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MPALG 1213-3 Algorithms for machine learning and inference, TDA231|DIT380

Opening question

1. Which university do you belong to?

18 svarande

University of Gothenburg»		1		5%
Chalmers University of Technology»		17		94%

Genomsnitt: 1.94

Your own effort

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

19 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		2		10%
Around 20 hours/week»		3		15%
Around 25 hours/week»		8		42%
Around 30 hours/week»		4		21%
At least 35 hours/week»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 3.05

- I think the home works were ment to be easier than how students felt about them. We do not have any prior courses in Matlab nor was the lab PM crystal clear.» (At least 35 hours/week)
- Sometimes about 50 hours/week» (At least 35 hours/week)

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

19 svarande

0%»		3		15%
25%»		1		5%
50%»		1		5%
75%»		4		21%
100%»		10		52%

Genomsnitt: 3.89

- I was ill and missed some.» (75%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

4. How understandable are the course goals?

The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		11		57%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		8		42%

Genomsnitt: 2.42

- Not really interested in the goals after the course is done:( » (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)

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

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No, the goals are set too low»		1		5%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		14		77%
No, the goals are set too high»		3		16%

Genomsnitt: 2.11

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

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		10		58%
Yes, definitely»		7		41%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.41

- Not all techniques were tested» (To some extent)
- Fisher discriminant, Perceptron, Boosting, Kernel methods. Not all of these were properly explained or examined.» (To some extent)
- I like home exams in courses like this.» (Yes, definitely)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		4		21%
Some extent»		10		52%
Large extent»		4		21%
Great extent»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 2.1

- It was hard following the lectures and I am sorry but I have a hard time finding good constructive feedback regarding them. They got better in the end though.» (Some extent)

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

Small extent»		3		15%
Some extent»		10		52%
Large extent»		4		21%
Great extent»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 2.26

- Going through chapters in the free book "out of order" was confusing.» (Small extent)
- The BAR-book felt more like a reference than a book with nice-to-read intuitive explanations. Also jumping from chapter to chapter, which we did, was troublesome when terms/concepts from previous chapters were used (the book"s chapters are not as independent as the author may say). I would recommend that the teachers give reading instructions in a better book instead.» (Some extent)
- The recommended book is a bit overwhelming in some parts and others aren"t explained very clearly.» (Some extent)
- Mostly the slides.» (Large extent)

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

Very badly»		1		5%
Rather badly»		6		31%
Rather well»		8		42%
Very well»		4		21%

Genomsnitt: 2.78

- Deadlines were too short and several times posted before the material in question had been covered. Deadlines were changed a lot which made it more confusing and frustrating. A home exam should be able to be handed in online (rather than in person), so a student could do it even if he is out of town.» (Very badly)
- You never knew when assignments were going to be posted. Give the students a schedule with dates when assignments will be posted and the deadlines, including the topic(s).» (Rather badly)
- Example is that we had to go to school to give the home exam. This was annonced after the exam released. This is realy bad as people could have gone far from time.» (Rather badly)
- When we wrote the exam there was 2 assignments that wasn"t graded yet and one that we haven"t handin yet... It would have been nice to know how many points I got on the assignments BEFORE the exam. » (Rather badly)
- Big delays in handout results.» (Rather badly)
- Would be very well if home assignments was written more clearly. They were sometimes unnecessary hard to decode.» (Rather well)
- Although the handouts were sometimes unclear.» (Rather well)
- Homepage info was good, not too crowded. But the corrections of the homeworks, and the deadlines, all of those things take/took too much time which is bad for several reasons, at least two: (1) You lose valuable feedback of your work. (2) You are unable to plan ahead. These things are hopefully easy to fix until next time.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		1		5%
Rather poor»		3		15%
Rather good»		10		52%
Very good»		4		21%
I did not seek help»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 3.05

- The scheduling of the consulting time was horrendous. Some weeks it was more or less the day after the assignment was give, some weeks it was on the day before the hand-in. Besides the bad scheduling of consulting times, there should be more than one date available for each assignment.» (Very poor)
- In many other courses, the PhD-student gives "study sessions" where he/she goes through problems on the blackboard in a booked lecture hall. This would have been very appreciated if your time allows it. So basically one extra "class" every week consisting of this.» (Rather good)
- Everybody asked questions at the office hours so Vinay got a lot of work... It would have been better if there more than one person you could ask. For everyone.» (Rather good)
- Although a stressed helper, it worked very well thanks to the specified helping times.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		2		10%
Rather well»		5		26%
Very well»		8		42%
I did not seek cooperation»		4		21%

Genomsnitt: 3.73

- Maybe it is not bad idea to make the homework as a group work. I think that would make it easier for the student to understand and also lower the workload for them.» (Rather poorly)
- Cooperation was not a main point in the course, but the discussions we had were fine (for homeworks that is).» (Rather well)

12. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		2		10%
Adequate»		6		31%
High»		7		36%
Too high»		4		21%

Genomsnitt: 3.68

- The homeworks need to be more thought out. Often the datasets were not so interesting and the same is true for the solutions.» (Low)
- Especially for me with some of the complicated math.» (High)
- 40 hours/week, not acceptable when we take two courses each period.» (Too high)
- The workload was too uneven with the short deadlines and bad organisation of course material compared to what the exercises were.» (Too high)

13. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		5%
Adequate»		5		26%
High»		7		36%
Too high»		6		31%

Genomsnitt: 3.94

- I read three courses, to much.» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

14. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		3		15%
Fair»		2		10%
Adequate»		4		21%
Good»		8		42%
Excellent»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 3.21 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- The course content structure felt ad-hoc. The homeworks were sometimes almost not even connected to the lectures. There are too many delays. These are the things I"d wish you focused on till next year.» (Poor)
- The organisation was too confusing and the exercises could be better matched with the rest of the course material. » (Poor)
- The home works brought the course down. » (Fair)
- A good, interesting course. However. The administration didn"t work at all.» (Good)
- Not very good impression at the start, I had some throuble following the lectures. But now I feel like I know the subject. So I"m feeling positive.» (Good)

15. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

16. What should definitely be changed to next year?

17. Additional comments