PRO 2340 WEB PAGE DESIGN
RESULTS OF FINAL COURSE SURVEY
DECEMBER 2000

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READ THIS FIRST - Survey Summary
Tips to help you understand the stats
Overall results at a quick glance
Individual questions and results
Students' written comments
Comparison of previous surveys
More on surveys & Greg's methodology
Results of previous course surveys
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READ THIS FIRST - Survey Summary

" Thanks to those who participated. 11 out of a possible 14 (79%) students responded. This participation level has been consistent on all three surveys. Overall, you seem to have been satisfied with the course and, again, have made several good suggestions for improvement. I've responded to several of your written comments. Read them now. There are some trends worth noting:

As promised, these survey results are now a public document (at my homepage at http://homepages.cambriancollege.ca/gbcooper  ). I'll also be notifying your program coordinator and our Dean of the results. I intend to use this data to improve this course and in future classes. Thanks for your participation. It was a great year and I wish you luck in applying your knowledge and skills from this course"..........................Greg


Tips to help you understand the stats

  1. "N=11" refers to the sample size, or the number of students who answered the question(s).
  2. The "-" column refers to the number of students who chose to NOT answer that particular question.
  3. The "Mean" represents the average response for that question. For example, a mean of "1.5" means the average is somewhere between a "1" (I strongly agree) and a "2" (I agree somewhat).
  4. The "SD" or "standard deviation" refers to a measure of how widely dispersed the values are from the average value (the mean) based on our sample, which is relatively small (N=11) It's like a "plus or minus" value that qualifies the range of each mean.

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Overall results at a quick glance

The choices were:
1 = I strongly agree, 2 = I agree somewhat, 3 = I'm neutral, 4 = I disagree somewhat, 5 = I disagree strongly

Title N Frequency Mean SD
- 1 2 3 4 5
1CO course is excellent? 11 0 9 2 0 0 0 1.18 0.40
1CO expectations are clear 11 0 8 3 0 0 0 1.27 0.47
1CO explains concepts 11 0 6 4 1 0 0 1.55 0.69
1CO gives overview 11 0 9 2 0 0 0 1.18 0.40
1CO instructor is knowledgeable 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 1.00 0.00
1CO learning something 11 0 9 2 0 0 0 1.18 0.40
2PR classes are not stimulating 11 0 0 1 1 1 8 4.45 1.04
2PR sense of humor 11 0 9 1 1 0 0 1.27 0.65
2PR textbook is used 11 0 4 5 2 0 0 1.82 0.75
2PR use web site 11 0 6 5 0 0 0 1.45 0.52
2PR web site useful 11 0 4 6 1 0 0 1.73 0.65
3IN invites feedback 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 1.00 0.00
3IN marking is fair 11 0 9 2 0 0 0 1.18 0.40
3IN material returned on time 11 0 9 2 0 0 0 1.18 0.40
3IN respect for students 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 1.00 0.00
4OV not good use of class time 11 0 0 0 0 5 6 4.55 0.52
4OV hard to know what's important 11 0 0 3 1 4 3 3.64 1.21
5CM deals with disruption 11 0 3 5 3 0 0 2.00 0.77
5CM helps students succeed 11 0 10 1 0 0 0 1.09 0.30
5CM instructor is organized 11 0 7 4 0 0 0 1.36 0.50
6OB learn outcome1 11 0 10 0 0 1 0 1.27 0.90
6OB learn outcome2 11 0 9 2 0 0 0 1.18 0.40
6OB learn outcome3 11 0 8 2 1 0 0 1.36 0.67
6OB learn outcome4 11 0 6 5 0 0 0 1.45 0.52
6OB learn outcome5 11 0 5 6 0 0 0 1.55 0.52
6OB learn outcome6 11 0 7 4 0 0 0 1.36 0.50
7LO survey was clear 11 0 9 2 0 0 0 1.18 0.40
7LO uses previous surveys 11 0 10 0 0 1 0 1.27 0.90

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Individual questions and results

The choices were:
1 = I strongly agree, 2 = I agree somewhat, 3 = I'm neutral, 4 = I disagree somewhat, 5 = I disagree strongly

Question: 1CO course is excellent?

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.18 0.40 1.0 1   0
0.0%
9
81.8%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 1CO expectations are clear

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.27 0.47 1.0 1   0
0.0%
8
72.7%
3
27.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 1CO explains concepts

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.55 0.69 1.0 1   0
0.0%
6
54.5%
4
36.4%
1
9.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 1CO gives overview

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.18 0.40 1.0 1   0
0.0%
9
81.8%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 1CO instructor is knowledgeable

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.00 0.00 1.0 1   0
0.0%
11
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 1CO learning something

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.18 0.40 1.0 1   0
0.0%
9
81.8%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 2PR classes are not stimulating

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   4.45 1.04 5.0 5   0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
9.1%
1
9.1%
1
9.1%
8
72.7%

Question: 2PR sense of humor

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.27 0.65 1.0 1   0
0.0%
9
81.8%
1
9.1%
1
9.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 2PR textbook is used

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.82 0.75 2.0 2   0
0.0%
4
36.4%
5
45.5%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 2PR use web site

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.45 0.52 1.0 1   0
0.0%
6
54.5%
5
45.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 2PR web site useful

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.73 0.65 2.0 2   0
0.0%
4
36.4%
6
54.5%
1
9.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 3IN invites feedback

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.00 0.00 1.0 1   0
0.0%
11
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 3IN marking is fair

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.18 0.40 1.0 1   0
0.0%
9
81.8%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 3IN material returned on time

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.18 0.40 1.0 1   0
0.0%
9
81.8%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 3IN respect for students

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.00 0.00 1.0 1   0
0.0%
11
100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 4OV not good use of class time

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   4.55 0.52 5.0 5   0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
5
45.5%
6
54.5%

Question: 4OV hard to know what's important

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   3.64 1.21 4.0 4   0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
27.3%
1
9.1%
4
36.4%
3
27.3%

Question: 5CM deals with disruption

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   2.00 0.77 2.0 2   0
0.0%
3
27.3%
5
45.5%
3
27.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 5CM helps students succeed

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.09 0.30 1.0 1   0
0.0%
10
90.9%
1
9.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 5CM instructor is organized

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.36 0.50 1.0 1   0
0.0%
7
63.6%
4
36.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 6OB learn outcome1

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.27 0.90 1.0 1   0
0.0%
10
90.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
9.1%
0
0.0%

Question: 6OB learn outcome2

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.18 0.40 1.0 1   0
0.0%
9
81.8%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 6OB learn outcome3

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.36 0.67 1.0 1   0
0.0%
8
72.7%
2
18.2%
1
9.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 6OB learn outcome4

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.45 0.52 1.0 1   0
0.0%
6
54.5%
5
45.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 6OB learn outcome5

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.55 0.52 2.0 2   0
0.0%
5
45.5%
6
54.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 6OB learn outcome6

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.36 0.50 1.0 1   0
0.0%
7
63.6%
4
36.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 7LO survey was clear

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.18 0.40 1.0 1   0
0.0%
9
81.8%
2
18.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Question: 7LO uses previous surveys

N   Mean SD Median Mode   - 1 2 3 4 5
11   1.27 0.90 1.0 1   0
0.0%
10
90.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
9.1%
0
0.0%

 

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Students' written comments

One thing I like about this course:

No. Response
1 Overall, I enjoyed the course itself. I especially like working with a client in developing a webpage. It puts in perspective what we learnt and how to use it.
2 is the web designing
3 We know what is expected of us and have enough time to complete it.
4 It is very progressive and an asset to my work experience
5 It is interesting and challenging
6 It is important to my the future
7 There's more hands on experiance than learning from a text book.
8 we are learning something I can use at work or at home
9 best teacher i've had in a long time!!
10 Learning how to make things work on a web site example = how to do a drop down list, a link etc...
11 Its very affective because you can take what you learned and apply it in the real world.

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One thing I dislike about this course:

No. Response
1 The like of time. We felt rushed in class time just to cover the required material.
2 this semester is tough and frankly i'm getting maybe 4 hours of sleep at night because there is just to much to do in a small amount of time, this applies to the PRPG course not directly to this class.
It sounds like you have too much on your plate, especially if you have family responsibilities
3 The content was a little confusing.
4 The time period was not long enough, I always felt rushed. Also I would of liked to have more time spent on Front Page or Composer to better understand how to properly use them.
See my following remarks...Greg
5 The last project. It is an interesting project but our clients just expect us to do everything. Even compose text for them.
That's why you "negotiate" who does what in the project contract. Don't be shy when it comes to asserting yourself and taking on only what you can handle. The client has to do their share. If this doesn't work, set the goals at a slightly lower mark....Greg
6 The amount of work given, allows little time to learn the work first. I find myself doing the work and attempting to learn at the same time.
7 N/A
8 not enough lab time to work on projects and that we have to use free publishers to publish web pages. Cambrian should have a space for projects to be published because sometimes there are problems with free sites that the student has no control over but really can affect their mark.
See my following remarks...Greg
9 i'm on the computer like 24/7 gimme a break too many computer classes i'm goin nuts
10 quiz time limits, stress me out!
11 Just the early mornings.

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One thing that could be improved in this course:

No. Response
1 I would spends more time working on using a program such as front page or composer.
ON THE ISSUE OF HTML TOOLS, SUCH AS FRONTPAGE:
The suggestions to spend more time on one tool instead of a "taste" of several makes sense. Many of you expressed concern with the wide variety of tools you were learning to use for the first time. It may be more appropriate to demonstrate only the various tools, which is one of the course objectives, but spend more detailed instructive time on just one, such as Composer or FrontPage, in order to achieve the practical goal. I'll consider this and recommend it to the coordinator when I'm planning the next cycle....Greg
2 more lab time
3 Find a way to not switch the time table in the middle of the semester. You are finally in a routine and it changes on you. It's a little hard to adjust to.
Yes, the switch from Tuesday mornings to Thursday mornings was somewhat inconvenient.  The rationale was to give you exposure to BOTH Macintosh and PC platforms and tools, as specified in the course objectives. Unfortunately, running the Mac lab on one day and the Windows lab on another was the only way this could be scheduled. I hope the future benefits gained from the new knowledge and familiarity with both platforms will outweigh the inconvenience....Greg
4 Just give more hours in this class and to have a braoder knowledge of Front page and Composer.
5 The computer labs. The "p" drive wasn't even working and I lost my project. The time given on the last project. Our teacher sometimes confuses us with his answers to questions.
I need your help here. You need to let me know that I didn't give a satisfactory answer, so I can try an alternate strategy. Yes, the "P" drive did give us some problems, but there were workarounds we discussed in class and were used successfully by several students. Sorry it didn't work for you...Greg
6 More time alocated to instructing so we can have a good understanding of the work assigned.
There were lots of strategies in place to assist students who were having difficulties. We did lots of "demo" sessions within the allotted lab & lecture time, several informal mini workshops were held outside of class time (since my office is just next door to the lab), and one planned session was scheduled. Sorry none of these worked for you. What other strategies would you suggest?....Greg
7 learn more about publishing
8 is more labe time, and web space for student projects. We must publish web pages for this course so cambrian should have space for students in this course to publish too, we shouldn't have to depend on free publishers. When there are problems with the free publishers it can really affect the students grade at no fault of their own. Some of our tuition should go to this if needed, but Cambrian should have space so students do not have to rely on free publishers but should have space at Cambrian.
See my following comments....Greg
9 nothing
10 Teach me how to make your own counter.
For a FrontPage Web site, try this:
(1) use your favorite image editor to create a nine-digit strip "0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9", with a transparent background and a consistent empty space between each digit. The space bar can work, but you'll have to experiment a little. Use colors and fonts to match your overall site theme/design.
(2) save this as MYFILE.GIF in any folder in the FrontPage web site.
(3) in the FrontPage editor, select "insert", then "active element", then "hit counter"
(4) now select "custom image", instead of one of the ready-made counters
(5) write in the path such as "IMAGES/MYFILE.GIF" or wherever you put it when you saved it.
(6) That's it! You can set the number of digits displayed and "seed" the starting count as you would with the standard counters.
Good luck!.....Greg
11 The course hours should be changed to 4 hours from 3 hours. The lecture class should also be 2 hours long to cover all the material needed to learn.
You need to communicate this to your program coordinator and advisory committee, they authorize these types of changes....Greg

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I have one additional comment:

No. Response
1 Sometimes when we ask a question we get more than what we ask and it can be a bit confusing. I find when we are really confused and you give a long winded answer we get more confused. Try to keep it short and sweet.
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes...room for improvement here.....Greg
2 greg is a good techer which adds to the enjoyment of this class.
3 It was a great class. I have learned a lot. I really like the fact that you offered us help whenever we needed it, not just inside the class. Thanks Greg!
4 Thanks for being around to answer questions and making yourself available.
5 Greg is a super teacher and I am glad we had him.
6 The teaching was excellent but we need to spend more time learning the work,before doing it.
7 This was a fun class, and learned a lot.
8 Free space should be provided for students of this course to publish their websites to. When there are problems with the host, the student is penalized. This shouldn't be. It doesn't take much to have space for students to publish too. If they can afford 28 million for a new building I'm sure they can afford to set up space for student web pages so that the students can be graded on work not on the host sites useability or lose marks because the host site is having problems
ON THE ISSUE OF WEB HOSTING SPACE:
(1) The decision to use free Web hosting service was mine, not the college's.
This corresponds with the course objective to learn how to publish and register a Web site at at a provider's host server.
(2) At no time was a student penalized for technical problems at the server end IF you notified me of the problem before the project was due AND you could document the problem. (Many providers send a notice to members or post a memo at the homepage - a copy of this was sufficient.) This was something we discussed on more than one occasion in lecture and lab.
(3) A strategy we can employ in the next cycle is to use Cambrian's FrontPage server, since FrontPage could be a tool we can focus on. In fact, some students did just that, because their client wanted it on the Cambrian server. I should be able to request project Web space on the server in the future (that's what the project "P" drive was for also, but there were technical difficulties.)
(4) I will continue to encourage students to use more than one provider because it's good experience and it provides a backup.
Thanks for the comment.......Greg
9 have a good christams !!
10 I liked this course it was very informative.
11 Very usefull class, very well taught by someone who understands the topic. Good Job Greg!!!

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Comparison of Previous Surveys

SURVEY
QUESTIONS
1CO course is excellent?
1CO expectations are clear
1CO explains concepts
1CO gives overview
1CO instructor is knowledgeable
1CO learning something
2PR classes are not stimulating
2PR sense of humor
2PR textbook is used
2PR use web site
2PR web site useful
3IN invites feedback
3IN marking is fair
3IN material returned on time
3IN respect for students
4OV not good use of class time
4OV hard to know what's important
5CM deals with disruption
5CM helps students succeed
5CM instructor is organized
6OB learn outcome1
6OB learn outcome2
6OB learn outcome3
6OB learn outcome4
6OB learn outcome5
6OB learn outcome6
7LO survey was clear
7LO uses previous surveys
FIRST
SURVEY
1.64
1.91
1.91
1.09
1.00
1.27
4.45
1.45
1.55
1.36
1.45
1.09
1.36
1.36
1.09
4.64
3.36
2.00
1.09
1.36
1.82
1.55
2.27
2.73
2.36
2.09
1.36
2.09
SECOND
SURVEY
1.36
1.91
1.36
1.18
1.00
1.00
4.36
1.00
1.64
1.36
1.45
1.09
1.09
1.27
1.00
4.82
3.00
1.91
1.36
1.27
1.36
1.64
1.55
1.45
1.82
1.91
1.36
1.82
GAIN
1-2
.28
0
.55
-.09
0
.27
-.09
.45
-.09
0
0
0
.27
.09
.09
.18
-.36
.09
-.27
.09
.46
-.09
.72
1.28
.54
.18
0
.27
THIRD
SURVEY
1.18
1.27
1.55
1.18
1.00
1.18
4.45
1.27
1.82
1.45
1.73
1.00
1.18
1.18
1.00
4.55
3.64
2.00
1.09
1.36
1.27
1.18
1.36
1.45
1.55
1.36
1.18
1.27
GAIN
2-3
TOTAL
GAIN
.18 .46
.64 .64
-.19 .36
0 -.09
0 0
-.18 .09
.09 0
-.27 .18
-.18 -.27
-.09 -.09
-.28 -.28
.09 .09
-.09 .18
.09 .18
0 .09
-.27 -.09
.64 .28
-.09 0
.27 0
-.09 0
.09 .55
.46 .37
.19 .91
0 1.28
.27 .81
.55 .73
.18 .18
.55 .82