04-21-2011, 10:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-21-2011, 12:19 PM by Yancy Derringer.)
Here's another gem I received from the aforementioned AMU admin.? This apparently also was posted in an INTL 506 Analytics II course by the same professor Valerie E Davis about whom a poster complained in another thread.?
Unlike some of the course materials, this apparently is the prof's own work, i.e., not just copied from the form syllabus.? I'm told this was the prof's discussion board post in direct response (i.e., not just a general comment) to another student's post, apparently intended as an act of intimidation because the prof disagreed with the student's take:
Wow.? That is really just sad.? Four obvious errors in grammar or spelling in four short sentences:?
1. A proper noun begins with a capital letter; i.e., "Webster"? not "webster."?? (Ironically, she claims to have attended Webster University.? You would think she might have it figured out by now.)
2. The phrase "he concepts"? may have been intended as either "his concepts"? or "the concepts,"? but it's your guess which, if either, because the author can't communicate her thoughts intelligently.
3. The number of the verb does not agree with the number of the subject; i.e., either "video highlights"? or "videos highlight,"? not "video highlight."?
4. "Bias" is used in the sentence as a noun, not a verb.? Hence we have biases "about"? or ""regarding"? different groups; we don't have biases "on"? different groups.
Also note that the attempted Webster quote is verbatim from Wikipedia!? Oops, apparently what's good for the goose isn't good for the gander.
Grad level work or pure illiterate crap?
Unlike some of the course materials, this apparently is the prof's own work, i.e., not just copied from the form syllabus.? I'm told this was the prof's discussion board post in direct response (i.e., not just a general comment) to another student's post, apparently intended as an act of intimidation because the prof disagreed with the student's take:
Quote:Hello Class,
We must step back and think about how we perceive or stereotype other people.? According to webster, he concepts of stereotype and prejudice are often confused with many other different meanings.? Also, it is defined as a simplistic, firmly held belief, often negative, about individual characteristics generalized to all people within that group.? This video not only highlight stereotypes but biases we may have on different groups.
Prof Davis
Wow.? That is really just sad.? Four obvious errors in grammar or spelling in four short sentences:?
1. A proper noun begins with a capital letter; i.e., "Webster"? not "webster."?? (Ironically, she claims to have attended Webster University.? You would think she might have it figured out by now.)
2. The phrase "he concepts"? may have been intended as either "his concepts"? or "the concepts,"? but it's your guess which, if either, because the author can't communicate her thoughts intelligently.
3. The number of the verb does not agree with the number of the subject; i.e., either "video highlights"? or "videos highlight,"? not "video highlight."?
4. "Bias" is used in the sentence as a noun, not a verb.? Hence we have biases "about"? or ""regarding"? different groups; we don't have biases "on"? different groups.
Also note that the attempted Webster quote is verbatim from Wikipedia!? Oops, apparently what's good for the goose isn't good for the gander.
Grad level work or pure illiterate crap?