CS 261N Course Load Survey

There have been several indications that students may be finding the workload of this class beyond what they can fruitfully sustain, even factoring in that it's meant to reflect a 4-unit load. This particularly concerns me given that students will now be ramping up on their projects, which will require additional effort beyond the current class assignments.

In this survey I'd like to better understand the situation and gather your thoughts on how to address it, if needed.

Your answers are fully anonymous.

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* 1. Which of the following best reflects your view of the homework load?

It's well beyond what you can reasonably sustain

At times you have significant struggles managing it

You find the load doable, but wouldn't mind it being lighter

You find the load doable, and would like it not to lighten because then you will get less out of the course

Amazingly, the load is fairly lightweight

Please add any comments you have to elaborate on your selection

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* 2. On average, how much time would you estimate it takes you to:

Read the paper assigned for a homework

Write up your answers to the homework after having read it

	quite good	good	neutral	bad	quite bad	no opinion	see comment below
Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup	Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup quite good	Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup good	Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup neutral	Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup bad	Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup quite bad	Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup no opinion	Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup see comment below
Same type of assignment, but only one a week	Same type of assignment, but only one a week quite good	Same type of assignment, but only one a week good	Same type of assignment, but only one a week neutral	Same type of assignment, but only one a week bad	Same type of assignment, but only one a week quite bad	Same type of assignment, but only one a week no opinion	Same type of assignment, but only one a week see comment below
Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper)	Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) quite good	Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) good	Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) neutral	Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) bad	Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) quite bad	Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) no opinion	Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) see comment below
When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty.	When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. quite good	When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. good	When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. neutral	When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. bad	When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. quite bad	When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. no opinion	When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. see comment below

quite good

good

neutral

bad

quite bad

no opinion

see comment below

Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup

Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup quite good

Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup good

Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup neutral

Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup bad

Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup quite bad

Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup no opinion

Same type of assignment, but expectation is for writeups to have less detail, along with less feedback per writeup see comment below

Same type of assignment, but only one a week

Same type of assignment, but only one a week quite good

Same type of assignment, but only one a week good

Same type of assignment, but only one a week neutral

Same type of assignment, but only one a week bad

Same type of assignment, but only one a week quite bad

Same type of assignment, but only one a week no opinion

Same type of assignment, but only one a week see comment below

Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper)

Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) quite good

Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) good

Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) neutral

Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) bad

Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) quite bad

Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) no opinion

Each week, one assignment of the current form, one of a shorter form (for example, the shorter one might not require reading a paper) see comment below

When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty.

When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. quite good

When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. good

When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. neutral

When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. bad

When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. quite bad

When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. no opinion

When computing the homework portion of class grades, only take the top K of the remaining N assignments into account (say for K = N/2), so skipping N-K assignments has no penalty. see comment below

CS 261N Course Load

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* 1. Which of the following best reflects your view of the homework load?

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* 2. On average, how much time would you estimate it takes you to:

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* 3. Here are some possible ways of reducing the homework load. For each, please indicate the degree to which you think it would be a good approach to take.

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* 4. In general, what facet(s) of the course do you think are working well?

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* 5. In general, what facet(s) of the course do you think aren't working well?

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* 6. For things that aren't working well, any suggestions on how to improve them?

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* 7. Any final comments or suggestions regarding the class?