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STUDENT EVALUATION OF COURSES
TAUGHT BY KENNETH WESTHUES
1999 TO PRESENT

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO (except as noted)

Results shown below are from anonymous class surveys at the end of each term, using the standard questionnaire and procedure prescribed by the Faculty of Arts. The table shows, for each course, the percent rating the instructor excellent, the percent rating the course excellent, the summary rating on the 5-point scale, and the number of students responding. For comparative purposes, the corresponding figures for the Department of Sociology as a whole, and for the Faculty of Arts as a whole, are also shown. For courses taught since Fall 2001, click on the title to see a sample of students' comments.

FALL 2010

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	83	60	4.6	52
SOC 241 Good & Evil in Social Relations	86	71	4.7	35
Department of Sociology as a whole	49	33	4.2	641
Faculty of Arts as a whole	52	35	4.2	18139

SPRING 2010

Non-teaching term.

WINTER 2010

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 459 Seminar in the Sociology of Work	100	80	4.8	10
Department of Sociology as a whole	54	34	4.2	656
Faculty of Arts as a whole	49	33	4.2	14791

FALL 2009

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 209 Ancestry, History, & Personal Identity	100	92	4.8	13
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	92	43	4.6	48
Department of Sociology as a whole	39	24	4.0	738
Faculty of Arts as a whole	48	32	4.1	18097

SPRING 2009

Non-teaching term.

WINTER 2009

No courses taught; sabbatical leave.

FALL 2008

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 372 Good and Evil in Social Relations	91	64	4.7	43
SOC 459 Seminar in the Sociology of Work	100	82	4.9	11
Department of Sociology as a whole	52	34	4.2	399
Faculty of Arts as a whole	50	33	4.1	16158

SPRING 2008

Non-teaching term.

WINTER 2008

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
ARTS 199 Cliques, Crowds, and Individuals	69	56	4.5	16
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	76	43	4.5	99
Department of Sociology as a whole	41	24	4.0	948
Faculty of Arts as a whole	49	33	4.1	13788

FALL 2007

Non-teaching term.

SPRING 2007

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	65	33	4.3	66
SOC 459 Seminar in the Sociology of Work	100	100	4.8	5
Department of Sociology as a whole	*	*	*	108
Faculty of Arts as a whole	47	31	4.1	4733
* Not reported, since apart from SOC 241 and SOC 459, the Department of Sociology offered only one other course on campus during Spring 2007.

WINTER 2007
Universität Graz
Austria

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
LV 319.243 Introduction to Sociology (in English)*	78	50	4.5	18
* Students evaluated this course with the standard instrument used in the Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo; results may therefore be compared to those for courses taught at Waterloo.

FALL 2006

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
ARTS 199 Cliques, Crowds, and Individuals	79	53	4.5	19
SOC 209 Ancestry, History, & Personal Identity	94	89	4.9	18
Department of Sociology as a whole	39	26	4.0	488
Faculty of Arts as a whole	48	32	4.1	15894

SPRING 2006

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	76	53	4.5	56
SOC 459 Seminar in the Sociology of Work	86	50	4.6	7
Department of Sociology as a whole	*	*	*	87
Faculty of Arts as a whole	45	29	4.1	4874
* Not reported, since apart from SOC 241 and SOC 459, the Department of Sociology offered only one other course on campus during Spring 2006.

WINTER 2006

No courses taught, sabbatical leave.

FALL 2005

Non-teaching term.

SPRING 2005

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	74	48	4.5	101
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	76	41	4.4	79
Department of Sociology as a whole	*	*	*	192
Faculty of Arts as a whole	45	29	4.1	4923
* Not reported, since apart from SOC 101 and SOC 241, the Department of Sociology offered only one other course on campus during Spring 2005.

WINTER 2005

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	72	42	4.5	78
SOC 372 Good & Evil in Social Relations	85	73	4.7	40
Department of Sociology as a whole	43	30	4.0	747
Faculty of Arts as a whole	48	33	4.1	13653

FALL 2004

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	56	36	4.3	85
ARTS 199 Cliques, Crowds, and Individuals	60	50	4.4	15
Department of Sociology as a whole	46	25	4.1	856
Faculty of Arts as a whole	46	30	4.1	16048

SPRING 2004

Non-teaching term.

WINTER 2004

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	62	37	4.4	89
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	96	81	4.8	26
Department of Sociology as a whole	39	26	4.0	1109
Faculty of Arts as a whole	46	31	4.1	11596

FALL 2003

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	73	48	4.4	81
ARTS 199 Cliques, Crowds, and Individuals	65	59	4.5	17
Department of Sociology as a whole	45	25	4.1	751
Faculty of Arts as a whole	46	30	4.1	12248

SPRING 2003

Non-teaching term.

WINTER 2003

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	80	44	4.5	106
SOC 372 Good and Evil in Social Relations	83	57	4.6	46
Department of Sociology as a whole	35	18	4.0	530
Faculty of Arts as a whole	46	31	4.1	9652

FALL 2002

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	75	42	4.4	89
ARTS 199 Cliques, Crowds, and Individuals	78	78	4.7	18
SOC 209 Ancestry, History & Personal Identity	78	57	4.6	24
Department of Sociology as a whole	46	27	4.1	764
Faculty of Arts as a whole	46	29	4.1	12482

SPRING 2002

Non-teaching term.

WINTER 2002

No courses taught, sabbatical leave.

FALL 2001

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	64	44	4.4	80
ARTS 199 Cliques, Crowds, and Individuals	88	59	4.7	17
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	82	61	4.5	28
Department of Sociology as a whole	41	27	4.1	825
Faculty of Arts as a whole	43	27	4.1	11850

SPRING 2001

Non-teaching term.

WINTER 2001

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	54	28	4.3	90
SOC 372 Good and Evil in Social Relations	81	58	4.6	36
Department of Sociology as a whole	33	19	4.0	910
Faculty of Arts as a whole	44	31	4.1	9960

FALL 2000

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	72	34	4.4	83
ARTS 199 Cliques, Crowds, and Individuals	93	67	4.7	15
SOC 209 Ancestry, History, and Personal Identity	94	76	4.7	17
Department of Sociology as a whole	34	21	4.0	807
Faculty of Arts as a whole	42	27	4.0	11191

SPRING 2000

Non-teaching term.

WINTER 2000

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	48	23	4.1	90
SOC 241 Sociology of Work	51	34	4.2	35
SOC 372 Good and Evil in Social Relations	67	40	4.4	30
Department of Sociology as a whole	38	24	4.0	1094
Faculty of Arts as a whole	45	31	4.1	9630

FALL 1999

	Percent rating instructor excellent	Percent rating course excellent	Summary rating (5-point scale)	N
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	66	31	4.3	75
SOC 209 Ancestry, History, and Personal Identity	75	80	4.7	16
Department of Sociology as a whole	41	24	4.1	629
Faculty of Arts as a whole	43	28	4.1	10264