Professor record CHEN
Michael R Shirts
University of Colorado Boulder
111 grades1 section
Grades: Dates unavailableEvaluations: 2021–2025
Flunk Score53/100
Mixed record
Grades + Evaluations
Grades50within-course grade standingEvaluations55school-relative student rating
Equal weight
CHEN 5838 · Special Topics in Chemical EngineeringCHEN 5838 · all instructors & syllabi
Student evaluations
4.65 / 5
School avg. 4.36
103 reported responses
How the ratings compare
Compared with the school, highest difference first.
Collaboration+0.52
Feedback+0.47
Challenge+0.34
Interaction+0.33
Grading+0.29
Technology+0.29
Discussion+0.24
Creativity+0.23
Questions+0.07
Contribution+0.05
Reflection+0.02
Synthesis+0.01
Respect−0.05
Critical examination of evidence−0.16
Connection−0.38
Inclusivity−1.21
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0 = school average for each question. +0.50 means half a point above it on the 1–5 rating scale.
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CU-Boulder FCQ (16-dim, 1-5) · in CHEN 5838 · 55th percentile at the school · A signal, not a grade
| Question | Record | School | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical examination of evidence | 4.20 | 4.36 | −0.16 |
| Technology | 4.73 | 4.44 | +0.29 |
| Synthesis | 4.31 | 4.30 | +0.01 |
| Collaboration | 4.67 | 4.15 | +0.52 |
| Connection | 4.05 | 4.43 | −0.38 |
| Contribution | 4.31 | 4.26 | +0.05 |
| Discussion | 4.75 | 4.51 | +0.24 |
| Inclusivity | 2.96 | 4.17 | −1.21 |
| Grading | 4.59 | 4.30 | +0.29 |
| Reflection | 4.46 | 4.44 | +0.02 |
| Respect | 4.60 | 4.65 | −0.05 |
| Creativity | 4.54 | 4.31 | +0.23 |
| Feedback | 4.58 | 4.11 | +0.47 |
| Interaction | 4.88 | 4.55 | +0.33 |
| Challenge | 4.81 | 4.47 | +0.34 |
| Questions | 4.61 | 4.54 | +0.07 |
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