DD2371 Automata Theory, VT08

Course Evaluation

In the questions below, please use the following numeric evaluation scheme:
1 very bad,  2 bad,  3 rather bad,  4 rather good,  5 good,  6 very good.
General Questions
1: How well was the course goal made clear at the beginning of the course? [5.6]
                    
 
2: How would you evaluate the course book? [4.3]
                    
 
3: How useful did you find the course web pages? [4.4]
                    
Lectures and Tutorials
4: What percentage of lectures did you attend?
                    
 
5: What use did you have of the lectures and tutorials? [5.1]
                    
 
6: How well did the exercise sessions fit the material covered in the lectures? [5.5]
                    
- good idea to combine them
 
7: How was the lecturer didactically speaking? [5.4]
                    
 
8: How enthusiastic and motivated was the lecturer? [5.9]
                    
 
9: How well did the lecturer answer questions? [5.6]
                    
 
10: How friendly and helpful was the lecturer during breaks, in e-mails, etc? [5.7]
                    
 
11: Did the lecturer use available tools appropriately (OH, video, etc)? [4.8]

Environment
12: How was the lecture room concerning light, acoustics, and air? [5.3]
                   
Gender-related questions [no scale]
13. Do you perceive to have been treated differently in this course because of gender, sexual orientation, ethnic belonging or handicap? If yes, in what way?

- no problems

14. How would you rate the course from a gender perspective (as for example related to course material, course syllabus, lecturer etc.)?

- gender neutral, which is very good
Other questions [no scale]
15: How meaningful do you consider the course?

- good theoretical foundation
- it was a fun course, but I'm not sure how much practical meaning it has
- what can I have this stuff for?
- very meaningful, gives an important basis for computer scence   
 
16: Did you have all prerequisite knowledge for the course?

- yes [all but one answer]
- I have not taken a course in logics [one answer]

17: Your concrete suggestions for improving the course:

- relate to the real world more, if possible
- provide solutions to recommended exercises
- more solved exercises
- would be good to have dedicated problem solving sessions
- maybe logic should be a requirement
 
18: Other comments:

- some lectures covered 3-4 of the harder chapters which felt a bit much
- one of the most difficult courses so far