FUI's course evaluation

IN5210 - Information Systems

Assessment:

Choose a question to see data from the student assessment:

Question: What is your general impression of the course?

Average answer: Somewhat good

Question: What is your general impression of the quality of the lectures?

Average answer: Neither good nor bad

Summary:

The general impression of the course was considered to be Quite good and the course difficulty was evaluated from Appropriate to Difficult. The amount of work in relation to the number of credits given, varied from Appropriate to Too large, with the majority saying Large. The quality of the lectures varied from Neither good or bad to Very good. The difficulty level of the mandatory assignments varied from Appropriate to High, with an emphasis on High. The number of mandatory assignments was considered High and the importance of learning and understanding of the curriculum was evaluated from Important to Very important. The amount of work involved with the mandatory assignments varied from Large to Too large. The difficulty level for the take home exam was evaluated from Appropriate to High and were considered Important for the learning and understanding of the curriculum. The amount of work involved with the take-home exam was evaluated from Appropriate to Large, with emphasis on Large.

The majority of the respondents thought the subjects that were tought in the course were interesting and important. The lectures themselves could have been better structured and more coherent between the different lecturers. The mandatory assignments were many and the feedback was not adequate. The respondents thought the seminars were good and had made up for good discussions.

Quotes:

The lectures do not seems to be connected. The lectureres should talk together more.
lack of proper feedback in assignments - lectures presentation skills
I’m glad I took the course, and have found it educational and interesting. I will however not recommend it to future students, as it takes too much time to do a proper effort in. […]

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.