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Introduction to discrete event systems, SSY165, HT2008

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1. How many hours per week did you spend on this course?

32 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		14		43%
Around 20 hours/week»		11		34%
Around 25 hours/week»		3		9%
Around 30 hours/week»		2		6%
At least 35 hours/week»		2		6%

Genomsnitt: 1.96

- I had 3 courses this period» (At most 15 hours/week)
- This course did not require much studying.» (At most 15 hours/week)
- Because of the god lectures i didnt have to study that much at home. In the course ESS101 it wasent even worth the time to go to the lectures which ment i hade to read everything from the book which took a loot of my time.» (Around 20 hours/week)

2. How large part of the teaching offered did you attend?

32 svarande

0%»		1		3%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		0		0%
75%»		7		21%
100%»		24		75%

Genomsnitt: 4.65

- Good lectures» (100%)
- exelent teacher» (100%)
- exept a few exercises that collided with exercises in an other course that I had to go to.» (100%)
- Very good lectures, the problem solving coult be better with more examples.» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		6		18%
The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		4		12%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		22		68%

Genomsnitt: 3.31

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

29 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		5		17%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		24		82%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.82

- The last year exam was supposedly considered too easy. I do not believe that was a problem with the exam, but the course being too easy (scarce).» (No, the goals are set too low)

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

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		4		13%
Yes, definitely»		17		58%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		8		27%

Genomsnitt: 3.13

- A litle to much of "proof" excercises.» (To some extent)

Teaching and course administration

6. To what extent has the teaching been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		2		6%
Large extent»		8		25%
Great extent»		22		68%

Genomsnitt: 3.62

- Very good lectures!» (Great extent)
- educational and very open minded, Always takes time to answer questions and has a way of making hard things easy to learn.» (Great extent)
- Very good teacher!! very clear, enthusiastic, perceptive, good "blackboard skills", writing down a summary of all the important things he says.» (Great extent)
- If you go to all the lectures, there"s no problem passing the course. The lectures where very easy to understand. Maybe they where too clear sometimes, on the verge to booring. I don"t think the lecturer should have to spend so much time repeating previous lectures. That"s our responsibility.» (Great extent)

7. To what extent has the course literature and other material been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		1		3%
Some extent»		6		18%
Large extent»		17		53%
Great extent»		8		25%

Genomsnitt: 3

- It would have been good to have the material before the lectures in order to bo able to prepare, but it is understandable as there is not yet a ready course book.» (Some extent)
- It was great to have pre-written lecture notes. That way you did not have to choose between listening or taking notes at the lectures. The notes where like a (short) book, but written specifically for this course. However, it did not provide anything additional, nor hints to additional litterature.» (Some extent)
- Because of the good lectures i didnt read all of the literature but the most of it and i found it was good.» (Large extent)
- Sometimes the excercises were confusing even after reading the litterature and reading the solution to the problem was required in order to understand.» (Large extent)

8. How well did the course administration, web page, handouts etc work?

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		17		53%
Very well»		15		46%

Genomsnitt: 3.46

- Solutions to last years exam was never posted (even tough it wasn"t really needed)» (Rather well)
- It would have been better if the paper for every session had been available before the session.» (Rather well)
- Even though handouts were given during lectures it would have been nice if they had been uploaded on the web page continuously as well. Not just in the last week. » (Rather well)
- It would"ve been even better if we"d gotten the lecture notes before the lectures. Otherwise they loose some of their purpose.» (Rather well)
- No solutions to the old exam was available.» (Rather well)
- Good that the examinator could be flexible with the hand-in dealines.» (Very well)
- no problems.» (Very well)
- I missed the solutions to last year exam» (Very well)

Study climate

9. How were the opportunities for asking questions and getting help?

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		1		3%
Rather good»		6		18%
Very good»		20		62%
I did not seek help»		5		15%

Genomsnitt: 3.9

- Few problem solving sessions, compared to the other course I followed (modelling and simulation)» (Rather good)
- The teacher was open minded and answeard all questions, even if they were "stupid" or easy.» (Very good)
- There wheren"t many exercise sessions, but they where enough for the amount of contents in the course.» (Very good)

10. How well has cooperation between you and your fellow students worked?

Very poorly»		1		3%
Rather poorly»		1		3%
Rather well»		3		9%
Very well»		25		78%
I did not seek cooperation»		2		6%

Genomsnitt: 3.81

11. How was the course workload?

Too low»		1		3%
Low»		10		31%
Adequate»		20		62%
High»		1		3%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.65

- You could have gone through more during this course» (Low)
- The contents of the course could be extended.» (Low)

12. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		2		6%
Adequate»		19		59%
High»		8		25%
Too high»		3		9%

Genomsnitt: 3.37

- The other course (Modelling and Simulation) required A LOT of work.» (High)
- But I took 3 courses» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

13. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		0		0%
Adequate»		3		9%
Good»		18		56%
Excellent»		11		34%

Genomsnitt: 4.25

- Since the goals were set very low it sometimes became boring, specially when it seemed like Bengt always went through the same thing over and over again (even if he just wanted to make sure that everyone understood)» (Adequate)
- Very good course. More topics could have been included.» (Good)
- Very interesting subject, tempo could have been higher.» (Good)
- maybe somewhat to simple course» (Good)
- How used is automatas outside chalmers?!» (Good)
- Interesting topic. Clearly presented. Abstract: I"m still unsure about how to use the methods in practice. Enthusiastic lecturer. It was one of those courses where you feel like you"re playing. Maybe that was because we got to draw the cute automata pictures.» (Good)
- great teacher» (Excellent)
- One of the best courses!» (Excellent)
- Thanks to the teachers enthusiasm and the good structure of the cource.» (Excellent)

14. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

15. What should definitely be changed to next year?

16. Additional comments