Artificial Intelligence Methods (G5BAIM)

Course Feedback - Academic Year 1997/98

This course is run at Nottingham University. It is a second/third year option. This page summarises the feedback from the students that attended the course

The lecturer is Graham Kendall. Feel free to email me.

The home page for the course (including a full set of course handouts) can be found here.

 

All the comments from the feedback forms are listed.

Finally, the lecturer (Graham Kendall) gives a brief response to the main points raised.

 

 

Comments from Course Feedback Forms

General Comments

 

Coursework

 

Notes/Handouts

Total Questionnaires Returned = 38

Number of students who sat exam = 58

 

Lecturers Response

The major problem seems to be the cost of having to print the handouts (although I get the impression that you liked the handouts themselves). However, as you can see from the questionnaire most students think that it is a good idea to distribute the notes via the WWW. This is obviously a problem as putting them on the Web implies that you will have to print them.

Assuming I run the course next year, I will look into this area of the course and will try to make it better (and cheaper!).

The other main problem seems to be the third coursework. The reason I set this type of coursework is because the previous two could be done simply by referring to the notes and working through them. I thought it would be a good idea to set some coursework that you had to think about and come up with some original ideas.

The only other alternative was to set a programming exercise which I was loathed to do so late in the semester.

As I said in my recent EMAIL I will talk about the coursework in the next lecture and will answer any questions you have.

Overall, I was pleased with the way the course went. From the comments I think the course was generally well received and I wish you luck in the exam.