January-February 2006

Value By Department


Table 1. Ψ Value by Department
Department
Number Faculty
Items Per Door
Ψ
Philosophy and Humanities
6
5.7
3.857
Sociology and Anthropology
14
2.8
2
Art and Art History
20
0.4
1.667
History
23
5.8a
1.217a
Modern Languages
13
3
0.95
Political Science
15
3.9
0.903
Music
18
1.6
0.571
English
18
1.2
0.467
Theatre Arts
6
1.7
0.4
Linguistics
6
0.7
0.286
Communication
12
0
0
Criminology/Criminal Justice
6
0.2
0.000?

a. The history Ψ index is skewed by the fact that one faculty member’s door is tricked out with fully forty-seven (forty-seven!) cartoons and absolutely nothing of a serious pedagogical nature. Back to text