Petition to the Director of Biological Sciences regarding Dr. Schrader's Microbiology class

· Class structure is poor, material taken from textbook, but no specifics are given as to whether certain aspects of concepts are needed to be known or only a general idea is needed. Too much material per test (11 chapters vs. 4 for past)

· Exam questions are difficult to understand/ambiguous

· During office hours, he talks over students and doesn’t really answer the question completely. Tells students to use the book to understand what the student is having trouble with, but office hours are meant to explain material that is difficult to grasp.

· Sarcastic and doesn’t convey a sense of understanding students' concerns regarding exams and material. Seemed proud that class average is 64% (refer to discussion board comment and blackboard statistics for exams.)

· The only reason to go to lecture is to obtain clicker participation points. Reads directly off of the slides.

· Talks in a way that is difficult to understand/ uses terms that are hard to understand. Uses very complex definitions

· Material is rushed and proper time is not given to learn and comprehend the material. Seems that the material is gone over just to achieve a deadline, not to teach students.

· Main goal:
Better design of future lectures not only for us but future students as well. Many students receive scholarships, and those students that are not doing well in the course are in jeopardy of losing those scholarships. Many students are talking about dropping out in order to prevent a drop in their GPA.
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