ungraded final after 11 days?

[klone]

Well seeing that it's Dorsey, you're just going to have to wait. She's not just a professor at UMPI. She's also the Vice Chancellor of the entire U of M system so she's a very busy woman and she has a lot of students.

Unacceptable on her part. Vice Chancellor or not, that is a fault on UMPI. If she is so busy, hire an adjunct professor to take on the course load. Students are paying $1400 to complete as many courses as they want in the given 8 week-period. They should not be stumped by an overworked faculty member, because they simply refuse to hire at the rate of YourPace's expansion and growth. It is unfair to push excuses when we are paying to attend their university – it is their job. 72 hours is more than enough time to review and grade, if that timeline cannot be met, it is clear that there is a manning issue.

Ummmm....Dorsey is the one who created the YourPace program. Without her, it wouldn't exist so no UMPI isn't going to just push her aside. UMPI also doesn't have a ton of adjuncts. Hiring people in that area of Maine to be adjunct professors is not nearly as easy it sounds. It's a VERY rural area and the population just isn't there.

I understand your point; however, if it is too difficult to hire adjuncts, they should not admit more students than they can handle. Adjunct professors do not have to live in Maine to work for the YourPace online program. Their logistical planning is subpar. These terms are 8-weeks, there is absolutely no reason it should take 40%+ of the term to receive a final grade. It transitions "YourPace" to "TheirPace", which I would consider as false advertising.