CIS 405 Student Course Survey

	Name (optional):
1.	How valuable were the assigned readings?	1-taught me little 2 3 4 5-extremely educational
2.	How valuable were the homework and/or computer assignments?	1-taught me little 2 3 4 5-extremely educational
3.	Rate the quantity of the homework assignments.	1-too little 2 3 4 5-too much
4.	Rate the difficulty of the homework assignments.	1-too easy, not adequate 2 3 4 5-too difficult, not a fair test
5.	Did the lecturer stimulate your interest in the subject?	1-not at all 2 3 4 5-stimulated great interest; inspired independent effort
6.	Was the lecture presentation organized and clear?	1-disorganized and unclear 2 3 4 5-very organized and lucid
7.	Was the lecturer willing and available to help you overcome difficulties in this course?	1-was of no help 2 3 4 5-was very helpful
8.	Rate the overall teaching effectiveness of your lecturer compared to others at Cornell.	1-worse than average 2 3 4 5-much better than average
9.	Was the instructor organized and clear?	1-not at all 2 3 4 5-stimulated great interest; inspired independent effort
10.	Was the instructor willing and available to help you overcome difficulties?	1-was of no help 2 3 4 5-was very helpful
11.	How would you rate your instructor's command of the course material?	1-poor command of material 2 3 4 5-excellent command of material
12.	What was the overall quality of the instruction?	1-worse than average 2 3 4 5-much better than average
13.	Overall, how does this course compare with other technical courses you have taken at Cornell?	1-poorly, not educational 2 3 4 5-excellently, extremely educational
14.	How many hours each week did you spend on this course outside of class/lab?	1-less than 2 2 3 4 5-16 or more (on the average)
15.	How prepared were you for this course?	1-overprepared, it repeated material 2 3 4 5-underprepared, it assumed unfamiliar knowledge
16.	Was the code of academic integrity maintained in this course?	1-no, often violated 2 3 4 5-yes, well maintained
17.	What was your most important reason for taking this course? (Use the answer that is closest to correct.)	field or major requires it prerequisite for further courses of interest interest in the subject matter reputation of the course reputation of the instructor
18.	Was this course too long, too short, just right?	1-Too short 2 3-Just right 4 5-Too long
19.	Should the class be a full semester?	YesNo
20.	Should the class be offered for letter grades?	YesNo
21.	Would you like to see an hour long lab session per week added?	YesNo
22.	Would you prefer one lab session per week to one of the days of lecture?	YesNo
23.	Were there HPC topics you liked, didn’t like, wish we would have covered? Liked: Disliked: Missing:
24.	Please comment on the strengths of any aspect of this course (e.g., the lecture, recitation, laboratory, computing, text, homework, examinations, or course content):
25.	Please comment on the weaknesses of any aspect of this course (e.g., the lecture, recitation, laboratory, computing, text, homework, examinations, or course content):
26.	Suggest other courses you would like to see offered, perhaps as a follow-up to CIS 405: