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Course evaluation, VSM014 Finite element method - Applications

Status: Avslutad
Öppen för svar: 2009-03-25 - 2010-09-02
Antal svar: 33
Procent av deltagarna som svarat: 42%
Kontaktperson: Fredrik Larsson»
Utbildningsprogram som genomför enkäten: Chalmers

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 over the entire study period.

32 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»3 9%
Around 20 hours/week»13 40%
Around 25 hours/week»7 21%
Around 30 hours/week»8 25%
At least 35 hours/week»1 3%

Genomsnitt: 2.71

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

33 svarande

0%»0 0%
25%»0 0%
50%»2 6%
75%»7 21%
100%»24 72%

Genomsnitt: 4.66

- it is not 100% but around 90%.» (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. How understandable are the course goals?

33 svarande

I have not seen/read the goals»3 9%
The goals are difficult to understand»1 3%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»6 18%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»23 69%

Genomsnitt: 3.48

4. 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.

31 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»4 12%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»27 87%
No, the goals are set too high»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 1.87

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

31 svarande

No, not at all»0 0%
To some extent»17 54%
Yes, definitely»13 41%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»1 3%

Genomsnitt: 2.48

Teaching and course administration

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

33 svarande

Small extent»1 3%
Some extent»6 18%
Large extent»15 45%
Great extent»11 33%

Genomsnitt: 3.09

- The lectures were too theoretical, too many equations of which it is not clear how to implement/use them, which should be the goal of the course. Maybe it would be good if in the lectures some practical examples would be treated, this would also help for the projects.» (Some extent)
- Fredrik is so far the best teacher I have ever had!» (Great extent)

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

33 svarande

Small extent»0 0%
Some extent»6 18%
Large extent»18 54%
Great extent»9 27%

Genomsnitt: 3.09

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

33 svarande

Very badly»0 0%
Rather badly»0 0%
Rather well»17 51%
Very well»16 48%

Genomsnitt: 3.48

Study climate

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

33 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Rather poor»5 15%
Rather good»9 27%
Very good»19 57%
I did not seek help»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.42

- The exercise class, which Jim was responsible for, were very crowded and the opportunity to ask question was not sufficient. There were a long queue every time for asking question, and sometimes we could not ask even one question. » (Rather poor)
- The project teachers were very helpful.» (Very good)

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

33 svarande

Very poorly»0 0%
Rather poorly»1 3%
Rather well»6 18%
Very well»26 78%
I did not seek cooperation»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.75

11. How was the course workload?

33 svarande

Too low»0 0%
Low»1 3%
Adequate»22 66%
High»10 30%
Too high»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.27

- The projects were quit time consuming, but the exam was rather easy.» (Adequate)

12. How was the total workload this study period?

33 svarande

Too low»0 0%
Low»1 3%
Adequate»9 27%
High»12 36%
Too high»11 33%

Genomsnitt: 4

- Took a paralell MTS-course = low workload.» (Low)

Examination

The examination of the course consisted of three computer assignments, one mandatory lab and one final written exam.

13. How was the workload in CA1: Mechanical analysis of the hoover dam?

33 svarande

Too low»0 0%
Low»1 3%
Adequate»24 72%
High»8 24%
Too high»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.21

14. To what extent was CA1 interesting and helpful for learning the topic?

33 svarande

Small/no extent»0 0%
Some extent»8 24%
Large extent»21 63%
Great extent»4 12%

Genomsnitt: 2.87

- The transient analysis of the dam didnt feel meaningful. Perhaps a problem that is easier to relate to would be better.» (Some extent)

15. How was the workload in CA2: Elasto-plastic analysis of a cantilever using total deformation theory?

33 svarande

Too low»0 0%
Low»1 3%
Adequate»11 33%
High»19 57%
Too high»2 6%

Genomsnitt: 3.66

- Students of mechanical engineering were somehow familiar with numerical method since they had a course about them, but for civil engineering students lectures on numerical methods were too fast. » (High)

16. To what extent was CA2 interesting and helpful for learning the topic?

33 svarande

Small/no extent»0 0%
Some extent»7 21%
Large extent»21 63%
Great extent»5 15%

Genomsnitt: 2.93

17. How was the workloda in CA3: Stress and buckling analysis of thin-walled steel plate?

33 svarande

Too low»0 0%
Low»3 9%
Adequate»17 51%
High»13 39%
Too high»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.3

18. To what extent was CA3 interesting and helpful for learning the topic?

33 svarande

Small/no extent»0 0%
Some extent»8 24%
Large extent»19 57%
Great extent»6 18%

Genomsnitt: 2.93

19. To what extent was the mandatory lab with ABAQUS interesting and helpful for learning the topic?

33 svarande

Small/no extent»12 36%
Some extent»15 45%
Large extent»4 12%
Great extent»2 6%

Genomsnitt: 1.87

- Maybe the last CA could be in Abaqus so it becomes more "applications".» (Small/no extent)
- Very little time to finish the assignment. I had to rush it and didn"t remember anything afterwards.» (Some extent)
- Hamid is a mess, It feels like it is too little time with just 2 hours in the computer room. One good thing would be to make an assignment in ABAQUS so that we get a chance to learn it.» (Some extent)
- indeed interesting but the session could indeed be improved and also longer.» (Some extent)
- Fun to try a comercial application.» (Great extent)

20. How was the level of the written exam in terms of difficulty?

32 svarande

Too low»0 0%
Low»1 3%
Adequate»19 59%
High»8 25%
Too High»4 12%

Genomsnitt: 3.46

- Not difficult, but maybe for a course like this also not so relevant, because implementing FEM is what this course is about?» (Low)
- the hardest Ive ever done. It didnt really connect to the assignments as in the basic course» (Too High)

Summarizing questions

21. What is your general impression of the course?

33 svarande

Poor»0 0%
Fair»2 6%
Adequate»7 21%
Good»17 51%
Excellent»7 21%

Genomsnitt: 3.87

- Too hard to reach good grade. If I don"t get every point on the projects i have to take 100% on the exam. » (Adequate)
- I feel that there was a lot of repetitions for us MPAME-students. I felt that the only new thing was buckling analysis.» (Adequate)
- Great teatchers..» (Excellent)
- It was one of the best(& difficult) courses I have taken. It is really an advanced course.» (Excellent)

22. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

- The teatchers..»
- The CA are very good.»
- CA"s, Abaqus lab»
- I think most of the course should be preserved»
- The three project works.»
- Computer assignments, Abaqus, old exams on the course homepage. »
- CA2 and abaqus lab»
- The computer assignments»
- assignments»
- The computer assignments»
- Both the instructor(Fredrik) and the supervisors are certainly super capable of handling the course via lectures, supervision and in every aspect. So, the intiation(valour)of the teachers and almost everything should be presreved.»
- Fredirk Larsson and the second computer assignment. »
- Fredrik, Jim and the whole course»
- Projects and grading system.»
- For the applied mechanics program this cource should be before material mechanincs. didn´,t learn very much new...»

23. What should definitely be changed to next year?

- The name "Application"..Or have more application in the course, mabey CA3 made in ABAQUS»
- More help for the projects, both in the computer classes and with examples in the lectures.»
- I think that the Abaqus lab is useless. It would be mouch better to have the last CA in Abaqus and this one could be involved in some of the previous CA.»
- Maybe switch one of the CA"s to an assignment with questions closer to the written exam.»
- I can"t think of anything»
- gradings. 3=40% 4=60% 5=80%»
- Transient analysis lab»
- Make the ABAQUS session a larger piece of the course or take it away completely.»
- the layout of the exam. it was like a totally different subject than the assignments»
- Lecturing: Instead of going through the formulas and to large extent rewriting the books on the blackboard it would be more beneficial to explain the underlying physics and explain how FEM works in words with parallells to real life.»
- As for me ,lectures were given a bit faster. I mean the lectures could have been given for 1.5 months instead of covering them in just 1 month.»
- The ABAQUS part. Make an ABAQUS assignment instead.»
- As this course is common between some master programs, many students attend the course. Therefore, sufficient number of assistants is needed.»

24. Additional comments

- Very good course, I have learned a lot..»
- A guest lecture could be added for introducing the FEM application in vehicle crash analysis and in human body modeling.»
- Fredrik is one of the best teachers I have had at Chalmers during my hole education.»
- I think more extensive lab with Abaqus is required in a FEM course»
- Very good course in general!»
- good going though, once again»
- I just have admiration to Frdrick & the supervisors for the unlimited helps I have got.»
- Fredrik is a great teacher. THANK YOU ALL FOR A LOVELY COURSE!»

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