FUI's course evaluation
INF5220 - Qualitative research methods
Assessment:
Choose a question to see data from the student assessment:Question: What is your general impression of the course?
Average answer: Very good
Question: What do you think of the course's difficulty level?
Average answer: Appropriate
Question: What do you think of the amount of work required in relation to a number of credits given?
Average answer: Appropriate
Question: What is your general impression of the quality of the lectures?
Average answer: Somewhat good
Summary:
The respondents in general found this course to be Very good. Most students rated the difficulty as being Appropriate. The respondents said that the work load was Large to Appropriate. The lectures are rated to be Somewhat good. The respondents rated the difficulty level, number and amount of work involved in the mandatory assignments as Appropriate, and the general impression of the group task work is Somewhat good. The difficulty level of the final exam is rated as Appropriate.
The students responded that the student presentation was good for the exercise in having presentations, but had low learning outcomes otherwise. The students said that the content was relevant, and the practical assignments gave a good learning outcome.
Quotes:
Eneste jeg kan tenke meg er at man får øve på å snakke foran mange mennesker, som jeg syns er skummelt. ellers fikk jeg lite ut av de andre sine presentasjoner, og vår egen.
Tying the exam to the final research proposal gave a good opportunity to tie the curriculum to something practical which helped to give a better understanding of the curriculum.
It has a good structure and curve, the course leader(s) are very enthusiastic and the content is highly relevant.
Given that this course is mandatory for Design students, it should perhaps adapt some of the design research methods as a part of the course content, as well as being more open to students who want to use such methods in their papers.
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.