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title: Eboard 40  Course evaluation / Review for final
number: 40
section: eboards
held: 2019-05-10
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CSC 151 2019S, Class 40:  Course evaluation / Review for final
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_Overview_

* Preliminaries
    * Notes and news
    * Upcoming work
    * Extra credit
    * Final PSA
    * Questions
* Course evaluation / official
* Final comments (more or less)
* Some quick notes on exam 3
* Review for the final (optional)

Preliminaries
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### News / Etc.

* Sit where you'd like
* I'm working on getting grades to you as soon as I can.  I'll have all
  grades by Monday so that you can decide whether or not to take the final.
* Review sessions for final: Sunday at 5pm.

### Upcoming work

* _Optional_ final, 2:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, 14 May 2019.
    * [Sample final](../exams/sample-final) available.

### Extra Credit

_Extra credit is generally supposed to be turned in within three days
of the event._

#### Extra credit (Academic/Artistic)

#### Extra credit (Peer)

* **Today** Voice Recital, 7:30 pm, May 10, in Sebring Lewis
* **Today** Track and Field, Friday and Saturday at St. Norbert (Far Away)
* **Today** : Software Design Technical Presentations, 2-4pm 3818
* **Next Week**: Software Design Nontechnical Presentations,
  DLAB, Tuesday 2-4 pm or Wednesday 9-11
* Women's Golf, May 14-17, Houston, TX (Even Further Away)

#### Extra credit (Wellness)

#### Extra credit (Wellness, Regular)

* Any organized exercise.
* 60 minutes of some solitary self-care activities that are unrelated to
  academics or work.  Your email reflection must explain how the activity
  contributed to your wellness.
* 60 minutes of some shared self-care activity with friends. Your email
  reflection must explain how the activity contributed to your wellness.

#### Extra credit (Misc)

### Other good things 

### Other things

This appeared in the _Campus Memo_.  While it is a public presentation,
I am told that it's not geared for students.  However, I will also note
that students who have attended past budget presentations have told me that
they found it enlightening.

The Budget Presentation  
Monday, May 13  
4 p.m., Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, Room 101

Faculty and staff are invited to a presentation that will review the annual budget process, the recently approved FY20 budget, and a general budget outlook, prepared by Keith Archer, vice president for finance and treasurer, Joe Bagnoli, vice president for enrollment and dean of admission and financial aid, and Jainen Thayer, chief investment officer.

### Final PSA of the semester

* Don't let the stress of finals' week negatively affect you.
    * Get enough sleep.
    * If you decide to shut off your brain with substances, do so in moderation.
    * Don't let academic honesty become an issue; our decision-making becomes
      less good at this time of the semester.
* Beware high street parties. 
* Consent is essential.

### Questions

Course evaluation / official
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Evaluation forms may be found at <https://grinnell.smartevals.com>.

_End-of-course ratings enable you to give responsible feedback for your
professors, and the information you provide enters into future contract
reviews. The agree/disagree responses will be tallied to produce frequency
reports. The instructor will be able to review your unidentified comments
within the electronic course evaluation system. Please note that the
scale starts with “Strongly Disagree” at the top. Be careful not
to inadvertently reverse your responses. **Please provide comments**
but do not write your name in the comment boxes. Instructors receive the
unidentified, completed forms only after grades have been submitted to
the registrar._

Final comments
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_You heard the introduction in Wednesday's class._

Some quick notes on exam 3
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The best parts of teaching

* The students
* Feeling like you make a difference
* Class time
* Class prep
* Students who are even more sarcastic than I am

The worst parts of teaching

* Recording grades and other paperwork
* Grading
* Academic dishonesty

Discuss

Things that will happen

* Ask the people if they are willing to provide additional details
* Ask the people who may have compromised academic honesty to talk to me.
* Pay close attention to the exams and see if I notice
  obvious collaboration

Things that might happen

* Do an anonymous survey

Things that might eventually happen

* Adopt an honor code with a "must rat" policy

If those don't succeed

* One option: Ignore the issue 13
* One option: Ignore the exam 1
* One option: Change the weight of the exam (half the other exams) 13

Review for the final
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_If you do not want to participate in the review for the final, you need
not stay._

