Grade A Notes has established a lecture note service for selected university classes that both students and instructors enjoy and use to their mutual benefit. For more than a decade, our experience has shown that students view our lecture note system as a positive asset to help them achieve their academic goals.
How Does the System Work?
How Lecture Notes Benefit Students
Instructors Using Lecture Notes
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Our lecture note system is designed to be useful and convenient for both students and faculty. Instructors are first contacted by a Grade A Notes representative to obtain permission to initiate our service. Lecture notes are only provided for classes where the instructor feels the service will enhance their own course objectives. Grade A Notes then accumulates notetaker applications from the University community. We consider seniors, graduate students, and recent alumni as potential notetakers and select the best-qualified person for each academic subject. Some of our notetakers are recommended to us by the instructor teaching the class.The notetaker is then responsible for attending all lectures and records announcements, assignments, and subject material presented in each class. The notes are typed in sentence format, and diagrams and graphs are neatly prepared and labeled. Grade A Notes maintains detailed records of class schedules and exam dates, and all class notes are reviewed for completeness and clarity. Students attending the class often provide direct positive evaluation for the usefulness of the notes.
How
Lecture Notes Benefit Students
Notes are available to students two days after each class, and can be purchased one lecture at a time (daily), as a set of notes pertinent to an exam period (testpack), or as a full-term subscription. Student response, and our consumer surveys, reveal that students find our system to be beneficial. Students can avoid spending the entire class time busily transcribing the lecture. Instead, they are able to think about and understand the ideas being presented, ask questions, and participate in discussions. Many use the notes as a supplement to their own class notes and to confirm their accuracy and completeness. The notes provide a useful reference source for classroom assignments, and to help students prepare for exams. They also serve as an example of well-organized classroom material that students can use to help mold their own notetaking ability. Grade A Notes also partners with campus disability service organizations to provide notes to disabled students. This partnership has proven to be a great advantage to both students and professors.
Instructors
Using Lecture Notes
Our lecture notes are presented to instructors on a weekly basis, and their comments and suggestions are always welcome. The notes are intended to be an "interpretation" of the course material and are assembled by a knowledgeable and experienced participant in the classroom. The notes provide direct feedback and give an indication of how a student perceives and comprehends the instructor's lecture presentation. With this in mind, instructors can see if the material on a difficult topic has been successfully communicated and understood by the class. Some instructors even request additional copies of the notes for their graduate student instructors, so the notes can be read by the entire teaching staff before each exam. In these cases, the lecture notes contribute to the actual materials used to teach the class.
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