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Rigid body dynamics 2012/13, MMA092

Your own effort

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

26 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		3		11%
Around 20 hours/week»		7		26%
Around 25 hours/week»		8		30%
Around 30 hours/week»		7		26%
At least 35 hours/week»		1		3%

Genomsnitt: 2.84

- Mostly on time consuming projects» (Around 30 hours/week)

2. How many hours per week did you spend on the project?

25 svarande

At most 5 hours/week»		3		12%
Around 10 hours/week»		8		32%
Around 15 hours/week»		8		32%
At least 20 hours/week»		6		24%

Genomsnitt: 2.68

- Did not do project. » (At most 5 hours/week)

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

26 svarande

0%»		1		3%
25%»		3		11%
50%»		2		7%
75%»		12		46%
100%»		8		30%

Genomsnitt: 3.88

Goals and goal fulfilment

4. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		7		28%
The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		1		4%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		17		68%

Genomsnitt: 3.12

- I don"t really see any problems with the course goals.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)

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

20 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		2		10%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		18		90%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.9

- a bit low» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)

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

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		4		19%
Yes, definitely»		14		66%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		3		14%

Genomsnitt: 2.95

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		4		15%
Large extent»		15		57%
Great extent»		7		26%

Genomsnitt: 3.11

- I have problems with focusing during lectures which is not teaching related.» (Some extent)
- Mainly from consulting hours, computer exercises and visits to teachers office.» (Large extent)
- I did not attend that much, but the times i did it helped me.» (Large extent)

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

Small extent»		1		3%
Some extent»		4		15%
Large extent»		17		65%
Great extent»		4		15%

Genomsnitt: 2.92

- As I have focus issues while listening, its abit easier when it comes to reading for me.» (Large extent)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		1		3%
Rather well»		16		61%
Very well»		9		34%

Genomsnitt: 3.3

10. What is your opinion of the compendium?

Very bad»		0		0%
Rather bad»		0		0%
Rather good»		21		84%
Very good»		4		16%

Genomsnitt: 3.16

- I feel it could be clearer and less tricksing with complicated english, but this issue could be english not being my native language.» (?)

11. What is your opinion of the lectures?

Very bad»		0		0%
Rather bad»		0		0%
Rather good»		14		58%
Very good»		10		41%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 3.41

- Lecture were always interesting. Per-Ake explained everything very well. And there were always some moments to laugh. Very good overall.» (Very good)
- I do not gain much from lectures in general, and therefore do not attend that many» (No opinion)

12. What is your opinion of the problem solving sessions?

Very bad»		0		0%
Rather bad»		1		4%
Rather good»		12		57%
Very good»		8		38%
No opinion»		5

Genomsnitt: 3.33

- I haven"t been to many problem solving sessions but the ones I went to were good.» (Rather good)
- Björn explained everything very well. It was nice that the solutions to the problems were online available.» (Very good)
- same as above» (No opinion)

13. What is your opinion of the project?

Very bad»		1		4%
Rather bad»		0		0%
Rather good»		12		54%
Very good»		9		40%
No opinion»		4

Genomsnitt: 3.31

- Really helped with the learning process!» (Rather good)
- Quite time consuming but good for learning» (Very good)
- I didnt do the project.» (No opinion)

14. What is your opinion of the ADAMS labs?

Very bad»		3		11%
Rather bad»		2		7%
Rather good»		16		61%
Very good»		5		19%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.88

- If the goal was to learn a little bit about Adams, the lab failed. I found it hard to adjust parameters so that the segway didn"t fall out of the cliff or such. Please rethink the lab.» (Very bad)
- Could be a bit more stuff to do in Adams like more of smaller exercises to to.» (Rather bad)
- same as above. maybe a little too much of just trying different parameters and re-running the simulation» (Rather good)
- It was quite good as an introduction to the ADAMS software. » (Rather good)
- I would set the deadline earlier. Usually students (at least me) tend to submit assignments many days before the deadline. There was no supervision in the last week (or last two weeks(?) cant remember). Especially during this week support is usually needed.» (Very good)

15. What is your opinion of the guest lectures?

Very bad»		2		9%
Rather bad»		0		0%
Rather good»		13		59%
Very good»		7		31%
No opinion»		4

Genomsnitt: 3.13

- It was very interesting to listen and it had really good flow and full of knowledge that he talked about. One of the best I have had on chalmers.» (Very good)

16. Was the English proficiency of the teachers satisfactory?

Yes»		25		96%
Partly»		1		3%
No»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.03

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		0		0%
Rather good»		9		34%
Very good»		16		61%
I did not seek help»		1		3%

Genomsnitt: 3.69

- Björn was very helpful and if he was at his office he always helpt a lot! The same for Per-Åke but Björn was more able to adapt to the level of the students.» (Very good)
- I was injured and could hardly come to any of the classes.» (I did not seek help)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		0		0%
Rather well»		6		23%
Very well»		19		73%
I did not seek cooperation»		1		3%

Genomsnitt: 3.8

- Fun to have a class where both Applied/Automotive have a lot students in.» (Very well)

19. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		2		7%
Adequate»		11		42%
High»		12		46%
Too high»		1		3%

Genomsnitt: 3.46

- I didn"t do the project so the workload was obviously not too high for me.» (Low)
- Based on what i attended. The reason for me not doing the examination etc is due to other reasons.» (Adequate)
- high but not to high» (High)

20. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		3%
Adequate»		6		23%
High»		13		50%
Too high»		6		23%

Genomsnitt: 3.92

- It was high mostly due to the project work I was taking part of demanding much of my time.» (High)
- Have three courses and worked at the same time. But I like this course very well. » (Too high)

Summarizing questions

21. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		0		0%
Adequate»		4		15%
Good»		14		53%
Excellent»		8		30%

Genomsnitt: 4.15

- I didn"t experience the whole course content which was due to my own choice, so I can"t give more then an Adequate.» (Adequate)

22. How do you like the system that you can pass the course by doing the project and ADAMS labs without doing the exam?

Very bad»		1		4%
Rather bad»		3		12%
Rather good»		10		41%
Very good»		10		41%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 3.2

- Then you don"t get the deep understanding that studying for the exam gives. This means that you won"t remember anything two years later. Bad idea. » (Very bad)
- If I pass a course I should be able to show that I understood the content and be able to solve at least 40% of an exam. » (Rather bad)
- but with 8 bonus points the examination become wherry easy » (Rather good)
- It really helped me with the learning and it gave the knowledge that was needed on the exam also. » (Very good)

23. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

24. What should definitely be changed to next year?

25. Additional comments