Course Evaluation

CSCI 178.10: Database Systems I

Instructor: B. Narahari

Survey for Term 200501

Results: 7 evaluated this course.

1. Expected grade in the course

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
A	3		43%	43%
B	4		57%	57%
C	0		0%	0%
D	0		0%	0%
F	0		0%	0%
Don't know	0		0%	0%

2. Type/format of course

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
Large lecture	1		14%	14%
Small lecture / discussion	6		86%	86%
Seminar / discussion	0		0%	0%
Other	0		0%	0%

3. Difficulty of subject matter

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Very easy [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	2		29%	29%
(4) [4]	4		57%	57%
(5) Very difficult [5]	1		14%	14%
Mean: **		3.86

4. Number of hours per week outside of class typically spent doing readings, assignments, reviewing notes, writing papers, studying for exams

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
Less than one hour or none	0		0%	0%
1-2 hours	0		0%	0%
3-4 hours	1		14%	14%
5-6 hours	6		86%	86%
7-8 hours	0		0%	0%
9-10 hours	0		0%	0%
More than 10 hours	0		0%	0%

5. The overall quality of instruction was

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all effective [1]	1		14%	14%
(2) [2]	2		29%	29%
(3) [3]	2		29%	29%
(4) [4]	1		14%	14%
(5) Very effective [5]	1		14%	14%
Mean: **		2.86

6. The overall quality of the course was

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Poor [1]	2		29%	29%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	2		29%	29%
(4) [4]	2		29%	29%
(5) Excellent [5]	1		14%	14%
Mean: **		3.00

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all challenged [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		14%	14%
(3) [3]	2		29%	29%
(4) [4]	1		14%	14%
(5) Very challenged [5]	3		43%	43%
Mean: **		3.86

8. Amount of effort / work required was:

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Very little [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	4		57%	57%
(5) A great deal [5]	3		43%	43%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.43

9. Was knowledgeable about the subject and course material.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all knowledgeable [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		14%	14%
(4) [4]	0		0%	0%
(5) Very knowledgeable [5]	6		86%	86%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.71

10. Enthusiasm for topic/subject.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all enthusiastic [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	2		29%	29%
(3) [3]	1		14%	14%
(4) [4]	2		29%	29%
(5) Very enthusiastic [5]	2		29%	29%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.57

11. Accessibility outside of class.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all accessible [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	1		14%	14%
(5) Very accessible [5]	2		29%	29%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	4		57%	57%
Mean: **		4.67

12. Designed and used fair grading procedures.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		86%
Unanswered:	1		14%
(1) Not at all fair [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		14%	17%
(3) [3]	1		14%	17%
(4) [4]	2		29%	33%
(5) Very fair [5]	2		29%	33%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.83

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	7		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not adequate [1]	2		29%	29%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		14%	14%
(4) [4]	3		43%	43%
(5) Very adequate [5]	1		14%	14%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.14