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Ben Larsen

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: Philosophy and Religion

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Scheduled Teaching

PHIL 1050.007Introduction to PhilosophySpring 2025
PHIL 1050.007Introduction to PhilosophyFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 1050.008Introduction to PhilosophyFall 2024 Syllabus 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.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PHIL 1050.007Introduction to PhilosophySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 1050.008Introduction to PhilosophySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 1050.003Introduction to PhilosophyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 1050.004Introduction to PhilosophyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2050.001Logic and Critical ThinkingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2050.002Logic and Critical ThinkingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2050.101Logic and Critical ThinkingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2050.202Logic and Critical ThinkingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2050.001Logic and Critical ThinkingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2050.002Logic and Critical ThinkingFall 2022 SPOT
PHIL 2050.101Logic and Critical ThinkingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2050.202Logic and Critical ThinkingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 1400.001Ethics and SocietySummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2050.201Logic and Critical ThinkingSpring 2022 SPOT
PHIL 2050.203Logic and Critical ThinkingFall 2021 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.
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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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