ARM Project Weeks 1, 2 and 3

Frank Stajano (fms27)

2003-05-15, 2003-05-22, 2003-05-29

University of Cambridge
Department of Engineering
Laboratory for Communication Engineering

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Project matched what you expected/hoped from the description
No )-:
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Yes (-:**********
 
Contents
Boring )-:
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Interesting (-:**************
 
Pace
Too slow )-:
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Just right (-:*************
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Too fast )-:*
 
Difficulty
Too easy )-:
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Just right (-:**************
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Too hard )-:
 
Examples
Too many )-:
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Just right (-:********
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Too few )-:**
 
You are learning useful skills
No )-:
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 |-:*
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Yes (-:*****************
 
Project web site
Useless )-:
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 |-:******
Useful (-:************
 
Project web site
Too terse )-:
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Just right (-:**************
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Too verbose )-:
 
Explanations from project leader
Obscure )-:*
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Illuminating (-:***
 
Explanations from project leader
Superficial )-:
 |-:*****
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 |-:******
Exhaustive (-:
 
Explanations from project leader
Too rare )-:*
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Just right (-:***************
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Too frequent )-:
 
Individual help from demonstrators and leader
Obscure )-:*
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Illuminating (-:*******
 
Individual help from demonstrators and leader
Long wait )-:
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 |-:******
 |-:******
Instant response (-:*******
 
How do you feel about having chosen this project?
Sad )-:
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 |-:*******
Happy (-:*************
 
Project matched what you expected/hoped from the description
No )-:
 |-:*
 |-:**
 |-:****
Yes (-:*************
 
Contents
Boring )-:
 |-:
 |-:****
 |-:***
Interesting (-:*************
 
Pace
Too slow )-:
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Just right (-:********
 |-:********
Too fast )-:**
 
Difficulty
Too easy )-:
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Just right (-:**********
 |-:********
Too hard )-:**
 
Examples
Too many )-:
 |-:
Just right (-:**********
 |-:*******
Too few )-:***
 
You are learning useful skills
No )-:
 |-:
 |-:*
 |-:**
Yes (-:*****************
 
Project web site
Useless )-:
 |-:*
 |-:***
 |-:*****
Useful (-:***********
 
Project web site
Too terse )-:
 |-:*
Just right (-:*****************
 |-:*
Too verbose )-:
 
Explanations from project leader
Obscure )-:
 |-:*
 |-:*******
 |-:******
Illuminating (-:******
 
Explanations from project leader
Superficial )-:
 |-:**
 |-:******
 |-:**********
Exhaustive (-:**
 
Explanations from project leader
Too rare )-:
 |-:**
Just right (-:******************
 |-:
Too frequent )-:
 
Individual help from demonstrators and leader
Obscure )-:
 |-:
 |-:**
 |-:*******
Illuminating (-:***********
 
Individual help from demonstrators and leader
Long wait )-:
 |-:
 |-:****
 |-:********
Instant response (-:********
 
How do you feel about having chosen this project?
Sad )-:*
 |-:*
 |-:**
 |-:**
Happy (-:*************
 
Project matched what you expected/hoped from the description
No )-:
 |-:*
 |-:
 |-:****
Yes (-:**************
 
Contents
Boring )-:
 |-:
 |-:
 |-:******
Interesting (-:*************
 
Pace
Too slow )-:*
 |-:
Just right (-:**************
 |-:****
Too fast )-:
 
Difficulty
Too easy )-:
 |-:**
Just right (-:************
 |-:*****
Too hard )-:
 
Examples
Too many )-:
 |-:*
Just right (-:*************
 |-:**
Too few )-:***
 
You are learning useful skills
No )-:
 |-:
 |-:
 |-:***
Yes (-:****************
 
Project web site
Useless )-:
 |-:*
 |-:
 |-:***
Useful (-:***************
 
Project web site
Too terse )-:
 |-:****
Just right (-:**************
 |-:*
Too verbose )-:
 
Explanations from project leader
Obscure )-:
 |-:
 |-:******
 |-:*****
Illuminating (-:********
 
Explanations from project leader
Superficial )-:
 |-:*
 |-:*****
 |-:*********
Exhaustive (-:****
 
Explanations from project leader
Too rare )-:*
 |-:***
Just right (-:**************
 |-:*
Too frequent )-:
 
Individual help from demonstrators and leader
Obscure )-:
 |-:
 |-:
 |-:**
Illuminating (-:*****************
 
Individual help from demonstrators and leader
Long wait )-:
 |-:
 |-:*
 |-:*******
Instant response (-:***********
 
How do you feel about having chosen this project?
Sad )-:
 |-:*
 |-:*
 |-:******
Happy (-:***********
 

Positive comments:

Fun

Demonstrators helpful.

Negative comments:

[next to 'project matched what you hoped':] not sure yet

Some examples of commented code would have been useful since it is hard to know what is wanted!

Really struggled with syntax. Faults in software not known until demonstrator was consulted e.g. need to restart software if a module was removed to another file in the same directory or else the program would say it's missing.

Dr Stajano not helpful. Questions could be more specific and unambiguous.

Lectures too quick and brief

Maybe some syntax tutorial pages would've been useful

Quite hard, not knowing the syntax in Verilog. Software does not work properly if not restarted occasionally and unnecessary files are deleted.

Positive comments:

[next to 'explanations: superficial / exhaustive':] optimum value in the time available, imo

Very interesting.

fun, interesting

Negative comments:

Too much repetition about style of code, comments etc. A lot of time used up in saying all that and I feel we get the point.

Don't over-analyse the feedback!

compared to last week this was much harder to do in the time given. Since we couldn't prepare code in advance we wasted most of the demonstrator time fiddling with syntax rather than real problems.

Weekly tasks could be more explicit eg. terminating input with full stop description took a while to work out, maybe use an example alpha. beta. gamma . end

Some feedback on questions / more guidelines on how much is wanted for answers would be useful. 'Do it in style' was a bit vague on do's and don'ts, in relation to what was needed to get good marks. Weekly tasks could be on the web earlier so there is things to do at the weekend, otherwise it is hard to fit in 20 hrs between Monday and Thurs morning.

too easy to be careless when deciding 'what to implement'

[last smiley is 'very' sad] Much more difficult than fun

Positive comments:

Nice picture on the web site! + good response to feedback putting next week's task on the web early.

Negative comments:

seemed to be very short task this week!


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