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IDL 101: International Security in a changing world

Course Evaluation Form

Dear students! Congratulations on your successful completion of the course! We would like to hear your opinion about this program and ask you to fill the questionnaire form below. All your answers will be confidential and will be used for research purposes only. We value your opinion and would like to thank you in advance for taking your time filling out the form. 

 

Which is your primary department at the University?


I. Overall course assessment. You may write in Russian in the 'Comments' field, if you feel more confortable. 

Distance learning is significantly different from traditional forms of education. Please tell us how you organized your time, distributed course load and managed to do the assignments on time?


What specific qualities should the student who is learning via distance technologies possess?


How did you change during the process of taking the course, which qualities have you acquired, if any?


2. Quality of learning materials. On a 1-5 scale please indicate how useful you found the materials of the course to be.  5- most useful, 1- not useful at all

How useful did you find the course reader?

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How useful did you find the video lectures?

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How useful did you find the lecture notes on the website?

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How useful did you find the research links on the website?

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3. Interactive component. On a same 1-5 scale please indicate the value of the interactive components of the course

How useful did you find the asynchronous discussion forum?

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How useful did you find the chat room discussions?

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How useful did you find the e-mail correspondence?

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4. Course assignments/exams. On a 1-5 scale please indicate the value and quality of course assignment. 1- not all, 5- very much so

Were the weekly assignments adequately reflecting the lecture material?

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Would you prefer a different form of weekly assignments. If yes, then please mention your preference in the comments field below?

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Was the midterm examination above your expectations in terms of difficulty?

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Was the midterm examination a challenge and required a lot of time to prepare for?

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Would you prefer to have more time to complete the midterm examination?

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Was the final exam above your expectations in terms of difficulty?

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Was the final examination a challenge and required a lot of time to prepare for?

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Would you prefer to have more time to complete the final examination?

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5. Course website. On a 1-5 scale please indicate the value of the course website. 1- not at all, 5- very much so

Was the course website clear enough for you to understand and easy to browse its different components?

1 2 3 4 5

From the checkboxes below please select the features which you think apply. You may select more than one

Content of the Website. Select any of the following options that apply:

All information is clearly structured
The announcement section was updates on a regular basis
There is enough information, but not too much
All information is clearly organized and easy to locate
Information is interesting and worth spending time reading it
The contents of the information are unique and cannot be found on other websites
All texts have no spelling errors

Navigation. Select any of the following options that apply:

Pages are loading fast
Navigation panels are clearly displayed and easy to understand
The main page clearly displays the structure of the entire site
Hyperlinks are clearly visible and easy to identify
Icons clearly illustrate the information they lead to
Each next page has a clear back link to the previous page

The goals of the course were clearly formulated and articulated

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4.          Course organization. On a 1-5 scale please value the following statements. 1- not at all, 5- very much so

Course coordinators helped maintain high levels of motivation throughout the course.

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All assignments were explained clearly

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Coordinators were always available for help upon request

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It was difficult to digest all the materials during the course

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The criteria for grading the course were clearly articulated in the beginning

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The communication with fellow students was not a problem during the course

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Local instructors were helpful in organizing discussions, providing guidance and evaluation

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Local instructors were active in facilitating an in-class discussion. They allowed for student discussion

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You would prefer to have more interaction with course coordinators

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You would prefer to have more chat sessions with Stanford faculty

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7. Please answer yes or no for the following questions. Please check the box below if your answer is "YES"

I found the course to be very interesting and challenging

 

I think that the subject of the course is very useful for the students like me

 

I will use the knowledge gained in this course in my future study/work

 

If I have to take another course like this one, I will be willing to pay a fee for it. If you answer is yes, please indicate how much you would be willing to pay for a course like this one. Please write in the comments field below

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