Faculty Presentation

University of California, BerkeleyEta Kappa Nu, Mu Chapter

Monday, May 3, 2010

Presented by Eta Kappa Nu with the support of IEEE

The Survey• 345 responses from Undergraduates

– 82% EECS– 18% LSCS

– 18.6% Freshmen– 22.6% Sophomores– 30.7% Juniors– 24.9% Senior– 3.2% Super Senior

Overview

• Faculty Advising• EECS Research• Lab-based Courses• Miscellaneous

Faculty AdvisingAre you satisfied with the current faculty advising system?

Yes No Opinion No0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

57.2%

19.8% 23.0%

71.0%

22.6%

6.5%

EECSLSCS

Faculty Advising• Student Comments

+ “Nice overview of planned schedules.”+ “Faculty are very helpful in general.”- “Advisors should know more about relevant

coursework.”- “Students have to have more choice on choosing

their advisor.”- “I wish L&S CS had more 1-on-1 advising

sessions.”- “Don't give too much help on courses--just come

in and leave with your advising code.”

Faculty AdvisingWhich form of faculty advising would you prefer?

Group Individual No Preference Other0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%

25.4%

65.0%

7.8%1.8%

38.7%46.8%

14.5%

0.0%

EECSLSCS

Faculty Advising• Student Comments about form of advising

I: “I often felt judged in the group setting and afraid to talk to the professor about my issues.”

I: “Group advising in an hour doesn't allow people to build a rapport with [professors] and get detailed answers for their questions.”

G: “Hearing about other people's schedules and experiences helps.”

G: “[Group advising is] way less scary.”

Faculty AdvisingWould you be interested in the ability to choose a faculty member based on whether they do group or individual advising?

Yes No Opinion No0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%

68.2%

24.7%

7.1%

62.9%

30.6%

6.5%

EECSLSCS

Faculty Advising• Primary suggestion

Create a system by which undergraduates can select their faculty adviser based on advising method.

Overview

• Faculty Advising• EECS Research• Lab-based Courses• Miscellaneous

EECS ResearchHave you participated in research?

28%

72%

Yes No

If you have not participated in research, why?

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100120140

Super SeniorSeniorJuniorSophomoreFreshmen

38.2%

10.6%

50.8%

9.2%

47.2%

EECS Research

0%20%40%60% 28.0%

6.0% 3.0%

63.0%

10.0%

If you have participated in EECS department research, how did you become involved?

EECS Research• Primary suggestion

– Publicize and support research opportunities more.Students seem interested, but haven’t figured out how to get their foot in the door.

This semester HKN hosted several “How-To” workshops, we plan to offer more in the future to help address this problem.

Overview

• Faculty Advising• EECS Research• Lab-based

Courses• Miscellaneous

Lab-based Courses

CS3L CS61BLCS61CL None0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%

23.5%

36.4% 38.4%

28.9%

Which lab-based courses have you taken?

19.20%

13.50%

40.70%

26.60%

Prefer Lab-based CoursesNo Pref-erencePrefer Non-lab-based CoursesNot Appli-cable

If you have taken a lab-based lower division EECS course, how would you compare it with a non-lab-based course?

Lab-based Courses

03060 19 18

4542 2560

32 27

74

CS3LCS61BLCS61CL

If you have taken a lab-based lower division EECS course, how would you compare it with a non-lab-based course?

Lab-based Courses• “Lets you get more hands-on…read

about the concept, and then see code right away.

• “Great idea. The labs themselves can be improved.”

• “Really depends on the TA”• “61B is better suited for a lab-centric

format than say 61C, in my opinion.”

Overview

• Faculty Advising• EECS Research• Lab-based Courses• Miscellaneous

Misc: Physics 7B

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

No Opinion

Agree

Strongly Agree

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

17.4%

10.9%

45.7%

13.8%

12.1%

Do you think that Physics 7B should be removed as a prerequisite for EE40 (and left as a prerequisite for other courses such as EE130)?

Misc: Course Planning

EE/CS draft

schedules

Faculty advising

College advising

Peer advising services

Friends Other0

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102

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192

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What resource(s) best help you plan your classes for future semesters?

Misc: Additional Comments

• Infrastructural improvements (Airbears connectivity, more power strips in Soda, faster Unix machines)

• Opportunities for creativity (open-endedness in course projects)

Questions?• Contact

– HKN: hkn@hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu– IEEE: ieee-execs@lists.berkeley.edu

Bonus!

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