Institutional Critique

In this assignment, your task is to select a course syllabus from an educational institution. The purpose of this assignment is to ascertain whether the syllabus would actually provide the stated expected learning outcomes for a student. However, the primary concern that must be addressed regarding this selected syllabus is whether the syllabus actually meets all of the stated learning objectives, content outlines, instructional strategies, and expected students' outcomes.

Tasks:

In a minimum of 400 words, respond to the following points:

Select any educational institution regardless of the geographical area; review its programs and disciplines and then pick a course syllabus to critique. The following suggestions may be helpful as you begin this critique:

Contact an administrator at the institution to interview who may assist you with your inquiries concerning the syllabus.

Identify the kind of data that are collected by this institution and their reason.

Determine who makes the final decision on what data is relevant.

Write a summary of your findings based on the information that you have collected.

Faculty Evaluations

Faculty members spend a great deal of time evaluating their students. McKeachie and Svinicki (2006) wrote, "We haven't taught well if students haven't learned" (p. 336). How should the faculty be evaluated?

In this assignment, you will argue either for or against including student surveys as part of faculty evaluation.

Tasks:

In a minimum of 200 words, respond to the following points:

Identify and discuss a method to evaluate faculty members using the Argosy University online library resources.

Discuss the importance of including student surveys in faculty evaluations. Do you agree that student surveys should be included in

faculty evaluations? Explain your answer and provide at least one reputable resource to support your opinion.