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08lp1 Strategic Management and Economics of Intellectual Property, TEK315

Your own effort

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

40 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		11		27%
Around 20 hours/week»		17		42%
Around 25 hours/week»		7		17%
Around 30 hours/week»		1		2%
At least 35 hours/week»		4		10%

Genomsnitt: 2.25

- Excellent work load and balance» (Around 25 hours/week)

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

40 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		5		12%
75%»		10		25%
100%»		25		62%

Genomsnitt: 4.5

- clashed with mandatory course in organizational behavior» (50%)
- i had to go away, otherwise i would have attended everything» (50%)
- the slides usully are too long and only with the figures, it is good to hight the most important things and be shorter.» (100%)
- 95%» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		2		5%
The goals are difficult to understand»		2		5%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		22		56%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		13		33%

Genomsnitt: 3.17

- Other : The Course Goals are not important to me, I"ve immediately forgotten them. On the contrary, the Course Content is very important.» (?)
- It was difficult to exactly know what to learn with all the contents of the book. » (The goals are difficult to understand)
- It is hard to find the scope of the course.» (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)

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

38 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		1		2%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		30		78%
No, the goals are set too high»		7		18%

Genomsnitt: 2.15

- Too much time dedicated to the general reviw of IPRs functioning. It would have been more interesting to focus more and directly on companies" actual IP strategies. » (No, the goals are set too low)
- Just reading through recommended litterature takes more effort that should be needed.» (No, the goals are set too high)

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

No, not at all»		1		2%
To some extent»		21		55%
Yes, definitely»		15		39%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		1		2%

Genomsnitt: 2.42

- the exam has so many questions and may not have enough time to answear all of them» (To some extent)
- there are so many aspects in course. I my self little bit concern about more technical thing but the exam much emphasize on conceptual aspects » (To some extent)
- maybe a too large extent though, making 4 hours quite short in time» (Yes, definitely)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		5		12%
Some extent»		13		32%
Large extent»		15		37%
Great extent»		7		17%

Genomsnitt: 2.6

- Tom"s lectures were very good. Ove"s lectures were hard to follow if you did not have any background in the field» (Small extent)
- It failed to provide a clear connection between all the topics explained. It seemed more a review of sparse issues.» (Small extent)
- The lecturer was talking alot about things that ware not relevant to the course. The red line in the lectures should have been better.» (Some extent)
- I would rate Professor Granstrands and Tom Ewings pedagogical design very high. One of the best designs and performances I"ve seen as a student in 5 years.» (Great extent)
- It was completely necessary, otherwise it would have been very hard.» (Great extent)

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

Small extent»		1		2%
Some extent»		11		27%
Large extent»		22		55%
Great extent»		6		15%

Genomsnitt: 2.82

- The book does not have god "register" in the back which makes it hard to look up things, evergreening is for example not in it.» (Small extent)
- The Book was excellent and useful. Most of the articles were useless.» (Some extent)
- It was helpful, however it would have been good to have a list of things that we MUST have learned by heart. Like charasteristics, etc» (Large extent)

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

Very badly»		3		7%
Rather badly»		6		15%
Rather well»		25		62%
Very well»		6		15%

Genomsnitt: 2.85

- Lots of the handouts was handed out very late. webpage was also updated very late» (Very badly)
- Got the hand in assignement late. Wrong email adress to one of the lecturer on the web page.» (Rather badly)
- To unstructured. File should have clear name, i.e. link to the study week considered.» (Rather badly)
- we did not have any precise information about our assignment and our presentations, the exam examples appeared on the home page very late» (Rather badly)
- In the webpage there was an email that one of the teachers did not know it existed, it is better to have nothing (then we would have searched within the notes)» (Rather badly)
- the practice exam came out too late.» (Rather well)
- Could have been more explained what was expected from the group work. I know that the reports from students varied a lot. » (Rather well)
- More organization in the Handouts (on the Course Homepage) could be good, i.e. folders and file names.» (Rather well)
- Only some problems with the timing and the correctness of the information uploaded.» (Rather well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		2		5%
Rather good»		16		41%
Very good»		20		51%
I did not seek help»		1		2%

Genomsnitt: 3.51

- we did not know whether we can ask questions during assignment presentations or not» (Rather good)
- good job!» (Very good)
- Both the professors are very kind and completely at students" disposal.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		1		2%
Rather poorly»		5		12%
Rather well»		14		35%
Very well»		20		50%
I did not seek cooperation»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.32

- This is my first class with international students (I"m swedish) and I am so dissapointed becuase alot of the things I got back when doing the group project was just copy/pasted from other sources and the englich was really poor. i DO NOT want to spend my time teaching grown ups how to write!!!» (Very poorly)
- I probably had chance...» (Very well)

11. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		24		60%
High»		13		32%
Too high»		3		7%

Genomsnitt: 3.47

- Including everything concerning the course.» (Adequate)
- the case study could have been handed out earlier.» (High)
- rather well but we could have got more time on the project. making it a high workload» (High)
- Lecturers should understand that students have some other courses as well. » (Too high)

12. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		2%
Adequate»		21		53%
High»		12		30%
Too high»		5		12%

Genomsnitt: 3.53

- Question not clear. If you mean with other courses : then Too high b/c my other course was poorly managed. » (?)
- Two courses that needed more studies than my previous 4 years at chalmers, at the same time.» (Too high)
- studying 3 courses» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

13. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		1		2%
Fair»		3		7%
Adequate»		9		22%
Good»		20		50%
Excellent»		7		17%

Genomsnitt: 3.72

- Workload very poorly distributed, material uploaded late and examination examples provided only in the last week. It is very counterproductive to postpone the teamwork to the end of the course.» (Poor)
- Bad information through out the whole course. Hard to look back on the slides from the lectures. Ove went over the time every lesson.» (Fair)
- The course is more theoritical rather than practicle, it is may be useful for the high level managmenet,since it is ture becoming more important. » (Adequate)
- i enjoyed the topic of the course very much, but the lectures could have been much better» (Adequate)
- Really good and interesting lectures!» (Good)
- One of the best courses I have taken at Chalmers during my almost five years here.» (Excellent)
- The session when Ove and Tom came together explaining about the intersection between law and economic the week before presentation( I try not too hype) is the best class ever in my education history. That is the way how a knowledge has to be merged with other.» (Excellent)
- One of the few courses that I completely enjoyed !» (Excellent)

14. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

15. What should definitely be changed to next year?

16. Additional comments

Specific questions for this course

17. How would you assess Tom Ewing"s qualities as a lecturer?

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
Average»		2		5%
Good»		16		41%
Very Good»		21		53%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.48

- Sometimes it was really tough to get his american accent...» (Good)
- For some students, he speaks too fast and unclear.» (Good)
- One of the best teachers I"ve ever had» (Very Good)
- He makes it interesting to listen.» (Very Good)
- One of the best at Chalmers» (Very Good)
- Tom was good, explained everything important and relevant. It was much more useful to sit his lectures than.... » (Very Good)

18. How would you assess Ove Granstrand"s qualities as a lecturer?

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		4		10%
Average»		8		21%
Good»		16		42%
Very Good»		10		26%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.84

- Not above, you do not give "Excellent" option» (?)
- When he keeps to the subject he"s good but he shows NO respectwhen it comes to my time, it is acceptable to take 15min of my lunch break» (Poor)
- Alot of talking about inrelevant things. No good summery of the lectures.» (Poor)
- He sometimes talk about things that aren"t relevant for the course.» (Poor)
- The discussion about MRIday for 45 min nor the confusion of lecture notes for power point slides were good.» (Average)
- He seemed to be not always prepared» (Average)
- Ove could have been much more prepared for the lectures and the lectures could have been much better structured. He knows the material he is talking about, so he should manage to do it much better. Do not spend the student"s time for talking about irrelevant things for hours, something that isn"t even connected to the course material. » (Average)
- Great style, but tends to focus to much on "things he like" and to forget making clear the key points of the the lecture/the subject.» (Average)
- commented before» (Good)
- Could be Very good if he ended his sentences more quickly and makes the picturer clearer...» (Good)
- Last lecture was horrible, the rest quite good» (Good)
- One of the best at Chalmers» (Very Good)
- Lacks some structure, especially TRANSITIONS between parts (often gives the impression to simply "jump" between parts...) Otherwise excellent content, pedagogic, very clear : BRILLIANT !» (Very Good)

19. How would you assess the IP Strategy Day?

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		2		5%
Average»		11		32%
Good»		14		41%
Very good»		7		20%
No opinion»		4

Genomsnitt: 3.76

- Not much related to IP.» (Poor)
- It was not IP Strategy Day but the lecturers more or less introduced (if not advertise!) their representing companies!» (Poor)
- Good with innovation day, make sure companies talks about IP! -not there business etc.» (Average)
- Probably too long : lecturers often dug into useless details. Shorter => more dense => more interesting ?» (Good)
- Very interesting examples, although sometimes not so focused on IPR use.» (Good)
- Probably the best thing about the course. To see connection to reality and especially the "debate" in the end. I wish that was longer!» (Very good)
- Extremely good. Very good job.» (Very good)

20. How would you assess the form of examination, with an IP law exam (pass/fail) and a case (pass/fail) and a final exam (graded)?

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		2		5%
Average»		18		47%
Good»		12		31%
Very good»		6		15%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.57

- The IP law exam should have feedback. The group work should give points for the exam. The exam was too long for 4 hours» (Poor)
- IP law seems to be an essential part and might also be graded in my point of view.» (Average)
- IP law exam is very interesting, good to have some further discussion» (Average)
- i would prefer the total grade as a combination of all three activities» (Average)
- The whole assessing criteria is based on final exam and it seems the examiner does not care much about the efforts that students did during the course. » (Average)
- The form is excellent, the points allocation deceiving.» (Average)
- I think the traditional exams (individual and in a closed room) are very ineffective pedagogically. I guess they provide legal security and low cost, but they are not effective as a tool for stimulate learning.» (Average)
- the case came too late » (Good)
- better for all recapitulated » (Good)
- IP Exam: great Case: great to have it as pass fail, because that way each student gets the grade he/she deserves on the final exam.» (Very good)
- We do not have the results» (No opinion)

21. How would you assess the final exam"s relevance in relation to the general course content as presented during the course?

Very poor»		1		2%
Poor»		1		2%
Average»		14		36%
Good»		19		50%
Very good»		3		7%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.57

- Stressful with time limit. This course would be better off with a final home exam.» (Average)
- I am afraid to say, the class is much much better than the content of exam » (Average)
- it was not too detailed and gave an opportunity to think, not just use somethings that we have read in the book» (Good)
- Maybe there were too much exercises» (Good)
- Although there were some stupid questions, the whole content was related.» (Good)
- Maybe too much to write in some cases, too much detailed. » (Good)
- Probably too much "by heart" questions. Some more reasoning questions would be nice.» (Good)

22. How would you assess the difficulty of the exam?

Too easy»		0		0%
Adequate»		26		76%
Too hard»		8		23%
No opinion»		5

Genomsnitt: 2.23

- The exam was too long» (Too hard)
- there were a lot of questions and could not find time to think about them when trying be able to finish in four hours.» (Too hard)

23. How would you assess the value and helpfullnes of the case for your learning?

Very poor»		2		5%
Poor»		6		15%
Average»		15		39%
Good»		13		34%
Very good»		2		5%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.18

- Since the case was introduced so late, it didn"t really contribute to learning since the focus was at the exam. Sad but true.» (Very poor)
- Very interesting, because it offers the possibility to face real business issues. Nevertheless, anticipating it and providing clearer information on the tasks would make it even more valuable.» (Good)

24. How would you assess the course book?

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		5		12%
Average»		11		28%
Good»		17		43%
Very good»		6		15%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.61

- On some areas it is way too general and simple for the course level, on some others it mentions without explaining topics and words that should be dealt with only at higher levels. » (Poor)
- To big focus on Japan. » (Average)
- not very structurized» (Average)
- The scope of the book is too large. That caused sometimes to deviate focus.» (Average)
- The course book was good, however some chapters were extremely hard to understand, and did not know what to learn ( i do not know if it is because i am engineer and not used to this) An excerpt could have been good. However I acknowledge that this excerpt was said in words in class. I considered the class quite good.» (Good)

25. How would you assess the rest of the written course material?

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		3		8%
Average»		18		48%
Good»		16		43%
Very good»		0		0%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 3.35

- More case articles.» (Poor)
- It is not to good when basicly all the course material is written by the lecturer. Should include more material written by someone els.» (Average)
- Some parts didn"t seem very relevant and had a vague connection. Divide distributed material into study weeks instead.» (Average)
- it is good to be more structure.» (Average)
- Ove"s articles very good» (Good)

26. How would you assess the value of the subject in this course in general?

Very low»		0		0%
Low»		1		2%
Average»		11		27%
High»		20		50%
Very high»		8		20%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.87

- It is a very good subject. REALLY GOOD. Always could be improved but extremely well done. Both OVE and TOM» (High)
- It feels like a perfect course to take at the end of your studies at the I-section, since it comprises so many of the aspects which we"ve studied.» (Very high)
- Excellent. we as developing countries learn very much.» (Very high)
- Unclear question. I assessed the value of this subject with regard to my interest.» (Very high)

27. Is there a need for a course in strategy and finance on master level at Chalmers?

Yes»		34		97%
No»		1		2%
No opinion»		5

Genomsnitt: 1.02

- But please consider that we all have the engeneering backgroud, sometimes it is difficult to jump to a finanicial or stratey perspective.» (Yes)
- Definitely» (Yes)
- Everybody should have it! useful in a common knowledge» (Yes)
- Absolutelyyyyyy !! Cruel lack at Chalmers of Economic theory, Finance and Math : i.e. quantitative aspects of management !! (Excellent question!)» (Yes)
- Yes, I think so. I think it is very important. It could be done half pace or even less like one lecture a week for a whole year.» (Yes)