Faculty Profile

Jordan Parr

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Department
Philosophy and Religion
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

BA, University Of Michigan, 1986.
Major: History
MA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1980.
Major: Hebrew Letters

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*

PHIL 3510.001, Hebrew Bible, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2100.901, Introduction to Judaism, Spring 2020 Syllabus
PHIL 2100.001, Introduction to Judaism, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2100.901, Introduction to Judaism, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2100.001, Introduction to Judaism, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2100.001, Introduction to Judaism, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 4960.001, Topics in Philosophy, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2100.001, Introduction to Judaism, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 4960.001, Topics in Philosophy, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3510.001, Hebrew Bible, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2100.001, Introduction to Judaism, Spring 2015
PHIL 3573.001, Introduction to Judaism, Spring 2010

* 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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