- The course structure and grading were clear and consistent according to student feedback, with learning goals, class times, tests, and assignments all being well organized. - Students found the content challenging but felt the instructor was effective and helped them learn through clear presentations and stimulating their interest in the subject. - Areas for potential improvement included providing more practice problems and exams, and increasing the difficulty of homework assignments. - Overall, students gave the instructor high ratings and found the course improved their understanding of economics concepts.

1. Key: #-Total Responses 1-Strongly Disagree 2-Disagree 3-Neutral 4-Agree 5-Strongly Agree
COURSE STRUCTURE AND GRADING
General Structure # 1 2 3 4 5 NA Avg S.D.
1 The course syllabus was comprehensive, clear, and accurate. 32 0 0 0 6 26 4.81 0.4
2 The learning goals were clearly stated in the syllabus. 32 0 0 0 7 25 4.78 0.4
3 Classes started and ended on time. 31 0 0 0 6 25 4.81 0.4
Average: 4.80
Grading # 1 2 3 4 5 NA Avg S.D.
4 Content of tests and assignments was consistent with content
of lectures and/or reading.
32 0 0 1 4 27 0 4.81 0.5
5 Assignments and/or exams were returned promptly. 32 0 0 0 5 27 0 4.84 0.4
6 The grading policies were clear and consistently followed. 32 0 0 1 7 24 4.72 0.5
7 The graded assignments allowed me to demonstrate what I
learned in the course.
32 0 0 0 6 26 0 4.81 0.4
Average: 4.80
Content and Workload # 1 2 3 4 5 NA Avg S.D.
8 The content covered in this course was challenging. 31 0 1 3 10 17 4.39 0.8
9 This course requires a lot of work. 31 0 1 10 8 12 4.00 0.9
Average: 4.19
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES # 1 2 3 4 5 NA Avg S.D.
10 I completed the course readings. 32 0 0 7 5 15 5 4.30 0.9
11 I kept up with work as it was assigned. 32 0 0 0 4 28 4.88 0.3
Average: 4.61
INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND SKILLS # 1 2 3 4 5 NA Avg S.D.
12 The instructor was effective as a lecturer and/or class
leader.
32 0 0 2 6 24 4.69 0.6
13 The instructor's presentations were clear and organized. 32 0 0 2 5 25 0 4.72 0.6
14 The instructor stimulated interest in the subject. 32 0 0 2 6 24 4.69 0.6
Average: 4.70
Brandeis University Course Evaluation Instructor Detail Report Spring 2015 Page 1
Home Dept: Economics Instructor: McQueeney,Kathleen Course #: ECON 80A 2
Overall Instructor Rating (Avg. q12-q18): 4.71 Enrollment: 37 Responses: 32 Rate: 86%
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2. Key: #-Total Responses 1-Strongly Disagree 2-Disagree 3-Neutral 4-Agree 5-Strongly Agree
RESPONSIVENESS OF THE INSTRUCTOR # 1 2 3 4 5 NA Avg S.D.
15 The instructor was available and helpful to students outside
the class.
32 0 0 0 9 23 4.72 0.5
16 The instructor respected students' ideas. 32 0 0 0 4 28 4.88 0.3
17 The instructor was concerned about student learning and
development.
32 0 0 0 9 23 4.72 0.5
18 I received feedback that helped me see ways in which I could
improve my learning and understanding.
32 0 0 0 13 19 4.59 0.5
Average: 4.73
CONTRIBUTION TO LEARNING # 1 2 3 4 5 NA Avg S.D.
19 The stated learning goals for the course were met. 31 0 0 0 4 27 4.87 0.3
20 This course improved my writing ability. 32 0 0 2 2 8 20 4.50 0.8
21 This course improved my oral communication skills. 32 0 0 3 1 8 20 4.42 0.9
22 This course improved my quantitative skills. 32 0 0 1 10 17 4 4.57 0.6
23 This course helped me develop my creative abilities. 32 0 0 1 5 8 18 4.50 0.7
24 This course helped me to analyze, interpret and synthesize
information.
32 0 0 1 9 20 2 4.63 0.6
25 This course helped me to reason better and to think more
critically about its subject matter.
31 0 0 0 7 19 5 4.73 0.5
26 This course helped me to consider alternative perspectives
on complex issues.
32 0 0 1 8 15 8 4.58 0.6
Average: 4.64
OVERALL QUALITY OF THE COURSE # 1 2 3 4 5 NA Avg S.D.
27 The overall quality of this course was excellent. 32 0 0 1 12 19 4.56 0.6
Average: 4.56
STUDENT STATUS # First Year Sophmore Junior Senior Master's Doctoral
28 Your class standing? 32 9 18 5 0 0 0
# SCI SocSCI HUM ART Undecided not applicable
29 What is your school of
major?
32 9 14 3 0 4 2
# university req. major req. minor req. interest not applicable
30 Why did you choose this
course?
32 0 31 1 0 0
Brandeis University Course Evaluation Instructor Detail Report Spring 2015 Page 2
Home Dept: Economics Instructor: McQueeney,Kathleen Course #: ECON 80A 2
Overall Instructor Rating (Avg. q12-q18): 4.71 Enrollment: 37 Responses: 32 Rate: 86%
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3. 31 Please identify those aspects of the course you found most useful or valuable for learning.
1 examples
2 Econ major required
3 Going through examples, especially the review sessions were fantastic.
4 I think that the slides were logically put together and were a great resource! I LOVED how
you drew upon outside examples from the world and applied to them because its just another
learning method that just works for me to understand complex concepts. I think the problem
sets were great way to keep reviewing before each test.
5 Powerpoints
6 This course conbined the economics and mathematics. By using lots of mathematical way to
illustrate economic problems, I have a better understanding of some economic theories.
7 Going through example questions in class was particularly helpful.
8 I thought that her explanations through concept and examples were very good, along with
her tests being reasonable, but having a question or two that involved some conceptual
thought that we would have to develop.
9 Kathleen did a great job of making the material interesting to us. Her powerpoints were
comprehensive and she made them interesting. She was a good lecturer
10 The problem sets were extremely helpful in gauging my understanding of the material.
Putting up the PowerPoint slides was really useful when I needed to double check my notes
or was reviewing after class.
11 This course combines economics and calculus together. It's interesting to explore the
reason behind important theories. Generally, it's a very interesting course.
12 very detailed powerpoints, clear explanations of concepts in the lecture
13 The basic knowledge and concept about microeconomic which is extreme important for economy
study.
14 The teacher was very helpful outside of class with an approachable personality.
15 Having the lecture slides online prior to class was extremely helpful during lectures.
They were also helpful for doing the homework and for studying for the exams. In the later
part of the course there were a number of example and practice problems in the slides
which I found really helpful for studying for the exams. The exams were also a very
accurate test of what we learned. In addition professor McQueeney was very helpful during
office hours and she was also very willing to set up additional meetings outside of office
hours especially prior to exams which was great for getting last minute questions
answered.
16 I enjoyed learning about the difference between normal and inferior goods
Brandeis University Course Evaluation Instructor Detail Report Spring 2015 Page 3
Home Dept: Economics Instructor: McQueeney,Kathleen Course #: ECON 80A 2
Overall Instructor Rating (Avg. q12-q18): 4.71 Enrollment: 37 Responses: 32 Rate: 86%
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4. 32 What suggestions would you make to the instructor for improving the course?
1 i really like her！
2 make students aware of what's required to get full points for t/f questions before exams
3 PPT should include more graphs to explain specific phenomenon
4 Everything was great
5 I know you don't provide problems and everything but maybe you could change that for the
next class? I put a lot of effort into this class and if I was given more problems I
definitely would have done them! I really wanted more problems and work to do because I
sometimes felt the questions in the textbook were a bit sparse.
6 I don't generally like slideshows but understand that they are needed here.
7 Go through the first sections faster, besides elasticity everyone seems pretty comfortable
with the basics.
8 To improve with the course, I would suggest to the instructor that it would be helpful if
the PowerPoint slides were put up earlier rather than just the day before. It be nice to
be able to go over the material before class.
9 If the instructor could provide sample exam before midterms or finals, that would be more
helpful.
10 Just keep your awesome work.
11 Find a way to not read from slides? It seems standard for econ teachers but at the same
time, not especially stimulating.
12 Professor McQueeney is not a big fan of practice exams but I think they are very helpful
and it would have been nice to have some practice exams for us to do prior to the tests.
The homework was also extremely easy, which did not help me to understand the material
better because I was able to do it with out thinking very hard about what we learned. The
tests were a very good measure of what we learned, but the difficulty of the homework did
not prepare me for the test problems.
13 Nothing
Brandeis University Course Evaluation Instructor Detail Report Spring 2015 Page 4
Home Dept: Economics Instructor: McQueeney,Kathleen Course #: ECON 80A 2
Overall Instructor Rating (Avg. q12-q18): 4.71 Enrollment: 37 Responses: 32 Rate: 86%
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5. 33 If you feel that this instructor should be considered for a teaching award, please explain why. Please
understand that completing this section does not constitute a nomination for a teaching award. To nominate a
1 None
2 Yes
Brandeis University Course Evaluation Instructor Detail Report Spring 2015 Page 5
Home Dept: Economics Instructor: McQueeney,Kathleen Course #: ECON 80A 2
Overall Instructor Rating (Avg. q12-q18): 4.71 Enrollment: 37 Responses: 32 Rate: 86%
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