TAMUC class review

[VanillaBean]

Another course my son has taken in the Summer II term

Course: ORGL 3311 Foundations of Organizational Leadership

Instructor:  Lee H DeBoer
Course content: Posted articles, chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 6 pretest and 6 posttest (75% of grade total - each post test is 12.5% of grade). Multiple choice answers with 2 short answer essay questions on each posttest.
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project: 1 final project (12.5% of grade) & 1 video project (12.5% of grade). Leadership style.   
Time taken on course: 7 days.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 2 or 3

Professor was quick to grade and respond. 

[SpartacusPM]

Another course my son has taken in the Summer II term

Course: ORGL 3311 Foundations of Organizational Leadership

Instructor:  Lee H DeBoer
Course content: Posted articles, chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 6 pretest and 6 posttest (75% of grade total - each post test is 12.5% of grade). Multiple choice answers with 2 short answer essay questions on each posttest.
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project: 1 final project (12.5% of grade) & 1 video project (12.5% of grade). Leadership style.   
Time taken on course: 7 days.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 2 or 3

Professor was quick to grade and respond. 

Just a question to clarify. You list each item as 12.5% of the course grade. While 100% divided by 8 assignments does equal 12.5%. Each assignment needs to be passed by at least 80% still, correct? I think that is the most important part here, unless something has changed.

[VanillaBean]

Just a question to clarify. You list each item as 12.5% of the course grade. While 100% divided by 8 assignments does equal 12.5%. Each assignment needs to be passed by at least 80% still, correct? I think that is the most important part here, unless something has changed.

Correct - all post tests and all projects have to be passed with at least an 80%.

[VanillaBean]

.needed to update this post - will re-post soon. 

[VanillaBean]

Course: ORGL 3321 Organizational Communication

Instructor:  Jonathan Jordan
Course content: Posted articles, chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 3 pretests and 3 posttests (each posttest is 16.67% of grade). Multiple choice answers with 2 short answer essay questions on each posttest. Must score a minimum of 80% on each post test
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project: 3 final projects (each project is 16.67% of grade) Project 1 Situation Analysis & Strategy Plan, Project 2 Internal Communication Package, Project 3 External Communication Materials. Must score a minimum of 80% on each project.
Time taken on course: 3 days.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises. Pay close attention to the rubric and instructions.  Professor was fair, however, he was specific regarding how the project papers are to be formatted and in what person they should be written. 
1-10 Difficulty level: 3
 
Tip: Make use of the practice exams, many of the same questions will appear on the posttest.
 
Professor states in the syllabus for this course that he grades on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday after 4pm CST.  Be aware of this if you are facing a deadline and planning to accelerate into another course during the term

[VanillaBean]

Course: ORGL 3322 Organizational Ethics


Instructor:  Andrew Lilly
Course content: Posted articles, chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 6 pretests and 6 posttests (each posttest is 14.286% of grade). Multiple choice answers with 2 short answer essay questions on each posttest. Must score a minimum of 80% on each post test
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project: 1 final project (project is 14.286% of grade). Must score a minimum of 80% on each project.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3

Additional comments:  Professor was great.  Very quick to respond to emails.  Quick at grading post tests and the project.

[VanillaBean]

Course: ORGL 3331 Data Driven Decision Making

Instructor:  Reggie Hill

Course content: Posted articles, chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 6 pretests and 6 posttests (each posttest is 14.286% of grade). Multiple choice answers with 2 short answer essay questions on each posttest. Must score a minimum of 80% on each post test
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project: 1 final project (project is 14.286% of grade). Must score a minimum of 80% on each project.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3

Additional comments:  Professor was great.  Very quick to respond to emails.  Quick at grading post tests and the project.

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Another course review from son in the Fall I term

Course: ORGL 3332 Organizational Behavior

Instructor:  Charlotte Larkin

Course content: Posted articles, chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 5 pretests and 5 posttests (each posttest is 16.67% of grade). Multiple choice answers. Must score a minimum of 80% on each post test
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project: 1 final project (project is 16.67% of grade). Must score a minimum of 80% on each project.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3

Additional comments:  none

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Another course review for Fall I Term

Course: ORGL 4341 Leadership Theory

Instructor:  Elizabeth Bailey

Course content: Posted articles, chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 6 pretests and 6 posttests (each posttest is 14.286% of grade). Multiple choice answers with 2 short answer essay questions on each posttest. Must score a minimum of 80% on each post test
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project: 1 final project (project is 14.286% of grade). Must score a minimum of 80% on each project.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3

Additional comments:  This professor was good except that she was slow to grade and did not respond to an email.  Typical response time from professors for emails is within 24 hours.  She did not reply to an email.  The submitted project was not graded until 4 days later instead of within 72 hours which prevented another course being assigned before a weekend leaving unnecessary down time.

[VanillaBean]

Course: ORGL 4342 Leading Teams


Instructor:  Jamie Hunter
Course content: Posted articles, chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 6 pretests and 6 posttests (each posttest is 12.5% of grade). Multiple choice answers with 2 short answer essay questions on each posttest. Must score a minimum of 80% on each post test
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project: 2 final projects - one paper and one video presentation (each part of project is 12.5% of grade). Must score a minimum of 80% on each project.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3

Additional comments:  Some material had nothing to do with education or the course at all.  Professor is particular on the culminating project paper.  Follow the additional instructions and you'll do fine. Professor was quick to grade post-tests and projects.

[VanillaBean]

Course: ORGL 4343 Leading Change

Instructor:  Matthew Daniel
Course content: chapters of books, videos, and other links are posted to read.
Exam format: 6 pretests and 6 posttests (each posttest is 8.3% of grade). Multiple choice answers with 2 short answer essay questions on each posttest. Must score a minimum of 80% on each post test
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: The information from the pre and posttests can be found in the linked reading from the course.
Final exam or project:  1 final project - one 3-7 page paper worth 50% of grade). Must score a minimum of 80% on each project.
Familiarity with subject before course: little knowledge
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3

Additional comments:   Professor was quick to respond to emails, grade post-tests and projects.

[VanillaBean]

Course: ORGL 4352 Capstone I 

Instructor:  Roana Nicole Miller 
Course content: no content - based off of past course content. 
Exam format:  no pretests; no post tests 
Final exam or project:  4 modules; 1 video submission worth 10% of grade, two 3-4 page papers (each worth 10% of grade), final 10-12 page paper worth 70% of grade. Must score a minimum of 80% on each project.
Familiarity with subject before course: based off of prior courses so knowledge is there. 
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3 but there is more time involved due to research needed for the last paper. 

Additional comments:   Great professor!  Very encouraging, great feedback, graded quickly.  Wish all professors were like this. She was quick to respond to emails and in grading submissions.