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End-of-Course Survey

1. In your opinion, the assigned exams were...
ResponseAverageTotal
very useful  63%17
useful  30%8
somewhat useful  7%2
Total  100%27/27

2. In your opinion, the assigned exams were...
ResponseAverageTotal
too difficult  4%1
difficult  11%3
somewhat difficult  78%21
not difficult  7%2
Total  100%27/27

3. In your opinion, the amount of information presented in this course was...
ResponseAverageTotal
too much  4%1
just right  85%23
not enouph  11%3
Total  100%27/27

4. In your opinion, the information presented in this course was...
ResponseAverageTotal
very clear  59%16
clear  37%10
somewhat clear  4%1
Total  100%27/27

5. In your opinion, how useful were the assigned video lectures at helping you understand PC security concepts?
ResponseAverageTotal
very useful  67%18
useful  26%7
somewhat useful  7%2
Total  100%27/27

6. In your opinion, the assigned homework exercises were...
ResponseAverageTotal
very useful  48%13
useful  33%9
somewhat useful  15%4
not useful  4%1
Total  100%27/27

7. If you received tutoring, how useful was the tutoring?
ResponseAverageTotal
Very useful  4%1
Useful  4%1
Somewhat useful  4%1
I did not receive tutoring  89%24
Total  100%27/27

8. In your opinion, the assigned web articles were...
ResponseAverageTotal
very useful  26%7
useful  56%15
somewhat useful  19%5
Total  100%27/27

9. In your opinion, the Discussion Forum messages were...
ResponseAverageTotal
very useful  19%5
useful  37%10
somewhat useful  22%6
not useful  22%6
Total  100%27/27

10. How many more postings would you have liked to see added to the Discussion Forum?
ResponseAverageTotal
More postings  19%5
We had just the right amount of postings  74%20
Less postings  7%2
Total  100%27/27

11. How was your experience with this course being an online, distance learning course?
ResponseAverageTotal
This online format worked best for me  78%21
I would have prefered this course to have only lectures at De Anza  7%2
I would have prefered this be a combination of lectures and online  15%4
Total  100%27/27

12. What was your overall rating of this course?
ResponseAverageTotal
Excellent  70%19
Good  26%7
OK  4%1
Total  100%27/27

13. What did you like the most about the class?
#Response
1Besides the fact that the class was self-paced, i liked that the instructor that made the video lectures was very thorough with the information.
1First of all, I very much enjoyed having Mr. Sherby as the class instructor. He was always on time and replied with very helpful suggestions. Second, I needed to learn more about PC and Network security for work and this online class was convenient and a good introduction. Hopefully, I can continue with the next class.
1Having the class online was easier than i thought especially for me because i am very interested in this course and want to learn more which will be coming up soon.
1I enjoyed learning material covered in this course. Everyone who owns a computer should take this class.
1I enjoyed the fact that there are certificates and that this is a great field and i learned so much from this class about all of these different scam names, file names and websites that were really useful.
1i like the most about the class is assignments.Assignments in this class is so useful.
1I like the most about the course is the practical through the assignment. It allowed to try out the software.
1I liked curriculum and online format of the class. We had quite a lot of time to go through the material and prepare for the tests. Tests are designed in a way that you have to go through all the material presented. Test questions are a mix of easy, and medium - tough with a few tough ones, this makes us to prepare for the test by understanding all the concepts properly. I noticed that test questions also required us to be quite hands on. Mr. Sherby is very clear and explains things in a very nice way. These are the things I liked about the course.
1I liked the feeling that the professor was directly talking to me through the video lectures. Helped me understand more about certain topics.
1I liked the presentations - just like going to lecture except I could do it at home.
1I really liked being able to look at the thumbnails while listening to the lecture. I also enjoyed learning more about computers and the internet.
1I really lived everything about this class. I liked that everything was in power point and I liked how everything was set up
1It was really easy for someone who is familiar with technology and computers
1Just learning everything.
1Learning about new ways to protect myself online.
1Online, sort of fast paced... VERY informative...
1Presentation was very clear and informative. I liked being able to repeat the video lectures on the more technical sessions and being able to do this at home. Probably one of the best and most useful class I have taken at De Anza.
1Professor has a really great program set up here. The class ran extremely smooth.
1Teacher explained material thoroughly and was not confusing. Powerpoint presentation is a great idea, very helpful to be able to search through when taking MT's.
1That it is online, but like some in-class lectures would be helpful.
1The convenience of taking the class from home is a big plus for me! The information Mark has provided is fantastic. I had no idea there was so much to learn about \"basic\" software security.
1The course was well-organized and didn't have any tedious work like other online classes I've taken in the past
1The teacher and homework.
1The well rounded experience of learning about how computers communicate and the actually ports and security of it all.
1Time is flexible.
1video and the whole forum...was very good.
1Video lectures. They were very interesting to watch.

14. What did you like the least about the class?
#Response
11. Some slides were not covered in the lectures. 2. Some web-links were not as expected to be. 3. The course should be built to include MAC-users as well.
190% of the software we used is out of date, i.e. rarely used by anyone at this point.
1Although it was part of some assignments, i really did not like installing programs on my PC that i will most likely never use.
1Everything is fine
1homework duedate
1I didn't enjoy some of the homework assignments, those that required downloading. I didn't like the hours available for personal help.
1I don't like the 1 week deadlines on the assignments, I've missed turning in about 4 of them because I thought I had done that weeks work already.
1I found that some of exams questions were not as clear.
1I honestly thought that I could not attain the lectures so I am glad you had the power point presentation.
1I would like to see future lesson geared towards Windows 7 operating systems as well as past systems.
1It would have been nice to see exam scores sooner.
1Maybe if there are review sheets for the exams/final it could be a plus.
1Missing assignments and not being able to turn everything in on time.
1None, there were all very interesting
1Nothin much i suppose Maybe make the exams two tries and maybe less questions? Other than that enjoyable and very informative and educating
1Nothing
1Nothing comes to mind.
1Nothing negative really stands out for me.
2nothing.
1Nothing. Everything was good.
1Nothing. I do wish there were more green classes like this online.
1Since online format suits me best at this point of time so I opted for online classes, but if I will have a chance i would like to do all those projects which are meant for in-class course only. In slides there are some activities which seems pretty interesting but are only for in-class students. I wish, there is a way to incorporate those projects in distance learning classes too. For example: Designing a firewall configuration for a small firm. Also I would like to see more discussion from the students on the forum. I think, there are more group discussions in class room setting and we miss out on some interesting discussions/debates when we take classes online. May be more assignments like Assignment #1 will help us to interact with group more and share our view on different topics. Other than that, this online course is great.
1The exams
1The homework assignments were a little on the easy side which can be a good thing if you are just starting out like me. Besides that everything was good.
1The materials presented in this class were not up to date and that is what I didn't like about this class. Some of the materials in this course were first recorded in 2005 and we are in 2011 now. I wished we had access to more updated security and computer materials.
1Too much material at once.

15. What made you decide to enroll in this class?
ResponseAverageTotal
Someone's recommendation  7%2
To fulfill a certificate/degree requirement  33%9
The class description  56%15
To obtain class credit  4%1
Total  100%27/27