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Ellis E. Kirkdorffer

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: Design

College: College of Visual Arts and Design

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MFA, University of North Texas, 2022
    Major: Design - Interior Design
  • BArch, University of Oklahoma, 2006
    Major: Architecture

Current Scheduled Teaching

INDS 4040.501Industrial Innovation and IdeationSpring 2025
INDS 4000.501Visual Thinking and Data DesignSpring 2025
ADSN 3030.501Applied Design Principles and PracticesFall 2024 Syllabus
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

INDS 4040.501Industrial Innovation and IdeationSpring 2024 Syllabus
FADM 3405.001Drawing and Planning for Furnishings and DécorFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FADM 3405.301Drawing and Planning for Furnishings and DécorFall 2022 SPOT
ADES 2640.501Interior Design: Space Planning IFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 2640.502Interior Design: Space Planning IFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 4615.001Topics in Interior DesignFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 2640.501Interior Design: Space Planning IFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 2640.502Interior Design: Space Planning IFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ART 1450.506Design IISpring 2020
ADES 1625.001Introduction to Interior DesignSpring 2020 Syllabus
ART 1440.510Design IFall 2019 SPOT
ADES 1625.001Introduction to Interior DesignSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 3610.501Interior Design: Presentation TechniquesFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 3610.502Interior Design: Presentation TechniquesFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ADES 2640.501Interior Design: Space Planning ISpring 2018 SPOT
ADES 2640.502Interior Design: Space Planning ISpring 2018 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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