Ross F. Collins

NDSU student course evaluations mean (average) scores 1994-2000.
(Note: 1=highest; 5=lowest)

COMM 112, Understanding Mass Media.
Number of times taught: 5.
Average enrollment: 100 undergraduate.
Average rating (1=highest; 5=lowest):
1993: Course rating, 2.36; instructor rating, 2.13.
1994: Course rating, 2.36; instructor rating, 2.51.
1995: Course rating, 2.22; instructor rating, 2.08.
1996: Course rating, 1.66; instructor rating, 1.9.
1997: Course rating, 2.28; instructor rating, 2.4.
1998: Course rating, 2.3; instructor rating, 2.08.

COMM 242, Photojournalism.
Number of times taught: 1.
Average enrollment: 10 undergraduate.
Average rating (1=highest, 5=lowest):
2000: Course rating, 1.87; instructor rating, 1.5.

COMM 310, Advanced Media Writing, Public Relations.
Number of times taught: 2.
Average enrollment: 20 undergraduate.
Average rating (1=highest; 5=lowest):
1993: Course rating, 2.16; instructor rating, 2.08.
1994: Course rating, 1.85; instructor rating, 1.9.

COMM 313, Editorial Processes.
Number of times taught: 7.
Average enrollment: 25 undergraduate.
Average rating (1=highest; 5=lowest):
1993: Course rating, 1.77; instructor rating, 1.66.
1994: Course rating, 2.21; instructor rating, 2.57.
1995: Course rating, 2.4; instructor rating, 2.34.
1996: Course rating, 2.2; instructor rating, 2.46.
1997: Course rating, 2.39; instructor rating, 2.04.
1998: Course rating, 2.41; instructor rating, 2.29.
1999: Course rating, 2.47; instructor rating, 2.27

COMM 313, Editorial Processes, Summer Session.
Number of times taught: 4.
Average enrollment: 15 undergraduate.
Average rating (1=highest, 5=lowest):
1997: Not available.
1998: Course rating, 1.58; instructor rating, 1.41.
1999: Course rating, 1.66; instructor rating, 1.33.
2000: Not available.

COMM 362, Design for Print.
Number of times taught: 7.
Average enrollment: 20 undergraduate.
Average rating (1=highest; 5=lowest):
1994: Course rating, 3; instructor rating, 2.9.
1995: Course rating, 2.77; instructor rating, 2.9.
1996: Course rating, 2.2; instructor rating, 2.3.
1997: Course rating, 2.0; instructor rating, 2.11.
1998: Course rating, 2.15; instructor rating, 2.04.
1999: Course rating, 2.16; instructor rating, 2.33
2000: Course rating, 1.94; instructor rating, 2.05

COMM 431/631, Ethics of the Mass Media.
Number of times taught: 2.
Average enrollment: 36 undergraduate, 3 graduate.
Average rating (1=highest; 5=lowest):
1994: Course rating, 1.65 undergraduate, 1.4 graduate; instructor rating, 1.75 undergraduate, 1.8 graduate.
1996: Course rating, 2.26 undergraduate, 2 graduate; instructor rating, 2.17 undergraduate, 3 graduate.

COMM 436/636, Issues, History of the Mass Media
Number of times taught: 3.
Average enrollment: 25 undergraduate, 4 graduate.
Average rating (1=highest, 5=lowest):
1995: Course rating, 2.06 undergraduate, 1.25 graduate; instructor rating, 1.62 undergraduate, 1.75 graduate.
1997: Course rating, 2.17 undergraduate; instructor rating, 2.22 undergraduate (no graduate enrollment).
1999: Course rating, 1.94 undergraduate, 2.33 graduate; instructor rating, 1.57 undergraduate, 2.0 graduate.

COMM 700, Research Methods in Communication.
Number of times taught: 2.
Average enrollment: 12 graduate.
Average rating: (1=highest; 5=lowest):
1998: Course rating, 2.37; instructor rating, 2.5.
1999: Course rating, 1.83; instructor rating, 1.58.

Student evaluations 2001-2006.

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