Students' Satisfaction Levels with a Hybrid Design Course

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Abstract

This exploratory study describes thirty-one undergraduate, full-time, Design students’ responses to a satisfaction survey regarding a hybrid course in Advanced Environmental Communication Design. Students were mostly female (58.1%) and the most frequently reported ethnicity was Hispanic/Latino (38.7%). The students’ overall satisfaction rating with the hybrid course was high with 90.3 percent reporting they were “very satisfied” or “mostly satisfied.” Students reported that they were very satisfied with the reduced in-class hours and the access to instructor. They were least satisfied with the use of in-class time and technology. Females reported higher levels of satisfaction with online lectures (100%) as opposed to males (76.9%). Among those students who reported their ethnicity as non-White, nearly all (95.2%) were satisfied with the use of in-class time, compared to only 50.0 percent of White students. Students responded to open-ended questions regarding the “least liked” and “most liked” aspects of the course. Students’ noted the “least liked” aspects of the hybrid course as being: loss of face-to-face time with the professor and difficulty following online assignments’ due dates. The “most liked” aspects of the course were flexible time schedule and reduced commute. Educational implications are provided. Areas for future research are outlined.