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MPALG 1213-3 Discrete optimization, TDA206|DIT370

Opening question

1. Which university do you belong to?

17 svarande

University of Gothenburg»		2		11%
Chalmers University of Technology»		15		88%

Genomsnitt: 1.88

Your own effort

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

17 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		2		11%
Around 20 hours/week»		9		52%
Around 25 hours/week»		5		29%
Around 30 hours/week»		0		0%
At least 35 hours/week»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 2.35

- Not as much as on Advanced Algorithms. » (Around 25 hours/week)

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

17 svarande

0%»		2		11%
25%»		1		5%
50%»		3		17%
75%»		8		47%
100%»		3		17%

Genomsnitt: 3.52

- I had some personal problems so I could not attend as much as I wanted. The lectures themselves were great. Peter has a rare combination of academic excellence and subtle humor that make his lectures both instructive and enjoyable. He should get a salary raise ,)» (50%)
- I was commuting 7 hours per day to attend lectures, but would otherwise have attended all of them.» (50%)
- Missed come classes due to collisions with other courses.» (75%)
- Couldn"t attend two of the lectures. Was one among few at the GLPK session» (75%)
- Somewhere in between 75-100%» (75%)
- Missed the first half of a few lectures.» (100%)

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»		3		18%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		13		81%

Genomsnitt: 2.81

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

16 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		16		100%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2

- Very reasonable.» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)

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

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		6		37%
Yes, definitely»		9		56%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		1		6%

Genomsnitt: 2.68

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		3		17%
Some extent»		6		35%
Large extent»		3		17%
Great extent»		5		29%

Genomsnitt: 2.58

- There was a large gap between the level of what was taught at the lectures and what was needed to complete the weekly assignments.» (Small extent)
- I could not attend many of the lectures» (Some extent)
- I could only attend half of the lectures.» (Some extent)
- Great lectures and great lecture notes.» (Great extent)
- Not personally attending the lectures, but the lecture notes were top class and really helpful.» (Great extent)

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

Small extent»		6		35%
Some extent»		4		23%
Large extent»		3		17%
Great extent»		4		23%

Genomsnitt: 2.29

- The lecture notes were awful if you ever missed a class.» (Small extent)
- I bought the book but it felt like it didn"t have the same focus as us. It was a nice book though.» (Small extent)
- Did not help during the hand-ins or the exam» (Small extent)
- The only course material I used was the lecture notes.» (Some extent)
- If the lecture notes counts as course literature or other material then these have been very helpful for my learning.» (Some extent)
- Lecture notes were of the most use, but the course book was also useful. The lagrangian duality part in particular would have been difficult without the book.» (Great extent)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		5		29%
Very well»		12		70%

Genomsnitt: 3.7

- Getting print-outs of the exercises was very nice.» (Rather well)
- One of the best course pages. Plain, simple, no sign-in required, easy to reach via Google. Way better than the mess in PingPong. Great to mail Peter directly, instead of Fire.» (Very well)
- Didn"t really understand whether GLPK was mandatory or not, when it was announced. The last question should be changed.» (Very well)
- The response time and feedback on weekly exercises was excellent.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		2		11%
Rather good»		7		41%
Very good»		8		47%
I did not seek help»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.35

- We had no exercise sessions and the single gplk help session was far from enough.» (Rather poor)
- Good opportunities to ask question, but some times hard to understand the answers from the teacher.» (Rather good)
- The variance to my answer is very big due to the number of questions asked is vary small.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		3		17%
Rather poorly»		1		5%
Rather well»		1		5%
Very well»		8		47%
I did not seek cooperation»		4		23%

Genomsnitt: 3.52

- No cooperation» (Very poorly)
- No exercise sessions. Did not know anyone in the class.» (Very poorly)
- A bit unclear to which extend co-operation was allowed.» (Very well)

12. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		11		64%
High»		5		29%
Too high»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 3.41

- On several occasions, one gets stuck without clues on how to proceed. Neither lectures, consultations or litterature gave enough help to proceed forward.» (Adequate)
- High, but not too high. Perhaps when we had an assignment AND GLPK it could have been too high.» (High)
- The exercises were too hard considering the limited availability of getting help.» (Too high)

13. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		5		29%
High»		8		47%
Too high»		4		23%

Genomsnitt: 3.94

- 175% study which might have been the cause for this :)» (Too high)

Summarizing questions

14. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		1		5%
Fair»		1		5%
Adequate»		3		17%
Good»		6		35%
Excellent»		6		35%

Genomsnitt: 3.88 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- The lectures usually taught you very basic things, but the exercises required very in-depth understanding of the topics. This gap was a large problem as the course offered no way to bridge it, no help sessions, no articles, no practice exercises. For me, this usually led to hours and hours of searching online, most of the time with little understanding of what I was even looking for.» (Poor)
- It was at many times a bit too formal and too focused on theory. Personally I require more practical experience to understand something but there was no time for that.» (Adequate)
- Some questions on the exam was a bit ambiguous.» (Good)
- Really like the way Damaschke has his courses. The structure of the assignments/questions and how it really feels like he"s eager to teach.» (Excellent)
- I will definitely recommend this course to my friends!» (Excellent)
- The course has good content that is well organized and Peter is a great teacher. » (Excellent)

15. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

16. What should definitely be changed to next year?

17. Additional comments