Each semester, students evaluate the professors who taught their classes. The assessment of the courses
guarantees anonymity but some students are concerned about it. Accordingly, there are some students
who don't write reviews of the lectures frankly. Other students make a superficial assessment so they can
quickly check their grades. Thus, the Pharos listened to students' opinions about why they didn't write a
proper course evaluation.
Pharos: What would you like to have said to the professors
as you finished the fall semester of 2017?
Yoo Han-jin, Department of Public Administration:
While I was taking the classes, many professors seemed to have a passion for the subject
and took good care of their students. Furthermore, as I was taking the courses of such
professors, I cultivated a great interest in that subject. Especially, I appreciated the positive
mind and attitude of a particular professor while taking a class last semester.
Baek Ji-hoon, Department of Intelligence Property:
I wanted a course that was communication-oriented with fervent debates between the
professor and the students. However, it was a shame that there were only a few professors
who led the class in that manner. I hope that there will be lots of classes where students can
actively participate openly.
Choi Jin-woo, Department of Electronic Engineering:
I was very disappointed in a professor who taught a math course. He was unable to explain
well about his lecture and answer students’ questions. He was not a good professor
because he just stressed review when I asked some questions. I only wanted a reasonable
explanation. Also, he didn’t prepare for his classes so all the students in the class knew that
and disliked him. I think a professor who doesn’t prepare for class deserves criticism.
Kang Min-suk, Department of Electronic Engineering:
I am really grateful to a professor who taught one of my major classes. I had to take a course
that was a prerequisite subject, but I didn’t take it in the first semester so I didn’t know about
basic concepts. When I told the professor about this problem after class he said he would
give as much consideration as he could to me, so l was very thankful. He knew that some
students had worries about the previous course’s content. His solution was to review the
content in detail.
Pharos: In 2018, do you have anything you want your
professors to do for the new semester?
Yoo Han-jin: I suggest that they focus not only on research about the subject, but also work on how to
engage the students actively in the class when they prepare for the class.
Baek Ji-hoon: As I said before, I hope that there will be more discussion-focused classes to draw more
student participation in the next semester.
Choi Jin-woo: To be honest, I think some professors are tougher graders than other universities’
professors. I hope that professors will give us appropriate grades. l know students of a class
can only get an A grade up to 25%, but some professors don’t give that much because they
have a firm standard. When I took a major course in the first semester, the professor gave an
A+
grade to only 4 students, and the other students received C or D grades, not B grades.
The total number of students was almost 40, but only a few students received an A+
grade.
Kang Min-suk: I want professors to take cheating seriously. There was a cheating problem but the professor
said, “I could not help it,” so I was angry because the other students were harmed. Students
suspected of cheating eventually got an A+, but they weren’t subject to any sanctions. If
professors have trouble catching cheaters during the exams, I want them to supervise the
exams more thoroughly so that no one attempts to cheat.
Through these interviews, we learned what students wanted and made suggestions for improvement to the
professors in detail. We found that what the students wanted professors to do was not make grand changes,
but do simple things like treating students fairly as is expected in a legitimate educational system. Also, we
realized that exchanging feedback with professors is very important.
69th Reporter WOO HEESO heeso0303@naver.com
70th Cub Reporter CHOI SOYEON clara3003@naver.com
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