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Production Systems PPU160 2012, PPU160

Your own effort

1. Approximately how many hours per week did you work with the course?

37 svarande

At most 10 hours»		0		0%
About 15 hours»		6		16%
About 20 hours»		12		32%
About 25 hours»		12		32%
About 30 hours»		5		13%
At least 35 hours»		2		5%

Genomsnitt: 3.59

- I tried to read the whole book which took quite a long time. In addition, the work on the different assignments took some time too, but it was really interesting to work on the different cases.» (At least 35 hours)

2. How much of the teaching offered did you attend?

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0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		4		10%
75%»		9		24%
100%»		24		64%

Genomsnitt: 4.54

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		3		8%
The goals are difficult to understand»		2		5%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		15		40%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		17		45%

Genomsnitt: 3.24

- Have Seen but don"t remember» (I have not seen/read the goals)
- I understood them clearly though after we got them explained/after we had done all the exercises on them. » (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)
- There are a few bullet points for the whole course. Not enough to be helpful when studying. Bullet points for every week/area could be more helpfull» (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)
- good with learning objectives for each class» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)

4. Are the course goals reasonable considering the number of credits?

yes, I think so»		32		88%
hesitant»		4		11%
no»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.11

- To really excel at some of the goals, more focus on that individual aspect would be needed. Thinking about the part were you are supposed to be able to plan an entire production system. Yes you can, but not very efficiently were it a large one.» (hesitant)

5. Did the examination (assignments + written exam) assess whether you have reached the goals?

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		13		35%
Yes, definitely»		22		59%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		2		5%

Genomsnitt: 2.7

- Maybe there is a way to avoid the exam. » (Yes, definitely)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		1		2%
Some extent»		11		29%
Large extent»		18		48%
Great extent»		7		18%

Genomsnitt: 2.83

- The projects were the most helpful!» (Some extent)
- It was sometimes difficult to know what was expected for the different assignments. The goal of the assignments were explicit, but not what kind of results we should get (e.g for the LCA)» (Large extent)

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

Small extent»		6		16%
Some extent»		22		59%
Large extent»		8		21%
Great extent»		1		2%

Genomsnitt: 2.1

- The book gave us some examples and more arguments about what we learned during the lectures and the labs.» (Some extent)
- The book was not so fun to read. A lot of text for just common sense» (Some extent)
- Slides in general was good. The book was long and very time consuming but and did not offer much knowledge compared to time spent reading.» (Some extent)
- Slides and articles were very helpful. The book however wasn"t. Also the article on HTA was hard to comprehend.» (Large extent)

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

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		2		5%
Acceptable»		4		10%
Good»		19		51%
Excellent»		12		32%

Genomsnitt: 4.1

- Not clear garding in turn-ins» (Acceptable)
- The last assignment should have been graded before the exam. I think it is negligent of the course administration not letting the students know how many points needed on the exam. » (Good)

Exercises

9. How would you grade the factory visit?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		2		5%
Acceptable»		3		8%
Good»		7		18%
Excellent»		25		67%

Genomsnitt: 4.48

- Should have been later in the course when more knowledge about the subject had been gained. The instructions for the assignment could have been clearer, especially since it was the first assignment.» (Good)
- Always good to get a touch of reality.» (Excellent)
- Great way to meet other new students and get to know swedish work atmosphere» (Excellent)
- It was really interesting!» (Excellent)
- Love to see "the real world"» (Excellent)
- Very good contact at the company. Hej seemed to be Well prepared to our questions and The aim of the visit. » (Excellent)

10. How would you grade the automation exercise?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		3		8%
Acceptable»		6		16%
Good»		23		62%
Excellent»		5		13%

Genomsnitt: 3.81

- Too abstract for me, should be more grounded and not making so many assumptions» (Acceptable)
- There is still some confusion to my mind what the greater god of a SoPI really is? Or does it only serve the purpose of being a nice graph to show your CEO?» (Good)

11. How would you grade the LCA exercise?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		0		0%
Acceptable»		11		29%
Good»		20		54%
Excellent»		6		16%

Genomsnitt: 3.86

- The instructions could have been better.» (Acceptable)
- Not so fun with the same case for everyone. BORING to listen to presentations with number you already counted yourself» (Acceptable)
- I think the tradeoff between given values andI assumptions need to be worked on for next year. » (Acceptable)
- Very subjective but i guess it is like that always» (Good)
- Maybe force us to find our own sources, with guidelines where to look for them of course.» (Good)
- Very effective exercise avoiding the traps of to much data and conversion which will only confuse the student and not allow them to see the bigger picture.» (Excellent)

12. How would you grade the production flow exercise?

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Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		1		2%
Acceptable»		1		2%
Good»		24		64%
Excellent»		11		29%

Genomsnitt: 4.21

- The requirements were not very clear. The PM instructions could have been better. » (Fair)
- Simulation software is kind of old and difficult to understand» (Good)
- Having no previous experience of this strategic way to go about it and analyse the impacts of a change. Again a good overall learning level.» (Excellent)

13. How would you grade the supervision during the exercises?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		1		2%
Acceptable»		5		13%
Good»		18		48%
Excellent»		13		35%

Genomsnitt: 4.16

- » (Good)
- The doctoral students are awesome.» (Excellent)

14. How would you grade the examination of the exercies?

37 svarande

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		1		2%
Acceptable»		11		29%
Good»		19		51%
Excellent»		6		16%

Genomsnitt: 3.81

- It was hard to know what was expected for the discussions... It took time to know what to write in it with references, etc...» (Acceptable)
- The last one should have been finishen before the exam. » (Acceptable)
- I think the information about how we were suppose to write the discussion was not clear enough. For example for 2 bonus points it is important to use good sources. We understand this at the end of the course.» (Good)
- More projects and no examination will work better» (Good)
- To reach excellent the discussion part in the first two exercises should clearly state what to reflect upon.» (Good)
- Fun with seminars!» (Good)
- Much better then power-points!» (Good)
- I wish more courses worked like this. » (Excellent)
- Nice way of working. Posters are in some ways a better tool for these kinds of seminars!» (Excellent)

Study Climate

15. How was the opportunities for asking questions and getting help?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		1		2%
Adequate»		2		5%
Good»		15		40%
Excellent»		19		51%

Genomsnitt: 4.4

16. How has the cooperation been, between you and the other students?

Very bad»		0		0%
Rather bad»		3		8%
Rather good»		6		16%
Very good»		28		75%
I have not tried to cooperate»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.67 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- Sometimes the others don"t want to make the discussions for the extra points. It makes it harder for me to receive those extra points.» (Rather bad)

17. How was the total workload during the entire study period

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		7		19%
High»		29		80%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.8

- Well I miss the button "adequate". But I cannot consider it a high workload. If you worked your exercises efficiently.» (Low)
- Good amount! » (High)
- Exercises took time! » (High)
- moderate» (High)

18. How do you evaluate the workload of labs for this course?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		2%
Adequate»		22		59%
High»		14		37%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.35

- Unequal, it was lower in the beginning, but higher towards the end.» (High)
Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 3.67

Course Team

19. Johan Stahre

37 svarande

Excellent»		3		8%
Very Good»		15		41%
Good»		18		50%
Poor»		0		0%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		1

Genomsnitt: 2.41

- It was apity Johan couldn"t attend his last lecture. » (Very Good)
- Only met him for one or two lectures so can"t really comment on this.» (Good)
- Well I guess his shining star would have come when he should have help reveal to all the mysteries of Innovation, alas that did not come to pass. » (Good)

20. Anders Skoogh

37 svarande

Excellent»		15		40%
Very Good»		16		43%
Good»		6		16%
Poor»		0		0%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		0

Genomsnitt: 1.75

- Lectures i remember » (Excellent)
- Pedagogic! » (Excellent)

21. Tommy Fässberg

37 svarande

Excellent»		7		18%
Very Good»		15		40%
Good»		14		37%
Poor»		1		2%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.24

- Have been very helpful during the course. » (Excellent)
- Especially enjoyed the respect and way of taking the students problems seriously, not making excuses.» (Very Good)
- Lectures could be improved, but overall very good!» (Very Good)

22. Åsa Fasth

37 svarande

Excellent»		0		0%
Very Good»		5		15%
Good»		25		75%
Poor»		2		6%
Very Poor»		1		3%
Did not attend»		4

Genomsnitt: 2.96

- Better focus on important slides. And don"t use grey in bakgrund.» (Good)
- Dark slides made it hard to take notes on them.» (Good)
- Didnt talk about the slides when she was missing a word .... » (Very Poor)

23. Peter Domini

36 svarande

Excellent»		8		25%
Very Good»		11		34%
Good»		13		40%
Poor»		0		0%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		4

Genomsnitt: 2.15

- Interesting lecture.» (Very Good)
- Interesting! » (Very Good)
- Don"t remember...» (Good)
- Maybe a bit more focus on production systems.» (Good)
- Strange slides, not very readable.» (Good)

24. Kristina Säfsten

37 svarande

Excellent»		5		13%
Very Good»		5		13%
Good»		22		61%
Poor»		4		11%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		1

Genomsnitt: 2.69

- Ok but is she there to sell her book?» (Good)
- Perhaps there was a lack of structure, which seems ironic.» (Good)
- Good slides to read as studymaterial but could be even clearer. Maybe some clear exampels?» (Good)
- Reading instructions didn"t match the lectures. But she was a great lecturer.» (Good)
- She knows a lot so not for that sake but I think she tried to cover too much in a too short of a time period. » (Poor)
- Strange approach» (Poor)

25. Jon Andersson

37 svarande

Excellent»		5		13%
Very Good»		11		29%
Good»		20		54%
Poor»		1		2%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.45

- Very helpful. Enthusiastic and eager in lectures which makes it more interesting. » (Excellent)
- It´,s always appreciated when passion shines through to the work a man/woman is doing.» (Very Good)
- The slides were good but focus on important stuff with clear explanations.» (Very Good)

26. Lars Almefelt

37 svarande

Excellent»		6		18%
Very Good»		8		25%
Good»		16		50%
Poor»		2		6%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		5

Genomsnitt: 2.43

- Much focus on product development. Left after half the lecture...» (Good)

27. Torbjörn Ylipää

37 svarande

Excellent»		0		0%
Very good»		5		15%
Good»		13		40%
Poor»		12		37%
Very Poor»		2		6%
Did not attend»		5

Genomsnitt: 3.34

- The slides were a bit not very clear.Could not understand few topics at the end.» (Good)
- To much and diffucult to grasp the content» (Good)
- His english was very bad. It was hard to follow the lecture because of his bad pronounciation.» (Poor)
- There were some language/pronunciation problems which together with a lack of structure resulted in a lack of real interest about the area. » (Poor)
- Didnt understand what he actually wanted us to learn» (Very Poor)

28. Mats Winroth

36 svarande

Excellent»		3		8%
Very Good»		15		44%
Good»		16		47%
Poor»		0		0%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		2

Genomsnitt: 2.38

29. Jutta Hildenbrand

36 svarande

Excellent»		1		3%
Very Good»		11		34%
Good»		18		56%
Poor»		2		6%
Very Poor»		0		0%
Did not attend»		4

Genomsnitt: 2.65

- Good but were not used much in the course.» (Very Good)

Summarizing questions

30. What is your general impression of the course?

Very Poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		2%
Good»		8		21%
Very Good»		24		64%
Excellent»		4		10%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.83 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- Perhaps the core of the course were to be overall a overall systems mindset but it ended up being really god exercises with the system as a side dish.» (Good)
- Grading on assignments were not clear. Try to focus on not just Having a lecture but to make us the students to grasp the content. However the course assignments were fun and i learned a lot!» (Very Good)
- A good introduction course to the master programme» (Very Good)
- A very interesting and helpful course. I learned a lot! The projects were a lot of fun. » (Excellent)

31. What shoud be preserved for next year

- The labs and factory visits we"re good.»
- Preserv the high weight on labs but alltso improve them and change the examination to a more indevidual level.»
- I think the labs and the factory visit have been the most interesting aspects in the course.»
- Excercise presentation way.»
- Factory visit was absolutely the best and most helpful. Good with different guest speakers. Keep all the projects! They were great. »
- The seminars and the factory visits. »
- Visits were great, labs are very good but too abstract sometimes. Guest lecturers were good but could be better I think. »
- All the exercises - with refinement of course.»
- Seminar to present the lab-work.»
- The exercises and the factory visit.It is the best part of the course.»
- The very practical assignments (automation of the assembly of the bookshelf) and the factory visit»
- Definitely exercises play an important role in this course and have the most learning outcomes.»
- lab works are good enough»
- The way of seminar is good, but the poster is bit small for all of students to see and noisy environment during the presentation hard to hear clearly.»
- Assignments size and importance.»
- The assignments are great. Maybe make them a larger part of the examination?»
- The factory visit»
- The open characteristics of the assignments that forces assumptions to be made. Makes for more reflection while working and more discussion during the presentations.»
- The group assignments »
- Most of the course»
- I think same course content should be there for the next year»
- The seminars with A2-posters and presentations in smaller groups.»
- The factory visit should be maintained. »

32. What should be changed to next year?

33. Additional comments