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Applied mechatronics, SSY155, VT2009

Your own effort

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

26 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		8		30%
Around 20 hours/week»		13		50%
Around 25 hours/week»		5		19%
Around 30 hours/week»		0		0%
At least 35 hours/week»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.88

- During assignments - a LOT more!» (Around 20 hours/week)
- The course was pretty time consuming, at least for students from M» (Around 25 hours/week)

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

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0%»		1		3%
25%»		3		11%
50%»		3		11%
75%»		12		46%
100%»		7		26%

Genomsnitt: 3.8

- Attended almost all lectures but only two problem solving sessions» (50%)
- I would have gone to more if I could, but I had other things to attend» (50%)
- Didn"t go to all the problem solving sessions» (75%)
- As much as I could» (75%)
- I was helping during Charm. Some of the helpsessions was just to busy and crowded.» (75%)
- The quality of the lectures were somewhat changing. Some lectures were quite good while other felt badly prepared, mainly the microcontroller lecture which can be improved.» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		5		19%
The goals are difficult to understand»		1		3%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		10		38%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		10		38%

Genomsnitt: 2.96

- I felt very ambigious, you didn"t really know what was important in the course.» (I have not seen/read the goals)
- Dont really remeber them» (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)

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

24 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		5		20%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		17		70%
No, the goals are set too high»		2		8%

Genomsnitt: 1.87

- I think this goals are set to low for students from the Z program. It felt more like a repetition then an extention of our prior knowledge. If this had been made clearer in the presentation of the course I would have choosen another course instead.» (No, the goals are set too low)
- I don"t realy know, as I am not quite sure about the goals» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)
- Some repetition would be good» (No, the goals are set too high)
- Mechatronics is so big that it"s not possible to do anything but an overview in only one course.» (No, the goals are set too high)

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

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		12		48%
Yes, definitely»		8		32%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		5		20%

Genomsnitt: 2.72

- mechatronics is such a wide area, so it is difficult to include everything in the exam.» (To some extent)
- I don"t know (what are the goals??)» (To some extent)
- Question could have been more normalized. There were a question of a part which has not been introduced that much during the course or problem solving sessions» (To some extent)
- Could have been improved and more clear» (To some extent)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		7		26%
Some extent»		10		38%
Large extent»		9		34%
Great extent»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.07

- The lectures were confusing» (Small extent)
- it would be great if the exercise teachers were prepared for the exercises!» (Small extent)
- The lectures were mostly an overview of the topics. Since I have taken the course "Systemkonstruktion" these lectures were to large extent repetition to me.» (Some extent)
- Materials could have been covered from a more application based view. » (Some extent)

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

Small extent»		3		12%
Some extent»		7		28%
Large extent»		14		56%
Great extent»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 2.52

- The book was to expensive. I had it as a pdf but didnt read that much.» (Small extent)
- The book was very detailed and you didn"t know what to focus on.» (Some extent)
- I have mostly learned from the litterature.» (Large extent)

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

Very badly»		3		12%
Rather badly»		5		20%
Rather well»		15		60%
Very well»		2		8%

Genomsnitt: 2.64

- The second lab was never announced on the webpage. I found out where to sign up for it from people attending another class doing the same lab. Thats really mot the best way!! And Jonas was surprised that not everyone knew about it!» (Very badly)
- worst ever!» (Very badly)
- No feedback» (Rather badly)
- There was some problem with the planing and organization all through the course. A better anouncement of lab2 had been useful. Lab 2 was before lab1 which wasn"t obvious for me, but maybe I just thinks irrational. » (Rather badly)
- The registration for Lab 2 was very fuzzy. could be improved» (Rather badly)
- More news need to be put on the homepage» (Rather badly)
- All recommended exercises should have been stated in the beginning of the course.» (Rather well)
- I think the information was not as good as it could have been during the startup but i got better later on.» (Rather well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		2		8%
Rather good»		10		40%
Very good»		10		40%
I did not seek help»		3		12%

Genomsnitt: 3.56

- It was always possible to come up to you and ask, however there were not enough helpoppurtunities on the computerexercises» (Rather poor)
- We had good opportunities. But often the advisers did not know the answer.» (Rather good)
- Excercises were a good oppotunity to ask questions, as well as at Nikolce"s visiting hours. I tried to ask in mail sometimes and it didn"t work.» (Rather good)
- To many people and crowded during some of the sessions.» (Rather good)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		0		0%
Rather well»		4		16%
Very well»		21		84%
I did not seek cooperation»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.84

- I like the international climate and the opportunity to work with students from other cultures.» (Very well)
- because it was the best way, nor much help from teachers» (Very well)

11. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		5		20%
Adequate»		12		48%
High»		8		32%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.12

- Felt mostly like repetition from other courses.» (Low)

12. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		3		12%
Adequate»		12		48%
High»		10		40%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.28

Summarizing questions

13. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		1		4%
Fair»		4		16%
Adequate»		7		28%
Good»		12		48%
Excellent»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 3.32

- I was dissapointed of the level of the course. It was somewhat uneven, I was expecting a higher level.» (Fair)
- I would have said Good if it had been harder. I understand that the students come from a multitude of backgrounds but either make sure that students have the necessary prerequisites or warn overqualified students that the course will be easy.» (Adequate)
- Too bad the company visit was canceled. It was tuffer for us who had truck/bus to get good data for simulation - ex. gearbox etc» (Adequate)
- I have missed the implementation aspects in the control courses I have taken. This course helped me understand these implementation aspects better!» (Good)
- very good course for a Z-engineer» (Excellent)

14. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

15. What should definitely be changed to next year?

16. Additional comments