FUI's course evaluation

INF4490 - Biologically inspired computing

Assessment:

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What is your general impression of the course? What do you think of the amount of work required in relation to a number of credits given? What is your general impression of the quality of the lectures? Show all Hide

Summary:

The participants considered this course to be Very good. The amount of work required in relation to the number of credits given was evaluated as Appropriate, and the difficulty level of the course was evaluated as Appropriate to Difficult. The respondents rated the quality of the lectures to be Very good to Exceptionally good, while the group tuition was rated as Very good. A lot of the participants felt that the video lectures were Very important in their learning and understanding of the curriculum. The difficulty level of the final exam was evaluated as Appropriate.

The respondents thought that the lectures and mandatory exercises were of high quality and interesting, but difficult. Many were unhappy with the type of final exam, saying that the multiple choice questions did not reflect the knowledge they had aquired from the mandatory exercises. The use of web-forums like Piazza and Slack was highlighted as a positive trait.

Quotes:

Veldig gode obligatoriske oppgaver! Forelesningene var også relativt gode, men kunne kanskje litt mer inn i det praktiske i forhold til de obligatoriske oppgavene. Men stort sett veldig bra.

In my opinion, the exam does not really test if you have understood the material. Instead it tests how good you are at learning complete sentences by heart. I am good at those type of exams, but I do not learn anything from it. I’d like if there where short questions instead of MP.

About the course evaluation

The course evaluation is done by students in FUI (Fagutvalget ved Institutt for informatikk), and is based on questionnaires made at the end of each semester.