COMS 3261 Class Structure Survey: Mid-Course Review

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This form is designed to record your preferences on the structure of class (both in- and outside of lecture), as well as the structure of assessment. This form is anonymous. The course staff (instructor and TAs) will synthesize the class opinions and use it to adjust the remainder of the course.

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Question 1: Class Interactivity

Relative to the previous weeks of class, I'd prefer:

A much more lecture-focused class: almost all direct instruction, with very few activities

A more lecture-focused class: only occasional activities

About the same balance as in today's class

A more activity focused class: more time devoted to puzzle- and problem-solving, live quizzes and other activities (see below for examples)

A much more activity-focused class: half of class or more devoted to activities

Unsure or no preference

Clear selection

Comments on Question 1:

Question 2: In-class Activity Types

After the first two weeks of class, which in-class activities are you most interested in?

Not interested.

Slight interest - I'm open to trying this.

Interested - let's do this in class.

Very interested - let's do this frequently.

Unsure or no preference

In-class solo puzzles and challenge problems (e.g., today's DFA construction puzzles))

In-class small-group puzzles and challenge problems

Phone/clicker quizzes

Class time devoted to "troubleshooting": freeform Q&A, including concept and problem discussion

Class time devoted to worked examples/HW problem review

Not interested.

Slight interest - I'm open to trying this.

Interested - let's do this in class.

Very interested - let's do this frequently.

Unsure or no preference

In-class solo puzzles and challenge problems (e.g., today's DFA construction puzzles))

In-class small-group puzzles and challenge problems

Phone/clicker quizzes

Class time devoted to "troubleshooting": freeform Q&A, including concept and problem discussion

Class time devoted to worked examples/HW problem review

Comments on Question 2:

There will be no class on 6/19 due to Juneteenth, but there will be a make-up class on Friday, 6/23. For this reason, our last four classes will be on 6/21, 6/23, 6/26, and 6/28, relatively close to each other and to the final (6/29-6/30).

New material from the final lecture, on 6/28, won't be covered on the final. If we spend this time on new material, we'll likely be focused on complexity: instead of considering what problems automata can solve, we'll consider how expensive/efficient it is to solve them in terms of time and space. There will be a review session during the last week of class regardless of how we spend the last class.

I'd like to spend the final lecture (6/28):

Mostly focused on reviewing and consolidating material we've covered.

Mostly focused on new material, with some time for reviewing.

Learning as much complexity theory as possible.

Clear selection

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