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TKITE 1213-3 Databases TDA357|DIT620

Status: Avslutad
Öppen för svar: 2013-03-18 - 2013-04-02
Antal svar: 31
Procent av deltagarna som svarat: 24%
Kontaktperson: Linn Warg»

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.

31 svarande

At most 15 hours/week» 9 29%

Around 20 hours/week» 6 19%

Around 25 hours/week» 12 38%

Around 30 hours/week» 4 12%

At least 35 hours/week» 0 0%

Genomsnitt: 2.35

- Attended the lectures and did the assignments.» (At most 15 hours/week)
- Sadly compressed and more on the last weeks then the first weeks » (At most 15 hours/week)
- Most time spent on labs, some on lectures.» (Around 25 hours/week)
- Had a poor lab partner.Therefore the assignments took a few extra hours.» (Around 25 hours/week)

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

31 svarande

0%» 1 3%

25%» 2 6%

50%» 5 16%

75%» 9 29%

100%» 14 45%

Genomsnitt: 4.06

- obligatorisk skitkurs som krockade » (25%)
- I read the slides before lectures and went there when I felt I had trouble understanding.» (25%)
- I was taking another course which had mandatory lectures in the same time slots as a lot of lectures of this course. Otherwise, the lectures were very good. I also attended half of the tutorials, the quality of those were shifting.» (50%)
- Only the lectures» (50%)
- Great lectures! The tutorials were not quite as good.» (75%)
- Missed half of the class becuase other lecture» (75%)
- Had some mandatory classes the same time as this course.» (75%)
- Did not attend the excersices» (75%)
- I found attending lectures really well invested time. As was attending exercise sessions and lab sessions to both practice and/or solve any questions.» (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?

31 svarande

The goals are difficult to understand» 1 3%

The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer» 0 0%

The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn» 28 96%

I have not seen/read the goals» 2

Genomsnitt: 2.93

- I really, really liked how Niklas showed us from day one how the exam was structured, and came back to it throughout the course.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- Clear thanks to how very explicit they are.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- Niklas did a good job showing the different goals on different lectures.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- Kursen med bäst målbeskrivning hitills. Supertydligt från dag 1.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)
- Since Niklas frequently told us during the lectures what the goals of each part of the course are I feel I did know very well what I was supposed to learn» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)

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.

30 svarande

No, the goals are set too low» 0 0%

Yes, the goals seem reasonable» 30 100%

No, the goals are set too high» 0 0%

Genomsnitt: 2

- Except for the last assignment where you are supposed to know a small bit of Java the rest of the course don"t really need much of knowledge before you take the course» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)

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

29 svarande

No, not at all» 1 3%

To some extent» 2 6%

Yes, definitely» 26 89%

I don"t know/have not been examined yet» 0

Genomsnitt: 2.86

- Very good exam covering all areas.» (Yes, definitely)
- Although for example MVDs perhaps weren"t as thoroughly covered as well during the course and still were an important part of the exam.» (Yes, definitely)
- Väldigt bra tentaupplägg, gillar strukturer mycket!» (Yes, definitely)
- Both the exam and the assignments gave a good knowledge and tested you on the goals of the course» (Yes, definitely)

Teaching and course administration

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

31 svarande

Small extent» 0 0%

Some extent» 3 9%

Large extent» 10 32%

Great extent» 18 58%

Genomsnitt: 3.48

- Mer om jag hade kunnat vara där oftare...» (Large extent)
- Extremely good lectures» (Large extent)
- Great lectures!!» (Great extent)
- Attending lectures has been really useful since all contents were clearly presented and I found Niklas Broberg very good at explaining and organising the presentation/introduction of ideas and concepts, his receptiveness to questions creates a very comfortable environment. Also, encouraging students to participate by posing questions adds dynamics and helps paying attention all throughout lectures (makes them more interesting and keeps the student thinking actively instead of passively). The extensive use of examples is also very helpful.» (Great extent)
- Really good lectures and lecture notes.» (Great extent)
- Väldigt bra och konkreta föreläsningar och labbar med klar röd tråd genom hela kursen.» (Great extent)
- The lectures have been among the best I have been to on Chalmers and I did feel I learned alot from them and then perfected that in the assignments» (Great extent)

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

31 svarande

Small extent» 10 32%

Some extent» 7 22%

Large extent» 9 29%

Great extent» 5 16%

Genomsnitt: 2.29

- Did not buy it» (Small extent)
- I didn"t buy the literature so I wouldn"t know. I never felt like I would need it though.» (Small extent)
- Did not use the book.» (Small extent)
- Didn"t even by the books since the lectures covered everything we needed for this course and were easy to follow. » (Small extent)
- Hade ingen kurslitteratur annan än google för syntax.» (Small extent)
- The book was too theoretic in my opinion.» (Some extent)
- No book but used lecture notes pretty much» (Some extent)
- Did not use the course literature since the lectures and the lecture slides was very good» (Some extent)
- Great lecture notes on the webpage» (Large extent)
- The slides are really good. Haven"t used the course book.» (Large extent)
- The lecture slides and example exercises were of great use. Nonetheless, I only used the course literature to find more examples and exercises or consult a couple of concepts but didn"t find it as useful.» (Large extent)
- The stanford course has really good videos!» (Great extent)

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

30 svarande

Very badly» 0 0%

Rather badly» 1 3%

Rather well» 9 30%

Very well» 20 66%

Genomsnitt: 3.63

- Very good administration through web page. » (?)
- The tutorial exercises were often not published during the evening before the day the tutorials were held. Some tutorial exercises were published several days after the tutorial session!» (Rather badly)
- Some links didn"t work so well in the beginning» (Rather well)
- The assignments is well written and the web page is easy to find what you are looking for on» (Very well)

Study climate

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

31 svarande

Very poor» 0 0%

Rather poor» 0 0%

Rather good» 10 32%

Very good» 21 67%

I did not seek help» 0

Genomsnitt: 3.67

- Both during lectures and lab sessions.» (Very good)
- Yes, and I think Niklas Broberg really took his time answering the questions in the best possible way.» (Very good)
- It was fairly easy to ask questions and the assistants were good at answering questions.» (Very good)
- Two tutorials were not so good however since they did not seem as well planned as the others tutorials which where very good.» (Very good)
- Niklas was always up for answering questions after the lectures and the assistants when they were in their office was not late to help out answering any question» (Very good)

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

30 svarande

Very poorly» 2 6%

Rather poorly» 0 0%

Rather well» 6 20%

Very well» 21 72%

I did not seek cooperation» 1

Genomsnitt: 3.58

- Cooperation with my lab partner did not work well.» (Very poorly)
- In general, cooperation between me and other students worked fine. Sadly, my lab partner dropped the course during task 4 (of the lab), which lowers this score.» (Rather well)
- There is always room for improvment» (Rather well)
- Except that my labpartner did nothing...» (Very well)

11. How was the course workload?

31 svarande

Too low» 0 0%

Low» 1 3%

Adequate» 20 64%

High» 10 32%

Too high» 0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3.29

- I believe the course workload was a bit too low.» (Low)
- After finishing the assignments one basically knew enough for the exam.» (Adequate)
- It did require quite some work, but it seemed like the right amount.» (Adequate)
- I found the workload to be well balanced, sadly I got ill for a week and did fall behind cause of that» (Adequate)
- Since I did all myself...» (High)
- High but what you"d expect from Chalmers.» (High)
- High but reasonable since it is not an optional course.» (High)
- Of course all assignments took some time, but it was time well spent cause it felt like you actually learned much from it. » (High)
- In the beginning low then very high» (High)

12. How was the total workload this study period?

31 svarande

Too low» 0 0%

Low» 1 3%

Adequate» 18 58%

High» 8 25%

Too high» 4 12%

Genomsnitt: 3.48

- I wish more periods were like this.» (Adequate)
- All assignments helped dividing the work over the enire study period so it wasn"t too hectic at any time (not even the week befor the exame which is rather unusual). » (Adequate)
- Not due to this course though.» (High)
- echo !!» (High)
- Doing the bachelor work in the same period makes the workload high no matter what» (High)
- 2-3 courses where to much, and hard when you couldn"t attend on all lectures» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

13. What is your general impression of the course?

31 svarande

Poor» 0 0%

Fair» 0 0%

Adequate» 1 3%

Good» 5 16%

Excellent» 25 80%

Genomsnitt: 4.77 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- The things we learned were very interesting and good. I like how you incorporated different aspects of many things.» (Excellent)
- I loved it! Niklas has made the course quite unique in the sense that it"s a great example of a pedagogical, modern, serious university level course. I think I really received practical and theoretical knowledge from this course.» (Excellent)
- Very good lectures, even though I did not go to all. Good laborations but I would like them to cover more of the course like transactions and priviliges and rather spend less time on the java part.» (Excellent)
- Personally i find Databases extremely boring. But the course presented everything clearly. » (Excellent)
- The best lecture slides I have ever experienced in a course (and I have experienced a lot during my 3.5 years of studies on university-level). Everything necessary was in the slides which led to that I did not have to read the book at all. Much appreciated!» (Excellent)
- Everything was just great» (Excellent)
- Thanks to both good organisation and teaching. I particularly liked having both theoretical and more practical/programming oriented parts.» (Excellent)
- I think it is a good course in which I learned a lot and also got a good look of what I could learn more about in the future.» (Excellent)
- One of the best course i have read.» (Excellent)
- Den hitills mest pedagogiska kursen jag läst. Väldigt bra struktur helt igenom med alla delar av kursen!» (Excellent)
- One of the few courses I have really enjoyed from start to finish. Great course!» (Excellent)

14. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

- the Exercise session and the teacher itself :)»
- Niklas Broberg»
- The teacher!»
- Jättebra föreläsningar/föreläsare»
- Pretty much everything. This was, hands down, the best course I"ve read.»
- Niklas Broberg, he was an exelent teacher. Also Jonas was very good as an advisor(?)»
- The exercises during lectures (both physical and quiz), the material during lectures. The tutorial material were also good.»
- Niklas!»
- The lab assignments!! The force you to study during the course.»
- Niklas Broberg one of the best teachers at chalmers in my opinion.»
- The best lecturer I have had in a course. Really good labs, and smart to work on one application through all labs, that way only once we had to read/understand the domain.»
- Pretty much everything.»
- Exercise sessions, interaction during lectures (i.e.: quizzes, etc - stretching exercises included -), the theoretical parts of the syllabus (gives clear definitions of concepts and helps in applying them), lab pace and deadlines (really useful to make sure one is working adequately towards the full programming assignment). And Niklas Broberg"s teaching style. Must add that Jonas Almström Duregård was also an excellent teaching assistant: both during lab sessions and tutorial exercise sessions (both in explaining and answering questions, as well as posing new ones for one to think about).»
- The assignments.»
- teacher and lectures»
- Allting.»
- Most of the things, but I could point to something so specific as the "coming late" rule. Worked great and made for better lectures. Niklas is a passionated teacher and I hope he get"s to give this course in the future as well.»

15. What should definitely be changed to next year?

- It will be nice if the course consider those who have no experience in database management in there previous BSC program»
- The labs should train BCNF/3NF/4NF better! And one of the guys at the excersizes were very bad... Gregoiare or whatever his name was!»
- Lite för mycket pill med sql, man lär sig inte så mycket på att skriva tusen insertions. hade varit lättare om vi fått datan istället.»
- When we are told to try to demonstrate the application in task 5 as early as possible, it is not ok for all of the supervisors to come 15 minutes late the thursday (the week we needed to demonstrate and submit the code)! You should also check some differences in the workload of different tasks, e.g. task 2 requires about no time at all while task 3 requires a lot of time. Maybe the thinking of test data for different test cases should belong to task 2 while populating the database with the test data belong to task 3 (both things should not belong to task 3 as task 3 becomes too time consuming). You should be better at uploading the tutorial exercises at least one day before the tutorial sessions. You also need to talk more to each other so that everyone is corrected (on the labs) in the same way, I passed when others, that used almost the same way of thinking, didn"t (e.g. not throwing errors in the triggers). You need to be consistent regarding those things.»
- Some course assistans perhaps.»
- Some of the tutorial sessions didn"t feel as engaging as they could have been, perhaps more of a discussion should take place.»
- The tutorials I visited was not very good.»
- Nothing i can think of.»
- Fix the too tutorials that was worse than the others.»
- It may be a good idea to merge the first and second task and make the deadline 2 week ahead. They kind of belong together.»
- Perhaps a little more emphasis on MVD"s. Would have been nice to see a little bit more of activity on the Google Group opened for the course (discussion of exercises or problems throughout the whole course), maybe students could be encouraged to use it more.»
- I don"t think most of the exercises were needed»
- not lectures on the same time. one tutorial teachers weren"t so good. »
- The lab assignments were unbalances since the two first labs were much more light than the last labs. »
- Inget.»
- The fact that if all who was registered to the course where to attended we would not have been allowed to all be in the lecture room considering fire safety. Was not an issue since not all where there on the same time, but still something to think about.»

16. Additional comments

- A very good ant well structured course that was fun and had rellevant content»
- Jonas held very good tutorial sessions where one wanted to interact with him and also made us all understand what was going on. Other tutorial sessions were worse due to the teaching style of the different supervisors, they should learn from Niklas (course responsible) and Jonas.»
- The course has been really enjoyable. However, databases are a very large topic and it would be great to have a follow-up course to cover ideas presented towards the end of the course (namely: NoSQL / non-relational databases) since it seems hard to fit more contents into the current Databases course. It would help in order to have a broader view of databases and would also give better insight to current development in the field. For example, the MapReduce paradigm (which can yield interesting exercises and issues, plus setting up a Hadoop framework to implement algorithms in it is easy) or graph databases (a very interesting and useful way of representing data) introduce new ways of manipulating data which would add a stronger algorithmic component to the course and have open source implementations, so they could be suitably incorporated into such a course.»
- Nope»
- alot of help, excellent lectures and teacher, fun and smart tasks. Can"t complain!»
- Bra jobbat Niklas och handledare!»
- I did pass!!!»
Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 4.77

Genomsnitt totalt för alla frågor: 4.77
Beräknat jämförelseindex: 0.94

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