ENKÄTER

Utvärderingar

Aktuella utvärderingar
Administrera
Hjälpsida

Visa resultat

Här kan se resultatet från utvärderingen och exportera statistiken till ett annat program. Det går också att göra en enkel filtrering genom att klicka på svarsalternativen och kommentarerna eller en avancerad filtrering genom att använda knappen längst ned.

1011-2 Databases, TDA357/DIT620

Status: Avslutad
Öppen för svar: 2010-12-17 - 2011-01-23
Antal svar: 50
Procent av deltagarna som svarat: 30%
Kontaktperson: Börje Johansson»
Utbildningsprogram som genomför enkäten: Informationsteknik 300 hp

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.

50 svarande

At most 15 hours/week» 15 30%

Around 20 hours/week» 20 40%

Around 25 hours/week» 13 26%

Around 30 hours/week» 1 2%

At least 35 hours/week» 1 2%

Genomsnitt: 2.06

- Droped the course after 2 weeks!» (At most 15 hours/week)

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

50 svarande

0%» 2 4%

25%» 12 24%

50%» 12 24%

75%» 18 36%

100%» 6 12%

Genomsnitt: 3.28

- took three courses this period so had a lot of collisions» (25%)
- For the 2 first weeks» (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?

49 svarande

I have not seen/read the goals» 12 24%

The goals are difficult to understand» 1 2%

The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer» 10 20%

The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn» 26 53%

Genomsnitt: 3.02

- ...and the goals are clearly defined in the lecture notes notes.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- The assignments are difficult and take me a lot of time. So I think the assignment should take more credits.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)

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.

43 svarande

No, the goals are set too low» 1 2%

Yes, the goals seem reasonable» 40 93%

No, the goals are set too high» 2 4%

Genomsnitt: 2.02

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

45 svarande

No, not at all» 1 2%

To some extent» 11 24%

Yes, definitely» 24 53%

I don"t know/have not been examined yet» 9 20%

Genomsnitt: 2.91

- If I had more time then I"m certain I would have gotten around 10 points more on my exam, however this might have been my mistake (I prioritised the questions incorrectly)» (To some extent)
- Very reasonable, considering that the exam should test mainly the 4.5 hp not covered by the labs (3.0 hp)» (Yes, definitely)

Teaching and course administration

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

48 svarande

Small extent» 8 16%

Some extent» 16 33%

Large extent» 18 37%

Great extent» 6 12%

Genomsnitt: 2.45

- Lectures were ok, that all lecture notes are presented on the course page is a big plus, but some of the material is hard to understand, even if you actually attended the lecture...» (Some extent)
- professor Kemp is a great teacher» (Large extent)
- The tutorials were an excellent way to fast-track my understanding and getting started with things. I cannot understand the low attendance.» (Large extent)

7. To what extent have the lab assignments been of help for your learning?

50 svarande

Small extent» 2 4%

Some extent» 4 8%

Large extent» 23 46%

Great extent» 21 42%

Genomsnitt: 3.26

- really demonstrates the importance of good design» (Large extent)
- I lack self-discipline. Mandatory labs are great, statistics show that I"m much more likely to pass a course with labs. » (Large extent)
- Labs were really helpful, but some SQL questions that turned up on the exam had some things that weren"t mentioned or used in the lab assignments (like "ON DELETE CASCADE")» (Large extent)
- GREAT SHIT» (Great extent)

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

50 svarande

Small extent» 18 36%

Some extent» 8 16%

Large extent» 18 36%

Great extent» 6 12%

Genomsnitt: 2.24

- the slides are enough really» (Small extent)
- The book is really, really bad.» (Small extent)
- OH-bilderna/slidsen från föreläsningen var till mycket stor hjälp.» (Small extent)
- Tried to use the book during the first task, didn"t find it helpful, didn"t used it later in the course at all...» (Small extent)
- Didnt buy it.» (Small extent)
- The course book is overly complex, and hard to work with as reference material. The slides work amazingly well as reference material. It could be relevant to mention that I went to all lectures.» (Some extent)
- The lecture notes were great. The book was good as far as I could see, but I only used it as a dictionary.» (Large extent)

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

49 svarande

Very badly» 1 2%

Rather badly» 2 4%

Rather well» 23 46%

Very well» 23 46%

Genomsnitt: 3.38

- Don"t know why the deadlines were moved all the time. Really don"t want to work myself to death over a dealine that is moved at will... Everything else worked well.» (Rather well)
- The handling of the assignments in this course is outstanding, and in my opinion this should be an example for the rest of Chalmers (or at least for some courses)» (Very well)
- The lab supervisors were very dedicated. They took the time to sit down a while with the students and reason with them. The web page contains just the right amount of resources.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

50 svarande

Very poor» 1 2%

Rather poor» 4 8%

Rather good» 14 28%

Very good» 28 56%

I did not seek help» 3 6%

Genomsnitt: 3.56

- Queues in lab sessions were pretty bad. Email response from lab assistants was excellent.» (Rather poor)
- almost a surplus of exercise sessions» (Very good)
- The climate at tutorials were great. We came without prestige. Everyone asked a lot of good questions and interacted with each other.» (Very good)
- Well, when skipping another class to go and ask questions at the lab session, it"s of course annoying if there still are several people before you on the list by lunch... But the assistances did a great job!! By end of lunch they had helped all of us. » (Very good)

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

50 svarande

Very poorly» 1 2%

Rather poorly» 3 6%

Rather well» 14 28%

Very well» 28 56%

I did not seek cooperation» 4 8%

Genomsnitt: 3.62

- Then again, we did know each other and are used to working together» (Very well)

12. How was the course workload?

50 svarande

Too low» 1 2%

Low» 3 6%

Adequate» 29 58%

High» 16 32%

Too high» 1 2%

Genomsnitt: 3.26

- Ok, since the hand in helped you to pass the exam.» (High)

13. How was the total workload this study period?

50 svarande

Too low» 2 4%

Low» 0 0%

Adequate» 24 48%

High» 15 30%

Too high» 9 18%

Genomsnitt: 3.58

- Due to my other course being control theory» (High)
- I had another course, Routers and switches that took up almost all of the time» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

14. What is your general impression of the course?

50 svarande

Poor» 2 4%

Fair» 0 0%

Adequate» 11 22%

Good» 21 42%

Excellent» 16 32%

Genomsnitt: 3.98

- The concepts are quite old. Course should be called "Relational databases".» (Poor)
- The course was a bit too easy, even for a starters course.» (Adequate)
- An interesting course, well executed.» (Good)
- Excellent course all-around» (Excellent)
- Labs were very important in my opinion.» (Excellent)

15. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

- lab structure»
- Keep Nick Smallbone as an assistant. He does a great job.»
- Almost everything»
- Nick Smallbone was great. Good lectures with Graham.»
- The assignment is great! Not too big, not too small. It was also good that it was in 4 tasks this year. It would have been harder to keep up with 3 tasks.»
- All the assignments and the course literature.»

16. What should definitely be changed to next year?

- nothing to point out»
- The lab assignment was poorly specified. Labs were rejected with references to parts that hadn"t been specified in the assignment. »
- exercise lectures should be more interactive»
- Database software. The sqlplus commandline for some reason worked 10% of the times I tried using it. The web interface would only push changes if you logged out and logged back in, and oracle seems to use a load of syntax no-one else uses (that"s just my oppition though). Better use postgre, or mysql instead, I believe they are better. Would also be nice to hear about things like CouchDB, Cassandra, etc. Also it would have been much nicer if a computer was used instead of a blackboard during the lectures. Both for slides and showing concepts in the database.»
- The XML part. Maybe you can cut out the fourth lab and replace it with a small XML lab. As it is now, the course gives me a conceptual understanding of XML, but I can"t really do much on my own.»
- More tutors during the laboration hours. It was also hard getting good help when neither Nick or Graham was there.»
- Nothing»
- The exercise time can be set in the afternoon or later in the morning.»
- The exam time was too limited. Perhaps fewer questions on the exam.»
- Bring up the subject of common database security issues, like SQL injection attacks for example. With so many databases used within systems exposed to the internet, this issue is important!»

17. Additional comments

- I have done three years in Chalmers now and I think this course is one of the best ones I have attended. Great work Graham, Thank you for a great course»
- Good stuff»
- The tutorials came a bit overlooked, because of lack of time. They were good though for exam studies and the sessions were a good opportunity to ask questions. Maybe the solutions for Tutorial 5, on the web page, should be looked over.»
- The course is good, even for me who does not learn Java before. But I hope more guidance for using Java, like changing the path, and setting the variabilities.Because my partner who has used Java before also forgot how to start using it.»
- Its difficult to read a very time-consuming course, router and switch on Lindholmen and at the same time read database on Johanneberg.»
- Sometimes you feel that some courses lose track of their purpose, that they get too deeply involved with details instead of that which should be the essence of the course. Not this course though, it does a good job of delivering a healthy amount of database knowledge and insight. I would recommend it.»

Kursutvärderingssystem från