6.857 Survey

Your suggestions can really help improve 6.857 for students next year. You may send us anonymous responses by filling out the form below. You may optionally include your name.

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'; } function q($number,$text) { global $doform; global $meaning; if($doform){ print "$number. $text
"; print "

\n"; } $meaning["q$number"] = $text; } q(1,"What did you like best about 6.857?"); q(2,"What did you like least about 6.857?"); q(3,"What did you think of the problem sets? This year, we had many programming problem sets. Were these helpful? Fun?"); q(4,"Comment on the textbook. Did you find it well-written and instructive?"); q(5,"Comment on the adequacy and quality of the handouts and other materials. "); q(6,"Comment on the in-class quizzes."); q(7,"Did your group communicate well? Why or why not? What advice would you give students next year in selecting and maintaining a group?"); q(8,"Did the midterm and quizzes accurately reflect your understanding of the lecture material?"); q(9,"Comment on the usefulness of the number, location, and time of office hours."); q(10,"Do you have any constructive suggestions for next year concerning:
(a) Lectures:"); q("10a","(b) Homework:"); q("10b","(c) TAs:"); q("10c","(d) Midterm?"); q("10d","(e) Term projects?"); q("11","Do you plan to study or work in the realm of computer security?"); $_POST = &$HTTP_POST_VARS; if(isset($_POST['q1'])){ foreach($_POST as $i => $value) { $responses .= " $i: " . $meaning[$i] . "\n $value\n\n=============================================\n\n"; } $handle = popen("/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -v","w"); fputs($handle,"to: 6.857-staff@MIT.EDU\n"); fputs($handle,"From: 6.857 form \n"); fputs($handle,"Subject: [6.857] survey response\n\n"); fputs($handle,$_POST['name'] . " " . $_POST['email'] . "\n\n"); fputs($handle,$responses); pclose($handle); print "Thanks for your comments!"; exit(0); } ?>

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