Module Feedback

Question 1: Was the technical content set at the right level (CM0506)

Question 2: Was the practical content of CM0506

Question 3: I enjoyed the module overall

Question 4: I found the end result of the module (and assignments) satisfying

Question 5: What material from small embedded systems and computer networks must I keep in

• small embedded systems -
  1. Keep in the assembly language. But maybe a little less of it…
  2. Keep the games aspect as it makes it more enjoyable.
  3. overall practical and lectures were good. Don’t tweak too much..

• keep in coordinate gemoetry triangles ect.

• Assembly code stuff

• All should be kept.

• The contents of the pong assignment

• The introduction to development using Github Classroom has been a particularly rewarding experience for me. At the beginning of the year I had no idea how to use Github. I am now quite confident and am pulling/pushing/merging at will! I am aware that not all student will feel the same way about the use of Github but I feel it would be of benefit to future students if this practice is continued and refined further. Particularly I believe student would benefit from being encouraged to learn the ease with which they can sync their work across a number of devices using the command line Git tools that we were introduced to.

Question 6: What material from small embedded systems and computer networks should I not keep

• The first three weeks of making the leds flicker, maybe condense it into a week

• first modal of pong was very easy

• computer networks… i was not a very big fan of… i don’t enjoy networking and it is such a niche part for what most people want to do… For me the module was a good standard and i scored very highly in it… The module was one of the stronger ones.. but i don’t feel its very useful to me overall

• so its a case of ditching the module as its not wanted/needed or keep it as its overall a good module

• Maybe the assignment brief could have been made more clear

• a different approach to computer networking… as binary was addressed to much and confused a lot of the class

• Small embedded systems was a good module and just some of the assembler code could be taken out in my opinion.

• All should be kept.

Question 7: Is there anything that isn’t currently in the module that I should have in the new module.

• Making boards interact with one another

• nothing i can think of for computer networks….

• For small embedded systems… change assignment to actually have a fully functioning game or product to make it more of a finished piece.

• more workshops in structs and pointers would have been good as theses are the hardest parts of the languauge…

• in conclusion… LESS ASSEMBLER and MORE POINTERS? that would have helped me as i never touched C before this module

• We spent quite a bit of time studying Assembly in the second semester. It was a little disappointing that we did not have the opportunity to ‘test’ our learning to a greater degree in the final assesment.

• An assignment more based on assembly code

• Give more help for maths and coordinates, optional top up classes for triangles and coordinates.

• It would be good for others to be able to build very basic circuits and use soldering irons. This could be done by a simple flashing LED project worth 5% or something.