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Algorithms, TIN092/DIT600

Your own effort

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

9 svarande

At most 15 hours/week»		5		55%
Around 20 hours/week»		2		22%
Around 25 hours/week»		2		22%
Around 30 hours/week»		0		0%
At least 35 hours/week»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.66

- had to put lots of energy into the kandidate exam» (At most 15 hours/week)
- well 0 h for 6 weeks. then 15 h after that » (At most 15 hours/week)

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

9 svarande

0%»		0		0%
25%»		1		11%
50%»		0		0%
75%»		2		22%
100%»		6		66%

Genomsnitt: 4.44

Goals and goal fulfilment

3. How understandable are the course goals?

I have not seen/read the goals»		2		22%
The goals are difficult to understand»		0		0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»		1		11%
The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn»		6		66%

Genomsnitt: 3.22

- The exam and the course goal was coincidence to each other.» (The goals clearly describe what I am supposed to learn)

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

8 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»		0		0%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»		8		100%
No, the goals are set too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2

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

No, not at all»		0		0%
To some extent»		2		25%
Yes, definitely»		6		75%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.75

Teaching and course administration

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

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		2		22%
Large extent»		5		55%
Great extent»		2		22%

Genomsnitt: 3

- Good lectures» (Large extent)
- Erland helped alot. There were always some way of contacting him and get help, often very fast.» (Large extent)

7. To what extent has the course book (Algorithm Design - Jon Kleinberg & Éva Tardos) been of help for your learning?

I did not by the book»		2		22%
Small extent»		4		44%
Some extent»		2		22%
Large extent»		1		11%
Great extent»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.22

- Cremona did"t get the book in time... :(» (I did not by the book)
- Wonder if there are some other literatur that follows the course better. Felt like one had to process to much text to get some answers. And also as far as i could tell the book didn"t say so mush about complexity theory» (Small extent)
- The book was delayed at Cremona and once it was available it felt like I had already learned the information in it I didn"t know before the course started.» (Small extent)
- Bought a cheaper copy of the book that was based on the original. Wheter the original was good or not i don"t know, but the information in the cheaper book was poor and the excersices didn"t help, most because the lack of key (facit).» (Small extent)

8. What do you feel is a reasonable price to pay for course literature?

400 SEK»		3		33%
450 SEK»		2		22%
500 SEK»		4		44%
550 SEK»		0		0%
600 SEK»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.11

- Unfortunately a lot of course literature exceeds reasonable prices, and their prices are not directly related to their usefulness. Sometimes I doubt whether I should by a book or not. Sometimes when I do, like with this, I regret it as it didn"t seem to help me during the course.» (450 SEK)
- Maximum 500 i think» (500 SEK)

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

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		0		0%
Rather well»		4		44%
Very well»		5		55%

Genomsnitt: 3.55

- The webpage is a bit confusing but all the information is there. I think a more clean design and better headings would make it easier to find. Right now it"s not obvious where the information you are searching for can be found.» (Rather well)
- No problem at all to find what you needed on the course homepage» (Very well)

10. How did the fact that the lectures were held in English affect your learning?

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I"ve had big problems understanding lectures»		0		0%
I"ve had some problems understanding lectures»		0		0%
Not at all»		6		66%
For the better (e.g. since course literature is in English)»		3		33%

Genomsnitt: 3.33

- Erland is one of the few teachers that actually speaks very good english. Thanks to this there where no problems understanding what was going on at the lectures.» (Not at all)
- The only reason the course language matters to me is that it is easier to communicate with people in general if you know the English terms.» (For the better (e.g. since course literature is in English))
- Lectures are very helpful to learn this course.» (For the better (e.g. since course literature is in English))

11. How did the requirement to hand in lab solutions in English affect your learning/lab results?

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I"ve had big problems finishing lab assignm. because of this»		0		0%
I"ve had some problems finishing lab assignm because of this»		0		0%
Not at all»		7		77%
For the better (e.g. since course literature is in English)»		2		22%

Genomsnitt: 3.22

- The only problem was the fact that our tutor (Molokov) often applied the same rules as thoose learned by Erland at lectures. I think this is communication problem between tutor and teacher. Ex. Erland said that we would be able to just apply a certain rule without explination, but we got rejection because of doing this. And we felt the tutors didn"t have the same requirements.» (Not at all)
- When this has not been a demand in other courses I sometimes chose to answer in Swedish and found myself wasting time on trying to find translations for terms I only know in English, due to the literature and lectures being in English. Not having a choice prevents that. So, thank you for taking my freedom from me?» (For the better (e.g. since course literature is in English))

Study climate

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

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		1		11%
Rather good»		2		22%
Very good»		6		66%
I did not seek help»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.55

- The only times you could get help was during lectures and by going to the teachers room....I would like to see more help with the labs» (Rather poor)
- Erland was always helpfull with our problems and answered our mails very fast.» (Very good)

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

Very poorly»		0		0%
Rather poorly»		0		0%
Rather well»		3		33%
Very well»		5		55%
I did not seek cooperation»		1		11%

Genomsnitt: 3.77

- I had no problems, but i had a group of people i already knew and we worked togheter and helped each other before exam and gave tips on the labs etc.» (Very well)
- missed the opportunity to choose someone to work with and also I learn more by doing the labs myself.» (I did not seek cooperation)

14. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		6		66%
High»		3		33%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.33

- Mostly because of the labs...if you ask me now I say that it was good. But asking me then... :)» (High)

15. How was the total workload this study period?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		3		33%
High»		6		66%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.66

- I took this course earlier than it was meant and reading it in parallel with mathematical modelling proved a challenge.» (High)
- It was high..» (High)
- Between "high" and "too high". I had very mush going on the period and i felt i didn"t have that mush time as i wanted. The » (High)

Summarizing questions

16. What is your general impression of the course?

Poor»		0		0%
Fair»		0		0%
Adequate»		0		0%
Good»		8		88%
Excellent»		1		11%

Genomsnitt: 4.11

- Very interesting subject and it"s nice to focus on the design techniques themselves in a general matter and the importance of being able to formulate a problem as a well-known one.» (Good)
- learned things that is useful for computer science. » (Good)
- Interesting course, good teacher and a lot of "practical" focus (even if there was a lot of theory as well)» (Good)
- It is an important, core part of computer science.» (Good)
- Overall a very good course wish i felt really gave me knew knowledge that will help me in future. I think Erland is an excellent teacher and should continue this course. The exam felt reasonable.» (Good)

17. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

18. What should definitely be changed to next year?

19. Additional comments