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Survey Results



Course Survey Results


Carleton   Moore   ICS414, Fall 2023

Campus: University of Hawaii at Manoa Course: ICS 414 - Software Engineering II
Department:   Information& Computer Sciences Crn (Section):   72975 (001)    


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) 
4.17 18 0.71   0(0%) 0(0%) 3(17%) 9(50%) 6(33%)
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) 
3.33 18 0.91   1(6%) 0(0%) 11(61%) 4(22%) 2(11%)
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) 
3.33 18 0.84   1(6%) 0(0%) 10(56%) 6(33%) 1(6%)

4.   What did you find most valuable and helpful about the instructor?
Answered each question and gave tips to improve projects
The instructor gave insightful comments and suggestions to the project.
Instructor is very understanding and is clear on the goal and tasks of the class.
The professor is very knowledgeable in regards to software engineering as well as the specific framework we were using in class. He is also very happy to answer questions thoroughly.
The instructor gave everyone lots of freedom. Gives you the requirements and deadlines and teaches you about certain practices, but for the most part leaves you and your group to solve the project.
He gave good feedback on what can be improved and what the goals were.
The teacher was helpful and the project difficulty was not too bad.
He has lots of experience using the tech stack we used in class so he knew common bugs.
Collaboration with teammates and how to migrate to different technical stacks.
When ask questions about issues or problem while working on project, leads to solve the problem.
Feedback for every milestone was helpful
Open-minded, helpful, respectful.
He is very helpful when you have questions and tries to guide in the right direction for the code.
Instructor was very available to answer any questions I had and was welcoming to help me with my environment problems.
He would give us feedback on our code when we finished a milestone.


5.   What did you find least valuable and helpful about the instructor?
Sometimes difficult to reach
NA
Not much guidance, mostly just independent work or work with group on your own.
I think his lectures would be interesting / valuable if he chose to do them.
Least valuable part of the instructor was the feedback from the milestone reviews. Likely a byproduct of working with other people's code, but wasn't much to say outside of commenting on the original writers and their code.
A bit too laissez-faire for my tastes, although that might be more a fault of the course itself.
Group communication
Not much, the class did not involve interfacing with the instructor very much.
Hard to find the reference about how to fetch the data sometimes from API
N/A.
NA
There was little details about what we had to do. But I guess it's about listening to what a client would want
N/A

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 18 0.78   0(0%) 1(6%) 0(0%) 8(44%) 9(50%)
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) 
4.06 17 0.66   0(0%) 0(0%) 3(18%) 10(59%) 4(24%)

8.   Which aspect of the course were most valuable?
Code evaluations
The experience of a large team to work on a software project and code reviews.
Learning about software engineering and working in a team larger than 4 programmers.
Having clear objectives from the beginning and working in a group of peers. The weekly code reviews were very valuable for communicating requirements and ensuring everyone was on the same page regarding coding standards.
Working in a group throughout the semester.
Although I hated every second of it, sorting through someone else's bad code is a good skill to practice.
teacher input
Working with a team
Throughout the class we were able to get experience coding in bootstrap react and applying this to an actual project. We were also able to learn more about working in teams and working together to get tasks accomplished.
Feedbacks from the each milestones and how to get better
Doing a hands on team based project was very helpful in simulating an actual software engineering environment.
Emphasize the knowledge of programming and how to develop and modify to match to customer needs.
Milestone meetings
I love the idea of doing a project. Projects are important to our success and getting it done with the addition of a teamplay aspect is important to learn early as an engineer.
Working in a group to revise a web app
Weeky code reviews, milestone every2 weeks.
This helped me gain more experience with software engineering and coding in JavaScript and HTML/CSS. It also gave me insight as to a career I might pursue after graduation


9.   Which aspect of the course were least valuable?
Normalized biweekly meetings
NA
Not much academic learning or guidance, just self taught and working in a group setting to achieve your goal.
The SMART goals assignments
PLEASE. I DON'T WANT TO USE METEOR EVER AGAIN. WEBSTUFF IS NOT FOR ME.
Working with certain team members
The stack that he used is meteor which is kind of old framework
Code reviews towards the end of the semester seemed obsolete
The fact we were not able to get an official project sponsor/customer was really unfortunate. I think doing so would have added a lot more aspects of engineering that would have helped a lot of people grow and have more of an impact on our portfolio to showcase.
The SMART goals evaluation
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10.   Other comments?
N/A
None
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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) 
4.5 18 0.71   0(0%) 0(0%) 2(11%) 5(28%) 11(61%)
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) 
3.72 18 1.13   2(11%) 0(0%) 2(11%) 11(61%) 3(17%)
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) 
3.5 18 1.15   2(11%) 0(0%) 6(33%) 7(39%) 3(17%)
14.   The instructor treated students with respect.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.39 18 0.61   0(0%) 0(0%) 1(6%) 9(50%) 8(44%)
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) 
4.28 18 0.67   0(0%) 0(0%) 2(11%) 9(50%) 7(39%)
16.   This course challenged me intellectually.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
3.61 18 1.04   1(6%) 2(11%) 2(11%) 11(61%) 2(11%)
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) 
3.89 18 0.76   0(0%) 1(6%) 3(17%) 11(61%) 3(17%)
18.   The instructor was available for consultation.

Mean N-Size Std Dev   Strongly Disagree (1)  Disagree (2)  Neutral (3)  Agree (4)  Strongly Agree (5) 
4.39 18 0.5   0(0%) 0(0%) 0(0%) 11(61%) 7(39%)
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) 
3.83 18 1.2   2(11%) 0(0%) 2(11%) 9(50%) 5(28%)
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 18 0.0   0(0%) 1(6%) 14(78%) 1(6%) 2(11%) 0(0%) 0(0%)

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