Course Evaluation Form

For Lectures by Lee B. Becker
January 24 to February 3, 2000

Please fill out this questionnaire as candidly as possible. The purpose of this evaluation is to learn from you how these lectures might be improved in the future.

1. On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the highest/best score), how do you rate each of the following 
    aspects of the lectures: 

       A.    The overall quality of instruction _____ 
       B.    The overall quality of the exercises _____ 
       C.    The pace of the presentation of materials _____ 

2. Listed below are the topics covered in the lectures. Please indicate how valuable you found each 
   of the topics to be on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the highest). If you did not hear the lecture or 
   do not have an opinion on its value, just leave that item blank.

       A.    Overview of the U.S. Media System _____
       B.    Overview of the Media Systems of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, U.K. _____ 
       C.    Journalism Education in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, US _____ 
       D.    Class Exercise: Reviewing and Comparing Web Sites for Journalism Programs in 
               English Speaking Countries ____ 
       E.    Globalization of Media Organizations and Its Impact on News _____ 
       F.    Class Exercise: Comparison of Media Products in English Speaking Countries _____ 
       G.    Media Law in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, US _____     
       H.    Role of Press in Investigating Government: Discussion of Watergate and Media Coverage of 
              Clinton Scandals ____ 
       I.     How News is Defined and Gathered in English Speaking Countries _____ 

3. Which topics/subjects should have been covered in the lectures but were not? 

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4. On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the highest/best score), please indicate your overall satisfaction with the lectures? _____ 

5. Please write on the back of this page any additional suggestions you have for improving the quality of the lectures.

Thank you very much for your assistance!