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Automotive Engineering Master Programme Evaluation-11, MPAUT

Background

1. Where did you study for your Bachelor degree?*

17 svarande

Sweden - Chalmers»		6		35%
Sweden - another university»		0		0%
University outside Sweden»		11		64%

Genomsnitt: 2.29

- I did my bachelor"s in India, V.T university» (University outside Sweden)
- Germany, bachelor in mech.engineering and industrial design» (University outside Sweden)

2. What is your opinion on the information about the master programme when you applied?

17 svarande

Poor»		1		5%
Rather poor»		0		0%
OK»		6		35%
Good»		8		47%
Very good»		2		11%
I did not seek/need information»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.58

- The applied mechanics page was not updated at all when I applied in winter 2009» (Poor)
- I"ve heard very good things about the information from MPAUT last year so I suspect it has improved.» (OK)
- Now it"s much better. Maybe a link to the programme structure from the "applied mechanics" home page will be helpful.» (OK)

Your own effort

3. How many hours per week have you spent studying at this programme?

17 svarande

Around 30 hours/week or less»		2		11%
Around 40 hours/week»		7		41%
Around 50 hours/week»		6		35%
Around 60 hours/week or more»		2		11%

Genomsnitt: 2.47

- But some weeks much more. Problably a total of 45 hours a week. » (Around 40 hours/week)
- If you throw in the formula student course this question becomes irrelevant but on an average it is indicated in my answer» (Around 50 hours/week)
- Mostly on projects like formula student and automotive project and advanced road vehicle aerodynamics» (Around 60 hours/week or more)

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

17 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		3		17%
75%»		7		41%
100%»		7		41%

Genomsnitt: 4.23

- Did Chalmers Formula Student» (75%)
- Not 100% but around 90%» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

5. How understandable are the programme goals?

The goals are difficult to understand»		1		5%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		3		17%
The goals are clear enough»		13		76%

Genomsnitt: 2.7

- synthesize and evaluate automotive systems and products in terms of direct use and lifecycle analysis through consideration of environmental and economic aspects.-- I dont think there was any emphasis given on this on any of the courses that I have taken» (The goals are clear enough)

6. Are the goals reasonable for a master degree?

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
No, the goals are a bit too low»		2		11%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		15		88%
No, the goals are a bit high»		0		0%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.88

- goals are ok, but the level is time to time too low» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)

Programme layout

7. What do you think of the programme layout?

Poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		1		5%
OK»		9		52%
Good»		5		29%
Very good»		2		11%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.47

- The introduction course and the first safety course (Vehicle and traffic safety) are not good courses. » (OK)
- maybe a bit too much freedom in selecting courses after the 3rd quarter. 4th quarter courses should maybe also have been semi-mandatory, since it is an automotive program after all.. » (Good)
- The number of good courses to choose from year 2 within the program is insufficient.» (Good)
- could be better cooperation between courses so that same subject is not covered twice or that same subject is brought up again when needed as a reminder» (Good)
- Especially that 2 of the 3 areas can be studues rather than just one.» (Very good)

8. Do the mandatory courses cover the main topics that you believe an Automotive Engineer should know?

17 svarande

No, not at all»		1		5%
To some extent»		5		29%
To a certain extent, yes»		4		23%
To a large extent, but not completely»		6		35%
Yes definitely»		1		5%
No comment»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.05

- In the present form of vehicle and traffic safety this course does not influence people to choose more courses in this area. » (To some extent)
- I would like to have more about chassi-structure design. Dimensioning a chassi. Also courses about gearboxes and planetary gears would have been nice!» (To some extent)
- I honestly believe Vehicle and traffic safety can be made optional. This is a very specialized branch that only needs to be pursued if one is interested in research with in this area» (To a certain extent, yes)
- Combustion engines and vehicle dynamics are VERY good courses! Introduction course is interesting, but level might have been set a bit higher. (But in general it is also a good course!) Safety doesnt fullfill the expectactations at all. (see comment below)» (To a large extent, but not completely)
- Maybe some more on "green" stuff, not making it boring but rougher point at "problems" with eg. alternative fuels and how to technically solve them. » (To a large extent, but not completely)
- In the basic course of safety, the active safety part can be improved on especially on sensor technolgies, intergration (but ofcourse just an introduction) rather than discovering it ourselves thruogh the "wiki" page assignments. » (To a large extent, but not completely)
- but then specilazation is needed in one of the areas (powertrain, veh.dyn., safety)» (Yes definitely)

9. Do you miss a course or a topic in the master programme?

Yes»		11		64%
No»		6		35%

Genomsnitt: 1.35

- Transmission systems, suspension systems, interior design, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, motorcycles, control systems» (Yes)
- A good safety course...» (Yes)
- Alternative fuels and engines for those and alternative types of propulsion. » (Yes)
- Durability-Life cycle of products : estimation of which is crucial and a lot of research goes into this in the industry. » (Yes)
- Manufacturing / production» (Yes)
- The major role electronics play in the an automotive system.» (Yes)
- i do not really miss a course, but i would like to have everyrthing more detailed... sometimes it feels like we are just scratching the surface of interesting things. but i also see a conflict with time...» (Yes)
- Specific aerodynamics courses as in design of low drag vehicles, design of high downforce vehicles, and wing design.» (Yes)
- Chassidesign and Gearboxes» (Yes)
- ...and a social perspective through a broad platform in automotive engineering. ...in terms of direct use and lifecycle analysis through consideration of environmental and economic aspects.» (Yes)
- But there could be a part about control theory in a corse. Not actual calculations but there could be some facts about CANbus system and alternatives, engine management systems etc..» (No)

10. Are there any courses that you think should either be heavily revised or even removed from the programme?

Yes»		12		70%
No»		5		29%

Genomsnitt: 1.29

- Vehicle and traffic safety. Chalmers is considered an expert in this field. This is not reflected in the safety course. Technical level is much too low and course content is not very interesting. Course should focus much more on technical aspects of safety. » (Yes)
- Not be removed but be revised, Vehicle and Traffic safety.» (Yes)
- Heavily revised: - Vehicle and Traffic Safety - Advanced Active Safety» (Yes)
- Safety tries to jam too much info into one course. Better with overall knowledge and then an advanced course. Eng.Aut.Syst, is at least for a non novice too basic. Some parts of that course though might rougher be covered in eg. vech.dyn course. » (Yes)
- Vehicle and traffic safety, when offered as a generalized compulsory course becomes very much of an ad-hoc course. Some of the assignments are quite low to be considered master level courses.» (Yes)
- Vehicle and traffic safety» (Yes)
- Definetly not removed, but the additional safety courses could be worked a bit on.» (Yes)
- Advanced Active Safety» (Yes)
- the safety course: i do not agree on mandatory lectures. guest lecutres is maybe a different thing, but normal lectures should not be mandatory. you have grown up students here. so the solution is to make the lectures valueable/interssting and not mandatory, to get students to attend. i know that for safety attendance was a big issue. but the problem is not the studetns (since we manage to go to "all" other lectures). the problem are the lectures, which are unfortunatelly not well presented. the topic could be an interessting one. i do not want to offend anybody, but there should be some improvement possible. » (Yes)
- Safety courses... Some people are just not interested in safety so why should they be mandatory courses?!» (Yes)
- I think the safety course should be heavily revised. I know it has been alot of discussions about this course and I´,m pretty sure I did wrote all my opinions aboout that course when I answered the questionnaire to that course.» (Yes)

11. Impressions of the Powertrain specialisation.

Matrisfråga

- In the ICE advanced course, I felt there was too much theory on research and not all that practical»
- There could always be more practise, but I know it is hard to fix. If you don"t do Formula Student, in the engine group, you will lack some practical knowledge. BUT the GT-Power exercises in Advanced ICE course is a good way to compromise between theory and practise.»

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
13 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		0		0%
Good»		3		30%
Excellent»		7		70%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 4.7

balance between theory and practise in this specialisation?
13 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		2		20%
Good»		6		60%
Excellent»		2		20%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 4

teachers in this specialisation?
13 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		0		0%
Good»		3		30%
Excellent»		7		70%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 4.7

12. Impression of the Vehicle Dynamics specialisation.

Matrisfråga

- Teachers are in a big range. Lennart Löfdahl is brilliant, pedagogic and good in bringing the subject without being boring to listen to. Vechicle Dynamics is more so-so and can be a really pain in the ass to understand and listen to (bit boring, and that is not the subject but rougher the way it is thought). Adv.Vech.Dyn is better than the basic course. »
- I really feel the basic course needs to be administered by good teachers. It was much to be desired during the basic course. The Measurement Techniques was an ad-hoc course wanting much to be desired.»
- Vehicle dynamics and aerodynamics should be two separate specializations cause they are not related at all to one another»

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
14 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		9%
OK»		0		0%
Good»		3		27%
Excellent»		7		63%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 4.45

balance between theory and practise in this specialisation?
14 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		9%
OK»		1		9%
Good»		6		54%
Excellent»		3		27%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 4

teachers in this specialisation?
14 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		9%
OK»		2		18%
Good»		3		27%
Excellent»		5		45%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 4.09

13. Impression of the Safety specialisation.

Matrisfråga

- I believe there are not enough courses within the safety specialization. Adv. Active Safety should be heavily revised. Adv. Passive Safety is now clearer with a larger focus on Biomechanics which is good but I also believe that the program is missing a course on structural dynamics/crash deformationt, this is something that a safety specialist should be more familiar with. »
- The courses is lacking a bit in organisation, which is bad since the teachers have a lot of knowledge in their respective areas, but sometimes its hard for the student to grasp. The Safety courses are OK, but they should be world leading considering the competence and knowledge that Gothenburg has.»

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
11 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		16%
OK»		2		33%
Good»		1		16%
Excellent»		2		33%
No opinion»		5

Genomsnitt: 3.66

balance between theory and practise in this specialisation?
11 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		2		33%
OK»		3		50%
Good»		1		16%
Excellent»		0		0%
No opinion»		5

Genomsnitt: 2.83

teachers in this specialisation?
11 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		2		33%
OK»		2		33%
Good»		2		33%
Excellent»		0		0%
No opinion»		5

Genomsnitt: 3

14. What is your impression of the automotive project courses: Automotive Engineering Project, Chalmers EcoMarathon and Chalmers Formula Student?

Matrisfråga

- Eco - problem solving and not inventing the wheel again. Formula - unfortunately inventing the wheel each year form the same point instead of developing even better concept from year to year. Maybe too high workload on the participants vs credit. »
- I must say the grading for the Formula student project is not all that transparent at all. »
- It takes alot of time, BUT you learn alot. There could be shorter meetings and more doing.»
- well in short: you learn a lot in lectures, but you will forget most of it unfortunatelly. the education i git in formula is a life expereience i will never forget and the gained knowledge will be of greatest use for me in future!!! also we are representing chalmers (and this year extremely good). the projects should have the biggest support from the univerity possible. it is the education that lasts!»
- I have been part in both formula student and Automotive project which was partially related to the Ecomarathon project since it was about Vera2. The above projects and in particular formula student are the most effective in the learning process since they push the student to think outside the box and look for solutions that are not found in a textbook but in papers, books, and other teams" designs which is exactly what an engineer is supposed to be able to do in industry. It gives the student the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines which is a highly sought quality. Not to mention that such projects on a student"s CV is very desirable for most automotive companies.»

Chalmers EcoMarathon
17 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		0		0%
Good»		0		0%
Excellent»		4		100%
I have not participated in this project»		13

Genomsnitt: 5

Chalmers Formula Student
17 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		1		9%
Good»		2		18%
Excellent»		8		72%
I have not participated in this project»		6

Genomsnitt: 4.63

Automotive Engineering Project
17 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		1		20%
Good»		1		20%
Excellent»		3		60%
I have not participated in this project»		12

Genomsnitt: 4.4

Programme administration

15. Did you know that there is a Teacher"s Council including all examiners at Automotive Engineering programme that meet 3 times/year?

17 svarande

Yes»		4		23%
No»		13		76%

Genomsnitt: 1.76

16. What is your general impression of the programme administration?

17 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		5%
OK»		6		35%
Good»		8		47%
Excellent»		2		11%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.64

- Malin, was always busy. It is not possible that somebody is that busy, there is no way. » (Poor)
- Genuinely felt the programme director was overloaded» (OK)
- Some late info sometimes, regarding course election for example.» (OK)
- Malin has done an excellent job coordinating and informing both active and prospect students on the program. The open-door policy which has been present is crucial for establishing good contacts between staff/students.» (Excellent)

17. What is your opinion of the information as a current student within the program ?

Matrisfråga

- Maybe after the first semester there could be an additional information session for all the master students. That period most students don"t really know what to expect for the rest of the master. »
- i think the projects should be way more advertised and the possibility of theses within those should be extended!»

Program information
17 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		5%
OK»		6		35%
Good»		9		52%
Excellent»		1		5%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.58

Specialisations
17 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		2		11%
OK»		6		35%
Good»		8		47%
Excellent»		1		5%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.47

Elective courses
17 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		3		17%
OK»		8		47%
Good»		6		35%
Excellent»		0		0%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.17

Projects
17 svarande

Very poor»		1		5%
Poor»		1		5%
OK»		4		23%
Good»		8		47%
Excellent»		3		17%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.64

Theses
17 svarande

Very poor»		1		6%
Poor»		3		18%
OK»		4		25%
Good»		8		50%
Excellent»		0		0%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.18

18. What is your opinion on the support from the Student centre work?

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		5		31%
Good»		4		25%
Very good»		7		43%
Did not seek their support or help»		1

Genomsnitt: 4.12

- If it is Lilian Sandström you mean» (Very good)

Study climate

19. Did you feel welcomed by Chalmers and the staff at the master programme during your first days?

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		2		11%
Yes definitely»		15		88%
No opinion/did not attend»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.88

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

Poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		0		0%
OK»		0		0%
Rather well»		7		43%
Very well»		9		56%
Did not seek cooperation with my fellow students»		1

Genomsnitt: 4.56

- It has been really good with a certain group but not with others.» (Rather well)

21. What do you think of the principle of having mixed groups (culture, gender) in some of the courses?

Bad»		0		0%
Rather bad»		0		0%
OK»		1		6%
Good»		3		18%
Very good»		12		75%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.68

- i do not get the question... mixed in some courses? i anything else than having mixed cultures and genders in all courses is old fashioned (not to say retarded)» (?)
- Good in the first courses to get everybody to know each other, but later in the education it is better to chose your self so it fits your schedual, when people have different courses etc.» (Good)
- I hindsight very good.» (Very good)
- but maybe it should be emphasized to the foreign students that "here" stuff runs often not as "at home" that is teachers don"t mind if you have an opinion of your own, that it is NOT ok to be late etc. » (Very good)
- what kind of questions is this?» (Very good)

22. How are the opportunities to come in contact with teachers?

17 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		0		0%
Good»		8		47%
Excellent»		9		52%
Did not seek contact»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.52

- Sven "The Man" is awesome!» (Excellent)

23. Are your impression that the student opinions and results from course evaluations have significant impact and are taken seriously?

Not at all»		1		6%
Tome some extent»		11		68%
Yes, definetly»		4		25%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 2.18

- The safety courses still needs more structure and speaking to older students the previous course evaluations have contained the same complaints over and over again. » (Tome some extent)
- But some teachers just want to cover too much for their own good in too short time. » (Yes, definetly)
- But it is also hard to change things so it can take a couple of years to get it right.» (Yes, definetly)
- Feedback from the new students will give a better idea. For example the volunteer student course evaluaters can try to attend the course evaluation meetings the next year.» (No opinion)

24. What do you think of attending an education given in English instead of in your native language?

Bad»		0		0%
Rather bad»		0		0%
OK»		0		0%
Good»		1		6%
Very good»		15		93%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 4.93

- Though some teachers are bad in speaking english, either by having a "funny/bad" pronunciation or being able to speak though but getting extremely monotone instead looking for the right words. Come on, how hard can it be to have a lecture in a subject you know? If you are not comfortable with english, write the lecture on a paper and read it (or on cards) so that you are on track. » (Good)
- The woriking language will probably be english (unless you end up in Germany) so I think it is good.» (Very good)

25. To what extent is your knowledge/competence from your bachelor degree sufficient to attend this programme?

17 svarande

Poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		0		0%
OK»		1		5%
Good»		6		35%
Very good»		10		58%

Genomsnitt: 4.52

26. What is your opinion about that you are expected to have computer skills in Matlab?

17 svarande

Very poor»		1		5%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		4		23%
Good»		7		41%
Excellent»		5		29%

Genomsnitt: 3.88

- Is is ridiculous how everything is based in Matlab. Attitude of the teachers towards "you must know matlab" is not correct from my point of view, I"ve worked for almost 4 years before the master and as long as you know what you are doing it doesnt matter if you do it in pen and paper. » (Very poor)
- No problems if you"ve had the mechanical engineering bachlor at Chalmers before. Maybe harder for exchange student?» (Good)
- it is an important and powerfull toll, that i did not learn earlier. so it is great to learn it here, eventhough stressful.» (Good)
- Matlab is the most important engineering tool. It is very important to expect students to be able to work with this. » (Excellent)
- You absolutely need matlab skills, this has been a large obstacle for some of the international students who may not be familiar with the program.» (Excellent)
- Again, as a "native" I"ve learned Matlab in the bachelors, but many classmates haven"t done that, and the "matlab introduction course" seems to mostly show them the interface, while matlab is more a way to "think" to get it right. that is, maybe better to teach the matlab to the foreign student during the assignment sessions in the courses.» (Excellent)

Summarizing questions

27. What is your general impression of the programme so far?

Very Poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		5%
OK»		2		11%
Good»		10		58%
Very good»		4		23%

Genomsnitt: 4

- Expected a lot more» (OK)
- It would have been very good if some courses would have been a bit better (Introduction course and vehicle and traffic safety course).» (Good)
- Some of the courses like the safety ones are of no interest to me but the projects like formula student, ecomarathon, and automotive project result in a really good program that prepares students to excel in industry » (Good)

28. Considering your experience from this programme, would you choose this programme if you could turn back time?

No»		2		12%
Yes»		14		87%
I do not know»		1

Genomsnitt: 1.87

- But I would like to have had more information about the possibility of choosing courses in other MP programs as well, for example from the product development or applied mechanics program.» (Yes)

29. Do you believe an internship system would have any impact on student"s choice of masters programme?

17 svarande

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		6		35%
Yes definitely»		11		64%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.64

- I believe that it is wrong to guarantee a summer job/employment but it should rather be seen as an advantage when applying for positions at Volvo/Autoliv/Scania.» (To some extent)
- But then you can ask a question, is the program chosen for the cash or due to interest in the subject?» (To some extent)
- It is always good with more company interaction!» (To some extent)
- I was part of the VESC program at Volvo this summer and it was a great experience. more importantly it would be a huge plus to one master"s thesis if he gets a summer job in the same field.» (Yes definitely)
- Internship is an area we are behind in Sweden. It"s needed and is of great value both for present understanding during internship and for future work. HANDS ON experience is very important. » (Yes definitely)

30. What should definitely be preserved?

31. What should definitely be changed?

32. Additional comments

* obligatoriska frågor