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Applied Mechanics Master Programme Evaluation -15, MPAME

Status: Avslutad
Öppen för svar: 2015-12-10 - 2016-01-17
Antal svar: 10
Procent av deltagarna som svarat: 19%
Kontaktperson: Krister Wolff»
Utbildningsprogram som genomför enkäten: Maskinteknik 300 hp

Background

1. Where did you study for your Bachelor degree?*

Please comment if you studied in another country than your native country.

10 svarande

Sweden - Chalmers»8 80%
Sweden - another university»0 0%
University - Europe»0 0%
University - Asia»2 20%
University - Other country»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 1.6

2. What is your opinion on the information about the master programme when you applied?

Information from home pages, programme administration etc.

10 svarande

Poor»0 0%
Rather poor»0 0%
OK»3 30%
Good»5 50%
Very good»2 20%
I did not seek/need information»0

Genomsnitt: 3.9

- Slight trouble finding the specific prerequisites for someone with a bachelor"s degree in engineering mathematics» (OK)
- More information on what individual professors do will be great.» (OK)

Your own effort

3. How many hours per week have you spent studying at this programme?

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 programme.

10 svarande

Around 30 hours/week or less»0 0%
Around 40 hours/week»2 20%
Around 50 hours/week»6 60%
Around 60 hours/week or more»2 20%

Genomsnitt: 3

- I work on the chalmers formula student project.» (Around 60 hours/week or more)

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

10 svarande

0%»0 0%
25%»0 0%
50%»1 10%
75%»6 60%
100%»3 30%

Genomsnitt: 4.2

- I did skip some problem solving sessions.» (75%)
- I attended the subjects in which teachers taught well, otherwise I studied by myself.» (75%)

Goals and goal fulfilment

The programme syllabus states the goals in terms of learning outcomes, i.e., knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by the student during the education. The learning outcomes are (excerpts):

After the master programme in Applied Mechanics the students should be able to

-formulate mechanical engineering problems as mathematical models.

-use advanced topics regarding mathematical modelling as well as computational and experimental techniques relevant for the specialized tracks.

-show insight and ability to work in teams and collaborate in groups with different compositions.

-be able to give written and oral presentations of their conclusions and knowledge to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

5. How understandable are the programme goals?

10 svarande

The goals are difficult to understand»0 0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»1 10%
The goals are clear enough»9 90%

Genomsnitt: 2.9

6. Are the goals reasonable for a master degree?

10 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»0 0%
No, the goals are a bit too low»0 0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»10 100%
No, the goals are a bit high»0 0%
No, the goals are set too high»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 3

- Goals are high but good. Hence reasonable» (Yes, the goals seem reasonable)

Programme layout

The masters programme in Applied Mechanics consists of two compulsory courses in the first quarter (Mechanics of solids, Mechanics of fluids) and the compulsory course "Project course" in quarter four. There are also several semi compulsory courses.

7. What do you think of the programme layout?

10 svarande

Poor»0 0%
Rather poor»0 0%
OK»2 20%
Good»5 50%
Very good»3 30%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 4.1

- The layout is good, although it is quite hard to cover all mandatory/semimandatory classes in time if you choose to study abroad. I had to skip some classes I"d rather liked to take just to fulfill these requirements.» (OK)
- The compulsory courses are excellent!» (Good)
- It is very good to be able to choose from the three main paths even it is optional to do so.» (Good)
- I liked the format of 2 courses per study period.» (Good)
- Absolutely amazing!» (Very good)

8. Do you miss a course or a topic in the master programme?

10 svarande

Yes»6 60%
No»4 40%

Genomsnitt: 1.4

- More composite mechanics. » (Yes)
- One more Course in composites would be beneficial » (Yes)
- maybe something more of dynamic FEM, large deformation eg. crash problems. An additional CFD course, there is only one course in how to program Solve CFD problems FVM . There is 3 in FEM. Maybe an elective course in structural optimasation.» (Yes)
- Aeroacoustics, fluid-structural interaction» (Yes)
- Maybe an advanced course in compressible flows would be awesome. » (Yes)
- Nowadays I think that each master program should (even though it is computationally heavy) have some kind of management course, since there are a lot of positions in industry that demands or prefer that student has had such courses. » (Yes)

9. Are there any courses that you think should either be heavily revised or even removed from the programme?

10 svarande

Yes»2 20%
No»8 80%

Genomsnitt: 1.8

- Turbulence modeling - I still feel I learned nothing, the purpose of the assignments was unclear. Turbomachinery - tries to squeeze too much into a single course, no way you could handle the course in just 20h/week. FEM Struct: too much revision during lectures. The project in applied mechanics course needs a change regarding the individual grading - there are still hard feelings between the students in my group due to the not so smooth expressions of the teachers during at the end» (Yes)

10. Impressions of the Computational solid mechanics specialisation.

NOTE! Only answer this question if you attended at least 3 courses in the Computational solid mechanics specialisation (Finite element method - structures, Composite mechanics, Material Mechanics, Fatigue and fracture, Finite element method - solids).
What is your impression of the

Matrisfråga

- add even more FEM approach on composite mechanics and fatigue and fracture, focus on FEM, computational analysis and theory - focus less on how to solve problems by hand. »

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
7 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»1 14%
Very good»6 85%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 4.85

balance between theory and numerical/experimental simulations in this specialisation?
7 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»1 14%
Good»2 28%
Very good»4 57%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 4.42

coupling to industrial problems in this specialisation?
7 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»1 14%
Good»3 42%
Very good»3 42%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 4.28

teachers in this specialisation?
7 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»2 28%
Very good»5 71%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 4.71

11. Impressions of the Fluid dynamics specialisation.

NOTE! Only answer this question if you attended at least 4 courses in the Fluid dynamics specialisation (Computational Fluid Mechanics, Compressible Flow, Turbulence Modelling, Turbomachinery, Gas Turbine Technology, Multiphase Flow).
What is your impression of the

Matrisfråga

- It"s good to have both theory and simulations, but it is also quite heavy to ALWAYS have several dense assignments AND a final exam. Maybe some more theory could be included in the assignments in some of the courses, reducing the need for an exam?»
- did only have one of theses courses»
- I would have like a course that has CFD coding for turbulence modelling, multiphase and compressible flows»

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
6 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»2 66%
Very good»1 33%
No opinion»3

Genomsnitt: 4.33

balance between theory and numerical/experimental simulations in this specialisation?
6 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»2 66%
Very good»1 33%
No opinion»3

Genomsnitt: 4.33

coupling to industrial problems in this specialisation?
6 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»1 33%
Good»1 33%
Very good»1 33%
No opinion»3

Genomsnitt: 4

teachers in this specialisation?
6 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»2 66%
Very good»1 33%
No opinion»3

Genomsnitt: 4.33

12. Impressions of the Structural dynamics specialisation.

NOTE! Only answer this question if you attended at least 3 courses in the Structural dynamics specialisation (Structural dynamics, Rigid Body Dynamics, Structural dynamics model validation, Structural dynamics control).
What is your impression of the

Matrisfråga

relevance of the courses to this specialisation?
7 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»0 0%
Very good»6 100%
No opinion»1

Genomsnitt: 5

balance between theory and numerical/experimental simulations in this specialisation?
7 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»2 33%
Good»3 50%
Very good»1 16%
No opinion»1

Genomsnitt: 3.83

coupling to industrial problems in this specialisation?
7 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»1 16%
Good»2 33%
Very good»3 50%
No opinion»1

Genomsnitt: 4.33

teachers in this specialisation?
7 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»1 16%
OK»1 16%
Good»2 33%
Very good»2 33%
No opinion»1

Genomsnitt: 3.83

Programme administration

13. What is your general impression of the programme administration?

Programme administration means the programme director (Sinisa Krajnovic) and student administrators (Carina Schmidt and Ulla Lindberg-Thieme).

10 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»3 33%
Good»3 33%
Very good»3 33%
No opinion»1

Genomsnitt: 4

- I am always met with a smile from Carina at the door when I go up to ask for help from teachers. That is very nice!» (OK)
- Carina deserves a lot of credit! The information about for example masters thesis contained unrelevant things, and left out some more important things» (OK)

14. What is your opinion of the information as a current student within the program?

Information about programme layout, specialisations, elective courses, theses, PhD studies.

Matrisfråga

Program information
10 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»2 20%
Good»5 50%
Very good»3 30%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 4.1

Specialisations
10 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»1 10%
OK»2 20%
Good»5 50%
Very good»2 20%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 3.8

Elective courses
10 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»2 20%
Good»5 50%
Very good»3 30%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 4.1

Theses
10 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»3 30%
Good»5 50%
Very good»2 20%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 3.9

PhD studies
9 svarande

Very poor»1 12%
Poor»2 25%
OK»3 37%
Good»0 0%
Very good»2 25%
No opinion»1

Genomsnitt: 3

15. What is your opinion on the support from the Student centre (Johan Bankel, Lilian Sandström)?

10 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»5 55%
Very good»4 44%
Did not seek their support or help»1

Genomsnitt: 4.44

- Bankel and Lilian are great!» (Very good)
- Johan Bankel is very helpful!» (Very good)

Study climate

16. Did you feel welcomed by Chalmers and the staff at the master programme during your first days?

10 svarande

No, not at all»0 0%
To some extent»0 0%
Yes definitely»9 100%
No opinion/did not attend»1

Genomsnitt: 3

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

9 svarande

Poorly»0 0%
Rather poorly»0 0%
OK»1 11%
Rather well»1 11%
Very well»7 77%
Did not seek cooperation with my fellow students»0

Genomsnitt: 4.66

18. What do you think of the principle of having mixed groups (culture, gender) in some of the courses?

10 svarande

Bad»0 0%
Rather bad»0 0%
OK»3 37%
Good»1 12%
Very good»4 50%
No opinion»2

Genomsnitt: 4.12

- Can have more of a mix.» (Very good)
- Good luck with mixed gender groups ,) » (No opinion)
- Not a lot of mixes in this class, 90% are swedish males» (No opinion)

19. How are the opportunities to come in contact with teachers?

General impression of the staff"s accessibility.

10 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»1 10%
Good»3 30%
Very good»6 60%
Did not seek contact»0

Genomsnitt: 4.5

- Some teachers are easier to find than others... All PhD-students involved in courses have been incredibly helpful, often spending a lot of time helping us out that they probably should have used for research.» (OK)
- The teachers are VERY approchable and willing to help!» (Very good)

20. Are your impression that the student opinions and results from course evaluations have significant impact and are taken seriously?

10 svarande

Not at all»0 0%
To some extent»4 44%
Yes, definetly»5 55%
No opinion»1

Genomsnitt: 2.55

21. What do you think of attending an education given in English instead of in your native language?

10 svarande

Bad»0 0%
Rather bad»0 0%
OK»1 12%
Good»2 25%
Very good»5 62%
No opinion»2

Genomsnitt: 4.5

- In some topics, I feel like I don"t know how to express my knowledge in Swedish which is my native language. This is a drawback since most job interviews are held in Swedish...» (OK)
- My entire education has been in English. Except for language courses other than English of course. » (No opinion)
- All my education has been in English.» (No opinion)

22. To what extent is your knowledge/competence from your bachelor degree sufficient to attend this programme?

Did you have the prerequisites that you need to start and follow the courses in the programme? If you feel that you lack any knowledge, please comment.

10 svarande

Poor»0 0%
Rather poor»0 0%
OK»1 10%
Good»4 40%
Very good»5 50%

Genomsnitt: 4.4

- » (Good)
- When I started the MSc-programme, I hadn"t passed strength of materials or Finite element methods and it was OK anyway» (Very good)

23. What is your opinion about that you are expected to have computer skills in Matlab?

When attending this programme, you are supposed to have some knowlege in Matlab.

10 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»4 40%
Very good»6 60%

Genomsnitt: 4.6

- In today"s day and age coding is necessary. » (Good)
- Sometimes the requirements on our Matlab code is ridiculously low, I think we should be required to follow some kind of best practice guidelines and also sometimes pay some attention to the efficiency of the code...» (Very good)

Summarizing questions

24. What is your general impression of the programme so far?

10 svarande

Very Poor»0 0%
Poor»0 0%
OK»0 0%
Good»1 10%
Very good»9 90%

Genomsnitt: 4.9

- Very good and preparing for the industry, but could have some management course included in the program.» (Very good)
- This program improved my understanding tremendously.» (Very good)

25. Considering your experience from this programme, would you choose this programme if you could turn back time?

10 svarande

No»1 10%
Yes»9 90%
I do not know»0

Genomsnitt: 1.9

- Well do I get to keep my memories if I could turn back time? For this question I think I would need to. If I didn"t, I would end up turning back time, obviously choosing the same programme and then coming to a point where I turn back time again. I would be stuck in a loop. Also would I be the same age as I am now or will I be younger? If I become younger, my cells would be younger. So, how would that affect the memory cells in my brain? I will also assume that I don"t become a copy of myself. There will be only me and I would not be meeting a younger version of me if I turn back time. Since we don"t know what would happen, if I could turn back time, i would choose not to turn back time. Not until we have concrete data on what would happen if one could turn back time at least. There is a point this comment. This programme has given me the ability to think critically. I absolutely love this programme, so I feel I don"t need to turn back time. The material provided itself is so good, I just need to revisit it and I have on multiple occasions. I guess this answers your question.» (No)
- Because I"m really interested in CFD and this is where you learn it. Also, I feel like I have gained valuable knowledge that will help me in my working life.» (Yes)
- CAS is a nice programme. I would have liked a mix» (Yes)

26. What would be the best way to keep in contact for the future?

We would like to keep in contact with you after graduation, preferrably in such a way that you can easily come in contact with other former students as well.

10 svarande

Mail»4 40%
LinkedIn»4 40%
Facebook»1 10%
Other»1 10%
Not interested»0 0%
No opinion»0

Genomsnitt: 1.9

- Alumni website maybe?» (Other)

27. What should definitely be preserved?

- The helpful teachers!»
- Johan Bankel. The compressible flow course.»
- CFS »
- Lars davidson"s notes. Structure of the semester. Layout of the courses.»

28. What should definitely be changed?

- Add more composite courses!»
- The feedback of the project course...»
- Nothing.»
- Generally, make it really clear where to find all course material and how to study. Keep the course material compact. Also, make all material accessible and clear so that the student becomme more independant of their pears and teachers. Some/many courses require unnessesarely huge amounts of time because of the layout of the course.»
- The multiphase course can have lecture notes like Lars Davidson"s lecture notes. It"s a really good course.»

29. Additional comments

- Thank you for this opportunity. »
- Students coming from non EU countries need to have a more selective screening. Students without scholarships did better than the ones with. »

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