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High Voltage Engineering MTT035 , MPEPO, HT2008, MTT035

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

26 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		2		7%
Around 20 hours/week»		12		46%
Around 25 hours/week»		7		26%
Around 30 hours/week»		3		11%
At least 35 hours/week»		2		7%

Genomsnitt: 2.65

- Sometimes it was more and sometimes less depending on if we hade to do the home assignment or not.» (Around 20 hours/week)

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

26 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		1		3%
50%»		1		3%
75%»		11		42%
100%»		13		50%

Genomsnitt: 4.38

- More like 85-90%» (75%)
- As Jörgen said that if we attempt on the lectures we we did not need the book, i did not buy the book.» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		0		0%
The goals are difficult to understand»		2		8%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		2		8%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		21		84%

Genomsnitt: 3.76

- Jörgen maid it clear what we should learn. On some lectures he reflected back on the course goals just for us to see what we are supposed to learn, that was realy good.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- sometimes it is hard to really know how much you are expected to be able to write on the theory part. » (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- The goals were perfectly described.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- it is a lot though..» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- The best I have seen. Very clear.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)

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

26 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		1		3%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		21		80%
No, the goals are set too high»		4		15%

Genomsnitt: 2.11

- they are high I think but not too high» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)
- we can not get to such high level in such short teaching period.» (No, the goals are set too high)
- As very often on Electro-courses» (No, the goals are set too high)

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

No, not at all»		1		3%
To some extent»		8		30%
Yes, definitely»		10		38%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		7		26%

Genomsnitt: 2.88

- I have not done the exam get, but we hade a trail exam.» (To some extent)
- tutorial portion was hard to understand in examination» (To some extent)
- Over all in the theory part.» (Yes, definitely)
- But it was tricky and you needed to now all special cases.» (Yes, definitely)

Teaching and course administration

6. How well did you find the course structure?

Very badly»		1		3%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		8		30%
Very well»		17		65%

Genomsnitt: 3.57

- I think it could have been better if we could had had the lectures in the form of a note book, or edited hand book.» (Rather well)
- Interesting lectures, which does not often occur in other courses» (Very well)

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

Small extent»		4		15%
Some extent»		8		30%
Large extent»		9		34%
Great extent»		5		19%

Genomsnitt: 2.57

- As I said, i did not buy the book» (Small extent)
- books in library are not available related to the subject. if few are available then its hard way that book is issued only for few days. every time we can not purchase all the books related and books are very expansive. it is sugested that plentiful books be available and issued to student for whole the quarter.» (Some extent)
- Coursebook was very difficult to understand the rest was good» (Large extent)
- mainly the lectures, tutorials and Lab PM was a help, the book is quite difficult to read» (Large extent)
- Keeping the book, the e-book, the references and adding a course compendium would be great because we could use the time in the lectures to put more attention and think instead of writing a lot.» (Great extent)

8. To what extent has the lectures been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		1		4%
Some extent»		2		8%
Large extent»		6		24%
Great extent»		16		64%

Genomsnitt: 3.48

- no details will be provided in the class by the teacher» (Some extent)
- All the theory that is represented in the course goal I have learned from the lectures.» (Great extent)

9. To what extent has the tutorials been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		1		3%
Large extent»		9		34%
Great extent»		16		61%

Genomsnitt: 3.57

- But have been way to much details in the solving processes! Could reduce the time by half and everybody should still be able to understand!» (Large extent)
- tutorials were really helpul for us and we gained the concept of the subject only in tutorials. but in the exam it was very hard for me to understand the theme of the tutorials» (Large extent)
- Elisabeth has been great on the tutorials.» (Great extent)
- Elisabeth are always very well prepared and explain things really good!» (Great extent)
- elisabet is very good at the tutorials» (Great extent)
- The tutorials were solved very clearly and in a very structured way, that helped me a lot when reviewing them.» (Great extent)
- But it should be much better with solutions on the webpage as well» (Great extent)

10. To what extent has the laboratory exercises been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		4		15%
Large extent»		11		42%
Great extent»		11		42%

Genomsnitt: 3.26

- Labs were to long and boring. Actually during the labs I did´,t understand what I supposed to do. Nothing happened, some sparks and that´,s it.» (Some extent)
- It was my fault not to prepared my self for the lab, not the course material.» (Some extent)
- the things that we learned on the lectures and tutorials we could use in practical» (Large extent)
- It was a little bit difficult with the second lab since we had not gone through the reflections before we had it» (Large extent)
- the lab-pms could be better» (Large extent)
- Sometimes it is a little bit unclear what we are doing in the lab because we have not seen that in the lectures yet, but the lab assistants helped a lot to make things clear, may be this is true only for some of us because the people that took labs later they definitely had seen this things before.» (Large extent)
- This was the better part of the course. Laboratories should be kept for future master students. » (Great extent)

11. To what extent has the trial exam been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		8		30%
Some extent»		4		15%
Large extent»		11		42%
Great extent»		3		11%

Genomsnitt: 2.34

- I didn´,t do it since I had a trainticket at that time..» (Small extent)
- trial exams makes one to studie. But the time was little short, and i did not like when some people comes made them do the exam anyway bcause it distract my concentration.» (Large extent)
- It made me start to calculate on my own early» (Large extent)
- I did a re-exam of the electric fields in march-april and therefore had no problems with the electric field calculations, got a full score on the trial exam :)» (Large extent)
- Most of all it helped to gain consciousness on that we have keeo studying during the whole quarter.» (Great extent)

12. To what extent has it been useful to use ebooks as a complement to the course text book?

Small extent»		14		53%
Some extent»		8		30%
Large extent»		1		3%
Great extent»		3		11%

Genomsnitt: 1.73

- we just needed the ebook for a home assignment» (Small extent)
- havent needed extra litterature» (Small extent)
- I am not a book person..» (Small extent)
- book related is very difficult» (Small extent)
- just read some pieces.» (Small extent)
- I think they are helpful not only during the course, but in the future they will be a very good reference.» (Great extent)

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

Very badly»		3		11%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		8		30%
Very well»		15		57%

Genomsnitt: 3.34

- It"s kind of messy. There should be more folders in order to keep organised the information provided.» (Rather well)
- jörgen is good» (Very well)
- I like a lot that there is not a lot of folders in the "Shared files" part because I can easily see which documents I already have.» (Very well)

14. How well did you find that the course lectures were mostly given without Powerpoint files/OH slides?

Very badly»		2		7%
Rather badly»		1		3%
Rather well»		9		34%
Very well»		14		53%

Genomsnitt: 3.34

- Power point would help to concentrate on what the professor try to convey rather than in copying what he is writting. With power point professor would have more time to make more useful comments about the lecture and will help students to take notes of it. However, the point of the professor is valid. Copying from the board will help students to keep "awaken".» (Rather well)
- I like a lot when the teacher is active and writes notes on the board, but may be a balance would be better because sometimes one focus a lot on copying instead of really thinking and learning about the new material, that is why a compendium would be great.» (Rather well)
- It works better for me, I learn more when the blackboard is used. » (Very well)
- It is very good when teachers write a lot on the black board. You write those things yourself and then you learn more. Powerpoint is not good, (only for showing pictures and graphs).» (Very well)
- Only OH for some small things that are hard to describe otherwise. Good. I hate OH!» (Very well)

15. How well did the teachers prepare they lectures overall?

Very badly»		1		3%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		7		26%
Very well»		18		69%

Genomsnitt: 3.61

- Lectures are very well complemented by tutorials.» (Very well)
- Jörgen is great! He makes it intersetning and easy to follow.» (Very well)
- Jörgen nows his shit! :)» (Very well)
- I think both prepared they lectures very well, and every time, I am very thankful for that.» (Very well)
- Both Jörgen and Elisabeth were prepared! » (Very well)

16. Did you go to the teahers office during the time allocated for questions? Why/why not?

Yes»		12		46%
No»		14		53%

Genomsnitt: 1.53

- Both Jörgen and Elisabeth have been helpful every time I visit they office.» (Yes)
- i foud them very cooperative.» (Yes)
- once before the exam, didn"t need more, could ask during breaks» (Yes)
- time is allocated very late.» (No)
- I don"t know exactly why, maybe because book materials, lectures and tutorials make everything so clear that it is not necessary to go to professors and ask. Even though I consider a very good help to have access to professors whenever I have any doubt.» (No)
- not a good time for me, went there during other hours...» (No)
- the materials are described well during lectures, tutorials and labs..... there"s still confusions which i discussed with other students and that seems enough.» (No)
- But it was good to have the opportunety to do so.» (No)
- Because I think that the time in between lectures was enough for my questions, and since some of the concepts are seen in the lecture and in the tutorial as well there is plenty of opportunities to make them clear.» (No)
- Didn´,t know there were any, but I asked questions at other moments» (No)
- i can get at any time and ofcourse via email» (No)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		1		3%
Rather poor»		0		0%
Rather good»		6		23%
Very good»		17		65%
I did not seek help»		2		7%

Genomsnitt: 3.73

- I got help when I needed.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		2		7%
Rather poorly»		1		3%
Rather well»		13		50%
Very well»		10		38%
I did not seek cooperation»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.19

- hard to cooperate with foregn students, they study in a different way, some work very hard ond some are very layze» (Rather well)
- We did manage to cooperate for the handouts before laborations. I study on my own. » (Rather well)

19. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		3%
Adequate»		12		46%
High»		11		42%
Too high»		2		7%

Genomsnitt: 3.53

- Managable but hard to have time for personal training as always when studying at Chalmers.» (High)
- Too much reading definitely, but still interesting I still have some material that I will read for the holy days. » (Too high)

20. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		3%
Adequate»		8		30%
High»		8		30%
Too high»		9		34%

Genomsnitt: 3.96

- May be because of the combination of courses that the Master program offers (I mean, Power electronics and high voltage), but I think is worth it.» (Too high)
- Didn"t have time to count during the period because of preparations for laborations.» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

21. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		1		3%
Fair»		0		0%
Adequate»		0		0%
Good»		14		53%
Excellent»		11		42%

Genomsnitt: 4.3

- Booth Jörgen and Elisabeth are very well prepared and seems to enjoy teaching the course. » (Excellent)
- good lectures and tutorials is the most essential thing.» (Excellent)
- Very interesting. » (Excellent)

22. How well did the student representatives work?

Very badly»		3		14%
Rather badly»		3		14%
Rather well»		9		42%
Very well»		6		28%

Genomsnitt: 2.85

- I do not know him at all.» (?)
- I didn"t have contact with them» (?)
- I dont know» (?)
- Don"t know. Didn"t read the comments. » (?)
- I do not know, i have not contact them.» (Rather badly)

23. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

24. What should definitely be changed to next year?

25. Additional comments