16 students submitted evaluations for this course.
67% of the students enrolled in this course submitted evaluations.
| Zero | One | Two | Four | Four + | |
| 1. Approximately how many times were you absent from this class since the beginning of the quarter? | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| I wasn't absent | Time Conflict | Illness | Did not deem class attendance worthwhile | Other | |
| 2. What was the usual reason for your absence? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Never | Rarely | Usually | Always | Other | |
| 3. Indicate how often, on the average, you read the assigned materials prior to classes. | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |
| 4. This professor stimulated my interest in the subject matter of this course. | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. The assigned readings were valuable to my understanding of this course. | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6. The professor covered the course material in depth. | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. I found this course to be well organized. | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. The professor held my attention in class. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9. This professor is always prepared prior to class. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. This professor was willing to assist me outside of class. | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. This professor was responsive to my questions. | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12. This professor makes good use of class time. | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13. This professor taught the class at a level that challenged me. | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14. This professor effectively communicated the content of the course to me. | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15. I would recommend to others that they take this course. | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. This professor motivated me to do my best work. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17. I was able to keep up with the work load for this course. | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. I would enjoy taking another course from this professor. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Positive and Negative comments about the professor: | Positive and negative comments about the course materials: |
| Best writing professor I have ever had. He really helped me through the first semester of law school especially when the workload got difficult. He has a knack for the stress that students are feeling in their other classes and it was really nice to hear general advice from him with regards to that stress etc. | |
| Nothing overwhelming to say. Don't think the class could have been taught any better! | |
| It would be so helpful if we could have seen three graded memos before we our final one was turned in. The memos should be on a different topics than our own, but it would be so helpful to understand what is good and bad. | |
| Professor Thomson is an exemplary professor and really challenged me this semester. I would have liked to have been guided more (as we were in the last portion of the semester) with regard to how we should effectively formulate our assignments - not because it would have been easier, but because I think we would have used that knowledge to move forward more effectively in terms of content rather than being so afraid that we'd misunderstood the role of some other aspect. | The course texts were well written, however, their approach to our assignments often differed from what Professor Thomson expected of us, and so it was sometimes confusing and not helpful to use everything garnered from the texts. |
| Professor Thomson is the definition of a professional. I would put him up against any other legal writing professor in the country--I'm confident that he is the best. I feel very fortunate to have him as a professor. While I can't say that legal writing is my favorite past time, nor is it my favorite subject, I must admit that I learned so much from Professor Thomson. Professor Thomson not only taught me legal writing, but he also taught me a lot about myself. I know with 100% certainty that the skills I've learned in Professor Thomson's class will greatly benefit me, not only in my legal career, but also in life. | I thought that the books we purchased were of limited value---very expensive, and rather unhelpful. |
| Professor Thomson is very approachable and willing to help. He provides a classroom environment conducive to learning. | |
| good job Dr Hackenbush | |