Anatomy and Physiology 2
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This petition has been created for the students of Anatomy and Physiology 2 taught by Dr. Matthew J. Guerrera of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy to acknowledge the aforementioned professor's noticeable change in temperament starting July 13th, the date of the third exam. Evidence as suggested by the TAs and other classmates indicate that two anonymous students had approached a Dean and complained of Dr. Guerrera's teaching methods, leading to a sudden change in attitude towards the students that can be described as vengeful, immature, and unprofessional.
The key piece of the argument lies in the third and final exams. The exams included several open ended fill-in-the-blank questions that were difficult to find in our study materials. In addition, some multiple choice questions had answers ranging from letters A-H (8 answers) as opposed to the normal A-E choices. When compared to previous summer and spring exams of the same material, the previous exams were much closer to the study material than the one created specifically for this summer of 2009.
After the unpredictably difficult third exam and subsequent quizzes/exams/practicals, students' grades skewed downhill significantly. It is not the students' fault for failing to appreciate constructive criticism, and this sort of punishment is unethical. It is a general consensus among the students of his class that our grades from this semester are not reflective of our knowledge of the material.
By signing this petition, you believe that you would have received a significantly higher final grade if not for Dr. Guerrera's conscious decision to sabotage our academic standing. The petition will be brought to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, David Tanner on Monday August 3, 2009 . You have the option whether or not to display your email address, but your names will remain confidential -- Dr. Guerrera will not have access to this information. Thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy petition, but know this - we can bring light to a cause we have kept silent about.
The key piece of the argument lies in the third and final exams. The exams included several open ended fill-in-the-blank questions that were difficult to find in our study materials. In addition, some multiple choice questions had answers ranging from letters A-H (8 answers) as opposed to the normal A-E choices. When compared to previous summer and spring exams of the same material, the previous exams were much closer to the study material than the one created specifically for this summer of 2009.
After the unpredictably difficult third exam and subsequent quizzes/exams/practicals, students' grades skewed downhill significantly. It is not the students' fault for failing to appreciate constructive criticism, and this sort of punishment is unethical. It is a general consensus among the students of his class that our grades from this semester are not reflective of our knowledge of the material.
By signing this petition, you believe that you would have received a significantly higher final grade if not for Dr. Guerrera's conscious decision to sabotage our academic standing. The petition will be brought to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, David Tanner on Monday August 3, 2009 . You have the option whether or not to display your email address, but your names will remain confidential -- Dr. Guerrera will not have access to this information. Thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy petition, but know this - we can bring light to a cause we have kept silent about.
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Gary Mei
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Alan Tan
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Bethany Miller
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- His class is the main reason I transferred. Awful teacher, not at all helpful.
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Tenzin Kalsang
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- I felt that Professor Guerrera made the third and final exam extremely difficult due to his reaction of having to change the lab hours and I feel that was very unfair to my fellow classmates and myself. I worked really hard and do deserve a better grade than I received. If it had not been for his change of reaction, I feel that I would have done fine.
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Jerry Chiramel
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- The class was fair during the first two exams until someone complained about how there wasnt enough time for questions. After he changed the lab hours back, he has been in a bad mood, wasnt as friendly, didnt make any jokes or anything in class like he did prior to the lab change and the class became three times harder. He made the third exam extremely difficult and had to curve it significantly. He made the practical and final extremely difficult as well. The final exam was actually easier and fairer last semester than it was in the summer. Also, lab quizzes were worth about the same amount as exams which didnt make any sense. I also did 16 lab assignments which counted for absolutely nothing. He is the reason why I have been having such a hard time with grades and school. If he was the same way in the beginning of the semester as he was towards the end, I think everyone would have done much better. I studied and worked really hard this semester and I deserve a grade higher than what I got.
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Megan Lee
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Winnie Zhen
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- I think that Professor Guerrera did make the exams and quizzes more difficult to handle by including material that was just slightly mentioned in lecture with no emphasis. Although the grade I received for his class isn't something I'm necessarily concerned with, I do believe that I would have received a higher grade if he had not changed his previous way of testing. However, despite my saying it's unfair to suddenly change his demeanor and classwork structure, I feel that he's still a professor and that he has the right to use a teaching method of his choosing, although in this case, one lacking professionalism.
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Jonathan Luu
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Nicole Walczak
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samantha hoblos
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Anne Marie Dempsey
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Tracey Clark
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Lauren Hanson
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