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PCC Courier, January 09, 1976
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—Courier Photo by Pete Whan
ROYAL FLOAT— PCC coed and Rose Queen Anne Elizabeth Martin
Evaluation Process
Outlined in Report
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rides at the very top of the Royal Float in the Rose Parade. The
princesses, from left to right, are Carol Lynn Hennecy, Margaret Ann
Charvat, Lisa Marie Pederson, Queen Martin, Edythe Elaine Roberts,
Martha Anne Carnahan and Caren Denise Ashton.
By David Gero
Staff Writer
A report describing the evaluation
process of instructors and other
college employees has been released
by Dr. Stanly E. Gunstream, vice-
president for instruction and con¬
tinuing education. The report was
released to answer some of the
questions raised in a meeting of the
Student Curriculum Committee last
month.
Committee member Ted Kopecko's
contention that the information
gathered in student evaluations of
instructors should be publicly
disclosed sparked a debate during the
meeting.
Committee representative Evelyn
Beckman questioned the importance
of such public revelations by noting
that every student would probably
have a different criteria for judging a
teacher. Another member, Judy
Emerson, said she felt that student
interest in printing and attempting to
market student evaluations would not
be worth the cost of such an endeavor.
Dr. Gunstream said that such public
disclosures of teacher evaluations
were experimented with, several years
ago here, but were largely un¬
successful. He said that the
evaluations were regared as more of a
popularity contest, and were ignored
by the faculty and administration. He
added that evaluations are weighed
more heavily by the administration if
they remain confidential.
Dr. Gunstream explained the entire
process of evaluation with the
asistance of an official report later in
the meeting.
Evaluation is a process which begins
at the moment a teacher is considered
for hiring, and continues throughout
his or her teaching career.
Primary criteria for the evaluation
of instructors are their performance in
the classroom, including the com¬
pletion of responsibilities, adherence
to duties as prescribed in the Faculty
Handbook, and personal charac¬
teristics.
There are three types of teacher
evaluation used by PCC; those by
students, by the administration, and
by the instructors themselves. The
information compiled from these
observations is then compiled into one
report from which an instructor's
proficiency can be judged.
For evaluation by the students, a
representative from the particular
department distributes forms to the
class. The completed forms are then
collected and forwarded to the Com¬
puter Center for interpretation. The
evaluations, which are always ad¬
ministered before the tweltfth week of
the first semester, are discussed in
private with the instructor by the
department chairman next semester.
The college administration conducts
its own evaluation of the faculty by
sending a representative to the
classroom to observe the instructor at
work. The representative, who, along
with Dr. Gunstream and one depart¬
ment chairman, are members of the
Evaluation Committee, compiles a
report. The observer then reviews this
information with the instructor.
The final aspect of the process is
self-evaluation by the instructors. Self-
evaluation forms are distributed to the
faculty at the beginning of the first
semester, and teachers are invited to
list major objectives, their system of
grading, their personal strengths or
any other pertinent data. The in¬
structor submits the report to the
department chairman prior to the
sixth week of the first semester, and
usually includes examples of student
work. The department chairman
discusses this information with the
teacher.
Dr. Gunstream said that the in¬
formation gathered in the various
evaluations is used primarily for
guidance of the instructors, so that
they can, if necessary, make any
changes or improvements in order to
befit the needs of the students.
He also expressed satisfaction about
the interest of the faculty in the
evaluations proccess. “Through
evaluations we manintain a competent
staff,” he noted.
Besides the faculty, other members
of the administration are also subject
to evaluations, including counselors,
nurses and departmen chairmen. The
process, though similar to that used for
instructors, does not include
evaluation by the student body. These
employees are evaluated primarily by
their peers or other administrative
personnel.
College instructors and other em¬
ployees are evaluated at intervals
based upon their employment status,
whether probationary or tenured.
Therefore, although the entire faculty
is evaluated at least once per school
year (half each semester), a new or
part-time instructor may be evaluated
several times in one semester.
The Student Curriculum Committee
has displayed considerable interest in
the evaluation process, having spent
the last three sessions discussing the
subject.
Several of the student represen¬
tatives said that they would in¬
vestigate the evaluation techniques
employed by other colleges and
universities for suggestions of possible
changes in the method used by PCC.
Shuttle System
To Be Changed
VOL. 40, NO. 14
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 9, 1976
Computer Use Expands
Board To Purchase Equipment
By Mary Jane Birdsall
Staff Writer
Trustees of the Pasadena Area
Community College District have
approved purchase of $9000 in ad¬
ditional core memory for the PDP-11
to assure continuance of the use of PCC
computers for instructional purposes.
The action was taken by the board at
its December 18 meeting at the request
of Dr. David Ledbetter, dean of in¬
structional services, speaking as
chairman of a special committee of the
faculty Computer Users and In¬
terested Users (CUIU) group which
drew up the proposal.
The arrival of a second terminal for
the System of Interactive Guidance
and Information (S1GI) within the next
45 days will consume all of PDP-ll’s
present core memory, leaving no room
for instructional applications.
Dr. Armen Sarafian, PCC president,
told the board that the accrediting
committee which surveyed PCC in
November said PCC was way behind in
the instructional use of the computers.
Jim Tuedio, CUIU member, data
Graphic Arts Show
Presented by PCC
processing teacher and chief executive
officer of the North San Gabriel Valley
Data Processing Consortium, said
PCC students need experience on the
computer so that they can compete in
the job market or at a four-year
college.
Lee Pett, electronics professor,
mentioned computer applications in
areas such as the print and machine
shops.
CUIU included in the proposal a
chart of projected computer usage by
PCC students in the Life Science,
Physical Science, Engineering, Social
Sciences, Mathematics, Business
Technology, Nursing, Allied Health,
Art, Languages, Music and
Humanities departments.
Dr. Ledbetter said, “One of our
intentions is to use the growth prin¬
ciple and not buy until the need is
expressed. The faculty is beginning to
hound us now.”
PCC is five years behind now in
teaching the computer knowledge that
industry expects, Dr. Ledbetter added.
CUIU, under the chairmanship of
chemistry professor David Randolph,
is working on a five-year plan which
will detail specific computer-related
activities for all departments and the
new D Building Learning Center.
“The overall goal will be to insure
that PCC will be able to provide to each
student, at minimum cost, all essential
instructinoal advantages of the
computer age,” the proposal says.
By James Ahern
Staff Writer
The PCC sh utle bus system, given an
extension to the end of the semester by
the Board of Trustees, is up for a
proposed “revamping" that will
hopefully double the current ridership
capacity, according to Tim Fuller,
vice-chairman of the ASB Shuttle Bus
Committee.
The proposal specifies the doubling
of the current number of round trips
made by the buses. Now, there are
three trips made to PCC in the mor¬
nings, and three trips leaving the
school in the afternoons. The proposed
improvement changes the schedule to
three round trips each morning, and
three each afternoon. This would be six
round trips.
In addition, the committee hopes to
add more stops to the current number,
including another stop near Sears at
Foothill and Rosemead, and one near
Blair High School to serve South
Pasadena. “The added parking
facilities, however, are still up in the
air.”
As before, security officers will be
present at each stop.
The shuttle bus committee will take
this "revamping" proposal before the
board for approval January 22. “If the
gods are with us,” says Fuller, “we’ll
CONCERT VIOLINIST
Harbeson Hall Community Concerts
will present Stacy Phelps, a violinist,
in the second of the Series “A" per¬
formances to be held this Sunday at 8
p.m. Admission is $2 for adults and
$1.50 for students. For further infor¬
mation, contact the Music Depart¬
ment at 578-7208.
The graphic arts department will
hold an open house for high school
seniors on Saturday, Jan. 17 from 9
a.m. until 1 p.m.
The open house will feature
demonstrations by PCC graphic art
students. High school students will be
invited to participate in operating big
cameras, and to watch letterpress and
offset lithography operations.
Assistant Professor1 Wally Bennett
says that the printing profession
eagerly employs graduates of PCC’s
vocational graphic arts program.
One of the attractions for enrolling in
the graphic arts program is a promise
of placement when the two-year
vocational program is completed.
This year, according to Bennett, a
large turnout is expected. Colorful
brochures have been mailed to area
high schools announcing the “Learn
By Doing" open house. Bennett
himself is following up the mailing
with personal visits to all the schools.
Free Wheelchair
Maintenance
Available Here
Free wheelchair steam cleanings
and service checks are available
tomorrow in the maintenance yard
according to Chuck Havard of the
Office of Services for the Han¬
dicapped. The yard is directly east of
the swimming pool.
Convacare, an Alhambra medical
equipment servicing firm, will do the
work which starts at noon and con¬
tinues through 3 p.m.
The Hill Avenue entrance to the
campus will be closed, according to
PCC Security, so the Sierra Bonita
entrance is recommended. Parking
will be available in or directly ad¬
jacent to the maintenance yard.
Besides the free cleaning, bearings,
spokes, alignment, and tire wear, the
electrical and mechanical parts will be
inspected for any needed work.
Wheelchair owners will be nominally
charged for repairs.
Havard will be on hand to make sure
the process goes smoothly. He says,
"We hope this is the first step toward
making this kind of essential service
more readily available.”
And, of course, refreshments (free
coffee, donuts and soft drinks) always
attract a good crowd, he said.
The graphic arts department
currently has an enrollment of 120 day
students and 270 evening students. The
department has grown from the one-
man operation Bennett began at PCC
in 1953 to a staff of four full-time day-
teachers and 12 evening instructors.
The open house is also open to all
interested PCC students. It is free of
charge. For additional information
call 578-7250.
Club Holds
Road Rally
Tomorrow
Last spring Susan Holmes and Paul
McNeal were the lucky winners of the
first PCC Circle
К
Road Rally. This
year the checkered flag will wave
again tomorrow at 7 p.m. for the Circle
К
Road Rally II.
Entrance fee is $2 per team (two
people per team ) and 50 cents for each
additional person. The club’s goal is to
raise sufficient funds to sponsor ac¬
tivities for the rest of the year.
Drivers should arrive at the Hill-
Cordova parking lot as close to 6 p.m.
as possible. After registration, each
car will be issued a pamphlet, a time
card and a number to be painted on the
car’s window. The questions in the
pamphlet will be related to the theme
of the rally, “The Spirit of ’76.” In
keeping with the bicentennial flavor,
the questions will encompass all of
U.S. history as they give the clues to
the course.
The best time, mileage and number
of correct answers are then compiled
to decide the winners. Trophies will be
awarded to the first and second place
teams, and an individual award given
to each member.
Drivers should note that this contest
is being run completely by the rules.
The participants will not be permitted
to bend traffic rules in an effort to win
the contest. Aiding the Circle
К
Club
will be the local police departments to
make sure the rally is a safe and fun
experience for all.
Computers Chart PCC Vibes;
Provide Services This Month
By Michael Joncich
Club Editor
The Computer Club, with the aid of
the PCC computers, will provide a
number of services to students and
faculty starting this month. Biorhythm
charts, computer dating services and
programming services for faculty
members are all in various stages of
development.
In addition, the club's help in
planning a computer-related real
estate course has been solicited by
instructor Richard Rodman. The
group has agreed to write a number of
computer programs for use in a course
he will design.
According to club president Mark
Ward, the group will offer to plot
student biorhythms with the use of the
computer for a nominal fee. Interested
students will need only to supply their
birthdate and the computer will plot a
two-year projection showing the in¬
NEW PAINT— Jeany Parker, PCC student, rides in the newly painted
bikeway lanes below the R Building.
dividual’s three biorhythmic elements.
The chart received by the student
will indicate the high and low periods
for his or her physical, intellectual and
emotional “rhythms.” It will also
indicate the critical days— those days
of changes in the cycle.
The biorhythm principle is based on
interpretation of the three internal
body rhythms and their high and low
peaks. Proper reading of the peaks can
indicate the good and bad days for
each cycle.
Pending a go-ahead from the ad¬
ministration, a computer dating
service begins operation in late
January. Student subscribers will be
mailed names and phone numbers of
other subscribers for a $1 to $2 fee. The
names will be matched for compati¬
bility through a computer analysis of
each student's answers to a 50-item
questionnaire.
The club’s services to the faculty will
include free programming assistance.
According to Ward, instructors can
utilize the programming knowledge of
club members for computer studies
and analysis. Working as a staff of
programmers, the club can help
departments with statistical analysis,
grading curves, or any possible
computer service, he said.
Their agreement to assist Rodman
with the development of a new real
estate course will create an added
source of income for the club. A
proposal written by Rodman for a
grant to finance the development of the
course will be submitted to the
education department of the California
Division of Real Estate.
If the private organization awards
him the grant, Rodman has agreed to
pay the club for computer programs
written by club members and used in
the course.
According to Rodman, the course
will utilize 40 to 50 analytical programs
for real estate financing and statistical
analysis. The new course will be
designed for use by junior colleges
throughout the state, he said.
This sudden burst of late semester
activity stems not only from a dwin¬
dling club treasury.
be issuing bus passes on the twenty-
third.”
If the proposal is approved, bus
passes will be issued at an in¬
troductory rate of $15 each, good for
the entire semester. After February 1,
the price will jump to $20 each, “still a
bargain,” he said.
For those who do not purchase
passes, the ridership fee will continue
to be 15 cents a ride.
Fuller points out that the in¬
troductory cost of a bus pass is $5 less
than that of a campus parking permit.
Cartoonist
Clam pett
To Speak
Cartoon fans are in store for a treat
when animation whiz Bob Clampett
visits PCC accompanied by illustra¬
tions of his Looney Tunes superstars at
next week’s Tuesday Evening Forum.
Clampett, winner of several awards
including three Emmys, is best known
for creating Beany and Cecil, the Sea
Sick Sea Serpent. He was also
responsible for the development of
Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Tweety
Bird.
The illustrated lecture will begin at
7:35 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium. The
public will be admitted free after 7:30
p.m.
During a lecture entitled “The
Golden Age of Movie Cartoons,”
Clampett will relate experiences in the
animation field as well as describing
the events behind the origins of his
characters.
He started his career in cartooning
at Walt Disney Studios in the late 1920s
and later moved to Warner Brothers
and Looney Tunes where he had the
chance of penning his own characters.
Clampett currently resides in
Hollywood, where his studio develops
commercials for firms such as
Maybelline and Ford. His cartoons are
broadcast worldwide.
BOB CLAMPETT
. Tuesday Evening Forum
Monday Begins
Permit Mail-ins
This Monday the Security Office will
be accepting mailed requests for
parking permits and will continue to do
so through Friday.
This is a new program devised by
security chief Ralph Riddle in an at¬
tempt to alleviate long lines of students
waiting to purchase parking permits.
Letters cannot be postmarked before
Monday nor after midnight on Friday.
A self-addressed, stamped envelope
must be included.
The Security Office asks that no
money be sent with the application
request. The mail-in requests are for
daytime students only. Night, Tues-
day-Thursday only and handicapped
students will continue to buy their
permits over the counter in the
Security Office, CC108.
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