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The University of Missouri at Columbia, Chemistry 416, Organic
Spectroscopy, FS97
Collaborative Learning Project #2: Creation of Problem Assignments |
Peer Review Instructions
The evaluations of the Group Projects #2 will be carried out by
your peers in this course. The created problem set (posted on the
Chemistry 416 course web site) and its presentation & defense will be
evaluated. The peer review will be carried out
within the groups and not by individuals. Each group is required to
evaluate the projects of all other groups. Each
group must submit the completed evaluation to the
instructor by electronic mail. Write and e-mail separate
evaluations for each of the groups you are evaluating. It is essential,
however, that the evaluations are carried out in groups. This is an
excellent exercise in consensus formation.
Your group can assign up to 100 points to a project. The evaluations from
all review groups will be averaged.
Do take these evaluations seriously, you are affecting the grade of
your fellow students. Be fair and be objective. You must be
comfortable with your judgement and be able to stand by it and defend it
in public. Your evalutions have to be made in writing and they will be
made available on the web.
Your evaluation report should contain the following items. Please stick
exactly to the format. Use the same item numbers.
(A) Group Number and Group Name of Evaluators
(B) Group Number and Group Name of Evaluees
(C) Responses to Various Evaluation Categories
In the next few items, you will be asked to assess various aspects of the
problem assignments generated by the group you are evaluating. You will
also be asked to evaluate the presentation and defense part of the
project.
For each item, your evaluation report should contain one line that
contains the number of the item followed by the headline of the item in
which you replaced the X by a number in the range indicated. Below each
such line, you should very briefly justify your assignment. More detailed
justifications should be given if the assigned score is either very high
or very low.
(1) Topic and Paper Selection:
X Points (0-15)
Does the selected problem meet the required criteria as far as NMR
techniques is concerned? Was the paper published in a top-notch research
journal in the last 3 years?
(2) Synposis and Identification of Specific Problem:
X Points (0-15)
Is the synopsis brief, concise and understandable? Has the specific
problem been clearly defined? Is the specific problem important and
highly relevant to this paper? Is the specific problem only a
marginal sideshow and not worthwhile the scrutiny? Does the specific
problem have significance beyond the scope of this paper?
(3) Spectroscopy Section:
X Points (0-10)
Have the spectra been scanned well? Has the editing been done carefully.
Would more editing be required to adapt the art work best to the problem
assignment? Is the information given sufficient to answer the questions?
Is the information redundent?
(4) Format, Number and Types of Questions:
X Points (0-10)
Does the problem contain 5 questions as requested? Are the categories
specified for the questions? Have the correct categories been identified
for the questions? Do the questions cover at least three different
categories? Consider here also whether the page limitations and
the format requests have been taken into account.
(5) Quality of the Questions:
X Points (0-20)
Are the questions good ones or are they bizarre and far-fetched?
Do the questions address central issues or marginal details?
Are the questions written in an understandable and clear fashion?
Have you been able to work the problem set in a reasonable time?
(6) Presentation & Defense:
X Points (0-20)
Did you have the impression that the presenters really knew what they were
talking about? Was the presentation organized? Did the presenters merely
lecture from notes or memory? Were the overheads done carefully and was
the number of transparencies adequate? Were the presenters
understandable? Did the presenters handle questions in a satisfactory
fashion?
(7) Overall Impression. X Points (0-10)
If you were the instructor of Chemistry 416, would you consider this
problem set fit for use as an assignment in class (most points),
a useful assignment after minor or major adjustments, or unfit for
distribution and general classroom use (no points).
Relevant Dates and Deadlines
Submission of Evaluations. Friday, December 5, 1997.