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Random processes with applications, MVE135, MPCOM,HT2007

Your own effort

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

35 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		6		17%
Around 20 hours/week»		7		20%
Around 25 hours/week»		8		22%
Around 30 hours/week»		8		22%
At least 35 hours/week»		6		17%

Genomsnitt: 3.02

- I did not spend a lot of time studying by myself at first, but during and after the first hand-in I spend several hours doing exercises in the book.» (At most 15 hours/week)
- There was a heavy workload from Introduction to Communication Engineering. I"m reading the MPCOM program so the priority was clear. I wanted to spend more time on the course but it wasn"t possible.» (Around 20 hours/week)
- a little too fast» (Around 25 hours/week)
- The workload was ok since there are only 2 courses. Might be good to have the labs earlier in the program.» (Around 30 hours/week)

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

35 svarande

0%»		2		5%
25%»		4		11%
50%»		9		25%
75%»		6		17%
100%»		14		40%

Genomsnitt: 3.74

- I thought it was to much information on the slides at the lectures. I found it more useful to study on my own. The exercises was good but Sima should take more time to explain what she"s doing. Understanding one exercise is more important than then copying ten.» (25%)
- I started of strong, attending all classes. After, say, 3 weeks I concluded the lectures to be completely useless and decide to have the time better spent by studying on my own.» (50%)
- almost 100.» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		6		17%
The goals are difficult to understand»		5		14%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		18		51%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		6		17%

Genomsnitt: 2.68

- an exercise-exam would be a good guideline to what kind of tasks we are suppose to be able to solve, and what kind of level the course is set to.» (I have not seen/read the goals)
- i think only the reading material or course contents were covered without any explanation of concepts. » (I have not seen/read the goals)
- Actually, during the lecture only theory were shown but example were not shown. Moreover, a lot of theories is covered up in short while. » (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)
- The course should take aim on more practical communication problems.» (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)

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

30 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		20		66%
No, the goals are set too high»		10		33%

Genomsnitt: 2.33

- the course contents are too large. it is almost impossible to grasp all the concepts in one quarter. » (No, the goals are set too high)

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

No, not at all»		1		3%
To some extent»		9		28%
Yes, definitely»		5		15%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		17		53%

Genomsnitt: 3.18

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		15		42%
Some extent»		17		48%
Large extent»		3		8%
Great extent»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.65

- The structure of the lectures was bad. Several powerpoit-slides with a lot of text and a lot of formulas packed on top of eachother. Its funny how students get to take a course in presentation, but (only this teacher?) seems to be unaware of how to get info out to the students using ppt-presentation. More examples of hands-on exercise-solving would be appreciated, like, for example how to approach the Lab-tasks.» (Small extent)
- almost no extent. i read and understood from the book. the teacher gave lectures on slides. she shifted very quickly from slide to slide. one didnt have time to understand. the slides werent prepared well. they had errors.» (Small extent)
- I might have been badly prepared for lectures but they were hard to follow.» (Some extent)
- Solutions to exercises was very good!» (Some extent)

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

Small extent»		4		11%
Some extent»		7		20%
Large extent»		16		47%
Great extent»		7		20%

Genomsnitt: 2.76

- I found the coursebook hard to read. Not worth the money spent.» (Small extent)
- The book is good. Not as good as the books we had in a similar course in statistics during my Bachelors. Again the slides - hopeless...» (Large extent)
- The course book was fine.» (Great extent)
- The book is exceptional. the slides i did not read at all.» (Great extent)

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

Very badly»		2		5%
Rather badly»		4		11%
Rather well»		16		45%
Very well»		13		37%

Genomsnitt: 3.14

- It was not clear from the beginning what and when something was going to happend.» (Very badly)
- I think the web page is not very user-friendly. It can be clearer.» (Rather badly)
- info on two different homepages! links not working! why not keep to studentportalen?» (Rather badly)
- the course website is not good. it should be improved.» (Rather well)
- Good web page. Some news was though published only on the Chalmers web page which was confusing.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		1		2%
Rather poor»		3		8%
Rather good»		12		34%
Very good»		12		34%
I did not seek help»		7		20%

Genomsnitt: 3.6

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

Very poorly»		3		8%
Rather poorly»		1		2%
Rather well»		15		42%
Very well»		16		45%
I did not seek cooperation»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.25

- We have not been brought together on tasks (e.g. lab-groups). I dont know anyone in the class and (as far as i know - i started 4 days late) no actions has been made to bring the class together. » (Very poorly)
- I sought little cooperation.» (Very well)

11. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		8		22%
High»		13		37%
Too high»		14		40%

Genomsnitt: 4.17

- I had no idea how to solve Lab1, and Lab2 does not look any better. » (High)
- It was a bit high, specially in the end...» (High)
- lab1 and the homeworks was OK, but lab2 was just the devil personified, shame on you Mats Viberg! Submission in friday week 7, evil is just the first name!» (High)
- The course contents are over estimated w.r.t time. and labs are also time consuming.» (Too high)

12. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		9		25%
High»		14		40%
Too high»		12		34%

Genomsnitt: 4.08

- It was not too much.» (Adequate)
- for random process» (High)
- Its so much to do, havent had time to studdy the questions in the book yet» (Too high)
- this course with this kind of material should be presented in a semester not a quarter» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

13. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		9		25%
Fair»		9		25%
Adequate»		10		28%
Good»		7		20%
Excellent»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.42

- Bad lectures» (Poor)
- the course contents are too large. method of teaching is not good at all. there should be less talking on slides and more writing on black board. the concept of the topic should be delivered properly. there should be more explanation. there should be more examples during lectures. it will help in clearing of concepts. i actually understood more from the exercise session. » (Poor)
- I won"t consider it as `good", but it"s not so bad. It"s not so interesting as I expected. Professor was just reciting the power point, I can read it by myself. I mean, I expect to lean something beside the book.» (Fair)
- Important material.» (Adequate)
- To bad prepared! faults in laboration, bad lectures slides! To much information in one course. » (Adequate)

14. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

15. What should definitely be changed to next year?

16. Additional comments