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Mid-semester Survey
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Question 1:
Do you attend lectures regularly?
Yes
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Question 2:
I find the lectures, lecture slides and lecture recordings useful.
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Per cent Answered
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Agree
40.854%
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Neutral
4.116%
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Question 3:
Please comment on the lectures, and be as specific as possible. If you answered "No" to Question 1, please
explain why you do not attend the lectures.
Lectures are great, Jason is enthusiastic about his subject.
Don't attend many lectures because everything can be found online.
If the lecturer could do some question examples in frout of stuednts, it will more helpful to understand
The lecture is clear and goes into suffiecent detail. Doesn't assume we already know the basics which is
good. Good lecture structure
lectures are very well structured and clear. jason chan is the best lecturer i have come across and is very
good and explaining what needs to be done
My only gripe with the lectures is that I feel we go too slowly sometimes, particularly lecture two of weeks
5 and 6, I felt we spent a good 20-30 minutes on one concept, when the first two explainations made
perfect sense. That being said, I'm cant speak for the class in saying whether or not this is necessary/the
best approach. Other than that, theyre great! The two minute break is a good idea to rejuvenate focus
levels, and I appreciate the motivational stories.
Very thorough and clear.
The lecture is clear, interesting and useful.
I find the lectures very good. Jason is very didatic and an awesome teacher.
Although, I think that the first lectures were too slow - Excel and Matlab basics, while the next weeks of
Matlab were too fast for too much content (weeks 5 and 6)
I know that Jason loves the 'Master the Basics' thing, but I guess that the basic was kind of the only thing
that mattered and it was really slow, and now when things are getting more complex it is going faster.
The lectures are a little boring because everything is from the lecture slides.
I can get lots of help form the lectures, it's useful for me .
Jason explains everything clearly and repeatedly which makes everything easy to grasp. However, he
could probably fit more content in if he didn't speak as much about 'how we can succeed in this course'
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and his history with the course. For example, showing us his marks on one slide is rather unnecessary.
The lectures are very useful and Jason is very enthusiastic. Perhaps more step by step examples would be
useful in the lectures. The 2 minute break half way through the lecture is unnecessary.
Some ar kinda painful to sit thorugh becuse im just not interested but theyre ok
The lectures are really good, I especially like how Jason goes through what we have learnt previously. Very
clear.
The lectures are extremely clear and concise. They give me the fundamentals i need to understand the
content before i walk into the labs and actually apply it. The only downside was during the functions
lectures in week 6, i would have liked to see jason perform some practical examples as we had been doing
with if statements/loops etc (these really help). I've only ever skipped one lecture and that was to watch
the how i met your mother finale. The lecture recordings and notes made up for that though. Also the midlecture breaks are great i wish all my lectures did that (it gives me a second to relax).
But yeah the lectures are great, good stuff.
The lectures are good and make the labs sound easy but the labs are much more harder than what they
are taught. (matlab)
Lectures are helpful and useful in regards as to how to use matlab.
Jason really stands out as a lecturer with particular regard to his efforts and attitude towards the course
material he conveys across to students that attend his lectures. He is not the kind of person who simply
reads through the content as to do his job, and instead cares about the candidature and the progress we
make - demonstrated by his, what some call, his 'motivation moments'. These miniature speeches
communicate to us clearly that 'anyone can pass this course' if they give back the right amount of effort
and time. Additionally, he makes lectures interesting, interactive, clear & concise, and enjoyable.
Lecturer is thourough and well articulated in explanations
the lectures are quite good and well structured except that i would really have like it if the lectures were
a bit more further explained especially towards the harder ends of the course such as the lecture on
functions. The previous lectures before was quite good as it was well explained.
They are easily understandable and cover the content required for labs, hence making the labs easy to
follow and complete.
senioritis..yo (kidding)
Though I went for the first two weeks, lectures for this time which are given by Jason are still as sharp as
they were.
lectures are good.
My schedule is mess, this is the only reason.
lecture is pretty useful for my matlab and excel study
Lectures are very slow and detailed, can be less repetitive at times.
Jason's clear and simple explainations of the processes of excel and matlab make it very easy to follow and
learn the skills and knowledge we require for our lab exercises.
Interactive, with constant examples is very helpful.
The lectures are very good.
Lectures can feel somewhat rushed, but the lecture notes themselves are very clear and thorough.
More examples, please.
Jason is a good lecturer, sometimes he gives out great motivations.
However, the comments (during code-writing in lecture slides) are too many that i sometimes can not
catch up with him, because i have to regularly stop listening to read all the comments
The lectures are very good, and useful for learning content, but too much time is spent talking about
things irrelevant to the course. Every lecture, at least 10 minutes is dedicated to a sort of 'inspirational'
section. Instead of this, just teach us in more depth.
Also, I appreciate the value of repeating learnt facts to solidify them in peoples' minds, but too much time
each lecture is spent restating the previous lecture - in essence it makes the first lecture of the week
redundant if the second lecture repeats it all again.
Lectures are easy understood, the content were explained from the students' level of understanding, so
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everyone can catch up with the progress step by step.
The lectures are very nicely organised and taught, but unless the topic is very confusing, I just read the
lecture slides in my own time since they are also very constructive
NICE
Literally step by step insructions on each element of the course is explained in the lectures
The lectures are useful, though can be a little difficult to understand at times, especially with Matlab
when learning about Loops and Functions. On the other hand, Excel was fairly straightforward to learn and
was taught well.
THE EXAMPLES FOR EACH NEW CASES NEED TO BE SIMPLER AND CLEARER
I find the lectures really helpful as the lecturer explains everything clearly and thoroughly.
Lectures are quick and succint and the lecture notes are really detailed which helps
LOVE the break half way through the lecture!
Jason has great energy and is engaging as a speaker
I did not attend all lectures as the introduction to matlab and excel was previous knowledge from other
computing codes.
I feel as though I can do this course!
Jason (the lecturer) is very engaging and the lecture slides are easy to follow
Lectures would be better if there was some interaction or ih we had to stop and think about the concept
once in a while not just power through the lecture slides.
The lectures are very fast pace. Some of the examples featured in the lecture send mix messages which are
confusing at times.
During the lecture, the lecture slides presented by Jason was easily understandable. His lecture was clear
and precise. By showing examples in the slide, it helps me to understand the concepts and apply them later
on in the exercises.
Very well explained, but more time needs to be allocated on harder content. Easier work can be selfexplained by the student to themselves during tutorial or study time.
lectures were very helpful even though the volume of the lecturer was quite low
I have not attended the lectures because the content has so far been very basic.
Love the lecture slides.
The lectures and the lecture slides are a great resource and well written/presented. The lectures are
informative but can be a little too fast paced at times. However the downloadable lecture slides allow one
to go over the lecture at their own pace.
The lectures given by Jason Chan are highly informative and engaging, and at times, philosophical with the
tales and stories he tells every now and then.
The lectures are very useful. Nothing in mind at the moment needs to be changed.
It is helpful. The slides are detailed
The quality of the lectures provided is of a high standard, and the methodical approach to explaining
prolems is very helpful
Helpful, relevant, enjoyable.
jason explains the concept very clearly and concisely.
Attending the lectures is actually not neccessary since your lecture slides are very comprehensive. The
breaks in between the lecture really help to stay awake (not because its boring, but because I dont get
enough sleep).
I find lectures to be VERY VERY helpful. The lecture notes are explain everything in very simple english
and this makes understanding the concepts much easier. The codes and the comments are very well
explained and the screenshots makes the learning experience even easier. Also, Jason doing a very fine job
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as a lecturer since he explains the contents of the notes pretty well and makes the lecture with his "style"
of lecturing
The lecture slides are very clear and i like that the format is maintained each week so it is easy to build on
what you know.
The lectures are espescially helpful when the Matlab window is used alongside the slides to explain each
step and how you would type it out.
Jason always speak very fast but everything was able to explain everything in detail, which is good
because a lot of thing can be taught through the lecture.
Lectures are very good, Jason is a good teacher. However I believe they would be better if he didn't talk
about his past achievements so often.
more step by step for harder questions
If the lecture did not explain in a very fancy way, I cannot understand the complex part
The lectures are quite helpful even if i do have good programming knoewledge, Jason is enthusiatic and
adequetly explains different structres and how to create/debug codes. Breaks during the lectures are a
nice addition.
The lectures are good as are the lecture notes
The lectures are actually quite good. Would like it better if Jason went a bit slower but it's fine just the way
it is and I have no problem understanding.
The lectures are quite good however, the tutorial questions are much harder and the lectures are just not
enough
There are lots of examples of how to use particular loops, functions.
Given tips on how to do well.
They are very detailed and specifically go through the necessary steps for each exercise and allow you to
complete the tutorial each week
I attend the lectures.
Very entertaining and Jason is very enthusiastic so it's very difficult to fall asleep
He explains the lecture slides really well and the mid-lesson break is kind of nice
lectures are very useful way of understanding and makes the tutorial essentially easy
the lectures move at good pace
The lectures provide a solid grounding in the concepts which are addressed in the labs, and the examples
of code and inclusion of various errors help to gain an understanding of how to properly structure your
code.
Jason explains the lecture material very well and has a number of examples shown which I can refer to
later.
Lecturer is engaging, easy to understand. Explains the slides rather than just reading off them.
The lectures are quite good.. there shhould be more examples shown on matlab in the lecture
The lectures provide a lot of information, however the lecturer covers the material a bit too fast. This is
particularly the case for practice questions that are shown how to be done step by step.
There is way too much repetition. The slides are the only useful bit really.
Even though the lectures are very useful (including lecture slides), I find that I learn best when reading
and doing the exercises at home where I can learn at my own pace. I review the lecture slides before the
week starts, and if I find that I'm struggling to understand something in particular, I make a point to attend
the lecture for it, so I can understand in a different way (I did this for the Functions lectures).
The lectures are very clear and straightforward
Lectures are definitely useful in helping me do my tutorial work.
lectures are well explained, engaging and at good times.
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Lectures are helpful as Jason goes through several examples to help us understand the concepts
Perhaps the 2 minute break in the middle of the lecture is unnecessary.
Very informative, and Jason does well to keep up engaged and reassure us that everyone can do well.
The lecture is good. the lecture explains very clearly.
Jason presents the lectures really very, more often then not it is very interesting. However I feel as though
most of my learning is done in tutes, where i can actually attepmt question and use the programs. The
lectures notes are very useful and are easy to follow even when i do miss the occasional lecture(s).
the lectures can become tedious with the step-by-step walkthrough of every step however I understand
that this is essential for some people in the course. i consider myself to be good with computers and
with solving problems when they arise (but have absolutely no previous programming experience) and
it is comforting to know that i am above this 'base level'.
Jason is an excellent lecturer, is very clear in the way he speaks and in every description as well as
making lectures entertaining.
The Lectures are presented very well, however the pace can sometimes be very slow
the lectures generally are very clear and concise spelling out quickly and simply not only what codes we
should use or what problems we might come across but also the reason for these and simple methods of
dealing with them.
The lectures are helps me understand better and assists me to remove any doubts. However to much time
is spent reiterating the same statements such as 'this course is easy, no pragram experience is nescessary
etc.' Apart from that really benefiticial to me.
I think the lecture is really good. It's really clear and hlepful. Especially for students are not familiar with
programing.
The lectures provide useful tips on how to answer tutorial question and outline new concepts in an easy
to understand manner. Sometimes lectures spend too much time on basic concepts that are easily
understood.
Comparing with other lecturers in other unit of studies, Jason gives complete and detail explanation to
every code and command we have to reproduce in lab and exam. Great lecturer!!!!
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Lectures are concise and to the point, however they primarily simply are the lecture slides in a spoken
form, so they could be more useful in terms of adding to knowledge.
The lectures are very well done and engaging, often involving us students and everything is very
relatable. When things are explained, they are done to make it as simple as possible.
Lecture slides effectively outline the process needed for possible questions
Pictures and examples are helpful
nice lectures.
All steps on how to use microsoft excel and matlab are explained in detail.
The lectures are well run and taught concisely, as if we were instructing our peers.
I feel the structure of the lectures is extremely helpful in that examples are provided for just about every
action. This helps me understand more precisely.
Good.
J Chan is a confident and engaging lecturer, with thorough knowledge. Cool suit/s.
I sometimes don't go to the second lecture as it is after my tutorial and have already had to learn the
material to complete the tute sheet.
During the lecture I found you reapeated yourself a lot on the basics which is good. But sometimes you
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went to quickly on the hard parts of the lecture where people got lost
Lectures are useful, slides are also good to review during tutes to find function names and how they work
The lectures are very detailed and easy to follow, but all the repetition can get really borring.
I really like the break in the middle and the summary at the end. Lets me keep track of what we've done
and stay alert.
The Lectures are helpful
Very insightful, and helpful. Was glad that Jason did examples on the screen to explain some of his lecture
slides.
The lectures are structured very well. The formatting is great and extremely clear.
I don't regularly attend the wednesday lecture because it is after my lab on the same day. Since we cover
that lecture material in the lab, there isn't any need for me to go to the wednesday lecture. It would be
good for both of my lectures to be before my lab, it would make learning easier as i don't have to go
through the lecture slides at home by myself the night before my lab.
The lectures, though, are detailed and step by step. Most of the material is quite easy and the lecturer goes
through the material at a good pace. However, there are some points in the lecture, when we're covering
material that is a bit more difficult to grasp, where the speed at which he covers the material is too fast.
Otherwise, it's very helpful.
A lecture recording including speaking whilst recording the computer at the same time would be helpful
when trying to catch up although it is still possible to do this with the automation
The lecture notes are good but the lecture is a bit too fast. Should slow it down a bit so that students can
understand better.
I find the lectures very useful, because everything is very well explained.
Lectures are very engaging and interesting. They are easy to understand even for someone with no
experience in computing. Lecture slides are very detailed and the examples are extremely helpful.
I have a background in computing, and find the lecture slides very thorough on their own.
the lecture is clearly to explain all the things.
The lectures are straight-forward and helpful.
Lecutre Notes are well thought out and precise in conveying information which is supported and extended
on by Jason.
lectures are good, often a little bit speedy and hard to keep up with more complicated applications
The lectures are really good. Jason goes through the information well.
Lectures are easy to follow and specific. However i think it would be benficial to introduce more difficult
examples in the lectures slides, as an alternative to the current examples. e.g. functions (3n -2)
i like jason
he is one of the best lecturer we have in usyd.
its maybe not right to compare lectuerer in diffarent subjects.
nevertheless out of all the lectuerer i have, he is the very best, a way ahead of the others
the lecture is very efficient and useful, and it gives us a clear overview and understanding of the relative
chapter.
They are very engaging and the lecturer is clear in his explanations.
Jason is a really good lecturer and very positive person as well.
Jason is a great explainer and the lecture slides are elaborately detailed. The course is interesting and
tests my boundaries. Im finding it hard to keep up though as im completely new to programming. TUTOR
IS AWESOME !
They use a building block principle; starting from the simplest forms and analogies to explain concepts,
followed by the simplest examples of them and building more complexity at a pace that is easy to follow
The lectures are very infromative and I like how in depth the slides are so that when I go home I can
review them and see what I didn't understand in the lecture.
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If lecturer can do more example druing the lecture time, it will very helpful
I find that I can be more productive with my time by not attending the lectures, purely because the lecture
notes themselves are so detailed. I found that I can read the entire lecture notes PDF on the train, and then
use the lecture time to actually practice my skills by redoing some of the lab questions on my computer.
The lectures are great, and sometimes I do go to them if I don't fully understand something when reading
the notes, I just benefit more from physically doing the actions rather than thinking about them.
The lectures are engaging, and make it very easy to understand concepts with the way they presented
with multiple examples and from different points of view to reach different people in the audience. It is
nearly impossible not to understand what is going on. The pace of the lectures is high energy which keeps
me concentrated, but also not so fast that I find myself missing things. Often I don't attend lectures because
I find it very easy to catch up by reading the lecture slides and taking notes to and from Uni on the train. I
find it particularly easy to grasp concepts with a reasonable amount of previous computer software
experience, as well as basic programming and logic.
Timetabling is very difficult, it goes back to back with lots of other uni and so I dont get a break. The early
morning is too early
The lectures are very helpful, and easy to follow. It is very helpful that real examples (as in, exercises
done in the actual software) are used when appropriate as well as just pictures of what should be going on
in the powerpoint. It would be very useful to have a few more of these 'real' examples, particularly one or
two more examples of using functions actually in Matlab rather than just mainly pictures in PPt of what
should be going on.
It is good that it was made clear that previous programming/computing knowledge was not necessary,
however I'm not sure it is necessary to include quite so many 'testimonials' of previous students,
especially after the first week.
Lectures are presented at a sound pace, relative to the difficulty of the material. Balance between
lecturing and demonstration is good. Perhaps a
Content explained really well.
All the lectures i've attended are very good and detail in every topic.
sometimes a bit too slide based - the matlab demonstrations are more helpful
Good explanation and interesting.
my timetable makes me tute before the second lecture so i skip both lectures and listen to them at home
prior to my lab. I hope I wont lose anything from not physically attending the lectures.
Sometimes the lectures are hard to understand and move quickly. But when going through the lecture
slides myself later on, I understand more clearly.
Jason is a good lecturer, he helps us a lot.
The lectures are comprehensive, explained to make concepts easy and if one attends lectures, one would
not find the tutes that challenging (until the last few questions).
Jason repeats things which is sometimes needed for emphasis. However, I feel he went on a little too much
about "study tips".
Simple and easy to follow, and if you are confused there are a number of little side notes that make it
easier to understand.
the lectures are interesting. the lecturer can clearly explain the commands of matlab and excel.
Jason Chan explains each element of the slides to great extent making it easier as a student to pick up and
understand.
Detailed, well-presented and very much relevant to the tutorials; if you pay attention to the lectures, the
tutorials are pretty straight-forward
I mostly find that the lecture slides are useful, the lectures are ok but in general there are a bit slow paced.
which is fine as I understand that its important to ensure eveyone is following the material.
I think the lecture material and the way Simon explains things both are great.
Because i got caught behind on last weeks work
lecture note is useful but it is a little bit quick actually
lectures are informative and energetic, lecture slides answer all questions ive come across in tutorials.
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I think lectures would be way more useful, if we can see things quicky done on matlab after everytopic (in
the lecture) . I do not feel confident to do the lab excercises by just reading the lecture slides, so I would
need to see the tutor doing the basics first which is really time consuming. Thank you.
The lecture can often become very slow but it is understandable.
I think eng1801 is the only subject where I haven't missed a lecture- Because I know the lectures are
extremely valuable esspecially in a subject, such as programming which is a foreign concept to me.
I find what helps me the most is printing out the lecture notes before the lecture and writing on them as
jason goes through them in the class. Jason makes the lectures super easy to follow as he goes through
everything in a step by step process. Giving those 2 minute breaks and exercises we have to do ourselves
is an amazing idea which I wish all my other lecturers incorporated. It really forces me to engage and
become an active participant. I also really like that he gives plenty of examples after teaching us a new
type of code.
I really have no complaints with the way the lecturers are run I learn heaps from them.
I LOVE YOU JASON
All lectures rather interesting. I feel that at times it can take too long going over a specific point when I
think I already understand it but it is completely understandable that it might be needed by others.
They are very good. Jason makes sure that you understand what is going on. I am not really good and
computers and I have no experience, But I have learnt alot from these lectures. They are not boring and
Jason makes you want to come back to the lectures.
Lectures are good. I like the 2min breaks in between lectures. But its hard to stay focused especially for
the 3pm lectures on tuesdays.
It is very useful as it provides useful help on what the lectures are about and also the lecture notes are
useful, especially for lab tutorials.
Because the lecture slides and recordings are all uploaded on the website, which is almost the same as
attending lectures and also saves time.
Jason goes through the lecture slides in detail, that is each step. However sometimes it gets a little
confusing when he summarises whatever is on the slide and at the same time it makes it difficult to read
whatever code he has and understand it. I like how Jason goes back and forth between earlier
slides especially when there are complciated examples so that he can reinforce the basics.
Often at inconvenient times and it's easier to just skim through the slides in my own time, and while I have
matlab open so I can do the examples along with the lecture.
The lectures were always good. All of the things about the subject were given clearly during the lectures.
So, the knowledges can be understood and applied easily.
Lectures are very nice ordered.
Very helpful. Jason is a great lecturer.
Slides very helpful, breaks in the middle nice,
Lectures provide many examples and run through them step-by-step which is helpful, however,
conceptually content is only partially explained.
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Jason Chan is such an awesome lecturer that I attend the lectures even though I could probably get by just
reading the lecture slides online.
The analogies are excellent- like the one about how a function is like a car that was in today's lectureexcellent.
The lectures are helpful, however I would prefer more examples using Matlab within the lectures. I also
would prefer Jason Chan to not spout his personal acheivements during the lectures as I feel it is a waste of
valuable time which would be more of use in actually teaching us the subject.
Jason is a humorous teacher and he often inspires us during the lecture. His lecture slides is fully prepared
and easy to understand.
example the course in a slower pace.
If you don't attend the lectures then you will most certainly be lost, especially if you have no programming
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skills. Lectures are clear and not to detailed so that someone with no programming skills can understand
The lecture is interesting and I attend lecture every time.
lectures are useful and motivating
Jason himself is a very interactive, enthusiastic lecturer which makes it more willing to attend his lectures
(especially when he lectures about his life stories). A very small criticism is that at times he can talk really
fast making it hard to understand. The lectures are very informative and basic making it easy to
understand. I love how the lecture slides print exactly what the program would present and when Jason
goes to the actual program to demonstrate how to do it.
The lectures are very informative half the time. The other half is what i feel wasted time spent on
'motivation' so to speak. Why we as students should relax and that this course is ment for students who
have 'never touched a computer before'. I think it is a touch overdone.
Jason is my favourite lecturer and is passionate and informative when teaching his subject.
I find the lectures to be very helpful due to how easy it is to pay attention and take the knowledge. This is
not only due to the powerpoint but the lecturer Jason Chan, who always knows how to keep everyone
engaged with him and the content he is delivering.
The lectures have been very effective, Jason presents the work in an enjoyable and efficient manner that
makes the content much more interesting.
The Lectures are well structured and are succinct. They are easy to follow and easy to understand.
However sometimes there is not enough concentration on the work and drags on a little bit.
the lectures cover the basics really well and are easy to follow.
Generally very good. I am able to pay attention, learn and prepare myself fot the tutorial. However,
sometimes the discussion tends to lean torwards more personal achievments and goals rather than the
actual content. Other than that, the two minute breaks are much appreciated.
Not Very useful
I find the lectures very engaging. Jason is very clear and I understand the content without difficulty
because of it.
I like the screenshots and being able to run through them like the program itself. Can get a bit repetative at
times though but still useful
Can't complain
The lectures go through everything step by step and always go back to the basics even though it is
assumed knowledge most of the time. This helps if someone is behind. Furthermore it repeats content
multiple times and even though this might be frustratingly slow, I find that it is a good thing rather than a
bad thing as it makes sure to reinforce all content.
I also find the lecture slides extremely thorough and even though I do attend lectures regularly, I
sometimes find myself skipping them simply because the lecture slides are so simple yet detailed. The
content is also not very difficult (so far) so going to the lectures is not necessarily important (even though
I go anyway as they do help to an extent).
They explain everything well. They are fine :)
Lectures are well presented and easy to follow. I only attend 1 lecture a week because the 2nd lecture is
after my tutorial and it is easier to just read the slides online beforehand.
In the lectures, the lecturer show us specific operation to let us understand how to use the software to
complete a project.I think it is very nice and useful.
It's really clear that I can understand what I want to get. But, after the lecture, I have to do the exercises on
home again.
- Very structured with a definite sense of objectives which provide me with a direction
the lecture notes are very useful because it shows everythings that i needed to do the exercises in the
matlab and excel programmes.
I don't attend lectures because all the course material is available on the website. I can acccess these and
do the lecture exercises and examples on matlab at home. I learn more from doing this rather than sitting
and listening in a lecture.
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Lectures are good but im usually tired during lectures so i dont get all of the notes
The lectures are very good and detailed.
Jason is one of the most enthusiastic and energetic lecturer that explains ideas and shows the way to
implement them very well.
I found tutorials are more important than lectures because we can program by ourselves. Lectures are
crucial after all.
Lectures are very useful in terms of understanding the course content. The lecturer explains everything
very concisely and in detail. The environment feels very professional and also interesting and fun as the
lecturer incorporates humor in his teaching whilst emphasizing very useful study information/techniques
and life examples and how to learn from them.
The lectures are very useful and JAson articulates concepts very well. The lectures manage to cover a
large amount of content whilst making everything seem straighforward. Personally i am suprised after
every lecture as to how much I have learned because during the time it feels as if very little content has
been covered. Jason explains his method of teaching to the audience as well so that there is an
understanding as to why basic concepts are constantly emphasised.
The lectures were rather slow paced during the first couple of weeks, when the content was easy.
However, they became fast paced during the difficult parts (i.e. Matlab). But still, the lecture notes are
good for guidance.
The lectures are effective, because the slides are easy to understand, easy the follow, and do not assume
any knowledge from students. The lecturer (Jason) also teaches at an appropriate pace, a pace where
students can understand fully and follow through with ease, he is also humourous which makes the lecture
less boring and really enjoyable.
I believe that the lectures are delivered at an appropriate pace and with a good use of practical
demonstration
the lectures are sometimes boring. But I find it useful most of the times.
I find the lectures really useful but also fast paced. I need to go back and read thorugh the slides and write
out each lecture before I come to the tutorial. This helps me alot. I also find the mini-motivational speeches
in the middle of the lectures a bit repetitive as they occur at least once a week and would prefer to spend
this time on going through the code in greater detail.
The lectures material is thouroughly explained and there are many step by step examples which help in
the labs!
Sometimes it feels as though Jason may spend too much time on a specific lecture slide or may be
repeating himself to fill the hour allocated to the lecture, but this is reflected in his ethos of making sure
that every aspect is covered in detail and that every student is able to maintain a strong grasp on these
concepts.
JASON WAS THE MOST AWESOME LECTURER EVAR!!!
The lectures are sometimes quite repetitivie which can be annoying. The break is nice, to have a bit of a
relax.
the lectures provide the process of how to do things which is really helpful
advice given to achieve very good marks are stressed to ensure that we are given the best opportunities
they are straight to the point, easy to understand and navigate and provide helpful hints and information
jason is very enthusiastic and clear in the way he explains things although he flicks through the lecture
slides too much
The lectures are good
the lectures are very thorough and with many examples so if you dont understand from the first example
there is another which gives more opportunity to understand the concept being explained which is reallly
good as sometimes i dont understand from the first example, but when i want to re-watch a lecture the
notes and audio are seperate which is annoying as you dont know what slide jason is referring to
sometiimes.
i have no problem with the course or the way it is run or the way the lectures are being conducted.
The lectures are good but are slow. If the speed of the lectures is increased it would be helpful for my
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learning.
Lectures are delivered in a clear and concisive manner
sometimes the lectures continue on one simple point for too long, when a lot of people have grasped the
concept. besides that, they are informative, light hearted and enjoyable.
they provide good explanations and examples just need to be more direct about the content sometimes
and not go off on tangents
lectures are helpful, more explanation in the lab questions more be more helpful to me
Very engaging. Jason does an excellent job motivating each student of the cohort regardless previous
coding/computer experience. Lecture notes are very detailed and are very useful during the tutorial
periods. I currently don't attend all my lectures as I'm running my own business and Jason's notes provide
sufficient summary of the course.
The lecture is very good, however I can learn the lecture content from the Lectures Slides!
The lectures are great! the follow through from one step to the next is very helpful. Would be better if the
background colour is white so seems more apparent when printed out in greyscale.
The lecture slides provide you with the essential basics that must be learnt in order to complete the harder
questions in the labs.
shouldve attended lectures more before i failed this last year.
The lectures are very informative and the content is explained well by the lecturerer.
The lecturer is enthusiastic and explains the steps in details that makes it easy to understand.
Lectures are good.
Examples are clear.
Motivation is AMAZING!!
The small breaks are necessary.
The examples on the slide are easier than they are in the tute. I feel like they are too much of a jump in
difficulty, maybe some wokred harder examples at the end to help demo
The teaching of the lecturer has been very helpful. The lecture slides are very detailed and allow the
students to actively participate during the lecture.
The lectures are very useful providing many functional examples of how the theory presented in the
course is actually applied to questions seen within tutorials.
There is a lot of content and a learning curve, but keeping up in tutorial exercises helps alot.
The tutorial questions can often be quite hard, however they are built up on the basics learnt in the
lecture. Maybe slightly harder examples in lectures, or a larger range of questions for Matlab in the
tutorials would be helpful.
the lectures has good way of teaching
Lectures are helpful as it cohesively helps to do the labs
Excellent.
I think it is quite useful and intersting.
Lectures were great. Lecturer is Jason Chan and everything he went through is clear and thorough.
It would be great if the lecture slides included some examples of further applications of the material,
rather than leaving us on our own for a lot of the labs.
the lectures are quite clear, but the procedure is too fast and may need more pratice.
Lectures are good and lecturer explains questions very clearly.
The lectures are really informative and Jason expands upon each example in depth emphasising the
important steps to ensure we understand. The lectures slides themselves also contain plenty of
information if you have forgotten how to complete a particular task.
Lecutes cover all information needed to complete the lab exercises and was all i needed to use for the lab
exams
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Lectures are good, explainations are really clear. Love Jason Chan's accent.
The lectures are well structered. Probrably the only lecture that i dont sleep in. Jason does a perfect job at
explaining the lecture slides, which helps me a lot in the tutorials.
The lectures are useful. I feel that more content could be squeezed into them but on the upside I come out
of the lectures knowing the content covered.
the lectures are very informative
the lecture is pretty clear for us to understant.
The lecture slides are very helpful as it goes through the content step by step. They are well structured
and provide visuals, enhancing the quality of education.
The lectures are also great as Jason Chan explains the content and expands on what is on the slides,
allowing for one to completely understand the content.
Lecture is quite good, I enjoy learning this subject, I strongly agree that Jason's said that 'enjoy learning
computing'!!
The lectures I believe are well structured with the use of slides. I like the fact that Jason often uses the
matlab program itself to demonstrate the process and the messages that come up rather than just talking.
Occasionally it can be hard to follow when flicking back and forth between slides.
Lecture explain everything clearly, but a little bit faster for me to follow.
During the lectures, it is very easy to understand what the Professor says. All the lecture notes are very
useful during the tutorials.
The lectures contain the information needed to understand the course. However i feel that sometimes a bit
more explanation of specifics would be helpful rather than just saying "this happens and that's good".
Lectures are very well done. Jason does well to make them asengaging as possible, especially as it is a
subject that is foreign for many people.
I have only missed lectures where it has been physically impossible for me to attend. For example, training
commitments or sporting trips. When this occurs, I read the lectures online and they are easy to
understand.
it is very clear but can be a little fast at times
The lectures are the most important that I have all week, they are very important to the unit of study and
looking at the lecture slides online are harder to understand, than when I have the lecturer explain them.
good
JChans lecture slides are the best. They're so comprehensive i dont have to take notes so i can just listen.
The lecture clearly explain the basic of how we solve the problems.
Jason's very awesome in lecturing!!
Since the lecture slides are very detailed and i have to work at those hours, i dont usually attend to the
lectures.
The lectures were good, more examples and demonstrations would have been nicer however
it is very useful. it can help me to solve many promblems
Lectures are very good, but just a little bit fast sometimes.
The lecture recordings are just audio, hence its quite useless in comparison to a recording that was
recording what was on the screen whilst talking.
For the lectures i do attend, they are very well explained, the lecturer explains the content very well, and
lecture slides explain the content very well on its own!
For this reason (the lecture slides are well written), it is easy to catch up on missed lectures. I miss
lectures (some wednesdays) as i dont live closeby to uni, and it is the only lecture i have for the day, and
hence the journey time is not worth attending the lecture. If the lecture slides did not explain the content
well enough, i would attend the lectures, however i feel that as i understand the lecture slides, and can
complete the tutorial work well, i feel that missing this lecture is OK.
If there is more examples will help me to understand the concept better, and teacher go through the
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example too fast.
Clear, thorough explanation of concepts including examples
Engg 1801 is very interesting ! yeah
lectures are ok, sometimes a little bit boring
attend all the lecture
Quite helpful, though very fast paced at points.
The lectures are useful because it prepares me for the tutorial. The recordings are also useful incase i did
not pick up a concept at the lecture. Jason explains each concept in detail which helps me understand the
tasks better.
Lectures go too fast/ talks to fast without sufficient examples/explaination
I think the lectures are very informative and help you get a good base understanding of how to run
different programs. Jason definitely knows what he is talking about. I think it would also be nice if he ran
through one very hard example throughout the lecture to help deepen our understanding.
repeat frequently of the key points, show more exercise during the lecture, slow down a little bit for
further understanding~
The lecturer, Jason, is very clear when explaining the slides/content, so it ise useful for me, because i dont
have programming experience, therefore its an excellent way of learning
no comment
thorough in content and explained in plain english
i think lectures are very useful. Jason is a very good teacher and he always talkde about something
important for the engg1801
The lectures are very helpful as they assume that you have zero knowledge of programing
The lectures are helpful in understanding the content required for the tutorials. They provide a basis of
knowledge for the tutorials, however it could be improved by maybe going through some of the harder
questions seen in the lab, which tend to be quite difficult.
Lectures were very detailed and through however the last few lectures felt abit rushed. Could have taken
abit moe time to explain the material. Apart from that, they were very well presented.
The lectures are overly simple, sometimes too repetative. I feel the content is over-empasised to the point
it becomes redundant. Also the lecture slides are made in such a way as to only make sense if you attend
the lecture, which makes it difficult when reviewing to following along.
The lectures are very informative and the lecturer is very good at conveying the information from the
slides. However, the lecturer can be repetitive at times. Even though I understand the lecturer is being
repetitive to make sure we understand the basics (which is good) but it can get pretty boring quickly.
Other than that I am really liking ENGG1801.
The lecture is alright, but it would be better if the lecturer slows down a bit. Jason should give more
worked examples in the lectures.
I greatly appreciate the step by step method to teaching new things
Lecture slides have very concise, efficient presentation of information to such a degree that it was almost
unneccessary to come to the lectures, as the lecturer simply read off the slides. Nonetheless, it was worth
having someone explain it all in person/
Lecturer goes very fast and I get lost and stop concentrating, I find it a lot easier to read through the notes
myself and then listen to the lectures if necessary.
The lectures are very helpful in allowing me to understand and enjoy the course. The lecturer is very
enthusiastic and goes through the coursework in great detail.
The lectures are really, really straightforward. Jason is an excellecent lecturer, continuously providing us
with advice, feedback and motivation. He always encourages to work with our full potential, in every single
lecture. i find things so much easier when he explains what is going on a clear and repetitive manner. I
throuroughly enjoy the lectures; they really motivate me and make me feel more interested in this unit of
study.
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I find the lectures to be interesting and informative. Jason is definetely a great orator.
i find the lectures are really good and useful for the programming course especially for matlab. and the
lecturer himself is very encouraging as well
The lectures are well and simply explained even though I understand most of the material very quickly.
It's good in some ways that the repeation of examples would help people who don't understand the
material gain a better understanding.
I think that the lectures are going well, Jason explains in one way that is easy to follow, also the slides are
easy to understand.
Very detailed and relatively easy to follow and understand
The lectures are quite detailed; however I find it hard to concentrate on what exactly is being said when
the material shown is difficult.
Lectures are very well explained.
Most of what you need to knw for the lab tutorials are explaned in the lectures. Even the lecture recordings
don't compare to the face to face benefit of the lectures. I like the can-do approach to the course that we
are taught, all of it is challenging but it's all spelled out in the simplest possible way.
quite useful
The outline is extremly clear but the speed of speaking is bit fast for a international student.But it is a very
useful and exciting subject.
The lectures are fun and Jason is clear.
It's obvious Jason prepares for each lecture really well. Each slide generally follows smoothly along with
what he's saying and it makes covering the material in lectures simple and efficient.
they are well set out and jason explains things thoroughly in ways that are easy to understand, he is also
significantly more engaging than many other lecturers
I find the lecture attendance as important as tutorial attendance in this unit. The lectures allow me to gain
important skills that I can later build on in the tutorials.
The lecturer jason is energetic and is able to explain the content in a simple and clear way which is easy to
understand even for a begginer like myself. The lectures are engaging and are conducted at a good pace.
The lecturer slides are extremely helpful in tutorials as they go through everything step by step with
screen shots from matlab.
lectures are good but a little bit quick
The lectures are very good and thorough, reinforcing important information. Considering the content is
starting to get difficult the lectures are of a very high standard.
I found the lectures very insightful and engaging, however I felt that a bit more exampls and
demonstration would be sufficient.
Jason heavily reinforces what you steps you have to take and it really helps when you go to do the
questions in the lab. I sometimes miss the wednesday morning lecture but I always read the lecture notes
on the train and so when I get to the lab I know what I am doing. When in the lectures, Jason walks around
and so is definitely more engaging than other lecturers.
I love how he gives us lots of examples at the end of the lectures, but it would be nice to include examples
which take into account using a varible as a condition instead of n >= 1, n <= 10 etc.
For example, one of the questions in week 5's lab (last or penultimate question) required us to use a 'for'
loop and in it we were required to include that if one variable was less than another then the stars would
increase by 1 each line.
I didn't know we could use variables in a conditions after 'if statements'. It would be nice where this would
be useful.
e.g.
n = [1 1 1];
r = 10;
for n = numbers
if n > r
disp('*');
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end
end
steps arent skipped, easy to follow
The lecture is good and I learnt a lot of knowledge from the lecture.
The lectures are well set out and clear in their discussion of new material. Sitting through them makes it
the labs very straightforward.
The lectures I attended are okay. I don't sometimes attend the lectures because I am usually busy with
other things.
The explanation is clear enough,but sometimes the pace of lectures is a little bit quick.
Jason is very clear and succinct which I appreciate as I am new to programming. He goes through
everything in detail and not only explains how to do something but why it works which I find very
effective.
everyone talks clear and concicely and if i dont go il fail.
I find that the lectures are helpful as they orivude a good source of learning the content specific to this
unit. However, I do have concerns regarding the pace of the lectures as I believe that the lecturer goes at a
speed which I cannot maintain thus I am mostly lost within the lecture as it is not possible for me to
completely grasp the content which leads to subsequemt problems in the lecture where I dont understand
the later content due to the synoptic element of the course.
lectures are very easy to understand. maybe give more complicated example problem.
the processes of lectures are funny and interesting, as well as very helpful. the teacher does repeat the
important skills and information many times. i think the teacher is really well done. i like him very much.
The lecturer is very engaging and explains all the content in the slides well.
In the lecture , the lecturer always teach us how to use the excel or matlab clearly ,and the lecture can
help us a lot when we are in the tutorial , and the lecturer always use the computer follow the steps by
himself to teach us ,it's very good for us when we don't understanding it ver much .
The lecturer is a great communicator, and also has some good advices for life.
The only thing is that sometimes I feel like he is bragging about himself too much, about his prizes, top
student and all those things.
I mean, he could just give us the advice, without claiming his achievements.
Awesome lecturer-Jason Chan
yes
Great lecturer who has a passion for teaching computing. Jason is a young, inspired individual who unlike
many other mundane lecturers really teaches content clearly.
Jason's lectures are straight forward and very clear.
so easy to understand
Jason goes through all material in a thorough way which is easy to understand and follow. Sometimes he
talks at excessive length regarding 'how to succeed', which isn't as constructive to the unit.
More time spent on content in the lectures and less on breaks and the lecturers life story would be
beneficial
Jason's pace is sometimes too fast and it seems like he's rushing it.
the lecture is interesting and useful. It essential for egineering computing.
I don't regularly attend lectures because I have a reasonably sound background in programming, such that
I find the pace of the lectures a bit too slow for my liking. I usually just read through the notes by myself in
a much shorter time.
concepts ar explained very clearly although sometimes he spends too much time explaining the one
concept to make sure everyone in the lecture fully understands it and this can be a little tedious
The lectures give an overview of the work done in the tutorial.
The lectures help provide a basic understanding, through first being able to visualise the content learned
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as Jason explains it through his slides, rather than just being given some papers and told to learn it.
Personally i find that when i am learning something new for the first time without actually physically
doing it, i am able to understand and perform much better the next time i actually need to do it myself.
Lectures are good, more focus should be put on the course rather then individual character development
speeches.
Dr. Jason Chan is a pretty good lecturer in comparison to other lecturers.
The lectures are useful for orientation to the required knowledge but the uploaded lecture slides are more
useful as they allow one to go through the examples both on there own and at a slower pace as the pace
with twich the examples are proformed is often a little fast and thus intimidating to someone with no
computing experience.
Jason is very clear and easy to understand. However I find the background information about Jason's
successes irrelevant.
The lectures are very clear yet I often struggle implementing the ideas from the lectures in the labs.
I answered yes.
Jason tells too many stories.
It would be good to have the video of the lecture put online as well as the audio.
the lectures are fun, very easy to understand. I love how Jason teahces us ways to study from his selfexperience.
they are outstanding
The lectures are great. They are informative and useful however, sometimes Jason speaks a little too
quickly and switches between lecture slides really fast and it becomes hard to follow.
The lecture slides are very well organised and what enhances it is lecturer (Jason) because he explains
everyhting in a clear and sophisticated manner that enables individuls to grasp the concept.
I like the fact that Engg 1801 lectures move a lot more quickly than most other lectures.
Easy to understand with clear explanation.
Lecturer talk everything clearly and tell us the skill of studying in this subject.
they help with notes however they are still confusing to understand without application in tutorials
The lectures are conducted in a simple, organised manner which makes them very easy to understand.
The powerpoints and lecture materials are straightforward and as such, I find it easier to catch up on
lectures by reading the lecture notes and practicing on my own version of matlab than I do attending the
lectures, which happen to be at inconvenient times. However, the quality of such materials could be a lot
better if the lecture recordings were videos that contained the powerpoints as well.
The lectures are interactive and not boring. The lecturer is fantastic, explains in detail and motivates
students. The only thing I would like is to see more application examples.
The lectures are very informative and informative.
the lectures are very helpful for the study. jason has explained everything clearly and detailed. i haven't
missed any of the lectures.
The lectures are good enough, but then it is quite useless as we couldnt try on our own while the lecturer
is explaining. I couldnt memorize every technique used in the lecture to be applied during the lab.
however, the lecture slides are really useful to be used during lab times.
Lectures are informative and useful
Speeds trough the material pretty fast, some times confusing
Time restraints is the main reason for my absence during lectures, and the lectures seem to follow the
lecture slides directly so i read through the slides on the train in the morning and use the time that id be
spending in the lecture having lunch, socializing or working. Plus by looking at the slides in my own time, i
can go through at my own pace and can skip less important parts of the lectures such as the quotes from
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past students that loved the subject etc.
I don't attend since I don't attend any lectures. However, the lecture notes are extermely useful and more
than enough to do well.
Jason is a very engaging lecturer. He makes sure that everything is as simple as possible, making him easy
to follow and even throws in a few pointers for those who have programmed before.
The lectures are very good and informative, especially when I bring my own laptop in as I am able to
follow along with the examples, kinda turning the lecture into a 1 way tute.
Although, the days I don't have a laptop with me, I found quite difficult to retain the knowlege.
The lectures are very insightful, and I learn something new every week. Jason is very friendly and
engaging as a lecturer, and that gives me confidence and the assurance to study hard for the course. The
explanations and lecture slides are very concise and helpful.
The lecture slides are useful as a learning tool during labs; one can revisit and understand concepts
presented in the lectures during labs due to the slides.
Jason is one of the few lecturers who clearly enjoys his work - so even though I can get the same info
straight from the slides, I enjoy actually attending the lectures.
Lectures are efficient, every slides are worth to read. For each question in lecture there is a detailed
answer, so in the lab even if a question is not exact the same as in lecture notes, I can get a idea of how to
do it by reading the lecture notes.
The lectures arent engaging but the lecturer is great
Lectures are exstensiveley informative covering in detail both admin information and syllabus
information. Lectures are very well presented. and clear to understand, as jason constantly reinforces the
information and previous iunformation from other lectures, without assuming we have or recall any preknowledge or previous content. Lecture slides act as an accessible and detailed reference point to all the
content. Aswell as deliver content and admin iformation thoroughly and effectiveley, Jason Chan informs
us on his own experience and other people's experiences, which answers questions we have and provides
motivation.
the lecturer is very useful but sometime even the mathlab is very confusing but i can follow the tutorial
slowly
Very enthusiastic. Well programmed. xx
Lectures are very useful, they are very chronologically ordered and easy to follow. The lecture recordings
are very useful online for the couple of times i have not been able to attend a lecture due to other
circumstances. I like that Jason wears a suit, makes him look very professional and classy.
The lectures are helpful and engaging.
I've been skipping some lectures because I have prior experience in programming. I review the lecture
slides in my own time to familiarise myself with MATLAB's syntax and behaviour, but I don't need the
basics of loops and if statements explained to me.
Jason is very enganging and presents the topics with enthusiasm. The subject matter is conveyed clearly
and without fault, his use of examples and visual stimuli (i.e the lecture slides) are non-intrusive on the
lecture and allow him to provide clarification of the topics.
Well written, easy to understand and good humour as well..
Lectures have good information and cover everything very thoroughly.
The lecturer is very clear and concise. He provides useful information about the course material in a
quick and complete manner. The slides are also good and help me understand how and when to enter
which programming codes. I particularly like that I am always well versed in the material when attending
the workshops as i regularly attend lectures.
Generally very good, sometimes a bit repetitive. Would be useful to make it VERY clear on the lecture
slides as to which peices of code are examples and non-examples when shown in succession
I really enjoy how even during lectures it is quite interactive through Jason's questions. I also enjoy how
he shares advice regarding tips on how to succeed not only in the course but university in general.
Furthermore, I find the demonstrations during lectures really helpful.
excellent
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Lectures are very clear, concise and ordered. There is always a follow-up of the past weeks excersises and
advice if we are falling behind.
I like Chan the Man. He has changed my life. I enjoy university now. Such pleasant. Much serotonin. omg
wow.
lectures are good i like how all the slides are up before the lecture is very helpful, dont like how there is a
small break in the middle of lectures would prefer to just get out of the lectures early!!
I find the lectures are generally quite informative and explain the concepts reasonably well, however i feel
a few more pratical examples using MATLAB done during the lecture instead of screenshots of the
program or code pasted from matlab may help.
The lectures are good, Jason speaks very clearly and conveys concepts very well.
Some lectures with easier concepts could be shorter.
The two minute breaks are good.
Lectures are interesting, material and lecturer keep audience active and engage with questions.
effective, simple and to the point but still clear and detalied.
it is good
lectures cannot be better
Jason Chan goes through the lecture slides at a good pace and explains everything so that I can understand
it with ease.
The lectures are well presented with enthusiasm but there needs to be more focus on harder questions as
the lecture does not reflect the second half of the labs in terms of hardness.
The lectures are perfectly tailored to the course, they seem to cover all content in a thorough manner, and
the lecturer explains it very well, using plenty of clever analogies.
Sometimes the lectures are too fast. The mathlab lecture on function is too fast i became lost.
Overall the lecture are great and should be done as it is. Just need a little adjustment for a slow learner like
me.
Sometimes i find it difficult to follow up with lecturers on mathematics lectures.
The lectures are intensely comprehensive! They're great. Jason should be commended on his efforts.
My only criticism would be that, while it's easy to realise that Jason is a very intelligent man, we don't
need to hear about his awards and achievements and scholarships etc. during the lectures.
the lecture slides are really useful in terms of providing the information that i need to know for my course
with detailed, structured and logical order to guide me through the problems. the complicated theories
are broken down into a number of easy-to-understand steps with detailed examples to help me
understand the things that i have to understand. the lecturer is very enthusiastic and inspiring in
explaining things. overall the lecture is really helpful and awesome.
attending lecture is important, lecturer will simplified those complicated things
I like how the lectures go through actual examples, using both code and descriptions, that will help
students in the tutorials.
Great lectures, somtimes to much detail and/or repetitivness.
the lectures given by jason chan is very imformative and very helpful for students who doent have
experience in computing like me. he guide his students one by one.
Enjoy the lectures a lot as Jason is a very good lecturer. To be honest I find that there is not enough
content in the course- ENGG1801 is a lot less work than all of the other courses that I am doing. Hence I
think it woul dbe good if it went more in depth.
The lectures are good at giving an idea of what we will be doing in the labs but it is hard to comprehend
using the described functions in an actual programme
The lectures are well presented with good examples. However, the information is sometimes presented
too quickly.
Examples are very helpful - solidfy concepts learnt. Everything explained in basic terms which is good
I find the lectures very helpful as Jason is very clear in what he says and a very good speaker. This help
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my remain focused and get all the information down.
good lecturer. clear lecture note.
the lectures are very informative as are the lecture notes
It would be much easier to follow if the lecture was visually recorded
Although the quality of the lecture slides is good, Jason spends far too much time bragging about his
personal achievements and not enough time explaining in-depth the more compex aspects of the course. I
have taken to reading the slides myself once Jason begins one of his characteristic rants.
The lectures are extremely precise and detailed, and yet very simple and easy to understand. Jason Chan is
an extremely efficient lecturer and understands where problems may occur. He then repeats harder
concepts in an easy to understand manner. The tendency of lecture slides to refer to other slides very
specifically is extremely helpful and shows efficiency on the part of Jason.
The lectures go through all the work that is covered in the lab exercises and are relatively engaging;
however, the information can be repetitive even though it is helping us to master the basics.
Due to timetable clashes, I am not able to attend all lectures. However, the recordings and lecture slides
provided are very useful and aid in catching up in personal time.
all good
Jason provides us with the necessary and important concepts of this subject allowing us to understand and
apply the skills in an easier way.
Nothing to complain about the lectures, find them interesting and useful
I check the lectures online in order to save time as I need to be somewhere straight after the lectures and
cannot make it by attending the lectures
The lectures are well formatted and the ease of access to the lectures and lecture slides is impeccable.
Lectures are clear and well explained. possibly reduce the repeated review of our schedule to spend more
time on example code.
the lectures are ok but sometimes it was too fast.
The lectures are good but it would be better if the labs related more to the lectures.
I like them, they help me understand the content and prepare me for labs.
I find the lectures quite interesting as the whole idea of programming is completly new to me personally.
Jason is a great lecturer and defiantly knows his stuff.
I go to lectures but to be honest i find that the slides are written so well that i dont really need to go if i
dont want to and i could ust read the slides
The lectures are helpful since the powerpoint slides are very specific and go through every step of what is
being taught.
I dont attend all lectures, because the content I learn in lab, will be taught in the lecture later on.
The lectures are very informative and have definitely helped me understand the course a lot more. The use
of examples in MATLAB and Excel during the lectures help me to relate to what we're learning and I can
then replicate that knowledge in the lab exercises.
Lecture is good but i hope lectures can help us to analysis the error message
I find it easier and more practical to read over the lecture notes and learn from that.
Did computer science last year, so a lot of this is revision.
- Very cohesive
- Detailed
- Interesting
The lectures are very helpfull
the only recommendation I have is a bit more of interactivity
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instead of just reading the lectures out and doing few matlab examples the lecturer should do less reading
off the slides and a lot more examples
The lectures really help with the understanding of the weeks' content to learn. It is much easier to
understand by attending the lectures rather than just reading the lecture notes.
Lectures are interesting, but even though I attend every lecture, sometimes I feel that I can self-teach with
the notes posted up on the course website.
I do not attend lectures as i did a similar subject last year at melbourne uni and know most of the material
already. however the lecture notes are very good and descriptive.
I found the lecture slides very useful as it is a good visual representation of what is expected of me. I also
like how Jason Chan goes between the presentation to hands on live demonstrations. i really think it adds
another layer of understanding to my learning into Engineering Computing.
The lectures are really good, and the slides are complete enough that they give me a solid understanding
of concepts when I need help.
Lecture slides are useful for later reference when doing labs. So I attend lectures.
Also, examples shown in lectures help remembering the method for labs.
I find that the lectures have been organised brilliantly. Each lecture is up-to-date and regardless of which
lecture is attended, no student is behind another in terms of lecture material since each lecture is so
organised. While, each lecture is only supposed to give insight into the applications of a certain topic or
topics and not to demonstrate how to do things, these lectures have also been mini tutorials. I recommend
that when showing how to do certain things via the lecture materials, slowing down to draw emphasis on
the importance of each teaching aspect would better aid the students.
jason should more relax during the lecture.
i can not help to notice the sound that he swallow.....
can it be slower?
The lectures for ENGG1801 are extremely useful in enhancing my understanding of both Excel and
Mathlab. The lectures make content and programming simple and easy to understand. I especially like it
when Jason switches from the lecture notes to MathLab/Excel to explain a specific concept. Overall, the
lectures are useful and pretty good!
the lectures are very helpful. Jason is great at explaining and makes it enjoyable .
Lectures are great and i learn a lot from them.
Taught well. Everything is in details.
lectures are very good, i particularly enjoy jason chan's motivational speeches and stories from
back in the day, highlighting the wonders of matlab and computing. they have lead me to
understand that there is no reason for me to not get a high distinction average even if i do not
know how to speak english or am from the shire.
the lectures are good. and help me to understand the corse well
These lectures are the best course that I have ever experienced.
It's nice to hear Jason talk into specifics for the Matlab programs.
Theb lectures are so intersting in the way the lecturer used
the communication between lecturer and students are great, the lecturer explains hard concepts very
fluently, so students have fair chance swallow this subject.
The lectures are very helpful because Jason explains everything very clearly
Jason is very effective at simplifying complex issues. He is able to break up processes into simple,
chronological steps.
I don't mind missing the occasional lecture though as listening to the audio/watching the slides at home is
just as useful as going to the lecture itself.
The Lectures are good as Jason uses matlab to explain the examples provided in the slides, which allows
the concepts to be followed.
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It is very useful having a lot of examples during the lecture. I like the pace of the lectures.
The degree of detail and step-by-step instructions in the lecture slides is incredibly helpful when I am
attempting the exercises in the lab.
the lectures are not only imformative on an computing knowledge level, but prepare students for
The lectures are helpful in that they don't just cover material once. It's good that Jason, reinforces each bit
information, however this sometimes can make the order of the lecture seem a little confusing, but it is
still beneficial.
The lectures are clear and well presented. Only problem: Too much motivational stuff at the beginning of
each lecture. Cut to the chase. Tell us once that an HD is achievable.
Too much time wasted
ie class ends 5-10 min early
and 3 min waste in middle of lecture as break
maybe more content in course or do harder examples in lectures so more time used
lecture is very good. the teacher speaks clearly and at a good pace. have good examples as well.
the concepts are explained well
Lectures & tutorials should go at a slower pace or extend to 2 hrs, considering some students dont have a
background in computer programming.
A little less explanation on some of the basics, more analysis on some harder concepts.
The lectures are very imformative and interesting and are especially helpful when solving problems
during the tutorials.
the lectures are very useful.
Lectures are entertaining as well as informative. :)
They are very helpful if you pay attention. Especially when he shows examples on the screen.
Dont see any problems with the lectures.
Lectures are informative but slightly quick to follow all the time. Apart from that, lecture slides are quite
useful, it helps to understand concepts and also helpful for exercises.
They're good because you dont need to take notes you can just sit, listen and get some knitting done.
The lecture slides begin by providing a theory base which introduces a new concept. This is then
reaffirmed by numerous examples run through in great depth which help me fully understand what if
going on in the code.
Lecture gives a hand with lab work
I find the lectures very clear and easy to follow (mostly). They also run at a great pace.
Jason Chan really take his time to go over each slide and explains them properly.
He doesn't sound boring.
The slides are easy to read.
He refers to slides from the previous lecture so that we can keep track of what we're learning.
Very clear explaination
Quite interesting and the way Jason explains the material is understandable. Would be even better if he
spent a bit less time telling how "everyone can do this course" and how "you can achieve great results no
matter what you background is" because everyone already got this and we're just wasting a lot of time that
could be spent learning new material.
The lectures are very helpful in understanding what the lecture notes are explaining; even though the
notes themselves is very easy to understand. Jason Chan is a very good lecturer as he will often provide
examples to help further explain the concepts within the slides.
They go over the content well and provide a basis to learn the skills properly in the tutorials.
The lectures are very good and easy to follow. Jason is a good lecturer.
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These lectures are quite informing and entertaining at times.
Jason makes the lectures enjoyable through his various tangents about his personal successes as well as
ensuring that we, as students, have understood the topics which he is teaching us. He is meticulous about
each new topic and goes over everything multiple times to ensure that we've completely understood the
lecture.
Lectures are a little fast in terms of the lecturer's speaking pace and jumping between slides rapidly is
distracting more than useful though. However, the way he explains stuff is pretty good and quite clear
and very useful.
lecture is great
I really enjoy the lectures and think that Jason is quite proficient at explaining why certain aspects of the
course are important, and what you can do to ensure you receive the best possible marks. I enjoy his
enthusiasm, which has altered my perception of this class. I originally was worried about computing as I
have no programming experience, but so far I haven't had any issues.
The lectures are really helpful as you can watch jason use matlab
I think the lectures are very useful. Jason could explain questions quite clearly. When I get something
confused, I can get home to read the lecture notes which are useful as well. So I attened lectures
regularly.
I attend all lectures but i sometimes find them to be pointless. At times i am unable to fully grasp a concept
by just listening and reading, thus sometimes i feel asthough i shouldnt of attended and simply read and
practiced at home. Also i sometimes wish i didnt attend the lecture becasue Jason stops halfway though
and talks about his achievments and what he did for 20 minutes, i understand he is trying to get us to see
why he succeded but i just find it annoying and unnecessarty.
The lectrues are interesting and absolutely useful for my engneering study. Get plenty of knowledge and
ideas.
Lecture slides are very helpful to overcome problems in lab exercises. Lectures are good for gaining an
understanding of content, usually everything is explained very well although sometimes it is slightly
rushed.
The lectures are very imformative. Jason Chan is great at breaking complex subjects down and providing
unexperienced programmers with great skills by STARTING FROM THE BASICS.
I live far away from university. So, i miss lectures sometimes.
Jason`s lectures are very useful. He explains everything that we need for the lab and and they are
perfectly structured
Lecture slides are useful.
Clear, should stop talking about himself as much
nothing to prove
They are useful as they explain concepts in depth
Sometimes he goes too fast. Especially in recent lectures, some of these slides are quite hard to grasp at
first, even though i've looked at this before at home.
Otherwise, he is a really good lecturer!
Jason explains things with great detail at a very slow pace to make it almost impossible to not understand,
which is good for students with limited experience with the lecture content. However some sections do get
quite dry due to its very repetative nature, although usually this is a good thing.
lectures are detailed and notes especially helpful for completing questions.
jason projects his voice well and is interactive
I attend every lecture, despite the fact that it is always uploaded online almost immidiately. Jason Chen is
an exceptional lecturer; he really knows how to engage the audience and I am able to absorb everything
contained in the lecture notes.
Lectures are highly helpful and prepares me for upcoming lab sessions.
Attended the lectures a lot at first but due to my interest in the subject i found the lecture slides more then
comprehensive enough to learn from.
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The lectures are good. I got lost since the beggining of week 5. And i think i need to focus mor ein class.
Maybe the lecturer can break it down a bit?
lectures are interesting and informative
I love attending the lectures, I find everything in the lecture very useful. thank you
The lectures are very well structured and presented. This is clearly one of the most streamlined courses
in which I am enrolled. It achieves its purpose in educating students with or without programming
experience. I am a student that has used Excel professionally and even learnt things that I did not know of e.g. the labelling of cells. I am also mildly experienced in C based languages and find the Matlab content to
be very well taught and the content is applicable to other programming lanugages. I have faith that this
course prepares any student for independence in a programming learning setting.
The lectures I attend give knowledge that is extremely valuable to the understanding of this course. The
information and ideas presented upon students are given in the simplest possible form and therefore
allow students of any given programming knowledge to achieve high standards in this subject. The lecture
slides alone however are somewhat brief in terms of actual understanding compared to actually listening
in on lectures, which may become very problematic during revision before assessments.
listen to recordings and do the lab exercies
the lectures are all very good. Jason goes at a good speed, and manages to explain everything very well.
The only downside i find is that the lecture slides go by too fast to take notes so i have to write them up
later, but ths is easy as all content is explained and understood
The lectures are very impressive. Jason explains the content very well and I believe almost anyone with no
foundations in mathematics or computing can understand what he says. The lecturer himself makes me
want to change to IT degree by how impressive he makes the field look.
Lectures are enjoyable, engaging. The breaks in the middle are very welcome due to the limited attention
spans of most uni students.
The lectures are usually of a suitable pace, however somethings seem to be covered at too much of a slow
pace. Also, it would be preferrable for the lectures to end earlier rather then having breaks or sometimes
long stories about Jason, albeit these are rather amusing.
The lectures are good and Jason has a clear accent and explaination for every questions.
Yet we dont have enough experience of using matlab.
The lectures are really helpful and informative in terms of teaching the content, Jason is a really good
lecturer as his way of teaching and lecturing is not only down-to-earth but also realistically possible.
However there was a bit of faffing around with past students' feedback at the beginning of the semester
which I understand was necessary in the commencement of the course but seemed slightly unnecessary as
the semester went on.
The lectures are very useful for my study in engg1801. The professor explained every point clearly. But
he speaks a little fast.
The lectures are very informative and the lecturer is able to answer everyones question before they are
even asked. Having the 2 minutes break during the lecture is definitely helpful in allowing us to take in the
information. ENGG1801 are my favourite lectures to attend and I dont see much room for improvement
other than a slightly slower place.
The lectures are good . I hoped the lecturer could give us more detailed examples ,which gives help to our
practice after class.
Lectures are very helpful. I missed one lecture one week and found the lab in that week the hardest. Jason
is very thorough and covers all the material at an appropiate pace.
They explain things very well, but can be a little slow and repetetive.
Very good!
More examples would be more easy to understand.
Lecture slides are simple and easy to understand. Jason should however dedicate less time on previous
students in this course.
The lectures are great in regards to explaining concepts, as they are explained over and over again so that
they stick in your head. The break is good half way as it enables students to take a short break and refocus on what is coming up. Humor is also a great way to engage everyone, and it is used effectively in the
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lectures i think.
I regularly listen to the lectures using the echo system. I find them very useful in approaching certain
problems, especially the principles of using matlab and trying to figure those pesky what, if and else
functions. I do not attend the lectures due to time constraints with work and family.
The lectures are very detailed and the lecturer is very good at explaining the material clearly. There are
many examples provided which makes it easier to understand the concept being taught.
Lectures very good and at a good pace. Lots of examples really drill concepts into your head.
they can be informative but too much time is spent on motivating students to do better.
i prefer watching lectures online in my own time, lectures are always precise and relevant to the lab
exercises.
extremely efficient and informative. allows deep understanding of course content
The lectures are always good to attend. Jason has a very up beat attitude that makes me confident in what
he is teaching. The best part about the lectures is that all the info is on his slideshows, which you can
download. Plus, you know that his lectures are all relevent because we use everything from the lectures
into the lab sessions.
The lecture is useful and I can learn more about programming.
Lectures are very helpful and explanatory.
Lectures are very informative and are straight to the point. All the information is covered in a concise and
easy to understand manner. The lecturer is engaging and explains the topics well.
The lectures are good, Jason is enthusiastic which is good. I find they sometimes can be boring and that
only on a few occasions Jason has stayed on the one topic for too long, but i would rather he do this than go
over it to quickly and me then not understanding it, so it is fine.
The slides are good as the clearly explain what needs to be done clearly and efficiently
All the lectures are structured extremely well and the content is, for the most part, was relevant. The 2
minute breaks during the middle of the lectures help to keep me focused, and retain more information.
Really enjoy lecture style and examples, all the information is laid out clearly and ensures that I
understand everything that is being taught.
how to use excel and matlab with specific examples and commen errors
The way Jason speaks out delivers his passion about this course to me. It makes me to focus and stay
concentrated during the lecture.
Switching over to matlab and showing how to write programs is useful.
Jason is a good lecturer, always make it clear to understand. And i love the story he told, it encourage me a
lot.
It is possible to lose the audeince's attention during lectures as the 'rapid-fire' lecture style, although
disseminating information at a great rate, can result in a state where voice modulation is limited and
constant. Use of more pauses and rhetorical questions can be employed to regain or emphasise certain
points during the lecture. Other than that, content of the lectures, and lecturing style is great.
The lectures are interesting, and the concepts are introduced in a logical, concise and lucid manner. In
the labs I only have to refer to my notes about how the ideas were explained in the lecture and I find I can
do exercises I previously thought were too difficult (particularly with MATLAB).
lectures go through clearly all possible exercises and problems we could come across in each topic and aid
exercises in tutes
good and simple but discrepancy between lecture difficulty and labs
Jason Chan is a great lecturer, enthusiastic and knows what he's talking about. Good lecturers are much
easier to learn from.
The lecture slides have a good amount of detail, if lost the information is usually there to be picked up,
Jason is able to explain everything quite well.
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The lecture goes through the material thoroughly to minimise confusion allowing students at all levels to
understand.
The lectures are clear and well explained.
The slides are quite helpful and concise.
Lectures are concise and streamlined. Each step is explained so it is easy to understand the thought
process into writing the code. Errors and unexpected outcomes are also elaborated so there would be little
confusion in the practicals.
The way Jason runs the lectures is very good, he reinforces the important/key points by using examples
relating to real life situations. How he presents it also helps because he keeps you interested rather than
being monotone throughout the whole lecture.
good , but need more time to understand
The comments from the lecture slides are very specific and includes everything I need to know about the
course. Furthermore Jason is a very good presenter and speaker, he makes the lecture more interesting
by sometimes adding his personal experience and tips.
I regularly attend lectures, but in the event that I can't I am able to get enough information by looking at
the lecture slides and listening to the lecture recording if I have any problems. The explanantions are
clear, and when it's a concept that is new and I am unfamiliar with it, the lecturer uses multiple easy to
understand examples that make it so much easier to understand for someone like me with very minimal
computer experience.
Great lectures, very enthusiatic lecturer makes me equally enthusiatic as a sudent. Favourite lecture and
always the one i look forward to. Information explained very clearly, and also very helpful comments by
lecturer.
Hard to follow/remember without having to actually do it myself in the lecture. I find myself re-learning it
all during my tut, especially when my tut is before the second lecture. Confused/9000
the lectures are better to go to than just watching slides even though they are in detail jason explains
things in a way that breaks it down.
it is easy to understand and Jason,the lecturer,is also very strong in the lecture. The only problem is that
Jason sometimes speaks so fast that i cannot catch his words.
Lectures are really enjoyable. They move through content at a comfortable pace even for someone with no
prior computing experience. Jason is an excellent lecturer and presents the content in an exciting and
engaging way.
I find that the lectures are quite closely read off the lecutre slides, making not much difference if I read the
slides alone or read along with the lecturer.
Jason is the man with the plan!!!
The lectures are fantastic, except for when I can't get to a seat because people sit on the outside and won't
move.....
The lecturer is thorough and easily understandable. He explains everything, which makes the content
easier to comprehend. The lectures are well-paced and helpful.
Extremely detailed classes that helps those who do not have any computing background, but still provide
useful knowledge to most experienced students too.
the lecturer is very specific and detailed in his explaining which prepares me well for the lab although
sometimes just watching slides does get a little boring
theyre good
Our lecture Jason and his lecture notes are very clear cut and straightfoward. He goes through the lesson
in a very logical manner so it's not hard to understand. The examples in the lecture slides are also very
helpful, especially when you see how the codes would be used practically. All the material is easily
accessible.
they're very thorough
Jason made lectures intresting.
Explained everything in depth, without assumed knowledge.
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The lectures are clear and interesting though there are instances where the lecturer explains things a
little too fast. Some of the harder concepts could be explained slowly in the beginning before gaining
momentum.
The usage of specific names for functions in the recent Function lectures are good but general formulae of
what's going on could be included to create a clearer comprehension.
Overall = excellent
In lectures,Jason chan teach us many interesting information.
The lectures are informtive and assist me with the questions in the labs
The only thing that I can think of is that some other units that I take dont just have the lecture slides
availble but the als have the recordings following the slides. So when you go over them at home you don't
have to question what slide you are up to. This is evident when the lecturer jumps back to another slide
before the slide that you are up to, inorder to explain what is going on in the lecture.
Lectures by Jason Chan are not only informative in the course of ENG1801, but they are also inspiring and I
always gain valuable knowledge in life as well.
the lectures are very thorough and go at a pace at which I find the work easy to follow.
Include more hands-on job done by the lecturer, especially on complex task. It certainly makes a difference
to do it step by step LIVE compared to showing step by step in slides. But afterall Jason done a great job!
Great lectures,
Very consise, Tells us all the required points, good examples!
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I find the lectures engaging and informative.
Question 4:
Is all the necessary A/V equipment and infrastructure in good working order?
Yes
No
Unanswered
Per cent Answered
93.445%
5.03%
1.524%
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Question 5:
Please comment on the A/V equipment and infrastructure, eg lights, chairs, computers, desks, air
conditioning etc.
good.
Air conditioning is too cold.
In very good condition
Not much can be faulted about equipment and infrastructure, everything works.
exceptional
Adequate.
The rooms that my tutorial is in is very good; one of the best learning environments on campus
The equipment is in quite good condition. the computers are spaced out very well which gives each
person enough room to work.
All of the AV equipments are good
very helpful
Everything is good
All the the A/V equipment is of high quality and in good working order. However, the computers do not
use the latest version of Matlab (Matlab 2014). Sometimes, the u-drive didn't appear under 'My Computer'.
The A/V equipment and infrastructure are alright.
very good!
There is nothing wrong with the A/V equipment, chairs are fine, computers are fine.
It all runs smoothly
its fine
ALL GOOD,BUT SEVERAL COMPUTERS ARE REALLY SLOW= =
Everything is as expected, nothing lacking.
Almost all of the computers that I have used have everything needed for student, some does not have U:
drive for some reason.
all in good condition
Everything is fine.
The AV equipment and infrastructure are all in good condition and work well.
The lab I am in has everything required and in working order.
Needs more computers with MATLAB
Everything is of excellent quality.
Infrastructure is great
NICE
all of these elements are satisfactory and i have no complaints
All is well :)
some computers in the lab link building222s work slowly, and the mouse need to be changed.
All is satisfactory.
The labs are good however the air conditioning is too strong and it gets too cold sometimes.
computers are very slow
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No issues
The formal setting of the classrooms are well structured.
Seat warmers and massage chairs would be nice
Everything is in fine order.
In good working order
The equipment is good, and I enjoy going to labs.
All works fine and as it should
the computers are fast and reliable.
The chairs, desks and air conditioning makes our experience in the tutorial more comfortable.
Sometimes the computers don't connect to the network or sometimes really slow.
A/V equipment and infrastructure are all very good, providing a comfortable and relaxed learning
environment.
Seems to be in working order.
comfy chairs
Mostly all fine, however some of the computers I have worked on have lagged for significant periods of
time (also occured during my lab exam.) Also the comouter/projector in my lab has not been working for
the last few labs.
All satisfactory
clean and cool.
much much better than wallace...
The projector is hard to read as the light comes fromthe same direction.
tends to get hot in lecture rooms
All equipment and infrastructure works very well, and is controlled efficiently and used effectively by
Jason.
all good.
Everything is good.
some of the computers are a bit slow sometimes
the computer sometimes works very slow and u drive sometimes cant be found or detected.
I have no issues with the equipment.
They are all good
Some of the computers are slow to the point of needing to logging out then logging back in. Air
conditioning in South 122 is really poor, no offence, and with the door shut so no air can circulate, it is
terribly difficult to sit still and look at the computer screen for 2 hours
No comment
all the equipments work
the environment during lectures are comfortable
Lights are fantastic, haven't failed me yet. I come to class everyday knowing I can depened on them. The
chairs, however, often worry me. Sometimes I feel like they're not committed and fall behind the 8-ball.
Same goes for the desks. I often rest my arms on them and in makes the underside very sweaty, which is an
inconvenience.
The computers work fine.
The keyboards are a bit uncomfortable to use since the keys feel hard and therefore not ergonomic. The
monitor screens are outstanding due to their large size. The A/C is fine but at times the room (for the
tutorials) may feel a little stuffy
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Its pretty alright
A/V equipment is good
No problems whatsoever here.
sticky mouse..not clean
all good!
Everything works well.
light
- No problems
everything is good.
Everything is perfect apart from the air conditioning. I find that the air conditioning makes the room much
too cold. Perhaps a higher temperature such as 22 to 24 degrees would be more suitable.
Everything works fine and there are no problems
No comment, everything is substantial and fully functional.
Everything is good and runs perfectly well most of the time. only that once the computer in the lab cant
log into U drive. The desk and chair is very comforting, and it is a pleasure to stay in the lecture room or
tutorial room in the summer as well, because the air conditioner and everything is so good!
All the equipment are good enought
All in good condition.
All of the equipment in the lecture theatre is fine.
They are good!
The AV equiptment and infrastructure within my room is all up to date and in very good working order.
Video cards in Labs are not neccessary. HD4000 beats nvidia 210.
Water fountain might be considered by you in the future just outside the Lab.
No terrible problems. Although when I lean back into my chair in tutorials it makes a loud squeaking
sound.
The computers are slow and freeze frequently.
Nothing
Its good
There are no issues worth elaborating.
The labs work well, the only problem I had was in week 2 I couldn't log on to the U: drive besides that It's
been working well.
comfortable.
Good.
It worked
Better than a lot of other lectures.
the equipment is quite good
Everything is fine but sometimes the U-drive doesn't seem to work properly.
Perfect working environment
Some computers are slower than others but work well as a whole. A few chairs in the tutorials are broken
which can be irritating but overall A/V equipment is in good working order.
that's good for us to praticse. The air conditioning in lecture room is a little bit cold. haha
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The infrastructure is good and allows for productive work.
The A/V equipment and infratruvture is in good working order.
Some chairs are croaky. And the computers can be slow at times.
All good - excel freezed a few times during my lab exam and i lost some work, but apart from that no
problems
Everything works.
It is fine for the lessons.
It has all been to satisfaction.
The A/V equipment is working perfectly. The voices of the lecturer can be heard clearly and the lecture
slides can be seen clearly as well.
All the necessary A/V equipment and infrastructure is in good working order. I wouldn't change anything.
Computers in lab work fine for the majority of the time. However, sometimes the U drive does not work.
They are satisfactory
They are all good.
all av equipment is good
All good! ;)
Nil.
Comfortable and efficient
Computer log-in issues are common.
The projector in the lab have fade colour and hard to see sometimes.
the chairs are great for sleeping in :)
The chairs sometimes don't give very good back support.
It is recommended that the pull-up desks in the lecture theatres to be pull up from the front instead of next
to the arm rest. Pulling the desks out often interferes the person sitting beside me. If it is pulled from in
front, it will not interfere with the person sitting next to me.
all is good. sometimes it was quite stuffy in a room, but I asked my tutor to turn on the conditioner and all
was good
I think all the equipments and infrastructures are fin the way they are.
Interior design of classrooms feel very sterile. Air conditioning is good.
Good.
Although
Last week did not get a computer to use in the south computer lab
The equipment in the lab rooms all work fine and the working conditions are quite comfortable.
computers will often not connect to network drives
i haven't noticed any problems with the a/v equipment or infrastructure
The A/V equipment and infrastructure, in my lecture room Eastern Ave, is also great. Makes for a
comfortable lecture atmosphere.
The lab classrooms also have a good set up. I like the smaller sizes and intimacy of the lab classes.
Some chairs might need to be repaired. Lights are bright, computers are not up to date but they are fast
enough for out exercise.
Small problem I think the desks are easier to use when they are at a slight angle rather than flat
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everything works perfectly and havent come acrosss a single thing that doesnt work yet.
All perfect
all good
Everything works, and is in 100% condition.
All really good
All good. Much better than wallace theatre anyway.
Excel keeps crashing.
All A/V equipment is to a good standard and allows effective learning to occur
Some programs on the computers unexpectedly stop responding and have even spontaneously closed
all fine.
They are all of a good condition.
All is good. Sometimes the student drive is down however, which makes it difficult to regain previous
works.
everythings fine
The equipments are really good for students learning better.
some time the overhead in lab does not work which makes it hard for the tutor to show what to do
very good
quite comfortble.
The A/V equipment is used effectively.
It is satisfactory
na
The equipment are all good quality and not much to complain about.
its all good
They A/V equipment is appropriate for this subjects needs.
comfy
all the equipment and infrastructure are very good
The audio is fine as well as the video, the auditorium is suitable too. The one problem is hitting someone's
elbow when you open the desk.
Other than a few swivel chairs, all infrastructure has been of an excellent standard. I have experienced no
issues with accessing the U: drive and the computers have been more than adequate.
The AV equipment is sufficient and the recording equipment is very good. The chairs in the lecture theatre
are AMAZING and the air con is sufficient. The computers however are sometimes slow and often go into a
state of "not responding" when saving work.
Well set up and used effectively.
Everything works as it should be after week 3. Before that some of us are not able to locate their U: drive
on computer due to unknown error
They all good, uh....yeah no bad.
All is sufficient
Please record the screen as well as audio (so that we can see what you are doing on matlab).
The computers are great, however i occasionally have problems with my U drive at times and so I lose
files.
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everything is good except that sometimes the U drive is not connected.
Really good infrastructure!
everything's fine
The computers are very fast and everything else is fine.
The chairs are average, the computers are good, however some of the mice tend to be a bit worn out and
can 'squeak' when used sometimes, this is really annoying when scrolling! Once aircon is on for a long
time it can get freezing in the room, but that is generally it, everything else is good.
equipments are all up to date and usefull.
AV equipment works excellently, perhaps when explaining certain ideas one could display two slides at
once, to prevent the need to flick back and forth and allow greater concurrent understanding, e.g when
explaining functions. The math lecturers do this, they have the current slide and the last slide of notes
displayed. The chairs occasionally feel a little small, but thats it.
I think they are really comfortable.
The chairs are a little bit too small, such that others and I feel a little cramped, particularly due to leg space.
It is also difficult to enter or leave rows with the note taking tables out, without knocking over everyones
notes. The lights are probably a little too dim, making it easy to fall asleep when one is very tired. Other
than that, everything is perfect.
I find it all in a good condition.
everything is in good condition
Great!
All is well
Some chairs are broken and hence uncomfortable. Detracts massively from the otherwise good experience
of engg1801.
nice
Everything is fine and comfortable during my learning. Except the air-conditioner in the tuturial class is
too cool which made me caught a cold once.
Every thing works fine. No problems here.
everything is good. air conditioning in link building south should be fixed more cooler.
THE AV in lecture is good. the chair is comfortable. everything is perfect
Most of the equipment and infrastructures are good, just there are some problems with the programs
while i'd like to practice the question using the computer in the library, it somtimes seems not working or
loading my files while im opening the files on matlab.
As far as I know, all is in good working order
Very Good
comfortable and ease of access
Lab computers work fine most of the time, i would consider upgrading the network so that the :U drive is
always avaliable. I have stayed away from storing my lab exercise file on the :U drive and instead have
them on my USB/OneDrive. Otherwise all other equipment is working and functional for its use.
-equipment was good
- good chairs and lighting
- only bad point was that sometimes the computer would lag
They all works good i believe
It's good . everything is good !
Chair backs are sometimes broken. Computers work well
they are suitable for the unit
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The rooms are at good temperatures and have comfortable chairs. The computers do lag quite often when
saving Microsoft Office Files.
everything goes well except some of the writing boards of chairs need to be fixed.
All the A/V equipment and ifrastructure is great. Good surrounding for learning and the equipment are
well taken care of.
Satisfactory
Everything is good, however there were a few occasions when the virtual desktop would not connect to
the user's personal (U:) drive.
The equipment and infrastructure is in good working order.
It works.
they are all in good condition except for excessive light exposure into the tutorial room.i can't read what is
displayed by the projector.
Not bad.
Everything is good but the U: drive does not always work.
I think everything is in good working order but believe the lights should be a bit brighter to stop people
from falling asleep in the lectures.
Most infrastructure is excellent. There are occasional computer problems e.g. excel not responding or U
drive not being available sometimes.
Everything works all right.
All good, some note tables broken but everything else is fine
not sure what A/V means.
everything is fine though.
The A/V equipment works fine and the infrastructure is fine
All A/V equiptment and infrastructure is up to reasonable standard
They are good, sometimes the computer freezes though.
I've never had an issue with the A/V equipment, the projectors work great and havn't faulted once. Jason
makes good use of the lights, dimming down nicely to let us know when it's time to get to work. Eastern
avenue is a great theatre so the desks and chairs are all fine. The room could be a little cooler though
(temperature-wise).
excellent
Fine.
No problems have been encountered.
n/a
everything is in good working condition. i did have a problem with one of the chairs, that although i was
merely sitting in it it began to break as i was sitting on it. i am not exceptionally heavy. (85 kg)
No issues, worked well so far.
The lecture hall is well lit and a comfortable place to learn but the seats in the computer lab and the desk
on the seats are so tiny. I'm a huge tall guy and it hurts like heck to hunch over and write on my lecture
slides and type on the computer.
the computers are far too slow, the internet is also way too slow
Everything is fine, except the Lab computers, it is running very slow sometimes. when I had my first Lab
Exam my computer was really slow.
All equipment serves its designed purpose effectively. There's nothing to complain about.
they are good
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good
everything is fine
they are all fine
Acceptable
Everything is in great working order
The airconditioning in LG32 is really cold but other than that its all good.
great
i'm yet to experience any major or minor issues
Everything is working as intended :)
very good.
Eastern Ave auditorium is occassionally too cold, but everything else is fine.
All fine
My chair was a bit too soft.
Everything worked fine
A/V equipment is all used excellently (better than any of my other lectures) and the Easstern Ave
auditorioum is very comfortable which is esssential for a 2hr lecture
Best thing is that there is air con in every room that i've been in and computers function without any
problems. Even if there were any problems with the computer, there is always a spare one that works fine.
All equipment is in good working order, fast computers, most comfortable chairs for table and computer
work.
A few of the lecture desks are very loose.
No issue with it
The computers are usually well functioning, although sometimes excel and matlab dont respond (i find
this frustrating because i dont get this happening as much, when i use mac). lights are good chairs are
comfy, desks good too, and those massive air conditioners can make things a little chilly if you are sitting
right under one (but otherwise ok, it doesnt really bother me).
They are good. They may have been setbacks with the computers in the 2nd and 3rd week but they have
been fixed.
It's all good however sometimes the U drive isn't there.
Generally good. Would be awesome to have powerpoints in lecture theatres. Computers sometimes don't
have the U drive which is a bit annoying.
All in working order
need more place and computers to practises matlab after class.
rocking
everything works fine and the seatings are comfortable.
Minimal epilepsy. Lack glare. wow.
All working, however the computers can be quite slow.
great
Everything is working well
Alright.
All ok
It works great i thnk
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No problems with anything as of yet.
Computers and aircons in the lab were working in god condition. Location of SIT building is abit inconvient
for most people but otherwise, everything else is fine.
they are fine
These are all in good condition.
The labs are nice as well as the Eastern Ave Auditorium. Alhough, the chairs are not that comfortable at
Link Building.
My back is hurting lol
FREEKIN WIFI WORK U BASTARD!!!!
All good
All in good working order
everything works fine occasional exel used to freeze but i woudnt loose any work.
All the equipment and infrastructures are all kept in good condition allowing comfort when attending labs
and lectures, however lecture theatures get a bit overcrowded.
They are satisfactory, although our personal accounts don't always seem to be linked to computer meaning
we have to email.
The equipments are good enough and the surrounding is very comfortable for studying.
Some computers are not working well.
Perfect.
Great lecture theatre
no
Chairs are very comfortable, computers are generally fast (though occasionally matlab may stop
responding). A comfortable workplace overall.
All have been fine, havnt had any prolems
Everything is fine. The seats are comfy and the space uncluttered.
The linkbuilding south computer room is excellent.
The northern linkbuilding computer room, which is the first room on the right where they do timetable
changes as you go down the Link Building hallway. That computer room is so hot and stuffy. I don't think
the Airconditioning works. A part from that the facilities are quite nice.
i find the chairs and the small desk quite useful and comfortable, the lighting makes it easier to see the
board and doesnt annoy or frustrate my eyes and the temperature in the room is comfortable too
The air conditioning in the Link building South room does not work sometimes.
It's all very good.
yes
A/V is fine
The AV equipment is good and easily seen from anywhere in the lecture theatre. The chairs, however are
quite small, as well as the desks in the lecture theatre. The computers in the labs are quite slow, and the
excel program constantly doesn't respond.
Comfortable chairs, clear audio, well positioned and easy to read visual.
Everything in order.
everything works fine
The computer laboratory has very poor ventilation. On a hot day it resembles a sauna. There isn't much
leg room in the lecture theatre for people with longer legs. Other than that, all A/V equipment and
infrastructure is useful and appears to be fine.
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All av equipment is perfectly fine
The environment is quiet and everything is good.
They all work well and help the learning environment,
not easy to access matlab initially, cannot access you drive alot of the time
Sometimes I lose my work when saved to the 'U' drive
Comfy
All pretty good.
The equipment and infrastructure are perfect ! The only problem that happens sometimes is that some
computers do not log with the U: drive
The microphone could perhaps be slightly louder.
A/V equipment has always been in good working order for me.
excellent
comfortable
Its almost too comfortable.... :)
it's all good
no problems
Computers sometimes dont work or take forever to load.
Eastern Ave is perfectly fine.
Same as Q3
Everythings all good
everything is good
All the infrasturcutre is good.
The labs have good comptuers that are up to date and I enjoy the working environment.
nice chairs
sometimes the conditioner is too warm and sometimes its too cold
All systems functionial. What wasn't clear to me until a friend told me about it, was that Matlab could be
accessed on any computer labelled 'virtual desktop'.
the A/V equipment and infrastructure all going well.
The eastern av auditorium is quite comfortable and the information is easy to view up on the screen.
all the things are good
All good and comfortable. The eastern avenue auditorium is pretty good.
Nothing to complain about.
When saving to the (U:) drive, many of the computers struggle to connect and experience high latency;
sometimes the computers cannot successfully save the files before forcibly exiting the program. This
problem is more evident when dealing with excel.
Computer labs are very hot.
I have not experienced any problems with lights, computers, desks, air conditioning etc. Everything is in
good condition.
All A/V equipment are in decent conditions.
The only thing is the computer freezes up a lot when connecting to u-drive, but it's not a major problem
nor your fault
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some desks are broken
Everything was up to standard. No malfunctions. Lights dimmed when the lecture started, air conditioning
worked fine.
Sometimes the computers in the labs are unable to be logged on to.
All great
Everything is all good.
only thing would be improving the access to the U drive
it is a bit cool in the lab
everything works
i think it is alright.
all is fine
the temperature is too low
The chairs are very comfortable.
Sometimes the room is really cold but thats better than being really hot
When you're sitting at the back you can still clearly see and hear everything.
some of the little table on the chair are not stable .
Good desks. Seats are comfortable enough. Lecturer's voice sounds fine.
it is ok
computers sometimes dont have the student drive rest is ok
Relatively good, however the network which allows students to access their personal folders is sometimes
unreliable.
It is a little cold in the labs
During lectures, I think it would be best if the lights are not switched off, it makes it difficult for me to
concentrate as I begin to get sleepy.
bad air conditioning. pretty hot!
Its great :)
Fine, no issues
Everything is great
everything works perfectly
All in place except for the occasional chair/desk being broken in the auditorium
the keyboard is not efficient and clean, and the computer always hang~
Nothing really to comment on
ALL good.
Good
Nothing much. Wonderful.
All the AV equipment in both the lectures and the labs run perfectly fine.
All good and useful.
Nothing bad to report about the A/V equipment and infrastructure
Very suitable.
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Everything to do with the A/V is fine in the lectures.
They are all great, and work fine! Which results in a productive learning session.
Everything is great and awesome!
Have litlle issues, however the computers can be very slow at times.
All of it is fine.
All the A/V equipment and infrastructure are in good working order.
they are all good
the A/V equipment is very importnat in helping me lern, however sometimes when the lecture flicks back
and forth between two slides it can give me sore eyes
I have attended all my Engineering computing labs and everything is up to par, the computers arent the
most advanced however for basic things we are learning they are more then acceptable for the task at
hand. The Lecture room (eastern aveune auditorim) is very big and spacious however my previous lecture
(9th of april 2014) the chair i was sitting on was broken a small inconvience other then that everything is
good.
Everything is pretty standard
air conditioning
Only issue here is that many of the computers in the lab do not contain a U:drive. This creates a hassle in
terms of saving my work.
all good nothig to complain about
equipments are fine
Everything seems to be in order. I'm comfortable and able during my tutorials, and really, that's all I can
ask for.
Don't open air conditioner as it near to winter season.
all good
its good
All satisfactory.
However laggy but I will survive
For a lot of the computers the C drive is not accessible and this is particularly a problem when there's a lab
exam.
My chair was wibbly wabbly wobbly
Very satistified.
Maybe some more leg room
U drive isnt working
everything is in good order except air condition, which is too cold.
A/V equipment and infrastructure is good, althought it would be nice to have video recordings.
Lights, chairs, computers, desks, and air conditioning all seem to function appropriately in my tutorials.
some of the chairs in the labs are stuck in their lowest seating position which can make working at the
computers awkward
its all satisfying.
They are woking properly
All works everytime.
All equipment are working fine in lectures and tutorials.
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All the equipment is adequate for the classes.
All the A/V infrastructure seems to be great. I'm able to adjust my monitor to eye level, which I find very
important, and is much better than having to spend a two hour tute with a crick in your neck
Room nearly flooded in the first tutorial, but apart from that all good.
They are all in good condition.
I said 'No' to question 4 only because I cannot access my U drive on a regular basis. It seems to be random
when I can access it. Other than that all is good.
The equipment for lab is all in good condition. The computers work fine. Some chairs are broken in labs
that I have been in which is annoying and the air conditioning is much too cold in the labs, especially if
you're there for 2 hours. All in all, its a workable environment.
chairs are comfortable.
So far errythings all g, i went to a different tute once and the room was a little bit cold, but thats ok
Everything seems to be okay. Nothing is really wrong with the infrastructure or equipment.
Everything is set appropriately for learning.
eastern av is in good condition, one of the best lecture rooms at university
very good and functional
Sometimes I can't login during lab times. The server is not connected to some PCs.
I feel realy comfortable in this type of environment. The computers are always ready for you, and the door
unlocks early so you can enter the lab and get strarted even before the tutorial begins. The room is really
silent and peaceful, which helps me concentrate. The chairs, however, squeak alot which is disrupting a
little.
All of the A/V equipments are good.
Everything seems good.
The equipment is good.
All goo d
All necessary equipment is in working order.
projection is not clear from all spot
All fine.
The A/V equipment is good for us to use.
There are a few seats in Eastern Avenue Auditorium that don't have fold out tables, and one of them was
missing the seat.
pretty good.
they are functioning properly
I dont have any complaints
Its good.
there are a few broken tables on the chairs in the auditorium. apart from that, all good :)
Everything works well
comfy chairs are nice
all good and in working order.
Everything is nice
Good condition.
Everything i have experienced so far has been at an reasonable qualityfor efficient study to be done. No
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issues or problems atthis point in time.
The computers are really fast (at least compared to mine at home) which is lovely. Everything alse is also
good.
All at good standards
equipment is updated and useful
all fine
student drive always disconnecting
Some of the ethernet cables are a bit loose which can give a login error but so far everything else is good.
The Eastern Avenue Auditorium has perfect AV infrastructure
week 1 we had to use a different lab but besides that everything is perfect
Some chairs in Slade Lecture Theatre need to be altered or repaired.
adequate
The computers are fast and provide all the programs which are necessary during the tutorials. The
infrastructure is very good, there's nothing to complain about the computers, desks, chairs or lights.
All good.
Everything is fine, but the AC is often too cold for my liking
All the equipment and infrastructure are in good condition.
Everything is fine.
All good, sometimes the computers are a bit slow when saving opening files.
Sometimes too cold but other than that it's fine
Everything is absolutely fine except for the chairs which could be more comfortable (but I don't really
care). I especially like the wide monitors as it allows me to put the exercises on one side and matlab on the
other side of the screen simultaneously.
Everything is fine, except sometimes the computer lags, and prevents me from doing the work in a suitable
time. In my lab exam I lost quite a bit of time as everytime i saved my work the computer would stop
responding for about a minute before working again. Also the LMS server did not allow me to save my lab
exam to it, but that may have just been a one off problem.
The labs are really good, I find myself comfortable during the sessions
Lights and airconditioning are always working in the lab. There are always enough chairs, if even
attending another lab. Since the first lab I have not been able to access my u-drive though??
all good
Most equipments are in good condition. But some time it's hard to get a available seat when most lab
session is running.
All the equipment works fine and the facilities are all up to a high standard
all g homie
1. The chairs are comfy.
set the aircon to a nice22 degress
Some computer are slow.
computers freeze every 30 seconds when using excel. mice are old and laggy at times
I attend lectures (as all are I think) in the Eastern Avenue Auditorium. I have no critical comments on the
A/V that can be helped. If anything was to be added, screen recordings (including audio) of the lecture
slides and what Jason does on display to everyone (e.g Matlab examples) could be added to the website for
those who are unable to miss a lecture, as whilst the recordings are useful, it can be occasionally
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confusing as to which slide or what examples are being talked about (you also cannot see Matlab
demonstrations)
Everything is working perfectly fine at the moment.
The equipment is in acceptable condition. Sometimes the computers run a bit slow, the programs crash for
no apparent reason, the operating system is somehow set to fedora, or the computers just will not connect
to the infrastructure correctly. This really slows down the progress of the tutortial, but once they are
working it is all fine. The aircon and seating is comfortable and ergonomic.
The computers work fairly well, although using MATLAB can be slow at times.
The chairs are a 9/10.
The lights provide light.
They 're alright
Everything is working fine.
They are in good order.
Lights are working, chairs are good and comfortable to sit on, computer hardware is in working condition,
desks are clean and spacious, air condition works well to condition the air.
Yes, it all works.
One problem with the layout would be that from the seats at the far end of the room, it is very difficult to
see what the tutor is doing on the screen and so I either have to get up for a closer look, or just not be able
to see it.
The setup in the lecture hall is really good - the air conditioning is always at a good temperature and the
chairs/tables are always in working order, allowing us to be comfortable, ensuring that we can fully focus
our attention on the lecture slides.
Chairs are comfortable
Lights are good
Everything is in good order. Reasonably clean and comfortable.
Everything works fine
The facilities are very comfortable, although the air conditioning does become too powerful and the room
too cold toward the end of the lesson.
The equipment is in really good condition and suitable for learning.
i think it is perfect
Good, some of the tables/chairs in the lecture hall are broken though
Everything is working fine.
Everything's ok
The environment in the Lecture Theatre was comfortable, and there is enough room to be able to see the
contents on the screen from even at the back. There is enough light to see the slides clearly and the desks
are big enough to take notes on if necessary.
Some of the chairs in the computer lab are broken.
I've never had any real troubles with any equipment, other than a wobbly chair once or twice.
All equipment and infrastructure are in good condition. However I believe the air conditioning should be
more evident during hotter days rather than colder days. Also the lighting and computers are perfect.
However I believe the chairs could be made more comfortable as labs are fairly long; 2 hours.
Lights, chairs, computers and desks are all fine. I find the computer room very cold.
Eastern Ave is a pretty comfortable spot
Lighting is always good, chairs are comfortable, computers work well (except for the occassional inability
to access the U drive), desks are well spaced and the air conditioning is usually on too cold, but now I'm
just being pedantic.
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A/V equipment are all in good working order. The lighting, chairs, computers, desk and a/c are all fine.
all the infrastructure are excellent. everything worked properly without issues
They are all fine.
some of the chairs in the lecture theatre have loose writing pads. Discorved one chair that had no writing
pad on the Left hand side of the theatre
it does the job
equipment is good. there is nothing to complain about.
it is all good. Some chairs are broken though.
not all the computers in the labs work
For the few lectures I have attended, everything was fine.
All audio and visuals are fine for this course
The seats are comfortable. Computers are fairly reliable.
It's all good. Temp is usually ok.
No issues. Seats in lectures too comfortable perhaps?
The lighting, chairs, computers, desks and air conditioning are all in good working condition.
everything is working fine. no faults experienced
All in order. It is annoying when I can't access the U drive which has happened twice out of five labs.
The A/V equipment is in good condition, and pleasant to use.
I would wish for the desks to be slightly bigger. The screens are a good size but would at times be slightly
unfocused.
Air conditioning is fine, would love to sit in a couch as opposed to ergonomic chairs, computers work so
thats a big + and everything else is irrelevant
i havent seen the av.
Everything works perfectly
They all work fine. Temperature is good. Sound is good. Tables and chairs are comfortable. Lighting is
well lit in every situation.
They are in good working condition
Computers always work well in the labs. Im very happy with the equipment.
Good
The A/V equipment and infrastructures are very good. However I have noticed
that on some occasions the computer is either slow or unresponsive.
computers are slow
all AV equipments are fine. very good condition.
They are good, every so often there is a broken desk.
all the equipement are all in order.
Air con is great and provides a gentle cool breeze, essential for hot days.
The chairs are the epitome of comfort, providing superior comfort for people of all ages.
Very good. Sometimes lectures are very crowded though and it is hard to find a seat.
No issues with any infrastructure/equipment.
The equipment is good
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The equipment and infrastructure is very accomodating.
All systems function well.
Both screens are visible and it is easy to hear except in the back-middle rows because the doors are left
open. Chairs are comfortable, lighting and airconditioning are good.
All equipment and infrastructure perform quite well.
the computers are sometimes slow and doesnt respond. the chairs are okay and also the air conditioning is
good
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Question 6:
I find the tutorials/labs useful.
Strongly agree
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Per cent Answered
68.75%
Agree
27.439%
Disagree
0%
Unanswered
1.372%
Neutral
2.439%
Strongly disagree
0%
Question 7:
Please comment on the tutorials/labs, as well as your tutor(s), giving their name(s). Please be as specific as
possible. If you are not sure about your tutor's name, please check the course website and click on "Staff" to
see their photos.
Dan schnelle is a good tutor.
Will de Ferratti explains the concepts throughout the lab exercises very thorougly. I would say he is the
best one as a tutor for this course.
After i attempted all the tutorial questions, tutor will discuss and go through all the questions one by one.
from there, i can know my mistake.
Kelvin Hsu
A very good tutor. He explain things clearly. Just sometimes too focus on one student and have not enough
time to cover everything.
the lab exercise are very useful, since theyre based on the lecture content. My tutor, ingrid, is very helpful.
Dan is helpful, patient and a very good tutor
Jason makes the labs very useful due to the way in which he expressess the content, making it clear and
understandable in the best way he can
The tutors are really helpful and especially with my tutor (Jason), I understand the lecture content clearly
after tutorials. Jason is a really solid and experienced tutor.
The tutorials are useful for practising with Matlab and Excel to understand how they work better, even
though I have been struggling a little with Matlab. The tutor, Jen Jen is helpful with explaining things if we
make mistakes or need to go through the whole question if necessary.
Very helpful, there are many useful hints I have picked up from the tutor for both programming and the
approach to exams in this course. (Matt)
Jason Chan. The tutorials/labs are very informative and thorough.
My tutor is Kelvin Hsu. He's a great tutor and explains things with patience and slight humour which is
greatly appreciated.
I know it's his job to be the slowest in the class but I wish he would reach the questions at the end of the
tute which are the hardest. Those are the questions I need help with the most, but he sometimes does not
reach them.
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But overall, you're awesome.
very helpful
The tutorials i think are really important as they teach me a lot. Also allows me to remember what to do
better when i put it in practice. My tutor Michael Li runs the tutorial well also assuming we do not alredy
know how to do the questions which is good.
I have gone to a few different totorials. The majority have been with Jason Chan
he is a very good teacher and makes everything simple and logical
I appreciate his emphasis on making sure to watch the better way of answering a question even if your
code works
Jessie is very helpful, labs are very useful
Angela is good at explaining exercises in the beginning but she tends to rush the exercises towards the end
of the lab in an effort to finish everthing.
Donna Xu.
She is easygoing, the lab exercise were explained very clear. She always give students time to
allow them try first, and then show the procedure with some tips. I experienced a extremly
efficient way of learning in her tutorial.
Jason is a patient and thoroughful. He always tris to encourage us to think independently.
I find the tutorials useful although I would like them to be a little longer to ensure I can get all the work
completed and ask Angie any further questions. I find Angie approachable and very helpful in answering
questions. She is very clear when she does the exercises on the projector although she could go a little
slower.
Kelvin good.
Its abit long
ANGELA is my tutor and i think she is the best tutor by far. The reason is because she really explains things
really well and really goes in depth with all her answers. I am very comfortable with asking her any
question at all even if it may be a stupid question. She answers me directly and im never left still feeling
lost. It also makes the labs fun and interesting as she is very bubbly and makes teh class laugh here and
there. Nearly all my doubts are answered and confirmed in my lab and i would recommend any one in the
future to attend angelas lab .
Hunda is a very helpful tutor.
Tutorials are useful and provide a practical example to the information in the lectures very well.
the labs are pretty much where i learn everything, i attend lectures but it doesnt really sink in until i have
done it in the lab. Jason Chan is my tutor and he is good, explains everything well.
Kelvin Hsu is very helpful
NICE
Michael Li
Michael is a very good and helpful tutor. Nothing much to commend on him, just great. Only thing is to
complete the whole tute sheet by the end of lab.
Tutes are good but too many stuffs to be done in a limited time, especially when it comes to MATLAB. My
suggestion is to add in CONSULTATION hours where students can consult the tutors for questions that
aren't being solved inside the lab. Sometimes when we look at the sample solution, i just cant figure out
how ur code works, or in other words, i don't understand why mine doesn't work. I do understand that
probably mine is longer or not right, but would like to know what's happeneing and what's wrong so that
to avoid thinking and doing in that way again!
The labs are the best part about the course, as they allow you to practice what you have learnt in the
lectures. The questions are good, as they start easy, but get appropriately challenging at the end. Donna
Xu is a good tutor, and explains things well.
My tutor ( ) is good but goes a little too quickly for me. also the projector is hard to read as the light comes
from the same direction as the projection.
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The tutorial is very useful although sometimes too much time is spent on basic material and not enough
time is spent on more complicated material. Jason is great. Wouldn't want to have any other tutor!
houda is my tutor and she explains clearly.
she is friendly and nice to students.
lab is good because i can actually get on the computer and do the exercises.
Ingrid McCarroll
During the tutorials I can apply what I have lerned during the lectures. The tutor, Houda Chehab, makes
herself very easy to understand and she explains the exercises very well.
Will
a good tutor, but needs to explain in more depth when he is doing the questions as a demonstrations. Also
it is sometimes hard to follow becasue he goes fast.
The tutorials need to be longer and we need the tutors to involve more with us instead of watching
everyone.
Jason is great at explaining things thoroughly and slowly
Michael Li is a very good tutor, who gives us ample time to do all the stuff first before doing it himself. He
also explains why he did what he did very well, and so far has been able to help me out every single time
when I haven't understood something.
Ms Angie..Excellent. Nice .. clear ..
I find the tutorials very helpful. Michael Li is an amazing tutor who explains the concepts simply and
clearly without being overly repetative. He waits for the class to have a go, before showing worked
examples of how to solve the tutorial questions. He is willing to help any student who is struggling and is
always mindful of where you are up to and if you need help.
it is good. but it is hard to complete all of the questions in two hours time,especially for us international
students.
The tutorials are very useful for the understanding of this course. If I do not understand something in the
lecture, I usually find that doing examples in tutorials are very helpful
Saving files on excel seems to take quite a while, and often leads to the system (not responding). Also, it
would be nice if the U: Drive is accessible on all computers including those in learning hubs, rather than
just the lab computers. Even then, sometimes the U: drive doesn't seem to work for some people during lab
time.
It is a hassle that we are not given a version of matlab which we can use at home, but understandable since
the software costs money.
Everything else is fine. The tutor is very helpful and patient. The material is a good revision and extention
of the lecture material, and does challenge.
The tutorials are very helpful, everything is gone through at a reasonable pace with sufficient detail.
Anyone who is paying attention can keep up with the pace.
Jason gives step-by-step instructions to the students and this helped me to understand how to answer a
question in a better way. He also gives some time to the students to try out the exercises by themselves.
This helped me to realise what exercises i couldn't do and could do.
tutor: Michael Li
tutorials are the only thing that helps me understand this course
michael is a good tutor he implores us to think for ourselves when he have problems and this helps with
understanding the program he is effective in showing us how the exercises are to be performed, going
through every point thoroughly
Jason Chan. He is the best tutor.
Jason Chan's tutorial is very useful.
theyre good
Tutors are doing a good job in explaing stuff and it helps to get more knowledge.
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The tutorial/questions are fairly straightforward. There is usually either just enough time or not enough
time to finish the tutorial sheet however - and this requires moving ahead of the tutor. Some - very few
questions I found to be slightly poorly worded, however the vast majority are understandable and easy to
read. The tutor is engaging, friendly, and appears to be very confident and familiar with how the questions
should be approached. The tutor is Houda Chehab.
Michael is very helpuful. I haven't had a problem he has been unable to help me with. Rather than just
telling me he has a good balance of pointing me in the right direction and making sure I get to the result.
kelvin hsu is a good bloke, nice personality and is not condescending.
theyre useful but we should be walked through better in the tutorial sheets like in excel where there were
diagrams etc. and go a bit slower in answering Qs
tutor very helpful when she is available
I have found the tutorials rather useful to fully understand the concepts covered by putting them into
practice. My tutor is Jesse Leung and her tutorials are rather simple and easy to follow while also
providing more then enough support with any students having trouble.
Tutor is Ingrid McCarroll, labs are helpful because when you have actually done the coding yourself it
cements your understanding of the content
Kelvin Hsu is such a kind tutor and is very helpful and patient with me as i find this course so so hard! i
am lucky to be in this tutorial
My tutor, Jason Chan is very helpful and is very patient even if our questions are very basic and simple
jason chan is my tutor and he guides the class well through the exercises
My tutor is Dan Schnelle , He is a very nice guy who is informative however he is not a hands on enough
tutor and you feel like it's hard to ask him a question.
Jen Jen is a wonderful tutor who excels in her ability to be able to thoroughly explain and
simplify concepts in the tutorial. Simply awesome!
My tutor Jen Jen Chung has been very helpful and informative this semester. i have no negatives to say.
Labs are quiet good and focused, Jason takes care in explaining every step he takes and is quick to spot
errors when students need help.
jason chan is an excellent tutor. his instructions are succint and direct making it easy to understand the
nature behind the tutorial questions. however sometimes maybe a bit too quick but overall its good way to
learn how to use programs
I'm glad to have Donna, who is beautiful and pacient with a nice and clear English accent to be our tutor.
Labs' operation are the most valueable thing that we need to access more.
our tutorial is extremely helpful for this course.
My tutor kelvin has been very helpful. I like how the tutorials operate with the tutor following on after we
complete exercises to thoroughly explain them.
the labs are helpful and interactive but its very fast for which its hard to catch up.
The lab exercises are very good for learning the basics and getting better, increased difficulty on later
exercises helps me get used to the coding I need to do. Tutor Manaal Fatima is nice and very helpful with
the lab work, I've made many changes in my work due to her better understanding of the exercises.
Will
He is always very willing to help, extremely approachable and explains things very efficiently and clearly
Jen Jen Cheung
my tutor is a really good one, she is avery patient with explaining especially personal explaining.
Jessie Leung i find knows the content of the course in depth and is well organised, therefore she is able to
explain it as simply as possible, making the course easy to learn
Ms. Ingrid is always available to answer your questions. While hinting at the correct or more effective way
to solve a problem she encourages you to figure it out but is with you all the way.
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questions test the studied topics well.
Angela is an excellent tutor, providing valuable feedback and assistance when requried.
Ingrid McCarroll
The lab is quite useful, but I would like my tutor explain more.
Ingrid Mccarroll - is a good tutor, she helped me go through tutorial questions
tutorials are very well done. Will is helpful, and gives us the freedom to work on our own, but can help if
we're stuck on anything.
Will de Ferranti: A wonderful person, helpful and knows what they are doing.
slightly fast but generally perfect
the tutorials are very useful for me to understand what was said at the lecture.
My tutor (michael) is very knowledgable and he is willing to give feedbacks and answer to any of my
questions. Good guy
dan schnelle is pretty great
The tutorial exercises are enjoyable and I can usually complete them without help. Consequently, I often
work 5-10 minutes ahead of the tutor, so don't really follow the tutor much. My tutor is Jason; he seems
like a good bloke, and makes it extremely simple to follow along with, though I rarely do.
Will de Ferranti is a good tutor. He always help me when I got some specific problems.
Jason Chan
Same as the lectures, goes through everything in detail with simple language and explanations, always
referring back to basics. A bit more rushed than the lectures however simply due to the number of
exercises that he has to go through.
Tutor: Jason Chan
Comment: Cover the content at a faster rate.
The tutorials are very useful and allows us to work at our own pace. My tutor Ingrid McCaroll is very
helpful as rather than showing me the error or problem, she hints at what's wrong so I can try and see the
mistake myself.
Angela is a very friendly person.
My tutor is Jessie Leung. She is helpful and makes the course seem easier than it is.
My tutor is Will De Ferranti. He is a skilled tutor who always gives us enough time to attempt questions on
our own and is very fluent in programming. He is quite helpful and courteous too. Tutors are as much
important in workshops as lecturers are in lectures, and this one is very good.
allows practical experience which enhances the understanding from the lectures
Jason is a very good tutor he explaains the work very clearly
Michael is a good tutor. He explains the questions well and walks around the class, helping students who
don't understand the question. At the end of the tutorial, he also gives little pieces of feedback on how to
do the question better.
Tutor: Jason Chan
Labs are well structured, with Jason working through the examples at a reasonable pace, while students
are free to move ahead if they are able. The logic behind the code and solutions for the problems are
explained clearly by Jason, and whilst it is no doubt difficult managing a lab where some students are
moving ahead and others lag, he seems to be doing an excellent job.
please slow down and less work in each tut
The tutorials are extremely useful as it helps me test what I know and what I think I know. When I make
mistakes or can't solve a problem, it is easy to keep moving on and then come back to it when Jason Chan
starts explaining how to do it. Sometimes however he doesn't cover all of the solutions to the problems,
but that can be caught up on later.
The tutorials helped apply what I have been taught in the lectures. Will de Ferranti is my tutor and he is a
good tutor. He would assist everyone in the class in doing the exercises.
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Dan Schnelle Marsden Labs. Really great tutor, always willing to help and is very specific with
instructions. Cool guy.
Tutorials are the best for learning the content as the knowledge is put into practice. The exercises are
always relevant and the increasing difficulty throughout each exercise is appropriate. My tutor Manaal
Fatima is good at explaining whenever I require help.
My tutor, Jen Jen Chung is great and helpful.
Dan Schnelle.
Very good tutor, nice and knows his stuff. Provides good explanations and personal help on request.
Questions reinforce what I have learnt in the lectures.
I have Ingrid for my tutor and she's awesome. She's always ready to answer questions from people if they
have any problems, as long as they've attempted it themselves first, and is quite approachable.
My tutor Matthew Waugh is really nice and can be a funny sometimes... but I having hard time
understanding his explanation sometime he speak a bit to fast
Labs are useful but it can be hard to keep up
Kelvin is very helpful and explains each question in a very detailed menner such that each person has
understood it before moving on to the next question.
the tutorials are quite good with the right amount of time to get through the work assigned. My tutor
Ingrid explains things in a way I easily understand.
Kelvin is a great tutor, he explains everything clearly and goes through every step of the solution to make
sure everyone understands.
Dan Schnelle is a great tutor. Lets us do the labwork by ourselves, answering questions thoroughly and
thoughtfully and runs us through anything we don't understand. Tutorials are good.
My tutor, Kelvin, creates a very friendly and relaxed atmosphere in the lab and seems very accomodating
to both beginners and experienced programmers.
angie is great and really helpful
very helpful in learning the concept
They are really good at improving my skills practically
The tutorials are very instructive and they help me if im falling behind. Jason Chan also makes sure people
dont fall behind which is very useful, although some of the content is quite difficult.
My tutor is Jen Jen and she is very patient. She explains things well
The tutorials are extremelt helpful as they allow students to go through the content learnt in the lectures
earlier in the week. When ever i encounter any problems my tutor Angela is quickly available to guide me
through the issue i had. Angela gives the class time to attempt the questions by ourself and then shows us
the most efficient way to answer the question. I find that after the tutorials i have a greater understanding
of the content and can apply it to more situations.
my tutor, Dan Schnelle is an excellent tutor and is always helpful with his demonstrations and individual
help
the tutorials themselves are also good, the right amount of exercises and challenge for the two hour
session
Matt Waugh explains the questions well and shows you through each step to complete the questions.
A LITTLE BIT FAST FOR TEACHING
The labs contain enough material to not only reinforce the basic knowledge, but to help me understand
further and ultimately test what I know. Houda is my tutor and not only is she more than happy to help but
makes you realise the answer rather than just giving it to you which helps with harder questions later.
Angela is a great tutor and makes everything clear and simple to understand
ingrid - good tutor, helps out when needed
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This is because as I do not have the availibity of the specific programs used in this course at home, tutorials
and labs make it extremely useful to practice and polish up my skills in this subject.
Kelvin is patient to hear my problem even though my computing skill is poor.
Without the tutorials it would be alot more difficult to learn this unit. Kelvin (my tutor) completes the
questions at a slow pace so if I have trouble after trying a question myself I can wait for him to help me and
the class out. Also being in a room with students who the majority of them have just as much computer
experience as me helps because I can ask them for help.
the tutorials are where i do most of my learning. i am able to solve the problems that they set us, and it is
in the application of the knowledge gained in the lectures that i seem to learn most. our tutor is always
willing to help, but also allows us the room to think through the problems before giving the answer
The tutorials are great, acctually applying the theory within the lectures is the only way I can get my head
around this subject.
The tutorials are useful, however i have come to notice that my tutor, Angela Lui, comments differently to
jason. this can lead to confusions.
tutor, donna xu, has good time management and ensures that everyone understands the step by step
processes of coding.
happy with tutorials
My tutor is Jen Jen Chung. Very good at teaching, and I also find her coding really smart.
Sometimes she goes too fast, but I think that is just because labs are really packed with exercises.
jason chan is my tutor and he is very thorough. he explains things very well and in great detail. also works
at a good pace
Matthew Waugh is a good tutor who explains each step of the lab in the correct way and encourages us to
complete or have a go at questions before he answers them.
Tutor: Angela
She is a nice tutor; explains all my questions patiently.
The tutorials are great for a few reasons; Jason is both my lecturer and my tutor, so he knows exactly what
I have been told before the tutorial, and because we use everyting we saw in the lacture in the tutorialnothing more complex, and yet we fully use all we learnt.
- Jason Chan
- Very informative and thorough in his working
- Challenges me to solve the problems myself, however, provides help when needed
- Learning a lot of content in a very short period of time (positive)
My tutor Jason is really good!
The labs are very important in reinforcing the lecture content, and my tutor Jason Chan is excellent at
teaching the subject material in both the lectures and labs.
The tutor, Jason Chan, is very helpful and is easy to ask questions to. He ensures everyone is on track and
is always able to give useful feedback.
Sometimes I am unable to answer the last questions in the lab. I feel that there are too many questions in
the lab worksheet.
Houda is an excellent tutor. She explains things very concisely and in a way that a beginner like me can
understand. When working on her computer showing us how to complete the question, she always makes
sure that we understand each part of the question. She is very approachable :)
Michael Li is a very good tutor.
The pace is a bit slow but I think that a lot of people aren't comfortable with computer so that's fair. Maybe
there could be more optional questions at the end of greater difficulty to help 'master the basics'.
Mathew Waugh is my tutor. He is very good. He helps me when I ask for help. He is very interesting.
reinforces lecture teaching
catch up on lecture revision by doing exercises
Houda Chehab can help us to learn effectively as she demonstrates most of the questions and points
out our common mistakes.
My tutor Michael Li is very helpful and has a really good way of explaining the concepts. He is able to
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explain why the code should be done and the best way to complete it. When I happen to struggle with an
aspect of the exercises he can help me to eventually understand and learn.
Tutes are definately where I lean the most. The only bad thing I have to say about them is that sometimes
we have to rush the last few questions just due to time pressure.
Kelvin is a really good tutor who helps lots.
Tutor's name :Jason Chan. Both of his lectures and tutorials are useful to learn this course, he speaks not
so fast and clearly, so that is easy to understand.
Jen Jen Chung;The tutor explains the content clearly and help us in time.
Donna is good at teaching and patient to dealing with misunderstanding of students
Tutorials are good. Will, my tutor is very approachable. However we never get to finish the tutorial
exercises in class due to lack of time. It makes me work harder and try to figure out the harder problems in
the end of the tutorial sheets independently. If I don't get it, I have to go to another lab or wait for the
answers to be uploaded.
Some of the PCs in the lab do not upload the student U-drive and makes it hard for us to save stuff, we
have to save the files on a USB.
Tutor: Dan Schnelle.
Dan goes through everything thourougly and goes into detail about what the code. He interepts the code
and what it is saying so we understand why the code works when it does, and when the code doesn't work,
Dan's explanation allows us to spot our mistake and fix it.
The tutroials are very useful as the give a good indicator of how i am supposed to be coding and provide
good habits and reenforcing of learning. Jason is my tutor and he is helpful and very precise in his
teaching.
Tutor: Kelvin Hsu
Kelvin is very helpful in directing students to learn the code. He often goes through common problems
and errors on the projector.
Tutor name: Angela Lui
Fri 3-5pm
She is strongly helpful and responsible in the lab, she is passionate with fluently speaking. I am
appreciated with the way she speakingk,teaching and explanning. I get motivated and am willing to work
harder to achieve my goal of HD in this course(hopefully).
Jason has been a great tutor, showing and explaining clearly all excerciese. 10/10
Dan schnelle is great and helpful. But it will be fine if he can talk slowly as i am still cannot catch his
english.
My tutor is Manaal Fatima. She is excellent and provides the right kind of guidance without explicitly
giving us the solutions. The only negative would be that we don't always end up covering all the lab
questions in class, especially the last couple of questions, which are particularly difficult.
My Tutor is Micheal Li,
Micheal is a brilliant tutor, he has a very good sence on when to start discussing the questions we have
been given (given us an appropiate time to try on our own). When it comes to explaining the question
Micheal has been very confident in his answer and explains the question and what is needed to do in good
depth. Micheal has also shown me some other cool features in Matlab such as limiting the program to run
only the given lines of code i tell it to so i can learn how to debug my code independantly.
Another good point about Micheal is that when i ask a question or him to overlook my code, rather then
just telling me what i can do better, he guides me to think of how I can do it better, so making me think and
helping me find the best way of doing it.
some of the tutorials are pretty long, and I dont get to finish the hardest ones in tutorial.
Jen Jen
Clearly describes the process of answering and how to approach the questions
Houda is GREAT. She is very clear in her teaching method.
The tutorials are good, instructions are laid out well enough for you to understand what to do, but not too
much to ensure that it still challenges your thinking for how to do it. On the downside, however, I feel that
the tutorials are too fast and it is difficult to keep up with the tutor.
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Great! Tutor Houda is very good and helps us a lot!
Tutor: Matthew Waugh
I am very happy with how the tutorials are structured and the way my tutor goes about explaining things
and giving information when confused.
My tutor is Michael Li, he always deliver information in a simple and easy way that most of us found it
very helpful.
Turtorial is quite good, i enjoy working with tutor.
Matt Waugh - extremely helpful providing all the details to reach the answer yourself.
Jason goes through thouroughly which i find helpful. Sometimes goes too fast however
My tutors name is Michael Li.
He is very good and helps you out when you need help. He has a good pace and finishes the exercise just in
time before class finishes.
The tutorials sheets are good as they generally spell out what you have to do, though sometimes the
questions i found, especially with the excel questions, were worded badly so that i was totally lost as to
what the question was asking, and found interpreting the question more difficult than the actual
"computer engineering" aspect of the tute.
My tutor: Jen Jen
She is good at explaining clearly what is happening, no complaints.
tutor: Jason
he's a good tutor, solve every question step by step and very patient.
Jason Chan goes through each excercise very clearly and it's good that he doesn't go too slow.
He gives helpful advice such as write a comment above every command when using matlab as if it's a
conversation with your friend and try to be either ahead or on the excercise he's doing.
He always explains why it's important that we need to this and how to do something in a more efficient
way.
na
The tutorials are useful in helping us learn how to use complex systems such as matlab, providing us with
a chance to experience and learn to solve problems. My tutor, Manaal, was very he;pful, especially when i
have encounter a problem. She didnt tell me the answer, but rather provided clues into what went wrong,
thus helping me understand what the problem was.
Though I like Angela and I think she is a very nice and intellegent person, I would suggest to go a bit slower
. Because she runns too quick through the
basics and focuses on the hardest questions. But I believe that without understanding the simple examples,
it's very hard to get the hard questions.
Her teaching technique is good for the advanced students, but for those who need more explanation may
be not really
The lab class is really helpful. and the tutor Will de Ferranti is a good tutor
My tutor is Houda. She explains things from basic knowledge and builds on it so everyone can learn at the
same pace. She is very personable and easily approachable about all questions.
Dan Schnelle is a very helpful tutor who explains any questions well. The lab sessions are a good way to
learn and practise the material.
Tutor : Manaal Fatima
- Tutorials are more valuable that lectures. Able to learn more within the tutorials as we are actually doing
the work. The work seems easy in lectures, but once in labs it gets difficult - gives a good understanding
and representation of how to actually 'do' the work.
- Tutor is very helpful and effiecient.
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tutorials reinforce what i learnt in the lectures, also showing me how to apply what i have learnt. my tutor
Jen Jen Chung also gives us a clear explanation how to ride code the right way.
Jason Chan. Explains everything step by step in a manner that is easy to understand and logically follow.
The labs are very detailed, and Jason Chan (tutor) takes a very similar approach in the labs as he does in
the lectures - extremely efficient.
Tutorial/Lab
The tutorials are helpful mostly. I sometimes find them too long, but that could be just me.
One thing I hate in particular about tutorial questions is when I have to go back to a previous lab question
to look at what it was. I'd like it if the older question was just repeated in the new lab question, so I don't
have to go back.
The U:/ drive doesn't work, almost always. That's a problem.
Tutor
Will de Ferranti. He is helpful when I ask for a question. He also explains it well when doing on the screen.
Only thing I could fault would be he goes too fast sometimes, other than that GOOD TUTOR.
Generally I am able to complete the exercises before Donna gets around to explaining it. However, if i am
unable to complete an exercise, Donna provides good explainations which tend to show the best way to do
the exercise.
It's really useful. I can always get the new points that I cannot get through self-study.
Tutorials are good, although I struggle to finish in time even though I am generally ahead of the tutor.
Multiple tutors would be great!
as the course goes on the tutors get too occupied with questions and you're left waiting so long to get your
answer to any help required.
It's a waste of time as well as decreases your confidence and work ethic while you're trying to get the job
done.
Dan is an excellent tutor, he gets through all the content and he has a great attitude - never have i come
across him with a non enthusiastic attitude towards helping the students.
The labs are very useful, and the material in the labs guides you througb the skills well. It also provides a
challenge and requires you to think.
Tutorials are extremely useful and provide great clarification from the lecture and putting it into practice.
Jason Chan is extremely engaging and motivational.
The tutorials are good because they give you a chance to have a go at what we learnt in the lectures and
they challenge you to really apply each new thing you learn. My tutor is Ingrid McCarroll
Good.
Tutor: Will De Ferranti. The tutorials are structured well in the sense that Will gives you time to try it on
your own and after the time is up he shows you how to do it on the screen. He explains each step carefully.
The tutorials are very useful. They start from the basic and let you get to know better all you need to
know.
It is very good because the exercises kind of build a path of knowledge while you are going through them.
Kelvin explains the content well, but is sometimes a bit slow so we miss out on doing the hard content at
the end.
Matthew Waugh is great at advising the class at how to do the matlab exercises while not completely
giving away the exact solutions.
The tutorials along with the labs and other material are perfect learning resources for this course. They
have been running very smoothly as of now (week 4).
tutorials are really good - the tutor Jen Jen goes through things a bit quickly but helps you understand if
you aren't following
Micheal li knows his stuff. Tutorials are ok, I'd find them more beneficial if the first couple of questions
which are really basic aren't covered and more time spent on the harder questions, similar to maths tuts.
Some times there isn't enough time to properly cover the harder questions, which I think is more
important to cover in a tut compared with the first one or two questions which can be easily sovled
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individually
Tutorials provide a good chance for the lecture demonstrations to be applied practically. It would be
better if the tutors perhaps mentioned the most important aspects of the exrecises which are commonly
done in a longer way then neccesary.
Jason Chan: Encourages self motivation and solving prblems on our own which is very rewarding.
The labs were a great way of backing up the information learnt in the lectures. I found them challenging
and quite enjoyable, and I had fun going ahead of the rest of the class and seeing how quickly I could
complete each lab. Manaal Fatima was great help whenever I needed it, and she made sure to stay with the
pace of the slower boys to ensure everyone could get through each question.
Jason directs us step by step, making it easier for us to follow. His explanations are clear and promising.
However, sometimes the lab time isnt enough so that the last questions of the exercises are left undone
and unexplained.
The tutorial labs are very helpful if and only if, the student attends the lectures and gives a reasonable
attempt at the questions before they show up to the tutorials. My tutor and lecturer, Jason Chan, has taught
our class in a very professional manner. His teaching attributes are a benchmark for all the
lecturers/tutors out there within the academic field.
I have Jason again for the tutorial. As with the lectures, he makes the tutorials easy to follow. If you need
help, he's there to point you in the right direction.
Houda Chehab is a very helpful tutor.
My tutor is Jason Chan and he is the lecturer as well. The tutorial questions may be a little bit too much
and too difficult thus I find it hard to finish all the tutorial questions in one lab. I try to study outside the
lab, but the guidance and atmosphere were different than in the lab. Lots of distractions that may cause me
to be lazy and eventually does not finish the laboratory questions.
The tutor of my lab (Will de Ferranti) is very helpful and answers questions with easy to understand
explanations of what works and why, and what doesn't work and why not. He is always prepared to
answer any questions so long as you have made a good effort at it first.
Invaluable help provided by tutors.
questions start easy and gradually get harder which is good because you apply a skill you learnt on the
previous question, to the new question
Jason Chan is very at explaining concepts in tutors as he goes through how to do each question step by step
and repeats them if necessary
Manaal Fatima is a good tutor who can explain it very well
My tutor, Will de Ferranti, is very helpful and good at conveying information.
my tutor is angie, who is extremely helpful and informative.
He is brilliant.
Kelvin Hsu.
He explain things well.
The labs are the most useful part of the course. Jason is my tutor, and he is great at prompting you to find
the problems in your code by yourself, so that we can become more independent with our coding. His
instructions are clear and his tips are useful.
Will is a fantastic tutor. He explains every question well and attends to those that need most help, while
keeping students who have the potential to excel on track.
The labs are very helpful and allow me to expand my knowledge on matlab/excel. My tutor Manaal
Fatima.
The exercises are good. I have Dan Schnelle. He's a nice guy, does everything by the book. I'd rather Jason,
though.
sheets are clear to understand, tutor demenstration makes it easy to understand a task that you dont
understand.
Tutor: Ingrid McCarroll
In terms of the actual time spent in the labs, I believe that having access to the programs is obviously
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crucial to the success in this course, therefore the labs themselves I believe are very important. However,
in terms of being 'tutored' as such, I feel that I am not really learning anything solid in the labs. Most of the
lab is basically me trying to figure everything out on my own, where the tutor's explanations are
somewhat brief and lacking in terms of creating a fuller understanding which cannot be achieved through
the lectures alone.
My tutorials are pretty useful as they enable me to understand MatLab/Excel concepts but in a practical
way. Michael Li, is a great tutor and goes through each exercise clearly and effictively. He encourages,
students to ask questions and goes through these in the Lab. Overall, Michael is pretty good but I would
appreciate it if he could go over the hard questions in the exercises as sometimes we often run out of time.
Tutor name is Jason Chan. His tutorials are very well explained and precise. He takes the time to go
through the material and allows for questions anytime. Last tutoral also felt abit rush so i hope this is not
the case for the next few tutorials.
excellent tutors to help you out at the labs
The tute Jen Jen Cheung explains things well.
I find the tutorials very good as they reinforce all the knowledge of the lecturers, more or less forcing you
to keep up to date
The labs are helpful in that I can apply the content in a practical way, my tutor is Kelvin, but I do find it
difficult sometimes to get help on questions that I am stuck on when the tutor is busy with other students.
Obviously, he can only see one person at a time, but when I get stuck on questions and the tutorial is over, I
often then can't finish the lab questions in my own time as I had trouble with them. Kelvin explains things
really well, he moves at a good pace so I can watch how he does the questions and then alter my solutions
and he makes everything clear and easy to understand.
The tutorials/labs helped me reinforce my knowledge that I have learnt during the lectures. With the
tutors help, Ingrid, I was able to overcome any problems that I may have had during the tutorial/lab,
allowing me to have a better understanding as to why I had that problem in the first place, allowing me to
be able to fix the problem if it was to arrise again.
I think labs should be 3 hours, 1 hour to briefly note important things from lectures and pool our
knowledge then the 2 hours to get through the questions
The labs are really good considering the practicallity of the subject. At the beginning its always a bit
harder but after looking through the lecture notes, things start making more sense. Jen Jen is really
helpful. She won't give us the answer but instead say where something went wrong. Sometimes the length
of the lab gets to you due to the sometimes repeatative tasks (early semester). Hopefully later on the
length really helps
My tutor is Ingrid McCarroll and she is a very helpful tutor.
The computer often does not let me access my U drive which is annoying.
Depending on the tutor, some might explain indepth how to efficiently code the exercise (Ken is one)
whereas other do explain how to do the exerciuse but focus more on individual help. Either way is good,
just different teaching methods. I find tutorials quite helpful in teaching me how to efficiently code my
program, even though i do have programming experience.
angela's tutorials are a little fast.
Dan Schnelle conducts tutorials well, with simple straightforward explainations of skills. Sometimes, it
takes awhile for him to answer questions, due to the number that are raised in each tutorial.
Will de Ferranti is my tutor
he is good and so helpful
the tutorial were really helpful. my tutor is michael li and he explained all the exercise very good trying to
support the students with more problems
Tutorials are very good, with a mix of easy and difficult questions. Having our projector working every
week would have been better though.
Ingrid is excellent.
Michael Li is a very good tutor, he is always ready to help and he explains very well.
Best way to learn, very helpful tutorer. Ingrid McCarroll
My tutor is Matt Waugh who is a nice tutor. He is really patient and helpful. When you ask him some
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questions, he is always use the way to lead you to find the answer by yourself, not tell you the answer
directly.
The labs are really helpful as you can always ask your tutor for help and they guide you through the
question enabling you to better understand it and then solve and do the work. Kelvin my tutor is great he
goes around and tries to help everyone with their probelms but doesn't give away the resultion he just
gives you some hints and guides your thoughts on how you might approach the problem.
Tutorials are useful because you can practice hat you learnt in class. My tutorial is ery commited on
providing us help and knowlegde, her name is Angela Lui
I can practise what I learn in lecture in the labs. My tutor is Jen Jen Chung. She is skillful and helpful.
Michael Li. Maybe doesn't help as much as we want him to, but I think that's more of a choice to give us a
chance to work it out for ourselves. Nevertheless, it's hard sometimes to keep going when I have no idea
how to do so, particularly for the last few problems. However, vey pleasent to take advice from him and, in
the end, everybody has improved significantly by the end of the tutorial.
I feel confused with the lecture slides for Matlab.
Donna Xu; Is really nice and helpful so far! she helps individual students when they need help.
Angela Lui is somtimes hard to understand but good overall.
my tutor is nice.
Kelvin conducts the tutorials very effectively, always giving small hints to questions but never spoon
feeding. Also demonstrates the solutions clearly and easily understandable.
yeah theyre good
The tutorials/lab are useful since they make you apply what you've learnt in lectures through exercises.
Tutor: Donna
Donna is a good tutor since most times shes able to answer all your questions regarding any issues that
arise when doing the lab exercises.
Labs are good sometimes the pace is a little too fast especially during the explanation stage
Manaal is an excellent tutor. She is very good at guiding you to a solution with questions rather than
doing it for you, which is a much better way of learning the material. She also does so in a non-patronising
way, which is a plus.
My tutor is Kelvin Hsu. He has been very been very helpful and has answered my questions clearly. He
also goes through the content at a good pace, giving everyone a chance to attempt the questions before
explaining the solution.
good
Michael Li is fairly clear in his explanation to the class, however individual attention could be improved.
The questions given are usually written so that they are simple to understand.
My tutor is Jason Chan, he is very helpful and allows you to attempt the questions before showing you the
easiet and most concise way of structuring your answers.
my tutor, Ingrid sometime not helpful. she does not guide her students one by one, she just ask us to do it
by ourslef and only ask when we are not understand.
The tutorials/labs help me understand alot more about how to appply what i have learnt in the lectures. I
have learnt alot about operations in computer and have gain so much programming experience from what
I have done in the tutorials/labs. Ken, my tutor, is very, very tolerant as he answers ALL of my questions.
He helps me understand the topic more and how to implement the content covered in the lectures. Ken is
also really clear and easy to understand when he demonstrates how to do each questions infront of each
question. Through the tutorials/labs, I learn and improve alot from my mistakes.
Kelvin Hsu is really good and really helpful. Everything is really easy to follow.
Labs are helpful to understand everything in the lecture and put it into practice!, this and the example
solution files are a great way to study
Mahaal is a great tutor, always helps those who need and explain good all the solutions.
My tutor Jen Jen Chung , sometimes she speaks a little too fast but she is able to explain everything in
detail.
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Jason: Please dont repeat this sentence "its the same as copying the lecture slides".
Jason Chan.
Perfect! Awesome!
Tutor: Ken Ho
The labs are pretty helpful, and the tutor explains all the solutions well. The lab questions are also
designed pretty well.
My tutor is honda ,she is very kind to every student .
Labs are fine, Angela Lui is very helpful.
Questions sometimes worded confusing and are hard/don't compare to slides in the week
Tutorials are a great learning experience but usually the harder questions at the end are crammed into a
small amount of time leading to errors and tutors flying through their explanations
Jen Jen is pretty helpful
Kelvin Hsu is a very good tutor. He explains everything clear and well.
The tutorials are good, i usually struggle doing the assigned questions. My tutor Angela Liu goes through
most of the questions often giving a few shortcuts in understanding the system. It is because of the tutes
that i actually completely comprehend what I am doing even if I am slow in progressing through the
course.
Tutor: Michael Li. very helpful when he explains something one on one, but could be clearer when
explaining the solution to the tute as a whole. It would also be helpful if he explained some things before
we started doing the lab exercises, eg, just a quick explanation of the overhead ideas of the lab (for
example: showing us how to do a basic for and while function before we start to reiterate how to do it).
otherwise, very helpful and encouraging.
The tutorials are useful in order to keep up with what's being taught in the lectures. Houda is a great tutor
and explains things very methodically.
tutorial are extremely helpful in learning and practicing the material.
Houda is my lecturer, she is great and very helpful. She has taken the effort to learn everyone's names
which is really nice.
The tutorials are really good, as a student who has a good understanding of the content I can go ahead and
the prospect of finishing early is quite motivating.
I find the tutorial the time where i learn the most and i feel asthought my tutor, angie, knows her stuff and
can explain it in various ways so that i can understand. she is enthusiastic about teaching and i enjoy
coming to her tutorials.
Jason Chan
Anything that I didn't understand in lectures was always consolidated in the labs - things that were hard
to understand when reading lecture slides was always made easier once I reached the labs. The questions
are always detailed and though I tend to struggle with the later questions, the detailed solutions make
catching up really easy :)
rocking
i think tutorials are not very useful. i think Ingrid McCarroll is a good teacher.but i hope on my tutorial
the tutor can teach every questions and exercises except very easy question. but in my tutorial. tutor just
walk around the room and the screen is to small i cant watch clearly. maybe she sets uo wrong.
Dan Schnelle is my tutor, hes good, cant complain at all. The tutorials are useful and informative and
teach me skills
I think they are effective in helping you understand the steps involved prgramming, starting with basic
concepts and getting prgressively harder.
Jen Jen Chung. My tutor is very good and always able to help if I have a problem. She also explains and
demonstates the questions well.
the tutorials are helpful, although the tutorial goes through the content a bit too fast for me
Labs are really enjoyable. My tutor, Jessie, goes through the questions at a reasonable speed. This gives me
time to attempt questions on my own before she works through them for the class. The explanations she
gives are relatively simple and easy to follow.
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Tutors name is Will de Ferranti.
Tutorials are fun as there is an element of teamwork when working with friends to tackle the problems
given.
The tutor (Will) is quick to lend a helping hand, and moves the class forwards at a good pace (such that the
better students in the class are not that far ahead of the tutor, which i find is good)
Kelvin Hsu is a great tutor, he's approachable and knows the material very well. I find the labs incredibly
useful to practice and expand upon what I've learnt in the lectures
I am personally really bad at computing and I feel like the labs are actually so helpful and
it's defintely a fun activity for Friday arvos.
I think Michael Li is such an amazing tutor and he explains stuff exceptionally well, and he is generally a
nice and fun perosn to hang around with.
If it's not Michael the lab wouldn't be as fun and inspirational as it should have been.
jason chan is a good tutor although i find if you fall behind he can become impatient
The tutorials are really helpful in learning course content, they consolidate understanding and the tutor
(Matthew Waugh) is great.
The tutor whose name is Jesse is really useful at helping me out and she is really clear compared to other
subject tutors.
Michael Li is a fantastic tutor and does a fantastic job going through the questions.
The projector seems to not work very often though.
The labs are great, having one 2 hour lab is much better than splitting it up like some of my other classes
do. The lab exercise sheets are always very clear and i always feel like the amount of work is appropriate
to the time limit. My tutor (angela) is helpful and doesn't impose when not needed.
A bit hard not enough time to complete activity
My tutor is Houda. I am extremely happy she is my tutor she is very approachable, clear and thorough in
her way of teaching.
My tutor Ingrid is a good tutor and gives everyone pelnty of time to go thorugh the content by themselves
before running us through the most correct way.
My tutor Donna is great, always explains thing clearly and is very helpful.
very helpful, a bit rushed hard to find extra labs to catch up. matt is very encouraging and helpful
Dan is a great tutor helps you get to the answer and not just tell you how its done, helping you figure it out
yourself.
The labs are enganging and given attending the lectures are quite simply to understand. Jason explains the
exercises in absolute detail; when lapses in understanding are present he amiably leads the student
through their difficulties without being overbearing or condescending.
My tutor, Jason is quite good. He know's what he is talking about, however sometimes the labs feel rushed.
My tutor Jason Chan explains the material in good detail. works in a good pace, not too slow or fast. and is
very encouraging.
Jason is an awesome tutor who teaches in style that allows students to learn without being spoonfed.
However at times I find the explanation for the last exercise is always rushed and it is often the most
difficult question.
The labs are conducted well so students are able to understand how to go about answering questions
despite their prior knowledge to what is being discussed in the lab, as long as the student has attended
lectures/read the lecture slides. The pace of the labs is substantial, however it would be good if we were
able to go faster with the early questions so the later questions can be covered in greater detail.
The tutorial are good. I go to Madsen Lab G31 on fridays and my tutor is Jen Jen Chung. Good tutor. Time
for the tutorials should have been a bit longer. Instead of an hour maybe one and half hours would help
everyone finish the tutorial.
Jason Chan, tutorials are well structured, Jason is very good at stepping the group through what to do if
they are not sure. A good amount of work is set for each tute, meaning there is always something to do,
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and I am learning throughout the tute.
Houda. Explains quite carefully for the average students. However, I work on ahead in most tutorials so do
not listen as much. She is still helpful in that she comes around and helps me out when I am unsure or tells
me about better solutions.
Angi is very kind and helpful, she is a nice tutor.
I have Ingrid McCarroll as my tutor. I like the way our tutorial runs because she lets us have a go at
programming and try it out for ourselves before explaining some of the harder questions.
the tutor explains eveything patiently
Michael LI is a quite good tutor, but if you can explain some question more detailed, and show which one
is more important that would be great
The labs are good because you have a chance to have a hands on experience, and i find that this is alot
better way to learn than to just read theory off powerpoints.
Jason is a good tutor and explains everything clearly.
Tutor: Angela
Tutorials are pretty good, everything is relevant and not too hard or easy.
Will is a great tutor and is really helpful
My tutorials with Michael Lee are very helpful. Michael has taken the effort to learn everyones names and
is beyond helpful when questions are asked. He is quick to point you in the right direction without simply
giving you the answer or telling you how to do the question
donna xu
she is very good
I think the labs are generally quite usefull. However I feel that the examples given in the lectures are
extremely basic and extremely difficult in the tute.
Although i don't have troubles understanding English, I find the questions in the lab hard to understand,
sometimes i get stuck for a very long time just for one question, not because i don't know how to do it, but
rather because i don't understand what it is asking me to do.
My tutor is Ken Ho, he goes through the exercises pretty fast ( in my opinion ), which makes me feel really
bad about myself ( because Jason says I should never be behind the tutor ). For a few weeks, i realize i
have to do some of the exercises in the lab in my own time before coming to the lab.
Michael Li is a very helpful and supportive tutor. The tutorials are where i learn the most in ENGG1801
and I find them incredibly useful. Michael teaches us in a forward manner, letting us try to figure out the
problem before offering help.
Angela is a very helpful tutor, she is able to give assistance on questions that I'm struggling with while still
giving the opportunity to work it out myself.
tutorials: thursday 1:00am-3:00am. tutor name: Angela Lui. She's patient, explain the questions very
well.
The lab tutorials are really useful, I learn more by actually using the program so the labs help a lot.
Michael Li is very friendly and is interesting to listen to. He comes to my assistance quickly when needed.
dan is a great tutor he explains things thoughouly and is easy to get along with.
Jason- he's very motivational
Dan Schnelle is my tutor, he is good tutor as he explains concepts well and he takes the time to expalin
anything that i havent understood fully
My Tutes are pretty great. I dont like that they ar 2 hours long because coding for that long gets pretty dry,
but at least Ange (my tutor) makes it a little more interesting. Perhaps a small break at the midpoint of
the lab would be a good idea.
Top job though ange. Good stuff cool beans.
The tutorials are a great tool to learn and apply what is taught in lectures and my tutor Dan Schnelle
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teaches at a good pace and is very helpful.
labs are very helpful and the exercises are structured in a way that encourages thinking for yourself and
challenging yourself to answer the question. my tutor (donna) is very helpful and straightforward. Also it
is good that you can go to any lab in the week if you need to
Manaal Fatima is great, i have no probs with the tutors
Tutor: Jason Chan
He is perfect.
Because I've had no computing experience the lectures sometimes seem a little abstract. The labs are a
great way to put everything into context and actually internalise the content. Jessie is really nice and very
helpful. She is always willing to stay after the labs have ended to answer any questions we may have.
the tuts are very useful and helpful as are the tutors
Kelvin Hsu explains everything following the same methodology as the lectures. This continuity makes it
easy for me to understand him. However, I personally think he should wait just a little longer before giving
answers for the last couple of questions in the labs.
Angela is detailed in her examples and working through the exercises. I think the lab exercise work sheets,
need to say exactly the function/formula or code that should be used. Some exercises do this already, but
on a couple of occasions i found myself using the wrong code that still work for the solution. Angela did
help to change this error.
Jason Chan goes through the tutorial work in an effective manner. He explains the work in a clear and
precise manner so that it is benefital to all students.
my tutor is Donna XU, she always explain the lab questions in detail and answers my questions, but when
she explains the question is too fast ( maybe just me).
Ingrid McCarroll has helped me a lot. At times she needs to be a bit more specific. Everything else, she's all
good.
Tutor is Jessie Leung. She's really helpful and encourages us to complete all the questions on our own,
giving hints where necessary. She explains the logic behind each question in detail so that by the end I feel
that I have a solid grasp on the concepts covered.
The tutorials/labs were very helpful because we could put what we learnt in the lectures into practice.
Learning the tutor's way of doing things is very helpful.
Jen Jen is a good tutor, very helpful and explains things clearly.
they are very uesful for my performence.
Jen Jen dose a good job at helping us to understant the matiral well and how to answer the questions
corectly
Feel like some questions are too hard and when it is explained, the solution method doesn't stick in my
head. I feel like i'm just answering step questions, however answering a complete question without 'step
question' would be a struggle
Similiar to Jason, tutors give complete instructions to every question in the tutorial lab. One minor thing is,
some tutor really do type quickly and is a bit hard to catch up, rest of it are perfect.
The lectures and the labs are perfect !
The tutor Ingrid are very attentive and helpful. She always tell us to be pro-active and try by our own,
but she always helps when we cannot achieve the goal.
Jason Chan. Pretty nice and great tutor/lecturer.
The labs are where i actually learn things in this subject. Its all well and good getting all this info in the
lectures, but in order to learn and remember anything i have to physically do it in the lab or at home. The
tutors are very helpful
Kelvin is an awesome tutor. Very helpful and clear with his instructions and explanation.
tutorials and labs are well structured. Houda Chehab explains the content well and aids with lab
exercises when required, allowing one to completely understand the content.
The tutorials are good. Although we often don't get through all the questions and often the work is easy
enough that I don't need to listen to the tutor (Donna) so therefore I could just do it at home.
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The labs are useful although I feel sometimes they are done very quickly. Ken is a good tutor but
sometimes goes over anwers a bit too fast, which is problematic if I havent attempted the question
correctly and need to see slowly how it is properly done.
My tutor is angela. Shes nice and teahces us stuff so shes good
tutor's name: Matthew Waugh
the tutor is pretty nice. He almost teaches us every question step by step. I have learnt a lot from the
tutorial
Angela does well showing how to do the questions and leaves enough time to have a decent go at them
first.
My tutor Jason Chan is very good and he help me a lot.
The tutorial is extremely useful in drilling in the lecture theory into my head. I really allows me to engage
in the actual code such that I fully understand what is going on, especially when I debug. Matthew Waugh
is extremely thorough in his explanations and I am able to follow his steps easily when he explains the
exercises (although I sometimes am far ahead). When I am in need of assistance, he readily comes to my
attention and assists me in any way he can.
Tutor: Jason Chan.
The tutorials/labs are extremely helpful. I try and work on the more easier exercises at home, as I know
that I can do them without problems, and when I attend the labs, I bring questions where I had trouble and
work on the harder exercises. I find that this works best for me.
As mentioned earlier, the computers are quite slow and the excel program reguarly doesn't respond. This
is frustrating when trying to complete the labs and do the lab exams. The tutors are helpful and easily
understandable.
Angela is extremely helpful and makes the labs enjoyable. I feel comfortable asking for assistance as she
explains it clearly without giving away the entire answer.
manaal fatima is a nice person ,really!!
The labs are really useful, Dan is verry clear and helpful.
it would be useful to have extra material available on the website.
Such as extra matlab questions, equivalent to the lab standard, to practice at in own time.
The extra available tutorials are useful.
Tutorials and labs good be better if the questions weren't as complicated or had a easier level of
understanding th english.
The tutorial is bit too fast for me as im not good in programming.
Dan Schnelle is great. He is easy to talk to and helps when possible. Good job. :)
Lab: Thursday, 11am - 1pm.
Manaal is obviously very good at what she does. She knows the content inside and out. Couldn't ask for a
better tutor. She always listens to people first, which is a sign of someone with a kind and caring
personality.
I like the tutorials and I really like my tutor, the only issue is since I'm quite slow by the time I end up
reaching the harder questions I lab ends and I don't get any help with those and they're what I need the
most help with. It would be good if our tutors gave us a rundown of the harder questions before class
ends.
My tutor is Donna. Labs are a good way to practise the lecture content and are the only way for me to full
understand how to use matlab. Donna is good but I never really have to ask her anything as its all in the
lecture slides
ANgel Lui is my crazy funky sexy tutor. she is amazing, knows the subject reall well and really makes
everything clear.
My tutorial, with Jason Chan, is really good. He always goes through the exercises out the front so that we
know how to ensure that we get everything that we need to get into our codes. He's very flexible and is
always willing to answer questions.
My tutor, Donna, is a god send! Very patient, kind and always helpful.
Tutorial labs put what is learnt in the lectures in action so we can figure out how to use matlab ourselves,
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fixing errors etc and practice areas we have difficulty
Angela is very good in explaining hints and tips to complete questions
She goes through the thought process step by step but does not allow proper time to try things for yourself
when running out of time or for harder questions
Please buy new mouses and keyboards for the computer, they are horrible and most people do not like
them
Jason is a great tutor, explains things very well, exactly like he explains it in the lectures
Labs are very useful as they are where i do most of my learning. however, one issue that keeps arising is
the disappearance of my U: drive on some occasions when i login, allowing me to not refer to previous
work.Dan Schnelle is doing a good job as a tutor, and is more than capable of demonstrating solutions and
answering questions.
My lecturer, Jason has a strong understanding of the course and a real unique and effective way of teaching
it. Although once I emailed him about a tutorial that I missed, and he replied with a message that looked
like it was written by 4 year old who just discovered a keyboard. With all due respect, I was able to decifer
it and it was actually quite helpful, but the gramatical errors were questionable. Then again, I guess it is
engineering and not English.
Jason Chan. Very good and thorough always responds to any issues i have in class with a reasonable
explanation
The tutorial as well organized, many computers provided and always a kind tutor monitoring us. My tutor
is Jessie Leun, I like her as a person and as a tutor.
The labs give students the opportunity to present any questions they have regarding current or past
topics. Ms Manaal Fatima gives concise explanations of the exercises, and also alternative ways of
approaching the exercises.
Labs are helpful they help revise the tutorial notes, Jen Jen is good tutor
Useful as it allows us to do the things ourselves
Jen Jen is a good tutor who doesnt necessarily just give us the answers but helps us to solve our own
problems ourselves.
labs are completely necessary to get through the course. jason is great at explaining things
the labs are very useful, they can help me know how to do it in a more easy way. Angela Liu.
Manaal is a helpful tutor, who takes time to explain the questions thoroughly.
Tutor: Jason
Pacing and explanation is sound.
Donna Xu,a kind tutor,she help me solve many problems.
The tutorials are very handy as it is the first time that the students are actually performing the new skills
for themselves. It is quite hard to catch up though if you are behind.
Ingrid McCarroll is really helpful in terms of teaching and tutoring the computing lab, she is
approachable and does the harder questions on the board. The way in which she asks us to do the
questions ourselves and then helps us if we are stuck is really good for self-learning.
Angela is very friendly and helpful. The tutorials seem to contain a good amount of work for the time
allotted to them. Perhaps it might be possible to have sample solutions which could be made available by
the tutor, as it is sometimes inconvenient to have to go back two or three exercises to make changes to
work that the tutor is now showing, when you get ahead.
The labs are very relaxing and flexible. Manaal Fatima is a great tutor and shows confidence when she
explains concepts. She is professional in her job and does not look down upon any question asked whether
it be simple or complex. This allows me as a student to feel very comfortable in "mastering the basics" and
the harder style of questions.
My tutor is Jason Chan. He explain the material very well, and make sure everyone in the tute doesn't fall
behind.
Good
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I find the tutorials very useful in expanding my understanding of the course as it involves a lot of trial and
error. I also find the my tutor (Angie) is able to clearly explain concepts and shows us easier/simplier
ways to achieve the required outcome.
Jason is a thorough tutor who seems like he really loves his stuff. Will is also a good tutor, but is a little fast
over the content
Tutoriuals reinforce the ideas in the lectures. Jason Chan runs a structured tutorial and thoroughly guides
us through each step and gives personal assistance after he allows us to try th problem by ourselfs first.
Tutorials are very good. It is easy to stay ahead of the tutor (Jason Chan) allowing you to do the questions
by yourself but also covers most content so you can make improvements to your code if needed. Some
content at the end never explained in depth which makes it hard to know if you did the question correctly.
The tutorial/labs help a lot as a lot of the time I don't understand certain concepts. Kelvin is a really good
tutor, especially in MATLAB, he writes the comments so that we know exactly what is going on with the
code.
My tutor is Ken whos really friendly and helpful.
Dan Schnelle is a very thorough tutor, the labs are challenging and insightful
tutor: Michael Li. He is a good tutor and has a good way in explaining. The tutorial is very helpful.
Matt Waugh is a great tutor. Tutorials are interesting and challenging. I particularly like the problem
solving questions eg - dice question
Tutor: Matt Waugh. Matt is a very good tutor because of his simplicity. He explains the excercises in a
simplifies way that I can understand. Also, he regularly walks around the lab which makes it more
comfortable for me to ask a doubt. Tutorials are equalky important as lectures. I find the questions helpful
in that it helps me test my knowledge and since many questions are not quite straightforward (which i
prefer) I can get a good picture of my standing. One suggestion would be to post more questions in the
course website, so that we can practise in our own time.
Jason Chan is my tutor and he is a great tutor. He provides us with clear instructions showing us exactly
what to do, and also provides us with tips which increases our learning as we find out solutions to many
errors ourself. Overall, Jason is a great tutor and has made this course very enjoyable.
The labs are good, Kelvin allows us enough time to complete the questions and always checks how we are
progressing. His explanation of the questions and the solutions is also good.
The tutorial i attend is a very good place to get clear on concepts learnt in the lecture. Dan Schnelle is my
tutor who explains everything in detail, giving me an easier way to find solutions to questions.
The tutorials are good
The tutor (Donna Xu) is moderately helpful.
The tutors and my tutor (Dan Schnelle) very useful, however sometimes we do not cover all the material
in the tutor and run out of time.
Jason: Clear explanation of ideas and solid logical reasoning.
Jasons labs are intense
It is annoying having a tutorial when the projector does not work, but when it is working and you can see
the tutor solving problems is very useful.
I attend the tutorial in Madsen building RM226 and with turor Micheal Li. I feel deeply appreicated with
him who give me great support and kindly help me solve the problem I meet.
tutorials are helpful for the course study, but sometimes i found it was too fast that i could not follow, and
the example questions need to be explained more precisely.
I really enjoy the labs. I believe my tutor, Dan Schnelle is really helpful and has a great understanding for
the course and has good communicatoin skills to the students.
all good
The tutorials and labs held by Jason Chan, explains the material in an interesting way allowing ease of
absorbtion. He provides useful tips during lectures that can be used in labs to complete the exercises
faster.
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Donna is a very good tutor is who incredibly helpful when you ask questions. She allows us plenty of time
to attempt the questions first before explaining how to do it properly.
The tutor (Michael Li) is helpful and moves at a good, realistic pace and is patient when things don't
always go to plan
computing tutorials are useful. and the tutor manaal fatima is great. she is willing to help whenever
needed. and does a good job at explaining things.
Jason Chan is a very nice tutor, as an international student I Personally didin't find any difficulities to
follow him
My tutor is Ingrid McCarroll . she is a good tutor. when I had a terrible question ,she always teach
me patiently
The tutor Kelvin is extremely helpful and competent. The lab exercises are set out well nd are easily
understandable.
Jason is probably the best lecturer and all the tutors do very well to communicate information to the
studnets
Ingrid McCarroll is a patient and kind tutor
Jessie is a great tutor, and explains how to do all of the exercises very well in her demos.
Kelvin hsu is fantastic tutor.
Angela is my tutor. I find the tuts really useful and helpful, my only issue is that the question wording can
be confusing sometimes in the lab exercises, and it's subsequently caused me to think questions are
asking something different.
Angela is really friendly and helpful. She always answer our qestion with great patients.
Jessie is quite good as a tutor, however, the tutorial questions are just too difficult.
Ingrid is very helpful because she comes around to everyone to make sure they are going well, she is also
perceptive to when someone is struggling and steps in to help them/me out.
The tutorials are very helpful and allow the knowledge learned in the lectures to be fully comprehended
through the practical application.
Kelvin is my tutor and very good
Ingrid McCarroll
the labs are good as she helps when we get stuck
My tutor is Ingrid mcCarroll, i think if she can teach each question after student finish that will be better.
Tutor: Jason Chan
Tutorials/labs are very useful. It aids in further understanding of course content in terms of what could be
done, what can't be done and what could be done better. The only criticism is the time limit. It's a little bit
difficult to finish all exercises in the 2 hour limit. I find it can only be done if the exercises were to be
started before the lab. Hence, it is sometimes a struggle to be ahead of the tutor, whilst trying to solve the
problem at hand.
matt waugh is an extremely good tutor, explains everything clearly and is willing to help each individual
whenever they require help
name of tutor: Houda Chebab
all the tutorials are very helpful. Houda has good voice projection hence everybody could hear her. She
shows good example and explains each question clearly.
My tutor, Michael, has a rigorous approach to programming in both Excel and Matlab. He encourages us to
attempt the solution to a question ahead of his demonstration, but i can say that I have never been left
behind becuase the demonstrations are methodical at an appropriate pace.
Manaal Fatima:
She explains the issues if I'm facing a problem in lab quizzes. Also goes through questions thoroughly.
jessie is nice and helpful
The tutorials are useful and my tutor (kelvin) is very good and helpful.
jason chen, quite energtic, great tutor
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Jason chan is good
All tutors are kind and helpful.
Tutor: Angela Lui
The tutor is very helpful and the tutorials are valuable, however the questions are just too basic.
The labs are very useful and effective. My tutor Michael Li is a patient and well prepared tutuor.
My tutor is Michael Li.
I strongly enjoy my tutorials because I have time to freely work at the exercises. Whenever I have a
problem, Michael is incredibly helpful, otherwise, he walks the whole tutorial through the questions in a
clear and understandable manner.
Tutor name : Michael Li
Michael is very friendly, is willing to help anytime when students need help from him.
He has very good understanding of this course (ENGG1801) and is very good at explaining complex
questions.
Jason chen is a very nice tutor.
Ingrid is a great tutor, she like Jason knows her stuff very well and can help out whatever situation there
is. The lab/tutorial on the other hand is a good way to consolidate the information learnt in the lectures
and also tests how well you understand the information.
Tutorials are highly useful giving me a chance to test out the things we learned about in lectures and to be
able to experiment a little on how changing the code affects the output.
My tutor: Micheal Li
is very good and carefully explains each step and calculation necessary in each of the exercises. he also
gives out useful tips and keyboard shortcuts which make using MatLab a lot easier.
The tutorials are conducted very effectively and allow for application of theory learned in lectures. William
is conveys ideas and methods well and progresses at a good pace.
Houda is great as a tutor!
The labs are a friendly environment to work in. My tutor (Houda) explains the work very well.
Michael Li : very helpful tutor, providing comments and feedback readily to students.
I find the tutorials to be very helpful. My tutor, Michael Li, definitely knows what he is doing and is good
at explaining what to do. I think it would be a bit better if the tutor went a little bit faster so that if we are
really struggling and wish to move on with harder examples, we can see the easiest ways to perform an
activity and hopefully apply this to the harder examples, hence giving us time to complete all questions.
I feel as though tutes is where i get the most out of this course, as I get to actually use the programs we are
working with. Angie my tutor explains the questions well and gives us good assistence when we struggle.
some of the tute work was a little bit long and i wasn't able to finish the work in the tute, but we do have
the option to go other tutes, so thats all good i guess.
Donna Xu is a nice tutor but i think she can explain a little bit more. :)
and i hope she can go through more questions with us.
Good tutors, good pace
Matthew Waugh, is a nice teacher who helps everyone in need.
The labs offer a good way to familiarise myself with MATLAB. Will is friendly and knows what he's talking
about, so in the event I have any issues I feel quite comfortable approaching him for help.
Kelvin Hsu. Very nice tutor, he explain everything specificly
Tutorials are extremely useful as Jason Chan is really good at explaining the tutorial material and he helps
those who begin to fall behind
The labs are great, i've learnt everything i need in them. Micheal Li explains everything really clearly.
The tutorials are extremely useful for putting theory into practice and my tutor (Ingrid) is helpful and
provides good feedback.
Tutorials are useful, Angela explains the codes well and ways to improve them
the tutorials/labs are quite useful,my tutor is Angela, and she's a really kind person and helps me
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generously.
Dan is perfect for the subject
Angie is my tutor and her teaching method is perfect for the way I learn. She is always telling myself and
the class the best ways to solve our problems and is receptive to our questions. She is always more than
happy to help me with my issues and I enjoy her classes.
Labs are crucial to put into practice and really master the theory we have aqcuired during the lectures. I
enjoy my lab sessions, even tho it is quite challenging for me. Jason is an excellent tutor with great
knowledge. It is a privilage to be learning from someone so highly achieved as him.
Tutorials help learn you learn everything better because it is actual hands on work. Angela Lui is very
good at explaining things and goes at a good pace.
The tutorials are very useful in learning all of the content and applying it in excel and matlab. They can be
stressful as there is always a large amount of work to get through each lab. Angela Lui is an effective tutor
although she goes through the work too quickly on the board sometimes.
My tutor, Miss Angela Lui is very helpful and kind. She never gives up on helping her students.
Jen Jen Chung is very helpful
I found tutorial/lab very useful because you can then grab a hand-on experience rather than just focussing
on the theoritical level of the course. Again, Jason is very helpful during the tutorial by explaining
everything, especially for me, personally. But I do suggest to extend the lab hour and explain everything in
more detail (because he explained everything in same speed regardless the hardness).
Dan Schnelle is a pretty good tutor; he waits until everybody has at least attempted a question before
showing how to do it, which he also does thoroughly and efficiently.
Tutor: Jason
i like how the tutprials are run in giving out progressively harder questions and allowing people to work
ahead at their own pace, showing the best method later on (at least later on for those who work ahead)
can either reiforce the method or suggest tweaks. the length is good as it is satisfying to leave early
knowing that you understand the content and also there is enough time to finish if you find a few
challenges.
having an allocated lab as well as the option of atttending other labs is an excellent concept and works
well
Angela (Thursday 11-1pm, Rm LG31) very helpful
my tutorial on thursday at 11 and it is in link 122. it is usefull, lets me put into practice what i have learnt
in the lectures. my tutor is kelvin, he is helpful and informative. when i do need help he helps me
understand how to do something or how to do it better/simpler.
The labs are quite intensive but I think the pace is set really well. They cement in what I have learnt from
the lectures. Jason Chan, the tutor, is helpful, understandable and polite. The only issue I do have is that,
when I am ahead, it is difficult to split my attention between focussing on the tutor going
over previous answer and continuing on with my work and I feel that I may be missing some tips because
of this.
Tutor - Ken Ho, the exercises themselves are useful in learning the Matlab language, Ken is great at giving
advice on how to complete the more difficult questions.
Kelvin Hsu, is a great tutor as he doesnt tell you answers staright away and makes you find the answers
yourself.
Extremely useful, well set out with the aid of the exercise sheet, good to put the lectures into practice.
Tutorials are excellent, Jen Jen explains the concepts clearly, but also allows us sufficient time to complete
the tasks ourselves before this.
Dan is really good, im espeically pleased with the computing tutors, compared to other tutors which i
attend. In computing, the tutor is a lot more genuine and helpful towards everyone in the class and goes
out of his way for caring for everyone. His personality and attitude really illuminates the learning
atmopshere and encourages everyone to strive for their best.
My Tutor, Ingrid McCarrol, is very helpful whenever there is an issue during the labs. She has never failed
to help me when I need it.
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The Tutorials are very useful as an exercise of the skills we are given.
Tutorials are good but the amount of people per class is above maximum as not everyone can be attended
to. Ingrid is a good tutor but she could guide people individually better.
For myself, it is hard to follow the labs.
Labs are good, Angela explains everything well. Any extra labs though would be great
the tutorials have a good structure and the questions are at the right difficulty to be challenging yet doable and effective at teaching matlab. the tutor, Jen Jen, is good and explains all stages at a good speed so if
you work well and efficiently, you will never be behind.
Dan Schnelle is my tutor, I find him very helpful in working through the problems and not simply giving us
the answer but helping us work through it so we understand it
tutor: Donna Xu
no comment.
Jason Chan; the tutorials are great for cementing the concepts we're introduced to in the lectures and
getting to apply them to problems
more tutorials should be arranged
daniel schnelle - great tutor
Tutor Kelvin Hsu goes through questions thoroughly and is always willing to help
Kelvin is a very good tutor, he is friendly and helps everyone in the classroom, whilst also solving
problems on the board for everyone to learn and compare their answers with his answers.
Again, I find that the lab proceeds very quickly thus I seldom have full grasp of the content that is being
covered.
My tutor is Michael Li, who I believe is a very friendly individual who is always willing to help with the
problems anyone is having within th tutorial and he also shows some 'hints' that can be used to make the
task at hand easier. Overall. I am satisfied with the way Michael handles and delivers the tutorials.
Angela is very helpful in tutorials and she explains clearly. Overall she's awesome!
The tutorials are good but occasionally a little fast, for someone unfamiliar with computors or programing
it can prove difficult to get through all the work allocated.
Tutor Will de Ferraiti is patient and efficient with an obviously sound knowledge base but his
demonstrations of the solutions could be better paced to match the progress of the majority within the
class
The tutorials and my tutor, Will de Ferranti, are pretty good.
Will de Ferranti is a great tutor- obviously knows what he is talking about and can explain it very clearly.
The tutorial's (exercises) themselves are great too and really help us learn to actually use the theory we
learn in lectures.
I found that the lab is very useful. My tutor(Jason) covered every on the lectures and also explained
everything very clear
My tutor is Jen Jen Chung. She is very good at her job and performs demonstrations of all content to a very
high standard.
Angela - great tutor!! Very helpful and explains the questions well. Also offer one on one help if needed.
And just nice in general :D
I enjoyed the tutorials as it gave a challenge but wasn't something that was extremely difficult. My tutor,
Jen Jen Chung, was very helpful and was able to answer any questions quickly and effectively.
Ken is brilliant, always takes the time to go through the questions clearly.
Dan Schnelle is fantastic.
I find the tutorials are very useful. My tutor is Dan Schnelle.
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Dr. Jason Chan is an effective, responsible and reliable tutor.
Angela is a fantastic tutor and is extremely helpful when it comes to assisting us with the lab exercises.
She often shows us various ways of completing an exercise and then tells us which is the simplest or most
correct.
I have Ingrid as my tutor. She is always very helpful without doing the work for us which is good cause it
means we learn but we can also get hlpe when we need it. She explains the more difficult questions on the
projector screen which is also good.
Matt is very helpful in every way as he is always keen to help us with our questions.
Dan Schnelle is very patient and helpful in each lab.
Dan Schnelle needs a pay rise. I recommend he starts getting paid per head. 10/10. You should also shout
him a beer.
Dan is very helpful and his explanations are sufficient
Angela is fantastic in the way that she gives help with out actually telling you what you need to do, and
allowing you to be able to complete the work by yourself, which has made it a very interesting subject to
learn
Jessie is a helpful tutor who explains problems very clearly.
My tutor is Donna Xu. The tutorials are helpful in grasping the basic ideas of computing and programming.
Donna is a very good tutor and never hesitates to help you if you need help. Her work on the board for the
class is also very easy to follow. The last few questions of the tutorial however are very hard to do and the
transition from the middle of the lab exercises to the end is too complicated to keep up with.
The tutorials put in the practice all the theory we learn about in the lectures and give a direct hands on
approach to the course
Angela is a good tutor, she gives us a good explain for all the questions but she talks a little be fast.
Will de Ferranti is a great tutor, he answers our question carefully and explain about how to solve
and deal with questions.
the only improvement is reducing pace solving questions, personally his pace is too fast for me.
Tutor name : Matthew Waugh
He explains everything in great detail and makes understanding the problem(s) clearly.
Makes learning new codes a lot easier and enjoyable without pressure :)
I find the tutorials extremely helpful. I like how you are given time to work through the exercises yourself
but the tutor is right behind if you are struggling.
tutorials help me answer my questions
jason chan as tutor. the labs are definitely the most important and informative part of the course. the
hands on of the coding helps you to grasp the concepts, and the staggered approach of questions from easy
to hard is very useful. i really enjoy the labs and they're excersices, despite the fact i've never coded
before
Kelvin Hou is a really good tutor and is very patient, understanding and clear.
tutorial can help us to understand deeply most knowledge that can not understand clearly in lecture.
Jason - great tutor! Explains content very well!
Jason is a really passionate tutor who takes great pride in his work. His ability to convey alot of
information in short tutorials rveolves around a fast albiet effective pace.
Haven't had an issue with anything so far.
the labs are really good way of enforcing what happes in the lectures. its on thing to understand but
another to apply
Angela Lui is very helpful and supportive in tutorials. She explains very clearly and gives tips to help
better understand the exercises. She is very attentive to the whole class and will answer questions when
asked so we can do the exercises ourselves.
Our tutor is called matthew waugh
The tutorial session is very impressive, every question that given on the list has a perfectly explained
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answer and it was going through by steps.
I find the tutorials extremely helpful. They really solidify my learning in the lectures
Tutorials are helpful as they put into practice what we theoretically learned in lectures. Tutors are great,
Jen goes through the solution with class and explains step by step in detail.
jessie is clear and good at what she does and is also engaging and more entertaining than some, the labs
are good considering i dont have matlab at home so i have no other opportunities to learn really
Matthew Waugh i sa good tutor and explains it well when he goes through the lab exercises or when you
need help.
My tutor is Manaal Fatima. I think she is really nice and helpful. I like the way that she teach.
My tutorial is with Matt Waugh , he is very helpful and actively walks around the room, checking and
double checking on everyone. This has helped me have a greater understanding of the content which
increases my skill level in matlab/excel.
The subject is based around the lab, ofcourse the labs are useful.
My tutor, Will Ferranti is fantastic- very good tutor, knows what hes doing, is helpful, and is good at
explaining things.
I find the labs very good and do like the extra questions which extend on the content in the lectures.
Jessie Leung is a very good and patient tutor, and she can explain everything for us clearly.
practice makes perfect
My tutor, Jason Chan, is highly useful in understanding the coursework and providing feedback as to the
appropriate mannor in answering questions. The enthusiasm in his tutorials is highly regarded as a
motivating factor within my own and work.
jason is a good tutor, he is very approachable
The tutorials and our tutor, Ms Houda Chehab, are very helpful. Especially for a subject as practical
orientated as this one. However, there is often too many lab questions to be completed in the specified
time slot and the difficult questions at the back are often left unexplained. Maybe a recording of the
tutorial would be helpful for students who wants to attempt the questions on their own time.
the only thing that bothers me is that the image coming out from projector ,the size was way too small on
whiteboard(Rm211) i can see nothing :(
The projector in lab LG31 isn't clear. The image is small and not vivid enough to be seen by the whole
class. Maybe some reconfiguration could be done?
Ingrid's always a great help. She guides with hints so that I could learnt the solutions myself.
Donna Xu, she is very helpful. she can clearly teach what we should know.
All Good.
Jason Chan
He is a very good teacher, but if he can teach us a little bit slo, I believe it will much better!
Kelvin Hsu, is my tutor. He is extrmely helpful and it is due to him in these tutorials that I understand how
to use matlab and what to do. Without the tutorials and Kelvin's help I feel as if the lectures alone can't
provide me with enough guidance. So therefore i find tutorials extremely helpful and way more
interactive than lectures.
Kelvin Hsu is a great tutor, explaining everything throughout the tutorial in great detail, without moving
too fast. The exercies are good, albeit sometimes a bit too difficult. All labs and tutorials are well
formatted and enjoyable.
Jason Chan is the man.
Tutorials with Matt Waugh are very educational. We can complete the exercises at our own pace, whilst
receiving help only when we need it.
tutor: jason
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sometimes a bit fast but other than that excellent with explanations
Everything gets done on time and are later shown how to do questions during tutorial after we have made
an attempt.
Will de Ferranti explains very clearly and if we have questions he would answer them.
I find our tutor Dan Schnelle is good and very clear in explaining the course matter
The Lecturer respond very fast, and I like the way tutor (Jason) explain questions. I also like the way Jason
manage tutorials, let us attend any lab as we want.
I enjoy working through the lab question and find they're quite easy besides the last few questions which
are a doable but have some challenge. Jason is an extremly helpful and approachable tutor who
explainations are easy to understand. His metaphores in the lectures could use some work though.
Ken ho
He is friendly, and helpful
Angela's way of explanation is really easy to understand and her air of casuality makes it easier to ask for
help/ queries etc.
The fact that she allows us to attempt at the questions first, sees/questions where everyone is up to and
then shows us variations and/or the right way of completing the exercise.
The labs are quite relaxing, as everyone is typing away and 2 hours is a enough time to sit, ponder and see
what really went wrong.
I also, sometimes have the pleasure of smelling the person on my right's exotic lunch. Yum.
Houda Chehab
She is really kind and helpful! and if I have any questions with the excercises she intially
assists me to understand it myself and after I correct it she clarifies what the problem was and
how it is solved.
the tutor is very helpful yet knows how to manage the class well
Tutur:Kelvin Hsu
He is a nice person, and always try to help us.
tutor:Manaal Fatima
she is very nice and helpful, the only question is we usually can not finish to go through the lab question.
The labs are very useful in helping me imrpove on what I've learnt from the lectures. The tutor, Jason, is
very thorough with his explanations.
First week of matlab was easy.
Since then it has gotten alot hard. I will have to work hard to keep up.
Can we get some extra questions online to work on!?!?
The tutorial labs are useful as they force you to sit through a focused session of exercises that get the mind
thinking about the content and to not only learn that content but apply it to situational problems.
My tutor (I think) is Michael Li. He is well adept in the knowledge of the course and how to carry out
exercises, but often goes quite fast - I hear numerous times that it's good to attempt the exercise before
your tutor shows you how to do it the 'correct' or 'better' way, but if your tutor is ahead, you don't really
get the opportunity. Nevertheless he is helpful and I have made adequate progress in the course so far
from lab sessions
My tutor ,Jason Chen ,always helps me to solve out questions that i do not understand.He always
encourages us that everyone can do the IT job even he is not a IT guy,just like Chen himself.I like him very
much and he is one of the reason I am intersted in IT.
Jason chan is a responsibal tutor.When I have some question ,he will answer it and help me to solve
problems efficiently.
My tutor Jen Jen Cheng is very helpful, she is always able to finish going through all of the questions in the
lab exercises, and clearly explaning every single question at the same time
the labs are especially helpful. the tutor Matt Waugh is very kind and helpful in explaining questions and
probelms with plenty of help provided to help me understand my course and how to deal with specific
questions.
Manaal Fatima – one of the best tutors
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The tutorials are really good. Jason Chan. Everything is very clear and easy once explain. His rushed
manner can be a little disconcering sometimes.
Kelvin Hsu is a very good tutor, as he is adament on the students attempting every exercise to the best of
their abilities before he demonstrates the sample solution. This is therefore incredibly helpful for my
learning, as there is no "easy way out", and it prompts me to think about everything I have heard in the
lectures and test every possible method, which is the best way of learning.
my tutor is jason as well as lecturer as i meantioned before he is the very best.
I find that the turorials provide the best way to learn and apply all the content covered in the lectures. It
also allows me to test ideas and challenge myself to become a better at understanding ideas and concepts
associated with MATLAB and computer coding in general.
Jason Chan is an extremely helpful tutor, as he will run through the exercises and show the most efficient
way to solves problems in the tutorial worksheet.
My tutor, Ingrid, has been extremely helpful in guiding me to successfully learn the tricks and trades of
Matlab and Microsoft Excel.
The tutor Michael li is helpful and is able to help wth any questions i have.
The tutorials are great and provide thorough guidance.
VERY. useful lab, VERY helpful tutor(Angela)
The tutorials are really useful in helping me understand and put to use the new skills that i learned in the
lectures. Dan is also really good at making sure all of us understand the questions and help us if we have
problems.
Jason Chan
They have been helpful, but it can be easy to get stuck on a simple things and he has directed me to find
the answer which is good most of the time and makes me learn more effectively. Sometimes Jason can be a
bit intimidating as i feel that when i do have to ask him a question he feels like I am not paying attention in
class rather than I'm having trouble understanding, but other than that i couldn't ask for a better tutor.
jason chan is a good tutor who is very willing to answer our question
Tutor- Ingrid McCarroll.
Very helpful and esay to understand whenever there is an issue with some code or a formula she
encourages you to do the most you can and then provides assistance.
Dan Schnelle was helpful
The tutorials are great and run smoothly. Jason Chan explains it well and allows us to think for ourselves
whilst giving useful hints. So far it runs at a smooth pace.
My tutor Jason Chan is excellent and is great at explaining all concepts. Only negative of tutorials is that
each week there are too many questions so 2 hours isn't enough time to finish them all.
The tutorials are very good, i prefer to try and do the tutorial work on my own and go ahead of the tutor,
however when i get stuck the tutors explination of the exercise to the class helps me complete the exercise.
My tutor is Jason, he is very good
Michael Li, quite a good tutor
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The lab material could potentially have more information on how to complete (for the harder questions in
particular), as often I am clueless on how to start.
Question 8:
Is all necessary software and other material for this unit available in the lab?
Yes
No
Unanswered
Per cent Answered
96.494%
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Question 9:
What is the best thing about the unit of study? Please be as specific as possible.
It is very useful and practical. I've learnt a lot of Excel skills which are really useful to have, not just for
engineering, but in general. Also, the subject is very interesting!
its tutor..
The flexibility of the course is a great plus and the fact that it is possible for anyone to understand the
content is great.
Learning new things and of course the LGS.
the peer and tutor help
help me to improve the skill of using computer
The practical application of coding learned in the lecture applied in the labs
The best thing is to learn the knowledge about computers which i've never learnt before. I had a lot of fun
from it.
software and materials are fine
It's a computer course that teaches you how to structure annoying mathematical formulas that drive
people insane. Thats the best thing about this unit of study.
Lectures are esay to follow, the content is not all over the place but rather builds upon the work of the
previous week. Also the software that we use (excel/matlab) gives us tools that we can use as future
engineers/scientists.
This unit of study is allowing me to convert my ideas, however small and meagre, into actual sketches
which i can demonstrate in a better manner to my colleagues. Right now, the progress is slow but in the
near future it will allow me to gain a command of the programming language which can help shape the
career i will be choosing.
Everything is provided in order for you to do well
We can try the software learnt in lecture in two-hour lab to get familiarize the software.
its actually useful in life and helps in other subjects.
everything goes from the fundamental level.
The clear demonstrations given for each skill are very valuable. No matter how challenging, the lecturer
breaks the task down into understandable and manageable concepts.
The best thing is that no previous computing knowledge is required.
It is really nice to have a really INTRODUCTORY class of programming. Usually all classes of this area are
much quicker than this one. Here we have the oportunity to "master the basics!" so that we can deal better
with more complex questions
The fact that every week, there is something surprisingly new to discover about computing. This makes it
exteremly enjoyable and also engaging.
I'm not of a computer guy, but I have found things to engoy in the unit. The main reason I am staying
interested is because of the new way I might have to think about and approach problems. Giving
instructions to something that can only take understand them in a relatively small number of ways is
pretty cool. It's also good I guess that I'm getting skills that I'm going to need for the future.
Interesting, and unlike other subjects you can see the relevance of the course to your chosen degree.
Lecture notes are uploaded and thorough, which helps as attending lectures is not compulsory. I
personally preview the lecture slides and if i find the content challenging or new, i can choose to attend the
lecture. Also, since many of my lectures have only one time slot per week, i find it useful that there are the
options of attending either lecture.
No past programming experience requirements to succeed.
you are able to practice the lectures in the tutorials using examples with the tutors assistance
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It's organisation. This is by far the best structured unit of study of all my current units. Progression is
clearly defined (so i always feel like i'm advancing), the lectures tie in perfectly with the labs and it has
well defined assessment points so i always feel like i'm on top of it. Jason is also very enthusiastic which is
nice.
This unit is quite relaxed and not stressful but at the same time i do learn how to code better. All tutors
and Jason are quite enthusiatic about their work and strive to help the students.
Very practical - labs are challenging but fun and reqarding once you complete it.
Learning something that is extremely useful in life and gaining skills that other subjects would not provide
me
Enjoyable and evidently helpful
Being able to adequately use excel
It's not as hard as I expected it to be but still challenging.
For someone like me who has never done programming at all, it is actually pretty fun.
It is so well organized and easy to figure out what need to be done and how to do it.
ENGG1801 is a fun and exciting course! MatLab programming was a bit different to anything I'd done
before and the harder questions of some Labs were especially difficult for me, however going through the
harder questions a couple of times made me understand and program better. The Lectures are never
boring as Jason always makes it interesting.
It teaches us useful skills to deal with data. The excel is used every where. But this is my first time to learn
that much about it.
learn about something i had no previous experience dealing with.
The quality of the lectures and labs as they very informative.
The practicle nature of the subject, after each lab i feel as if i am building on mys skills really well
The best thing about this unit of study is the fact that it has its own website and is very organized.
Especially the flexiblity of changing lab by simply emailing rather than going through the university staff
process
Interesting functions.
Its fun. the questions in the tutorials get more and more interesting (challenging) as the lab goes on.
I find that the unit is very ineteresting; particuarly with all the uses it has in solving problems and
programming.
So far I was quite amused at the things excel could do. I don't find any use for Matlab however but it's all
part of my degree, so COOL BEANS
I like how this unit starts off with ZERO assumed knowledge, and we learn each and every detail from the
start. I needed to know very little from before. With other units I feel they require a decent amount of
knowledge from before. So for ENGG1801 the best thing is it starts off treating us all like 5 year olds with
no knowledge and then starts teaching from there. I like that.
all the material provided have detailed explanations so it is easier to follow
I'm very bad with computers and I just like the fact that I'm getting to learn it a little bit more.
we are able to apply what we learn in the lectures specifically in the labs
the elearning system is the best in five subjects i have, which allows me to find nearly everything on it.
the lecture is clear and we can do it step by step.
jasons study tips.
It has practical applications which are useful in many other areas of work and education.
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It is more practical than other subjects. We are actually learning the theory and putting it to practical use.
Only four hours a week and all the content and very sequential so it just slowly gets more complex but not
to hard to handle.
The labs are really helpful and essential to our learning and it's interesing to use MATLAB on a weekly
basis, especially to someone who has never attempted any sort of programming before.
playing around with matlab program, i find it really fasinating
that it will be helpful later in my degree. (according to my friends ahead of me)
Everything is explained clearly and it is very applicable to other subjects
Jason ;)
Not as much pressure as other subjects, and more fun.
I really enjoy coding as it is new and has given me confidence to explore more computing languages.
The best thing about the course is the fact that no previous programming experience is required in order
to do well.
ENGG1801 is a wonderfull unit of study. And i enjoy the time with lecturer and tutor in almost every
lecture and tutorial class.
Being able to develop skills in a field that I have never even thought of being involved with. These skills
have allowed me the chance to use excel and Matlab in problems in my actually life.
it always easy at first, and then become difficulty, it is easy for us to adapt to the course.
For me, the best thing about this unit of study is the consistent clear instructions that are given. Whether it
be about course material or assessments I always have a clear understanding on what is to be done
because the instructions are well communicated.
- Not particularly strenuous on the brain
- Practical application
- Learning skills that can transfer into all aspects of study
Fun and challenging. Sense of satisfaction when done!
Having had basic programming experience in Java during high school, it is nice to be reacquinted with the
basic language (both Matlab & Java sharing similarities). I find that I have a natural affinity for code
writing, finding it to be simple, but at the same time challenging and fun.
finally, we can write the code by ourself and solve the real problem by using excel and matlab
the exam allows you to use other materials like a real life situation
jason chan's stories.
Learning an amazing program and building programming skill.
It is generally a pretty cool subject to learn, and i love the lecturers, tutors and the flexibility of the unit.
Programming is more interesting than other courses like maths.
the course site is good because it is accessible at all times and allows you to repeat hard exercises and
revise things
Learning to program
everything is explained clearly and repeatedly, not allowing room for any confusion
The lecturer. Jason goes to great amounts of effort to ensure that all students feel they are not
disadvantaged in anyway. He also explains everything thouroughly and he knows when his explanation is
ambiguous and will go though it again withought having to wait for someone to ask for a deeper analysis of
the explanation.
Also Jason's annologies. And the breaks.
I love how organised it is, all information about extra labs or exams is made available in the lectures and
ensures that I always know about the resources/labs available. The structure of both the lectures and labs
make the information very easy to understand, and I enjoy this subject a lot more than I would have
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expected. Also really appreciate the constantly updated information on the website, and lecture slides and
solutions are always made available instantly which is really handy when studying for the exams
It is very interesting and always makes me have to think very hard to understand the concepts.
It isn't a very stressful subject, it is very practical and enjoyable.
Very practical, with a strong emphasis on skill learning and retention in programming
The detailed explanations have been very helpful
practical experience in the labs is the best thing
The unit is structured and taught very well.
I have found it very interesting learning more about programming and coding in the lectures.
It's hands-on and practical as opposed to theory.
the lecturer and tutors because theyre really helpful
Learning a new skill.
new experiences
The tutorials are enjoyable and the lecturer is able to engage most people in his lectures.
It is well paced. In other units I often feel like I'm held back or pushed in front of the bus, while this unit
seems to progress at a very reasonable speed.
The best thing is the acheivement you get after you create a complex code and run it
The problem solving, and applying codes to solve those problems. I find it extremely interesting and the
satisfaction of correctly solving the harder exercises by myself invigorates me to do well in the course.
1. No assumed knowledge allows anyone to do this course. This is helped by very good lecture slides and
lectures.
2. No work outside of contact hours required as the labs are very indepth, as are the lectures.
Understanding the potential capabilities of Matlab.
Easy.
The best thing about this unit of study is that it starts right at the beginning and foundations. I have not
had any programming experience and I enjoy this unit of study.
The resources in this unit of study is great. I enjoy the lectures because Jason explains the material slowly.
The laboratory questions are easy to understand.
I love that we are allowed to go to multiple labs throughout the week.
The best thing is that it is not difficult compared to my other units of study. The labs are chilled and there
is little need for study if the content is understood.
The way that the lectures are passed, I go to the lab with all information that I need to do the exercises.
knowing new stuff
The way things are explained.
In depth teaching for any level of previouse experience.
i got a chance to explore a new software which i never know they exist before this.
jasons lectures are very enjoyable
The best thing about it is understanding that there are tools available to help graph difficult infomation
and obtain results from formulas that could prove difficult to manipulate
It is challenging and requires you to think very methodically.
Understanding the basics of MatLab.
The lectures are the best part of this unit. They are clear and easy to understand, and I enjoy attending
them.
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Gaining an understanding of basic computer coding.
It is very exciting learning how to make my own programs,even they are very simple. I like computer, this
couese help me learn more about computer without showing complex concept but teach me in a simple
way. It is excellent to learn ENGG1801.
I enjoy computing.
Using matlab i.e. programming and coding. Being able to do things which I couldn't imagine possible, is
satisfying. Telling the computer what to do is really interesting making it really enjoyable.
I can use the software to solve many pratical problems.
Very hands on approach.
the best thing about this is the lecturer and tutor are especially helpful.
The course is challengging but fun. But make it less complicated.
The unit of study is accessible. Despite having no formal coding experience, I am able to learn at a good
pace.
the hands on activities in the labs and the imidiate ability to apply course content to other subjects such as
in my physics laboratory classes
Let me learn more useful information of computer.
Jason Chan
it is helpful for learning to use computers
No textbook :D
Its fun and practical. I've learnt a lot because of this.
This unit of study is the most enjoyable compared to other subjects. It also seems to be the most practical
and useful for the future.
I enjoyed excel over matlab
learn the new a skill
having the honour of listening to J Chan's melodic voice serenade me for 2 hours each week
It introduces students to problem based learning, learning how to solve problems by steps.
I have never thought of myself as "good at computers" but now I feel like I am maybe not as bad as I
originally thought.
Easy
It is very, very interesting. It engages an individual well, using complex problem solving, through another
medium. Useful in the increasingly technological world
Using Excel to solve problems.
Just the course content, it is something I would have never considered doing, or ever doing, so it was good
to get into it
The lectures are also delievered in an engaging manner, making the subject interesting to learn.
Teaching equipement, tutors and lecturerr.
JChan
The best thing about this unit of study is that new things is discovered. Programming is hard but can be
learn slowly. All the materials provided for this unit of study are very helpful and understandable.
Fun and helpful for other subjects.
It is easy to achieve marks provided you study. The method to perform tasks on matlab/excel doesn't
change, only the numbers do, so once you have figured out the processes it becomes easy to apply it in
other situations
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Interesting content, allows students with little or no background knowledge of computing/programming
to be able to do it to a substantial level.
meeting good blokes
The best thing about this unit of study is the hands-on experience that are offered, which further enhance
the skills we learned in the lecture and reinforces our knowledge of the lecture notes.
The labs allow for some interesting programming problems.
Programming is interesting, and it is easy to do well with a little bit of application.
Exciting new experience and great staff.
The flexibility and some-what relaxed approach is one quality; the ableness to attend any lab during the
week, and the ease of attending more than one if needs be. The availability of resources ranks up there in
my courses, which gives all opportunities to do well in this course
It is challenging and get you to think outside of normal methods.
the best thing about this unit of study was that it really hepls you to learn more about computer and
programs. matlab is a not really easy program to understand but it prepare you very good for your job
career
Everything is doable and not very hard without being a bludge
can hadle many data problem
it changes the way i think
it is interesting
I feel like there are enough resources so that if I don't understand something, I am able to figure it out
myself using logical thinking and the notes provided. In other subjects such as maths, if you find the
questions difficult, it's hard to understand where you are going wrong
learning something that I had no idea about and by the end of each lab actually understanding what I'm
doing.
it is waht it is
I never thought I would learn how to do computing coding and stuff, but now I am acutally doing it. It just
feels exciting.
Skills gained from programming in MATLAB help in other domains, as well as the effect it has on your
thinking.
Learning about excel. This seems much more useful and easier to follow than matlab.
programming has been easy as taking a shit so far
The way in whcih lectures are taught from scratch and not assuming that the basics are mastered. I like
how Jason uses previous slides to reinforce the message of why he used a particular piece of code.
Gives you knowledge about programming
Help for tutorials is good.
nice structured.
the best thing about this unit of study is that i am able to learn new skills such as excel which i had no
previous experience or knowledge. this course exposed me to new things and also it will may be useful in
the near future.
na
The lecturer
useful in dailylife ,further study and career and it can seems like a "hard skill".
unline other subjects it involves less memorisation and tedious studying and reading and more problem
solving and straightforward thinking. it is satisfying when you figure out how to answer a challenging
question. jason chan is a very good clear concise lecturer and he tells you exactly what you need to know
to succeed
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Lectures are easy to understand.
learning code
The ability to make a computer carry out a task you set out yourself.
The challenge it gives to work out problems on your own, and the sense of accomplishment when you can
work them out
Learning to program computers, entering formulas and code and receiving exactly what you wanted and
learning from the mistakes made.
I find this unit to be entertaining which incourages me to try harder to learn the material.
I've always wanted to learn some sort of programming language but thought it'd be too complex, but this
course covers it in a way that makes a lot of sense to me.
learning by experience and experiment really is the upside of this UOS. We are able to have many go as
we want to improve and learn from mistake, which is why this UOS outstands others.
Learning about something that is completely new to me i.e. programming
Having the practical experience of the lab work and being able to put into practice what we are learning in
the lectures.
The course is designed well to comfort students who dont have previous programming experiences. The
lectures and labs are engaging and it is easy to see how these skills can be used in real world applications.
The flexibilty of the course is really good. The fact that you can attend different/multiple labs and lectures
is useful.
It is an interesting and rewarding subject that will be important in the coming years.
I like the idea of being able to write code ad solve problems with a computer.
Its whole array of potential applications.
Lecture notes- very helpful and clear and also the recordings are useful for when things are
misunderstood
We am learning different techniques with no pre-requisites and Lectures and Tutorials are well linked
the content is very easy to follow, and taught at a reasonable pace
Learning to use new programs that are applicable to engineering.
Its step by step nature really helps the learning process but it can sometimes become lost in the bigger
picture.
less concepts than other units of study
tutorials, challenging enough for stimulus, not overwhelming
its pretty easy so for. I feel like im being spoonfed the material. which is a breath of fresh air when
compared to the maths subjectgs
Lab work as it allows us to put our knowledge (from lectures) into practice.
The unit is simple to understand and well delivered by lecturers and tutors.
I enjoy the challange of solving problems
The best thing is the informal format to learn programming. I find the dialogic structure of the lecture
content to be very effective.
no...
Course flexibility and extra tutorials.
Its a shame that people hypothtically have to pay to use the matlab software.
Can using computer each lab.
I know how to use Excel now.
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I have never done programming before. I am enjoying this unit of study mostly because of the logic
involved- I like the problem solving nature of the course, and of programming as a whole.
practice
Microsoft Excel is the most rewarding and fruitful aspect of this UoS.
i have learn something different and useful.
There is no best thing.
learning to use matlab! it is quite interesting how we can manipulate matlab for our desired outcomes!
Everything. The tutorials really help consolidate content covered in lectures. The lecture slides are very
well explained, that even if I had to miss out on a lecture, I would still be able to understand the content
covered. Jason Chan is also awesome.
Learning how to use excel properly as this is an important skill for the future.
labs,in labs I can have more chance to pratice.
Different to all the others I have done.
Exciting course
Its interesting as ive never done it before
Learning new applications of computers apart from facebook!
The practicallity of it especially in engineering and science streams
Explain materials step by step.
The passion of Dr.Chan
ENGG1801 is just so fun. plain and simple.
Computers are cool
It's quite fun learning how to program as it is a new experience.
the labs are surprisingly enjoyable. i suppose it's refreshing to do computer based work, rather than
always writing
No rote learning!!!
This unit is important, since it prepares my career, as it will involve computers.
Dan Schnelle. Top bloke.
learning to perform different computer functions and operations is extremely useful, especially if you did
not have a background knowledge in this field. and the tutor and lecturers are great at explaining and
making it easiest as possible. also lecturer is a great motivator.
It's easy to grasp and understand. It's also fun.
This unit is a really good introduction to programming and as I have no experience, it has allowed me to
understand and develop skills from the ground up.
New content i havent seen before, and learning a new program
I've never done any programming before, this course is relatively easy to understand and having lots of
fun writing programs.
Interesting lab exercises.
Learning about how to use matlab as a tool for work, and to see how it can be used.
To be honest, im not sure if ill use this in later life but i guess i find it intersting to see behind the scenes of
programs.
Is useful to Biomedical Engineering the degree I'm doing.
Jason makes the lectures easy to follow and uploads all of the information online. This means that we not
only learn in the lectures, but are able to reinforce this in our own time, but also in the labs.
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The practical approach that the course takes is as enjoyable as it is practical. Engineering is a hands-on
profession and while lectures behind the theory of various subjects help students to gain a background
knowledge, it is only by putting skills into practise that a true skillset it obtained which is useful in the
workplace. As such, I feel that this unit in particular has been beneficial in achieving a practical grounding.
I have interests in programming, so I like learning how to program different softwares and learning new
languages.
The best thing about this unit of study is that it simplifies computing and reveals the perception of
computing being impossibly comlex, to be a myth. The logical structure allows for anybody with the right
mindset to achieve success, regarldess of previous experience
The teacher is great.
Has a much more practical component and is much more enjoyable than other subjects (such as
Mathematics). Although some of the concepts were fairly easy to get a base understanding of (as someone
who has never done any programming before) it was extremely enjoyable and challenging to see how far
you could take those smaller concepts and convert them into larger outputs in Matlab and Excel.
The structure of this unit of study is very good. Best so far. This makes the course very easy to learn and if
we get stuck it is easy to find the needed information by looking at past slides. Therfore if one falls behind
i believe it isn't diffucult to catch up which is important
The problem solving
Actually getting time at uni to practice the codes instead of relying on the students to do it at home
The lab solutions are available online if it was not covered in the tutorial. The staff are really friendly.
Jason's encouraging words, positive attitude and absolute faith in everyone taking the unit.
The lectures are fun to attend to. And the nature of the subject itself is exhilirating.
best thing is learning new knowledges and practicing.
Once you finally understand something the feeling is pretty good.
The best thing about this unit of study is that I get the chance to use my personal computer for excels and
matlab rather than just gaming. I always enjoyed using computer, even though it was for studying.
Easily completed, with adequate demonstrations provided during the lectures.
the best things is which we can pratices the question ourselves and with tutor's help.
Useful skill that with some work can be learnt.
nothing
Finding creative, step-by-step applications of simple functions to solve complicated problems
Everything is clear in this subject. Thats because the logic and operat of computer is easy to me, also Jason
is a amazine teacher, I just love his style.
labs
the best thing is that our assesments are open book
n/a
the best thing for this unit of study is can learn to make up a small programe which may helpful for future
career.
all the course content is easy to access
the pace of the unit is perfect to challenge us while at the same time allowing us to keep up to date easily.
It was all good
Learning something practical.
Jason's reassurance that despite your previous computational skills you are able to achieve good
resultswith sustained effort.
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good
Learning to use computers in a way completely different to what I'd normally use them for, rather than
using microsoft word, google and youtube im actually learning something brand new.
Everything is provided to help learn
The challenge of something new since i've had no previous programming experience.
It is interesting as i have never done anything like this, matlab is a little bit challenging but it is fum to
work through it.
Minimal amount of theory to remember, it is just formulas.
Learning something new
Possibility to test all that was learned during the lecture just one day after in the labs.
Learning more about excel.
It's very easy and doesn't require much time outside of the tutorials.
That there are so many ways to do one specific piece of code.
I like the problem solving aspect of having to think for yourself how to solve a problem, and not having an
aboslute set series of operations to do.
The lectures. The way the lecturer teaches the content makes me feel inclined to attend more lectures as
they are fun and interesting. In addition, the life lessons that the lecturer gives, makes it feel like I have an
advantage of this knowledge compared to other students.
all of it
the logical nature
That the course is structured in a way to allow you to learn the course with very little or no computing
knowledge.
It is a 'different' subject and is teaching me more about computing and programming.
its completely different to anything i've done before and is satisfying to know that i now have a basic
knowledge of progrmming and know how to use excel in a practical sense. i find it fairly straightforward
and so it is a low stress learning environment
The best thing about engineering computing is learning something which i did not know before.
The answers are basically given to us in the lecture slides which makes things really easy and less
complicated. Lectures are very informative and easy to understand with the lecturer explaining.
The tutorials are very helpful for covering all aspects of previous lectures. Being able to reinforce what
I've learnt in these two hour tutes makes learning the material so much easier.
The fact that I can say that i am learning how to code. I dont really enjoy it a lot, but i know it will be useful
in future with my aeronautical eng degree.
The programming language. MATLAB is a lot easier to use than other programming languages for a variety
of reasons, and is a lot more applicable to what we will do as Engineering students and professionals
later.
Being able to solve real life situations hands-on and immediately being able to see the benefit of what we
are learning.
If you attend the lectures/tutorials and do the assigned work, you are basically guaranteed to pass.
Getting hard questions right.
Anything apart from using excel.
Having the labs with a tutor is extremely beneficial. Although i feel like i understand what goes on in the
lecture, sometimes when i come to the lab, i dont know how to do exercises, so with tutors solutions, I am
able to learn
Being able to solve difficult problems and writing code yourself.
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I've been finding this subject really interesting and engaging (surprisingly so). I just feel a small sense of
accomplishment for every exercise I finish.
the best thing about the unit of study is teaching us how to think things in a different way, to manage and
to solve it
finding new ways to solve problems using matlab which i have never used before
The course content itself is particularly interesting, i.e. writing code to help solve a problem
It's a new thing to learn - I like learning about computers and have always wanted to program, and here
we are!
the great way that the lectures and the labs helps me to understand and learn how to use and program in
Excel and MAtlab
It is useful for other subjects. Sometimes they mention using matlab to help with checking problems.
The first time of matlab class to write codes.
Although everything was new to me, I found it easy to follow and understand. This made the subject
enjoyable and interesting to learn new skills. The lecturers are engaging which makes it easy to
understand and the lab allows me to prepare myself for the quiz.
Tutes are actually useful and are worth going to.
The way the unit is presented is clear and understandable and information is easy to acess from home,
That all the materials and software are available at uni (without purchase), and in a students mind it is the
best possible thing in all units of study.
The best thing is probably that it's very straight-forward. I'm also very thankful that this UoS started from
a beginner's level because I've never been particularly good with computers but Jason Chan's lectures are
so well presented that now I can understand things I didn't think I ever would!
The pace at which the lessons move.
Individual work
learned something useful.
It might be very useful in future, especially in the field of engineering.
All the content is very approachable and we get to work at our own paces in the lecture. Its a relaxing
course to take with no written exams!
Have to emphasise again the brilliance that is the 2 minute break half way through the lecture - it would be
great if all lecturers could do this.
TO know about how to work on Matlab.
I don't enjoy it!
The best thing about this unit of study are the lectures, as they are very engaging and well presented,
covering absolutely every possible question and aspect of the course/content.
s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c
Even tho there is so much to learn I feel as if this subject is paced really well. As in after every lecture and
lab I genuinely feel as if my knowledge has increased and that it wasn't too slow or too fast.
The simplicity yet complexity, makes this a very interesting and exciting subject to learn
The lectures are very detailed, and the labs assess all of what is learned in the lectures. I like that I am
given every opportunity to do well in this course and the flexibility to attend a different lab/ more than
one lab.
The best thing about this unit of sudy is learning all them cool things I can do through computer
programming. It is incredible what the computer can do for you automatically in just seconds just by
typing in a code, giving a command, or introducing a function. Excel was really useful and fun to learn
about, as you can plot graphs, display tables, and perform equations instantly. Matlab was even more
useful, with even more shortcuts and more function to use.
This course is incredibly interactive, as we can instantly practise the skills we have learnt in the labs,
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which helps with memory-retention and means that the lectures are crucial towards our success in the
unit of study. The fact that the course is so practical, is a refreshing change from the other units which
require us to learn all the material and complete worksheets with little relevance. The placement of
lectures and labs in such close proximity to one another, is also very helpful in ensuring that we
remember what we have learnt.
in depth explanation in lectures
2 minute breaks
ENGG1801 is interesting as i like maths.
The labs/tutorials really allow us to apply what we learnt in the lectures which really helps to cement the
things we learnt.
Don't really have much perrsure on this unit of study.
The lectures, since they are only 1 hour each, twice a week.
It is very organised. The lecture notes are readily available and can be accessed as well as recordings and
sample files. Everything is numbered accordingly as well as the lab exercises and all. So in general the
organisation and formatting of material is great. When Jason uses humor in the lectures, this also allows a
more casual atmosphere.
intresting
Universal applicability to engineering, many labs on for students to attend if they don't fully understand.
learning how to use new programs which could be beneficial later in life espcially in the workplace
Using the programs in tutorials, fun and gets to learn new things.
feels good to know something about programming
The best thing about this unit is I can practice straight away after lecture with tutor's help.
In the words of Jason Chan; "Students are given every opportunity to pass this course". I couldn't agree
more. Also, the friendly environment makes it all the more pleasant
Coming into this subject with relatively no background in computer software, I found the course to be
really intriguing and interesting. It has become one of my favourite subjects.
this unit is like a basic programming course , it is helpful for other programming unit
The best part of ENGG1801 is the practical component, that is, the 2 hour laboratory. I am always certain
by the end of the lab, I will understand everything that was delivered in the lecture stream for the week,
and be able to apply it to examination level problems.
The best thing about the unit of study is I can learn the ability to solve problem.
The best thing about this unit of study would be that the staffs are friendly.
tutors are well informed and helpful
It is helpful for other subjects such as Physics Lab.
Different from other subjects
do the lab questions.
Lecturers and tutors. They make it enjoyable even during the difficult times.
How we are practically spoonfed the content.
Using Matlab
the way how the lectures are divided. all the lectures are not exhausting. i could watch one hour more
maybe.
learning matlab is pretty cool, and typing all the codes is cool too.
The best thing is to learn how to write a code in order to slove different kinds of problems
It is different to other subjects, it is interesting to see how different inputs provide outputs.
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Learning how to use a form of coding (although very basic) from scratch.
Its interesting.
Tutorial
Computer work
You learn something very useful
It is a more practical subject then my other units which makes it more fun
The clarity of the lecture notes and the syllabus and the similarity between lecture and lab material.
quite enjoyable this course is, and shouldve realized this last year so that i could pass
For me specifically, it is a subject quite different to what I have done before or have been interested in, so it
gives me a different perspective to take on, and is a very practical knowledge to have
The straightforward explanation of the material to be learnt.
Uniqueness, computing is unlike any other course where applications are practical.
Not very much.
it is interesting and useful for my engineering course
Jason. Chan.
His method of teaching the unit of study makes it fun and engaging, and very easy to follow. It is very
straightforward course and very easy to do well in.
Learning the ability to give orders to a computer is great basic knowledge in todays world, which is
heavily reliant on technology. Being also able to practice it with a tutor, makes the learning process much
easier.
Chance to learn a completely new skill in an area that interests me, when normally I would have no other
opportunity to learn this.
it is fun!
I very much enjoyed logic and logic gates in primary school and this is a computerised extension of it and a
small insight into the complex world of computing.
I enjoy learning about computers and Jason is really fun
The best thing about the unit of study was learning how to properly use excel.
Being able to morph mathematics and computers together in order to solve complex problems.
It is well structured and content is explained clearly, enhancing the quality of education.
Getting the questions correct.
The best thing about the unit of study is the clear direction received from tutors and the lecturer.
THE SLIDE BUT NEED MORE EXAMPLES TO PRACTICE
- Relevancy to my course.
- Learning something new I have never been exposed to.
Matlab and Excel are usefull skills that have practical application outside the course.
Things actually make sense when explained.
I like the practical aspect of it. ENGG1801 is pretty fun because it's more skills based than knowledge
based. Also, Jason is a quite an entertaining and captivating lecturer. He goes through it at a good pace and
the break in the middle of each lecture is good - it's helps us refocus if we get bored.
It is very interesting to learn how to write programs, a skill that is very useful to alsmost all areas of
study and used immensely throughout the world.
There is only 2 lectures
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enjoying matlab!!
I enjoy being able to learn something new. From someone who could barely used excel to make a
spreadsheet with formulas, I am glad I am able to have the opportunity to learn something new and do
'programming'
The content is taught in a very easy to follow manner.
I can learn more skills about using computer
Using the tutorials to apply the practicals.
It taught me to be so good at computing
The feeling of accomplishment after solving a problem in the labs or at home. Having never programmed
before starting this unit of study, and still managing to do very well, I find that the layout of both the
lectures and labs makes the course very easy to follow and keep up with.
This unit is practical and allows me to apply what I have learnt in lectures.
This unit of study is good because the lecturer/tutor explains ideas clearly which makes the unit of study
easy to learn and understand.
Learning new things about computers
Lecturer
the encouragement that you dont have to be a computing genuis to do well here, effort is all that is asked
of us.
The lecturers and tutors all seem to have a genuine interest in the subject and ensuring that everyone
understands and is able to complete all activities and the course
lerning to use exel and matlab as they may be very importnat latter in my carrer
Its ease. Although some bits can get difficult, overall it is an easy and enjoyable subject mostly due to the
skill of the tutor and lecturer.
The best thing is that if we do everything with accordance to Jason Chan's guidance as well as pay
attention to our lecturers' expertise, I feel that anyone can perform well and obtain HDs in this course.
The way the lectures are explained is what I really enjoy about the unit.
The labs on a Friday afternoon are also an amazing way to test whether you understand the material in the
lectures.
plenty of hands on practical work in labs, keeping the course engaging
Learning how to effectively use and program computers and software in a way i never thought myself
capable
That the lecture slides are so clear and specific.
It is totally clear and organized. It is easy to understand and learn.
easy to grab the marks!
Two very useful tools can be masterd after this course, which is not interesting in this unit of study, but
also can enhence other courses from the long term of view.
Practical involvement within the tutorials, the fact that anyone can do it!
the best thing is the structure of the course
The thing I always anticipate during lectures is that Jason speaks about motivation, that's it, aside from
lecture material, i love listening to motivations.
The lecturer, Jason, is the best lecturer I have had in my entire course so far. He doesn't lecture, he teaches.
And that is the thing I really miss when I am studying in university. It is a very nice change of pace.
Being a programming person, able to deal with the software question like excel and matlab, to assist my
study in uni.
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And it's fun and interesting,I like engg1801
The lecturer & tutors
It's very logical, and the value of the skills for real world applications is readily apparent.
The content is enjoyable.
Without a doubt, the lecturer. :D
i find the style of the lectures are very engaging and up beat compared to other sbjects where i sometimes
strugle to concentrate.
Its simplicity
Making useful programs with matlab is good fun.
Lecturer is interesting, content is very new and challenging. I love how we only have 4 contact hours.
its a change to the other courses i do
tutorials
its good
The best thing is the actual code writing itself. I find it to be very challenging but fun as it allows you to
think and be creative.
The best thing is the detail of the lectures and how they guide us to perform well in tutes. Tutes are
equally important because they let you practise the skills you learnt in the lectures.
The lectures, definitely. I have never heard something in the lecture and not understood it by the end.
Jason's enthusiasm is one of the highlights of my week.
Can learn some basic programming skills that can be used in the future.
the subject help me to use simple program. i enjoy it
Good change from my other subjects, very different.
So far, the best thing about the course is that it is relatively easy going as all materials required are
available through the course website. Moreover, the citrix receiver programme allows the students to
excess Matlab at home without having to pop into the labs.
THe best thing about this unit according to me is the clear and well layed out structure top the unit which
means that I always know what is happening within the unit. I also find the worked lab answers vewry
useful and believe that there is a lot of support available in this unit of study and think that is very useful.
Learning how to use matlab!
I find this unit of study to be very structured and organised which really helps me. The objectives of each
lecture is clear and the lectures relate well to the lab classes.
All the tutors and lecturers have a clear and concise explanation of the concepts which allows for easy
learning. There is always material on the webpage from the lectures and the labs.
It's fun.
Learning the ability to solve and manipulate calculations via provided programs.
The lab is very fun.
I enjoy the labs and the content of the course. All the staff seem really genuine in their desire to help
students do the best they can.
The best thing is that the lab exercises and lectures are very well coordinated in terms of content (ie the
lab is based exactly off content from that week's lecture). This makes it easy to practice and master the
skills introduced in the lecture before moving on to other content. Also the flow from one week to the next
is also good, with skills being built off the previous week.
Learning to use computers in whole new way which will actually help us as professional engineers.
Easy to master considering that it's fairly repetitive - full worked solutions are great too.
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The best thing is being able to learn by actually doing.
I think learning about Matlab is the most interesting part, since it is challenging and seems to be more
useful for solving more complex mathematical languages.
The content is made easy to understand by jason as he makes it intersting as well as clearly explained!
sometimes a little too easy
The best thing about the unit of study is learning how to use Matlab which is very interesting
It's good to be learning something like matlab which is going to be useful for other subjects in our degree
and possibly even outside of uni. Jason is also a pretty good lecturer and is really engaging
learning basic functions on a computer, it's really interesting to know how programs work
I like that you can go at your own pace, and there is so much help available.
We can acquire a skill.
Having never done coding before, I find this unit of study interesting and very different to anything I've
ever done. I am rapidly learning how useful this skill can be, so the best thing about this unit is how
practical it is, and how transferrable this skill set is to other subjects.
New content as I have never done computing before.
Jason Chan!
It is an interesting subject to learn since this is my first time doing programming. However, i may be a
little bit too slow and need to catch up on this unit of study.
The questions in the tutorials were directly related to lecture material unlike other subjects
It is a challenging course, the nature of which I have never come across. I am very interested in the course
because of Jason and the challenges he presents to us.
Jason is a great lecturer and is able to exaplain concepts easily.
Working on the computers with new software which i have never seen before.
using matlab is fundamental to structual analysis i will do in the future. very helpfull
Its awesome!
seems practical, good 1st exposure 2 programming... doesn't seem impossible
I enjoy the ability to solve problems and apply the course content directly in the labs.
Learn how to use Excel.
Useful and totally applicable. Really liking it.
I assume it will be a usefull skill to have for further engineering studies.
the facilities provided
really different from other subject.
Learning a new skill
The best thing is being able to learn something new which I can already see will have many uses for me
later on.
Very practical and useful. Relatively easy to understand and is said to be used in other engineering course.
the labs are quite interesting
Its easy to do at your own pace
Its really straight forward, right now at least. I.e. we are given all the steps..
jason's engaging lectures he makes it easy to focus on the work so you dont zone out.
It is very practical!
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- Using complex tools to solve problems that can be related to our future careers
Learning to code
being able to use computers, since computing skill is essential in this generation.
lecturer jeson chan n my tutor
simple, structured and clearly defiend.
I can use matlab and excel to do many things faster.
It really teaches us and helps in all of our difficulties.
sense of succeed when i write something correctly.
the tutor can clearly teach how about the computing lessons
Being able to apply it to something useful
The tutorials are the best thing due to the helpful and interactive nature of them which helps me
understand the content which can sometimes be a little bit difficult to grasp just in lectures.
everything
Well managed and controlled course allowing the students to keep on track and up to a certain level whilst
catering for people of all prior computing experience
lectures as they are useful
The best thing would be the many approaches that can be taken for various problems forcing one to find
the most suitable method focusing on efficiency.
Everything that is required of you is made very clear, and everything you need to do well is provided
online.
The practical element is very reqarding. There's something theraputic about writing some kick-ass Matlab
codes.
the tutor is nice and good in explanation
That everything that is learnt is clear and concise.
Being able to put lecture material into practice in tutorials rather than just learning theory.
You are able to go through and use previous notes and labs to help you proceed through the more
challenging parts of the course
The lecturer :). And the stuff they teach is very applicable
the hands on experience and satisfaction of completing a tutorial and understanding what was in it
It's a fun unit of study, as it is not too complex, thus minimising stress for quizzes/exams in the subject, but
it is still hard enough so that it is interesting and thought provoking in lectures to learn and understand
the new concepts that we go through every week.
It is very good as it is very simple and gives a chance to everyone to succeed regardless of background
(Programming, etc.)
it is different to my other units which creates a bit more variety to my study, i also have no idea how to do
anything really on computers so its interesting and helpful aswell
not sure i dont like this course
Lecture and tutorials
easy intro to programming
It's pretty interesting and useful to my further study as an engineering student.
It is not really complicated, as long as you know how to use something.
the internet connection is fast
It's really useful, I've already been using Excel/Matlab to help with work from other classes.
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I found that this unit of study has taught me new things by using technology such as the usage of
spreadsheet and Matlab to do some calculations.
the labs. the labs are enjoyable, and a good challenge. the hands on of the coding helps you to grasp the
concepts, and the staggered approach of questions from easy to hard is very useful. i really enjoy the labs
and they're excersices, despite the fact i've never coded before
The labs are the most beneficial as the tutor is able to explain concepts slowly and completely unlike
lectures due to time restraints and lecture size.
It is interesting and not that hard once you master the basics.
the whole unit of study
The tutorials
know how to compute things by matlab,though, it's quite hard but it has lots of fun~
I can get useful knowledge and also interesting experience of computing.
The best thing is the interesting things we learn and the applications to engineering.
The stuff that I've learned are very useful, it can be used to solve a lot of problems.
One of the best lecture slides i've come across. Better than textbooks. Easy to understand and gives clear
instructions. Also very clear about what i need to know for quizzes
Matlab is a powerful tool. I'm rather excited to learn just what it can do.
it helps with future works
its all g
facilities.
learning about programming.
It is fun!
I feel the best thing about this unit of study is the fact that there is nothing you really have to do after class.
It is very straight forward if you are paying attention, and you can easily achieve top marks by simply
following instructions.
Well considering I don't really like working with computers, I guess the best thing about this course is that
I don't actually hate this subject. Woah!
Lecture notes and easy way its all run.
Matlab is interesting
It is the lab. I always feel happy when I do the programing on the computer.
Easy if you put time in
Programming.
Once you learn the basics, everything else comes naturally.
Very straightforward work, interesting content and very well organised content. Very easy to learn and
study this Unit.
I'll admit that 1801 is probably my favourite unit of study. I have learnt some Java and some html in the
past, but after entering 1801, I have discovered enjoyment in coding.
The low work load, yet effectiveness and quantity and quality of the lectures and the slides, which is both
well structured, and progress is clearing visble, hence encouraging.
l learn matlab and exdel.
The work that is taught is intriguing and being able to put it into practice in the tutes is helpful in grasping
the idea. Matlab is very interesting compared to the excel work.
I like how we are so stress when we were in the lecture because it seems really hard. But then it's fine
when we actually try it in the lab.
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fun because i learn how to use the computer more effective (other than using internet browsing)
practical and can be applied to any other areas in studies and life.
very helpful.
lab
i enjoy the feeling of being able to solve the problems using matlab. being able to write your own code to
solve the problems is emmensly satisfying.
The idea of the application of simple ideas, rules, and logics to allow computers to carry out specific tasks.
it is the only unit that makes sense to me
We have to try the codes by ourselves.
It opens up new ways of problem solving.
Get to use the computer a lot, you don't even need a pen or paper to this unit of study!
The best thing about this unit of study is that everything can be done on computer.
How practical it is and logical it is.
Computing technology and useful technics which are very useful
best thing about this unit is that it will be easily applicable to my course in the future making mathematical
problems easier./
You dont need any knowledge coming into it.
i enjoy the more challenging problems in the tutorials and the satifaction of finding a soloution to the
problems.
Course work content.
The detail in which things are explained in lectures.
The fact that the unit requires more of thinking and application rather than reading and studying with
book and paper makes the unit very enjoyable. And since I hardly have to take notes during the lecture, I
have an extra reason not to miss the lectures.
Interesting stuff to learn about, didnt think i would like it but its usefull
lectures are clear.
The application side of things. I know think I can confidently use computer programs to display and figure
out problems, especially in Physics.
It is something new and challenging for me as I have never coded in my life up until now.
The labs and lectures are organised cleanly and efficiently.
The best thing about this unit of study is the way I can start with minimal knowledge of computing and end
up being quite capable. It is good that the course caters for people who started without having much of an
idea what they were doing.
interesting topics to learn. Tutorials are a great opportunity to apply the theory taught in the lectures.
It is interesting
It is a very intersting unit of study and I have gained skills and knowledge of which I never thought I would
have needed to learn.
The best thing is that it gives the students tpo try something new, and lets them work out problems their
own way.
listening to the lectures.
The exam not being harder than the lab questions, apparently.
JASON CHAN!
You got a chance to play with computer and all the programming that you have never done before.
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Logical reasoning as its fundamentals
It is new and interesting. I have never attempted this sort of computer course before
Jason's enthusiasm.
It's fun and doesn't make me feel stressed. I enjoy the free learning environment.
something different to what i'm used to
It really forces you to think about what you are doing, rather than blindly doing it e.g. when we write code,
we think about what it means.
my computer skills is improved
The best thing is to learn something new, which is like a challenge for me eventhough sometimes I face
some difficulties.
that it is very easy yet useful
The best thing is how easy the material is to understand and then implement. The week by week labs help
to reinforce what I've learn't in the lectures and see them used in practical ways. Overall the course has
been fun and I can definetly see how what I learnt here could be used later both in my degree and
eventually work.
This unit is very useful, because I use Matlab and Excel in other units of study.
The thing I enjoy most about this unit of study is thinking like a programmer. To have to quickly
understand new concepts introduced in MATLAB and then being required to solve problems in a
completely different way to what I would is very interesting for me. Previously I have not been exposed to
programming, but I really enjoy how exact it is, and how one can write code in several different ways - but
the best is the simplest. To excel in this unit I know I have to put considerable work in during the labs, but
this is something that I thoroughly look forward to every week.
It is easy to understand and easy to catch up on. The lecture slides are well explained.
The fact that It is easy to catch up/ understand just by reading the lecture slides
Learning a skill that can be used in many different areas.
It is easy.
This unit of study is very calm and isn't too stressful as the pacing is very nice and allows plenty of time for
me to catch up when I do fall behind or don't understand a topic.
This creativity of coding/computing allows for an enriching experience with computers and technology
that usually aren't dwelved into.
The problem solving aspect is always exciting
Tutors making it so easy to understand
Jason Chan's voice is at a certain frequency that makes you really sleepy. The content is really good and
Jason is a great lecturer, he teaches really specifically, but i get sleepy after 15min of the lecture.
Tutorials as they allow for individual practice
The best thing is the development of simple programming which leads us into more complex things in the
future to come
working with the tutors and lecturers to get your code running is one of the most pleasant experiences
I enjoyed working with Excel more than Matlab
Jason Chan's overwhelming enthusiasm. By far the coolest most positive person I know
The enthusiasm seen within the lecturer's approach to the course and that the course is very practical and
hands on as opposed to theory based.
It's nice to be able to see some practical results from applied work. Very enjoyable and relatively relaxing
compared to most classes. Not really much need to study but go to the lectures and pay attention.
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Question 10:
What can be improved? Please be as specific as possible.
nothing~
The one thing that maybe could be improved is that the University should subsidise the purchase of MATLAB
Less surveys and talking about how good the course is in lectures.
All has been mentioned previously.
lecture should be a little bit slow
all is good
in lectures, it would be more helpful if jason uses matlab or excel more often, and shows us how all the functions
are done
More class discussions in tutors that involve the concepts and tasks that need to be completed.
Better chairs
matlab is tough
Not exactly.
can't remember
The lecture recording should show both the slides and the matlab examples as jason works through them
I don't know on which computers Matlab is installed (outside of my usual lab). This information is probably on
the course website, but being new to this uni it can be hard to locate the right computer labs.
Lessons should go at a slower pace
Its not easy to access matlab at home and get practice out without purchase of the program
Practise questions to do out of labs would be useful.
well, as a beginner in computing and any form of programing, maybe the lectures, especially on matlab seem a bit
fast paced. It has a lot of theory in the lectures. So the content comes heavy and fast.
i think the duration of physics tutotial class should be extended for another 30min. A one hour tutorail for that
seems to be a bit tight in terms of schedule.
nothing at this point
I think this subject is run extremely well.
An appendix style list of funtions used in matlab and their purposes would be helpful for reference on the
engg1801 website.
Also, perhaps funding for the matlab software... =]
More examples or questions (e.g. perhaps some homework exam style questions) could be helpful.
I think the only thing that could be improved is to have less questions to do in the lab but to reinforce the key
points, a few times I have found myself not completing all the questions and then at home i have trouble trying to
answer them and by the time the solutions come out i have forgotten about that weeks work.
Time allocation within the labs; ensuring that the later questions get covered at least partially.
Just tell Jason to stop bragging and this course would be perfect :)
If the resources for this subject could be available from the blackboard site for this unit, that would be helpful.
Currently they are only available from the ENGG1801 UOS website, which is somewhat awkwardly left out from
the universities LMS
Try to increase to period of tutorial class, or have a personal coaching or advise on some tough topics, because i
can hardly catch up every lesson even though i've done my practice at home.
i think we should have used matlab from the beginning instead of excel - i find matlab easier to use and it would
be better to spend more time doing matlab so it could be taught in more depth. also in the lectures jason
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demonstrates too many mistakes instead of going straight in and telling you what you actually do. i find it would
be better to show exactly how you do it correctly instead of spending a lot of time on the possible errors.
The steps/procedures to do each new function learnt because some can be a bit hard to follow without any
'professional' assistance/help.
I think everything works fine! Nothing to complain about.
one lab per week is not enough for international students
Sample Solutions can be more particular.
Its all good
I have no comment on what should be improved.
The video recording of the screen as the lecturer works through problems in the lecture.
Improve the mouses and keyboards in the tutorial labs and if you suddenly get a significant amount of money
install dual monitors (It makes it all faster - Matlab/Excel 1 screen instruction/google/help on the other.
Everything is running well at the moment and I can't think of a particular area of improvement
You should give us a version of matlab so we can study at home.
Nothing particularly, you're doing well Jason + tutors.
Free food!
Maybe an increase in the length of the labs.
nothing needs to be improved.
not too sure about this one
Ideas:
summary sheets of important lecture content for each week, for example lists + short explanations for new
Matlab commands such as functions, loops, etc
extra questions ranging from simple to more difficult levels for extra (optional) practice outside of and in
addition to the lab sessions
more tutors
Seems pretty good as it is
Make it more interesting
Although there is virtually no difference for educational applications, it would have been nice for us to use Matlab
2014 in the labs instead of 2013
Nothing much. Make lecture slides have more contrast so prints out clearer
I think that the solution of each lab should be given after the lab so that students can correct their own work and
follow it.
Perhaps the project being released earlier - I would prefer starting it as soon as possible.
the pace at which everything is running
Maybe slower speed pacing.
Provision of a limited lisence copy of MATLAB similar to what is used with SolidWorks for student use would be
of great assistance in learning how to correctly use the software.
i dont know if this is a problem that is singular to me, however although i have attempted multiple times i am
unable to get Matlab to install on my pesonal computer. this has hindered my studying ability. i would like there
to be a way that this could be done easier or somewhere that is clearly available for technical difficulties like this.
Everything is good.
not sure
Having more matlab software installed in other libraries so more accessible at all times, instead of waiting for lab
to be available.
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More labs instead of lectures.
Nothing.
on the two screens for lecture shave matlab on one screen and the lectures on the other screen to facilitate
learning.
This is an extremely well run course, and I feel not much can be improved at this stage in the semester.
More exercises could be available in some extra lists, for those students who want to practice more at home.
Easier questions, less ambiguous
More interactive portions of the lectures ie do yourself.
I want am online Q&A access
i dont think any improvements need to be made
I think we all can tell that Jason is a more than capable lecturer by now. he doesnt have to prove himself to us
with his achievements
More help when ideas are not understood.
The pace of the labs could be slowed slightly to help those without pre-knowledge to better grasp the concepts
behind what they are doing before trying to apply them in abstract/ more difficult questions.
NOthing
Recording of the tutorial can help students who wants to attempt the questions, after their tutorial, in their own
time.
Possibly incorporate group work into the tutes?
I do not think that there is something to be improved, because the tutorials are as good as the lectures.
Everything is already good
Nothing really
yes, the lab exercises can be a bit confusing in the wording, perhaps, phrasing them a bit less mysteriously and
more basic language, more logically.
i hope i can have some time during lectures to practise the example, since i have matlab on my laptop which will
make things easier if i can have to time to just follow the instructions during lecture step by step.
Possibly attempting to make the lectures a little simpler could improve everybody's ability to concentrate in the
lectures.
Sorry. I don't know.
Some improvements can be made by adding a little bit more extra material or questions to the course so that if I
want to consolidate my skills further or have some more practise on a specific topic i am having difficulty on I
have some material to work with.
If all lab solutions can be covered in the tutorials to help understanding especially the harder exercises.
Though I believe nothing much can be improved since alot of it is very good. I believe the concentration of harder
questions should be available.
Lower the difficulty of tests will be highly recommended.
more examples may be provided to understand better the most difficult parts of the program
Nothing
could increase more lab , cas every lab is oversaturated
The difficulty of some of the examples in the lecture slides could be elevated a bit, as most of the time it is a bit
too simple and hard to apply to the lab exercises. This is especially for the functions within a functions, or loops
within functions/loops.
It would be awesome if each student was given a free copy of matlab. I realise however this would probably be
extremely expensive.
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If there are more tutorials available.
Slow down in the labs a bit.
greater lecture time flexibility, possibly more lecturers
Recordings of the actual lecture screen rather than simply just the audio from the lecture.
Just slow down the pace abit for lectures especially when using Matlab.
Jason Chan needs more swag
The pace, I think there should be more streams that look at the qulaified and less qualified students.
I believe there should also be more lab time
Extra questions that people can use before/after tutorials to help understand parts of the course that they do not
understand well. Going over the same sets of questions sometimes does not help us understand.
Sometimes, the lab questions feel as if they are too complicated, and are not what we have covered in the
lectures. ie the mark(length) was not shown in the lectures before the lab
If there were less questions in the lab, it would also make it easier to finish the lab on time and then go back to
look over your work. It would allow us to make sure we fully understood the proccess.
More 2 minute breaks
the amount of work needed to be done in the labs is hard to complete especially not having matlab on my own
computer and not having much time to attend other labs or work in the computer rooms. completion of all the
work should be more achievable for people with little experience in matlab.
I have not seen anything that needs to be improved, the tutors and the lecturers know what they are doing and
the labs are quite interesting.
install matlab on all computers in unisyd
more exercises can be given to other than the lab questions.
Maybe the addition of hints in the question during labs? Personally, it think it helps the students to attempt the
question without waiting the tutor to give out the question if the question gets too hard.
Everything else is fine.
Thanks
if lab times are increased then it will be helpto understand better.
giving the students access to a copy of matlab for their own computer for the group assignment and even to
reattempt lab questions. Cost does deter people and using the computers here can be inconienient for some
people
maybe more time in labs becauyse i never get to finish them and the hard ones are at the end thus i cant do them
at home by myself :(
It's all good. I don't think anything has to be improved.
everything is ok
Perhaps some written instructions with the worked solutions to the labs
Attention to each individual during labs
more tutorial time perhaps.
Simplified questions (matlab).
since there are two lectures which repeat identical content it could be more beneficial and interesting for the
more advanced students to have a different difficulty in each lecture (i.e. the current style of explanation for on
lecture and cover the same content in a 1hr lecture for the more advanced students)
thise will allow the advanced students to learn the content at a rate suited to their experience and if the lectures
are ordered so advanced is first then the students can follow up on an area which they didn't fully understand by
attending the beginner lecture. also for revsion it could be tedious to run through the lecture recording as it is
now when a more advanced overview is needed because the content is no longer a brand new concept (could
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help beginners step up to a higher level once the basics are understood and understanding the advanced lecture
will lead to a stronger sense of progression and learning)
I think that an area for improvement would be the actual length of the lab, as 2 hours seems short to complete all
exercises.
There could be less questions to be completed in the lab and some further exercises that one could complete in
their own time if they wished.
im happy with how the subject is
p
The lectures are a little slow.
Sometimes i want to listen back to the lecture again. However the lectures were recorded in the audio form
without any lecture slide. I guess the lectures may be recorded with lecture slides if it is possible.
Written homework questions. I need regular practice, and practice that doesn't require a computer in front of me.
I find that repetition is most important in trying to master basics
Perhaps some examples of what students will be capable of doing after the course is completed.
Lectures sometimes go too quickly through ideas making it hard to grasp concept (and then have to learn it in the
Lab rather than just apply it)
The lecturer praises himself too much. I do understand he is intelligent, well educated etc, but there is no need to
constantly emphasise this each lecture. He also need to be careful of the sterotype examples he uses in the
lectures.
Nothing
I dont think anything can be generally improved. I would prefer if the course went abit slower, I find it pretty fast
paced. Maybe if there were weekly recordings of how to approach questions with different variables done outside
of lecture and tutorials. Just to have more familarity with the program is essentially what I think can improve my
learning of the course
easier access to notes and lecture slides on the UoS website
more lab
More difficult question.
The only thing i would like is to have more tutorials and lecture sessions so i can be more flexible with these in
my timetable. Otherwise everything is as good as it can be.
Teaching progress is a bit slow at lab.
no comment.
I have no complaints about the way the course is conducted
Not sure.
By allowing the course to move at a slightly slower pace, especially with Matlab, since it is harder to understand.
Hard examples in the lectures
More time in labs.
At this moment, there is nothing to be improved.
SOme of the labs, although imporatnt can become very tedious with repetitious content. This is not an overall
critisism
NO
I know this is a excel+matlab course, but it would be nice to have a little extra information about other
programming languages such as java. I noticed that sometimes we don't have a lecture on wednesday, so maybe
Jason could do a 1 hour optional basic java lecture whenever he feels like it. My degree dictates that I have to do
ENGG1801 when i really want to do INFO1103 (the java course), so I am trying to learn it myself.
Perhaps he could include an extra slide or two at the end of the lectures (for further reading), which shows us
how to do the same task we did in matlab in java (eclipse IDE). Then again he does put in a lot of effort with this
course, so I don't want to burden Jason.
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Thanks!
I feel that the course is good at the moment and allows for easy learning.
Everything can be improved, but that doesnt mean it necessarily has to.
Some tutorials have a few too many questions and some are too long to finish in a reasonable time.
For recorded lectures if you could put the audio along with what jason shows on the screen so we know where he
is referring, also if you made matlab free that would help
More complex problems for more advanced users.
Perhaps difficult concepts can be taken slower.
i think its all fine.
na
The course is good. Don't see anything that needs to be improved.
matlab be made available for free for download
its all good
The carpet in my tutorial room is not my kind of carpet. I feel that the grey carpet does not match the mood and
exhiliration one might face when walking into their ENGG1801 tutorial.
More content could be fitted into the course if Jason didn't try to present motivational speeches every lecture.
not much. I find it quite a "dry" subject, but this is really due to the nature of the material, not the way it is taught.
It is taught in the most interesting way possible, so it would be difficult to improve this problem.
Maybe have the labatory mark weighting increased as it is 2 hours and we do a lot of work during it. Maybe mark
every lab based on performance.
Not sure
Get Jason to spill more of his success secrets. Otherwise its all good :)
Making sure the tute rooms arent too cold from the air conditioning. And the lab exercises dont transition into
undoable questions at the end to the point where the lecture slides cant help the individual taking part in the
tutorial
maybe if it wasn't so difficult? But maybe I'm just winging and need to work harder. I hate excel, by the way. But
still, learning about it was kinda fun. And I'm sure if I was as good with it as Jason, then I'd spend the whole day
just doing screwing around with it.
nothing so far so good
more tut time
.
Video lecture recordnigs because he usually flicks back and forth through the slides when explaining the lectures
so it would be easier to follow.
Lab's questions should be easy to understand. That's the only thing i need.
It's probably up there with the best course I've done so I have nothing to add
more tutoring
Be able to complete more of the Lab questions in the lab time instead of having the hardest questions atthe end
and having to do them by yourself. maybe have a limited number of quetions progressivly getting harder that
you do in the lab but then have a seperate homework questions that you do at home that are not the hardest
questions!!!
Nothing comes to mind.
The computers should be fixed so that they are in working condition. Computers that aren't working hold up the
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tutorial.
Personally, I think the lectures could teach more content in the same amount of time as I find the pace rather
slow.
Limited aspects of thse course require to be changed
Lectures can be somewhat less rushed, less flipping about of slides, Jason could speak a bit slower as sometimes
there are difficult instructions to follow
The course is very good as is. However, as said above, more demonstrations (in Matlab) in the lectures of the
examples given in the Ppt would be useful and aid understanding.
Nothing.
Just the access to the U: drive in some computers
- Multiple tutors
- more interactive lectures
The only thing that could be improved in my opinion is that for people who easily under the material the
repetition of examples in lectures does lose some of it's value and since more new infomation comes in later in
the same lectures I have to sit through examples which are very basic to me. A way to improve this would be to
show some harder example like we do in the lab sessions.
Make the lab easier. And if possible the mathlab more clearly state the working.
The only issue I have about this unit of study is that the laboratory worksheet is too long.
just be a little bit slower to make sure that everyone can catch up ,because some people may be too shy to ask too
many questions(even some dumb questions).(just like me~lol)
more content so lecture goes for longer time
supplementary excercises for practice and revision at home
it's better to cover all points in lectures, so that there are no new things in labs.
Having the ability to acces MATLAB at home.
The content could be more interesting occasionally, mixing it up using real life examples; show a bigger picture
of where matlab is taking us, what future use it has etc..
just the timetabling of lectures and tutes because I worry that Im being disadvantaged
I think that maybe more of the computers around uni should have matlab. Aside from that, all G. Keep it up!
not one that I could think of that would make sense.
Don't really have anything to complain about :)
lecture slides
Nothing really. Perhaps have matlab available to be free to students to use at home i.e. the uni pays for it
Everything are perfect I cannot find anywhere that can be proved.
Having Jason Chan not spout his "many" acheivements during the lectures.
preferably less time spent during the lectures on motivational speeches
maybe recording lecture video? not only audio?
The Excel content could be a little bigger
Lectures can be slower. Sometimes it seems that I am getting a whole heap of information thrown at me, and
leaving the lecture confused.
in the lectures add in more examples as there are various ways to approach a problem.
not much. I think it's a pretty good unit of study
Besides lecture recordings and and slides, a video feed would be more helpful, as some information seems
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inadequate in some explanations.
nothing i can think of
If Matlab was free :)
Perhaps slow the pace of teaching down, less unnecessary lecture material, and more detailed instructions on lab
questions.
See comments on tuts.
more lab exercises of longer time each week maybe?
A faster pace in tutes?
How to display the solutions as some computers are far away from the projector.
Additional exercises available outside the labs that require more manipulation of theory. Most of the exercises in
the labs can be done simply by copying lecture slides, which isn't very challenging and doesn't enhance
understanding of the concepts.
nothing
n/a
Nothing - All good!
Labs
I think the way the lectures and tutorials are scheduled. I have a tutorial for the week before my second lecture.
So I find it difficult to write code or perform actions without having the lecture to understand.
My lab is right before the lecture which makes it hard to get through all the lab work because i havent had a
chance to attend the lecture. Make the lecture before the lab.
Free Matlab for students please :D
More explanation from lectures regarding tutorial questions. The lecture slides are all understandable, however,
the tutorial questions requires a more in-depth explanation.
Not alot, prehaps some more exercises before the quiz to be released.
Sometimes when I come into the lab its frustrating because when I log on my personal drive doesnt appear and
time is wasted at the beginning (even when I try logging onto other computers).
I think more specific information can be given to us to help us learn this unit of study better.
I can't think of anything right now.
good
we need more computer to practise matlab after class
Just more applications examples, excel could stop crashing and the projector could work well always.
nothing too major which needs to be improved
For this unit goes too fast !! I guess I need to spend more time doing the basics!!
more examples to be provided in lectures and a past exasm question to keep us thinking and refreshed
Slower pace when going through material that is a bit more challenging and also timetabling fixes
Going slower in labs and during the lectures. The concepts in the lectures need to be expalined in greater detail.
nothing much really.
I think the tute classes can be smaller, as it takes a long time for the tutor to get to some people while he is
helping others. A smaller class would ensure eveyone get the help they need.
if some hits are provided in questions in lab excerise, it would be better
I'm very happy with the course as it is. It's an appropiate level, even for students with no programming
experience and the teaching quality is great.
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All fine
having to work in groups in labs rather than individual may be more efficient
I think you need to post more practical exercises so we can practice and build skills.
I don't know. All seems pretty good to me.
Nothing i can think of.
my studies
Possibly shorten the labs or have breaks inbetween every few questions so people don't feel completely lost or
behind.
some of the content on the lecture slides can be ambigous and difficult to understand, even after explaining.
(mostly with content from matlab such as that in lecture slides 6-1 & 6-2)
The pace is often quite slow. However I understand for some poeple this would be a good pace, however it makes
lectures often quite repetetive. Despite this, it is a good course.
Uploading lecture videos online instead of the audio as it is often difficult to keep the audio and the presentation
in time.
Possibly the airconditioning.
Slower teaching speed, longer lab practice hour, explanation more detailed and basic, more questions to practise.
Focusing more on more difficult questions.
Usually the tutor doesn't have time to go through the last questions in the lab and they are the most important
because the most difficult questions are the ones that will be on the test!
The lecture slides can definetly be improved. At the moment teh lectures slides may focus too much on one thing
and completely be vague on another. It should be balanced and at the moment it isnt
All improvements listed in other question boxes.
A thing which could be improved is maybe the lecture to discuss some more challenging problems so we can be
used to harder style questions so the strain when it comes to the exam is less.
They should provide Matlab to students free of charge for home computers. I do not have the funds to purchase it
and therefore can not access matlab at home to practice the lab questions i have not yet finished.
You guys have got it running pretty smoothly right now.
The Excel basics course seem slightly unnecessary; extensive tutorials are readily available online.
If possible, provide some more challenging questions for those students who want to push themselves further.
faster computers
ALL GOOD
I felt that the excel topics took longer then needed to go through in terms of the amount of lectures and tutorials,
and woul be better if some of this time was devoted to matlab instead.
increase number of tutor per class.maybe 2 for each tutorial class.
can't think of anything else that can improve the course
Nothing!
More space in the lecture theatre.
Possibly better explanation in lectures.
Again, the lecture recordnings should show a visual of what jason is doing on the screen, otherwise the
recordings are quite useless.
More time spent on content in the lectures and less on breaks and the lecturers life story
free food
none
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I think more sample loop in lectures is better.
Fewer tutorial questions of greater difficulty, instead of lots with increase in difficulty.
It might be beneficial to slow down when talking - whilst introducing a brang new idea, using new terminology,
as someone with no experience may be a bit overwhelmed with all the new information.
no
Not much
sometimes the lecuters stagnate, with the lecturer going over one easier part of the slides- while people have
already grasped the concept
More information on the Harder Questions.
lab hours should be increased, at least 3 hours per week.
Kill Matlab. More interaction during lectures would be nice. Everything else is spot on.
the lecture slides--> please make them more clearer
eg. because funtions have 2 different files--> ones for making the function and the other for using the function,
name each type of file as like 'a' or 'b', and when reffering to each of these files, use 'a' or 'b' because i get
confused at what is happeining in each file.
I hope this makes sense!
The tutorial timetable can be a bit more flexible.
i think matlba is very different for me. i have never practice it before. so i need do more practice
Increase the number of practice questions available. Possibly introduce duty tutoring. Get better chairs =)
the arrangemment of the computer can be change to give the students a better view to the tutor.
Maybe make some harder questions in the tutorials.
nothing needs improving
I feel that the course could be spread out a little more so we don't go as fast.
Having noth my lectures before the tutorial.
Having duty tutors during lunch for those who are finding it difficult
The content in the lectures are taught quite rapidly and it's sometimes hard to fully keep up with Jason.
I don't know, i'm happy with what i have now.
Sometimes there is a lot of information to learn during the week and it becomes difficult to remember everything
that was taught.
Less talk about meaningless motivation and fluff during lectures. Instead how about more content.
If anything could be improved I would say it would be the labs. Tutors tend to rush over the answers and then we
move quickly on to the next question.
Please make each section of work, eg. functions, more distinct. Maybe a introductory slide at the beginning of
each different section with definitions etc would help. :)
possible availability of MATlab for home use subsidised by the University.
Once again, I believe that the pace of the unit needs to be a bit slower so that I can make the most out of the unit.
More time for tutorials
As of now, the course is well established.
hard to finish off labs
the lecture can go faster.
Everything seems good
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Sometimes I want to join one mere lab to practice more, but there is no seat for me.
A brief explanation about other programming languages that could be useful for life. For example Phyton.
I would like to learn more about programming even though I'm a mechanical engineering student, and I guess
this introductory course could introduce me a little more to programming.
Getting the solutions for the tutorials right after the session would be good.
nothing really. very satisfied with this subject
it's ok
It would probably be more helpful if the lecture recordings had audio and video, rather than just video, so that
students could rewatch the content later on.
Detailed notes on how to do the more difficult tutorial questions posted the following week for study purposes.
Maybe more access to matlab e.g. PNR hub computers.
longer lab sessions to make sure everyone has the exercises . usually the harder ones i have not completed
maybe the computers... and the cleanliness of the labs... im looking ad some massive dust bunnies right now!
I hope I can use my u drive in other learning studio like the one in carslaw building. Cuz I want to do some
practice outside the class. Sometimes it is more convenient for me to go to Carslaw. And as is known, matlab is
required for learning this course, but it is really expensive. Hope we will be provided a free one in the future.
N/A
I dont think anything should be improved
Some notes on the key points of each topic would be useful. Lectures and tutorials could be slowed down just
abit.
Thes lectures - jason not talking baout himself for so long and maybe more practical examples in it.
access to a free version of the Matlab program for home use
I like the way it is at the moment so I really dont have any suggestions for improvement.
nothing i can think of
The length of the tutorial questions make it difficult to finish it before the 2 hours and limited when attempting
them outside of the tutorial class
not all the computers in uni have matlab.
- Greater access to practice questions for lab exams
nothing much
Improve on the lectures as per the earlier comments in Question 3.
Don't put a lot of hard questions on the test.
More questions for practise for labs/homework.
I see no room for improvement. The course is excellent.
It may be too much to ask, but I think it would be better if there was an advancced programming course that
engineers can take (perhaps there already is one that I am aware of?). Alternatively, I think it would be good if
the course were a bit more in depth and challenging for the students who have an interest in the subject.
The lecture notes. Could you format them so that the contents of the slides appear on a two or three page PDF. It
would make finding info much easier + save paper.
Giving optional extra tasks to do in our own time would be helpful.
Access to exercises at home would be very helpful especially if you for some reason need more practice with a
task.
not really much
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I have no real complaints for the course suits me well
Smaller classes will be better.
more matlab demonstrations in the lectures
more computers with matlab installed.
nothign
Some hardware doesn't work smoothly.This can be improved.
the projector in Rm211
A few more instructions on the tricker problems. Sometimes these are past over very quickly.
Improve the login screen and connections to the server.
I think everything is ok.
U-drive.
I would like there to be easily accessed sample solutions, and explanations for students who miss tutorials...
Although I can understand how this may be an unsolvable problem.
No suggestions.
i honestly can't think of anything that might need to improve. perhaps a later lecture than 9am on a wednesday
would be ideal
I can't think of anything specific, the only things i don't like about this course is that i dont actually want to be
doing it but that aside its enjoyable for a subject i never thought i would be taking
I really dont know.
This course is good as is and I am happy with it.
Could we please get some extra questions to do !?!?!?
Nothing much.
From what I can see, your pace within lectures helps guarantee that any one regardless of their computing
background should understand the course content provided that they pay attention and exert minimal effort.
The question wording, as I said, can be a little confusing and misleading at some times.
More complete example in lecture notes.
lab time should be longer?
The format of the labs seems to disconnect you from the tutor a little bit and it would be nice to get more
interaction between the tutors and the students without the students having to be distracted from their work
why cant we have matlab in the computers in the fisher library...
does it always have to be it computer lab?!
nothing much. good job.
Less repetition in lectures. Free matlab
The tutorials should be slightly lengthen as the exercises couldn't be finished during the 2 hour period.
all good
The tutorials could be taken at a more relaxed pace, allowing for students to have more of a chance to complete
them themselves.
flexible lab timings
See above.
Possibly further (optional) tutorial exercises, not to be completed in the labs but in students' free time?
free matlab software for students to gain experience while at the comfort of their homes
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Nothing really. I feel as though the material could be condensed into 1x 1 hour lecture rather than two 1 hour
lectures.
Can't think of any particular ways to improve. Maybe make use of the full lecture time and go through extra
examples instead of telling us how brilliant you are Jason (even though you are obviously a genius).
Flowcharting - thinking more about the problem on paper before even starting to write the code. Having done
other programming languages, I found that in order to think like a programmer, I needed to first learn how to
solve the problem at hand without touching any code. By creating flowcharts, it helps me to figure out what I
need to do before I actually start doing it.
That might be more useful rather than keeping it all in our heads and getting muddled halfway through when it
doesn't work.
Getting more girls to do the course!
The lectures need to reflect the level of skills that the tutorials delve into. It would also be nice to see a more
concise version of the lecture notes as refernce points for the tutorials. The 3 weeks of excel were nicely set out
as the lecture level of hardness matched the turoial.
My other last point is that we always get let out on the hour meaning that I miss the first part of my next tutorial,
as my ENG1801 will not mark our name off 5 min before.
when i do the lab question at home sometime i feel lost and i can't have someone's help, if there is a recording for
all lab questions with someone fully explain and do it step by step or a duty tutor like the other courses, that will
be better.
lecture video recordings
Everything in this course is perfect.
I am satisfied with this unit of study as it is
lectures somtimes seem rushed, maybe slow down a little.
General understanding given to students by the tutor, possibly ensuring all teaching materials are satisfactory
before the lab starts.
I think the subject is fine as it is. I do see other students not understanding/falling behind in mastery of the
content however all the help is available to them by email/extra labs/etc it is simply up to them. So really not
much. Perhaps videos going through the tutorial questions khanacademy.org style, however this is essentially
what the lectures are anyway.
Just don't turn the lights off in lectures
Video recordings, smaller tutorial classes and a greater explanation of concepts rather than content.
One thing that could be improved is if it was possible to have the lecture and computer lab straight after each
other as the information is fresh and can be applied straight away.
more questions if you want to do extra work
Perhaps placing the stronger students in the cohort together in one class may be beneficial for them to extend
their skills.
Should teach slower so that students understand each slide.
It's enough to meet my expectation and i am happy with that currently.
Intall matlab on every school computer
Nothing that I can think of.
perhaps easier content with less of a mathematics focus
fewer life coaching moments in the lectures
N/A for now. Can't think of anything
i am happy with the course.
My comments on the lectures and tutorials are definitely issues to be considered and improved.
i hope lab can be used in weekend.
Since you mentioned that there shouldnt be extra work, perhaps not extra material but extra excercises that are
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optional to get the current material perfect.
I would like more practice questions outside of the lab sheets we are given. I know I can do the labs again, but I
would like to be able to have a wider range of questions which test my ability to use Matlab and Excel.
- Jason should do more examples.
- The harder questions in the tutorial should be explained in more detail.
ONLY ONE THING: slow down the pace of studying, it's really stressing; seriously :((((
lecture notes having more difficult questions step by step
if she can leads us while speaking
I'm not sure really.
Nothing that I can think of :)
The lab instructor to be as thorough as possible and he can once in a while come around to see how everyone is
doing, especially to the people that have had no programming experience.
My only complaint about tutorials is that the harder questions are often at the end, and if I am unable to get to
this section during the lab it can be very difficult to complete without the help of a tutor. This could be fixed by
making lab sheets shorter or possibly incorporating some harder aspects into earlier questions so we are then
capable to solve later questions by ourselves. Or it could be helped by possibly providing some small hints on
tricky steps in questions to give struggling students a helping hand to solve hard questions.
I dont see nothing to be improved.
Myabe providing us with more homework practice questions for every lecture would help.
For me nothing needs improving.
nothing much really
maybe the two lectures can become one 2 hours lecture
Find it hard to get ahead in tutorials because the tutor is constantly talking.
I like everything
Teaching us slower
Lecture recordings available online. I feel i learn more at the lectures I can attend. I dont miss lectures out of
laziness, only where my sporting commitments (as an EAP athlete) are contractually more important.
At times Jason explains things a bit fast. When the lecture becomes more dense and complicated, it is harder to
understand and needs further slow explaining.
Nil
It's all pretty good.
Everything is good as it is.
Nothing, it's all good now.
Finding it hard to find negatives. This course seems to be the product of very deliberate measures geared to
quality-with quality meaning the best attempt to ensure learning. More courses should be like this, as apposed to
the 'creating a bell curve' model.
Perhaps an explanation of WHY we do certain things when coding would be great.
I think, you should offer more extra practice questions after tutorials, just to practice a bit more if desired
more stories from jason chan.
more diagrams in tute sheets.
go a bit slower when explaining matlab
Perhaps an extra lab each week
the course is excellent in general, nothing really needs major improvements
In my opinion, thing that should be improved is nothing.
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The lab exercise questions aren't worded in a great manner, this can pose a great deal of confusion sometimes. I
think the questions can be presented in a better format which allows students to understand exactly what the
exercise is wanting you to do.
my skill in computer .actually it can help me with many subjects
Very good course - no particular improvements needed.
It it cool if lecture recording could be provided in video format.
not much
perhaps the lectures should go a little bit slower as i found it rather fast
Easier access to downloading & installing Matlab on a private computer (belonging to a student)
TBH it's a great class, there's minimal room for improvement.
The recordings of the lectures could include a video recording of the screen through out the lecture, which will
show what exactly he is doing.
Everything is fine.
Slower Lecture progression
Slower Lab Explainations --> Less questions which jump to conclusions regarding assumed knowledge
Lecture
Sometimes, the lecture notes may seem very expanded, and pay too much attention to a small part of coding. This
seems to get lost in context until one rereads from the beginning. I think that having a shorter summary of the
lengthy operations can help solve this.
Nothing much in my opinion really. I find that this course is going very well. If I must state an improvement, I will
suggest this following change to the tutorials:
Instead of having the tutorials in the labs, set it as homework to complete before having the students enter the
lab. Then, in the lab, have the tutor go through every question slowly. This way, not only does it save a lot of time
for the tutors, but I believe that it has a far greater learning potential for the students who struggle. This
however, requires every student to have access to Matlab. Either, they work at uni, get supplied the program or
they purchase the program themselves.
To some extent, expand the time of the tutorial, because I need more time to finish all the question in the lab
exercise.
The unit of study can be improved by slowing the pace of the lectures a little bit as it is hard to take in all the
information as the projected slides change rapidly.
the computers in the lab should be improved and changed.
It is fine as it is.
nothing
My tutorial happens before the second lecture of the week. So far this has not impacted me (That I am aware of)
but I imagine for others this could be a big issue. In the future you may want to see to this timetabling issue.
The availability of matlab on all computers in USyd. That would be great.
Have matlab on all computers at uni, not just labs
increasing lab hours from 2 to maybe 3 hours allowing enough time to finish lab work as well as understand it
without any rush.
If you could give out free copies at matlab to use at home.
More time in labs for practice.
do not have enough computer
I am highly satisfied
Nothin.
I can't think of anything that could make the course more enjoyable. Everything flows well and is easy to
understand.
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Maybe set aside 10 minutes at the start of labs to recap the lectures. That's just if i had to nitpick
I feel like te lectures focus on the very simple side of what we do in the labs and I would like to have a more
indepth knowledge when coming out of a lecture. Also mabye more that one tutorial sheet so throughout the
week we can use the skills we have learnt throughtout the week and hone our knowledge
more worked examples in the lectures and demonstrations of matlab. sometimes the slides alone are not enough
to show how exactly to do something
the labs arnt always balanced to how much work there is VS how much time there is to do it, especially when it
comes to the harder questions
Individual tutor attention if questions are asked. Generally my tutor will wait until he can present information to
the whole class, but I would prefer to be guided onto the right track, attempt it myself, and then watch the tutor's
solution. Overall I find the tutorials and lectures fine, so this is only a very small point.
The only thing i think should be improved is thst this feedback should be as simple as possible.
More time for labs.
I either suggest that the laboratory session may need to be increased by another session or the question reduced.
It can be quite boring/tiresome with all the repetition. I have no programming experience but the concepts are
not difficult to grasp. There is a lot of discussion about mastering basics though we don't really do much. I have
played around with matlab a few times but its harder to learn without the guidance of more lab questions.
No improvements needed for me
more detailed knowledge provided as resources.
The tutor can be more active
A summary of everything that has been learnt in the lecture should be on the website
Put up all material at once... not gradually. Life would be so much easier.
more example questions and solutions with that will be great.
compare functions side by side
providing a copy of matlab
Nothing i can think of :)
Mainly just more demonstrations by example in the lectures.
lecture could more specific and it could be not very fast
Tutor could be a bit more helpful in labs, because sometimes the way in which things are written in lecture notes
may not be easy for you to understand and a face to face explanation could be helpful.
the course is fine as it is.
Sometimes it is hard to find where specific things are in the lecture slides, so maybe a contents page for the
lecture PDFs could be introduced, with slide numbers for reference. This would mean that we could be more
productive with our time during our labs, because we could find the instructions/examples of how to solve
different types of questions more easily.
have matlab free for download for everyone.
enabel the U drive to be accesed from other computers on campus
Nothing, the pace at which we learn and the content are taught well.
Some extra useful link like tutorials or exercises for learning Matlab can be posted online so that we can practice
more out of labs.
I think the course is great
video lectures maybe?
See above suggestions
there is not too much room for improvement, as it is my best run course, maybe extension activities for people to
do outside of the lab. but apart from that it's very well run
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nothing but myself
U:\ drive down very often!
Can't think about anything at the moment
nothing. it's awesome!
Nothing in particular
Nothing, this course is amazing!!!!
It will be better if there is an air-conditioner
Add some more fun? Get us to write code for something fun, as opposed to caluculating averages.
That is all.
Jason stops talking about himself as much
I think having a couple of harder examples that are worked through slowly would be good. Maybe it doesn't have
to be during the lecture of tutorial, but just an extra thing to the side that is challenging. Also, during the lecture,
staying on track a bit more often would be very helpful.
more tutorial
Spend more time on excel during labs
Extending the tutes? Maybe to 3 hours, not that you would have to use 3 hours each time, but it would allow for
the tutor to get through all the content without rushing. Other than that, it's great!!
If the school can assist us on puchasing/downlaoding the software we needed would be perfect!
potentially more timetabled labs, and the option of attending different labs but still getting the attendance mark
Personally, I think it would be better if the lecture slides and the recordings aren't separate because Jason often
goes back and forth so it's sometimes hard to keep track of which slide he is referring to.
Probably more examples, but other than that, there aren't things I could comment upon that need improvement
Eventhough i am a picky person, I yet cannot find another aspect can be improve to higher degree. This is great
already
Not much to be honest, probably just the computer systems.
Perhaps new computers and operating systems and ability to work on tasks related to matlab at home without
the need to buy the software
The way of thinking, and minimise the mistakes. When you write a code, you need to make sure that code is
corret and can run well.
Not much really. Just maybe increase the tutorial time.
Difficult as it may be, slightly more emphasis on previous year's student's success would be better than lecturer's
own story. It comes off as a bit strange when the lecturer speaks about himself.
Sometimes I feel like we are rushing a bit in the labs, so maybe we should have 30 extra minutes?
There is some computers in lab located far away from screen, students hardly see what the tutor's doing.
It would be better if there could be some extra practice questions on the course website, not just only lab
excercises.
The speed of the lectures should be slower
I think making a program like matlab availiable for home use would improve this course as free alternatives do
not have the full functionality required for the course.
if it is possible for student to purchase the matlab program in cheaper price as i live in budget from the money my
parent sent to me
This unit is close to perfection, I wish all units in USyd were like this!