UIC Department of Chemical Engineering
Anonymous Student Feedback Survey for Updating and Improving Courses
Spring 2014
ChE Course
201
205
210
312
313
321
341
382
397
494-Energy
494-Electrochem
512
527
(1.) How many courses did you take this term?
1
2
3
4
5
6
(2.) Approximately how many hours per week did you devote to
all of your courses
outside of lectures?
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
31-30
31-40
(3.) Approximately how many hours per week did you devote to
this course
outside of lectures?
1-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-15
15-20
(4.) Please rate usage, relevance and/or applicability of the following subjects to this course.
None
Minor
Significant
Extensive
Calculus and vector calculus
Differential equations
Chemistry
Excel spreadsheets
Math packages (Maple / Matlab / Mathcad)
Computer programming (Fortran / C++)
Aspen Plus
Social/societal and geopolitical issues
Environmental, regulatory, health and safety issues
Energy and natural resource issues
Professional ethics and responsibilities
Analysis and interpretation of data
Design of system, component or process to meet desired needs
Application of engineering principles to solve engineering problems
Formulation of engineering problems
(6.) Please comment on the balance of coverage between theoretical derivations versus practical problems and examples.
(7.) Were there any problematic or unfamiliar mathematical concepts utilized in this course that would have benefited from preparation or exposure in previous classes?
(8.) Were there any computational methods utilized in this course that would have benefited from preparation or exposure in previous classes?
(9.) How useful was the class text? Would you prefer an alternative textbook (suggestions and comments)?
(10.) How well did the class follow the text? Can you make any suggestions in this regard?
(11.) Was the pace of lectures appropriate? Too fast? Too slow?
(12.) Was the difficulty and quantity of homework appropriate to the material?
(13.) Comment on the difficulty and applicability of exams to the course material.
(14.) Please list three most beneficial aspects of this course?
(15.) Please list three aspects of this course that you would like to see improved? Offer specific suggestions if you can.
(16.) Would you like to see any particular material added to the course? Was any specific topic less useful than the others?
(17.) Additional comments.
Did this course have a teaching assistant?
Yes
No
If yes, please give his/her name.
If yes, rate the teaching assistant with regard to the following aspects.
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Approachability
Helpfulness in office hours and/or with questions in general
Knowledge of and background in the course material
Grading of homeworks (helpful comments on papers, fairness) - if applicable
Grading of exams and/or quizzes (helpful comments on papers, fairness) - if applicable
Overall effectiveness