Course Evaluation

CSCI 053 .10 : Intro to Software Development

Instructor: R. Price Jones

Survey for Term Fall 2006

Results: 21 evaluated this course.

1. Overall rating of the course

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	21		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Poor	0		0%	0%
(2)	0		0%	0%
(3)	8		38%	38%
(4)	6		29%	29%
(5) Execellent	7		33%	33%

2. Amount you learned in the course

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	21		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Almost nothing [1]	1		5%	5%
(2) [2]	2		10%	10%
(3) [3]	4		19%	19%
(4) [4]	4		19%	19%
(5) A great deal [5]	10		48%	48%
Mean: **		3.95

3. Overall, how would you rate your level of intellectual challenge in the course?

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	21		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all challenged [1]	1		5%	5%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	5		24%	24%
(4) [4]	5		24%	24%
(5) Very challenged [5]	10		48%	48%
Mean: **		4.10

4. Amount of effort / work required was:

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	21		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Very little [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	2		10%	10%
(3) [3]	5		24%	24%
(4) [4]	1		5%	5%
(5) A great deal [5]	13		62%	62%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.19

5. Overall, how would you rate your level of engagement in the subject matter?

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	21		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all engaged [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		5%	5%
(3) [3]	7		33%	33%
(4) [4]	5		24%	24%
(5) Very engaged [5]	8		38%	38%
Mean: **		3.95

6. Increased conceptual understanding and/or critical thinking.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	20		95%
Unanswered:	1		5%
(1) Not at all [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		5%	5%
(3) [3]	6		29%	30%
(4) [4]	6		29%	30%
(5) A great deal [5]	7		33%	35%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.95

7. Course content was organized in a manner that facilitated learning.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	21		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		5%	5%
(3) [3]	5		24%	24%
(4) [4]	3		14%	14%
(5) Completely [5]	10		48%	48%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	2		10%	10%
Mean: **		4.16

8. Overall rating of the instructor

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	21		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Poor	0		0%	0%
(2)	0		0%	0%
(3)	5		24%	24%
(4)	2		10%	10%
(5) Excellent	14		67%	67%

9. Was knowledgeable about the subject and course material.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	20		95%
Unanswered:	1		5%
(1) Not at all knowledgeable [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		5%	5%
(4) [4]	2		10%	10%
(5) Very knowledgeable [5]	17		81%	85%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.80

10. Accessibility outside of class.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	20		95%
Unanswered:	1		5%
(1) Not at all accessible [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	3		14%	15%
(4) [4]	4		19%	20%
(5) Very accessible [5]	13		62%	65%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.50

11. Enthusiasm for topic/subject.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	20		95%
Unanswered:	1		5%
(1) Not at all enthusiastic [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		5%	5%
(4) [4]	0		0%	0%
(5) Very enthusiastic [5]	19		90%	95%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.90

12. Designed and used fair grading procedures.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	20		95%
Unanswered:	1		5%
(1) Not at all fair [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		5%	5%
(4) [4]	2		10%	10%
(5) Very fair [5]	17		81%	85%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.80

13. Provided adequate feedback on exams/papers/performance.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	19		90%
Unanswered:	2		10%
(1) Not adequate [1]	1		5%	5%
(2) [2]	1		5%	5%
(3) [3]	2		10%	11%
(4) [4]	2		10%	11%
(5) Very adequate [5]	13		62%	68%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.32

14. Use this space for any comments you may have about the course, the instructor, readings, etc.

15. I had met all the specified prerequisites for the course.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	19		90%
Unanswered:	2		10%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	3		14%	16%
(4) [4]	1		5%	5%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	8		38%	42%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	7		33%	37%
Mean: **		4.42

16. My previous coursework had adquately prepared me for the course.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	20		95%
Unanswered:	1		5%
(1) Do not agree [1]	2		10%	10%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	3		14%	15%
(4) [4]	1		5%	5%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	4		19%	20%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	10		48%	50%
Mean: **		3.50

17. Through the course, I gained considerable experience in effective techniques for solving real world problems.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	19		90%
Unanswered:	2		10%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		5%	5%
(3) [3]	7		33%	37%
(4) [4]	3		14%	16%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	6		29%	32%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	2		10%	11%
Mean: **		3.82

18. My skills in design have been helped by taking this course.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	19		90%
Unanswered:	2		10%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		5%	5%
(3) [3]	3		14%	16%
(4) [4]	7		33%	37%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	6		29%	32%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	2		10%	11%
Mean: **		4.06

19. My skills in programming have been helped by taking this course.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	19		90%
Unanswered:	2		10%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	4		19%	21%
(4) [4]	4		19%	21%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	9		43%	47%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	2		10%	11%
Mean: **		4.29

20. My skills in communication have been helped by taking this course.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	17		81%
Unanswered:	4		19%
(1) Do not agree [1]	1		5%	6%
(2) [2]	2		10%	12%
(3) [3]	4		19%	24%
(4) [4]	1		5%	6%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	4		19%	24%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	5		24%	29%
Mean: **		3.42

21. My skills in teamwork have been helped by taking this course.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	17		81%
Unanswered:	4		19%
(1) Do not agree [1]	3		14%	18%
(2) [2]	1		5%	6%
(3) [3]	3		14%	18%
(4) [4]	1		5%	6%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	4		19%	24%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	5		24%	29%
Mean: **		3.17

22. My skills in social responsibility or ethics have been helped by taking this course.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	18		86%
Unanswered:	3		14%
(1) Do not agree [1]	1		5%	6%
(2) [2]	1		5%	6%
(3) [3]	3		14%	17%
(4) [4]	3		14%	17%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	4		19%	22%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	6		29%	33%
Mean: **		3.67

23. The textbooks and/or recommended resources were helpful.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	17		81%
Unanswered:	4		19%
(1) Do not agree [1]	1		5%	6%
(2) [2]	1		5%	6%
(3) [3]	5		24%	29%
(4) [4]	5		24%	29%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	5		24%	29%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.71

24. Homework, projects and other assignments were effective in reinforcing learning.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	18		86%
Unanswered:	3		14%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	6		29%	33%
(4) [4]	3		14%	17%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	9		43%	50%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.17

25. The course provided a useful balance between theory and practice.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	18		86%
Unanswered:	3		14%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		5%	6%
(3) [3]	4		19%	22%
(4) [4]	5		24%	28%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	7		33%	39%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	1		5%	6%
Mean: **		4.06

26. The course broadly emphasized the fundamental concepts of computer science.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	17		81%
Unanswered: