Surveys of Student Opinion of Teaching
Policy Document

Academic Year 2004/2005: Semester 1 Semester 2
Academic Year 2003/2004: Semester 1 Semester 2
Academic Year 2002/2003: Semester 1 Semester 2
Academic Year 2001/2002: Semester 1 Semester 2
Academic Year 2000/2001: Semester 1 Semester 2
Academic Year 1999/2000: Semester 1 Semester 2

 

Surveys completed for Semester 1 2004/2005:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
CL4 CA460 Machine Translation 1 Mary Hearne
Form consisting of:
16 standard SSOT questions + 2 open questions (results)
 8 10
MBIO CA540 Computational Biology Martin Crane
Form consisting of:
18 standard SSOT questions + 2 open questions (results)
 21 30
CA1 CA165 Java Programming II Charlie Daly
Form consisting of:
18 standard SSOT questions + 2 open questions + 1 demographic question
 26 221
CAIS3 CA305 Project and Process Management Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
13 Standard SSOT Questions + 4 Open Questions + 1 other question (results)
 27 36
CAIS4 CA447 Software Process Improvement Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
13 Standard SSOT Questions + 4 Open Questions + 1 other question (results)
 31 81

 

 

Surveys completed for Semester 2 2003/2004:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
MBIO   Masters in Bioinformatics (Both Streams) Ray Walshe
Form consisting of:
19 standard SSOT questions + 2 open questions (results)
 21 29

 

 

Surveys completed for Semester 1 2003/2004:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
CL2 CA260 Computational Linguistics 1 Josef VanGenabith
Form consisting of:
11 standard SSOT questions + 2 open questions
 18 20
CA4/CL4 CA461 Speech Processing 1 John McKenna
Form consisting of:
21 standard SSOT questions
 28 32
CASE2/CAIS2 CA219 Probability Jane Horgan
Form consisting of:
19 standard SSOT questions + 1 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course + 3 open questions
 66 111
CA3/FM3 CA325 Survey Design Jane Horgan
Form consisting of:
18 standard SSOT questions + 2 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course + 3 open questions
 63 79
GDF(FT) CA591 Object Oriented Programming Nora Brophy
Form consisting of:
13 standard SSOT questions + 5 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course + 2 demographic questions + 3 open questions
 6 10
GDF(PT) CA591 Object Oriented Programming Nora Brophy
Form consisting of:
13 standard SSOT questions + 5 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course + 2 demographic questions + 3 open questions
 19 27
MECB CA598 OO Java Programming Nora Brophy
Form consisting of:
13 standard SSOT questions + 5 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course + 2 demographic questions + 3 open questions
 11 27
MBIO CA598 OO Java Programming Nora Brophy
Form consisting of:
13 standard SSOT questions + 5 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course + 2 demographic questions + 3 open questions
 7 8
MSSF1/MECT1 CA551 Cryptography Michael Scott
Form consisting of:
18 Standard SSOT Questions + 2 Open Questions.
 37 65
CAIS3/CAE3 CA305 Project and Process Management Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
14 Standard SSOT Questions + 5 Open Questions. (results)
 54 85
CAIS4/CAE4 CA447 Software Process Improvement Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
14 Standard SSOT Questions + 5 Open Questions. (results)
 60 102
CA1 CA107 Topics in Computing Alan Smeaton and others
Form consisting of:
9 Standard SSOT Questions + 3 Open Questions. (results)
 40 150
MBIO CA540 Computational Biology Martin Crane
Form consisting of:
18 Standard SSOT Questions + 2 Open Questions. (results)
 23 30
CASE4 CA463 Concurrent Programming Martin Crane
Form consisting of:
15 Standard SSOT Questions + 2 Open Questions. (results)
 23 52

 

 

Surveys completed for Semester 1 2002/2003:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
GDF(day) CA591 Object Oriented Programming Nora Brophy
Form consisting of:
13 Standard SSOT Questions +
5 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course +
2 demographic questions +
3 open questions
 12 26
GDF(evening) CA591 Object Oriented Programming Nora Brophy
Form consisting of:
13 Standard SSOT Questions +
5 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course +
2 demographic questions +
3 open questions
 15 19
MECB CA598 Object Oriented Programming Nora Brophy
Form consisting of:
13 Standard SSOT Questions +
5 questions relating to specific learning elements in the course +
2 demographic questions +
3 open questions
 13 26
CA2/CAE2 CA208 Logic Alistair Sutherland
Form consisting of:
16 Standard SSOT Questions + 4 Open Questions.
175 260
CA4 CA447 Software Process Improvement Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
13 Standard SSOT Questions + 4 Open Questions. (results)
 36 44
CA3 CA305 Project and Process management Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
13 Standard SSOT Questions + 4 Open Questions. (results)
 33 90
CASE2/CACS2 CA219 Probability Jane Horgan
Form consisting of:
20 Standard SSOT Questions +
2 questions on pos and neg of the course +
2 questions on the interactive statistics learning system
 120 231
CAE2 CA219 Probability Jane Horgan
Form consisting of:
20 Standard SSOT Questions +
2 questions on pos and neg of the course +
2 questions on the interactive statistics learning system
(results)
 23 23
CA3(All)/CAE3 CA300 Introduction to Artifical Intelligence Mark Humphrys
Form consisting of:
9 Standard SSOT Questions + Open Questions.
 51 264
CA4(All)/CAE4 CA427 Operations Research Lynn Killen
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 38 83
CA4 CA423 Compiler Construction I Geoff Hamilton
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 11 12
CAE4 CA423 Compiler Construction I Geoff Hamilton
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 19 25
CL4 CA423 Compiler Construction I Geoff Hamilton
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 9 9

 

 

Surveys completed for Semester 1 2001/2002:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
CAE1/CA1 CA103 Computer Architecture Ray Walshe / Monica Ward
Form consisting of:
10 Standard SSOT Questions + 2 Open Questions. (results)
 193 308
CA2 CA221 Business Organisation Howard Duncan
Web Form consisting of:
18 Standard SSOT Questions, 3 Open Questions + 3 Demographic Questions (results)
 50 170
CAE2 CA215 Languages and Computability Aileen McLoughlin
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 20 30
CA3 CA302 Human Factors in Computing Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions (results)
 22 40
CA3 CA305 Project and Process
Management		 Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions (results)
 16 57
CAE3 CA304 Network Programming Tom Sodring
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions (results)
 14 27
CA4 - later in the year          
CL1 CA160 Logic and Maths for CL Josef van Genabith
Form consisting of:
17 Standard SSOT Questions + 3 Open Questions.
 9 18
CL2 CA262 Syntax Andy Way On-line questionnaire with 26 questions 11 16
CL3 - ... are away          
CL4 - later in the year          
MCE2 CA567 HCI and GUI Alan Smeaton
Form consisting of:
10 Standard SSOT Questions + 2 Open Questions.
 5 7
GDF/GDFPT CA583 Computing in Business Jane Kernan 
Form consisting of:
20 Standard SSOT Questions
 48 102
MECT/MECB CA553 Web Design Hyowon Lee
Questionnaire consisting of:
25 Standard SSOT Questions (results)
 32 45

 

Surveys completed for Semester 2 2001/2002:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
GDF1 CA593 User Interface Development Rory O'Connor Form consisting of:
         Standard SSOT Questions
    
CA/CAE CA166 Introduction to Computer Programming Joe Morris Form consisting of:
 20 Questions + comments (positive/negative)
 177 380
CA2/CAE2 CA 212 OO Design and Implementation Brian Stone/ Stephen Mc Carthy      
CA2/CAE2 CA218 Introd. to Databases Claus Pahl Form consisting of:
         18 varied questions
 141 288
CL2 CA261 Computational Linguistics 2 John Mc Kenna Form consisting of:
         20 Standard SSOT Questions
 10 12
CL2 CA263 Semantics for NPL Jer Hayes      
GDF CA587 Networks and Internets Howard Duncan
Web Form consisting of:
17 Standard SSOT Questions, 3 Open Questions + 2 Demographic Questions (results)
 18 66
MECT/MECB CA556 Technical eCommerce Michael Ryan      
GDF/GDFPT CA596 Information Systems Framework Margaret Farren Form consisting of:
         3 Open questions / comments		 14 27

 

 

Surveys completed for Semester 1 2000/2001:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
CAE1/CA1 CA165 Computer Programming Charlie Daly
Form consisting of:
30 Questions
 230 300
CAE2/CL2/ CA2/SE&CS CA215 Language and Computability Geoff Hamilton
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 65 202
CA2/IS CA223 Application Programming James Carswell
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 16 57
CA3 /CAE3 CA301 System Analysis and Design Tony Moynihan
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 150 -
CA4 - later in the year -  -  -  - -
CA4/CAE4 CA409 Databases John Murphy Not carried out    
CL1 CA162 Principles of linguistics John McKenna
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 12 14
CL4 - later in the year          
GDF1 CA596 Information Systems Framework Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions (results)
 72 130

GDF1

 CA582 Computer Architecture John Kelleher Not carried out    
MCE1 CA561 Computer Architecture Jane Kernan
Form consisting of:
19 Standard SSOT Questions
 6 12
GDC1/MCE1 CA562 Computer Installation Managment Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions (results)
 9 12
MCE2 CA571 Databases Mark Roantree
Form consisting of:
20 Standard SSOT Questions
 3 6
MECB/MECT CA553 Web Design Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions (results)
 40 56

 

Surveys completed for Semester 2 2000/2001:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
CA1 / CAe1 CA166 Computer Programming II Joe Morris
Form consisting of:
20 Questions plus comments on positives / negatives
 210 300
CA2 / CAe2 CA216 Introduction to Operating Sys Mark Humphrys
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 43 252
CA3 / CAe3 not applicable 'cos of INTRA        
CA4 / CAe4 not applicable 'cos of April exams        
CL1 CA161 Prolog Fintan Costello
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Question
 11 14
CL2 CA263 Advanced Semenatics Jer Hayes Not carried out    
CL3 not applicable 'cos they are away        
CL4 not applicable 'cos of April exams        
GDF CA586 Software Engineering Renaat Verbruggen
Form consisting of:
Anonymous Online Survey
 30 100
MEC CA557 Information Access Alan Smeaton
Form consisting of:
10 Standard SSOT Questions
3 Open Questions
 38 50
MCE1 CA564 School of Computing in Education Margaret Farren Formative Assessment 
Week 7 - 6 questions 

Summative Assessment 
Week 12 - 6 questions (linked to module goals) 		 10

9

 10

10
MCE2 not applicable because of dissertation        

 

Surveys completed for Semester 1 1999/2000:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
CA1 /
CA(e)1		 CA103 Computer Architecture RayWalshe /
Mike Scott
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 205 305 (FT)
64 (PT)
CA2 CA201 Systems Analysis Brian Stone - - 154
CA3 CA307 Real Time Embedded Systems David Sinclair
Form consisting of:
16 Standard SSOT Questions plus 8 of own
 58 128
CA3 CA312 Artificial Intelligence I Fintan Costello
Form consisting of:
16 Standard SSOT Questions answered by all students / feedback form completed by 3 or 4 randomly chosen students after each lecture.
 ~134 134
CA(e)2 CA201 Systems Analysis Brian Stone
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions
 30 40
CA(e)3 CA307 Real Time Embedded Systems Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
Standard SSOT Questions plus 4 of own
 25 33
CL1 CA162 Principles of Linguistics Alex Monaghan
A web form consisting of:
25 varied questions
 12 23
CL2 CA260 Computational Linguistics I Andy Way
A web form consisting of:
26 varied questions
7 25
GDF1 CA596 Information Systems Framework Rory O'Connor
Form consisting of:
5 Standard SSOT Questions,with questions A2, A5, B7, B10, C3, D1, D4, D8, G6, G7, H1, H3, J1,J2, L1, plus 4 of own
 94 115
GDF1 CA596 Networks and Interfaces Howard Duncan
A web form consisting of:
19 multiple choice questions and 3 commentary questions from the University Question Bank
 28 115
MCE1 CA561 Computer Architecture and Operating Systems Jane Kernan
Form consisting of:
15 Standard SSOT Questions
 12 12
MCE1 CA563 Interactive Multimedia Design and Deveopment Margaret Farren
Form consisting of:
5 Standard SSOT Questions withC2, C6, D3, D9, G9, G10, H1, J1, J2,J6, J6, J7 plus open questions P5,6,7, AND 9
 10 12
MCE2 CA572 Network Information Management Margaret Farren
Form consisting of:
5 Standard SSOT Questions withC2, C6, D3, D9, G9, G10, H1, J1, J2,J6, J6, J7 plus open questions P5,6,7, AND 9
 12 15

PLEASE  NOTE: All questionnaire's for Semester 1 have been completed , and the remaining results have been delayed  due to staffing difficulties in the registrar's office.

 

Surveys completed for Semester 2 1999/2000:

Class

Module

Module Title

Lecturer

Method of Survey

Student responses 

No. of Students
CA1/CAE1/CL1 CA166 Computer Programming II David Gray
Form consisting of:
19 standard questions from official list
 379 392
CA2 CA210 Statistics Jane Horgan
Form consisting of:
19 standard questions from official list
 49 143
CAE2 CA210 Statistics Jane Horgan
Form consisting of:
19 standard questions from official list
 23 27
CA4/CAE4
/CL4		 CA414 Multimedia Information Systems Prof. Alan Smeaton
Form consisting of:
12 questions plus 3 open questions ( results)
 37 55
CA4 CA410 Operations Research Lynn Killen
Form consisting of:
5 Compulsory SSOT Questions with A3, A5, B7, C2, D4, D10, F4, G1, H1, I4, J7, M1, O1.
 56 110
CAE4 CA410 Operations Research Lynn Killen
Form consisting of:
5 Compulsory SSOT Questions with A3, A5, B7, C2, D4, D10, F4, G1, H1, I4, J7, M1, O1.
 33 43
CL2 CA265 Artificial Intelligence I Fintan Costello Lecturing & course assessment form 26 26
CL4

CA484

 Computational Semantics

-

 - - -
GDF1 CA597 Introduction to Security & e- Commerce Claus Pahl
Web form consisting of :
16 varied questions including 5 open questions
 25 112
MCE1 CA565 Computer Networks Ken Maher
Form consisting of :
5 Compulsory SSOT Questions with A5, B5, D3, F4, G2, G8, J2, H4, N1, L1 & O1, plus 3 open questions
 12 12