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Models of Computation, Lp 2 Ht11, TDA183/DIT310

Your own effort

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

13 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		3		23%
Around 20 hours/week»		4		30%
Around 25 hours/week»		1		7%
Around 30 hours/week»		4		30%
At least 35 hours/week»		1		7%

Genomsnitt: 2.69

- Far too little, as I"m now aware...» (At most 15 hours/week)

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

13 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		2		15%
75%»		5		38%
100%»		6		46%

Genomsnitt: 4.3

- missed one lecture» (100%)
- Lectures, exercise sessions and assignments» (100%)
- The teaching felt very well planned, and attending gave a lot!» (100%)

3. Time spent on preparations for weekly exercises

< 3h»		5		41%
3-5h»		3		25%
5-10h»		3		25%
>10h»		1		8%

Genomsnitt: 2

- More at the start of the course than later.» (< 3h)

4. Time spent on solving weekly assignments:

<3h»		1		7%
3-5h»		5		38%
5-10h»		4		30%
>10h»		3		23%

Genomsnitt: 2.69

5. How many points have you collected so far (for exercises and assignments)? Use the information in the database of the homepage. The database can be found at http://tinyurl.com/tda-db

<10 points»		1		7%
10-20 points»		1		7%
20-30 points»		5		35%
30-40 points»		2		14%
>40 points»		5		35%

Genomsnitt: 3.64

- Why ask to state the points here when there are a database.» (10-20 points)
- But Im counting on getting >40 points when the points get up to day, I have solved all assignment and done all exercise (safe for two subproblems)» (30-40 points)

Goals and goal fulfilment

6. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		10		71%
The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		0		0%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		4		28%

Genomsnitt: 1.85

- But we got a pretty clear idea on the first lecture anyways» (I have not seen/read the goals)
- I never look at them.» (I have not seen/read the goals)

7. If you attended the weekly exercises, to which extend did they helped you to achieve course goals?

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		4		36%
Yes, definitely»		5		45%
I didn"t attend»		2		18%

Genomsnitt: 2.81

8. If you solved weekly assignments, to which extend did they helped you achieve course goals?

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		3		30%
Yes, definitely»		7		70%
I didn"t attend»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.7

- » (Yes, definitely)

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

10 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		1		10%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		9		90%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.9

- The course is kind of a subset of the typed course together with logic in computer science.» (No, the goals are set too low)

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

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		1		9%
Yes, definitely»		6		54%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		4		36%

Genomsnitt: 3.27

- The example exam looks great» (I don"t know/have not been examined yet)
- Wasn"t able to attend the exam due to it coinciding with the take home exam of TDA251, Advanced Algorithm.» (I don"t know/have not been examined yet)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		2		14%
Large extent»		8		57%
Great extent»		4		28%

Genomsnitt: 3.14

- I liked Bengt as a teacher. Writing on the board is my preferred type of lectures, as opposed to using slides.» (Great extent)

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

Small extent»		2		14%
Some extent»		6		42%
Large extent»		4		28%
Great extent»		2		14%

Genomsnitt: 2.42

- The in-house material is poorly written. It contains unusual notation, as an example "superset" is sometimes used for implication, union is sometimes used for concatenation.. Other sites found through Google were often more useful. Some previous book was eventually published on the course page, and this book was great. A translation of this took to English would have much more useful than the current material.» (Small extent)
- Some things were written quite poorly. More examples would have been very helpful.» (Some extent)
- The lecture notes were good.» (Great extent)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		1		7%
Rather well»		6		42%
Very well»		7		50%

Genomsnitt: 3.42

- Yes, I agree. Studentportalen is not the best...» (Rather well)
- Google sites is an excellent platform.» (Very well)
- The Google Homepage was very nice.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		1		7%
Rather poor»		1		7%
Rather good»		2		14%
Very good»		6		42%
I did not seek help»		4		28%

Genomsnitt: 3.78

- I found the lecturer rude.» (Very poor)
- Good, but one has to wonder, what"s up with the attitude? It felt like many (valid) questions were looked down upon and answered in a sarcastic manner. This discourages people from asking questions.» (Rather good)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		3		21%
Rather well»		2		14%
Very well»		4		28%
I did not seek cooperation»		5		35%

Genomsnitt: 3.78

- We kind of stopped doing the exercises.» (Rather well)
- I didn"t know anyone of the other students, and felt there was no need to cooperate, since everything was individual (exercises, assignments)» (I did not seek cooperation)

16. How was the course workload?

Too low»		1		7%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		5		35%
High»		5		35%
Too high»		3		21%

Genomsnitt: 3.64

- two deadlines per week means a lot of work, but I think it"s good since it means you"re forced to think about the course constantly -- which means better learning, for me at least» (High)
- I guess it was kind of high, but the work was not terribly difficult with my background (having taken the types for programs and proofs course, for example). Although, if I had done all the exercises the workload would have been too high, I think. It"s a lot compared with other courses.» (High)
- Extremely dependant on the amount of prior knowledge you have about lambda-calculus, functional programs etc. For me it was almost all new.» (Too high)
- One day to complete exercises was not nearly enough.» (Too high)
- The workload would have been lower is the study material was better. Published articles or books would have been much better.» (Too high)

17. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		4		28%
High»		6		42%
Too high»		4		28%

Genomsnitt: 4

- weird question if you"re on GU, since you choose courses yourself...» (High)
- I took three courses this period.» (High)
- This course completely dwarfed the other course, in terms of workload. Effectively leaving the other course to suffer.» (Too high)
- I did three couses, two colliding (not this one).» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

18. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		3		21%
Adequate»		4		28%
Good»		4		28%
Excellent»		3		21%

Genomsnitt: 3.5

- Exercise sessions were more interesting than in other courses, but not better for learning. I really dislike the 200-points system.» (Fair)
- Very interesting topics, poor teaching.» (Fair)
- In retrospect, I would"ve probably chosen another course. The reason being not the subject, but rather the execution of this course.» (Adequate)
- Excellent course, well thought through and incredibly rewarding. Will recommend it to others.» (Excellent)
- This course touched upon some of my favorite subjects in an interesting and pedagogical way.» (Excellent)

19. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

20. What should definitely be changed to next year?

21. Additional comments