PreBreak PlusDelta Results CSSE 333 Fundamentals of Database

Pre-Break Plus/Delta Results CSSE 333 Fundamentals of Database Systems Winter 2005– 2006

Level of Experience

Lecture Pace

Lecture Comments • Keep – – – – Quizzes (6) Slides (4) Availability of slides (3) Live examples (3) Focus (1) Weekly homework (1) Coverage of terms (1) • Change – Don’t lecture for 2 hrs. (4) – Sep. time for quizzes (3) – Order quizzes to match lecture (2) – Cover all matl. for HW (2) – Get rid of quizzes (1) – Fewer slides (1) – More examples (1)

Helpfulness of Daily Quizzes

Quiz Comments • Keep – Excellent for review (6) – Quizzes in general (6) – Help to pay attn. (3) • Change – – – Allow group work (4) Less open ended (3) Get rid of them (1) Don’t carry over (1) Tie to slides (1) More detailed (1)

Helpfulness of Homework

Difficulty of Homework

Homework Comments • Keep – Forces you to read, think more (9) – Due weekly (2) – Not too hard (2) • Change – Relate them to lecture instead of reading (4) – Make shorter (2) – Work on computer (1) – Suggest challenge problems (1) – Discuss questions in class before HW due date (1)

Difficulty of Labs

Lab Comments • Keep – – – Practical (11) Getting to see results (2) Lots of assistants (2) Clear instructions (1) Extra projects of experienced people (1) • Change – – – Be more specific (5) List the known pitfalls (2) Give more time (1) More labs (1) Need more depth (1)