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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