Lecture: CS3242S – Morning 8am to 10am Thursday
Observations:
- At 7:55am the lecturer arrived
- He usually waits until 8:10am and start, when the class is about 1/3 filled
- Many students come in late
- Lecturer speaks in monotone and the English is not really clear
- Sometimes he speaks too fast
- The slides are clear and well presented
- Very few students came and the lecture theater is very big
- Lecture theater is very cold
- Lecturer always discussed project assignment before the end of class
- The lesson always ends late
Effects of this:
- Early class, big class room and cold temperature make students sleepy.
- Lecture starts late make student assume that everything will be late and hence they always arrive late
- Normally students come late just to know about the projects and CA
Ladder analysis
What don’t you like about current lecture style? I feel very sleepy during class
Why do you feel sleepy? It’s too early in the morning
What time is too early? 8:00 am
Why is it early for you? I stay off campus. It takes me 1 hour to travel to class. That means waking up at 6 am to prepare to go to school
How does sleepiness affect you? I can’t really get what the lecturer saying
Why can’t you get it? He speaks to fast and sometimes I jus can’t focus
How does not getting it affect you? I don’t understand the lecture
How does not understanding the lecture affect you? I can’t do well for my tests and exams
How do tests and exams affect you? I’ll fail
How does failing affect you? I’ll be kick out of NUS
How does failing NUS affect you? I’ll be doomed
Conclusion: I’ll be doomed because of 8am class…
Suggestion for Improvement:
- All NUS classes should start at 9am earliest
- Lecturers are required to at least pass ET1000 or above.
- Even if there’s only 1 student, the lecture should start on time with exam information and test conducted at the beginning of the class
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