Visa resultat

BOM Timber engineering (VSM196), VSM196

Learning outcomes and examination

1. Are the goals reasonable considering your background and the number of credits?

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		18		94%
No, the goals are set too high»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 2.05

- Hhis course had: some weeks 16 hours in schedule, other 8. very complex and time consuming desing task, with almost no feedback. FEM exercise, which was badly organised and most of the time I didn"t know what I am supposed to deliver. 5 hour exam with lot of calculations (99.9% possibility to make calculator mistake) » (No, the goals are set too high)

2. To what extent have you reached the learning outcomes?

0-20%»		0		0%
20-40%»		1		5%
40-60%»		2		11%
60-80%»		13		72%
80-100%»		2		11%

Genomsnitt: 3.88

- i think the FE lab could be better. the leaflet was realy bad. it would also make more sense to devide the lab into small units...» (?)
- What learning outcome. » (40-60%)

3. Did the examination assess whether you have reached the goals?

19 svarande

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		9		47%
Yes, definitely»		9		47%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 2.57

- Focus on understanding instead of a shitload of number crunching.» (To some extent)
- I feel like I know more than I was able to show in the examination. I think that the design task should have a larger influence, for example by giving extra points to the exam. » (To some extent)
- The project was good» (Yes, definitely)

Teaching and learning

4. To what extent has the organised teaching activities been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		1		5%
Some extent»		9		47%
Large extent»		7		36%
Great extent»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 2.52

- Exercises from overhead were not good. sometimes with mistakes. Lectures very interesting sometimes but not very helpful for the design task. » (Small extent)
- Lectures a bit messy. » (Some extent)

5. To what extent has the teaching material and the course home page been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		1		5%
Some extent»		8		42%
Large extent»		8		42%
Great extent»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 2.57

- The textbook did nog help for my learning at all. It was to brief and it did not describe those things that i wondered about.» (Some extent)
- I know the new book wasn"t finished but I didn"t find it very helpful. » (Some extent)

6. How were the opportunities to get feedback and for asking questions and getting help from teachers and supervisors?

Very poor»		1		5%
Rather poor»		7		36%
Rather good»		7		36%
Very good»		4		21%

Genomsnitt: 2.73

- the possibility for asking in general was good, but i expected a feedback for the first design task hand in» (Rather poor)
- Not very helping attitude from Robert mainly.» (Rather poor)
- There were often a long line for help after the lectures.» (Rather poor)
- Could be better during the last week of the project task. » (Rather poor)
- We diden"t get a single line of response on the report. Neither the half time hand in or the final.» (Rather poor)
- Teachers always helped and tried their best to answer. Even though sometimes they disagreed among themselves.» (Rather good)
- They reserved a lot of time. Unfortunately a small group of the class took a lot of this time, both breaks and consultations and if you didn"t manage to get to the teachers before them you didn"t really have a chance. I wish that the teachers would have spread their time more. » (Rather good)

Course organisation

7. How well did the course organisation, course information, course home page, handouts etc work?

Very badly»		1		5%
Rather badly»		1		5%
Rather well»		14		73%
Very well»		3		15%

Genomsnitt: 3

- It would be better to have all examples in the beginning of the course. Some examples been uploaded too late in some cases..» (Rather badly)
- Sometimes the tasks in the project were a bit unclear» (Rather well)
- Quite good administration. Though, the teachers did give different information on the project work on some occasions. Confusing! » (Rather well)

Study climate

8. To what extent have the facilties at Chalmers been appropriate to support your studies in this course, e.g. lecture halls, study rooms, equipment, computer labs etc.

Small extent»		2		10%
Some extent»		10		52%
Large extent»		5		26%
Great extent»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 2.36

- Lack of MathCad licences (only available in V-house).» (Small extent)
- Oftren no computers available. » (Some extent)
- There are to few computer rooms!!» (Some extent)
- It was very crowded during the computer labs.» (Some extent)
- I think it would be better to have two computer rooms during the FEM-labs» (Some extent)
- way to crowded in the computer room at the fem project» (Some extent)
- To little with on computer room! You can"t do a good group job if you"re supposed to be 4 people on one computer. » (Some extent)
- Too much people in one computer room!!!!!» (Large extent)

9. How much of your available time for studies in this study period did you spend on this course?

19 svarande

less than 20%»		0		0%
20-40%»		0		0%
about 50%»		5		26%
60-80%»		11		57%
more than 80%»		3		15%

Genomsnitt: 3.89

- maybe 55-60» (about 50%)
- I spent definitely more of the study time on this course than the other - FEM structures» (60-80%)
- the extent of the home task is to big in my opinion » (60-80%)
- Some time consuming moments in the project that didn"t add any understanding (e.g. calculating purlins). No chance at all to have time with the home exercises, don"t think anybody has done a single one.» (more than 80%)

10. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		5%
Adequate»		5		26%
High»		9		47%
Too high»		4		21%

Genomsnitt: 3.84

- managable, but high.» (High)
- The design task took a lot of time, especially the design of different connections. Skip the design of some of them, just ask for the design load which is the tricky part. » (Too high)

Summarising questions

11. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		1		5%
Fair»		1		5%
Adequate»		5		26%
Good»		8		42%
Excellent»		4		21%

Genomsnitt: 3.68

- Seems strange that this is the most advanced course in timber during the civil engineering programme.» (Poor)

12. What is the remaining value of the course in the future

Very small»		0		0%
Rather small»		1		5%
Neutral»		4		21%
Rahter high»		11		57%
Very high»		3		15%

Genomsnitt: 3.84

- If I didn"t use EC before, it would be higher. » (Rather small)
- Should be more structural. » (Rahter high)

13. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

14. What should definitely be changed to next year?