05-631, Software Architecture for User Interfaces, Fall, 2001


Final Questionnaire

To be filled out in class on December 11


Topics

1. Are there any topics we didn't cover that should be added next time the course is taught?




2. Are there any topics that we covered that you would eliminate or spend less time on next time?




3. Are they any topics we should spend more time on next time?




Lectures

4. Please rate the lectures: (Circle appropriate number)

Material Covered Too Fast  -3  -2  -1  0  1  2  3  Too Slow


	      Interesting  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Boring

5. Any constructive suggestions for improving the lectures?




6. Was it a good idea to lecture from PowerPoint slides and have them available on the web?




7. How were the guest lectures? 
Chris Long on Gestural Interfaces (Sept 18)
Good 1   2   3  4  5  6  7  Not Good
Scott Hudson on Magic Lenses (Sept 27)
Good 1   2   3  4  5  6  7  Not Good
Randy Pausch (Oct 2)
Good 1   2   3  4  5  6  7  Not Good
Bonnie John and Len Bass (Nov 13 & 15)
Good 1   2   3  4  5  6  7  Not Good

8. Comments on guest lectures:

 

 

Homeworks

9.  Please rate the homeworks:
Homework 1:
Java AWT and Swing Drawing
	Valuable 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Useless
	Interesting 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Boring
	Easy 		1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Difficult
Comments on Homework 1:


Homework 2:
Creating an Object Oriented Graphics Retained Object Model
	Valuable 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Useless
	Interesting 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Boring
	Easy 		1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Difficult
Comments on Homework 2:


Homework 3:
Creating Interactors
	Valuable 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Useless
	Interesting 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Boring
	Easy 		1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Difficult
Comments on Homework 3:


Homework 4:
Your own project
	Valuable 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Useless
	Interesting 	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Boring
	Easy 		1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Difficult
Comments on Homework 4:


 

10. What did you think about the web pages of "Hints and Discussion" for each homework?




Readings

11. How many of the required readings did you read?

     All       Some      One       None

12. How many of the optional readings did you read?

     All       Some      One       None

13. Any comments on the readings?




14. This is a 12 unit course, with 3 hours of lectures, so you should be spending about 9 hours a week on homeworks and readings. Averaged over the term, does this sound about right? If not, what should be made longer or shorter?




General

15. This course contained undergraduates and MS students. I would appreciate any recommendations about how to make it appropriate for each group. Do you feel that it was appropriate for people at your level? If not, which level, and why not? Please recommend how it could be changed to be more appropriate.




16. This is a required course for some of the HCII students. Do you think it is appropriate as a required course? Why or Why not?




17. Was this course what you were expecting? If not, please explain.




18. What did you like best about the course? What did you like the least?




19. Any other suggestions or comments?




Thank you very much for helping improve this course! 


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