SSUI'2022 midterm survey

05-431/631 Software Structures for User Interfaces (SSUI) - Fall 2022 - midterm survey

I would like to find out how the course is going while I can still make changes. Note that some of these questions are from the standard CMU / SCS form, so you may see questions that are similar to those asked in other classes. Other questions are specific to SSUI.

Please fill out this survey before Friday, 10/28/2022 at midnight. That would be very helpful! Your answers will be completely anonymous. All questions are optional.

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* 1. Overall, what do you think of the course so far?

Great!

Pretty good

Neutral

Not very good

Strongly dislike course

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* 2. Are the contents of the course (what we are covering in the lectures, and what the homeworks are about) appropriate for what you want to learn?

Very much

Mostly

Neutral

Not much

Not at all

Please comment on the contents, and let us know what we should cover if you want different content:

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* 3. Please comment on the pace of the lectures:

The material is presented much too quickly - please cover topics more slowly and thoroughly.

The material is presented a little too quickly

The material presentation is at just the right pace.

The material is presented a little too slowly

The material is presented way too slowly - please don't take so much time explaining things.

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* 4. What are the strongest features of this course and of my teaching? In other words, what contributes most to your learning?

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* 5. Please rate how much the lab (on Fridays, with Alex Cabrera teaching) is contributing to your learning:

The lab is very helpful.

The lab is somewhat helpful

The lab is not very helpful.

The lab is not at all helpful.

Any comments on Alex's teaching or how the lab could be improved?

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* 6. Are the homeworks the appropriate level of difficulty? The homeworks are...

Way too hard

A little too hard

Just Right

A little too easy

Way too easy

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* 7. Please estimate how much time you spent (in hours) on homework 1 (the T-shirt web page):

HW #1 hours

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 8. Please estimate how much time you spent (in hours) on homework 2 (input handling):

HW #2 hours

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 9. Please estimate how much time you spent (in hours) on homework 3 (Graphics using SVG and Canvas)

HW #3 hours

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 10. Please estimate how much time you spent (in hours) on homework 4 (Converting to React)

HW #4 hours

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 11. Any recommendations on how to make the homeworks easier or shorter? Are there some of the requirements for any of the assignments we should eliminate? Please feel free to provide ideas for each of the homeworks.

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* 12. How much time did you spend studying for the midterm exam (in hours)

approximate number of hours studying

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 13. Besides being too long (sorry about that), how fair do you think the midterm was? That is, how well did it match what you were expected to know?

The midterm questions were very fair and relevant

Somewhat fair and relevant

Neutral

Somewhat unfair and irrelevant

Very unfair and not at all relevant

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* 14. Format of mid-term: What did you think about having the midterm be take-home, open-book, and with an unlimited amount of time within a 24-hour block?

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* 15. To improve your learning, what specific suggestions do you have for changes that I can make to the course or how it is taught?

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* 16. Any other comments about the midterm?

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* 17. For each of the following, please check if you made use of it at any point:

	Never used this	Used it a little	Used it frequently
Slides from each lecture, linked from the schedule	Slides from each lecture, linked from the schedule Never used this	Slides from each lecture, linked from the schedule Used it a little	Slides from each lecture, linked from the schedule Used it frequently
Readings listed in the schedule for each lecture	Readings listed in the schedule for each lecture Never used this	Readings listed in the schedule for each lecture Used it a little	Readings listed in the schedule for each lecture Used it frequently
Recording of the lecture on Canvas	Recording of the lecture on Canvas Never used this	Recording of the lecture on Canvas Used it a little	Recording of the lecture on Canvas Used it frequently

SSUI'2022 midterm survey

05-431/631 Software Structures for User Interfaces (SSUI) - Fall 2022 - midterm survey

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* 1. Overall, what do you think of the course so far?

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* 2. Are the contents of the course (what we are covering in the lectures, and what the homeworks are about) appropriate for what you want to learn?

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* 3. Please comment on the pace of the lectures:

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* 4. What are the strongest features of this course and of my teaching? In other words, what contributes most to your learning?

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* 5. Please rate how much the lab (on Fridays, with Alex Cabrera teaching) is contributing to your learning:

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* 6. Are the homeworks the appropriate level of difficulty? The homeworks are...

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* 7. Please estimate how much time you spent (in hours) on homework 1 (the T-shirt web page):

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* 8. Please estimate how much time you spent (in hours) on homework 2 (input handling):

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* 9. Please estimate how much time you spent (in hours) on homework 3 (Graphics using SVG and Canvas)

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* 10. Please estimate how much time you spent (in hours) on homework 4 (Converting to React)

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* 11. Any recommendations on how to make the homeworks easier or shorter? Are there some of the requirements for any of the assignments we should eliminate? Please feel free to provide ideas for each of the homeworks.

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* 12. How much time did you spend studying for the midterm exam (in hours)

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* 13. Besides being too long (sorry about that), how fair do you think the midterm was? That is, how well did it match what you were expected to know?

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* 14. Format of mid-term: What did you think about having the midterm be take-home, open-book, and with an unlimited amount of time within a 24-hour block?

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* 15. To improve your learning, what specific suggestions do you have for changes that I can make to the course or how it is taught?

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* 16. Any other comments about the midterm?

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* 17. For each of the following, please check if you made use of it at any point:

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* 18. Any other recommendations on improving the course, the lectures or the homeworks?