Professor record PUAD
Dennis Patterson
2 sections27 courses
Grades: Dates unavailableEvaluations: 2002–2026
Flunk Score96/100
Excellent
Courses taught
27 coursesSort
ENGL 1301 Essentials of College Rhetoric 13 median item responses 4.58Eval / 5
Overall4.58 / 5
13 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.60
Course assignments facilitated learning4.61
Opportunities to be successful in course4.54
ENGL 1302 Advanced College Rhetoric 5 median item responses 4.04Eval / 5
Overall4.04 / 5
5 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.24
Course assignments facilitated learning4.15
Opportunities to be successful in course3.74
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills3.20
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content3.80
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.20
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.40
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.60
NCBO 0304 Non-Course-Based Literacy 4 median item responses 3.97Eval / 5
Overall3.97 / 5
4 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized3.64
Course assignments facilitated learning4.22
Opportunities to be successful in course3.88
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills3.75
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.25
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.13
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course3.75
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.13
POLS 2302 American Public Policy 21 median item responses 4.69Eval / 5
Overall4.69 / 5
21 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.60
Course assignments facilitated learning4.71
Opportunities to be successful in course4.70
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.76
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.79
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.72
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.68
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.57
POLS 3300 Selected Topics in American Politics 29 median item responses 4.84Eval / 5
Overall4.84 / 5
29 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.83
Course assignments facilitated learning4.83
Opportunities to be successful in course4.81
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.87
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.91
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.85
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.82
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.80
POLS 3301 Selected Topics in International Relations 11 median item responses 4.94Eval / 5
Overall4.94 / 5
11 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized5.00
Course assignments facilitated learning4.91
Opportunities to be successful in course4.91
POLS 3302 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics 6 median item responses 5.00Eval / 5
Overall5.00 / 5
6 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized5.00
Course assignments facilitated learning5.00
Opportunities to be successful in course5.00
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills5.00
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content5.00
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content5.00
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course5.00
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives5.00
POLS 3310 40 median item responses 4.66Eval / 5
Overall4.66 / 5
40 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.65
Course assignments facilitated learning4.63
Opportunities to be successful in course4.63
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.72
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.76
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.69
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.70
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.46
POLS 3314 Introduction to Political Analysis 6 median item responses 5.00Eval / 5
Overall5.00 / 5
6 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized5.00
Course assignments facilitated learning5.00
Opportunities to be successful in course5.00
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills5.00
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content5.00
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content5.00
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course5.00
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives5.00
POLS 3331 89 median item responses 4.71Eval / 5
Overall4.71 / 5
89 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.66
Course assignments facilitated learning4.70
Opportunities to be successful in course4.73
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.78
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.79
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.67
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.74
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.61
POLS 3371 Dictatorships and Democracies 43 median item responses 4.53Eval / 5
Overall4.53 / 5
43 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.56
Course assignments facilitated learning4.44
Opportunities to be successful in course4.58
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.67
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.65
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.51
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.56
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.28
POLS 3376 Asian Governments and Politics 7 median item responses 4.73Eval / 5
Overall4.73 / 5
7 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.71
Course assignments facilitated learning4.71
Opportunities to be successful in course4.71
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.86
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.71
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.71
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.71
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.71
POLS 4399 Individual Studies 1 median item responses 4.25Eval / 5
Overall4.25 / 5
1 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.00
Course assignments facilitated learning4.00
Opportunities to be successful in course4.00
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills5.00
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.00
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.00
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course5.00
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.00
POLS 5100 Colloquium in Political Science 5 median item responses 4.91Eval / 5
Overall4.91 / 5
5 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.85
Course assignments facilitated learning4.86
Opportunities to be successful in course4.85
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.94
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content5.00
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.88
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.94
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.94
POLS 5370 Pro-Seminar in Comparative Politics 12 median item responses 4.86Eval / 5
Overall4.86 / 5
12 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.92
Course assignments facilitated learning4.78
Opportunities to be successful in course4.86
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills5.00
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.92
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.72
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.97
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.67
POLS 5376 Selected Topics in Comparative Government 8 median item responses 4.95Eval / 5
Overall4.95 / 5
8 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.93
Course assignments facilitated learning4.93
Opportunities to be successful in course4.93
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.93
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.93
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content5.00
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.93
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives5.00
POLS 5381 Research Design 13 median item responses 4.89Eval / 5
Overall4.89 / 5
13 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.91
Course assignments facilitated learning4.78
Opportunities to be successful in course4.91
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills5.00
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content5.00
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.77
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course5.00
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.77
POLS 5382 Data Analysis 11 median item responses 4.39Eval / 5
Overall4.39 / 5
11 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.39
Course assignments facilitated learning4.38
Opportunities to be successful in course4.38
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.53
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.70
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.19
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.64
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives3.95
POLS 5384 Advanced Political Analysis 8 median item responses 4.96Eval / 5
Overall4.96 / 5
8 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.95
Course assignments facilitated learning4.95
Opportunities to be successful in course4.95
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.94
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content5.00
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content5.00
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course5.00
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.95
POLS 6000 Master’s Thesis 1 median item responses 3.63Eval / 5
Overall3.63 / 5
1 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.00
Course assignments facilitated learning4.00
Opportunities to be successful in course1.00
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills5.00
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content5.00
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content1.00
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course5.00
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.00
PUAD 5320 Program Evaluation and Quantitative Analysis 1 section · Limited sample 3.88GPA
Published grade shares · 1 section · 1 term · Limited sample
Overall4.03 / 5
13 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.22
Course assignments facilitated learning4.09
Opportunities to be successful in course4.28
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills2.85
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.23
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.54
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course3.92
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.08
PUAD 5321 8 median item responses 4.61Eval / 5
Overall4.61 / 5
8 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.38
Course assignments facilitated learning4.63
Opportunities to be successful in course4.50
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.50
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.75
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.71
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.75
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.63
PUAD 5340 Public Administration Theory and Practice 6 median item responses 4.78Eval / 5
Overall4.78 / 5
6 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.82
Course assignments facilitated learning4.82
Opportunities to be successful in course4.80
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills5.00
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.80
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.30
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.80
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.90
PUAD 5341 Public Policy Theory and Process 1 section · Limited sample 3.94GPA
Published grade shares · 1 section · 1 term · Limited sample
Overall4.87 / 5
15 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.93
Course assignments facilitated learning4.80
Opportunities to be successful in course4.87
PUAD 5348 Selected Topics in Public Administration 7 median item responses 4.83Eval / 5
Overall4.83 / 5
7 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.85
Course assignments facilitated learning4.86
Opportunities to be successful in course4.83
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.86
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.76
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.87
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.79
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.83
PUAD 5352 Public Policy Analysis 5 median item responses 4.65Eval / 5
Overall4.65 / 5
5 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.58
Course assignments facilitated learning4.64
Opportunities to be successful in course4.57
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.62
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.65
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.67
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.69
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.77
TSI 0304 Literacy 13 median item responses 4.32Eval / 5
Overall4.32 / 5
13 median item responses
Scale 1–5
Course was organized4.29
Course assignments facilitated learning4.35
Opportunities to be successful in course4.23
Overall course helped learn required concepts/ skills4.26
Instructor helped to understand relevance of course content4.22
Instructors teaching methods helped to learn course content4.26
Instructor presented material in way that helped engage in course4.47
Instructor tailored instructions/ lessons to variety of perspectives4.44
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