Questions | Number of responses per item | Student comments |
1) Did you have difficulty understanding the theory covered in Heat Transfer? ( ) No. ( ) A little. ( ) Yes, a great deal. |
4 11 2 | a) Actually, medium difficulty. Even though it was taught in a simple way, the course has its peculiarities and equations that require study. |
2) Did you have difficulty calculating microscopic transient balances in the activities during that month? ( ) No. ( ) A little. ( ) Yes, a great deal. |
10 7 0 | a) Only for the basics of transient theory. |
3) Did you have difficulty calculating microscopic steady-state balances during that month? ( ) No. ( ) A little. ( ) Yes, a great deal. |
11 6 0 | a) The theoretical basis necessary for the steady-state activities was simple. |
4) Do you prefer the monthly evaluations to be conducted as four or five activities in the classroom, as traditional exams or as another type of evaluation? ( ) I prefer four or five activities in the classroom. ( ) I prefer a traditional exam. ( ) I prefer another type of evaluation. (Describe such an evaluation below). |
13 2 4
| a) If it involved following notes or a problem guide, it would be better to perform the activities. If the format of the lectures changed, then a theoretical exam would be interesting. b) An open seminar containing industrial problems and new technologies in the course. c) A traditional exam, an activity and homework assignments. d) 50% for a traditional exam and 50% for homework assignments. e) 50% to 60% for activities and the rest for a theoretical exam. |
5) After we discussed the use of Excel in the course, did you have difficulty performing the calculations in the requested activities? ( ) No. ( ) A little. ( ) Yes, a great deal. |
11 6 0 | a) I had little difficulty with the Excel tools. b) I had little difficulty, but I learned some tricks, and now it is easy to make graphs of functions. |
6) Did you have difficulty understanding the basics because we began with transient problems and then, moved to steady-state problems? ( ) No. ( ) A little. ( ) Yes, a great deal. |
9 6 2 |
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7) Do you prefer the course to begin with transient problems and then move to steady-state problems or vice versa? Or do you prefer another option? ( ) I prefer that it begin with transient problems. ( ) I prefer that it begin with the steady state. ( ) I prefer that it begin in another way. (Describe how this part of the course should be conducted below). |
10 6 1 | a) I do not think I have difficulty with the order but I do with the theoretical basis, which is quite limited. |
8) Did you have any difficulty understanding the heat transfer course? Mark the possibilities that apply. ( ) I understand the basics of the course well. ( ) I understand the physical sense of the problems well. ( ) I am able to connect the basics by solving a specific problem. |
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| a) I only understand some of the basics. |