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Deborah J. Fessenden

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: Sociology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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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

SOCI 3000.900Sociology of Marriage and FamilySummer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 4540.700Race and Ethnic MinoritiesSpring 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 3700.700Sociology of ReligionSpring 8W1 2023 Syllabus
SOCI 1520.700Contemporary Social ProblemsFall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 3000.700Sociology of Marriage and FamilyFall 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 1510.900Introduction to SociologySummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 1510.900Introduction to SociologySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 3000.900Sociology of Marriage and FamilySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 1510.900Introduction to SociologyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 1510.950Introduction to SociologyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 3240.900Qualitative Data CollectionFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 3000.900Sociology of Marriage and FamilySummer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 3000.900Sociology of Marriage and FamilySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 3000.900Sociology of Marriage and FamilyFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
SOCI 4250.900Gender and SocietySpring 2020 Syllabus
SOCI 4580.900Immigration and Race in Contemporary USSpring 2020 Syllabus
SOCI 1510.900Introduction to SociologySpring 2019 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.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Scarborough, W., Fessenden, D.J., Sin, R. (2021). Convergence or Divergence? The Generational Gap in Gender Attitudes, 1977-2018. Advances in Gender Research: Gender and Generations. 30 73-94.
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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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