Useful information about the course evaluation process and your role in the same is found here: https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/your-studies/plan-and-conduct-your-studies/course-evaluation/

Randomly chosen student representatives:

MPENM: Salman ShahidMPENM: Ellinor Sorpola Svenningsson

The mid-course evaluation meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 29 at 09:30

Chalmers' suggested agenda for the mid-course meeting.

Notes from the mid-course evaluation meeting on November 29, 2023 at 09:30

Present: Ellinor Sorpola Svenningsson, Salman Shahid, Ann-Brith Strömberg

Project assignment 1 was very demanding, and the hand-in deadline was too close to the lecture about the (Polyak) step lengths. It would be good if the material needed for the assignment is presented (at lectures) at least a week before the deadline.

- Teacher’s comment: I will look over the timeline for next year’s course.

The hand-in time window for Project 1 was quite short—just a couple of days:

- Teacher’s comment: This is because the groups in Canvas cannot be changed after some group has submitted, so I have to be sure the groups are stable. But there were a few days between the deadline of “create project groups” and the start of the hand-in window. So, this hand-in window could be lengthened.

There are a few new versions of files (specifically, the Collection of Exercises) and it is hard to know which is the most recent one.

- Teacher’s comment: I’m aware that there are several versions and tried to make an announcement each time it was updated. This problem should be smaller for the next course round.

It would be better to have the advicement session (specifically for Project 1) a bit earlier than the same day as the deadline.

- Teacher’s comment: I will look over the timeline for Project assignment 2 (and for both projects next year).

The deadline for Project assignment 2a is fine.
To be kept in the course: the workshops.
The project deadlines (e.g. the presentation of Project 1) and the bonus exercise sessions are sometimes a bit too close in time.

- Teacher’s comment: I will look over the timeline for next year’s course.

It is hard to see how the lectures relate to the literature, especially regarding column generation and the later part of the course.
Suggested questions for the course questionnaire:
1. What is your impression of the workshops? How can they be improved?
2. What is your impression of the project assignments? How can they be improved?
3. How does the literature relate to the lectures? Please indicate specific sections where the coupling needs improvement.

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