Student comments from EPID600 Summer 2016
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15:
“I find the live meetings very helpful. If I had any suggestions,
I would like to participate in more live sessions where we
could interact with the professors.”
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17:
“I'm enjoying the course very much and find it very applicable
to my work and coursework I have previously taken.”
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16:
“I would ideally choose between somewhat true and quite true,
but closer to quite true. I find the material which is mostly
new (to me) quite a challenge and time consuming - beyond 9
hours/week, speaking for myself. The conferences are important
and it is obvious that the instructors are willing to put in
just as much time as they assign. I particularly appreciate
the reviews of case studies and practice quiz questions during
the Monday night sessions. The actual quiz questions have become
more straightforward since module III and I think this is important
for testing the true knowledge/effort of a student in an intro
class. I am confident that this course is preparing me well.”
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20:
“The course material is good, but it is a lot to master in a
short period of time. The 15 minute time of the quiz is challenging,
and even 20 minutes would be a big help. [Note from Vic - the time limit IS 20 minutes!]”
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6:
“It is challenging, but very interesting.”
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18:
“I'm really enjoying the class. Thank you for all the work you
and the TA's are putting into our education!”
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13:
“This course really challenges the analytical side of my brain
by requiring me to translate epidemiological approaches/concepts
into math problems and solving. I was very fearful of this
class however I am encouraged by the structure and set up of
the class as I feel like I don't have to carry anxiety with
me throughout the class or be overly fearful of making mistakes.
I continue to put a tremendous amount of time and effort into
the class and have learned to not become fixated on quiz grades
but rather focus on trying to internalize the concepts. It
is a lot of information (like drinking from a fire hose at
some points) but I do believe it is making me a better public
health professional.”
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2:
“I enjoy being challenged but this course is taking a lot out
of me this semester. I think it would be difficult for me regardless
of the teaching method. Vic has made the course as interesting
as possible and Jen and my study group has been helpful along
the way.”
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14:
“I am really enjoying this course. The material is very challenging,
but it is so satisfying to work through the problems, especially
since they're always based in real-life examples.”
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19:
“It is a wonderful course and I really like the setup. It makes
for better learning for all types of "learners" as it is a very
well balanced mixed of learning styles (reading, lectures,
live discussions, interactive, etc.).”
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9:
“Great course. Well organized. VIc and Jen and Pawinee are great.”
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8:
“I really dislike having recorded lectures and "live" meetings.
It seems like we are doing things in duplicate, and it is overkill.
I am very busy with my schedule, so sometimes I am only able
to review the recorded lectures. However, I come to find out
that the live meetings have crucial information in them that
pertains to the weekly quiz, despite its status as optional.”
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(TAeval1,
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5:
“I have taken epidemiology before, so I may be at another level
than the majority of the class, but I honestly find the case
study process incredibly frustrating. While I find the case
studies themselves a useful method of understanding the epidemiological
concepts we are reviewing, I have found the discussion forums
tedious and unnecessary. It is difficult to foster virtual
discussion when everyone is on different schedules, learning
paces, and the majority of questions have black and white answers.
Additionally, having all group members responsible for the
work has made me lazier and less interested in my own learning,
as I know that the answers for the case studies will be posted
in the forums each week. I also find that there is little consistency
in the level of knowledge in the quizzes - some things have
been almost insultingly basic (example: choosing which was
the proportion on the quiz two weeks ago) while others have
been confusingly worded and therefore difficult (the pancreatic
cancer screening question from the most recent quiz). / / I
took this class because I wanted the flexibility of completing
things at my own pace, not having to rely on classmates and
having more freedom to fit things in my schedule. I wish that
it was better communicated beforehand that this would not be
the case in this class.”
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(TAeval1,
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3:
“The course is interesting, but extremely challenging. As a
PHLP candidate, I sometimes feel as though I am "out of my wheelhouse." While
I understand Epi is foundational to my learning experience,
I feel as though I needed some preparatory courses to prepare
me for the type of information that is being covered. I do
think the skills I am learning in Epi will prove useful in
my career, and for that I am grateful.”
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7:
“I am learning a ton, but the case studies and quizzes seem
mostly focused on trick questions, as opposed to questions
that relate to the key themes of the readings and lectures.
It seems anyone that can answer all of the questions properly
probably doesn't need to be in the class.
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Also, during
lectures, I feel the instructor too quickly starts to cover
exceptions to the rule as opposed to covering the general concepts
first. Go over the key messages and concepts first, then get
to the details and exceptions.
/ / The first case study walked
us through an actual case, which I enjoyed. I really thought
we'd have more cases like this.”
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(TAeval1,
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TA: Jen )
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(An additional 6 comments were received but the students did not
authorize their dissemination.)
2016b,
compiled 06/25/2016 |