Fall 2002 CSCI 150 evaluation comments

This is CSB|SJU's evaluation form. I've written down the entire array of comments for the course, so they of course run the gamut. Giving you only a selection of comments would make it look better, but they wouldn't be representative. This gives a sounder idea of general student satisfaction.

CSCI 150 is our first-semester course for majors. It is a survey course, with components about circuits, assembly language, programming, and theory of computation.

1. My DESIRE TO ENROLL in this course was...

   11	Very strong
   6	Strong
   2	Moderate
   0	Weak
   0	Very weak

2. The LEARNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES for this course were...

   8	Very clear
   10	Clear
   1	Somewhat clear
   0	Unclear
   0	Not provided

3. OVERALL, in this course I LEARNED...

   6	An exceptional amount
   8	A good amount
   5	An average amount
   0	Little
   0	Very little

4. OVERALL, I rate this COURSE to be...

   4	Excellent
   9	Very good
   5	Good
   1	Fair
   0	Poor

   WHY did you rate this course in this way?

   Excellent:

   I learned a lot.

   I found it difficult and challenging at times. The class felt a little overwhelming sometimes.

   It took me from knowing very little to being very well on my way in CS.

   Learn much, the various topics relate, textbook available but not necessary.

   A lot of different points of views were covered.

   Very good:

   Good instruction + order of learning

   Challenging material

   Interesting + learned a lot

   Good:

   The material for the course was good, efficient, covered a lot.

   Learned a lot

5. OVERALL, I rate the INSTRUCTOR of this course to be...

   7	Excellent
   7	Very good
   5	Good
   0	Fair
   0	Poor

   WHY did you rate the instructor in this way?

   Excellent:

   Knew how + what to teach.

   Professor Burch showed a lot of patience and was able to clarify clearly misunderstanding.

   Very friendly, helpful, answers questionts w/a smile, explains things as many times as needed.

   Always available to help and answer questions.

   Very helpful and thorough.

   Very Good:

   At times his pace was a bit fast for the amount of information he was teaching.

   Taught well.

   Always willing to help.

   Very helpful.

   I feel Carl really tried to explain things clearly. If we didn't understand or had questions, he always answered them.

   Good:

   He went too fast.

   Sometimes he had trouble bringing the information across on a simpler level. But he worked w/you until you understood.

   A little off the wall, but overall, a decent instructior.

6. Other comments:

   Don't always assume we know something. Explain Java better.

   The format of this course is great. Professor is EXCELLENT he's very patient, understanding and knows what he's doing. I just can't get excited about computer science, though.

   Carl had the patience to let us learn everything for ourselves. That helped the most of anything.