Course Evaluation

CSCI 178 .10 : Database Systems I

Instructor: B. Narahari

Survey for Term Spring 2007 (April 23 - May 6, 2007 )

Participation: Primary Course Shortened Set

Results: 6 evaluated this course.

1. Overall rating of the course

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Poor	0		0%	0%
(2)	1		17%	17%
(3)	1		17%	17%
(4)	2		33%	33%
(5) Excellent	2		33%	33%

2. Amount you learned in the course

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Almost nothing [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	4		67%	67%
(5) A great deal [5]	2		33%	33%
Mean: **		4.33

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all challenged [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	3		50%	50%
(5) Very challenged [5]	3		50%	50%
Mean: **		4.50

4. Amount of effort / work required was:

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Very little [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	1		17%	17%
(5) A great deal [5]	5		83%	83%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.83

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all engaged [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		17%	17%
(3) [3]	1		17%	17%
(4) [4]	2		33%	33%
(5) Very engaged [5]	2		33%	33%
Mean: **		3.83

6. Increased conceptual understanding and/or critical thinking.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all [1]	1		17%	17%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		17%	17%
(4) [4]	2		33%	33%
(5) A great deal [5]	2		33%	33%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.67

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	2		33%	33%
(4) [4]	1		17%	17%
(5) Completely [5]	3		50%	50%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.17

8. Overall rating of the instructor

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Poor	0		0%	0%
(2)	0		0%	0%
(3)	3		50%	50%
(4)	0		0%	0%
(5) Excellent	3		50%	50%

9. Was knowledgeable about the subject and course material.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all knowledgeable [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	2		33%	33%
(5) Very knowledgeable [5]	4		67%	67%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.67

10. Accessibility outside of class.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Not at all accessible [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		17%	20%
(4) [4]	1		17%	20%
(5) Very accessible [5]	2		33%	40%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	1		17%	20%
Mean: **		4.25

11. Enthusiasm for topic/subject.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all enthusiastic [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	1		17%	17%
(3) [3]	2		33%	33%
(4) [4]	1		17%	17%
(5) Very enthusiastic [5]	2		33%	33%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.67

12. Designed and used fair grading procedures.

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not at all fair [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	2		33%	33%
(4) [4]	3		50%	50%
(5) Very fair [5]	1		17%	17%
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:	6		100%
Unanswered:	0		0%
(1) Not adequate [1]	1		17%	17%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	2		33%	33%
(4) [4]	0		0%	0%
(5) Very adequate [5]	3		50%	50%
Not applicable / No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.67

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

• Professor Narahari is a great professor! Although his class is very difficult/demanding and he expects a lot from the students, it allowed us to learn a lot about databases.
• The homework went perfectly with the exams, and this was a major plus.

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	1		17%	20%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	4		67%	80%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.80

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	2		33%	40%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	3		50%	60%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.60

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	3		50%	60%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	2		33%	40%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.40

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		17%	20%
(4) [4]	2		33%	40%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	2		33%	40%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.20

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	2		33%	40%
(4) [4]	0		0%	0%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	2		33%	40%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	1		17%	20%
Mean: **		4.00

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		17%	20%
(4) [4]	0		0%	0%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	1		17%	20%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	3		50%	60%
Mean: **		4.00

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		17%	20%
(4) [4]	1		17%	20%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	1		17%	20%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	2		33%	40%
Mean: **		4.00

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	0		0%	0%
(4) [4]	1		17%	20%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	1		17%	20%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	3		50%	60%
Mean: **		4.50

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	1		17%	20%
(2) [2]	1		17%	20%
(3) [3]	1		17%	20%
(4) [4]	1		17%	20%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	1		17%	20%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		3.00

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

	Number Responses	Percent
		All		Excluding Unanswered
Answered:	5		83%
Unanswered:	1		17%
(1) Do not agree [1]	0		0%	0%
(2) [2]	0		0%	0%
(3) [3]	1		17%	20%
(4) [4]	2		33%	40%
(5) Strongly agree [5]	2		33%	40%
Not applicable/No opinion [x]	0		0%	0%
Mean: **		4.20

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

Number Responses