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Steel structures 2008, VSM191

Status: Avslutad
Öppen för svar: 2008-11-10 - 2008-11-24
Antal svar: 30
Procent av deltagarna som svarat: 69%
Kontaktperson: Björn Engström»
Utbildningsprogram som genomför enkäten: Chalmers
Utbildningsprogram studenten tillhör: Väg- och vattenbyggnad 300 hp


Your own effort

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

We mean total time, that is, it comprises the time you spent in class and the time you spent on your own work. Try to estimate the average time per week over the entire study period.

30 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»2 6%
Around 20 hours/week»9 30%
Around 25 hours/week»14 46%
Around 30 hours/week»4 13%
At least 35 hours/week»1 3%

Genomsnitt: 2.76

- Was the course 15p?» (At least 35 hours/week)

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

30 svarande

0%»0 0%
25%»1 3%
50%»1 3%
75%»11 36%
100%»17 56%

Genomsnitt: 4.46

- I study more efficient on my own.» (25%)
- Had a corse that sometimes went the same time» (75%)
- The teaching was really good, one of the best actually» (100%)


Goals and goal fulfilment

The course syllabus states the course goals in terms of learning outcomes, i.e., knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by the student during the course.

3. To what extent have you reached the following goal?

The student should be able to:
- recognise and account for different instability phenomena that might govern the load-carrying capacity of thin-walled elements.

30 svarande

0-20%»0 0%
20-40%»0 0%
40-60%»3 10%
60-80%»13 43%
80-100%»14 46%

Genomsnitt: 4.36

4. To what extent have you reached the following goal?

The student should be able to
- design thin-walled bridge and other similar elements with reference to both static load-carrying capacity and fatigue strength.

30 svarande

0-20%»0 0%
20-40%»0 0%
40-60%»4 13%
60-80%»12 40%
80-100%»14 46%

Genomsnitt: 4.33

5. To what extent have you reached the following goal?

The student should be able to:
- design stiffened plates and plate fields.

29 svarande

0-20%»0 0%
20-40%»0 0%
40-60%»4 13%
60-80%»16 55%
80-100%»9 31%

Genomsnitt: 4.17

- The application of the Eurocode rules is a bit difficult because there are different rules aplying to different specific cases. that made the subject "stiffened plates" bit more complicated.» (60-80%)

6. To what extent have you reached the following goal?

The student should be able to:
- perform fatigue design of steel members and connections according to EC3.

30 svarande

0-20%»0 0%
20-40%»1 3%
40-60%»2 6%
60-80%»12 40%
80-100%»15 50%

Genomsnitt: 4.36

- very good exercises were provided when it comes to classification of construction details!» (80-100%)

7. To what extent have you reached the following goal?

The student should be able to:
- detail different bridge elements and connections to obtain a high fatigue resistance.

30 svarande

0-20%»0 0%
20-40%»0 0%
40-60%»3 10%
60-80%»17 56%
80-100%»10 33%

Genomsnitt: 4.23

8. To what extent have you reached the following goal?

The student should be able to:
- detail different bridge elements and connections to avoid brittle fracture.

29 svarande

0-20%»0 0%
20-40%»3 10%
40-60%»9 31%
60-80%»12 41%
80-100%»5 17%

Genomsnitt: 3.65

9. How understandable are the course goals?

30 svarande

I have not seen/read the goals»2 6%
The goals are difficult to understand»1 3%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»6 20%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»21 70%

Genomsnitt: 3.53

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

Answer this this question and the succeeding one, only if you do know the course goals.

30 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»0 0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»30 100%
No, the goals are set too high»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 2

- almost too much work with the projects» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)

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

The examination consists of two "duggas", project work and final exam.

30 svarande

No, not at all»0 0%
To some extent»13 43%
Yes, definitely»17 56%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 2.56

- There were no two "duggas" in this caurse» (To some extent)
- I think that the exam didnt fit to what weve learnt. The last theoryquestion was silly and a couple of other questions were not too good. I would have wanted to show what I had been studying.» (To some extent)
- The theory questions was a bit out of context in comparison to the lectures.» (To some extent)
- yes, and beyond.» (Yes, definitely)
- but the theory part in the exam didn"t show whether I"ve reached the goals or not» (Yes, definitely)


Teaching and course administration

12. To what extent have the ordinary lectures been of help for your learning?

30 svarande

Small extent»2 6%
Some extent»4 13%
Large extent»9 30%
Great extent»15 50%

Genomsnitt: 3.23

- Please put everything on internet the first week, I dont like to attend lectures. I learn best by my own.» (Small extent)
- Mycket bra föreläsningar! Precis som Björn Engströms föreläsningar var Mohammad El-Emranis föreläsningar av den typen som man absolut inte ville missa...» (Great extent)
- The lectures were structured very clearly, were understandable and "easy to read". » (Great extent)

13. To what extent has the laboratory work been of help for your learing?

30 svarande

Small extent»1 3%
Some extent»9 30%
Large extent»13 43%
Great extent»7 23%

Genomsnitt: 2.86

- The testing of the steel girder gave a better feeling for the analysis we were doing in ABAQUS and not a least motivation, because ot was quite fun» (Great extent)

14. To what extent has the design task been of help for your learning?

30 svarande

Small extent»0 0%
Some extent»3 10%
Large extent»16 53%
Great extent»11 36%

Genomsnitt: 3.26

- it takes to long time. if you do that good you cant study to the exam. Even though you say that you learn from design tasks it is always better to study old exams and exercises!» (Some extent)
- The design was very helpful, but still I did notlike / did not agree with some simplifications we made in the calculation (buckling of stiffeners or welds). It gives the feeling that the calculation was not correct after all and sometimes does not correspond well to theory which might be confusing» (Large extent)

15. To what extent have the FEM project been of helf for your learning?

30 svarande

Small extent»2 6%
Some extent»10 33%
Large extent»16 53%
Great extent»2 6%

Genomsnitt: 2.6

- The time effort the FEM-project took was not in accordance to the learning outcome.» (Small extent)
- Modeling to complicated and time consuming so there is no time to experiment with the FEM model and play with it to enhance understanding. Make instructions better so we don’,t have to spend so much time modeling and can spend more time thinking about the results.» (Some extent)
- Abaqus always takes to long time and when we know that it doesnt matter when it comes to the exam one dont try to hard in the FE-work. Give us 2 grades and we would try harder regarding Abaqus.» (Some extent)
- A lot of time was spent on the model and trying to understand Abaqus. If there was a little bit more guidence in the beginning more time could have been spent later trying to understand the results.» (Some extent)
- But ín relation to spent work hours the learning outcome was not as good...» (Large extent)
- It was good to have the FEM project, though we spent a lot of time running non-linear analysis and verify and so on which maybe "stole" some time to do the real work. the help questions were indeed very helpful and it was due to them that we finally grasped what we were doing» (Great extent)

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

30 svarande

Small extent»4 13%
Some extent»10 33%
Large extent»8 26%
Great extent»8 26%

Genomsnitt: 2.66

- Jag fick en 4:a i betyg utan att ha öppnat kursboken, så behovet av boken kan kanske ifrågasättas.» (Small extent)
- The book was really bad, and otherwise there were no litterature except power-point slides and that is no good course litterature accorting to me.» (Some extent)
- course material was fine, but i looked only once or twice in the åkesson book.» (Some extent)

17. To what extent has the discussion forum in PingPong been of help for your learning?

30 svarande

Small extent»4 13%
Some extent»4 13%
Large extent»9 30%
Great extent»13 43%

Genomsnitt: 3.03

- PingPong portal has many benefits comparing to the traditional student portal. To count a few of these benefits: The ease of contacting teachers and colleague students, ability to view Q:s and A:s in the forums, more efficient handling of documents and handouts, ....» (Large extent)
- Very good, keep going with this.» (Great extent)
- the possibility to ask questions directly and at any time was very helpful and a motivation. supervision by the teacher and answers were excellent and also the possibility to see other students comments and questions was very helpful» (Great extent)
- This was very good!!» (Great extent)
- PingPong was superb! » (Great extent)
- Very useful forum and Mohammad was very quick in answering questions.» (Great extent)

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

30 svarande

Very badly»0 0%
Rather badly»0 0%
Rather well»5 16%
Very well»25 83%

Genomsnitt: 3.83

- could be better but probably the best so far!» (Rather well)
- Mohammad was very approachable.» (Very well)
- Fungerade verkligen jätte bra!» (Very well)


Study climate

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

30 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Rather poor»0 0%
Rather good»0 0%
Very good»30 100%
I did not seek help»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 4

- I often didnt have to bother Mohammad as some of my questions were alredy answered in the Ping Pong.» (Very good)
- The teacher was quick to answer when asking on pinpong» (Very good)
- Här bör verkligen betonas hur mycket tid och energi, både Mohammad och Reza la ner på att vara så tillgängliga som möjligt. Detta var något som uppskattades väldigt mycket!» (Very good)
- very comitted and helpful teacher. great thanks!» (Very good)
- This pingpong was a great place for asking questions and Muhammad was there all the time.» (Very good)
- That there was opportunity every lesson for asking questions was very good.» (Very good)
- The teachers were always very helpful, both for assignments and questions about the course.» (Very good)

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

30 svarande

Very poorly»1 3%
Rather poorly»1 3%
Rather well»11 36%
Very well»17 56%
I did not seek cooperation»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.46

- Language problems.» (Rather poorly)

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

It is assumed that 50% of the time is used for Steel structures and 50% for another course/other courses.

30 svarande

less than 20%»0 0%
20-40%»0 0%
about 50%»4 13%
60-80%»19 63%
more than 80%»7 23%

Genomsnitt: 4.1

- To much workload at the end of period, the other course suffered.» (60-80%)
- 100% steel, 0% life» (more than 80%)
- Steel structures was (on my part) very much prioritized over the structural dynamics course.» (more than 80%)
- mainly because the other course was not that interesting, but the workload was high as well because of FEM and project work» (more than 80%)

22. How was the course workload?

30 svarande

Too low»0 0%
Low»0 0%
Adequate»6 20%
High»22 73%
Too high»2 6%

Genomsnitt: 3.86

- Taking it all into account, now I"d say so, but when we were working on the FEM-project, it felt like the work load for this compared to the other parts of the course was much too high.» (Adequate)
- The FEM assignment took up a little bit too much time at some points.» (Adequate)
- The abaqus was wery time consuming» (High)
- almosat too high» (High)
- To much workload at the end of period, the other course suffered.» (High)
- Oproportioneligt mycket tid lades på FEM-uppgiften.» (High)
- Med andra ord, som vanligt... man har vant sig vid det här laget...» (High)
- But, I learnt a lot.» (High)
- Mostly i think the FEM-project was the timeconsuming part, and that is something genaral with all FEM-projects done with ABAQUS.» (Too high)


Summarizing questions

23. What is your general impression of the course?

30 svarande

Poor»0 0%
Fair»0 0%
Adequate»2 6%
Good»17 56%
Excellent»11 36%

Genomsnitt: 4.3

- it was much to do but interesting.» (Good)
- The course was quite challenging for me and I consider this very important for both motivation and learning outcome.» (Excellent)
- Inte mycket att säga här... annat än att kursen var mycket, mycket bra!» (Excellent)
- Do, it abaqus has been frustrating some times.» (Excellent)
- One of the best courses, not only for the masters programme but for the entire "Väg och Vatten" programme.» (Excellent)

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

29 svarande

Very small»0 0%
Rather small»0 0%
Rahter high»19 65%
Very high»10 34%

Genomsnitt: 3.34

25. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

- Ping Pong, FEM (but make better), The experiment was interesting, Mohammad.»
- The design task»
- The test of the beam. »
- Pingpong, designtask and fem»
- The bridge project. Very good overveiw of the course.»
- lecture notes, ping-pong, possible costant dialog between teacher and a student»
-
- PING PONG, whole organisation in general (normal lectures, computer lab, consulting time for bridge task)»
- Det är sällan jag är så nöjd med en kurs. Det är steel structures och betongkurserna med Björn Engström, som jag personligen tycker spelar i helt egna ligor i masterprogrammet.»
- the pingpong, the testing, the design task»
- the projects»
- The design task is very good.»
- The examples of exercices of other years.»
- The beam reality test, the bridge projecta»
- fem project but with the better "leaflet" and not different messages from the teachers concerning the analysis methods.»
- ping pong»
- The teacher»
- The layout of the course was excellent and should not be changed. Also the ping pong home page has been great.»
- the Pinpong, the laboratory work, the design task and the course organisation»
- Class Slides on PingPong»

26. What should definitely be changed to next year?

- Make the FEM part better. Maby it would be good to have a dugga with the therory questions before the final exem.»
- Smaller workload. Delete the bridge task or make it smaller.»
- more time with teacher for femlab»
- Better coordination with Hamid before the FEM project starts.»
- The FEM-project. Very much work and very small learning outcome.»
- homeworks should be obligatory (handings without marks)so students would be forced to work more systematic»
-
- if possible, reduce the work load for the FEM project a little...»
-
- for the FEM project, instructions couldhave been a bit clearer to speed up the computation in the non-linear analysis. »
- the book»
- The FEM-task perhaps but i can"t see how though»
- The FEM lab i think it will be more explained before start to work, because at the beginin i didn´,t know "what i was doing".»
- I don"t know»
- Smaller FEM-project»
- A little bit more information and help in the FEM project»
- more importance given to FEM project»
- Fem work»

27. Additional comments

- I want to thank Mohammad for his efforts in this course and his dedication to teaching.»
- Bra kurs och mycket bra och entusiastisk föreläsare. Mohammad är ett föredöme för V-sektionen! Robert Kliger har mycket att lära av Mohammad. Ang. Ping-Pong så fungerade det nog inte som Chalmers trodde. Det som skiljer Ping-Pong från Studentportalen är ju främst att Ping-Pong ger möjlighet för studenterna att kommunicera med varandra och med läraren. Emellertid så har studenterna alltid egna sätt att komunicera med varandra och kommer inte ändra deras sätt bara för att Ping-Pong finns. Vad gäller kommunicationen med läraren så känns email och personlig kontakt mer naturligt än att, t.ex., chatta med läraren. Vad jag tror är att: behovet som Ping-Pong skulle fylla är ett behov som Chalmers tror finns men som i praktiken inte existerar. Studenter behöver inte Ping-Pong för att kommunicera med varandra och lärarnas behov att kommunicera med studenterna tror jag fylls i och med Studieportalen.»
- Very good course but to high workload.»
-
- Mohammad"s efforts for this course and for the students are very much appreciated. One could really see his personal ambitions and that he enyjoyed teaching which at the same time was motivating for me as a student.»
- Måste berömma Mohammad! Tycker att han har gjort ett fantastiskt jobb... Det märks att Mohammad har lagt enormt mycket jobb på att få kursen att bli så bra som den nu blev. Det jag framför allt imponeras av, var möjligheten att få hjälp, både under- och efter skoltid. Vill också passa på att tacka Reza, liksom Mohammad, en mycket trevlig och tillmötesgående person, som hjälpte oss enormt mycket under FEM projektet.»
- Perhaps it sounds like I am rather dissapointed with the course but the thing is that I would like to be able to do more by myself in all courses. I dont like to attend lectures so I would like that all the material is available the first day on the homepage. I must say that Muhammad is a very good teacher, probably the best we have had, together with Björn of course, and this Ping-Pong page was excellent. Thanks for an interesting course!»
- I really like the course and the participation and motivation of the teacher with his students.»
- Muhammed has been a really great teacher and has done a really good job!»
- Fantastic support from Mohammad during the course. Motivated me by showing great interest in the subject and in learing.»
- none»
- The teaching was very clear because Muhammad mixed examples from "real life" with theory.»


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