Catherine Sarisky wrote: Bart,
> There's more to consider there than just the number of hours in
> classes and
> labs, if you want to compare work loads. How many hours were spent
> outside of
> class on homework and reading? I've seen classes in which the student
> was
> expected to put in as much as 10 hours a week outside of the class
> (homework,
> studying for exams, etc), and others where almost no time was required
> outside
> of class. Are these two classes equivalent since they have the same
> number of
> in class (and lab) hours?
>
I know different students spend differing amounts of time outside
"official" hours. That's why I didn't try to compare total hours just
the "official" hours. Sure in NZ we were all told that for every hour
in a lab or lecture we would need to budget an hour of study or
assignment time. Some spent all that time others didn't.
cheers
Bart
