CSC/ECE 517 Pre-Survey Results

CSC/ECE 517 Pre-Survey Results

Fall 2011Fall 2011

KeyKey

A — I have done/used thisB — I know about thisC — I want to learn about this

A — I have done/used thisB — I know about thisC — I want to learn about this

Things that most have used/done

Things that most have used/done

EclipseDebugging in Eclipse

Regular-expression matching,

in Perl or a similar

languageMultiple

inheritance UMLCSC: A 80% 58% 48% 41% 41%

B 25% 25% 48% 34% 42%C 33% 41% 31% 45% 42%

ECE: A 53% 37% 37% 18% 8%B 32% 24% 21% 16% 13%C 32% 42% 50% 76% 84%

Total: A 70% 50% 42% 39% 35%B 27% 25% 46% 29% 36%C 32% 41% 36% 47% 48%

Things that most know aboutThings that most know about

Multiple inheritance UML

Design patterns Python

Regular-expression matching,

in Perl or a similar

languageCSC: A 48% 41% 23% 16% 41%

B 48% 42% 45% 34% 34%C 31% 42% 58% 64% 45%

ECE: A 53% 37% 37% 18% 8%B 32% 24% 21% 16% 13%C 32% 42% 50% 76% 84%

Total: A 42% 35% 22% 16% 39%B 46% 36% 34% 32% 29%C 36% 48% 65% 63% 47%

Things that most want to know

Things that most want to know

GRASP patterns Closures

GoF design patterns Mixins

Ruby on Rails

CSC: A 2% 3% 11% 6% 6%B 2% 20% 11% 0% 25%C 92% 84% 86% 81% 75%

ECE: A 53% 37% 37% 18% 8%B 32% 24% 21% 16% 13%C 32% 42% 50% 76% 84%

Total: A 1% 3% 10% 6% 4%B 4% 17% 12% 1% 20%C 90% 86% 85% 81% 80%

Things that next most want to know about

Things that next most want to know about

Class invariants Cohesion

Separation of

responsibility MVC DelegationCSC: A 11% 19% 17% 23% 13%

B 23% 23% 27% 20% 27%C 73% 72% 70% 69% 67%

ECE: A 21% 3% 32% 5% 5%B 13% 11% 42% 3% 26%C 76% 89% 45% 82% 76%

Total: A 10% 16% 14% 20% 10%B 18% 21% 21% 20% 26%C 77% 75% 75% 72% 71%

Where do we come from?Where do we come from?

CountryState/ProvinceCity

CountryState/ProvinceCity

CountryCountry

India -- 55USA -- 19China -- 6Indonesia -- 1Nepal -- 1Turkey -- 1United Arab Emirates -- 1

India -- 55USA -- 19China -- 6Indonesia -- 1Nepal -- 1Turkey -- 1United Arab Emirates -- 1

State/ProvinceState/Province

Karnataka -- 16North Carolina -- 11Maharashtra – 10Andhra Pradesh -- 8Tamil Nadu -- 3Bihar, California, Florida, Hubei, Jharkhand, Kerala, West Bengal -- 220 more states -- 1

Karnataka -- 16North Carolina -- 11Maharashtra – 10Andhra Pradesh -- 8Tamil Nadu -- 3Bihar, California, Florida, Hubei, Jharkhand, Kerala, West Bengal -- 220 more states -- 1

CityCityBangalore -- 12Mumbai -- 9Hyderabad -- 8Pune -- 4Chennai -- 2Kolkata -- 2Mysore -- 2Sylva, NC -- 2

Bangalore -- 12Mumbai -- 9Hyderabad -- 8Pune -- 4Chennai -- 2Kolkata -- 2Mysore -- 2Sylva, NC -- 2

Results of 1st post-class survey

Results of 1st post-class survey

Most students were not too impressed with the material …

Material was challenging: 2.7 on scale of 5Contributes to learning objectives: 3.7Exercises helped learn material: 3.8

Most students were not too impressed with the material …

Material was challenging: 2.7 on scale of 5Contributes to learning objectives: 3.7Exercises helped learn material: 3.8

Results of 1st post-class survey

Results of 1st post-class survey

Bright spotsExercises were easy to follow: 4.2Was attentive during class: 4.2Increased my interest in course: 4.3

Shows interest in student learning: 4.3

Bright spotsExercises were easy to follow: 4.2Was attentive during class: 4.2Increased my interest in course: 4.3

Shows interest in student learning: 4.3

Results of 1st post-class survey

Results of 1st post-class survey

One thing you liked …Various aspects of technology for learning, esp. Live QuestionWorking in groups

One thing you didn’t like …So many tools confusing at firstHaving to go to overflow room

One thing you liked …Various aspects of technology for learning, esp. Live QuestionWorking in groups

One thing you didn’t like …So many tools confusing at firstHaving to go to overflow room