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IMPACT- Co-ordination of Masters Programmes

Basic information

1. Choose your masters programme or other alternative?

MPSCM»		22		81%
MPQOM»		2		7%
MPMEI»		2		7%
BD»		0		0%
GU»		0		0%
Other»		1		3%

Genomsnitt: 1.4 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- I followed three courses out of the MEI program as an ERASMUS student during the fall semester (sep-dec 2007).» (MPMEI)

2. Gender?

Female»		9		33%
Male»		18		66%

Genomsnitt: 1.66 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

3. What is your background?

Student from Chalmers»		15		55%
Student from other Swedish university/College»		3		11%
Student within the Erasmus programme»		6		22%
Other student from Europe»		1		3%
Student from Asia»		1		3%
Student from South America»		1		3%
Other»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 1.69

Study plan

4. Did you have a Study plan when you first started at the programme?*

Yes»		16		59%
No»		11		40%

Genomsnitt: 1.4 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- Some of them but not all, it was hard to come from the outside of chalmers nd knowing what courses that were of intrest and also how they were connected» (No)
- I knew there would be elective courses but hadn´,t decided in detail what to pick yet.» (No)

5. If yes

I still follow my Study plan»		10		58%
I have changed my Study plan»		6		35%
Other»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 1.47 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- still follow my Study plan, but have added more» (I have changed my Study plan)
- I´,m doing my master thesis somewhat earlier than I originally planned.» (I have changed my Study plan)
- Most mandatory courses were not what I expected. The overall level of education was so much lower than the first three years at Chalmers. Much more cases, but the group members were not as skilled as during my first three years at I. I lacked some courses within the field of logistics. The logistics course was good, but the planning and especielly the ERP-course were below expectations. However, the optional course with Kenth Lumsden, "Mgmnt of Physical distribution" was by far the best course. My suggestion is that his competence should be used more within the SCM-program. The first course was a good introduction but the last course (Dist networks) felt very old-fashioned, with lots of examples from the early 90"s. The first course had so many different cases that it became difficult because of the previously mentioned fact that the group members had so different knowledge levels within this field. » (I have changed my Study plan)
- haven"t changed my study plan but definitively I am looking for courses outside SCM or even Chalmers.» (Other)

6. If you have changed your Study plan

(på denna fråga var det möjligt att välja flera svarsalternativ)

I find some courses that seemed better for me»		2		7%
I have been influenced to take an other direction»		2		7%
The courses with in the programme was not what I expected»		2		7%
Other»		3		11%

- see 5.» (Other)
- I had other courses that I could use in my master studiers.» (Other)
- see above.» (The courses with in the programme was not what I expected)

7. If no

I don´,t feel that I need a Study plan»		2		15%
I still don´,t have any but I like to create one»		0		0%
I have created one since I started the programme»		10		76%
Other»		1		7%

Genomsnitt: 2.76 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- Have made one but I´,m not that pleased with it, for the fall there are very few courses that I think are in line with the program and that are intresting» (I have created one since I started the programme)
Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 1.73

Courses

8. How satisfied are you with the mandatory courses?

Very satisfied»		2		7%
Satisfied»		17		62%
Ok»		6		22%
Not satisfied»		2		7%
Not satisfied at all»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.29 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- Very good.» (Very satisfied)
- Very satisfied except for "Information Systems for SCM" where the assistant did really not have the right behaviour. insulting students on wrong bases is not a way of teaching I appreciate. The examiner was good.» (Satisfied)
- some of the "very satisfied", some of them "OK", average "satisfied"» (Satisfied)
- SCM 1 was really good, as well freigt transport system and distribution network. Manufacturing and SC planning was ok and information system was a disaster, however, the topic is very central and needed but the course have to be changed. » (Satisfied)
- The first course was a hell of workload. the tasks along the way should have given some points to LADOK since they were so many. It is not fare to have an exam that is for 15 studypoints. the stress made several crazy.» (Ok)
- extremely technical. Seem to go extremely into detail. After the course of SCM, just seems like we are hearing the same things once and again, just from other perspectives. would be more challenging to face new things.» (Ok)
- The first intro course in SCM was good, the second one about Material Planning was pretty good, but the last two mandatory courses were really bad.» (Not satisfied)
- see above» (Not satisfied)

9. How satisfied are you with the opptional courses?

Very satisfied»		6		22%
Satisfied»		12		44%
Ok»		7		25%
Not satisfied»		2		7%
Not satisfied at all»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.18 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- I loved the Lean Production course» (Very satisfied)
- Many of the courses feel like they are the same. It is hard to see a clear line between the different courses.» (Satisfied)
- Mgmnt of physical distribution was by far the best course during this year. I really miss more advanced courses within logistics, eg masters planning, inventory planning, localization parameters etc. My second course, IP strategies was not really within the SCM-field, but it was a very interesting course. For quarter 4, no SCM-courses seemed interesting and from what I heard from the people who took them, they didn"t seem very good for me. As I mentioned before, more qualified courses directly related to SCM would be of interest. » (Satisfied)
- I weren"t satisfied with the ERP course» (Satisfied)
- But it is too few courses to choose from for the last semester.» (Satisfied)
- There are too few courses in supply chain management, there could be an optional SCM2 where you could get some deaper knwledge and another good course would be a SCM project (late year 2) course, filed with cases and seminars and where we could try to do test our knowledge and have discussions on how problems in different SCM areas could be solved. Would also like to have some elective distribution or marketing curse for SCM and also more lean production courses, maybe lean production for SCM where you handle the contact between lean companies, lean transportation and sustainability and so on» (Ok)
- they go with the same line as the mandatory...not real alternatives, if that"s what you are looking for.» (Not satisfied)

10. How did you select the optional courses?

I have selected after my Study plan»		5		18%
I have selected after dificulty level»		1		3%
I have selected after information from the programme»		6		22%
I just selected something that seemed interesting»		13		48%
I have selected like my student group»		0		0%
By reputation»		0		0%
Other»		2		7%

Genomsnitt: 3.37 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- During the election of courses for this spring the courses for next semester should also have been presented so that we could have had a better overview over what courses that where available. Choices might have looked different if we where aware of that some courses was elective during several semesters. » (I have selected after my Study plan)
- see above» (I have selected after dificulty level)
- and the courses that I found intresting» (I have selected after information from the programme)
- How the schedule worked out» (Other)

11. What do you think about the balance between the mandatory and the optional courses?

Very good»		9		34%
Good»		12		46%
Ok»		5		19%
Not so good»		0		0%
Not good at all»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.84 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- OK with two elective courses during the first year. However, as stated above, the mandatory courses must be improved. » (Ok)

12. What course did you like the most?

13. What was good with that course?

(på denna fråga var det möjligt att välja flera svarsalternativ)

It was relevant»		22		81%
It was interesting»		23		85%
I learned a lot»		20		74%
The work load was low»		0		0%
The work load was heavy in a good way»		10		37%
It was in line with my study plan»		11		40%
The supervisor made it interesting»		13		48%
Other»		2		7%

- the way the couses is structured, the involvment of the supervisors» (It was relevant, It was interesting, I learned a lot, The work load was heavy in a good way, It was in line with my study plan, The supervisor made it interesting)
- I liked the alternative way of lectures and examination.» (It was relevant, It was interesting, The work load was heavy in a good way)
- A lot of seminars with an individaul seminar paper» (It was relevant, It was interesting, I learned a lot, The work load was heavy in a good way, The supervisor made it interesting, Other)
- you are forming supply chain MANAGERS and no courses about management at all??!!! just go deep into details with supply chian things?? that"s why I choose OB» (It was relevant, It was interesting, I learned a lot)

14. What course did you like the least?

15. What was it you didn´,,,t like?

(på denna fråga var det möjligt att välja flera svarsalternativ)

It was not relevant»		5		18%
It was not interesting»		11		40%
The learning outcome was toolow»		14		51%
The work load was to low»		2		7%
The work load was to heavy»		3		11%
It was not in line with my study plan»		5		18%
The supervisor made it not interesting»		14		51%
Other»		7		25%

- The course was interesting, but it was mostly stuff that I already knew from previous courses. Furthermore, there was a misfit between the course and the exam where many people thought the exam would be really difficult and worried about it. However, it turned out to be quite easy and no one failed.» (The learning outcome was toolow, Other)
- I feel that I did not grasp the course and the subject during the time I took the course. Although now I feel that I did learn alot but still I think the presentation of the subject should be different, with a more indepth presentation of the meaning of the course and on information systems. » (Other)
- Reading a book and articles and having an exam just repeating bullet points isn"t that interesting... and the service industry does not fit into my future plans.» (It was not relevant, It was not interesting, The learning outcome was toolow, It was not in line with my study plan)
- See question 8.» (Other)
- The whole course was unstructured and the supervisor was not involved at all, and even rude from time to time. He positioned himself over everyone else in class, and could make really sarcastic comments.» (The supervisor made it not interesting)
- The only good thing was Stig-Arne Mattssons lecture» (It was not interesting, The learning outcome was toolow, The work load was to low, The supervisor made it not interesting)
- Poorly organized, course assistant was doing a bad job.» (It was not interesting, The learning outcome was toolow, Other)
- Course litterature was not good. However, i think the subject might be interesting if the litterature and the lextures were modified.» (It was not interesting, The supervisor made it not interesting, Other)
- An MTS-course that we have to take.» (It was not relevant, It was not in line with my study plan)
- G. Stefansson was never there. The case was the worst we"ve done (lack of info, "instructions"). The textbook was a practical guide for managers, it was really hard to learn something from it. Additionally, the lectures didn"t try to connect the course to our program or to SCM at all, it was just summarizing the book chapters.» (It was not relevant, It was not interesting, The learning outcome was toolow, It was not in line with my study plan, The supervisor made it not interesting)
- just repeated teh same problems and issues from other courses, but on a Information systems perspective...» (It was not relevant, It was not interesting, The supervisor made it not interesting)
- The course administration was really bad.» (It was not interesting, Other)
- a lot of uncertainties in the beginning of and during the course» (The learning outcome was toolow, The supervisor made it not interesting)

16. Do you know that you can select optional courses outside your programme?

Yes»		25		92%
No»		2		7%

Genomsnitt: 1.07 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- I did, since there were no relevant courses for me within SCM in quarter 4.» (Yes)
- the information didn"t came from the department. very poor information about this is given to us. » (Yes)
- Very bad information of the courses, for the fall we didn"t have any information provided» (No)

17. Did you choose optional courses outside the programme?

Yes»		15		55%
No»		12		44%

Genomsnitt: 1.44 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- see above» (Yes)

18. If yes

(på denna fråga var det möjligt att välja flera svarsalternativ)

The course where in line with my Study plan»		4		14%
I want to broaden my knowledge»		12		44%
I have heard that it was a good course»		4		14%
It´,,,s a good opportunity to meet new teachers & studen»		3		11%
Other»		3		11%

- One of the other reasons was that I wanted to compare my program/department to others, and I found that there is a real huge differences between them, i.e. ours is much better.» (I want to broaden my knowledge, It´,,,s a good opportunity to meet new teachers & studen, Other)
- Minor» (Other)

19. If no

(på denna fråga var det möjligt att välja flera svarsalternativ)

The courses where not in line with my Study plan»		6		22%
I don´,t want to go outside the programme»		5		18%
I was thinking about it but couldn´,,t find any interest»		3		11%
I did not know that I could do that»		0		0%
Other»		2		7%

Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 2.03

Expectation and Previous knowledge

20. Did the programme fulfill your expectations?

Yes, very much»		11		40%
Yes, mostly»		12		44%
Different from what I thought»		3		11%
No, worse»		1		3%
Other»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.77 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- even more than expected» (Yes, very much)
- The programme have been well organized and the courses fit very well together. Also, the lecturers seem really aware of the structure of the whole programme which enables them to connect the course content to the whole SCM area and the other courses we"ve studied. Unfortunately, I"ve discovered that I"m not very interested in the SCM area anymore. This has nothing to do with the programme, it"s just that I"ve discovered other areas that are more of interest for me.» (Yes, mostly)
- more lack of SCM courses that i expected» (Yes, mostly)
- Actually, it was worse than I thought. But the courses with Woxelius and Lumsden was so good that a OK-level can be reached. However, I miss some relevant management courses. I think the manufacturing planning course missed quite much and didn"t give me the knowledge I wanted. Additionally, the ERP-course was far below expectations and distribution networks was to old-fashioned (and boring...). » (Different from what I thought)

21. Did you have enough knowledge when you started the Masters programme

Yes»		15		55%
Yes, about»		11		40%
No, not at all»		1		3%
Other»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.48 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- I"ve studied I at Chalmers.» (Yes)
- I liked knowledge in economy that the teachers that we had since almost everyone came from Industrial Economy programme.» (No, not at all)

22. What do you think about your previous knowledge compared with other students at your programme?

Better»		8		30%
Equal»		15		57%
Worse»		1		3%
Other»		2		7%

Genomsnitt: 1.88 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- Depending on who to compere with of course but some of the students from other countries do not feel as they have enough previous knowledge.» (Better)
- Sad but true...» (Better)
- as an acceptance requirement they ask you to have work experience, when the students from chalmers don"t have at all...less the erasmus. definitively I think that I got more profit of this master than the rest thanks to my experiencie, even when my grades were lower. But I am convinced that it would have been way much better to be able to discuss/analyze/study with some students that are on my level.» (Better)
- I did not study industrial economy before, as many others had» (Worse)
- Better than some of the students from abroad and equal to the one that came from Sweden but not from I.E. programme.» (Other)
- Cant say, hard to compare» (Other)

23. Do you think the masters programme is in line with your previous studies?

Yes, very much»		8		29%
Yes, mostly»		11		40%
Yes, to some degree»		8		29%
Other»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- I changed my studies from engineering to management, so that there are differences between them.» (Yes, to some degree)
- The overall level was below my previous three years, even though it was more specific within a certain field. » (Yes, to some degree)
Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 1.78

Social aspect

24. Have you experienced any discriminations or other bullying at Chalmers

Yes, both»		0		0%
Yes, discriminations»		2		7%
Yes, bullying»		1		3%
No, none»		24		88%
Other»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.81 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- no descrimination...but why on the first day the swedish students had a separate session that started earlier where itnl"s werent invited???!!!» (No, none)
- But heard about it.» (No, none)

25. What do you think about the work load?

To low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Balanced»		15		55%
Unbalanced»		5		18%
Heavy»		7		25%
To heavy»		0		0%
Other»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.7 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- Different in different courses. In some courses I had to give much attention to the cases since some students didn"t really fullfil their roles within the group.» (Balanced)
- Some courses do have very high work load while some has a lot less even though it has the same number of points.» (Unbalanced)
- I feel that the workload is pretty well balanced, much more so than the first three years. Sometimes the workload can be a bit on the heavy side but I don"t think it"s too much and it shouldn"t be changed in my opinion. » (Heavy)
- heavy but useful.» (Heavy)
- it is heavy but it is relevant» (Heavy)
Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 3.75

Response from the programme

26. Do you think the programme have done the course evaluates ok?

Yes»		21		77%
No»		0		0%
No opinion»		6		22%

Genomsnitt: 1.44 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- However, some guidelines concerning compensation for participating in the course evaluation team would be great. I think that the students should get lunch on each meeting as well as get the course book (which we got in the Information Systems course, that was great)» (Yes)
- But it should be more strongly emphasised that the course evaluation team should talk with the other in the course and present their ideas as well as their own. During for example the material handling course I feel that the course evaluation team brought forward opinions that I do not think are the general idea in the class. » (Yes)
- Do not understand the question» (No opinion)

27. Have you presented any criticism to the programme, and how was the response?

I have not presented any criticism»		19		70%
I got response»		6		22%
I got no response»		2		7%
Other»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.37 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- I told them about the exam supervisors not beeing prepared to talk in English and that they mostly talked Swedish. On the last exam that had changed, she talked only English so that was good.» (I got response)
Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 1.4

About the academic year

28. What do you think have been the best during the year?

29. What do you think have not been so good?