Thank you to everyone who completed the mid-semester feedback. Responses are provided below for anyone who is interested.

Comp Sci 364 Mid-Semester Feedback

  1. Please rate your agreement with the following statements:

    • The learning objectives for each lesson help me learn more effectively.
    • Graded events cover the learning objectives identified for each lesson.
    • I complete all the learning activities for each lesson.
    • Listing long-term assignments (e.g., programming exercises and project deliverables) in the learning activities for each lesson – instead of only on the course schedule – is essential for me to complete them on time.
    • I receive timely feedback from the instructor.
    • Feedback from the instructor helps me to improve.

    responses to Likert-scale questions

  2. Please rate your agreement with the following statements:

    • I appreciated having slides for the relational algebra lessons.
    • I would like more lessons (e.g., SQL) to be taught using slides.
    • In general, I prefer slides to notes written on the board.

    responses to Likert-scale questions

  3. What is going well in this course?

    Dr. Coffman!

    Grades

    Learning the material we need in a manner where we practice and remember.

    Some of the things

    Graded assignments are representative of what is covered in class and the content makes sense.

    Posting the lesson objectives ahead of time rox

    I like the hand written notes, but for more memorization content like different commands for SQL, or relational algebra, I think having the slides are helpful.

    Bowtie

    Things make sense, unlike other courses :(

    The optional assignments are helpful for reinforcing learning objectives. In-class activities are also helpful to developing understanding.

    The project has been enjoyable

    Most/everything

    I believe the first pex was very fun, although it was a long pex.

    The class worksheets with practice from class are really helpful.

    The delivery of course material with the steady stream of assignments/quizzes that rarely feels overwhelming

    Teaching during class time helps me learn and understand the subjects. Unlike flipped classrooms, which make the class significantly harder.

    quizzes and in-class break-outs

    I like Dr. Coffman. He keeps be engaged with his examples.

    I feel like you are adequately preparing us for the assignments that we have in this class

    I love this course but all the other 5 courses this semester is clouding the joy I have in this course. I like that

    Honestly been learning the material really well so what we are doing is going great. Especially the practice problems we’ve been doing in class

    I love my teacher very much. He is very knowledgeable and knows how to help a student in need. The course is so fun and I feel like I learn a lot because of my teacher.

  4. How could this course be improved?

    The overall project does not feel very helpful. I would prefer smaller per-lesson assignments instead of one big project

    More time on the Schema Design.

    Slides can work, but explaining on the board is better for me personally.

    More slides

    Possibly more practice problems in addition to the ones already available on the course website.

    More extra credit opportunities

    I enjoy the class participation on the boards to help with learning.

    More Bowtie

    Add more jokes!

    More practice with SQL

    More bowties, More time on the schema design

    I do not mind the slides but I definitely prefer speaking/writing on the board over them. Also VM issues with freezing (i think this is a VMWare 17/our laptop/government image issue because it happens in cs483 as well)

    I think the course is going good.

    More study material besides the practice GR before future GRs.

    Dr. Coffman is a perfect being - no more slides pretty please

    more bowties

    I would like to have the slides to have helpful graphics and be given the slides after the lesson, so I don’t have to take notes the whole time.

    Never use slides again please

    We missed you sir the last three lessons so I am pretty lost on SQL.

    More bowties

    Honestly the course is fine.