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Optimization Course Evaluation, TMA947

General

1. To which university are you enrolled?

Chalmers»		14		73%
University of Gothenburg»		5		26%

Genomsnitt: 1.26

Your own effort

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

19 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		7		36%
Around 20 hours/week»		7		36%
Around 25 hours/week»		4		21%
Around 30 hours/week»		1		5%
At least 35 hours/week»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.94

- Just getting started (4th of december)» (At most 15 hours/week)
- I had to drop the course after few weeks due to having 2 other courses» (Around 20 hours/week)
- Good level of the course - not too heavy and also very much material and a good book.» (Around 30 hours/week)

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

19 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		2		10%
75%»		8		42%
100%»		9		47%

Genomsnitt: 4.36

- Scheduling conflicts» (50%)
- Slides avaliable on the webpage is great (and nececcary when using slides...)» (75%)
- home sick :(» (75%)
- I"ve attended all the exercises sessions and as far as the lectures are concerned, I"ve skipped two of them.» (75%)
- dtto» (100%)
- except 2 lectures» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

4. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		4		21%
The goals are difficult to understand»		2		10%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		4		21%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		9		47%

Genomsnitt: 2.94

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

16 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		12		75%
No, the goals are set too high»		4		25%

Genomsnitt: 2.25

- I have studied quite a lot of math before this course though, in general the course is quite large» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)
- the course should be split in two or the vredits sould be 15hp.» (No, the goals are set too high)
- Med en bakgrund från data istället för matte så var stora delar av matten väl avancerad jämfört med dom ganska dåliga förkunskaper man har med sig...» (No, the goals are set too high)

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

No, not at all»		2		12%
To some extent»		3		18%
Yes, definitely»		2		12%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		9		56%

Genomsnitt: 3.12

- The labs were good, not too hard but helped you to understand! I have looked at the old exams and they seem to be much harder than the exercises we have done during the course, that is bad.» (I don"t know/have not been examined yet)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		3		15%
Some extent»		7		36%
Large extent»		8		42%
Great extent»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 2.36

- Föreläsningarna var för teoretiska för att jag skulle hänga med till stora delar. Kanske beroende på dåliga förkunskaper...» (Small extent)
- Well, the book (obviously) are quite similar to the lectures, but they are still good to attend.» (Some extent)
- A bit focused on theoretical parts and not in sync with exercises some weeks» (Some extent)
- Michael is a very good lecturer. However, I do not really care for powerpoint slides in a mathematics course.» (Some extent)
- Jga tyckte att föreläsningarna var väldigt ostrukturerade, det fanns ingen röd tråd alls. Det hade varit bra om föreläsningarna och övningarna hade hängt ihop lite mer. Nu heter de samma sak men de tar inte upp samma sak och man får inte lära sig på föreläsningarna hur man ska lösa övningarna vilket egentligen borde vara huvudmålet. Det är också dumt med färdiga powerpointbilder eftersom det då är lätt för föreläsaren att bara läsa vad som står där istället för att förklara plus att det går väldigt fort när läraren inte behöver skriva något på tavlan så det är svårare att hänga med.» (Some extent)
- I personally think popwerpoint is not the best choice for lectures, especially not in math. If I want to read text I can read in the book, in lectures I want to see how its all built up and get an alternative way of think thinking. I understand that if powerpoint was not used in this course there wouldnt be enough time but thats only on more reason to expand it or slpit it.» (Some extent)
- Sometimes you might want to have it different formulated than in the book, that"s the problem when the teacher has written the book...» (Large extent)

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

Totalt:

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		1		5%
Large extent»		5		26%
Great extent»		13		68%

Genomsnitt: 3.63

Fördelat på olika grupper:

Adam"s group: (9 st)

Small extent		0		0%
Some extent		1		11%
Large extent		3		33%
Great extent		5		55%

Genomsnitt: 3.44

- Mycket bättre struktur här än på föreläsningarna, men det kanske hade varit bra med lite tid till frågor också. (men hade behövts att det finns svar till övningarna på hemsidan i så fall, vilket det var synd att det inte fanns) » (Large extent)
- Very good exercises!!» (Great extent)
- Adam and Peter have both been very good teaching assistans» (Great extent)
- Väldigt bra räkneövningar! Utan dom hade jag inte förstått ett skit...» (Great extent)

Peter"s group: (10 st)

Small extent		0		0%
Some extent		0		0%
Large extent		2		20%
Great extent		8		80%

Genomsnitt: 3.8

- Peter does a great job, a bit quick sometimes but always sympathetic.» (Large extent)
- Peter"s taken interest in us actually learning the material. Good.» (Great extent)
- Great help, here I saw waht to do. If there would be more examples like the exercises in the lectures it would be easier to connect the theory with the problems. There was too big of a gap between the lectures and the exercises I think.» (Great extent)
- Really good exercises sessions, pointing towards the most important things, very good done, very helpful! » (Great extent)

9. To what extent has the modelling assignments and computer exercises been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		1		5%
Some extent»		8		42%
Large extent»		5		26%
Great extent»		5		26%

Genomsnitt: 2.73

- The project is not theoretically advanced but still takes a lot of time due to all variables and so on. Might be realistic, but could involve a bit more advanced material and less indices.» (Some extent)
- First part of the project is unnecessarily hard - especially since each of the plants, mines etc. do not really contribute to the learning process - One can realize the extensions even though the example is small and quick. This needs to be adressed. On the other hand - the readymade model was very easy to interpret - and maybe it should more be the focus of the project to actually be able to write a smaller model in AMPL instead of making a semigood one but large and without the programming.» (Some extent)
- Det var första delen av projektet som var bra. På de andra skulle man ju bara klicka på saker och se vad det blev för svar, inte roligt och inte lärorikt. Sedan kunde man ju inte fråga på de inlagda labbtiderna eftersom ledarna hade fullt upp med att förhöra folk hela tiden.» (Some extent)
- The modelling assignment could have been more inspiring if it wouldn"t have been so big.» (Large extent)

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

Small extent»		1		5%
Some extent»		3		16%
Large extent»		11		61%
Great extent»		3		16%

Genomsnitt: 2.88

- Still getting started, but the book is good, at least if you have time to read it from the beginning.» (Some extent)
- The book is good and well organized.» (Large extent)
- Man får ju lära sig genom boken eftersom man inte hinner med på föreläsningarna men eftersom de båda har samma upplägg så finns det ingen röd tråd i boken heller.» (Large extent)
- Very good course book that deserves all the credit for being easy to understand and not too tedious in its theoretical parts - fast and easy proofs that explain the reasoning for a "mathematical layman"» (Great extent)

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

Very badly»		1		5%
Rather badly»		3		16%
Rather well»		8		44%
Very well»		6		33%

Genomsnitt: 3.05

- Hade gärna sett lite mer och tydligare information på hemsidan om vad som händer, när det händer, och vad som är förändrat.» (Rather badly)
- Everything was easy to find. The only thing missing was a newsfeed with recent news from the reachers (eg. cancelled class dec 4th)» (Rather well)
- Semi good performance, the information about moved lectures maybe should be on the top of the webpage (if it even was there on the page).» (Rather well)
- Det är lite konstigt att man ska behöva trycka på något för att se om det har kommit upp ny viktig införmation, det borde synas direkt när man kommer in på hemsidan. Jag har inte hittat någon lista på vilka delar av boken som ingår, det hade varit bra.» (Rather well)
- All material is there. Really good.» (Very well)

Study climate

12. How were the opportunities for asking questions and getting help in the exercise sessions?

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		2		10%
Rather good»		4		21%
Very good»		11		57%
I did not seek help»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 3.68

- Not a lot of time besides the time for the presentation of the exercises - not really any questions on other matters - since the exercises were pretty fast and focused on those exercises.» (Rather poor)
- Fanns inte riktigt tid till det.» (Rather poor)
- You could get help during the break, but maybe there should be some time to only do exercises individually and ask for help (but not instead of these exercises we had, in that case as an extra session).» (Rather good)
- as far as i can tell» (Very good)

13. How were the opportunities for asking questions during the lectures?

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		5		26%
Rather good»		9		47%
Very good»		5		26%

Genomsnitt: 3

- Som en vanlig föreläsning.» (Rather good)
- Always a welcoming attitude and not condescending - which is a must for stimulating the learning environment - good job!» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		1		5%
Rather poorly»		1		5%
Rather well»		7		36%
Very well»		7		36%
I work alone»		3		15%

Genomsnitt: 3.52

- I didn"t know many persons in the group and work by myself. But I like working on my own, so it was my own choice.» (Rather poorly)

15. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		8		44%
High»		5		27%
Too high»		5		27%

Genomsnitt: 3.83

- Just about right!» (Adequate)
- Onödigt med alla dessa projekt och labbar. Hade varit bättre med fler övningar istället.» (Too high)
- As I wrote before, the course is a bit to "big", the contents is good, but too much for 7.5hp. Epecially when compared to other courses.» (Too high)

16. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		2		11%
Adequate»		7		38%
High»		6		33%
Too high»		3		16%

Genomsnitt: 3.55

- Just about right - this is actually bearable - compared to the first 3 years at TKTFY.» (Adequate)

Summarizing questions

17. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		3		15%
Adequate»		1		5%
Good»		11		57%
Excellent»		4		21%

Genomsnitt: 3.84

- svårt. föresläsningarna förutsätter mkt förkunskaper och går väldigt fort fram med mkt teori» (Fair)
- Det har varit en rörig kurs tyvärr.» (Fair)
- hard but fun» (Good)
- The course covers a great deal of optimization and should be a course on the bachelors level instead of masters - since it contains very many applicable subjects and interesting implications, in both a theoretical and practical sense - i.e. something someone - like me - with an interest in mathematics with applications would greatly appreciate.» (Good)
- Not my favourite kind of subject why I will not rate the course as excellent. However, I think that all parties involved have done a very good job and they have certainly been able to make the subject interesting and inspire at least me into learning» (Good)
- Really interesting field.» (Excellent)

18. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

19. What should definitely be changed to next year?

20. Additional comments