Assessment of CS Senior Design Course (CSCI 475)
                           1997-1998

   The purposes of this assessment are two fold.  First, it is your
opportunity to provide the CS Department feedback on how to teach 
CSCI 475 next year.  Professor Wenner, who is scheduled to teach CSCI
475 next year, wants your ideas on how to organize the course.
Second, your responses will be used as raw data for a formal 
report to the national Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET).

   Since your responses are strictly confidential, we encourage you to
be candid.  The only individuals who will see your responses will be
the faculty members who write the formal report to ABET, Professor
Wenner and myself.

   Spent some time and compose informative responses.  Please give it
your best shot, this is your chance to make a difference.

   You may respond directly by email to me.  Or you may print the form
and slide your written response under my office door (324 Dana).
Please do by Friday May 15th at 5 PM.  Thanks.

   Have a great summer!

   Prof Hyde
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I. Objectives of Course 
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   Mark how successful the course was in achieving its objectives.

In CSCI 475, the student will do the following:

1. acquire a knowledge base for the application.    
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2. develop an attitude which fosters learning on his or her own.
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3. solve an open-ended problem.
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4. perform a technical investigation and analysis.
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5. develop creative thinking skills.
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6. apply computer science modeling skills.
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7. apply design skills.
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8. participate as a productive team.
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9. perform in a leadership role.
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10. develop library information retrieval skills.
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11. develop organization skills for time management on a team. 
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12. develop communication skills both oral and written.
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13. practice writing as a mode of thinking.
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14. develop economic and legal skills of software development.
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15. develop a conscientious attitude towards professionalism and ethics.
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What different objectives would you like to see?




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II. Mechanisms Used in the Course
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1. Comment on the usefulness of the in-class workshops.
 


2. Comment on the usefulness of the outside speakers.



3. Comment on the effectiveness of the Project Notebook to facilitate
   team communication and to act as a legacy document to capture the
   team's ideas over the year.
 



4. Comment on the usefulness of the web-based Handbook.



5. Comment on the usefulness of the books placed on reserve.



6. Comment on the writing assignments.



7. Comment on the oral presentations.



8. Comment on the design reviews.



9. What other mechanisms would you suggest for the course?



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III. Overall Evaluation
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1. Did this course stimulate your interest in Computer Science?




2. Was the workload reasonable for a Computer Science Course?




3. Did the course have the proper emphasis on design?




4. Did the course integrate and solidify the material of your last
   four years at Bucknell?




5. What did you think of the overall organization of the course?




6. What else would you like to say about the course?




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IV. Self Reflection
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1. What are your career goals?




2. How would you rate your overall Bucknell preparation for your
   career?



3. Reflecting on your last four years, how do you as an individual
   learn?  What is your learning style?



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V. Self Evaluation
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   Evaluate your team including yourself by assigning each member a
letter grade of A through F.

   Don't evaluate on HOW MUCH an individual did but on whether he or
she participated on the team and performed the assigned tasks with
high quality.

          Name __________________    Grade ____

          Name __________________    Grade ____

          Yourself                   Grade ____