A while ago I taught a class called “Enterprise Architecture in Practice” at the Hogeschool Utrecht (see also this blogpost). Last week I finally did the formal evaluation with the staff from the Hogeschool. Given what I had heard from my students I expected a pretty good evaluation. The real results, however, blew my mind. Some highlights:
- I received a 9.2 grade for the course as a whole and the same grade for the relation between my course and other courses
- I received a 10 for relevance, a 10 for didactic skills, and a 10 for being knowledgable
- The students left me lots of great remarks too, despite the fact that I pushed them to the limit at times
I have learned a lot from this course as well, as I put a lot of myself into it. Several aspects seemed crucial to the success of this course. First of all: prepare, prepare, prepare, and then prepare some more. Secondly: never under or over estimate your students; it is absolutely crucial to keep everyone on board as well as interested in what’s going on. Last but not least: chemistry with the group makes it a lot easier.
This was a great group to teach to. I’ve had fun, and hope to be teaching the course again.