The dean announced in the School of Ed meeting last Friday that we are to discuss how we schedule classes in the future so that we better meet the needs of our students.
Here is some data about our current academic year scheduling habits.
Fall 2009
Monday GR 1 class (4:30)
UG 1 class (11:30)
Tuesday GR 5 classes (4:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:10, 7:10)
UG 4 classes (4:15, 4:30, 4:30, 5:30*, 5:30)
* Elkhart campus
Wednesday GR 4 classes (4:30, 5:30, 5:30, 7:10)
UG 6 classes (5:30 - all content methods classes meet at 5:30 PM)
Thursday GR 2 classes (4:30, 7:10)
UG 7 classes (11:30, 1:00, 4:30, 4:30, 5:00, 7:10, 7:10)
Mon/Wed UG 5 classes (8:30, 9:00*, 11:30, 11:30, 1:00)
Tue/Thur UG 3 classes (8:30*, 10:00*, 2:30)
*F201/202
Spring 2010
Monday GR 2 classes (4:30, 7:10)
UG 4 classes (11:30, 4:30, 7:10, 7:10)
Tuesday GR 5 classes (4:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:10, 7:10)
UG 3 classes (1:30, 4:30, 4:30)
Wednesday GR 3 classes (4:30, 4:30, 7:10)
UG 2 classes (1:00, 5:30)
Thursday GR 2 classes (4:30, 7:10-ND)
UG 5 classes (11:30, 1:00, 4:30, 4:30, 5:00)
Mon/Wed UG 4 classes (8:30, 9:00*, 11:30, 1:00)
Tue/Thur UG 4 classes (9:30*, 10:00*, 1:00, 2:30*)
*F201/202
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Is this a problem for secondary students?
ReplyDeleteThe dean referenced a student with a class issue.... was this person a secondary student? If so, which area? If things are working, I'm not sure we need to make a change.
If there is a problem, then we can adjust as needed.
Having this data is very useful. The last time I saw it laid out like this, Monday was the most popular night and the administration was urging us to go to other nights.
ReplyDeleteI think it is also important to see what the classes are, to predict conflicts. And this cannot be just secondary, since we teach foundation courses for others. (Most of my grad students in P510 and P515 are special ed.) This is not an easy task, and might involve the SOE executive committee doing a final "reconciliation" of schedules.
On the other hand, Judy makes a great point---who is having the problems? Is it frequent, or just a now and then happening? It might not be possible to make everyone's progress trouble-free. However we should avoid schedules that make problems for many.
Yes, I'd like to add my voice to knowing what the concern is. Lack of classroom space? Classes overlap in timing? Students wanting more Friday classes or night classes? Particular complaints? I do think much of the overlap issue could be resolved in the joint department head/Dean meetings in SOE.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Judy's point, moved to Thursdays when the announcement to which Gwyn referred was made, and it looks like we are doing a good job overall.
ReplyDeleteBruce, what happened with the Anne Brown P475 conflict?
I believe the request to review our class schedule came from a recommendation made in the Noel Levitz report on retention. The recommendation comes as a result of responses to a student survey and to follow-up interviews with student groups. The recommendation in the report follows.
ReplyDelete4. Address the “access to classes” challenge perceived by students as a challenge of high
importance.
Access to classes surfaced as a salient item of obvious importance to students and also one of considerable dissatisfaction. Registration for classes without conflicts may be improved by the addition of courses on Fridays and times before and after the most popular 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.period.
The report did not provide any specific information about any university divisions, but I believe its recommendation resulted in Michael's request to review the schedule,