05-830, Software Architecture for User Interfaces, Fall, 2004


Final Questionnaire

To be filled out in class on December 11


Topics

1. Are there any topics we didn't cover that should be added next time the course is taught?




2. Are they any topics we should spend more time on next time?




3. Are there any topics that we covered that you would eliminate or spend less time on next time?




Lectures

4. Please rate the lectures: (Circle appropriate number)

Material Covered Too Fast  -3  -2  -1  0  1  2  3  Too Slow


	      Interesting  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Boring

5. Any constructive suggestions for improving the lectures?



 


6. Was it a good idea to lecture from PowerPoint slides and have them available on the web?




 

7. Was it a good idea to have the students in the class present the material at the end of the course? Comments?




 

8. How were the guest lectures? 
Jennifer Mankoff on SubArctic Input (Sept 30)
Good 1   2   3  4  5  6  7  Not Good
Scott Hudson on Constraints (Oct 12)
Good 1   2   3  4  5  6  7  Not Good
Jeff Nichols on New Model-based (Nov 4)
Good 1   2   3  4  5  6  7  Not Good
Josh Yelon on Games (Dec 2)
Good 1   2   3  4  5  6  7  Not Good

9. Comments on guest lectures:

 

 

Homeworks

10.  Please rate the homeworks:

	Valuable 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Useless
	Interesting 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Boring
	Easy 		1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Difficult

Comments on homeworks:

 




Readings

11. How many of the required readings did you read?

     All       Some      One       None

12. How many of the optional readings did you read?

     All       Some      One       None

13. Any comments on the readings?




14. This is a 12 unit course, with 3 hours of lectures, so you should be spending about 9 hours a week on homeworks and readings. Averaged over the term, does this sound about right? If not, what should be made longer or shorter?




General

15. This course contained PhD and MS students. I would appreciate any recommendations about how to make it appropriate for each group. Do you feel that it was appropriate for people at your level? If not, which level, and why not? Please recommend how it could be changed to be more appropriate.




16. Was this course what you were expecting? If not, please explain.


 

 



17. What did you like best about the course? What did you like the least?



 


18. Any other suggestions or comments?

 

 




Thank you very much for helping improve this course! 


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