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1 The CFL module went very well this year. There was an unanticipated |
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2 increase in student numbers from 33 last year to 93 students this |
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3 year. This complicated matters with individual feedback for coursework |
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4 and homework. I will look into this problem for the next year. |
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5 But overall the students were satisfied with the module quality and |
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6 the lecturer: an astounding 100% of the received responses either |
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7 strongly agreed or agreed with being satisfied with the quality |
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8 of the module; 96.9% found the module intellectually stimulating and |
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9 87.5% found the pace of the lectures about right. Of course I will |
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10 work hard to maintain, and possibly even improve upon, such a |
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11 favourable view. |
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13 Students generally liked the material with a good mix of theory and |
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14 practice. Also students appreciated very much the setup of coursework |
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15 and homework, where the module content could be practiced. Furthermore |
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16 students found the provided study material very useful. |
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18 The only difficulty that arose this year concerns the speed of the |
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19 feedback for courseworks. I will look into this issue for next year |
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20 and try to implement a solution assuming the numbers will be as |
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21 high next year as they have been this year. |
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25 The complete feedback about positive aspects and recommended improvements: |
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28 - Best module in terms of teaching quality. The best of the best. |
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30 - Christian is great, he really cares about the students and our learning |
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32 - DR. urban's CFL is so interesting, I have never experienced such |
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33 class experience, I have some students who have learned compiler |
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34 principles in other schools, but they are just boring study and |
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35 exams, in urban's CFL, we can learn and make our own compiler with |
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36 our own hands. Overall, best course I took. |
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37 |
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38 - Dr Urban has been the most informative lecturer I have ever had. His |
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39 feedback for courseworks is highly personalised which is refreshing |
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40 and motivating. His lectures are always articulate, informative, and |
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41 interesting. The occasional jokes keep them from feeling too |
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42 roboticised, but he still manages to deliver the extremely difficult |
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43 content in a way which makes sense and somehow doesn't take him 4 |
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44 hours. |
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46 I am very happy with the quality of this module and I don't think |
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47 there is anything which needs improving / changing. |
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48 |
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49 - I can absolutely say that the CFL module has been one of the best |
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50 semester 1 modules I've taken in university. Despite the challenges of |
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51 studying remotely, Christian's teaching and prepared material have |
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52 been fantastic, especially when real-world relevance is discussed. |
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53 Marking coursework manually is much better than automated marking |
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54 since Christian provides detailed feedback and insights that automated |
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55 systems often fail to provide. Even though feedback can understandably |
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56 be delayed by the sheer number of submissions, it is well worth the |
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57 wait. |
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59 No complaints, just keep doing more of the same! |
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60 |
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61 - I have nothing but amazing things to say about this module and the |
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62 lecturer. The quality of content is by far one of the best that I have |
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63 ever received. Not only are the lectures intellectually stimulating, |
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64 but the lecturer makes it so it is extremely engaging and fun. I |
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65 especially loved the perfect balance of theory and practical code. |
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66 The lecturer also gives a ton of feedback in the HWs, CWs and is |
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67 always available in office hours. Thank you Dr. Urban for an awesome |
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68 module experience! |
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69 |
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70 - I like the detailed handouts and the humour of the lecturer. I also |
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71 like the more advanced resources that the lecturer recommends. |
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72 |
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73 - I think the pre-recorded lectures are well split and formatted. I |
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74 like having the handouts alongside the lectures. My favourite module |
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75 so far. |
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77 - In my opinion, CFL has been the been the most rewarding, challenging |
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78 and best-taught module during my academic years. Dr. Urban is |
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79 passionate and well prepared ; the course material (videos and |
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80 handouts) is clear and helpful. Moreover, Dr. Urban is offering help |
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81 during both LGTs and his office hour; additional help is always |
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82 offered via email. |
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84 This module has given me a great understanding of the theory and |
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85 practice of compiler design and it has improved my programming skills. |
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87 I strongly recommend choosing the Compilers module. |
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88 |
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89 - One of the best lecturers in King's College London! |
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91 - The crystal clear structure, assessment information and overall |
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92 format sets you up to prepare, organize yourself and learn |
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93 efficiently. However, there could be value in having more TAs/extra |
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94 person to help with feedback on CWs and homeworks to just speed up |
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95 the process. |
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97 - The friendly and insightful course content combined with challenging |
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98 and interesting coursework has given me a very comprehensive |
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99 knowledge of compilers and formal languages. |
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101 - The module has been excellent, my one comment that isn't solely |
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102 positive is the time at which feedback is recieved. I fully |
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103 understand that this is due to Dr. Urban's efforts to make each |
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104 piece of work individually and really appriciate the detail he goes |
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105 into on that. Up until the last coursework the delays to deadlines |
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106 have made this matter significantly less if not at all. My CW3 is |
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107 still not marked however and I am supposed to submit my CW4 today |
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108 which worries me. |
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110 - The pairing of practical implementation in the courseworks with |
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111 theory was incredibly helpful with getting a fuller understanding of |
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112 the content, given it can be very theory-heavy. |
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114 - The teacher always checks the homework by himself and gives feedback |
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115 which is the best point for me. Generally speaking, I personally |
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116 feel that this course is perfect, with a wealth of off-class reading |
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117 materials (ho), and a lot of practical work (cw), and the teacher's |
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118 feedback is also very fast. |