For the past week or so, I have been hearing many of you speak about the courses that you were required to take this semester, namely WRI 1301 (Expository Writing) and FYE (First Year Experience). Both of these courses are in their inaugural year and you all get to be the first students to experience this new “model” that WSSU is attempting to build upon for future students.
At the end of the semester, I will ask you to evaluate this course in the form of a blog or a letter to future students, however for the sake of this blog, I would like some input as to how you think the FYE course is going and what you have heard about other sections of the WRI 1301 course.
• What have your peers expressed to you about their WRI 1301 course?
• If they have conveyed the strengths and weaknesses of that course, what are they?
• How do you feel about your FYE course?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of how the class is structured?
• Is there a clear structure for the course?
• Evaluate your instructors of those courses. Do they work “in tandem” or does there seem to be tension?
• What do you think could be done to improve this course or should it be discontinued?
Feel free to be as honest as you would like in this. If I would like to share some of your comments with the coordinators/directors of the FYE, I will ask your permission before doing so.
Mr. C
Reminder, this blog is due on November 3 by 11:59 PM and should be at least 300 words. Comment on this blog – do not create your own on top of this one.
47 comments:
What have your peers expressed to you about their WRI 1301 course?
Most of my peers really enjoy their writing course because they have a specific topic that they work on and it is a topic that they picked. The only thing they do sometimes complain about is the writing portion , but compared to my other course i don’t think that the writing portion is hard or difficult. Some people just still have to adapt to the college workload.
If they have conveyed the strengths and weaknesses of that course?
Some of the strengths of the course have been bonding with classmates, class discussions that get everyone involved and building/strengthening writing habits and techniques. I see no weaknesses of the course.
How do you feel about your FYE course is going?
I feel that my FYE course is going okay, i enjoy the class but i do feel as if i could be taking another class that would be much more beneficial. I know the class is suppose to help us freshman adapt to college but having the class once a week for 50 minutes doesn’t really help us at all. I feel that if we had the course at least twice a week that it may be more beneficial like one day in class we would focus and do work pertaining to our class topic for example my FYE class topic is diversity so we would focus on that for one of the class periods and on the second day we would focus on tips and guides to help us as freshman such as campus resources and tutoring.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of how the class is structured?
Some strengths of the class is it having an easy workload and having more than one professor in the classroom , so that we don’t have to ask one professor all the questions all the time and so that when we do class activities we have professors all around to help us, instead of just the one professor running around the classroom trying to help everyone.
Is there a clear structure for the course?
Yes there is a clear structure for the course, in just believe that it should include more things to help us freshman through our first year of college.
Evaluate your instructors of those courses. Do they work “in tandem” or does there seem to be tension?
I can honestly say that all my professors work in tandem they’re always organized,prepared and ready for the task at hand. I never see one professor disagreeing with another professor they are always on the same page.
What do you think could be done to improve this course or should it be discontinued?
I think that the course can be improved if it was expanded to two classes a week instead of one and if it included a “ college survival guide” or something of that sort component it would be even better.
My peers from other classes have said that no matter how hard they work on their essays it’s never to the satisfaction of their professor. They said that they went to the writing center and even went as far as having another professor review and edit their paper only for their professor to still give them a C or F. They don’t understand how the amount of effort they are putting into their work is on sufficient enough to receive a C or F.
These students have only conveyed the weaknesses of the course which include their professor only assigning them essays. Since most of the class is failing them, their grade is suffering.
I feel that FYE is a waste of time and a waste of a credit really. The things we learn within the class are very elementary which makes it hard to take serious. Also, the out of class assignment which are grades sometime conflict with my class schedule which leads me to receive a zero on an assignment I missed due to attending another class. That is unfair in my opinion. The class is also very unorganized. Many students in my class have agreed with me that FYE is our hardest class. FYE is also my lowest grade which also doesn’t sit well with me because I consider myself to be a relatively smart student, but the lack of organization within the class makes it hard to succeed.
Strengths of the class structure are that is promotes ways to study. For example, informing students about Hill Hall and the Writing Center. Weakness include the lack of engagement within the class, the random essays, and random out of class activities.
No, there is not a clear structure for this course. It seems pretty random to me. I’d much rather be taking a credit that I get a real benefit from.
My instructors work well together, but together as a class we also find it hard to follow their assignments and lack interest in what they teach.
This class should be discontinued. The information we learn within this class we learned within an hour at ramdition. It does not take two semesters to understand the four tenets of social justice and most of the other things we learn could be taught in two class periods. The information isn’t important enough in my opinion to have an entire class for two semesters.
My friend expressed to me that in her writing class they don’t really do anything. They wrote like one paper while we were on our second. She said they mostly just have class discussions. I really do not like my first year experience class! I feel like it is just so pointless! I haven’t learned anything in that class so far we basically just go over everything we went over in ramdition. Then we have to write a paper on ever event we go to. People don’t even show up to the class anymore because it’s just stupid. One of my teachers doesn’t even be showing up for the class. Then for it to be yearlong and for it to only be 2 CREDIT HOURS! Like that’s just ridicules! If we gone be there all year it should at least be 4 credit hours 2 per semester. That 1 point doesn’t help any GPA! I thought we was gone learn about the school or something but we just go over stuff we already seen or heard. My strengths in that class is everything but talking in front of the class. I feel like that my major weakness is talking in front of people I just get too nerves and with me not knowing them cause nobody communicates we anybody other than their friends. And the teacher always be like get with a partner and I just be left out because the one person I talk to she don’t like to show up. I think our class structure is very organized. If I miss a class I just go on blackboard and everything be on there or I’ll just wait till she email us the instructions. I think my two instructors work together good but one really don’t show up because she’s the head police women but when she is there they get along pretty good they like to piggy back off each other. I think it should just be discontinued my teacher be trying to do too much for just one credit hour and to not even be learning nothing.
Some things that my peers have express to me about writing 1301 are that it’s not as hard as everyone makes it seems to be. People usual say that it is semi easy class as long as you keep up with your work and are not distracted easily. I have my strength and weakness in this class which are staying up to date, following the writing format and not waiting to the last minute to finish work that I have already started. I have noticed these weakness and strengths. Some of my strengths is that I am a good writer, ask questions about grammar and helps in class. The way that I feel about my Fye class truthfully is that it is a waste of time because the class we have a large class discussion or write papers about events we never actual have the time to go to because of class. Another reason no one really likes this class is because this is the first year that the school has had this class. Because of this some of the teachers don’t know the whole curriculum that they are supposed to be teaching and thus the students lose interest in this class. I do believe that my teachers work together to make the class better but according to my peers their teachers do not work together or do not show up to class at all. I believe that this class will be better once the teachers have time to understand the material that they are teaching, this will engage students and make the class overall more productive
Over the first half of this semester many of my peers have expressed to me about how they really don’t do anything in their writing class. It’s very different than our, we have to write paper and do group projects etc. My friends have told me that they don’t do anything like this they spend more time on taking quizzes on spelling words and definitions. I’m glad that we do more in our writing class because the others just sound so boring. Some strengths that they conveyed were better writing structures, bonding with classmates etc. Some weaknesses were that sometimes the class is boring and they don’t really have group discussions. My FYE course is going good, I have good professors that try to make the class more interesting I can say. I do feel that sometimes the class is unnecessary and can be boring, but we do have good discussions to try to make the class more exciting. Many people in those classes barely go to the class because all the work is online and dealing with being involved in school activities and most of all many people think it’s the most boring class on this campus. Some strengths involved with this course are the topics and group discussions that my FYE class has because everyone’s’ class is not the same. Some weaknesses are sometimes the assignments because when there is an event going on and we have to do an assignment many people have class or other prior engagements that they have to attend. Yes, I do believe that there is a clear structure for this course. My professors work “in tandem”, they are always prepared, organized, and they feed off of each other when lecturing which is a good thing. Honestly, I feel like somethings could be done to make it better because I expected for this class to be something totally different from what it is.
The hardest thing that I get from multiple people is keeping up with FYE and writing. Most students that I talked to say they focus on their science class or other subject classes before the writing and FYE. Also, I get that there is " no point in FYE" but to me personally I see why we are taking the course because it allows the freshman to not only learn about the school but become more aware of school activities and welcome freshman in their transition from high school to college through a classroom and through normal school events explaining why each event is held. I don't experience the same problems as other people do about FYE because I don't know a lot of people who are on the border of failing FYE. Honestly, I experience the opposite problem with writing and students tend to have similar problems in just not keeping up with the class because of another class or if an essay is being done writers block can prevent students from finishing papers on time. The strength of each course is that they coincide with each other, because it allows for a discussion in the FYE class and then write and elaborate on it in your WRI class.The weakness of the courses is that The FYE and writing course aren't in the same day because it is more likely that a student with tow classes that are similar back to back, the work will completed faster and at a higher rate because it is fresh in their mind and it allows for the student to move on with the rest of their schedule. I like my FYE and my writing course, but for myself it would be easier to have FYE on Mondays at noon and than Writing in the same day at 2 pm because it gives a break between to classes that act more like an intermission. Plus for myself it would be easier to manage work for tow similar classes with two totally different assignments.Both of my instructors work in sync and allow for students to get what they need to get done. To continue these courses i think they should be schedule during the same day to maximize the full purpose of the classes. Also with black board not working for all FYE classes it causes a rush of work to be submitted or lack their of. And my only suggestion with writing is too connect the website more with blackboard so students can have less confusion cause it takes a little bit to get used to it.
The things my peers have expressed to me about their writing 1301 is it isn’t as hard as they thought it was going to be. My peers has told me it’s not as much writing as they thought it would be because at first they thought they were going to have to write papers every week. The strengthens my peers have told me were that they learned different styles of writing but some weaknesses they told me were having to write multiple pages and stating the information they’ve got from whatever website they have got it from. Well to me I really don’t like my FYE course like that I feel like it’s really just a waste of time like we talk about different things but it’s really just to get us out and experience different things around campus so I feel like that class shouldn’t even have grades for that class. The strengthens of that class is really getting out and meeting new people. Learning different things about the school like the founders and how the school came about and what all it took for this school to now be a university. There aren’t really any weaknesses to the class other than if you don’t really have time to attend and out of class event. I can genuinely say that every one of my educators work with each other they're generally organized, prepared and prepared for the job needing to be done. I never observe one educator contradicting another teacher they are dependably in agreement. I really do think this class should be discontinued because all of my peers said that they really don’t like the course and me personal I don’t like the course because its really nothing that we are learning besides social justice. If we do have this class it should be just for a semester and not the whole year.
Myself personally I am glad that I took the WRI 1301 course. After spending four years in the military as an infantryman, you can say that my vocabulary and writing has turned a different direction. Taking this course gave me a refresher on writing papers, proper grammar and a lot more information. I honestly cannot find any weakness within the class, but when it comes to strengths there is a whole list. From how a specific paper, to which citation format you can use, even to proper grammar or which “new” word to use that is similar to the one that you are using then. It took me until college to realize there are two types of citations formats: MLA and APA. I only knew MLA, but with this class I learned how to use APA. I also enjoyed the topics that were discussed so far within the course, due to being big topics that is spoken about almost every day even in politics. Now I do have a different opinion towards FYE. I honestly in the better term “dislike” the course. Throughout the whole course, we are being “forced” to participate in after school activities just so that we can engage in WSSU spirit. That should be up to the individual themselves to make that decision if they want to be involved within the school activities not make them do it and grade them for it. For example, I have a two month old daughter. She was born 10 days before school started; I have to work a full 40 hours just so that I can provide for my family. I don’t have time to go to a movie night when I got a family at home. In conclusion, it is up to the student to make their college experience memorable, not a class.
In my Freshman Year Experience class we are really learning a lot about diversity with in the university and also outside the university. This helping students understand different backgrounds from other cultures besides African American culture, considering the fact that we are an HBCU. Its more to it then just the diversity among ethnicity and culture. We talked diversity among sexual preference in our writing class. You get different opinions on this topic all the time. You see it for other peoples point of views and this could actually help or relate in some way if your opinion is somewhat the same as the other person. All of this is important in your everyday life. But when I was first heard of the freshmen year experience class, the first thing that really came to my mind was a class of freshmen talking about how we are liking our first year of college or things that we can plan on doing and getting involved in around our campus. Instead its more like a class that touches on things that are happening outside of the university and bring it to our freshmen year experience class and ties it together by asking ask us questions and getting our oping from the topics they ask us about. I feel like the freshmen year experience class should talk mainly on what the title is, our “Freshmen Year Experience”. It might change it might not. I am ok with my freshmen year experience class and the teachers that I have talking to us about these issues going on around the world. Its just nit what I expected when I thought of the name. To improve the freshmen year experience class, I think they should just talk more about programs and clubs or just things in general that can help us with our freshmen year.
When it comes to the writing course that we are taking right now I have not heard any negative nor positive reviews. To me it is a lot like a high school English class. Some strengths of the class is that we are talking about real life things that we see in everyday life. Such as injustices that plagues our society. To me this is very important because we should be educated with the things that are happening around us. If we are not aware of the things that are going on around us, then we are walking around blindly in the world which is not good. There are not any negatives personally I enjoy the class. One thing I wish that would change though is the time that the class is. Instead of having the class two times a week for an hour and fifteen minutes I prefer that we have it three times a week for fifty. This way we have more time with our professor when it comes to creating well written essays.
I personally am not a huge fan of FYE at all. I think it is a waste of my time, and should not be a class. Though it is only one class a week it is still fifty minutes of my life that I will never get back. What we talk about is more about the school and its history than about tips for doing well in the transition from high school to college. I think the only strengths about the class is the professors. They are very prepared when it comes to the class and they know exactly what they have planned for the day. There are so many negatives it’s hard to count. Because every freshman is taking this course it is hard to make sure that all the work is accounted for in their system. So right now my grade is based off of my attendance which is insane to me. Other than that the class like it is put together okay. If it was up to me I would get rid of the whole class. We receive a lot of work for a two credit class which is silly to me. I receive less work in my harder classes.
When talking about your writing course I have not heard any negative or positive reviews. But this class is nothing like my high school English course. In high my teach mostly cared about the finish product. In the writing course at here your projects are more process based. Meaning you care about the beginning,middle and End. Some strengths of this class is that it has made a better writer. Also it give me a platform for me to express my feeling about modern society and its view on certain thing that I may or my not agree with. Over all I have really enjoyed this class.
Personally I can do with out the FYE on my schedule. In the class that I have we do not do anything but watch videos about Winston Salem State. Many people think that this fifty minute is not much but it takes away a lot of time that I can study and go work. I just feel that we need to take all these off the schedule of the young adults at WSSU.
All of my associates I asked about their writing course told me that they do not write as much as we do in my writing 1301 course. All that I have heard from my associates were that all they really do is have class discussions. The strengths and weaknesses that they have conveyed during that course are that some weaknesses are they are not focused as much on essays so when it is time to write one they are going to struggle more with writing them, whereas we are getting the experience we need so we know right from wrong when producing an essay. How I honestly feel about my FYE class is that it is an interesting class. You learn new things about the school that you never knew about. It is a very helpful class and you can learn a lot of things that you already do not know. The strengths in my FYE course is that it is helpful so if I was to get asked a question about the school I can easily answer it. I honestly don't have any weaknesses about the course of FYE. I believe that there is a clear view of the FYE course. I see where the professors are trying to get out of the course. The name really explains the class well and understanding. I would describe the instructors to be more tandem because it is 3 different instructors that have to teach so it Is more so, I would not say unorganized, but all of them have to teach so they just bud in every once in a while. I believe that this course does not need to be improved. One thing I would change about it is how we have to stay in that class for another semester twice a week. There is a lot of history but it is not that much history about this school to where we have to stay in it longer. How long the course is should discontinue.
After the first half of this semester, my associates have expressed to me that they do not do much in their WRI 1301 course. They just learn vocabulary and take quizzes about them or just write journal entries. It is different from our WRI 1301 because we write paper’s and do group project. Our WRI 1301 course is unique compared to the other WRI 1301. The strengths about this course that they have conveyed were better writing structure, building up their vocabulary and creating bonds with classmates. The weaknesses of this course were that they can sometimes be boring, most of the time they get canceled, and they do not really have class/group discussion. My FYE course is going well, I have professors that try their best to make the class interesting and try to get the students involve in their discussion. It can get boring and get to the point where you may feel like you are wasting your time, but you’re not. This class helps us get out more and be involved with the school activities. The strengths of the class structure are the topics that are discussed and the discussion that is being created by the professors and students. Also, all the FYE are different. The weakness is the assignments that are assign throughout each week, it can conflict with some of the student's schedule to where they might have class or other events that they must attend. Depending on the teacher and/or the people in the class these courses can either be an interesting or not. There is a clear structure for this course. My professors work “in tandem”. They are always prepared, organize, and they always help each other when it comes down to lecturing. This course can be improved on the timing of the class, so the teachers have time to cover the topic they need to cover for that week.
When I talk to my peers we don’t normally talk about classes unless we are confused about a particular assignment, but when we do mention class their opinion about the course is they like it, because the course is helping them become a better writer. When it comes to this course it teaches you a lot. When we were younger we got a lot of information thrown at us about how to structure a paper but I don’t remember most of the stuff that I was taught because I never got to practice how to properly write a paper until now really, so this course really refresh or reteach on how to formally write a paper. I honestly like this course better than my FYE Course because honestly I feel like we meet once a week for 50 minutes and it’s a waste of my time because when I leave that class I honestly don’t remember what we discussed in that class, and it’s boring so as I state before the class is a waste of time. The class itself is pretty easy all you have to do is show up and you’ll get a grade for just showing up but I feel as though the Professors try a bit hard to spark a conversation and it becomes a bit annoying. The course is structured okay I guess you can say but the assignments and not knowing what events are required for our class and which ones aren’t is confusing because our FYE class is different than everyone else’s and we aren’t required to go to certain events. The instructors for the course they are okay, some of them try too hard to spark conversation and they don’t understand that if we don’t find the conversation interesting we aren’t going to engage in conversation. The course shouldn’t be discontinued I think that the instructors should have a better structure of the course as far as assignments and required events. Also I think that the instructors should let the students lead the discussions and if they need to interject and ask questions to get a clear understanding then do it.
A lot of the people i know feel Fye is a useless course because we have it once a week and they force us to go to events that many people don't want to go to. I do think that the Fye course has some strengths such as it brings you closer together with some people that you may have never talked to on campus and that it also makes you go to events that you might not have realised you enjoyed if you had just stayed in your dorm room instead. I feel like the fye course is better than having an actual class but sometimes i feel like when we go to class we don't do anything and just talk about what we did over the weekends and that's pretty much it. My instructors for the course are actually very good teachers, i have three of them and they all are very friendly with the class and each other and they seem to enjoy what they do so that is something that i like, it the unity and how they make the class feel. I really don't think there is much they can do to improve the course besides making us go to fewer events but in all honesty i think students will still complain about the course so i feel they should take a poll and let the students decide if they still want to continue it, i personally would vote yes to continue it because i don't mind it.
My peers have expressed that the other writing course is much different from one teacher having students have a year long project where they basically create their own school and sort of act it out while another class has vocabulary and spelling test every week as elementary school would. I personally don't like the FYE course at all for many reasons. One being the teachers and courses are all different and they are random teachers from other fields of studying basically guiding the class. They are given the same syllabus that we are and are expected to be able to teach for the week not really knowing what is going on. Also being I came from early college and transferred over 58 credits here I don't see why I have to take the class I am no longer in general education classes I am in my major and don't see the reason behind me not only being in the class but the class both semesters when I could be taking a class needed for my major instead of something I feel as if WSSU made up on the top of their head. No, there is no clear structure for this course and some of the faculty members that are guiding this course don't exactly know how to work blackboard or turnit in so the assignment closes and just causes one hectic situation for everyone where as most classes do have some technical difficulties but not every week or so. The professors even seem to be uptight and frustrated which sometimes results in dismissal of class early which is nice but not out of frustration. The professors have to constantly read from the syllabus and have no clue on what is to be discussed that day until entering class yet they want the students to be always be prepared. I honestly say the class should be discontinued.
Although others may disagree, throughout my experience through my Wri class it has help me become more fluent and it has helped me discover the diction of more clear words. My peers have expressed that they don’t like their wri-130. Class and they don’t seem to understand why they are taking it. I feel like the class is ok and its helpful. Its defiantly going to be useful later on for certain occupations. Its helping me learn how to articulate myself. They say their strengths are being the way it helps them express their feelings and be honest about certain situations that they had problems with expressing previously in their life. Another strength is that they get to be true to who they are. A weakness is that some of the instructors don’t really teach them they just slap them with work. I feel like my fye class is understandable for freshmen, they want us to go out socialize and communicate and connect but I still feel that this class shouldn’t be mandatory because you have some people who come from home that’s already been partying and just come here to calm down and some people may not want to go out and socialize. It should be a choice to take this class because some people feel like it’s a waist of their time, but then again I understand why we take it. My instructors in this class are great they provide great knowledge of the campus and different social issues that school is going through, they are very hands on and energized everyday they are always sparked up. To improve this course they should just make it an option instead of pressing it on people it’s a good course though for those who need or want to get out of a shell.
From my personal experience I say the FYE(first year experience) course is not as effective as the university thought it would be. For many students it is just a course they can do without. The course is designed to get students out of their dorm rooms, and involved in on campus activities. Such as the 125 anniversary celebration , the football games ,and clubs. This would be effective if you didnt have students who do not want more than to simply get their degree and leave . It also can hurt a student gpa for something as small as not wanting to go to a football game . My professors seem to work in great unisens with one another. Which makes the course a little more manageable , this compliments the fact we only have class once a week . I think the course can be improved with less essays , less weight upon each assignments , and better instructed assignments. Also they should add more on campus activities to do for credit , more time for each assignment , and the class should meet more than once a week.
In contrast I believe the Writing 1301 class is very effective towards it goals. This class is designed to enhance the writing skills of freshman and build up their knowledge on grammar , different writing styles , and spelling. For many students this is a key class in succeeding in a lot of class where they have essays to write . I know for me it helps me feel more assured when i turn in an assignment because i know a little bit more about writing. The course also helps you with time management. I feel my writing instructor does a good job at explaining the assignments . He seem to have the class under control for the most part . In conclusion i feel the fye class should be improved in many ways , i feel the writing course is doing it job just fine .
So far, my peers and I have had the same input on our expository writing course. Its, fairly easy and the work load is not as much as we expected. Moreover, all our assignments haven’t been anything too difficult to accomplish. More personally speaking, although I dislike school altogether writing has always been my best subject and I enjoy Writing 1301 more than any other writing class I have ever taken in the past. When discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Writing 1301 It would have to be class discussions and writing essays. Class discussions regardless of the topic are always interesting to participate in and that gives a chance for every student to express themselves and their thoughts freely. The best part about it is because we are now college students we no longer have to hold our tongue during mature conversations like in high school which is why it’s considered as a strength. Furthermore, writing the essays would have to be the weakness simply because it takes lots of time, thought, and effort to deliver a quality essay and sometimes that much work strikes lazy tendencies in students. On another note, truthfully speaking I HATE my FYE course. In the beginning it seemed like an interesting class where I would learn about my culture and diversity and also earn an easy “A” to boost my GPA but that’s not what happened at all. For starters, the class is so irrelevant to my college career I domt understand why its required for all freshman. Showing up to class is unnecessary because for one we only meet one day out of the week for 50 minutes and we talk about nothing. All the assignments are super easy but require a lot of work for no reason and for me to know I ‘ve completed and 5-star work but received a B+ in the class infuriates me. The strengths for FYE would have to be everything because that’s just how easy it is. There is no clear structure for the course and I believe after this year it should be removed indefinitely. However, I will say the instructors are very kind and work in tandem and you can tell they love what they do.
I like that the school is still looking for ways to teach and grow the students and also to better itself by introduce new courses, technology and software. I am truly proud to be a part of a growing institution with such strong and deep roots. I am also delighted to be a guinea pig in the First Year Experience (FYE) Writing 1301(Expository Writing). When I read the syllabus, I raised my eyebrows in surprise of the topics we would be discussing and writing about very controversial and current issues happening. Tackling topics like diversity, socioeconomics, and the ostracizing of minorities is really challenging with different points of views, and cultures. However, at that beginning of the semester we were told to be respectful and that if we dislike someone’s views to not take it personally, and attack the individual for it is not the person we disagree with but the view itself. What I love about the course is, if it is on the curriculum we are going to discuss and in the order as it appears on the syllabus. In addition, I am glad we are taking on topics that are somewhat hushed and brushed over even if they may be personal, or uncomfortable, because everyone had the right for their opinion to heard, but no one has the right to be rude. Therefore, if everyone take the class they will get a lesson in how to get their views across without hurting anyone. Mr. Cureton style is laid back but engaging, he knows exactly how to get us talking, every day is laid out clearly before us and he follows the syllabus. We are encouraged to communicate with our classmates, and to be more responsible, for if Mr. Cureton has all address something in class and you failed to listen he will tell you to ask your classmates. The classroom environment is inviting, and warm. I hope the course is able to stand strong and many others can enjoy it, because if you love an intellectual challenge this class would be ideal for you.
I feel like the two classes are important to some people but to some they are just a nuisance. Those people that like the courses feel they can connect with them on some type of level but to those that find it annoying they don’t want to do assignments based on those Social Justice situations. The First year experience class (FYE) is more of a diversity training course. The instructors are nice and very understanding but the assignments are kind of flimsy. They bring up situations that are happening in the world but not everyone things these situations are as big as they may make them appear to be. No one is saying that they don’t exist, but many people are just uncomfortable, or they just don’t care about what they are trying to teach. My personal feeling about the First Year Experience class is that it shouldn’t be mandatory, people should have a choice to take this class or not. The writing class is an important class to take and should be a mandatory class to take for all freshman because it teaches better and proper writing skills and tips. But some might say that the topics we write about should be freer of choice instead of the set boundaries surrounding these social justice issues. I personally believe that these issues are on one track and there is not much creativity to have in the essays. Our instructor helps everyone in a special way that helps that individual and is willing to some one on one time with us. I don’t believe that the First Year Experience class should not change at all just have the choice for a student to take it or not. With the writing class I say the only thing that should change is the topics of the essays.
I believe that both classes the FYE and writing class have its pros and cons. From my experience and what I have heard my peers say about Writing is that a lot of the things we write about is things that are happening today. It is not anything that is irrelevant and is stuff that is good to know. I have also heard many people like to have the discussions in class to see others opinions. I do not really think that there are any weaknesses in writing but I heard a lot of them for the FYE course. To start off the class was supposed to be a first-year experience class but we do not really do anything that helps us with our first year in the college experience. I have also heard people say that the FYE class has a lot of work for it only to be 2 credits. I feel like it is a little too much because some things should not be mandatory and should be optional.Although it is a lot I do not find the class to be hard it is just the fact that all my work piles up at times and my FYE class always has extra things for me to do. One of the FYE strengths would be that it teaches us about equality and equity. There is a clear structure because the professor always gives us an explanation of what is to be done and how to do it. I think that the professors act professionally and just want the respect everyone would deserve. I think both courses should be continued because for the writing some people are not great at writing essays and this class helps a lot. Also for the FYE class, it is a good course I just believe it should be more on helping a student on their first-year experience and help them get through college and not just be on others and should not have to make a student focus more on out of class activities than focusing on their school work.
I have not heard many opinions from other peers particularly about their expository writing courses. A friend of mine has this class but they meet once a week and it lasts 3 hours long. Although the class is lengthy, my friend stated that they have yet to write a single essay and most of their homework is short journals/blogs and if given an essay it does not have to be more than a single page. I’m not sure how genuine these facts are but I personally find that pointless and almost like busy work. He mentioned that he wanted to improve his writing skills and be able to use those in further classes, so therefore I believe that is the major weakness of that specific class. I feel like the FYE course is pointless in general. I like the idea of it and I see what they are trying to go with the class and giving students an education on the tenants of social justice, but I feel like no one takes the class seriously. I feel like only meeting 50 minutes a day and spending so little of my time in the class and getting so little done in class almost makes me forget I have it. I think I have great instructors in the class who make It very engaging and we have great discussions while in class but it goes no further than that. I like how the class is structured into the 5 different tenants and how students are chosen on these tenants by their major. I believe that is more logical than trying to teach every class all 5 sections. My instructors are really good with working one another and getting others engaged in the conversations and there seems to be no tension at all. I think the FYE courses could be improved if there were more substance to the course and giving me some sort of knowledge that I don’t already know or could find myself.
My companion communicated to me that in her written work class they don't generally do anything. They composed like one paper while we were on our second. She said they for the most part simply have class exchanges. I truly don't care for my first year encounter class! I have an inclination that it is quite recently so inconsequential! I haven't gotten the hang of anything in that class so far we fundamentally simply go over all that we went over in ramdition. At that point we need to compose a paper on ever occasion we go to. Individuals don't appear to the class any longer since it's recently moronic. One of my instructors doesn't appear for the class. At that point for it to be yearlong and for it to just be 2 CREDIT HOURS! Like that is simply mocks! On the off chance that we gone be there all year it ought to in any event be 4 credit hours 2 for each semester. That 1 point doesn't help any GPA! I thought we was gone find out about the school or something yet we simply go over stuff we as of now observed or heard. My qualities in that class is everything except for talking before the class. I feel like that my significant shortcoming is talking before individuals I simply get excessively nerves and with me not knowing them cause no one imparts we anyone other than their companions. What's more, the educator dependably resemble get with an accomplice and I simply be forgotten in light of the fact that the one individual I converse with she don't care to appear. I think our class structure is exceptionally composed. On the off chance that I miss a class I simply go on writing board and everything be on there or I'll simply hold up till she email us the directions. I think my two teachers cooperate great yet one truly don't show up in light of the fact that she's the head police ladies however when she is there they get along really great they jump at the chance to piggy back off each other. I figure it should simply be suspended my instructor be endeavoring to do excessively for only one credit hour and to not get the hang of nothing.
My friend had me help him with a writing assignment of his and it's pretty much the same thing we are doing, I feel like it's all on how you were taught in high school. A lot of people already know how to write these kind of essays, some don't. I was told it wasn't a class they were stressed about because it wasn't hard just have to take time out of your day to focus on it and get your information.
I honestly feel like FYE was a very pointless class, it's kind of a like a debate class, seems like as the class is going they have no lesson plan they're just improvising. I feel like if they keep the class around for long it should improve and actually help freshman get used to being new here on campus. Like important things we need to know, and make it into quizzes and homework so we can get graded.
One thing I do like about the class is we get to express how we feel about a certain topic, a weakness of the class is that its not organized at all. Im almost positive I wont use anything in this class in my following years at Winston.
There is not a clear structure for the class at all. I see what they're trying to do but it's not working.
I have 3 instructors, they always work together and bounce ideas off of each other, one day the man would be in charge and maybe then next day one of the women would, they take turns on who talks/teaches what.
I think they should make the course focus on getting students through their hardest year, give them tips on how not to be stressed, how to manage their time, how to carry themselves, the dos and donts of college, talk about safe sex, and peer pressure,and how to overcome the biggest struggles during freshman year.
My other classmates have expressed that they're writing classes are full of quizzes and more grammatical work. The teachers don’t flow with their class like ours does, they don’t really like how their class goes, and I’m glad our class is totally different. I really wouldn’t want another writing teacher because I’m used to how you connect with the class and whatnot. I am really not a fan of the FYE class, plus everyone thinks it is a waste of time. Honestly they try to make it as interesting as they can, which works sometimes. The strengths of the class would include their organization, they always have a powerpoint or presentation for us to look at, even videos. They try to get us to interact with each other from time to time. I don’t think there are really any weaknesses at this point, it could be more exciting though. The structure of the class is somewhat clear, it just feels like we always have to relate a certain subject to diversity, or social justice. The assignments aren’t that hard, it’s just them trying to get us to understand something we kind of already know about. We touch on different subjects within but I get tired of relating it all back to one thing. My instructors go hand in hand so that’s not really much of a problem there. The ideas they have usually bounce off of each other, which isn’t bad.The class could honestly be better, when you look at the name of it you’ll think it help with tips through college, or something of that kind, not specific tenets of social justice. Our class probably just wants it discontinued altogether, I haven’t really seen many say they enjoyed it. Maybe the next class coming in will like it, who knows.
Myself and my friends/classmates have discussed our classes together once before. I be amazed at how they say they have a lot of work to do and how they be behind. Plus unnecessary quizzes and test. That's when I will bring up how we don't be having much work to do in our WRI 1301-02 class. I love how its simple easy work and you don't get behind on anything. You just go with the flow. Our classes is totally different from other writing classes and I love it. Personally, I'm not a fan of FYE because I feel like its a waste of time and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one that think that. We do nothing in there but listen to them talk about what's going in the world basically. Sometimes it can get interesting but sometimes it gets boring just sitting there. They try to be as active as possible. The strengths of the FYE class is that they are active, have power points and videos for us to look at and also want us to be involved with the school. The teachers are what make it somewhat fun cause of their personalities, they are always happy. The weakness is that we don't actually do no work, we just listen to them talk and have class discussion for 50 minutes. The structure is pretty clear, but when they assign work we always have to refer back to social justice every single time. We been on that same subject since we started the class. The assignments aren't hard at all, they just want you to be involved in almost every single activity on campus seem like. I like my instructors , they are always happy and they try to be active with us which is good. I believe the class can be better, they just need to have more things to refer back to other than social justice.
My peers have expressed to me that their writing professor gives students a C even though they didn’t do the assignment and doesn’t fully explain the assignment’s objective. My friend says his writing professor complains, cusses them out, and mostly everybody has a C. I feel the FYE course is a waste of time and credit. Learning about a specific social justice tenant is repetitive. While there are some things that I have to learn about WSSU, however, I could had learned it in rendition. Being required to attend events is very annoying even though it is an easy grade. The weaknesses of the class are that you not really learning nothing, it is just a discussion. I feel like the class should be optional for freshman who wants opportunities to learn more about the university or really like to discuss. I don’t like the new time schedule for next semester as it interferes with me having my computer programming II at 9:30am with the professor I wanted and had this semester. The strengths of the class are that you learn more about the university and it forces you to go to events. There is sometimes a clear structure for the class, other times I think they just be winging it. They work “in tandem” but some days, one of them does not show up. I do like the instructors and feel like compared to what my peers say about theirs, that my instructors are doing an excellent job. It should be made optional otherwise discontinued or at least for 1 semester. Having FYE for two semesters is tedious and time-wasting. Next semester, the FYE is two days of the week, people barely show up for the one day of the week. I think the writing course should continue but with better professors like Mr. Cureton.
Some of things that my peers have said about the writing course is that they like the class because it provides them time to research different topics that they usually would not think about researching anything. Also, it provides them time to interact with their peers about that certain topic as well. The only thing that people say they don’t like about the writing is the amount they have to write because sometimes it can be hard to write to the full length that is assigned. Generally, sometimes there are not a lot research information about the topic. Also, what can be a major problem is the workload that freshman have to get used to so it can tend to stress people out and then there are some that can handle the workload or assignment that is assigned at a certain time.
Some strengths of the course have been being able to bond with classmates about the class and whatever may be the discussion topic for that particular week or day. Also, another strength is being able to gain more writing techniques and more ways to improve your English verbally and also when it comes to writing letters, book reports, assignments and more things as well. Some weaknesses about this course can be the number of pages that some assignments have to be in order to get a good grade about certain things. It sometimes can be hard to do so on certain topics has previously stated because of the amount information that is on the web. How I feel about the FYE course is I feel that the course is a great course to take because everyone should be able to write and improve their English before graduating college. Also, I enjoy the class because it provides me the chance to get to know my peers and also be involved with others that take the class to be able to have group discussion about the class or topic of the week. I do think that the class can sometimes be pointless with some of the assignments that is giving. Also, I think the class would move much faster if we met as a class more often as well. Some strengths that this class has is that it provides you to get to learn about different things around campus and also get to meet new people that is in your graduating class. Some weaknesses that this class has as well is the work that is assigned it can be kind of pointless at times because some of the work that is giving is not always beneficial to us in different ways but then there is also the work that is giving benefits some of us because we should not have to ask the professor any questions about the class because most of it is self-explanatory. There is a very clear structure in the class you can tell what point they are trying to make to the class. They make sure that everyone understands what the topic is and how it works on campus. I can also say that most of my professor are very organized and makes sure that they are on time with giving information out and passing out assignments. I think this course should be continued to help rising freshman get a custom to a college campus and also the class is very welcoming when it is your first time being away from home.
The peers that I know that have WRI 1301 they stress about it a lot and in all honesty say that it is a little to much being that they have other courses where they have to do just about the same thing in those courses as well, most of the people I know they say their weakness in the writing class is typing up papers because sometimes with writing papers people do procrastinate to get it done. They FYE course that I have isn’t hard but I just feel as though it is a pointless class because were learning about stuff that we basically already learned or knew about and its just like we’re repeating the same information again its just really repetitive for me, and then I don’t like the fact that I have three professors for that course I feel like that is just a little bit too much for one class because its like they switch out the teacher every week so your never just stuck with just one professor. For the most part there is a clear structure for the course they want us to know about the diversity within our peers at the university but its like we already know it so its just being repeated to us over and over again. The course can be improved by not having so many professors to teach one course and also teach the students more about what we don’t know already so something more fresh or if not that recent than a little bit older but the fact that it’s a course based on information half of the students know it just makes it pointless in my eyes, and then they need to have more movie nights like they did with the movie ‘Higher Learning’ because more students will attend and participate.
In the result of talking to my peers, they actually enjoy their writing class. By speaking to them, I have discovered that WRI-1301 is a class that is very interesting and informative. According to my peers, whenever there is a certain topic amongst the class, the debates are very intense which is the fun part about it all. It is clear that the professor also has a lot to do with the class and how well students enjoy the course. Most of the strengths are being able to learn how to correctly write a paper and remain focused on the correct topic. I’ve only heard of one weakness and that would be the length of papers that have to be written. Sometimes they feel that 750-1000 or a 5 page paper can be a lot to handle when you have other work to complete for other classes. Personally, I feel that FYE is very helpful but I do not think it should be a required course. I say this because as freshman, we’re already coming in learning to adjust, so having a class that isn’t important but you still have work that has to be completed for a grade can be a bit of a hassle for a lot of students. The FYE course is basically our ramdition that turned into a class. Despite of it being a lot to handle, I do feel that our class is very well organized and the structure of the course is very clear. The work is pretty self explanatory, it’s just the point of us knowing that we really don’t need the class.The most important thing for this course in order to pass and get through it is time management and not getting behind. I think this course is very helpful. I’m not going to say that it should be discontinued however, the course should be optional for students.
Most of my friends in different writing courses have told me that they do most of their work in class. I do not think they have had to do essays outside of class or if they do it is not taken as seriously. Some of the weakness I think they have in their classes are how hard they are pushed beyond their limits. Most of the classes my friends tell me about they are writing in journals for ten minutes. They are not really required to actually work so this creates a weakness to students in those classes because this will not prepare them for their future classes. I like my FYE class because of the class discussions we have. I also like all my teachers. My class in particular has three teachers and they often switch weeks to come in and lead our class discussions. All the other FYE courses I have heard about, they pretty much do the same things we do in class and talk about the same thing my class does. However, some courses do have different topics they talk about that we have not talked about in my class. I haven't honestly seen a clear structure of the course. We honestly just have class discussion, although we have just been assigned a group project. It does not really make sense to me to do it since it is about the history behind the campus buildings unless they were trying to relate it to founders day that has recently passed. If all three of my teachers are there, one in particular tends to take charge and honesty talks the whole class. We do not normally hear from the other two teachers if she is there. When she is not there the other two teachers do really well with splitting up the work and allowing the other to speak when they feel like they need to add something. This course is definitely an easy credit. I do not think I have clear enough feelings to say if the course should be discontinued.
I feel that FYE is a waste of time. It is a class that half of us even go to because it's a pass of fail class I can do the assignments without even going to class.So what's the purpose of going then?There is no clear structure for the class a football game is not an assignment. How is that apart for the curricular.FYE is a childish class. It is a class that you would take in a middle school for extra credit points or community service class for prison inmates. The WRI 1301 course is actually fun it is not the typical class.The WRI 1301 course lets student show that side that teachers don't get to see in class. The whole class feels like a debate and who does not like to prove their point.The papers we write have a topic and a purpose that we care about. Writing in the course makes me feel like I have a voice and changes my opinion on some thoughts. The papers are not just assignments they are our voices on paper. The course also shows problems that we did not think mattered or existed like slut shaming. Who knew that having sex and being judged was such an issue when everyone is doing it. The term feminist even sparked a debate. FYE and WRI 1301 are just two completely different classes. What do you think could be done to improve this course or should it be discontinued? I think the Fye class should be discontinued only because it has no purpose.If the class had a different purpose of even topic that mean something then it would be worth taking or keeping as a main class.The class has no impact on anyone's future and really feels like a filler.
What have your peers expressed to you about their WRI 1301 course? If they have conveyed the strengths and weaknesses of that course, what are they?
The only thing I can really say that people have been telling me about their WRI 1301 class is that they don’t do anything in the class so they feel it is a waste of time and when they do have assignments they are too much. I guess you’d say the strengths would be that they are challenged with the hard assignments, but the weaknesses would be that they have to teach themselves since they don’t do anything in the classes.
How do you feel about your FYE course? What are the strengths and weaknesses of how the class is structured? Is there a clear structure for the course?
In my opinion I love my FYE class. I say that because we have good discussions and I’d say we have one of the best FYE teachers, all my other friends don’t like their teachers. Even though I love my class I have to say it could be even better. The main weakness I’d say with my class personally is it only being one day a week. I feel that if it was two or more days a week it would be so much better. I say this because there is so much material that our teachers are trying to give us and for my class personally it’s putting us behind and throwing the structure of the class off. Yes at the beginning the structure was good, but being that we don’t have enough time to learn all the intended material it gets messed up.
Evaluate your instructors of those courses. Do they work “in tandem” or does there seem to be tension?
I feel that my instructors are great together. They know how to bounce ideas off each other’s head, keep the class involved, and most importantly they never bump heads.
What do you think could be done to improve this course or should it be discontinued?
I wouldn’t say to discontinue the class necessarily but to get the class to flow better. I feel that instead of having different topics for the FYE classes it should be all together so we can learn about all of the different ones not just one so we can be more informed of them since it’s only a yearlong class.
I personally think this writing course isn’t bad at all. I think it’s important that teachers keep the learning environment interesting and engaging and that is something you do well. I like the fact that we keep it honest and keep it real wit one another. My peers expressed to me that they really don’t enjoy their writing class as much because it’s either the work is too much or their teacher isn’t as open minded as you are. They think their material is boring or some of them just don’t like to write papers. I don’t really enjoy my FYE class as much because I feel as if it’s not really helping me work towards my future. The teachers are nice but the material is boring to me. When we first started the class, I felt we talked about the same topic for the whole entire month and it just became very uninteresting. I understand they try to keep us engaged and active on our campus, but I feel the class isn’t a necessity. I do feel all freshman don’t really enjoy the course because some feel it’s pointless. Even when the teachers ask us questions in class, nobody seems to be engaged, so nobody answers the questions. I feel they could make the course better by having interesting topics and make the course more hands on. We already have enough courses that involve homework, essays, and projects. One thing I do like about the course, is that we don’t have that much homework and we don’t have to worry about any exams. My peers expressed that they feel the class should be discontinued. I somewhat agree with them, however, I do have faith that in some way they could make it more interesting, so that the new incoming freshman can enjoy it better than we did.
My peers have expressed that they hate their Writing 1301 class. One of my peers told me that they have spelling test every week and another one of friends says their classes are always cancelled and they write paragraphs every time they do have class and turn them in. The strengths of this class they believe is that it is not that hard and it does give you a better understanding of structure of paragraphs and papers than in high school. The weakness of this class would be that all of them are teaching different things so some students will be on different levels. I love my FYE course I wish it was more days out of the week because my FYE teachers are so informative and caring they are honestly trying to help their students succeed and that’s what I love about them. My weakness in FYE are the homework assignments they are a little confusing and hard to keep up. My strengths in this class is that the information that I learn in this course is so informative. My structure for FYE is based on Diversity to me the structure is clear and understandable. My instructors work hand and hand together and they also play off each other’s energy which makes the class more intriguing. Even though my instructors work well together, as a class we also find it hard to follow their assignments and sometimes lack interest in what they teach. Even though my instructors work well together, as a class we also find it hard to follow their assignments and sometimes lack interest in what they teach. To improve this course I think there should be more assignment structure, more days out of the week attended and another category that this course would be counted for towards our general education credits.
What I have heard so far about my peers writing 1301 course is that the MLA formatting can be very boring and repetitive. There was also a test on MLA formatting in another writing class that my peers did not take interest to. The strength I believe my peers can convey in their writing course it to be patient when it comes to having thoughts, ideas, drafts. It is better to turn in a paper at ten at night that has been taken seriously, read over and over by the writer and teacher or tutor. The biggest weakness my peers and I make is that we worry more about when a paper is do that we sometimes forget to right a really good paper. Going into FYE, I am enjoying the course, one because it starts at twelve, two I get to hear my peers personal insight on diversity and three I am learning a lot more about diversity then I thought I knew. The strength about how the class is structured is that not every class is a debate, showing that everyone is really listening to each other and taking it in. My instructors of my writing and FYE course are great. I honestly believe that this course is fine to me. I do not really see anywhere that can improve and if so it is probably small.
What have your peers expressed to you about their WRI 1301 course?
The writing portion my peers do not like about the course but the topics we cover actually let us express our opinions.
If they have conveyed the strengths and weaknesses of that course?
The fact that it helps freshmen write COLLEGE papers, and not high school papers. Weakness is SOME of my peers writing courses do not teach them how to write but just assigns them topics and makes them write about it. They then fail them after the do not know how to write a college paper.
How do you feel about your FYE course is going?
I feel that FYE has a lot tips for freshmen. The class has purpose but in my opinion most of the content is common sense. I believe it helps contain my grades, the professors make sure we stay on top of our academic courses. Though I feel like you can't force students to go to events around to go. They should want to go.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of how the class is structured?
Some strengths of the class is it an easy class to bring up your GPA, weaknesses is that the class I feel like can be a waste of my time. Most of it is common sense.
Is there a clear structure for the course?
Yes there is a clear structure for the course, it helps understand how the first year of college is going to be.
Evaluate your instructors of those courses. Do they work “in tandem” or does there seem to be tension?
I actually get along and appreciate my professors and the way they teach.
What do you think could be done to improve this course or should it be discontinued? The course should continue with many improvements. More assignments that relate to our first year in college.
As far as writing courses other than this one, my peers have said that they have written about four or five papers already and that they are to be at least 4-5 pages. They say that the class isvery stressful whereas this class in particular is very chill and laid back. I don’t feel that there are any real weaknesses and there are many strengths to this course because we talk about many diverse topics and it causes great debate and discussion in every class. I feel as though the FYE course is simply to find freshman something to do. The course does not teach anything from my perspective, and I feel like it is a waste of my time. I feel there are no strengths to the course, only weaknesses. Many students stopped coming to class realizing it was a waste and all they had to do was do the work required each week. There is no actual curriculum, we just talk about classes, financial aid, and about the history of the school. These are things that we as students have either already known, or would soon find out. I can see where the creator of this course was coming from it didn’t fall through the way they expected. There is no clear structure for this course at all. I feel like my instructors for these courses are pretty chill and are here to help you. They want to see you succeed your first year. I feel like the FYE course should be discontinued because like I said, It is simply a waste of students’ time.
My peers have came to me and spoke on their experience in their fye classes, and they have said that the class is very boring and it is and unnecessary class, and that the work is pointless and uncalled for and how for the past couple of weeks how they have been struggling, including myself from the beginning I did not understand what the class was even about or what it was for, and even the work I did not understand it, it became even harder because unlike my peers and their other classes I only had my fye class once a week and all that our teachers would talk about in that 50 min was about nothing, it wasn't even pertaining to the subject of the work that had to be done, so then at the end of the class all they would say was look on blackboard and have a good week and weekend, leaving the class stressed out more than you were before because you do not know anything about the homework or how to do it. Also what made it even harder was that the class was based off of the things that went on during ramdition such as projects and assignments that we were supposed to do. So that made it very difficult for me and my classmates because all of us in there maybe not one or two students were choir students so during ramdition we had choir camp and were not able to participate or do some of the things that were supposed to be due during ramdition , so whenever an assignment came and it was based off of things during ramdition we had to get a zero because we didn't know what to do. Also just a couple a weeks ago we received our midterm grades and they were not supposed to be what they were so whenever we got to class on that Monday we spoke to our teacher and they said that because the assignments that we were supposed to do did not ever show up on blackboard, so we all got zeros for all of those assignments. But other than that nothing else have been said. No one including myself has nothing bad to say about writing because I don't know about anybody else, but I have an amazing writing teacher.
Over the principal half of this semester huge numbers of my associates have communicated to me about how they truly don't do anything in their written work class. It's altogether different than our, we need to compose paper and do amass ventures and so on. My companions have disclosed to me that they don't do anything like this they invest more energy in taking tests on spelling words and definitions. I'm happy that we accomplish more in our written work class in light of the fact that the others simply solid so exhausting. A few qualities that they passed on were better composition structures, holding with cohorts and so on. A few shortcomings were that occasionally the class is exhausting and they don't generally have assemble dialogs. My FYE course is going great, I have great teachers that endeavor to influence the class all the more intriguing I to can state. I do feel that occasionally the class is superfluous and can exhaust, yet we do have great dialogs to endeavor to make the class additionally energizing. Many individuals in those classes scarcely go to the class since all the work is on the web and managing being engaged with school exercises and above all many individuals believe it's the most exhausting class on this grounds. A few qualities required with this course are the themes and gathering discourses that my FYE class has in light of the fact that everyone's' class isn't the same. A few shortcomings are now and again the assignments since when there is an occasion going on and we need to do a task many individuals have class or other earlier engagements that they need to go to. Indeed, I do trust that there is a reasonable structure for this course. My educators work "pair", they are constantly arranged, composed, and they nourish off of each other when addressing which is something worth being thankful for. Truly, I feel like somethings should be possible to improve it since I anticipated that for this class would be something very surprising from what it is.
I have discussed with my peers about their writing 1301 and some say they like their courses because the teachers don’t care and they don’t do much in the class. Others say they like the course because they like their topics but just don’t know how to write, so their papers are never good. Some strengths with these writing courses are that you get new ways and tips on how to write a good paper, and you get to be interactive with classmates when doing peer evaluations. A few weaknesses of the course are that some teachers don’t help them as much when writing papers, and the work can be very hard. As far as my FYE course, I think it is an interesting course because we have a lot of class discussions, and show the diversity among ourselves. There are a few strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the structure of this course s well. For example, some strengths are that we don’t have a lot of outside work because everything is based in the class, and I like how they introduced us to Hill Hall because some people don’t know all the resources that are available in that building. Some cons about that course is that the teachers seem to be unorganized sometimes, and it can get boring sometime. There does not seem to be tension between my instructors because I feel like they all get along to teach the class, they are all just not always there. I feel like the structure for us is clear because they don’t give us all the work the curriculum covers, they just give us what they feel is going to benefit us and is necessary. In the near future, this course should continue but I feel like it should not be a whole year class. This class should only be a semester long to get the FYE exposure because we don’t need it to take up more space in our second semester schedule especially if it is not that important of a class.
My peers have expressed to me about their writing 1301 and from what they have told me they tell me that their teacher dose not really come to work. It has been times where their teacher has made them to class and she did not show up. They have also told me how she has not giving them any kind of until about two week ago and it was a three-page paper which was due last week. When they talk to me they do not really express the strengths in the class they just tend to complain about wanting a better teacher. The way I feel about FYE is that the class is just unnecessary to anything that we are doing in school, because the same things that we are learning in FYE we are taught in our writing 1301. The only good thing to me that comes with course is that it gets the students more involved, but if you work or do any type of sport you cannot really get involved because the out of class actives are what gets the students involved. Also, the class has a lot of work that is required for it to only count as a two credit if they are going to give us that much they should at least have the class count as a three-credit class. What we are learning in FYE is not clear to me because it changes every week and when we are in FYE our teachers are more worried about getting us to talk in the class. So, it seems to me that out teachers are not really teaching anything. so honestly, I feel that FYE should be discontinued.
• What have your peers expressed to you about their WRI 1301 course?
I haven't really asked any of my peers how their class is doing or what they are doing. I try to stay focus on what i have to do instead of being in other people's business.. i did here they don't do work though. I'm not sure if it's true but that's what some say.
• If they have conveyed the strengths and weaknesses of that course, what are they?
no comment.
• How do you feel about your FYE course?
I do not currently take FYE.
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of how the class is structured?
No answer.
• Is there a clear structure for the course?
i have no idea..
• Evaluate your instructors of those courses. Do they work “in tandem” or does there seem to be tension?
If i had an FYE class i would know how they both work.. but unfortunately i cannot answer any of these questions.
• What do you think could be done to improve this course or should it be discontinued?
This course? Expos WRI is fine. It helps me with my writing skills. So i don't think it should be discontinued. As for FYE i cant speak on behalf of that class..
My peers seem to enjoy their writing course they find it pretty straight forward. Sometimes they may get lazy but the assignments are never to complicated and the writers block help a lot. I don’t really know many peoples strengths and weaknesses but my strength is the actual writing and expressing myself my weakness is the the research and my time management skills. I honestly enjoy my writing class. FYE is a.very good class where you are free to always voice your opinion my class honestly have great class discussions and from thise you tend to learn alot about and from eachother. I enjoy the class majority of the time. I really don’t see any big weaknesses in either class structure besides how some assignments are given in the FYE class. But a big strength is definetly the information gained. This is because our instructors seem to be dedicated to making sure we understand and receive the wanted information and will gladly help out when you need. They have influenced me to become better at my weaknesses and also have improved my strengths. I enjoy all the class discussions which gives us a chance to encounter with one another and participate. We actually are able to get into our assignments and go into deep detail to explain what we are talking about or supporting our opinions
My FYE class is going good but I still feel like FYE is pointless. You only meet once a week for 50 minutes which does not leave much time to learn or do anything. My FYE course is centered around diversity. It is basically a class for discussing issues. Regardless of the pointlessness of it, it will most likely be the easiest 2 credit hours you will earn. My peers have the relatively the same feelings about the course. Most of my peers actually feel like it’s so pointless that they don’t ever go. Others go just because it still counts as a credits. I have not met anybody that likes this course. I always tell them there is no point of the class but not going will cause more harm than good. All you have to do is sit there for 50mins and listen or talk so it is also pointless not to go. This makes the course even more annoying. The way it is structured doesn’t help either. It is structured very “all over the place”. We have 3 professors which I feel is unnecessary since we don’t do anything in the class but talk. Depending on your professors and what tenant your class is centered around determines the amount of work given. Blackboard is also a messy situation. All the FYE classes are grouped together on blackboard which includes assignments. At the beginning of the semester there was assignments and everyone was stressing and confused about these assignments piling up that the professors didn’t say a word about. The overall structure is not very clear but in my class there is somewhat of a structure. They present a video or presentation to us then after we discuss it. Also, everything we discuss does relate back to diversity and my professors tie it together nicely. I don't think it should be continued unless they make it more structured.
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