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Research-oriented special course, Lp2 ht 10, DAT235

Your own effort

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

At most 15 hours/week»		1		14%
Around 20 hours/week»		5		71%
Around 25 hours/week»		1		14%
Around 30 hours/week»		0		0%
At least 35 hours/week»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

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

0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		0		0%
75%»		5		71%
100%»		2		28%

Genomsnitt: 4.28 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 3.14

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		2		28%
The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		1		14%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		4		57%

Genomsnitt: 3

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

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		6		100%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2

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

(på denna fråga var det möjligt att välja flera svarsalternativ)

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		3		42%
Yes, definitely»		4		57%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		0		0%

- I think the examiner has been really generous with us phd students (or at least with me), I think I should have known more to fully deserve my pass. Maybe a "presentation-oriented" exam has to be extended by including one question about the course program, in order to force the student to dig a little bit better than I did in the course program before attending the exam.» (To some extent)
- My examination was a prepared talk based on literature which was not part of the course syllabus. The literature was chosen by me. An advantage of this method is that I can pick a topic relevant to my research. This helps me see how the course material relates to topics in my field. A disadvantage is that this method does not test or reflect much on the material in the course syllabus.» (To some extent)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		0		0%
To some extent»		1		14%
Large extent»		3		42%
Great extent»		3		42%

Genomsnitt: 3.28

- The lecturer went through all the material in great detail. It was thus clear from the slides what was important in the course syllabus. However, in my opinion, the lecturer went into too much detail. Listening to the lecturer was like listening to a course book or research paper being read out loud. The lecturer thus spends too much effort on technicalities in proofs instead of mediating insight and intuition, and giving a clear overview. "Proof ideas", for instance, are usually sufficient. They help convince the crowd that a lemma or theorem is true.» (To some extent)
- Lectures were perfect, the extremely high competence of the instructor was absolutely evident» (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»		2		28%
Large extent»		2		28%
Great extent»		3		42%

Genomsnitt: 3.14

- There was only recommended reading. It would have been nice to get page numbers from certain literature sources in good time before the lectures so we can read and internalise the material behind the lecture, before attending the lecture.» (Some extent)
- large because there was - at least in my opinion - a certain gap between the outstanding material (slides with very useful comments) prepared by Reiner and the proposed literature in terms of clarity» (Large extent)
- Slides are very tight to the lectures, self contained, clear to read, just PERFECT I would say» (Great extent)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		1		14%
Very well»		6		85%

Genomsnitt: 3.85

- Slides (and exercises too) were always delivered on time before the lecture. For people like me that love to have the slides during the lectures in order to take notes that was just great.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		0		0%
Rather good»		2		28%
Very good»		5		71%
I did not seek help»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.71

- The reason for my answer is the instructor did not have time to go through the exercises we were supposed to do, and I think discussing few exercises with the instructor would improve the course quality. So I think more hours should be scheduled for this course » (Rather good)
- We could freely interrupt the lecturer with questions during lectures. We often had discussions during breaks. The lecturer was responsive by e-mail.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		0		0%
Rather well»		0		0%
Very well»		5		71%
I did not seek coopeation»		2		28%

Genomsnitt: 4.28

- It was great in the beginning, then I did not manage to join the last round of our self-administred exercise sessions because of other activites I was busy with, but that was only my fault» (Very well)
- We formed a study group where we discussed and solved non-mandatory assignments, prepared for us by the lecturer.» (Very well)
- My bad. I had to postpone the exam for other duties that overlapped with (and had the priority over) the course » (I did not seek coopeation)

Summarizing questions

11. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		0		0%
Adequate»		1		14%
Good»		3		42%
Excellent»		3		42%

Genomsnitt: 4.28

- Great course topic. A well-administered course. More meta-data on lectures needed. Less technicalities in lectures, more intuition.» (Adequate)
- Topics are interesting and it is definitely possible to learn a lot in the course» (Good)
- An extended and deep enough overview on what - in my experience - is generally covered more superficially in other courses that make use of propositional and first order logic.» (Excellent)

12. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

13. What should definitely be changed to next year?

14. Additional comments

Additional comments

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