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Benjamin I. Gross

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Department: Political Science

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • , University of North Texas, 2016
    Major:
  • MA, Northern Illinois University, 2010
    Major: Hume's Perfect Commonwealth and True Religion: An examination of Hume, Tocqueville and Burke's thought on the effects of religion on government
  • BS, Northern Illinois University, 2008
    Major: Curiosity Killed the Human: A look at the Transformation of Curiosity from a Vice to Virtue

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSCI 2300.003Introduction to Political ResearchFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3320.002Political Theory: Eighteenth Century to the PresentSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3320.001Political Theory: Eighteenth Century to the PresentSummer 5W1 2015 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Encyclopedia Article

  • Ben Gross. "Plato" - In World Democracy: From Ancient Times to the People's Revolutions of the 21st Century.

    • Journal Article

  • Breuning, M., Backstrom, J., Brannon, J., Gross, B.I., Widmeier, M. (2015). Reviewer Fatigue? Why Scholars Decline to Review their Peers' Work.. Political Science and Politics. 48 (4) 595-600. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9995005&fulltextType=NW&fileId=S1049096515000827
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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