Visa resultat

Algorithms for machine learning and inference, Lp3 Vt09, TDA231

Your own effort

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

23 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		7		30%
Around 20 hours/week»		10		43%
Around 25 hours/week»		3		13%
Around 30 hours/week»		1		4%
At least 35 hours/week»		2		8%

Genomsnitt: 2.17

- For me this course was very demanding to pass» (Around 25 hours/week)
- spend more time on understanding the question and the feedbacks» (Around 25 hours/week)

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

23 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		2		8%
75%»		12		52%
100%»		9		39%

Genomsnitt: 4.3

- It went very fast with so much to see. I would have prefer to see less many things and study deeper fewre subjects.» (75%)
- CHARM and similar things got in the way.» (75%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		1		4%
The goals are difficult to understand»		2		8%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		7		30%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		13		56%

Genomsnitt: 3.39

- The topics are clearly separated and described, and the requirements (exercises + project) are clearly described.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)

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

22 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		18		81%
No, the goals are set too high»		4		18%

Genomsnitt: 2.18

- Although it was reasonable it was still very challenging» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)
- The option to write a course summary is ingenious, I wish more people had come up with that idea. You have to learn the whole course and you are not able to skip any of it like if studying for an exam. In addition, because you write the things you have learned down, you will learn them much better than if studying for an exam (and forgetting it right afterwards).» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)
- There should be required courses (not just recommended) to have taken before this course!» (No, the goals are set too high)

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

No, not at all»		1		4%
To some extent»		7		31%
Yes, definitely»		9		40%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		5		22%

Genomsnitt: 2.81

- It is good to have another kind of examination than a written test. It more original.» (To some extent)
- Big focus on theory and less on the practical side.» (To some extent)
- See answer to 4. Really really good.» (Yes, definitely)
- I think that the tuple (theoretical exercises and project is perfect for this kind of subject. The exercises make us check if we really understood the lecture and the project gives the oportunity to go deeper in a subject of our choice.» (Yes, definitely)
- Think the examination procedure is good» (I don"t know/have not been examined yet)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		3		13%
Some extent»		4		17%
Large extent»		7		30%
Great extent»		9		39%

Genomsnitt: 2.95

- Since english is not Peters (or most of ours) mother tongue it is a little difficult to understand at some times. Perhaps to hand out a tutorial/cheat sheet which explains the course and the different words used? Of course this should be handed out at the first lecture.» (Some extent)
- The lecture where clear and well organized which gives us the feeling that we know where we are going and help structure our knowledge.» (Large extent)
- Very helpful feedback by email on the exercises.» (Great extent)
- Great lectures, and, even better, superb lecture notes.» (Great extent)

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

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		6		26%
Large extent»		12		52%
Great extent»		5		21%

Genomsnitt: 2.95

- I had to refer to the book for some minor problems in understanding, but beyond that, it was not widely used. The main reason behind that was that the lecture notes were so good that there were no need for complementary material.» (Some extent)
- book was good, slides and things on the board terrible, they were different all the time, board was to much writing every time» (Large extent)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		9		39%
Very well»		14		60%

Genomsnitt: 3.6

- Web page was updated very frequently, and always promptly after lectures.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		2		8%
Rather good»		3		13%
Very good»		17		73%
I did not seek help»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 3.73

- Workshops where your could get help (larger groups) with the homework would have been good. Especially to make sure that everyone understands the questions.» (Rather poor)
- I did not seek help, but the idea of having special time set aside for asking questions was good.» (I did not seek help)

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

Very poorly»		1		4%
Rather poorly»		1		4%
Rather well»		10		43%
Very well»		7		30%
I did not seek cooperation»		4		17%

Genomsnitt: 3.52

- Well, but I only cooperated with one whom I knew from before.» (Very well)

11. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		4%
Adequate»		9		39%
High»		12		52%
Too high»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 3.56

- It was high but I think this is good for the student to learn» (High)
- Especially the course summary requires a lot of work. This in combination with the exercises makes the work load quite big, especially at the end of the period.» (High)

12. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		6		26%
High»		9		39%
Too high»		8		34%

Genomsnitt: 4.08

- There is very much work for the exam period and much less in regular exercises.» (High)
- I"m doing a master"s thesis simultaneously, so it should be "Very very high". But just the two courses added together makes for a "High".» (High)
- I made the mistake to take too many course this time. But the workload for each course was fine.» (High)
- Took 3 courses where there where a project so time was limited for the most, and the timing with the schedule of the exercises for this course was kinda colliding with my other work that had to hand in the days before» (Too high)
- Due to one extra course, has nothing to do with this course» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

13. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		4		17%
Adequate»		3		13%
Good»		5		21%
Excellent»		11		47%

Genomsnitt: 4

- I really enjoyed this course as an Introduction. I regret that there was not enough time to study more deeply some of the subject. Perhaps it would be worth considering to have this course last two quarter, or made an "advanced" version like it"s done for the algorithm course.» (Good)
- I was surprised in a good way.» (Good)
- I liked it. Very challenging, but kinda satisfying if you pass it. Although it was kinda theoretical» (Excellent)
- Very good. Think about making this course compulsory (or at least part of) the CAS master programme. I learned a lot of things here that would have been good to know when reading neural networks or Wahde"s course, for example.» (Excellent)

14. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

15. What should definitely be changed to next year?

16. Additional comments