The faculty at a large university have decided that they willenforce course prerequisites for student class registration.

For the following statements, identify whether theyrepresent an opinion, a fact, or a reasoned argument

1. It won’t work

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

2.The courses at this university are divided into lower-divisionand upper-division

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

3.The faculty understand more about the content area thanstudents do. Therefore, faculty should guide students in the orderin which they take the courses.

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

4.Students should be able to design their own path through thecurriculum

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

5.It is a good idea because it will communicate course contentexpectations clearly to students

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

6.It will mean that students will take too long to finish theirdegrees

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

7.Grades at another large university increased by 2% whenprerequisite courses were enforced

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

8.It will add more administrative burden to faculty becausestudents will petition to take courses out of sequence

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

9.During the pilot phase, the engineering faculty reported thatthey did not spend any more time than normal on administrativetasks related to course enrollment

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument

10.Faculty don’t like spending time on administrative tasksrelated to course enrollment

a. opinion

b. fact

c. reasoned argument