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Project Management, IBB135 2007-2008 LP4

About you

1. What is your total working experience of product (and service) development projects?

Working as a project member
71 svarande

None»		29		42%
1 - 3 months»		12		17%
4 - 6 months»		4		5%
7 - 12 months»		6		8%
More than a year»		18		26%
No answer»		2

Genomsnitt: 2.59

Working as a project manager / project leader
62 svarande

None»		45		76%
1 - 3 months»		4		6%
4 - 6 months»		2		3%
7 - 12 months»		1		1%
More than a year»		7		11%
No answer»		3

Genomsnitt: 1.66

2. Who was your research group supervisor?

RA1-5: Sanne Ollila»		26		37%
RB1-5: Michael Eriksson (Jan W during presentations)»		22		31%
RC1-4: Michael Eriksson»		22		31%

Genomsnitt: 1.94

About the course

3. The Project Management Basics book and the Basic Test

Matrisfråga

- I think the question were good but maybe too abstract for me so i haven"t been able to show all i learnt during this exam. Maybe i more use to writing essay or answering small questions with small answer but not something in between.»
- The test was way to hard.»
- The course book was very good and it"s good to have a basic test in the beginning since then have all the members of the research project groups already read the literature.»
- some questions in the basic test required more intense studying than led to belive»
- every thing about the basic test is just great»
- Th emain comment can be on questions in test - some of them were , to my mind, not relevant to knowledge we really need to have from the book..there could be more interesting and important questions.»
- I think having the basic test in the beginning is a good idea but the exam was to extensive for the time available. I needed to have a little more time to really have the opportunity to answer correct to every question.»
- The extent of the dugga was way to wide. To much to read and according to my experience the work load for the dugga was equal to an regular Chalmers tenta.»
- The content to read for the basic exam was too extensive to learn during the first two weeks.»
- I am used to those questions from my home university (RWTH Aachen) but I doubt if I will remember much of the stuff later on. I think I learned much more from conducting the project!!!!»
- the reading of the book was to extensive, when comparing to the chalenge of the test. More hints should be given.»
- I think it is good to have a test on the basics early in the course since you will understand more when working with the project. But I think that only two weeks after the cours start was too early since I recieved my book only four days before the test. I ordered the book on internet since it was so expensive on Cremona. Many of the questions on the test was too detailed.»
- More prescise questions in the text would be desirable.»
- Better to have it late to prove the result but needed early to make project work members understand project management terminology»
- I think it was not so good to have the test so early on because for those of us who got the book late we did not have so much time to study.»
- I would like to say I didn"t understand too much about the course book. I would like to believe it is a good book but Maylor understand it on a higher level than me »
- perhaps only some more time to study the test exam.»
- It feels like even though I answered something that I see as completely correct in the basic test (even after the test when I have had achance to read the book and the slides) I only got 0,5-1 points on one question. Don"t make to questions with wide answers if you are not going to accept it. And the first question on the basic test was not that good either.»
- The Basic test should be provided at the beginning of the course for preparation, and the test date moved a little later. I agree that it should be out of the way before the project. I also think the textbook could be subsidised and notification of it"s requirement made before the course to give the students time to read the contents»
- The test was too early. I felt that I wasn"t given enough time to study for it as there was a large amount of reading to do to prepare for it. »
- Even if the book is expensive, I still believe it is worth buying. But as a general oppinion it can be said that course litterature are too expensive.»
- The book was a bit expensive but I"m not familiar with cheaper alternatives. Maybe it"s worth the price compared with others. Questions were relevant but a bit more specific than anticipated. That was a bit of a surprise.»
- The basic test was a great way of getting to know the subjects we were dealing with already at an early stage of the course. This way we were able to ask more detailed questions to the people related to our research project. It is, however, very time-consuming to study for the test and for some people it could cause troubles with other time-consuming courses. It was therefore very good to provide several other opportunities for making the test.»

The course book (Maylor) addresses the topic of project management in a good way
71 svarande

I totally agree»		20		28%
I agree to some extent»		41		57%
I neither agree nor disagree»		7		9%
I disagree to some extent»		2		2%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 1.91

The course book (Maylor) is too expensive
71 svarande

I totally agree»		37		52%
I agree to some extent»		16		22%
I neither agree nor disagree»		12		16%
I disagree to some extent»		2		2%
I totally disagree»		4		5%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 1.87

Having the Basic Test early in the course is a good idea
70 svarande

I totally agree»		35		50%
I agree to some extent»		21		30%
I neither agree nor disagree»		8		11%
I disagree to some extent»		5		7%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 1.8

The questions in the Basic Test were relevant
71 svarande

I totally agree»		16		22%
I agree to some extent»		29		40%
I neither agree nor disagree»		10		14%
I disagree to some extent»		13		18%
I totally disagree»		3		4%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.4

I consider the grading of my Basic Test as fair
71 svarande

I totally agree»		32		45%
I agree to some extent»		20		28%
I neither agree nor disagree»		6		8%
I disagree to some extent»		10		14%
I totally disagree»		2		2%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 2

4. The Lectures

Matrisfråga

- i really don"t understand the relevance of the lectures on MS project. I have to confess that I was there without listening at all and it has been very easy for me to do the assignement... Maybe 2 small assignement (as tutorials) would be enough on the topic in the future....»
- All the teachers have been really, really good. Fun to have Jan who is teaching in a special, but very interesting way.»
- Jan and Sanne are both good and interesting lecturers. Jan bör kanske tänka på att inte komplicera det han säger för mycket - du tar långa omvägar för att komma fram till poängen, de är ofta roliga, men du tappar nog endel åhörare på vägen.»
- all lectures were relevant enough and helped to make our tasks (projects, test, etc). Didnt like the MS lecture so much!»
- Per"s parts was really hard to grasp since his english skills are not as good as Jan"s or Susanne"s or that he had rehearsed to little. The lecture about Project Leadership was only about Susanne"s work. It would have been more interesting to know about what famous authors say about leadership and compare them against each other.»
- I think the closing lecture was very funny and partly nearly a kind of Comedy show. A fellow student draw the comparison of "Tom and Jerry" which fits very good. Well done you two!!»
- Per Svensson"s presentation was a little bit difficult to follow sometimes, but I had the impression that it was because of the lenguaje, no because of lack of preparation or lack of skills.»
- I think it is hard to understand what Per is saying when he speaks english. Jan is very nice to listen to. It is easy to listen and you get inspired from him.»
- All in all, I learnt something from the lectures, which is more than can be said for other courses. well done!»
- Project Leadership Presentation was mostly repetition of course content gathered in the rest of the course. Style of presentation: Not fast engough to the heart of the matter. To extensive description and so on...»
- The MS-project lectures are redundant and could be skipped until next time to reduce the workload a bit (or made more clear that a actual effort is needed to get a diploma).»
- My biggest complaint lies with the presentation of ms project, i believ this part could be much improved for coming years. i think that it should have been a more extensive lecture, not so short, and more basic to start of with. and i would also have liked to have a clearer description of what should have been done in the assignment for that part.»
- very good courses,so no comments»
- jan rocks!!!!»
- The Shadow system presentation was too short.»
- Learning Ms Project is a good thing and should be included in the course I think. If something is bad it is the certificate part - it almost feels like the certificate we got is more worth as toilet paper. Would just be embarrasing showing it when applying for a job. »
- Overall an enjoyable and practical series of lectures»
- All lectures were top quality»
- My general view on the lectures is that they were a lot of fun to attend. It was obvious that the lecturers put an effort in trying their best - including Per, even though his level of presenting in English led to his rather incoherent lectures. On the other hand, most of the lectures took way too much time, especially the first and the final lecture. The information density was extremely low in my opinion. Could be improved next year.»
- Sanne and Jan are very good lecturers. In the top 5 of my academic carrier. P did not present his knowledge well. Lectures held by L was totally pointless. No need to say e.g. that to go to file->new is how to start a new project. To much basic stuff. Should have workshops were students would do the project in to able to get feedback. » (den här kommentaren har blivit redigerad i efterhand)

Course Introduction - Content
71 svarande

I totally agree»		27		41%
I agree to some extent»		27		41%
I neither agree nor disagree»		8		12%
I disagree to some extent»		3		4%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		6

Genomsnitt: 1.8

Course Introduction - Presentation (Jan W)
69 svarande

I totally agree»		36		58%
I agree to some extent»		24		38%
I neither agree nor disagree»		2		3%
I disagree to some extent»		0		0%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		7

Genomsnitt: 1.45

Basics in Project Management - Content
70 svarande

I totally agree»		15		21%
I agree to some extent»		40		57%
I neither agree nor disagree»		11		15%
I disagree to some extent»		3		4%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 2.02

Basics in Project Management - Presentation (Per Svensson)
70 svarande

I totally agree»		6		8%
I agree to some extent»		12		17%
I neither agree nor disagree»		28		40%
I disagree to some extent»		10		14%
I totally disagree»		13		18%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.17

Basics in Project Management - Presentation (Jan Wickenberg)
70 svarande

I totally agree»		31		44%
I agree to some extent»		30		43%
I neither agree nor disagree»		8		11%
I disagree to some extent»		0		0%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 1.66

Introduction to the Research Project Work - Content
70 svarande

I totally agree»		25		37%
I agree to some extent»		29		43%
I neither agree nor disagree»		9		13%
I disagree to some extent»		4		5%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		3

Genomsnitt: 1.88

Introduction to the Research Project Work - Presentation (Sanne Ollila)
70 svarande

I totally agree»		24		36%
I agree to some extent»		36		54%
I neither agree nor disagree»		3		4%
I disagree to some extent»		3		4%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		4

Genomsnitt: 1.77

The Shadow System - Content
70 svarande

I totally agree»		25		39%
I agree to some extent»		26		40%
I neither agree nor disagree»		11		17%
I disagree to some extent»		2		3%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		6

Genomsnitt: 1.84

The Shadow System - Presentation (Jan W)
70 svarande

I totally agree»		37		57%
I agree to some extent»		19		29%
I neither agree nor disagree»		7		10%
I disagree to some extent»		1		1%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		6

Genomsnitt: 1.56

The Bradley Case - Content
70 svarande

I totally agree»		22		38%
I agree to some extent»		23		40%
I neither agree nor disagree»		10		17%
I disagree to some extent»		2		3%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		13

Genomsnitt: 1.85

The Bradley Case - Presentation (Jan W)
69 svarande

I totally agree»		27		50%
I agree to some extent»		21		38%
I neither agree nor disagree»		6		11%
I disagree to some extent»		0		0%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		15

Genomsnitt: 1.61

Avoiding Pitfalls of MS Project - Content
68 svarande

I totally agree»		7		12%
I agree to some extent»		19		34%
I neither agree nor disagree»		18		32%
I disagree to some extent»		7		12%
I totally disagree»		4		7%
No answer»		13

Genomsnitt: 2.67

Avoiding Pitfalls of MS Project - Presentation (Lars Hallin)
70 svarande

I totally agree»		7		12%
I agree to some extent»		16		28%
I neither agree nor disagree»		23		40%
I disagree to some extent»		9		15%
I totally disagree»		2		3%
No answer»		13

Genomsnitt: 2.7

Project Leadership - Content
70 svarande

I totally agree»		21		33%
I agree to some extent»		37		58%
I neither agree nor disagree»		3		4%
I disagree to some extent»		1		1%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		7

Genomsnitt: 1.79

Project Leadership - Presentation (Sanne O)
70 svarande

I totally agree»		23		37%
I agree to some extent»		29		46%
I neither agree nor disagree»		7		11%
I disagree to some extent»		2		3%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		8

Genomsnitt: 1.85

Closing Lecture - Content
71 svarande

I totally agree»		22		33%
I agree to some extent»		17		26%
I neither agree nor disagree»		15		23%
I disagree to some extent»		9		13%
I totally disagree»		2		3%
No answer»		6

Genomsnitt: 2.26

Closing Lecture - Presentation (Jan W)
71 svarande

I totally agree»		26		40%
I agree to some extent»		24		36%
I neither agree nor disagree»		10		15%
I disagree to some extent»		5		7%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		6

Genomsnitt: 1.9

Closing Lecture - Presentation (Sanne O)
69 svarande

I totally agree»		22		35%
I agree to some extent»		26		41%
I neither agree nor disagree»		9		14%
I disagree to some extent»		5		8%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		7

Genomsnitt: 1.95

5. The Research Project Work

- I think this course attract a lot of people... So maybe it would be great to let people know in suscribing that they have to ind a company in the very first weeks. Then people not motivated will leave earlier and the research process will start earlier giving more time for the analyze.»
- By supervision I mean the guidance we got from Michael»
- Good to have a project, also fun with more "practical learning".»
- It was interesting to see a real project, but the amount of work put into it compared to how much I learned from it was just way too much. The same effect could have been reached by a study visit or some guest lectures. Having to find your own project is a big stress, alot of work, and puts an unfair pressure on the Swedish students of a group.»
- Really interesting work, And Susanne is a great instructor/mentor!»
- The supervision from Michael was mediocre. Too little concrete feedback.»
- nothing special done during the supervision meeting,»
- not meetings at all with our supervisor. He answered the e-mails in swedish. please note that, even when a swedish is writing, the e-mail may be expresing intl students opinions/doubts as well.»
- Research work was VERY relevant, useful and great experionce!!! Our superviser helped alot - fast reply and quolitative suggestions!»
- I felt that it became hard to write a good report since some person in the group didn"t know how to conduct a research report. This made the work load unfair and some of us needed to conduct alot more work than others. »
- In general, the students that does not come from Chalmers need to improve their writing skills. Many (not everyone thus) does not lay on the same level that many Swedish Chalmers student does when it comes to writing in English. (This is thus a problem in all courses in Chalmers)»
- for the swedish students the research project is very demanding compared to the exchange students.»
- Some group members would really have needed a "preparotary writing skill class". There was great differences of the quality of text and reference handling which is really frustrating. In addition, Im very disapointed about our supervisor. Did not get much feedback and no feedback at all after the first hand in, and we asked for it. Really bad!!!! »
- Sanne"s groups got feedback (a corrected report) before the final report should be handed in. This implies that they knew (exactly) what to do to get a higher grade. It would have been good if all groups were provided this oppurtunity!»
- Susanne helped us very much and made good comments on our report! Thanks»
- In my project group, we were 4 swedes and only one exchange student. So we didn"t had any problems since all the swedes had written a lot of reports before. But what I have heard from other groups it had been a hugh problem when there are many exchange students in the same group. The swedish students have to work much more than the others in order to get a good report. »
- a very benefical challenge»
- Most of our questions to the supervisor were practical questions. Did not discuss so much challenges etc. Writing skill class might be useful for some that have not had experience in writing reports (i noticed that in the project team). But i have written many reports so would not find it useful at all but perhaps it could be voluntary, so that others like me would not have to go.»
- Challanging that project members do not know project management terminology good enough»
- Thanks very much Susanne. And thank you for your work with beeing there for the groups and the fast responses and comments on the report etc.»
- The supervisory meetings lasted 10mins and nothing came out of it... »
- i think te real project work is a good way to learn,i agree with that but perhaps it takes to much time for people with a more courses»
- a preperatory class for project report would be nice and also supervisors shud consider the situation of some group where they had only one meeting and cudnt get back to the company.i believe my group was graded low without taking this into consideration»
- no supervision meeting»
- As a swedish student it is often frustrating when most of the international students don"t know how to write or even search for information. Are often afraid of getting caught for copy-paste if I do not double-check the international students written part of the reports. But I guess that is how it works in real life as well.»
- Due to lack of time, we did not have any supervision meeting with the tutor unfortunately and it was a loss for our project.»
- I think it was very frustrating that so many of my project members had never written a report before. I had to put a lot of effort in learning them how write a report, and couldn"t go that deep into the theme project management.»
- I felt that the extent to which our supervisor was engaged in the project and showed interest was perhaps a little low. We did not really gain much at all from the contacts we made and the qeuestions we asked were not really answered in an engaged way. We felt a little left on our own.»
- People from different countries have different styles and ways of writing reports. I found this difficult as I had to re-write certain members" work each time they submitted something to me.»
- I strongly believe that interaction with the eral- world helps you understand how things actually work. But perhaps it should be discussed if it is within the limits of the leaning objectives to analyse a project this way. My biggest concerna is the time consumption. For me, working in project groups is a part of my education, this is how we often perform some of our courses. But for some students in my group it would probably been helpful with not only a Writing skill class, but a "How to work in a group"- class, since they had never done anything like it. »
- Having some project work during this course is a very good thing. However, I would preferred to perform the project with a different focus. Now, we emphasized the company project aspects, but it would have been better (in my humble opinion) to focus more on performing a project ourselves. This way, by stressing the requirements for a hierarchical structure, a planning, etc., we could have really got to know the features of performing a project ourselves. A writing skill class would not work that well, I suppose, because most of the students just don"t speak English well enough. Information retrieval is something almost everybody already know very well. Perhaps it could be nice to have a word-document with some advise, but a whole lecture would be not necessary, I suppose. The supervisor gave us very good, to-the-point advise on how to continue with our project. Very worthful! And he was nearly always available.»
- M was not prepared before our supervision meeting and therefore we didn"t get the feedback we wanted. Susanne"s groups got their report back after the final presentation with a preliminary grade and feedback. Therefore they knew what to focus on and what to change before the final hand-in. This is really unfair since Michael"s groups couldn"t get hold of his feedback!!!! It should be equally "easy" for all groups to get the same grade!» (den här kommentaren har blivit redigerad i efterhand)

I would have preferred a fully theoretical course, and not have to investigate a real-world project
71 svarande

I totally agree»		3		4%
I agree to some extent»		8		11%
I neither agree nor disagree»		4		5%
I disagree to some extent»		14		20%
I totally disagree»		41		58%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 4.17

Cooperating with the other students in my Project Work group was frustrating to me
71 svarande

I totally agree»		8		11%
I agree to some extent»		9		12%
I neither agree nor disagree»		7		9%
I disagree to some extent»		14		19%
I totally disagree»		33		46%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.77

Cooperating with the other students in my Project Work group has helped me better understand the social dynamics of work groups without formal leadership
71 svarande

I totally agree»		13		18%
I agree to some extent»		35		49%
I neither agree nor disagree»		12		16%
I disagree to some extent»		8		11%
I totally disagree»		3		4%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.33

A preparatory Writing Skill class would have greatly increased our ability to write the Project Report
71 svarande

I totally agree»		18		25%
I agree to some extent»		19		27%
I neither agree nor disagree»		15		21%
I disagree to some extent»		10		14%
I totally disagree»		8		11%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 2.58

A preparatory Library Services/Information Retrieval class would have greatly increased our ability to write the Project Report
70 svarande

I totally agree»		10		14%
I agree to some extent»		13		18%
I neither agree nor disagree»		18		26%
I disagree to some extent»		10		14%
I totally disagree»		18		26%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.18

Our supervision meetings helped us making a better Project Report
70 svarande

I totally agree»		17		25%
I agree to some extent»		21		31%
I neither agree nor disagree»		15		22%
I disagree to some extent»		6		9%
I totally disagree»		7		10%
No answer»		4

Genomsnitt: 2.46

Our supervision meetings made me better understand challenges faced by the real-world project
70 svarande

I totally agree»		10		15%
I agree to some extent»		16		24%
I neither agree nor disagree»		19		28%
I disagree to some extent»		12		18%
I totally disagree»		9		13%
No answer»		4

Genomsnitt: 2.9

Our supervision meetings helped me recognize such challenges that may go unnoticed by the participants of real-world project
70 svarande

I totally agree»		12		18%
I agree to some extent»		20		30%
I neither agree nor disagree»		18		27%
I disagree to some extent»		7		10%
I totally disagree»		9		13%
No answer»		4

Genomsnitt: 2.71

6. The Pre-readings and the Literature Seminar

- Very interesting part of the course. To my mind, Jan and Susanne have perfect and differents way to lead the seminar (let the reflection going out of the articles). But Per is to close to the text and it makes the seminar a bit hard to apprehend.»
- A very good part of the course, alot of work but it was intresting.»
- Good to hear what other students have to say about a specific topic. Have learnt alot from these seminars.»
- Very good seminars. Gained a lot from them. »
- There are a bit too much to read and few time to interpret them. »
- his thesises. If it didn´,t, it was either wrong or just overlooked. The seminar was never a seminar, and we didn´,t get a chance to learn from each other. If Per wants to lecture, it is better if he do that in a lecture.»
- Per was too harsh in his seminar - asking for right answers and telling people they were wrong. Probably the best way of killing a discussion.»
- Seminars were definetely very useful way of learning, but selection of some articles would have been better in my opinon. For instance, I had realy hard time understanding Perminova et al (2008) for L1, I had some trouble with a few more of them as well.»
- I miss a short conclusion from each seminar that explains the purposes of the articles. I also want to know why you chose them, to make them seem more relevant.»
- it was hard to follow per"s seminars. I had 2 with him.»
- Some articles seemed useless and other - more interesting and vital - topics cold be chosen to be discussed!!! Especially, i didnt like L2 (articles).topics could be chosen also to be more relevant to project research work..more practical and not so much evedance like uncertanties/risks - too teoretical!»
- Sanne Olilla was a very good leader at her literature seminar. She allowed everyone to talk and provided a positive atmosphere that enhanced the discussion. Jan was a good leader as well and he did a good job! But, i didt"t like Per Svensson"s leadership style. I felt that he didn"t listened to our answers and was more eager to speak by himself than listen to us.»
- I would prefer to write more intence for the seminars instead of having a home exam. That would have given even better understanding of the articles»
- The seminars took too long time. It would have been more interesting to have lectures about various topics within PM instead.»
- It was very suprising to realise that I had not understand what the authors of some articles really wanted to tell me during the discussions about the articles!!!»
- I have never done this before, so it was a little bit difficult. Anyway, I find very interesting to hear people opinions and thoughts, and it is very useful because you realize new things talking with the rest of the people.»
- Per Svenson style is less dynamic than the other seminar chairmen ( and woman),making the group dynamic a bit more hard. Some of the students are too shy to participate and the chairman needs to expose them a bit more.»
- I think the articles were very hard to understand. I had to put many hours just to try to understand them since I had to look up each and every word. I think it was too many articles for every seminar. Maybe two would have been enough for each seminar. Or maybe fewer seminars.»
- The seminars had the tendencies to end up in conversation where everybody more or less just repeated the prespeakers and added no information. The chairperson should interupt more often when one question is discussed to some extend and no more information is added. @particullary with Susanne»
- i think the seminars are quite useful but at the end of the course,people had a lot to do and it was difficul to prepare the seminars in the good way»
- literature seminar was worth time spending but no grades for it makeevery feel :(»
- i don"t like literature seminars, not my cup of tea... i prefer listening to someone who knows more than me, not people who are on the same level. my group didn"t have a seminar with jan.»
- I didnt have any literature seminar with Jan Wickenberg!so I can not have any judgement of him.»
- Someone of the literature seminar said that these articles could be read in 10-15 minutes. That might be true for someone who have spend the last years reading the same kind of texts over and over again. For a person (student) who hasn"t, it takes quite a lot more time (more like 30-45 minutes).»
- Per should not hold lectures but the literature seminar was good.»
- I never had Jan in a seminar. The groups were too large. I know at least one person who did not say a word during any of the seminars.»
- The best part of the course! »
- Suggestion: Connect home-exam to literature seminars. Hand out one question for each seminar that is to be handed in before the start of each seminar. This will probably increase the students preparation for the seminar.»
- I am unsure of the real results of having participated in the seminars... i suppose it got us all talking about the material, obviously, but there was not as much subsequent reflection that might have made more advantage of the material.»
- As far as I understood it, the literature seminars were compulsory to attend but it was not compulsory to participate in them. I felt pressured to speak in each one and felt very uncomfortable with this and actually made me dread going to them.»
- Per was a bit too easy-going, passive, laid-back during his seminar. I would have preferred a more active performance. Jan talked too much about Sanne"s way of chairing, but did a very good job in letting the students talk. He is a good listener and he is open for critique. Sanne is the boss. She is very good at speaking and going from one subject to another, but it appeared as if she wasn"t as open to opinions that differed from hers. Furthermore, the contributions of the students were sometimes rather annoying - in the sense that it were loose, way too general and generic comments - which made me reluctant to contribute my own. But the fact is that, during the seminars, I didn"t seem to understand as much of the literature I had read as I thought...»
- P"s seminars was no good at at all. At least one of them was more of a lecture than a seminar. We (the students) tried to start discussions among each other about the topics, but P kept disrupting and started pushing his own agenda, using the articles to state something the way he viewed it. However right he might have been, it was a weired experience for us, and it ended with everyone just stopped saying anything because Per just wanted us to say things that would support his thesises. If it didn´,,t, it was either wrong or just overlooked. The seminar was never a seminar, and we didn´,,t get a chance to learn from each other. If P wants to lecture, it is better if he do that in a lecture.» (den här kommentaren har blivit redigerad i efterhand)

Per Svensson has a great way of chairing his Literature Seminars
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I totally agree»		0		0%
I agree to some extent»		17		24%
I neither agree nor disagree»		13		18%
I disagree to some extent»		18		25%
I totally disagree»		22		31%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 3.64

Jan Wickenberg has a great way of chairing his Literature Seminars
71 svarande

I totally agree»		14		27%
I agree to some extent»		28		54%
I neither agree nor disagree»		7		13%
I disagree to some extent»		1		1%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		20

Genomsnitt: 1.96

Sanne Ollila has a great way of chairing her Literature Seminars
70 svarande

I totally agree»		39		55%
I agree to some extent»		24		34%
I neither agree nor disagree»		5		7%
I disagree to some extent»		1		1%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 1.58

I prepared well before each Literature Seminar
71 svarande

I totally agree»		15		21%
I agree to some extent»		41		57%
I neither agree nor disagree»		9		12%
I disagree to some extent»		6		8%
I totally disagree»		0		0%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.08

It was easy for me to read and understand each of the chosen articles during my preparations
71 svarande

I totally agree»		8		11%
I agree to some extent»		23		32%
I neither agree nor disagree»		15		21%
I disagree to some extent»		21		29%
I totally disagree»		4		5%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 2.85

I felt shy or feared to speak during the Literature Seminars
71 svarande

I totally agree»		7		9%
I agree to some extent»		14		19%
I neither agree nor disagree»		12		16%
I disagree to some extent»		14		19%
I totally disagree»		24		33%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.47

The Literature Seminars increased my understanding of the selected articles
71 svarande

I totally agree»		17		23%
I agree to some extent»		42		59%
I neither agree nor disagree»		8		11%
I disagree to some extent»		3		4%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		0

Genomsnitt: 2

The Literature Seminars showed that many students find it difficult to interpret academic articles
71 svarande

I totally agree»		16		23%
I agree to some extent»		27		39%
I neither agree nor disagree»		16		23%
I disagree to some extent»		8		11%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		3

Genomsnitt: 2.27

The Literature Seminars was a good opportunity to practice group discussion and group reflection
70 svarande

I totally agree»		22		31%
I agree to some extent»		29		42%
I neither agree nor disagree»		16		23%
I disagree to some extent»		1		1%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		1

Genomsnitt: 1.98

7. Round-up questions

Matrisfråga

- This course must be taken by everybody who wants to get out of the "hardcore technician" profile one day!»
- This course gave me a very good understanding of what project management is and a good feeling of how it can be used in the "real life".»
- Good class and good to learn both about the shadow system and also that there can be problems using theory in real life.»
- Just a few courses have changed my professional way of seeing things, and really had an impact on me. This course is for sure one of them. Exceptionally well planned and managed (what else to expect :) ), good lectures (both very interesting, well planned and with the relaxed humor that is so important to keep the interest - Susanne and Jan´,s lectures that is), good content and ways of examination. I have recommended this course to many fellow students.»
- Generally, this course was too much work for too little knowledge. You asked yesterday what I"ve learned and the answer is "hardly anything, compared to how many hours I had to put into it". You should remove at least one of the compulsory activities (preferably the project) to leave room for actually taking in knowledge in other parts of the course. This way it was just stressing through everything with nothing being done properly.»
- very useful course!! i made a good choice,) And i have voited for Jan as a best professor already,) Good luck!»
- Thank you!»
- Thanks for this course!»
- I don"t know if I"ll earn more money, but I have learn a lot in the project work (how to work in a group, how to write a report, how to manage meetings , how to look for relevant literature...) and in the seminars (how to get information and ideas from articles, different opinions...). Lectures were very good, but i"m used to have lectures, while the rest of the things were new.»
- The hardest task was bridging the engineering perspective with the project management perspective. The biggest problem is that sometimes things can become too confusing.»
- The academic writing style is too extensive and thus, ironically, reduces the sharing of knowledge»
- The teaching style of Jan Wickenberg (including humor) is much appreciated.»
- Hopefully regarding the last statement :)»
- I would really like to have more courses within the subject.»
- RE last question, i do hope so...»
- Hard to answer, but I definitely learned a lot about the profession. As I didn"t know anything about any kind of management before, it is still not completely clear to me what benefits I will have from having taken this course.»

The academic writing style is too complex and thus, ironically, reduces the sharing of knowledge
69 svarande

I totally agree»		5		7%
I agree to some extent»		19		28%
I neither agree nor disagree»		21		31%
I disagree to some extent»		14		21%
I totally disagree»		7		10%
No answer»		3

Genomsnitt: 2.98

Project management professionals are unaware of their knowledge gaps, and that prevents them from performing better
69 svarande

I totally agree»		7		11%
I agree to some extent»		23		38%
I neither agree nor disagree»		18		30%
I disagree to some extent»		8		13%
I totally disagree»		3		5%
No answer»		10

Genomsnitt: 2.61

The practice of project management is close to perfection, and there is no need for further research
70 svarande

I totally agree»		1		1%
I agree to some extent»		2		3%
I neither agree nor disagree»		7		10%
I disagree to some extent»		19		29%
I totally disagree»		36		55%
No answer»		5

Genomsnitt: 4.33

After having studied this course, I will have a better understanding, experience a little less frustrations and earn a little more money in my future working life
70 svarande

I totally agree»		23		34%
I agree to some extent»		30		44%
I neither agree nor disagree»		12		17%
I disagree to some extent»		1		1%
I totally disagree»		1		1%
No answer»		3

Genomsnitt: 1.91

The rest of the questions are the standard questions of Chalmers

Your own effort (Chalmers standard questions)

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

69 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		20		28%
Around 20 hours/week»		23		33%
Around 25 hours/week»		18		26%
Around 30 hours/week»		5		7%
At least 35 hours/week»		3		4%

Genomsnitt: 2.24

- varied week to week» (Around 20 hours/week)
- Much to do..» (Around 25 hours/week)
- The group project takes a big part of the time, specially when you have to meet with different people with very different timetables.» (Around 25 hours/week)
- The hours were almost equal over all weeks. A little bit more the last weeks before project reseasrch dead line» (Around 25 hours/week)
- it derserves time!» (Around 30 hours/week)
- There is a lot of backloading in this course!» (Around 30 hours/week)
- It was mainly the litterature seminars that took too much time. » (Around 30 hours/week)
- Way to big workload in comparison to my other course that had around 25h/week. If it is possible, cut down on something.» (At least 35 hours/week)

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

69 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		1		1%
50%»		7		10%
75%»		32		46%
100%»		29		42%

Genomsnitt: 4.28

- diden´,t attend bradely case or ms project» (75%)
- Not the second MSP lecture and not the bradley case.» (75%)
- Let Jan or Sanne hold the afternoon lectures because you are able to stay awake. Left early from one of Per"s.» (75%)
- Missed only one lecture.» (75%)
- everything interesting!» (100%)
- Everything.» (100%)
- I only missed the introduction and the Bradely case film.» (100%)

Goals and goal fulfilment (Chalmers standard questions)

10. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		11		15%
The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		15		21%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		43		62%

Genomsnitt: 3.3

- Or at least don´,t remember them» (I have not seen/read the goals)
- However, I did feel that I had a clear picture of what was expected of me.» (I have not seen/read the goals)
- Not interested in the formal goal since they almost never are the same as during the courses anyway.» (I have not seen/read the goals)
- project management is not an exact science. It is not possible to describe totaly concepts and ideas. Depends how people perceive and accept it.» (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)
- The goal was clear but hard to measure.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)

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

63 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		2		3%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		60		95%
No, the goals are set too high»		1		1%

Genomsnitt: 1.98

- ooops, I clicked by mistake...» (No, the goals are set too low)

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

No, not at all»		3		4%
To some extent»		26		41%
Yes, definitely»		22		34%
I don"t know, I have not been examined yet»		12		19%

Genomsnitt: 2.68

- If I really reached the goals will be seen in real llife when I get to manage the next project ,-)» (To some extent)
- I think the research project is a too big part of the examination as it is very hard to influence it individually. You get the grade your group get. » (To some extent)

Teaching and course administration (Chalmers standard questions)

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

Small extent»		6		8%
Some extent»		17		24%
Large extent»		37		53%
Great extent»		9		13%

Genomsnitt: 2.71

- I think is a very good course, but you should limit the acceptance. This kind of course with such a big group doensn"t helps to learn at all. Sometime examiners seemed not to care at all, but I guess it was more due to the workload that they couldn"t handle all details» (Small extent)
- Sometimes it has been hard to listen because of bad english. » (Some extent)
- As I have said before, the information density of the lectures was way too small. I believe I have learned most from reading Maylor"s book.» (Some extent)
- Jan has a great way of teaching and make it funny and interesting. He always manage to keep people"s attention» (Large extent)
- I would have liked to have more lectures» (Great extent)

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

Small extent»		1		1%
Some extent»		17		25%
Large extent»		37		54%
Great extent»		13		19%

Genomsnitt: 2.91

- Much of it I already knew. I think the best part is learning by doing or study and see real life projects.» (Some extent)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		1		1%
Rather well»		22		31%
Very well»		46		66%

Genomsnitt: 3.65

- but it was a bit confusing with the scedules. I think there were at least three scedules with different information in them.» (Very well)
- Nice that you use the web so much, this is something that is usally taken lightly on by other courses» (Very well)
- Best course administration ever during my 4 years at Chalmers. Great work!» (Very well)
- Jan is great in informing :)» (Very well)
- And thank you for that! In a course this intense in this, the most intense study period, when these things work a very big frustration is avoided!» (Very well)

Study climate (Chalmers standard questions)

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		2		2%
Rather good»		20		28%
Very good»		38		55%
I did not seek help»		9		13%

Genomsnitt: 3.78

- Sanne was often available for us (our supervisor).» (Very good)
- Thanks to Jan for the quick replies of my e-mail questions (which extended over normal working hours) and to Susanne for the help with the research project.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		5		7%
Rather well»		30		43%
Very well»		33		47%
I did not seek cooperation»		1		1%

Genomsnitt: 3.43

- One of our group memebers didnt contribute AT ALL and still only lost 5 points...» (Rather well)
- Misunderstandning, and different backgrounds made the cooperation more difficult. Considering those circumstances it worked rather well. » (Rather well)
- Some problems with some students which not seem to be interested in making any effort of helping in the project research work.» (Very well)

18. How was the course workload?

Too low»		2		2%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		31		44%
High»		27		39%
Too high»		9		13%

Genomsnitt: 3.59

- Many things to remember and do. It was a little stressful together with my other course. » (High)
- There were too many elements in the course.It was mainly the litterature seminars that took too much time. » (Too high)
- As said above, way to high.» (Too high)
- the reading is way too much» (Too high)
- I feel the workload for this course was far too high as it was only worth 7.5 credits.» (Too high)

19. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		2		2%
Low»		3		4%
Adequate»		27		39%
High»		20		28%
Too high»		17		24%

Genomsnitt: 3.68

- Almost as much as last period when I read three courses (3*7.5 ects).» (High)
- Took three courses.» (High)
- I"m glad this is my very last quarter at Chalmers because it"s probably the hardest one I ever had. I am taking 3 courses but I have been all year and it"s been no problem before.» (Too high)
- I felt that the work load has been to high to be able to really be satisfied with all the work done this period.» (Too high)
- Too many activities.. Had no time to make a really good job» (Too high)
- Taking 3 courses and study 150% is supposed to be a high workload. It was expected.» (Too high)

Summarizing questions (Chalmers standard questions)

20. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		2		2%
Fair»		2		2%
Adequate»		12		17%
Good»		38		54%
Excellent»		16		22%

Genomsnitt: 3.91

- As I said before, too high ambitions for the students to do EVERYTHING in very short time. I didn"t have time to learn. I still don"t really see the point of the course - ok to teach us project management basics and theory, but you want so much more. Is it really realistic to believe that students can get anything about real life projects before they experience them themselves? I don"t really think so.» (Fair)
- Susanne present could be increased. She as well Jan are good lecturers that can capture the students attention.» (Good)
- Partly excellent / Partly totally useless» (Good)
- Well organised and thought-through. » (Good)
- Have one "home-exam" question that is to be handed in before each seminar and get rid of the home-exam in the end. It would make the course excellent.» (Good)
- A perfect introduction to the world of project management.I gained some very good perspectives.» (Excellent)
- Good subject, good lectures, good administration. The course were the teachers" project and they are really professionals in handling it.» (Excellent)

21. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

22. What should definitely be changed to next year?

23. Additional comments