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RRY130 Radioastronomical techniques and interferometry

Your own effort

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

4 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		0		0%
Around 20 hours/week»		3		75%
Around 25 hours/week»		1		25%
Around 30 hours/week»		0		0%
At least 35 hours/week»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.25

- Too many hours of lectures. Why are there no exercises? This course is mainly mathematical so how would the students even understand to solve the questions without any exercises?» (Around 20 hours/week)

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

4 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		0		0%
75%»		1		25%
100%»		3		75%

Genomsnitt: 4.75

- Impossible to pass this course if you miss more than 10% of the lectures.» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		1		25%
The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		3		75%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.5

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

4 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		4		100%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2

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

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		1		25%
Yes, definitely»		3		75%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.75

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		1		25%
Large extent»		2		50%
Great extent»		1		25%

Genomsnitt: 3

- Lecture slides is not good os it should be improved. Rüdigers part is mainly pictures. He is a perfect lecturer but it could be improved if the pictures were reduced and more content added. Whenever there are text, it states really important concepts so i like that. Carinas content part is adequate because there are like 10 sentences in one slide which makes the students confused. Anyway she did a good job when explaining so her part is ok. John"s part is good and he is a good explainer. Whenever he starts writing on the board, it"s hard to see what he writes. But he explains so much so it"s ok. Probably grade 2 of 5 they would receive from me.» (Some extent)

7. To what extent was the observation part (the lab with the 20 m antenna) valuable and increased your learning?

Small extent»		1		25%
Some extent»		0		0%
Large extent»		0		0%
Great extent»		3		75%

Genomsnitt: 3.25

- Using the 20m telescope is probably the coolest thing I have done here at Chalmers.» (Great extent)
- Without this laboration, it would be hard to pass Carinas part. I learned mostly what we did when the report writing started. So the lab was really good because the lab was mixed with mathematics and theory» (Great extent)

8. How many hours approximately did you spend on analyzing the data and writing the report?

9. Did you receive adequate information/help about the lab in advance/during the time of writing the report?

Yes»		4		100%
No»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1

- To some extend. Carina mailed us and helped us whenever we asked for help (she did a really good job). But the labb manual was really bad. There was no manual for the XS. It was pretty hard to understand what to do. So the lab manual could be more clearer. Carina helped us pretty much so i think many of us succeded anyway» (Yes)
- There was a great help.» (Yes)

10. Was the content of the lab:

Too difficult»		0		0%
Adequate»		4		100%
Too easy»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2

- Hard to understand how to use XS. To answer the questions in the manual, that was ok» (Adequate)

11. Additional comments on the lab:

12. For the astronomy part: Do you think it would have increased your learning to have more (group) project work?

Yes»		4		100%
No»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1

- At this point in our Master"s studies, I think more emphasis could be given for project-related work than to the written exam. I believe that one learns a lot while working on projects.» (Yes)
- I personally think that this course is in bad shape. Probably one of the most interesting courses I had but also one of the courses that is in bad shape that students will have hard time to pass this course. Please add project work. We do really understand much more when we work through a problem.» (Yes)
- Certainly. As there are people from different academic background, knowledge sharing during group work would increase the learning.» (Yes)

13. For the astronomy part: Do you think the number of lectures were:

Too many»		2		50%
Adequate»		2		50%
Too few»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.5

- Too many hours.» (Too many)

14. For the astronomy part: Do you think the number of exercises were:

Too many»		0		0%
Adequate»		2		50%
Too few»		2		50%

Genomsnitt: 2.5

- There were no exercises but Carina solved 4 or 5 questions during the lecture. How will the students be able to solve any mathematical questions during the exam if we do not have any exercises or given problems? John had exercises such as coffe cup problem and handout exercises so i will not critice him so much. Carina solved couple of questions (which is not enough). Rüdiger on the other hand did not solve any exercises. » (Too few)
- Tutorials should be included which also would increase the understanding of subject.» (Too few)

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

Small extent»		2		50%
Some extent»		1		25%
Large extent»		1		25%
Great extent»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.75

- Lecture slides.» (Large extent)

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

Very badly»		1		25%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		2		50%
Very well»		1		25%

Genomsnitt: 2.75

- All three were ok here. They mailed us and kept us informed.» (Rather well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		0		0%
Rather good»		0		0%
Very good»		4		100%
I did not seek help»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 4

- Carina really good. She helped us via mail really much. John helped us day before the exam and Rüdiger gave a old exam in his part 1 day before the exam.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		0		0%
Rather well»		0		0%
Very well»		4		100%
I did not seek cooperation»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 4

19. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		1		25%
High»		2		50%
Too high»		1		25%

Genomsnitt: 4

- With too high i mean too many lectures. There were no exercises. It felt like this course were most theoretic but infact this course is so mathematical, so either this course changes to a project course or the teachers must give at least 2hours/week exercises.» (Too high)

20. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		1		25%
High»		3		75%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.75

Summarizing questions

21. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		1		25%
Fair»		1		25%
Adequate»		0		0%
Good»		0		0%
Excellent»		2		50%

Genomsnitt: 3.25 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- All three teacher is great as persons. But they maybe should communicate with each other more. It didn"t feel that all three parts linked to each other. It felt more like that there were three seperate exam parts.» (Poor)
- The course content is excellent, however the course structure and organization should be greatly modified.» (Fair)

22. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

23. What should definitely be changed to next year?

24. Additional comments