Visa resultat

Mechanics of solids 2011

Your own effort

1. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		20		83%
Too high»		4		16%

Genomsnitt: 3.16

- There isn"t time for much more in 6-7 weeks.» (Adequate)
- course workload was bit towards the higher side, though not too high.» (Adequate)
- assignments very time demading» (Adequate)
- prioritated the other course last six week» (Too high)
- There was no time for me to look at the M-problems before study week 7 due to the assignments in the two courses.» (Too high)

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

24 svarande

0%»		1		4%
25%»		1		4%
50%»		0		0%
75%»		4		16%
100%»		18		75%

Genomsnitt: 4.54

- Too much to learn in one course,not just all derivations but also the assignments, 1 AS should have been enough.» (100%)
- very good structure on lectures» (100%)

3. How large part of the offered tutorials/supervisions did you attend?

0%»		2		8%
25%»		1		4%
50%»		2		8%
75%»		6		25%
100%»		13		54%

Genomsnitt: 4.12

- Just the ones with computer halls so we got computers. I skipped the others due to do assignments.» (0%)

4. How much time did you spend on this course, as compared to the course "Mechanics of fluids"?

Much less»		1		4%
Less»		1		4%
Similar»		14		58%
More»		6		25%
Much more»		1		4%
I haven"t done the other course»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 3.33

- prioritated» (Much less)

Goals and goal fulfilment

5. How understandable are the course goals (i.e. the learning oucomes)?

I have not seen/read the goals»		4		16%
The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		5		20%
The goals clearly describes what I am supposed to learn»		15		62%

Genomsnitt: 3.29

- The goals were probably the best aspect of the course. It helped a lot to have detailed learning objectives, since in this way it was easier to understand exactly what was required of the students.» (The goals clearly describes what I am supposed to learn)
- the specified lerning outcomes was wery good when prepairing for the exam. » (The goals clearly describes what I am supposed to learn)

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

24 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		1		4%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		20		83%
No, the goals are set too high»		3		12%

Genomsnitt: 2.08

- I have serious problems with the "quarter-ed" educational system at Chalmers. One example is that while the goals are set too low for a masters course in solid mechanics, not much can be done to improve the course if it will only take 6 weeks.» (No, the goals are set too low)
- a litle bit high compaired to previous courses, or perhaps thy are low for those courses?» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)

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

No, not at all»		1		4%
To some extent»		9		37%
Yes, definitely»		11		45%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		3		12%

Genomsnitt: 2.66

- There was no time for doing an error during the exam, it would maybe be more clever to have "easier numbers" in the exam assignments. The assignments is to check if we understand the methods rather than having tricky decimals number» (To some extent)
- The examination could have focused more on the fact if the students understood the central themes of the course. I felt that too much time was spent on arithmetics during the exam time. I think that a good idea would be to have the more tiresome arithmetic on the assignments, and keep the exercises on the lecture relatively simple (arithmetically speaking).» (Yes, definitely)
- Perhaps some more questions that would focus on that you have really understood the material on a more profound level. » (Yes, definitely)

8. How much did the assignments A1-A13 help you to reach the goals?

Not at all»		3		12%
To some extent»		14		58%
Much»		7		29%
I»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.16

- did not do that part» (Not at all)
- Great to understanding index notation.» (To some extent)
- My opinion is that the assignments A1-A13 acted more as a foundation for what would come later.» (To some extent)
- They were difficult but I think it was a good start on the Master.» (To some extent)
- I think the main outcome of those questions were handling the index notations.» (To some extent)

9. How much did assignment C1-C5 help you to reach the goals?

Not at all»		2		8%
To some extent»		9		37%
Much»		13		54%

Genomsnitt: 2.45

- Good assignments. Showcased important aspects of the mechanical models used.» (Much)
- the assignment was wery good for practical understanding of the theory.» (Much)
- Helped to understand, for instance, in what way an object was stressed. » (Much)

Teaching and course administration

10. To what extent has the lectures in part I (joint with Mechanics of fluids) been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		1		4%
Some extent»		9		37%
Large extent»		13		54%
Great extent»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 2.58

- hard to understand the thory in the begining» (Some extent)
- Great initiative! » (Large extent)

11. To what extent has the tutorials/supervision in part I (joint with Mechanics of fluids) been of help for your learning?

small extent»		3		12%
some extent»		7		29%
large extent»		13		54%
great extent»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 2.5

- I wasn"t there» (small extent)
- good not to have to do the continium part twice, in both courses» (large extent)

12. To what extent has the lectures in part II (Linear elasticity) been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		1		4%
Some extent»		4		16%
Large extent»		15		62%
Great extent»		4		16%

Genomsnitt: 2.91

13. To what extent has the tutorials/supervision in part II (Linear elasticity) been of help for your learning?

small extent»		5		20%
some extent»		6		25%
large extent»		10		41%
great extent»		3		12%

Genomsnitt: 2.45

- Wasn"t there, to much to do with the assignments» (small extent)

14. To what extent has the lectures in Elastic waves been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		15		62%
Some extent»		7		29%
Large extent»		2		8%
Great extent»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.45

- I think that the part in elastic waves should be removed altogether. I never agree to introducing such a subject in such a manner.» (Small extent)
- The lectures about Elastic waves must be greatly improved. Very little background and explanation was given. The weakest part of the entire course.» (Small extent)
- this part was never examed :(» (Small extent)
- It was very difficult.» (Some extent)

15. To what extent has the Reddy book been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		13		54%
Some extent»		6		25%
Large extent»		4		16%
Great extent»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 1.7

- Didn"t buy it» (Small extent)
- I didn´,t bought the book and I´,m happy for that» (Small extent)
- opened it max 10 times during the course and 8 times of those was during continium part » (Small extent)
- Only for deriving equations in learning outcomes and the Continuum mechanics assignments. » (Small extent)
- The lecture notes were virtually complete. The only time I accessed the book was to derive the Cauchy stress formulation.» (Some extent)

16. To what extent did you solve the problems in Reddy"s book and M1-M23?

Small extent (< 20%)»		6		26%
Some extent (30-60%)»		6		26%
Large extent (60-80%)»		7		30%
Great extent (> 80%)»		4		17%

Genomsnitt: 2.39

- Only M problems» (Some extent (30-60%))
- Solved all M-problems but I had not used the Reddy book so much.» (Large extent (60-80%))
- solved no problems from reddy, but all M problems» (Large extent (60-80%))
- Did all the M-questions and very few of the others. » (Large extent (60-80%))
- If it was the same M-problems as in the hand outs» (Great extent (> 80%))

17. To what extent has the lecture notes in part I been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		2		8%
Some extent»		5		20%
Large extent»		12		50%
Great extent»		5		20%

Genomsnitt: 2.83

18. To what extent has the lecture notes in part II (Linear elasticity) been of help for your learning?

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		2		8%
Large extent»		15		62%
Great extent»		7		29%

Genomsnitt: 3.2

- Good and brief about the area. » (Large extent)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		2		8%
Rather well»		6		25%
Very well»		16		66%

Genomsnitt: 3.58

- Too many error-corrections. After a few weeks you could hardly know what is going on...which lecture notes have been changed, etc.» (Rather badly)
- Better to be able to look at all files from the beginning.» (Rather badly)
- Maybe it is a good idea to separate the documents a little bit more instead of having mixed documents» (Very well)
- I"m impressed over the elaborate work behind this course. Makes the study motivation much easier when it"s clear that we"re having an diligent administration.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		0		0%
Rather good»		3		12%
Very good»		18		75%
I did not seek help»		3		12%

Genomsnitt: 4

- There was a language barrier in both courses.» (Rather good)
- Perfect in this aspect! The teachers were always available to help.» (Very good)
- Teachers were almost always available. If not, things eventually came clear.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		0		0%
Rather well»		8		33%
Very well»		15		62%
I did not seek cooperation»		1		4%

Genomsnitt: 3.7

- important to cooperate with someone, hard to manage all in time otherwise » (Very well)
- The main part of my learnings came from other students. » (Very well)

Summarizing questions

22. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		2		8%
Fair»		2		8%
Adequate»		1		4%
Good»		12		50%
Excellent»		7		29%

Genomsnitt: 3.83

- My first impression was that I don"t like the idea of dividing a semester into two quarters at all. And with such a fundamental disagreement there is not much room for other comments.» (Poor)
- Great course. Very high workload but the content and learning objectives were clear and understandable.» (Excellent)

23. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

24. What should definitely be changed to next year?

25. Additional comments