Questions

Number of responses per item

1) Did you have difficulty understanding the theory covered in Heat Transfer?

( ) No.

( ) A little.

( ) Yes, a great deal.

5

24

12

2) Did you have difficulty calculating microscopic transient balances in the activities during that month?

( ) No.

( ) A little.

( ) Yes, a great deal.

24

17

0

3) Did you have difficulty calculating microscopic steady-state balances during that month?

( ) No.

( ) A little.

( ) Yes, a great deal.

19

21

0

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).

24

6

13

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.

29

12

0

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.

12

24

5

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).

17

21

2

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.

( ) I do not have a good understanding of the basics.

( ) I do not have a good understanding of the physical sense of the problems.

( ) I am not able to connect the basics by solving a specific problem.

13

14

18

11

6

11