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Course Survey Results


Carleton   Moore
  TA: ${survey.ta} :
  ICS314, Fall 2023

Campus: University of Hawaii at Manoa Course: ICS 314 - Software Engineering I
Department:   Information& Computer Sciences Crn (Section):   74208 (002)    
TA: Zerin Nasrin Tumpa


1.   Global appraisal: Overall how would you rate this INSTRUCTOR?

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Very Poor (1)  Poor (2)  Average (3)  Good (4)  Very Good (5) 
4.44 32 0.72   0(0%) 1(3%) 1(3%) 13(41%) 17(53%)
2.   Considering everything, how would you rate the GA/TA’s sections of this COURSE?

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Very Poor (1)  Poor (2)  Average (3)  Good (4)  Excellent (5) 
3.52 31 1.21   2(6%) 4(13%) 9(29%) 8(26%) 8(26%)
3.   Considering everything, how would you rate the LAB for this course?

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Very Poor (1)  Poor (2)  Average (3)  Good (4)  Excellent (5) 
3.84 31 1.04   1(3%) 1(3%) 10(32%) 9(29%) 10(32%)

4.   What did you find most valuable and helpful about the instructor?
Often made himself available and accessible for help.
WODS
The practice WODs and the experiences were very helpful.
He is very concise and projects his voice, which is nice. He also clearly knows his course.
He was good at answering questions when I had them and did his best when helping me examine my code (when it was OK to do so).
Instructor provides valuable feedback in class and answers questions well.
He is very upfront and is very helpful when you need it.
Passionate about the topic.
The project that built up to the final.
Being able to answer any questions we have regarding current courseowork.
Very knowledgeable while also very good at explaining. Organized and helpful.
The instructor was available to answer questions and often provided helpful answers.
Dr. Moore is a good professor who is helpful and has a complete understanding of the course content.
Very knowledgeable and understanding of people situations
I found his willingness to answer any question helpful. It made me feel safe to ask any question I had. I also liked his teaching style and advice.
Although I disagree with flipped classrooms, Professor Moore has made the class fun and interactive. It was very different from the other flipped classrooms I've had.
The instructor was very available to help whenever us students had questions or inquiries. The instructor is VERY knowledgable of the subject material and I respect Dr. Moore immensely.
The instructor is especially responsive when inquired and provides helpful feedback. They are very knowledgeable in the area that they teach and is a valuable resource when asking for assignment assistance outside of class hours.
The instructor is knowledgeable and willing to help in class.
Efficient and knowledgable
He was willing to help and meet students whenever he had free time.
There are YouTube tutorials on how to code an assignment which is very helpful. They are always there whenever we need help.
The instructor was very knowledgeable about the coursework and was very quick with his responses to emails and discord messages.
I found the teamwork aspect to be enriching, learning to work with other people is an excellent experience i will take with me.
he's very straightforward and to the point.
I found the availability of the instructor to ask questions very helpful.


5.   What did you find least valuable and helpful about the instructor?
Not too much teaching
He does seem a little difficult to reach, due to how many class sections he taught this semester.
Was the first professor I've ever had who has rejected my KOKUA accommodations (i.e. extra time on timed assignments). We attempted to come up with a plan that would have allowed me to retake the assignment, but the first time he simply gave me a post-mortem instead of letting me redo the assignment and I didn't bother afterwards because of that.
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That we had to do a project that was chosen for us for the final.
Nothing that I can think of.
The instructor was pretty good. The TA was not.
Can't really think of anything that sticks out.
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I don't have anything of note to say.
I hope we had a better TA who responded to questions and messages no later than a day
On rare occasions I felt slightly disrespected when asking a question in class. It's probably because I asked a stupid question due to my lack of knowledge in the subject material and I apologize.
The instructor can sometimes come off as unapproachable or intimidating.
Might need better policing over TAs.
Structure of the class can be challenging for some, however it was easy for me.
The way that class time wasn't alotted for teaching course material. Because of flipped classroom.
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The instructor was pretty strict on the grading for our in class exams.
Wods can cause a bit of anxiety.

6.   The instructor is fair and objective in evaluating students.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.39 31 0.76   0(0%) 1(3%) 2(6%) 12(39%) 16(52%)
7.   The instructor is well prepared and organized.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.39 31 0.8   0(0%) 1(3%) 3(10%) 10(32%) 17(55%)

8.   Which aspect of the course were most valuable?
Instructions were always easy to follow. Course content was challenging, but stayed relevant and we were given ample resources to complete assignments.
Real world project applications
I think the flip-classroom style of this course was very valuable. It allowed us time in class to practice coding, which was very helpful.
The Workouts-of-the-Day were most valuable in forcing me to get my act together to learn the concepts before class.
Having a space where AI was encouraged was an interesting one that allowed me to experience a real-world application for something we will all have to deal with in the future. It was also nice spending the class time on the computers, actually doing code.
The professional portfolio and how to use GitHub.
Learning how to use different software tools like IntelliJ, JSFiddle, Meteor, etc. and also learning the different pedagogy that are used throughout the class.
Learning javascript.
the course website with MODULES
I think learning Meteor and React was quite helpful
The continuous practice and implementation of the topics being learned.
The content of this course is extremely valuable. I appreciate the practical application aspects of this course, which are missing in many other courses.
Some of the real-world software we used like git.
The Workouts of the day were helpful in learning new material
I fount the in class WODs most valuable. Followed by the interactive practice WODs assigned as homework.
WODs were pretty fun and challenging at the same time. I was able to actually test my coding skills within a time frame.
The website created for the class is very helpful for us students to refer to.
The in-class WODs were the most valuable in this course. It allows students to become comfortable with working under external pressure and to problem solve quickly.
The WODs were good practice for programming and coming up with quick solutions to problems.
Making new friends with the people around you
The WODs were great for learning in a stressful environment.
The WODs were the most valuable because it helped us get ready for the real world.
The aspect of the course that was most valuable was the website development.
The teamwork component on the final project.
to learn the basics of software development


9.   Which aspect of the course were least valuable?
WODs being all-or-nothing could get quite frustrating.
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Some of the essays seemed redundant.
I hated the screencast style because I could not retain a word from the videos, so it felt like a complete waste of time when I had points to earn and limited time. I would have liked if the videos had transcripts so I could read them, or if there was time during the actual class (even if it meant adding another day) to have more traditional lectures, where there'd be examples that we would have done on our computers as they were explained.
The essays. Sometimes they were really helpful but they felt really tedious at times just to fulfill the WI requirements.
Using and learning Intelij
the constant wod in class
The fact that most of the WODS had no partial credit.
The pass/fail WODs. If you're going to make it pass/fail, it should not be worth 10x as many points as the average homework assignment. It can have a big impact on your grade and the pass/fail aspect, along with them being timed, provides a lot of added anxiety surrounding the WODs.
I think that meteor is a pretty old platform, would be cool to migrate to django or something.
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I found that some of the information (pages, videos, etc) included in each section to be overwhelming or unnecessary for me. maybe indicating which sources are most important more clearly maybe color) would be helpful.
I didn't have much problems with the essays. It was just a lot of writing since I am currently doing 3 writing intensive courses this semester.
Since the class depends on the website we did very little in class together which led to little incentive for students to show up to class.
The screencasts were the least valuable, although still valuable to watch, mainly because I felt they were provided only to give a brief overview of the respective module and more information could be found through the readings or practice WOD instead.
The essays, while its understandable for a writing intensive course, the class is no longer considered writing intensive despite the curriculum staying the same.
The writing (essays)
The flipped classroom format.
The least valuable was the Javascript.
Some of the wod's were not very valuable, others were.


10.   Other comments?
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I did not like the requirement that we had to use our real faces on Discord, and apparently neither did the rest of the class; by the end this rule was constantly being ignored.
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Overall I was really impressed by how much I learned in this class and how interesting it was.
This was a pretty good course, though I think there are too many assignments.
I think they do overshoot the course difficulty at the beginning somewhat, but it definitely is involved.
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Overall great course experience
My section's TA did not respond to emails at all. She also was late to replying to invitations to GitHub repos for grading a couple times.
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None.
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The TA was very unhelpful and unresponsive to emails.
Professor Moore is an excellent instructor.

11.   The instructor was open to comments and questions.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Rarely (1)  Sometimes (2)  Frequently (3)  Generally (4)  Almost Always (5) 
4.59 32 0.61   0(0%) 0(0%) 2(6%) 9(28%) 21(66%)
12.   The course was a valuable contribution to my education.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.44 32 0.72   0(0%) 1(3%) 1(3%) 13(41%) 17(53%)
13.   I learned a lot in this course.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.63 32 0.55   0(0%) 0(0%) 1(3%) 10(31%) 21(66%)
14.   The instructor treated students with respect.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.59 32 0.84   1(3%) 0(0%) 1(3%) 7(22%) 23(72%)
15.   The instructor demonstrated knowledge of the course content.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.78 32 0.49   0(0%) 0(0%) 1(3%) 5(16%) 26(81%)
16.   This course challenged me intellectually.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.41 32 0.76   0(0%) 1(3%) 2(6%) 12(38%) 17(53%)
17.   The instructor both sets high standards and helps students achieve them.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.38 32 0.79   0(0%) 1(3%) 3(9%) 11(34%) 17(53%)
18.   The instructor was available for consultation.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.53 32 0.67   0(0%) 0(0%) 3(9%) 9(28%) 20(63%)
19.   Considering everything, how would you rate this COURSE?

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Very Poor (1)  Poor (2)  Average (3)  Good (4)  Excellent (5) 
4.38 32 0.83   1(3%) 0(0%) 1(3%) 14(44%) 16(50%)
20.   What was the format of this class? online synchronous (class scheduled for particular days and times) online asynchronous (class conducted online - no scheduled class meeting)

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Online Synchronous ()  Online Asynchronous ()  In Person ()  Hybrid: In Person and Online Synchronous ()  Hybrid: In Person and Online Asynchronous ()  Hybrid: Online Synchronous and Asynchronous ()  Other () 
0.0 32 0.0   0(0%) 0(0%) 29(91%) 1(3%) 2(6%) 0(0%) 0(0%)

21.   If you answered 'Other' for the question above, please specify.
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