 21.2