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Course Evaluation, mpr033

Modern Manufacturing Processes

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

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At most 15 hours/week»		6		30%
Around 20 hours/week»		5		25%
Around 25 hours/week»		5		25%
Around 30 hours/week»		4		20%
At least 35 hours/week»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.35

- Becomes more when the exam get nearer.» (At most 15 hours/week)
- Not in the first few weeks but from the end week of the first month I have started reading.» (Around 30 hours/week)

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

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0%»		0		0%
25%»		0		0%
50%»		1		5%
75%»		7		36%
100%»		11		57%

Genomsnitt: 4.52

- more than 85%» (?)
- As I am exchange student, I was attending an other course which somedays had the same scheddule as MMP. » (75%)
- Except two» (100%)
- I have attended all classes but few classes I was late. » (100%)

3. Did you find that your own background knowledge was appropriate for the course?

The course started on a too advanced level»		1		5%
The course started on an slightly too advanced level»		3		15%
Ok»		15		75%
The course started on a too low level»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 2.8

- I have no background of this course at all, since my BS was on Industrial Engineering and I haven"t read about these that much in my BS.» (The course started on a too advanced level)
- I think that the precourse, tillverkningsteknik is on a higher level, but, maybe its just because we"ve read the TVT course it feels easy. And thats good.» (The course started on a too low level)

Goals and goal fulfilment

4. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		0		0%
The goals are difficult to understand»		1		5%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		7		35%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		12		60%

Genomsnitt: 3.55

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

No, not at all»		1		5%
To some extent»		8		40%
Yes, definitely»		11		55%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.5

- The exam was maybe a bit more detailed than I expected. When said in the guidance for studying to the exams some parts were noted as "generall knowledge how it works", while on the exam that knowledge was not enough.» (To some extent)
- the exam was too long and so boring, I think it was not neccessary to cover all the chapters of the literature. I believe a good exam can evaluate the comprehension of the student with fewer, but more beautiful questions! the questions which make the student think and use what he has learned and then answer, not just to take back what they have memorized. » (To some extent)

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		2		10%
Some extent»		8		40%
Large extent»		8		40%
Great extent»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 2.5

- The course needs people who can teach and explain in proper English. It feels like everything took 3 times longer because of this and everyone got bored.» (Small extent)
- the teaching skill was weak. » (Some extent)
- » (Great extent)

7. How did you in general find the course literature?

Not good»		5		25%
Acceptable»		8		40%
Quite good»		5		25%
Excellent»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 2.2

- This was the worst litterature I have ever had. It"s thick, old and irrelevant and way to much. In some parts it is stated " for internal use in company X only.." This should not be course litterature. » (Not good)
- It was so messy, and many parts overlapped eachother and made me confused when studying, also took more time. » (Not good)
- It is really consist of many methods, althought it is good for us to find them out as produntion engineer, but it takes more than a one course!» (Not good)
- Well, I only used the Swedish course material from a similar course from last year.» (Acceptable)
- Would have been better with a book, with all the chapters written in the same way.» (Acceptable)
- Some chapters included more than one article or section and any times the same subject was covered. It was good with the reading instructions.» (Acceptable)
- .........quite a lot though!» (Quite good)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		7		36%
Very well»		12		63%

Genomsnitt: 3.63

- Would be better if PPT slides were always put up on the webpage the day before the lecture.» (Rather well)
- some of the slides were kept too congested and it was difficult to read them afterwards. all the extra material that are discussed on slides and are important but not on the course binder (such as in surface topography) should be clarified in terms such as: where to access more information from (could be text books, web sites etc), the depth of penetration etc.» (Very well)

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		0		0%
Rather good»		3		15%
Very good»		16		80%
I did not seek help»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 3.9

- When I asked questions, it is always easy to get satisfied answers.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		1		5%
Rather poorly»		1		5%
Rather well»		9		45%
Very well»		9		45%
I did not seek cooperation»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.3

- There is a great barrier between swedish and foreign students, both in terms of language and knowledge level.» (Very poorly)
- Working with students from different countries can be a good experience, for sure, but there were a lot of complications between us because we were not used to plan projects in the same way. Maybe there shouldnt be a must to mix groups...» (Rather poorly)
- particularly in the group report preparation» (Very well)

11. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		1		5%
Adequate»		12		60%
High»		5		25%
Too high»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 3.4

- A lot of information to read in a very brief period of time. » (High)
- It was good, but maybe should gain some points of the examination!» (High)

12. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		8		40%
High»		10		50%
Too high»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 3.7

- the project work in the other mandatory course manufacturing strategy was very much demanding in terms of the work load.» (High)
- First month (September 2007) went to understand the nature and second month is the exam, so, too faster process to complete the course materials. » (Too high)

Specific parts of the course

13. Laboratory work

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To a small extent»		1		5%
To some extent»		2		10%
To a large extent»		12		60%
Great extent»		5		25%

Genomsnitt: 3.05

- We need to have more lab classes so that we can also achieve the practical implimentation of the literature. Anyway, we have learned from the Labs but we need more lab class.» (To some extent)
- Nice to see some of the subjects in reality, especially AWJ. Perhaps they should have been longer, with fewer students in every group and involve more work (not so much ready made).» (To a large extent)
- Very good and interesting labs!» (To a large extent)
- MQL and Abrasive water jet cutting were completely new. the lab gave a clearer picture of the facts covered in the course material.» (Great extent)

14. Group assignment

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Not meaningful»		2		10%
Somewhat meaningful»		8		40%
Quite meaningful»		6		30%
Very meaningful»		4		20%

Genomsnitt: 2.6

- Silly and basic project (high-school level), but good to get to know each other.» (Somewhat meaningful)
- the project subjects were too general. they could be more limited (like, to a special application of a process). the projects were actually what we could find in the literature! not anything new.» (Somewhat meaningful)
- in terms of indepth analysis, communication with fellow students and improving the presentation skills.» (Very meaningful)
- Improve presentation skills, learn group study quite effectively, I think, we can have another presentation at the middle of the course so that student can have an idea about the requirement of the final presentation skill.» (Very meaningful)

15. Factory visit

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Not interesting»		2		10%
Somewhat interesting»		2		10%
Quite interesting»		8		40%
Very interesting»		8		40%

Genomsnitt: 3.1

- As a simple visitor point of view, it was interesting. but as a student, it was not what I expected and not about technical issues. the production line visit was just a quick walk around the factory and no process was visible. » (Somewhat interesting)
- We should have more visit at a term, since, we missed the Volvo visit. there is no dought that we have learned through the factory visit.» (Quite interesting)
- I liked the visist but I think it could have been much better. I think a course like this deserve a customized visit, with more focus on the machines and the cutting processes, not just a "walk-around-the factory-visit".» (Quite interesting)
- it is always good to know the actual way and working conditions of the manufacturing methods. » (Very interesting)

16. Guest Lecturers

20 svarande

Not interesting»		2		10%
Somewhat interesting»		7		35%
Quite interesting»		9		45%
Very interesting»		2		10%

Genomsnitt: 2.55

- Sandvik tools were not that good though.» (Somewhat interesting)
- some were good (Hard turning). others were not very intersting partly because they started from a very advanced level. a brief summary of the topics and back ground information prior to such guest lectures (rather than afterwards) would have been of a great help because then, we would be able to skim the lecture.» (Somewhat interesting)
- I think they could be better. I felt they had a business view when giving information, and they were a kind of conservative when talking about new technologies in their company.» (Somewhat interesting)
- the course about metal tooling is not interesting» (Somewhat interesting)
- Since we missed the course binder, it is not that useful at all. It should be offered as extra lectures, not the main ones!» (Somewhat interesting)
- SKF was the best of them (pedagogic)» (Quite interesting)
- I did not consider anyone special but I think all of them were good. we have learned through industrial professionals which are really helpful. » (Quite interesting)
- I think the guest lecturer need more information about the student"s level of knowledge, in order to prepare the lecture better.» (Quite interesting)

Summarizing questions

17. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		1		5%
Fair»		3		15%
Adequate»		3		15%
Good»		12		60%
Excellent»		1		5%

Genomsnitt: 3.45

- Mostly because of lack in language communication from teachers side.» (Fair)
- I personally expected the course to be more exciting, since it was about modern processes in manufacturing. although it was good for giving me a general idea about modern processes, i was not absorbed to read more, search more and attend eagurly to the lectures. » (Adequate)
- I think we need more time to complete the full course. or we may have shorter course materials to complete within this 6-7 weeks, so that we can learn more effectively. » (Good)
- I liked the course,it is an interesting topic and I enjoyed to learn more about it. » (Good)

18. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

19. What should definitely be changed to next year?

20. Additional comments