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Title of Course: WEB DEVELOPMENT
Course Number: E81 104
Section: 01
Semester: Spring 2006
Instructors: Clark Butler (Instructor);
Completed Evaluations: 21 of 28 (75%)
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Key: The number next to each response represents a student Learn more

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General Comments (Clark Butler - Instructor)
Please make comments and criticisms as constructive as possible; personal remarks or attacks are contrary to the spirit of this evaluation process.
What did you like most about this course and professor?
  00 Its extremely useful if you're interested in getting started with web development. The teacher is attentive and willing to help anytime you ask.
  01 The examples done in class.
  04 Some people might dislike Dr. Butler, but I thought he was very patient with the class and was a very enjoyable lecturer. He always took time to address issues and taught well considering the wide range of student's abilities.
  05 gaining useful web design skills
  07 I liked the comprehensive view of web design, from coding to color theory to usability studies to usage statistics.
  08 he was very very nice and helpful
  09 I liked the homework assignments. They were very informative.
  12 The course is informational and the professor is very willing to help students.
  14 Prof Butler was a very kind, caring teacher. He paid attention to his students, and he cared about their concerns.
  15 I'm glad that I was able to learn something useful that I believe I can apply to the real world. Professor Butler made an effort to make sure that we learned the material in a very practicle sense.
  16 Didn't really like much about the course
  20 You are a very personable and understanding teacher. It was a pleasure to be in your class.
How could this course and professor improve?
  00 Should be held mostly in the computer lab so as to try out the different tools we discuss.
  01 More html and css examples in class. More computer lab time in class.
  05 more handson-type lectures, less powerpoint, more demonstrations
  07 This class needs time in the computer lab. I learned much much faster and better when I was able to try the material out on a computer.
  08 the labs took way too much time- it is too much work on top of the overall website project. also- the grades on the labs are completely arbitrary- i got points taken off with no explanation. there was no rheberic for the grades. there is no reason for the loss of points or at least i dont understand why i lost them.
  09 Don't tell students to 'look it up'. We pay to be taught by a teacher. Teach more on Frontpage etc. because that is what companies would require us to know in reality.
  14 The class could use a little more organization in its lectures. Certain definitions and concepts could be stated and written out more clearly.
  16 The class needs to be in a lab setting rather than being taught in a powerpoint format. Writing code in exams is a terrible idea. No one in the real world writes even a line of code without compiling and seeing the effect of that line, let alone write code for a whole page. This has to be a computer exercise, not a memory test!
  18 Hold the class entirely in the computer lab to make it "hands on". This class should not be held in a lecture room.
What would you tell another student who asked you to describe this course?
  00 Same as above. Useful if you want to begin learning web development.
  01 It's a fairly useful class.
  05 this is definitely not a blow-off course. you have to put a lot of time in outside of class, but you learn a lot.
  07 The information is very useful. If you do the labs and a little outside research, you will come out of it knowing how to build a website.
  08 its a lot of work/time
  09 Lots of html and you never really get the point of making a good looking site.
  14 Very educational and fun.
  16 Too much work for a 100 level class, bad lecture setting. Scares you away from taking further CS classes.
  18 The instructor is boring, and the lecture does not teach anything. You are forced to go home after every lecture and teach everything to yourself.
Was the text useful? Was it understandable? Why or why not?
  00 No textbook. Just powerpoint slides. Somewhat bare bones. Could use a little improvement to make them more engaging
  01 No text.
  07 N/A
  12 n/a
  14 no text
Were the assigned homework or problem sets helpful and relevant to the course? Why or why not?
  00 Very helpful since they taught you how to use the different tools such as email forms, style sheets, and photoshop, all key tools in making a functioning website.
  01 Yes. You get to learn how to make actual websites for the assignments.
  05 yes. it would help if we had time as a class to work through them, like a set lab time.
  07 Yes. They helped me improve my understanding of the concepts taught in lecture.
  08 some were more relevant and helpful than others
  09 yes
  12 The work was very relevant to the course and helps with the comprehension of the concepts.
  14 Very useful. I liked the handon part of the class.
  16 The TAs were again overly hard on grading. They should not scare away intro students!
Please use this space to comment on any other aspect of the course. (i.e., help sessions, teaching assistants, etc.)
  08 it is more helpful to have the class in the computer lab so we can do the exercises along with the professor
  13 This is suppossed to be a 100 level course and it was way more difficult and time consuming than my 400 level courses. That should never happen. Web Development is about learning not about consuming all your time doing labs and project. And the tests, it is extremely unreasonable to have us code a whole page for a test. Maybe have snippets of different things that we should code but not a whole page. You have unreasonable expectations and you really need to reevaluate the course.

Title of Course: WEB DEVELOPMENT
Course Number: E81 104
Section: 01
Semester: Spring 2006
Instructors: Clark Butler (Instructor);
Completed Evaluations: 21 of 28 (75%)
Display Mode: Detail Averages \| Chart Averages \| Comments
Key: The number next to each response represents a student Learn more

Engineering Template

General Comments (Clark Butler - Instructor)
Please make comments and criticisms as constructive as possible; personal remarks or attacks are contrary to the spirit of this evaluation process.
	What did you like most about this course and professor?
00	Its extremely useful if you're interested in getting started with web development. The teacher is attentive and willing to help anytime you ask.
01	The examples done in class.
04	Some people might dislike Dr. Butler, but I thought he was very patient with the class and was a very enjoyable lecturer. He always took time to address issues and taught well considering the wide range of student's abilities.
05	gaining useful web design skills
07	I liked the comprehensive view of web design, from coding to color theory to usability studies to usage statistics.
08	he was very very nice and helpful
09	I liked the homework assignments. They were very informative.
12	The course is informational and the professor is very willing to help students.
14	Prof Butler was a very kind, caring teacher. He paid attention to his students, and he cared about their concerns.
15	I'm glad that I was able to learn something useful that I believe I can apply to the real world. Professor Butler made an effort to make sure that we learned the material in a very practicle sense.
16	Didn't really like much about the course
20	You are a very personable and understanding teacher. It was a pleasure to be in your class.
	How could this course and professor improve?
00	Should be held mostly in the computer lab so as to try out the different tools we discuss.
01	More html and css examples in class. More computer lab time in class.
05	more handson-type lectures, less powerpoint, more demonstrations
07	This class needs time in the computer lab. I learned much much faster and better when I was able to try the material out on a computer.
08	the labs took way too much time- it is too much work on top of the overall website project. also- the grades on the labs are completely arbitrary- i got points taken off with no explanation. there was no rheberic for the grades. there is no reason for the loss of points or at least i dont understand why i lost them.
09	Don't tell students to 'look it up'. We pay to be taught by a teacher. Teach more on Frontpage etc. because that is what companies would require us to know in reality.
14	The class could use a little more organization in its lectures. Certain definitions and concepts could be stated and written out more clearly.
16	The class needs to be in a lab setting rather than being taught in a powerpoint format. Writing code in exams is a terrible idea. No one in the real world writes even a line of code without compiling and seeing the effect of that line, let alone write code for a whole page. This has to be a computer exercise, not a memory test!
18	Hold the class entirely in the computer lab to make it "hands on". This class should not be held in a lecture room.
	What would you tell another student who asked you to describe this course?
00	Same as above. Useful if you want to begin learning web development.
01	It's a fairly useful class.
05	this is definitely not a blow-off course. you have to put a lot of time in outside of class, but you learn a lot.
07	The information is very useful. If you do the labs and a little outside research, you will come out of it knowing how to build a website.
08	its a lot of work/time
09	Lots of html and you never really get the point of making a good looking site.
14	Very educational and fun.
16	Too much work for a 100 level class, bad lecture setting. Scares you away from taking further CS classes.
18	The instructor is boring, and the lecture does not teach anything. You are forced to go home after every lecture and teach everything to yourself.
	Was the text useful? Was it understandable? Why or why not?
00	No textbook. Just powerpoint slides. Somewhat bare bones. Could use a little improvement to make them more engaging
01	No text.
07	N/A
12	n/a
14	no text
	Were the assigned homework or problem sets helpful and relevant to the course? Why or why not?
00	Very helpful since they taught you how to use the different tools such as email forms, style sheets, and photoshop, all key tools in making a functioning website.
01	Yes. You get to learn how to make actual websites for the assignments.
05	yes. it would help if we had time as a class to work through them, like a set lab time.
07	Yes. They helped me improve my understanding of the concepts taught in lecture.
08	some were more relevant and helpful than others
09	yes
12	The work was very relevant to the course and helps with the comprehension of the concepts.
14	Very useful. I liked the handon part of the class.
16	The TAs were again overly hard on grading. They should not scare away intro students!
	Please use this space to comment on any other aspect of the course. (i.e., help sessions, teaching assistants, etc.)
08	it is more helpful to have the class in the computer lab so we can do the exercises along with the professor
13	This is suppossed to be a 100 level course and it was way more difficult and time consuming than my 400 level courses. That should never happen. Web Development is about learning not about consuming all your time doing labs and project. And the tests, it is extremely unreasonable to have us code a whole page for a test. Maybe have snippets of different things that we should code but not a whole page. You have unreasonable expectations and you really need to reevaluate the course.