Survey
[turnin: survey answers]
Instructions
Congratulations! You've almost made it through 1311x. After all your
hard work, now is the
time that you get to voice your opinions about the class. Please truthfully
fill out the following
questionnaire about 1311x so that we can make it better next time.
Here's how to do it:
1.Create a new file using a text editor.
2.Put the answers to the survey in the file, using this format (and ONLY this format):
[q1]
answer1
[q2]
answer2
...
You get the idea. Please use square brackets
around the question number. Please put
your answers on the next line from the question
number.
3. IF THE QUESTION ASKS FOR AN ANSWER ON A SCALE
OF 1 TO 5, just put
the numeric value, not the
entire quote and not personal comments. There's a section for
comments at the end of each
question section.
4.Turnin the way you always do.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
You can turnin the survey as many times as
you want (like homeworks and labs).
Your survey results are anonymous.
1311x Survey
0a. What was YOUR TA's name? (The name
of the person assigned to you on Webwork)
0b. What was YOUR Instructor's name?
Lecture:
1. On a scale of 1 to 5, how helpful were the
lectures?
(5 = couldn't
do without,
4 = they were
pretty good,
3 = so-so,
2 = useful occasionally,
1 = lectures?)
2. On a scale of 1 to 5, how often did you
attend lectures?
(5 = every time, 4
= most of the time, 3 = some of the time,
2 = hardly ever,
1 = never)
3. If you did not attend lecture very often, why did you not attend?
4. On a scale of 1 to 5, how helpful were the
lecture notes?
(5 = I sleep with
a copy under my pillow,
4 = I get a
lot of good information from them,
3 = they're
ok,
2 = I only needed
them once in a while
1 = I printed
them out and burned them to express my hatred)
5. On a scale of 1 to 5, how often did you
read/look at the lecture notes?
(5 = daily,
4 = when
they were published,
3 = once
a week,
2 = just
before assignments and tests,
1 = never)
6. Comments about lectures/notes:
Book
7. On a scale of 1 to 5, how often did
you look at the book?
(5 = I nailed a copy
to my ceiling, so it would be the first thing I saw
every morning
4 = I read it
at least once a week
3 = I read it
whenever Kurt or the Homework Dude would mention
specific sections
2 = I think
I opened it
1 = I nailed
a copy to my ceiling, because I hate it that much)
8. On a scale of 1 to 5, how good was
the book?
(5 = It opened my
eyes to whole vistas of Computer Science that I
never knew existed
4 = It had some
very useful information.
3 = It kind
of had some good information every once in a while
2 = It didn't
really do much of anything for me
1 = It currently
serves as the doorstop to my dorm room)
9. Comments about the book:
Office Hours
10. On a scale of 1 to 5, how often did you
attend a TAs office hours?
(5 = The
TA is currently having a restraining order put out against
me,
4 = I went once a week,
3 = I showed up just before a homework was due or a Test was
given,
2 = I sat down at one of the TA's tables once by accident,
1 = You couldn't drag me to anyone's office hours if my life or my
grade depended on it)
11. Did you attend your own TAs office hours?
12. Outside of questions about Test grading,
did you attend other
TA's office
hours?
13. On a scale of 1 to 5, how helpful were
office hours?
(5 = They
were the only way I could get my homeworks done or
prepare for the test,
4 = I got my questions answered,
3 = Sometimes I got some use out of them,
2 = Occasionally I got a glimmer of a clue,
1 = I could get more help from a rock)
14. On a scale of 1 to 5, how long did you
spend at office hours?
(5 = I
was there before the TA showed up, and asked questions
until just about 2 microseconds before office hours were
over...if the TA was lucky,
4 = I stayed for most of the time,
3 = I was there for a sizeable chunk of time (30 minutes or so)
2 = I was in and out of there fast...very fast. Quick like bunny.
1 = When were office hours?)
15. Comments about office hours:
Homeworks:
16. On a scale of 1 to 5, how difficult were
the homeworks, overall?
(5 = HOW
THE HECK WERE WE SUPPOSED TO DO THESE,
4 = they were always pretty hard,
3 = they were ok, for the most part,
2 = They were easy, more often than not,
1 = I did them in my sleep)
17. On a scale of 1 to 5, when did you
usually start your homeworks? (please be honest, this will not affect your
grade)
(5 = the second they were put up,
4 = early on in the first week,
3 = the first weekend,
2 = the week it was due,
1 = Thursday (...hey, it was still technically Thursday, ok?))
18. What do you think would encourage students to start their homeworks earlier?
19. Comments about homeworks:
Tests:
20. On a scale of 1 to 5, how difficult were
the tests, overall?
(5 = MY
EARS WERE BLEEDING MAN!! MY HEAD WAS GOING TO EXPLODE!,
4 = they were difficult,
3 = they were ok
2 = they were decently easy,
1 = I don't know why you gave us an hour and a half to do these things.)
21. Comments about tests:
Recitations:
22. On a scale of 1 to 5, how often did you
attend recitation?
(5 = Every week,
4 = almost
every week,
3 = most
of the time,
2 = some
of the time,
1 = recitation?)
23. On a scale of 1 to 5, how helpful were recitations?
(5 = they were blissfully
full of knowledge and wisdom,
4 = they were pretty
good,
3 = they were ok,
2 = they kind of sucked,
1 = I could get more
about scheme reading the back of a milk carton)
24. Comments about recitation:
Miscellaneous:
25. How would you describe your TA (smart, funny, dumb, helpful, annoying, etc.)?
26. What did you love the most about 1311x?
27. What did you hate the most about 1311x?
28. Any other comments: