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Automotive Engineering Master Programme Evaluation-12, MPAUT

Background

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

23 svarande

Sweden - Chalmers»		16		69%
Sweden - another university»		0		0%
University outside Sweden»		7		30%

Genomsnitt: 1.6

- Arts et Metiers ParisTech, France» (University outside Sweden)

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

23 svarande

Poor»		1		4%
Rather poor»		2		8%
OK»		8		34%
Good»		8		34%
Very good»		4		17%
I did not seek/need information»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.52

Your own effort

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

23 svarande

Around 30 hours/week or less»		0		0%
Around 40 hours/week»		9		39%
Around 50 hours/week»		11		47%
Around 60 hours/week or more»		3		13%

Genomsnitt: 2.73

- I dont calculate how many hours i study. But the course load depends on the subject you take. With the current course, Vehicle dynamics is one subject that cannot be handeled Quaterly. It needs more time and better teaching.» (Around 50 hours/week)
- I was part of Chalmers Formula Student.» (Around 60 hours/week or more)
- Spent a lot of days studying for 12 hrs.» (Around 60 hours/week or more)

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

23 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		2		8%
75%»		10		43%
100%»		11		47%

Genomsnitt: 4.39

- Lectures were skipped to finish the assignments. Really don"t like sitting in class anyway, learn more by doing.» (50%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

5. How understandable are the programme goals?

The goals are difficult to understand»		1		4%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		8		34%
The goals are clear enough»		14		60%

Genomsnitt: 2.56

- Not much of focus on transmission side in powertrain. Advanced transmissions could be an option?» (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)

6. Are the goals reasonable for a master degree?

No, the goals are set too low»		1		4%
No, the goals are a bit too low»		4		17%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		18		78%
No, the goals are a bit high»		0		0%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.73

- I think we should highen them up, so much more may be taught!» (No, the goals are a bit too low)
- But i think more focus should have been put on programming (ECU, and such..). we, as automotive engineers, need more "programming skills", as that is what the market now wants...» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)

Programme layout

7. What do you think of the programme layout?

Poor»		1		4%
Rather poor»		1		4%
OK»		6		26%
Good»		9		39%
Very good»		6		26%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.78

- I feel there should be more indepth courses in one specialization(if the students know what they want to do).More courses in applied mechanics and system control mechatronics should be allowed for automotive students or combined special courses tailor made for Automotive program.( Eg. Mechanics and control & simulations). The Automotive programe in more Powertrain oriented rather than Vehicle dynamics or safety which offers only two courses for the whole program.Also the courses assume a lot of pre-requisites for vehicle dyanamics courses( even when discussed with Chalmers Bachelor students).More freedom should be allowed for elective courses.» (Rather poor)
- I like that you get to try the three different tracks before choosing one of them.» (Good)
- Personally, i would like to see more safety oriented courses, not only the stone-age combustion engines...» (Good)
- Maybe make the aero course also mandatory...?» (Good)
- Excellent programme» (Very good)

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

23 svarande

No, not at all»		1		4%
To some extent»		5		21%
To a certain extent, yes»		6		26%
To a large extent, but not completely»		2		8%
Yes definitely»		9		39%
No comment»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.56

- Yes, they give a good introduction for the different tracks.» (To some extent)
- I think there ought to be some mandatory part about transmissions and power transfer.» (To some extent)
- Transmission is not covered. » (To some extent)
- It covers the basics. » (To some extent)
- More practical or laboratory work is missing.» (To a large extent, but not completely)
- Dynamics Modelling and simulation courses should also be introduced. » (Yes definitely)
- Maybe some ergonomics intro and production techniques for automotive engineering could be taught as well (platform sharing, etc.)» (Yes definitely)
- Those offer a good base knowledge.. so that we can understand different areas.» (Yes definitely)

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

Yes»		9		39%
No»		14		60%

Genomsnitt: 1.6

- A course in applied control theory for vehicle dynamics. » (Yes)
- A introductory course (mixed)on Simulations,Mechanics,Modelling of dynamical systems & control,which are the main focus of any engineering area ( nowadays).This would help the students to focus on core engineering area rather than spending time of assignments on learning the softwares and tools and simulation basics( if the basic ideology is introduced earlier).» (Yes)
- Active safety was shut down, but conducting my thesis work at Autoliv, it looks like it"s needed.» (Yes)
- Can"t pick anyone in particular but more safety in general. I took all safety courses that was offered, i.e. 4 courses. I want more.» (Yes)
- More practical or laboratory work is missing.» (Yes)
- - Advanced Hybrid Technology » (Yes)
- Advanced aerodynamics, Applied CFD (using commercial code)» (Yes)
- Advanced Vehicle Aerodynamics» (Yes)
- I have this weired idea. Chalmers should tie up with Karting in gothenburg and have a short session there to attract people and to make course more interesting.» (No)

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

Yes»		10		43%
No»		13		56%

Genomsnitt: 1.56

- - Automotive engineering system: it was NOT at masters/advanced level, and the time could be used for a more advanced course.» (Yes)
- I feel more freedom should be given to choose the courses from other program as well.Or a combined course from other dept(control and applied mechanics)should be introduced.» (Yes)
- heaviy revised -Vehicle dynamics - see comments above. Doesnt seem like this course can be handeled Quaterly.Diluting the course content is not defenitely an option» (Yes)
- The EAS and ICE courses contain really redundant assignments regarding powertrain.» (Yes)
- Vehicle Dynamics course was really botched. The advanced course in the same topic was far really better. The basic course needs to be improved.» (Yes)
- The vehicle dynamics course could be much better, what we are suppose to learn for the exam is not taught during the lectures! Learn from the Advanced course.» (Yes)
- Both safety courses» (Yes)
- The vehicle dynamics courses should be looked through. The basic vehicle dynamics course especially I think discouraged people to take the advanced course. The second course is good but the assignments still take up too much time.» (Yes)
- The layout of the safety course wasn"t good, and the lectures in the vehicle dynamics course was really bad.» (Yes)

11. Impressions of the Powertrain specialisation.

Matrisfråga

- Could be more applied to what you would be working with as an engineer.»
- Just attended the ICE course.»
- Not so much practical work is present.»
- Could be more hands on exercises!»

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
21 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		1		5%
Good»		7		36%
Very good»		11		57%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 4.52

balance between theory and practise in this specialisation?
21 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		1		5%
OK»		7		36%
Good»		7		36%
Very good»		4		21%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 3.73

coupling to industrial problems in this specialisation?
21 svarande

Very poor»		1		5%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		2		10%
Good»		10		52%
Very good»		6		31%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 4.05

teachers in this specialisation?
21 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		1		5%
Good»		8		42%
Very good»		10		52%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 4.47

12. Impression of the Vehicle Dynamics specialisation.

Matrisfråga

- A course in advanced RVAD is missing, and/or a course in CFD softwares (not theoretical as the course held by Sinisa).»
- Teachers might be good but they dont understand how to shrink this very vast area(time for practise) in Quaterly basis.But in my basic vehicle dynamics, i dint understand a bit in the lectures.»
- If we talk about only RVD and AVD courses, I would say Very good for every points. The Vehicle Dynamics was really not well led. Needs some improvements. Especially about "teachers in this specialisation".»
- The Dynamics course had poor teaching. The Aerodynamics course was not about vehicle dynamics. The good course was advanced dynamics. Rigid Body dynamics should be taugth before the advanced course since we are suppose to know stuff from it that we don´,t know such as rotational matrices! »
- Aerodynamics course could be more focusing on problems of today, not so much old cars.»
- As mentioned, the lectures in the vehicle dynamics course was really bad/»

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
19 svarande

Very poor»		1		5%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		7		38%
Good»		6		33%
Very good»		4		22%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.66

balance between theory and practise in this specialisation?
19 svarande

Very poor»		1		5%
Poor»		1		5%
OK»		7		38%
Good»		5		27%
Very good»		4		22%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.55

coupling to industrial problems in this specialisation?
19 svarande

Very poor»		1		5%
Poor»		2		11%
OK»		9		50%
Good»		4		22%
Very good»		2		11%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.22

teachers in this specialisation?
19 svarande

Very poor»		1		5%
Poor»		1		5%
OK»		10		55%
Good»		2		11%
Very good»		4		22%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.38

13. Impression of the Safety specialisation.

Matrisfråga

- These courses are really interesting and all intervenants are really experts in their domain. They answered easily to all questions. All of them are really passionate about their work.»
- More practical work would be usefull»

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
14 svarande

Very poor»		1		9%
Poor»		1		9%
OK»		2		18%
Good»		1		9%
Very good»		6		54%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 3.9

balance between theory and practise in this specialisation?
14 svarande

Very poor»		1		9%
Poor»		1		9%
OK»		2		18%
Good»		3		27%
Very good»		4		36%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 3.72

coupling to industrial problems in this specialisation?
14 svarande

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

Genomsnitt: 3.81

teachers in this specialisation?
14 svarande

Very poor»		1		9%
Poor»		1		9%
OK»		1		9%
Good»		3		27%
Very good»		5		45%
No opinion»		3

Genomsnitt: 3.9

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

Matrisfråga

- Felt like we were mostly working on our own and setting our own goals. Clearer definitions of what is part of the course and what should be submitted is needed.»
- The AEP project did not live up to my expectations at all!»
- Awesome experiences, wonderful. A lot to learn, such a brillant opportunity. +++ !»
- My project was awesome so was my supervisor. But the structure of the project between the upper layer (Malin) and the lower layer (the actual work) needs to be clearer and improved.»
- Excellent opportunity for team interaction and project management learning.»
- Was supposed to be an alternative to the former course in Advanced Aerodynamics. Unfortunately it turned out to be one period of project management and one period of struggling with a software that only one person at the department was familiar with and this person was located another company --> not easy to get help.»
- Formula Student is the best course I"ve ever taken. I chose to take the Automotive Engineering Project course (World Solar Challenge) as an alternative to the advanced road vehicle dynamics course. The project had potential but the supervision was really bad. »

Chalmers Formula Student
22 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		0		0%
Good»		0		0%
Very good»		6		100%
I have not participated in this project»		16

Genomsnitt: 5

Automotive Engineering Project
23 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		3		16%
OK»		4		22%
Good»		5		27%
Very good»		6		33%
I have not participated in this project»		5

Genomsnitt: 3.77

Programme administration

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

23 svarande

Very poor»		1		4%
Poor»		1		4%
OK»		5		23%
Good»		8		38%
Very good»		6		28%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 3.8

- Late information about important events such as master thesis project. » (Poor)
- Haven"t really met all of them in person.. but those i"ve met have been friendly..» (Good)
- Probably the one of the best parts with studying at this programme. Very helpful personel and good structure when it comes to course evaluations. » (Very good)

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

Matrisfråga

- No freedom to choose courses due to mandatory courses( This is my opinion).Fresh students may not have idea on this.»
- went too late, do it earlier.»
- Attended the information presentation about available master thesis... However, they were only looking for engineers from applied mechanics, atleast according to thesis tasks... I feel it has been hard to find thesis for the automotive engineers. I managed to find a thesis in the last minute through a contact person.»
- More information on available master thesis and future PhD studies is needed.»
- Very good with a "Thesis seminar" but unfortunately it felt like it was almost only for Applied mechanics and not so much Automotive Engineering.»

Program information
23 svarande

Very poor»		2		9%
Poor»		2		9%
OK»		7		31%
Good»		6		27%
Very good»		5		22%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.45

Specialisations
23 svarande

Very poor»		3		14%
Poor»		3		14%
OK»		6		28%
Good»		5		23%
Very good»		4		19%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 3.19

Elective courses
23 svarande

Very poor»		3		13%
Poor»		2		9%
OK»		7		31%
Good»		8		36%
Very good»		2		9%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.18

Projects
23 svarande

Very poor»		2		8%
Poor»		4		17%
OK»		4		17%
Good»		9		39%
Very good»		4		17%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.39

Theses
23 svarande

Very poor»		2		9%
Poor»		4		18%
OK»		6		27%
Good»		6		27%
Very good»		4		18%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.27

PhD studies
23 svarande

Very poor»		5		27%
Poor»		5		27%
OK»		3		16%
Good»		4		22%
Very good»		1		5%
No opinion»		5

Genomsnitt: 2.5

17. What is your opinion on the support from the Student centre (Cecilia Hedenstierna, Johan Bankel, Lilian Sandström)?

Very poor»		1		5%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		3		15%
Good»		5		26%
Very good»		10		52%
Did not seek their support or help»		4

Genomsnitt: 4.21

- well, I think i have visisted Johan and Lilian one time each through my 5 years at chalmers. They have been helpful both times...» (Very good)

Study climate

18. 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»		7		30%
Yes definitely»		16		69%
No opinion/did not attend»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.69

- I registered late due to visa problem.So dint get to experience all the welcome party. But i really want chalmers automotive T-shirt :) as a memory :) expecting a T-shirt :) upendra@chalmers.se » (To some extent)

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

Poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		1		4%
OK»		4		17%
Rather well»		6		26%
Very well»		12		52%
Did not seek cooperation with my fellow students»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.26

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

Bad»		0		0%
Rather bad»		3		13%
OK»		5		22%
Good»		6		27%
Very good»		8		36%
No opinion»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.86

- The idea is good, but it doesn"t work.» (Rather bad)
- Very good initiative to mix the students between swedes and foreigners in the very beginning of the first year.» (OK)
- It"s nice to meet people from diffrent parts of the world. Share experiences and correct their errors :)» (Very good)
- As long as it not is done in too many parallel courses. Could be difficult with planning when you have to be a part of too many different groups.» (Very good)

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

23 svarande

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		4		17%
Good»		6		26%
Very good»		13		56%
Did not seek contact»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.39

- Overall good. But the teaching assistants for the vehicle dynamics course were hiding quite alot when we had assignments. It is understandable as alot of students had much problems with the assigments and the teaching assistants probably had to do more helping then usual. » (OK)
- If we needed help, we would just storm the office of whoever we needed help from.» (Very good)
- Always felt like I could contact any teacher/supervisor during my master years.» (Very good)

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

Not at all»		2		9%
Tome some extent»		10		47%
Yes, definetly»		9		42%
No opinion»		2

Genomsnitt: 2.33

- Vehicle Dynamics Basic course. The teaching has been pathetic. This has been conveyed so many times. Nothing seems to have been done» (Tome some extent)

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

Bad»		1		4%
Rather bad»		1		4%
OK»		0		0%
Good»		7		30%
Very good»		14		60%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.39

- most lecturers are swedish and would express themselves better in swedish.. listening to swenglish is not optimal» (Rather bad)
- Haha education in my native language??. Nobody would understand. Teachers would have hard time finding the right technical word. Try kannada in google translator. :) :)» (Good)
- It is of course much harder to do the education in english but it is a good practise incase I will be working in an international company in the future.» (Good)
- It"s a good opportunity to develop language skill as well as subject knowledge. » (Very good)

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

23 svarande

Poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		0		0%
OK»		3		13%
Good»		9		39%
Very good»		11		47%

Genomsnitt: 4.34

- It"s good.. nothing in particular, but i know how to calculate some things... i know matlab.. so that"s good.» (Good)

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

23 svarande

Very poor»		1		4%
Poor»		1		4%
OK»		4		17%
Good»		5		21%
Very good»		12		52%

Genomsnitt: 4.13

- You should make more emphasis on that on the programme prerrequisites» (OK)
- Not make it mandatory. Instead can give a 1 month crash course? Its not a toughie software to learn. Its just that not many have worked on it before.» (Good)
- It would be very good to indicate in the pre requisites of the program,so the students can train themselves before joining the program at their native countries.» (Very good)
- It forces you to get into it, excellent. And there is an open intro course to help, and books at the lib.» (Very good)
- Since matlab is helpful and a great tool, it is good that we/the program use it. It would have taken unneccesary time to first learn MatLab. I think it"s a must for engineers today to know Matlab. Some people knew how to use Excel, which is a child"s tool.» (Very good)
- Since it is used in many of the courses it should be clearly stated that it is preferable to have some knowledge in MATLAB when applying for the programme.» (Very good)

Summarizing questions

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

Very Poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
OK»		6		26%
Good»		8		34%
Very good»		9		39%

Genomsnitt: 4.13

- Some courses are too easy. I think every course should be as hard as the advanced vehicle dynamics and internal combustion engine courses. » (Good)
- The program is still perfectible but it is quite well organized and all teachers have some interest on what they are teaching.» (Very good)
- Excellent! Although more practical work would make it even better.» (Very good)

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

No»		1		5%
Yes»		17		94%
I do not know»		5

Genomsnitt: 1.94

- I still want to study Automotive eng, but the program at Chalmers can definitely be improved. » (Yes)
- With more customized electives if I could,since I am more focused on Vehicle dynamics.» (Yes)
- I don"t know. At first I was angry because i wanted to attend product development. I couldn"t get in because i had failed the FEM course. But then i kinda discovered the safety field and saw that the automotive industry does have some fields of improvement and major development. So i think i would choose it again yes.» (I do not know)
- Probably, automotive engineering or applied mechanics. » (I do not know)

28. What should definitely be preserved?

29. What should definitely be changed?

30. Additional comments

* obligatoriska frågor