CSC 449-910 Spring 06-07: Class Evaluation

Was this course well organized?

Exceptionally organized

11.8%

17.6%

35.3%

Adequately organized

17.6%

11.8%

5.9%

Very poorly organized

N/A

Do you feel the course objectives were accomplished?

Closely follows objectives

5.9%

23.5%

35.3%

Adequate attention to objectives

17.6%

11.8%

5.9%

Little attention to objectives

N/A

The amount of work you performed outside of this course was:

Too much

5.9%

11.8%

Adequate

35.3%

5.9%

Quite small

N/A

How difficult was the course material?

Challenging

5.9%

Moderately difficult

11.8%

29.4%

11.8%

Too easy

11.8%

N/A

The textbook for this course was:

Appropriate, interesting, significantly enhanced my understanding

29.4%

Moderately helpful, somewhat interesting, increased my understanding

11.8%

5.9%

23.5%

Inappropriate and little help

17.6%

5.9%

N/A

Supplementary reading for this course was:

Appropriate helpful

17.6%

Moderately helpful

23.5%

5.9%

Inappropriate, dull little help in learning what was required for the course

5.9%

N/A

23.5%

The assignments for the course were:

Fair, impartial, based on sufficient evidence

35.3%

5.9%

17.6%

Reasonably fair, based on adequate evidence

23.5%

11.8%

5.9%

Confusing, often made late, no relation to class work

N/A

The grading of homework and exams in this course was:

Fair, impartial, based on sufficient evidence

41.2%

11.8%

23.5%

Reasonably fair, based on adequate evidence

11.8%

5.9%

Frequently partial and unfair, little evidence to justify grade

N/A

What is your overall estimate of this course?

One of the most interesting, informative, useful, personally helpful course

11.8%

17.6%

23.5%

Average in interest, usefulness, etc.

35.3%

5.9%

One of the least interesting, uninformative, unuseful, personally unhelpful course

N/A

How valuable was this course in terms of your technical development?

Extremely valuable

11.8%

23.5%

11.8%

Reasonably valuable

35.3%

11.8%

5.9%

Not valuable

N/A

How would you characterize the instructor's knowledge of the subject?

Very broad, up-to-date

35.3%

5.9%

35.3%

Reasonably broad, accurate, up-to-date

17.6%

5.9%

Seriously deficient, frequently inaccurate, out-of-date

N/A

How would you characterize the instructor's ability to present and explain the material?

Excellent

23.5%

5.9%

41.2%

Adequate

17.6%

Very poor

5.9%

N/A

Does the instructor motivate student interest in the subject?

Arouses enthusiasm among students for the subject

29.4%

23.5%

Arouses fair amount of student interest in the subject

29.4%

5.9%

Discourages student interest

5.9%

N/A

How well does the instructor relate the course material to other fields?

Exceptionally

17.6%

11.8%

23.5%

Adequately

29.4%

5.9%

Poorly

11.8%

N/A

Did the instructor encourage participation from the students?

Encourages participation and precisely answers questions

17.6%

23.5%

Adequately encourages participation

41.2%

5.9%

Does not encourage participation

5.9%

N/A

5.9%

Was the instructor accessible outside of class?

Easily accessible

29.4%

Adequately accessible

17.6%

Seldom accessible

N/A

23.5%

What was the instructor's attitude? How did he/she deal with you?

Extremely fair and impartial

29.4%

5.9%

29.4%

Reasonably fair

23.5%

5.9%

Unfair and disdainful

N/A

5.9%

How well did the instructor conduct, plan and organize classes?

Exceptionally

23.5%

29.4%

Adequately

23.5%

Poorly

N/A

Were the instructors teaching methods effective?

Very helpful

11.8%

23.5%

Adequate

29.4%

5.9%

Confusing, inadequate

5.9%

N/A

Would you recommend this course to another student?

Highly recommend

17.6%

29.4%

Possibly recommend

23.5%

5.9%

Would not recommend

5.9%

N/A

Would you take this instructor for another course?

Definitely

23.5%

Possibly

17.6%

5.9%

No

5.9%

N/A

Rate the teaching effectiveness of this instructor as compared to other faculty in the school.

Excellent

17.6%

35.3%

Fair

17.6%

5.9%

Poor

5.9%

N/A

CSC 449: Database Technologies

Chonghua Zhang