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H12 - Linear control system design, SSY285

Status: Avslutad
Öppen för svar: 2013-01-02 - 2013-01-20
Antal svar: 43
Procent av deltagarna som svarat: 45%
Kontaktperson: Marie Iwanow»
Utbildningsprogram som genomför enkäten: Chalmers: masterskurs

Your own effort

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

We mean total time, that is, it comprises the time you spent in class and the time you spent on your own work. Try to estimate the average time over the entire study period.

43 svarande

At most 15 hours/week» 2 4%

Around 20 hours/week» 12 27%

Around 25 hours/week» 18 41%

Around 30 hours/week» 10 23%

At least 35 hours/week» 1 2%

Genomsnitt: 2.9

- The assignments have taken lots of time.» (Around 30 hours/week)

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

43 svarande

0%» 0 0%

25%» 3 6%

50%» 5 11%

75%» 11 25%

100%» 24 55%

Genomsnitt: 4.3

- I liked balacs lectures, They where inspiring!» (75%)
- The lectures were nice to attend to but the slides were sometimes quite hard to follow because of extensive information content on them. » (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

The course syllabus states the course goals in terms of learning outcomes, i.e., knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by the student during the course.

3. How understandable are the course goals?

42 svarande

I have not seen/read the goals» 9 21%

The goals are difficult to understand» 1 2%

The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer» 8 19%

The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn» 24 57%

Genomsnitt: 3.11

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

Answer this this question and the succeeding one, only if you do know the course goals.

35 svarande

No, the goals are set too low» 3 8%

Yes, the goals seem reasonable» 31 88%

No, the goals are set too high» 1 2%

Genomsnitt: 1.94

- I haven"t seen the goals» (No, the goals are set too low)

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

39 svarande

No, not at all» 0 0%

To some extent» 10 25%

Yes, definitely» 25 64%

I don"t know/have not been examined yet» 4 10%

Genomsnitt: 2.84

- The exam were a bit too easy. 51 persons scored grade 5» (To some extent)
- I was unable to attend the exam.» (I don"t know/have not been examined yet)

6. How did you find the exam questions?

42 svarande

Very easily solvable.» 10 23%

That was what I expected for.» 28 66%

It was slightly more difficult than expected.» 4 9%

Extremely difficult.» 0 0%

Genomsnitt: 1.85

- Unable to answer, I have yet to attend the exam.» (?)
- It was good questions, but very straight forward. I would suggest one or two more complex questions on the exam. But considering it was the first time Balacs held the i think the exam was well built!» (Very easily solvable.)
- The exam was too easy.» (Very easily solvable.)
- The exam was what I expected it to be since it was at the same level as the exam example. However, I think the questions were to easy given that you were allowed to bring the course book and the lecture slides. The exam result also reveals that the exam was on a low level.» (That was what I expected for.)
- Time demanding.» (That was what I expected for.)
- Not very easy but they were a little easier that previous years.» (That was what I expected for.)
- The last exercise was too time consuming with calculating all transfer functions, one would be enough to test that part.» (That was what I expected for.)
- It was a good exam, but the questions were not alike thoose exercised from the Feedback-book. The exam qusetion structure were good, and the exercise questions were sometimes im possible and sometimes ok. So better questions to exercise on is a recommendation!» (It was slightly more difficult than expected.)

Teaching and course administration

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

43 svarande

Small extent» 0 0%

Some extent» 10 23%

Large extent» 22 51%

Great extent» 11 25%

Genomsnitt: 3.02

- It would be great if Balazs could correct all slides to next year. There were a lot of faults in the slides, and it is understandable to some extent since there are a lot of equations, but of course it is easier to understand if the equations are correct.» (Some extent)
- The lectures were quite boring but the notes were very good (but maybe too many words).» (Large extent)
- Balacs and the TAs have been very helpful during the course, answering emails fast and been able to take visits at their office"s.» (Large extent)

8. The most valuable help for me to understand the theory in the SSY285 course was...

42 svarande

the set of slide shows combined with teachers explanation.» 22 52%

the Feedback Systems book (by Murray and Astrom).» 4 9%

the complementary literature, Linear optimal control» 0 0%

the combination of A) and B)» 12 28%

combination of A), B) and C)» 4 9%

Genomsnitt: 2.33

- A and B were both kind of below the standard of at least bachelor courses at Chalmers. I did not use C. I got an easy 5 at the exam but still feel I should not have gotten that grade considering my knowledge in the subject.» (?)
- The book were overall good, but had more information than the slides and sometimes the information in the book just made it more confusing. So maybe a book that follow the course better could be to think of.» (the set of slide shows combined with teachers explanation.)
- TA:s were very helpful aswell!» (the set of slide shows combined with teachers explanation.)
- And it helped a lot where the lecture content came from in the book.» (the Feedback Systems book (by Murray and Astrom).)
- It would be better if a good book is selected» (combination of A), B) and C))

9. How do you find the course structure (from the point of view capturing new materials)?

42 svarande

Transparent and concise.» 12 28%

Adequately structured.» 24 57%

Difficult to follow.» 5 11%

Hard to get the big picture of the topics.» 1 2%

Genomsnitt: 1.88

- I prefer when the teacher write on the board instead. Then I think it it easier to stay concentrated. » (Adequately structured.)
- could have been a bit better structure on the lecture slides, the headlines could have been different than just kalman filtering 1,2,3. It was very hard to follow the equations in the slides on the lectures.» (Difficult to follow.)

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

43 svarande

Small extent» 3 6%

Some extent» 13 30%

Large extent» 22 51%

Great extent» 5 11%

Genomsnitt: 2.67

- I did not find the course literature very helpful. Also it was very bad that there were no answers provided to the exercises.» (Small extent)
- The lecture slides were a huge help but I didn"t really use the book» (Some extent)
- Very nice book! Better than the other years book.» (Some extent)
- I studied the book and it´,s exercises + the lectures and it´,s notes. I think that the exercises in the book are more confusing than they are good. I felt during the exam that I have solved to few exercises so I didn"t felt confortable with that type of questions (the exercises in the book weren"t of that type)» (Large extent)
- I belive the textbook from murray is not advanced enough, it was good to have some extra literature.» (Large extent)

11. Materials presented by lecture slides (accompanied by the teacher"s explanations)

42 svarande

were easy to capture during the course.» 12 28%

were adequately structured but not easy to understand.» 9 21%

necessitated additional time to understand course content.» 14 33%

needed significant amount of time to understand.» 5 11%

were very hard to follow.» 2 4%

Genomsnitt: 2.42

- I do not like the concept of using powerpoint slides and powerpoint slides only at lectures.» (?)
- I was unable to print the lecture slides at the university however.» (were easy to capture during the course.)
- Sometime the lecture notes are little bit hard to understand, and maybe need some additions.» (were adequately structured but not easy to understand.)

12. Which part of the course you feel the most difficult to understand (question structure follows the slides" layout)?

39 svarande

System modeling for control» 1 2%

Analysis and Synthesis of LTI systems» 2 5%

Kalman filtering» 10 25%

LQG design» 6 15%

Frequency domain analysis and synthesis» 17 43%

Uncertainty and robustness» 3 7%

Genomsnitt: 4.15

- in the end kalman filtering and LQG were quite easy but it took a while before you understod all the matrises.» (Kalman filtering)
- The part with norms and some of the calculations around that were quite confusing. » (Frequency domain analysis and synthesis)
- Mainly becuase it was based more on the former control course, which was too long ago! This should have been held in the end of the third year! ( chemical engineering)» (Frequency domain analysis and synthesis)

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

43 svarande

Very badly» 0 0%

Rather badly» 2 4%

Rather well» 18 41%

Very well» 23 53%

Genomsnitt: 3.48

- It was difficult to print the slides.» (Rather badly)
- Had trouble printing the lecture slides at school. Otherwise good » (Rather well)
- I would like to have faster answer on the assignments » (Rather well)
- Much better to use the webpage instead of the Portal.» (Very well)
- The lecture slides i very well written, must have taken some time for B to out them together, good job!» (Very well)

Study climate

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

43 svarande

Very poor» 1 2%

Rather poor» 2 4%

Rather good» 7 16%

Very good» 32 74%

I did not seek help» 1 2%

Genomsnitt: 3.69

- Yujiao offered the students to visit her room every day around lunch time to ask questions. If it was not for her my group would not have passed the last assignment. During the assignment-exercises the teachers did not have time to answer questions since all students had to be given an oral approvement which took a lot of time. » (Rather poor)
- Hard to ask questions during the "tutorial" sessions. Maybe need more assistans during thoose sessions or more time.» (Rather good)
- All of the teachers were very helpful but they were unmanned during the lessons for project questions . There were normally a lot of waiting in order to get help. » (Rather good)
- During the lab help sessions it would take ages to get help. If you were to slow to get on the help list you wouldn"t get any help at all. It was good though that one could get help directly from the assistants office, and they were usually very helpful.» (Rather good)
- I missed a session where the students solved exercises with a class leader helping them when they stuck» (Rather good)
- Props to Oscar, he were very helpful when we went to see him in his office» (Very good)

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

43 svarande

Very poorly» 1 2%

Rather poorly» 0 0%

Rather well» 10 23%

Very well» 32 74%

I did not seek cooperation» 0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.69

16. How was the course workload?

43 svarande

Too low» 1 2%

Low» 2 4%

Adequate» 24 55%

High» 16 37%

Too high» 0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.27

- Maybe get some points for the group projects ?» (Adequate)
- But the assignments where over sized, better to spend some of that time for doing exercises is my opinion.» (Adequate)
- Perhaps higher than average workload, but the » (Adequate)

17. How was the total workload this study period?

43 svarande

Too low» 0 0%

Low» 3 6%

Adequate» 13 30%

High» 16 37%

Too high» 11 25%

Genomsnitt: 3.81

- Had antoher course at the same time that was not so tough.» (Low)
- I studied Applied Signal Processing and that course took a whole lot of time.» (Too high)
- Took this course and applied signal processing, spent ~45-50 h/week studying » (Too high)
- Applied signal processing took all my time. » (Too high)
- Too high because of course in applied signal processing. » (Too high)

Summarizing questions

18. What is your general impression of the course?

43 svarande

Poor» 2 4%

Fair» 2 4%

Adequate» 4 9%

Good» 21 48%

Excellent» 14 32%

Genomsnitt: 4 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- I think it is extraordinarily bad that the there were no answers provided to the exercises given. How can you know if you have been solving the problem in a correct way if you cannot check the answer? If the publisher prohibits to give the answers to the students, than choose another book. I did not find the book very good anyhow.» (Poor)
- Balazs is a very good lecturer and I found the subject to be interesting.» (Excellent)
- Balazs Kulcsar did a very good job. He really wanted to learn and cared for us students. He did an excellent job. » (Excellent)
- Largely due to the enthusiastic lecturer!» (Excellent)

19. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

- The web-question form in the last lecture was really awesome!»
- The lecturer! Very good on explaining, distinct. Also a good listener, humble and wanted to help the students. The assistants were also great!»
- The course and exam structure»
- The course summary that Yujiao provided during the last exercise was very good. Also it was great that Yujiao printed the exercises. I think the game that Balazs had created to the last lecture was very good. Both Yujiao and Balazs took an active interest in the course and that is very inspiring.»
- The professor, Balazs Kulcsar.»
- Balazs Kulcsar, Yujiao Song and Oskar Wigström. All did an excellent job. »
- Assignments have been really helpful to get to understand the concepts.»
- The labs»
- The lecture slides, and strucure of the lectures. (Balacs)»
- the labs and assignments.»
- The lab was a good and fun way of learning the theory.»
- The Helicopter lab.»
- The topics and assignments.»
- Best course slides ever and everything was good»
- The lab sessions»
- I thought that the laboratory assignment was good. »
- The sessions where exercises was solved on the black board aswell as in the later part in the coures when you had some examples solved on the blackboard in middle of class»

20. What should definitely be changed to next year?

- Other exercises than thoose in the book. Exercises that are more relevant for the exam.»
- The assignments were not very clear»
- Provide the students exercises with answers, and even better, provide the answers together with hints on how to solve the problem. »
- The third home assignment took a lot of time. It would be a good idea to split it up into to two assignments.»
- It would be good if Faisal was more prepared for the students questions during consultation times since everyone pretty much asked the same questions. Also it would be good if he gave the same answer to all the students on particular questions, not different answers to different groups. In addition to this,if he expects the students to submitt assignmnets on time,he needs to give feedback on time and not the evening before the exam.»
- Nothing very good course.»
- The lab. assignment is not so useful and it takes too much time.»
- Look over the assignments, there could be some changes there.»
- The assignemnts should be given back earlier and not 14 hours before the exam.»
- Slide should be updated. Dynamic programming part should be more clear and understandable. What is more is to select a good reference book.»
- the assignments were quite hard to understand what and how you should solve the problems. the Lectures should not be ppp slides. I think slides just should be used for presenting graphs, moive clips etc and equations should be presented on the black board.»
- A list of recommended exercises with answers. I used the set of supplementary non-compulsory exercises but it didnt cover all parts very well and could be better suited to the course.»
- The preparation for the lab session took too much time. »
- Assignment way to hard»
- The exam, a more challenging one would be good»
- Maybe less information on the slides, hard to follow during lectures. Also a bit too much MATLAB on the assignments.»
- Stop using powerpoint to the same extent at the lectures, and make sure to provide good exercises with solutions.»
- The slides is where heavy to understand right now maby you can do something about that?»

21. Additional comments

- Thanks for a great course, one of the best I"ve had in Chalmers :)»
- Very good course»
- A guide on how to operate Simulink (for the labsessions) would be really good since all students are not familiar with this program.»
- it"s good as it is»
- My overall impression is that this is a great course.»
- Since the course is considered a bit difficult by many, I belive that if there was a "mini exam" (just a few questions, maybe giving one or two bonus points for the final exam) after the first two or three weeks, when the basics is finished it would get the students to start study earlier. And thus the latter part of the course will be easier to understand/Assimilate.»
- When asking for help with the assignments the assistant seemed bery unprepared for questions. Did not know that values hade changed from last year, for example. Did waste a lot of time because of the assistant not being prepared. Yijao is very well planned and good at teaching.»
- Good course, i feel that i can make a state-space model of almost any system and that I have a deeper knowledge of how LTI systems works.»
- Maybe similar to helicopter lab may be car or buggy experiment with different state control to understand the realistic scenarios in Automotive industry if possible and realizable.»
- The teacher and TAs are very kind and patient.»
- Helpful teachers and nice course in general!»
- The teaching assistant, Ms. Song, was one of the best TA"s I"ve ever worked with. Her explanations clarified everything in the course very well. Attending her study sessions made a huge difference in my understanding of the material.»
- :)»
Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 4

Genomsnitt totalt för alla frågor: 4
Beräknat jämförelseindex: 0.75

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