Under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Feedback form for Scilab Workshop from 4 to 6 March 2021
Dear Participant,
We thank you for attending the 3 Day workshop on Scilab from 04-06 March 2021. We would like to have your valuable feedback about the Workshop and learning experience as it will help us enhance the quality of our work. Kindly select the best option that describes your views. You can also provide your comments in the spaces provided in the form. Your response will be kept confidential.
Thank you for your time!
Total number of responses : 67
1A. Your background:
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1B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:
Teacher
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Teacher
EDUCATOR
Teacher
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Teacher
2. Please mention the name of your School/College/Institute, or the company you work for, etc.
Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Bhaskaracharya college of applied sciences
Department of Ship Technology, CUSAT,COCHIN,KERALA
Marathwada Mitra Mandal's Institute Of Technology Lohgaon Pune
Faculty of Computer Technology, GLS University. Ahmedabad
Cochin University of science and technology
Bhaskaracharya college of Applied Sciences University of Delhi Nahin De
PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU
College of Engineering Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram
Bhaskaracharya College Of Applied Sciences
Government Engineering College, Wayanad
Institute of Chemical Technology ,Mumbai Marathwada Campus Jalna
CUSAT
PSG College of Technology
Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya
Amity School of Engineering and Technology
National Institute of Technology Manipur
PSG College of Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
BIT Sindri, Dhanbad
JJ C BOSE University of Science & Technology ,YMCA Faridabad
University of Kerala, Kaaryavattom
PSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH
Dept of optoelectronics,University of Kerala
Dps dalhousie
PSG College of Technology
MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (NIT ALLAHABAD)
COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BIT, Sindri, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi.
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Rukmini Devi public school
BIT Sindri, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
BIT Sindri
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
Don Bosco College of Engiennring
SASTRA University
ARMY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PUNE
BIT Sindri
GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PALAKKAD
Bhavan's Vivekananda College, sainikpuri, Secunderabad, Telangana
Buds International School
THE BLOSSOMS SCHOOL, ALIGARH
Dalhousie Public School Dalhousie
University college kariyavattom
University of kerala karivattom thiruvananthapuram
University college, kariyavattom, trivandrum, kerala
BIT Sindri
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE KARIAVATTOM, TRIVANDRUM
University of Kerala
P.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi
Vimal Jyothy Engineering College Chemperi, Kannur
Thakur College of Engineering and Technology
University College kariavattom, tvm,kerala
Optoelectronics and optical communication University of kerala
Terna Engineering college, Nerul
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA,KARIAVATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
VIMAL JYOTHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
University College of Kerala
BIT Sindri
Finolex Academy of Management and Technology, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
St Joseph's College Of Engineering
DAV Model School, Durgapur
Eklavya Model Residential School Borgaon Bazar Gondia
3. What is your age
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4. Generally, how comfortable are you in learning a BRAND NEW software? Please select one.
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Questions related to Scilab background
5A. Do you use any numerical computation software in your School/College/Institute/company?
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5B. If the answer to the above question is Yes, please let us know the name of the software in your School/College/Institute/company.
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5C. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:
C++
LabVIEW
EXCEL
6. How long have been using Scilab? If you have not used please select 'never used before'.
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7A. Have you used Scilab before you registered for this workshop?
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7B. If the answer is "Yes" to the above question, in what way do you use? Please select all the relevant options.
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7C. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:
8A. Why would you like to learn Scilab?
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8B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:
Ya
Programing
Curriculum Development
To master this skill then teach on YouTube to get revenue and satisfaction of helping new learners
Teaching Aid
9. Before today's workshop, have you attended any other Scilab workshop? Please enter the total number of days of the workshop/training you have undergone before. If you have not gone through any such workshop/training before, please choose 0 days.
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Questions related to learning in the workshop
10. Rate your experience in using Spoken Tutorial to learn Scilab. (Kindly provide the response using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Strongly Disagree", 2 implies "Disagree", 3 implies "Neither Disagree Nor Agree", 4 implies "Agree", and 5 implies "Strongly Agree".)11. Using these tutorials, were you able to learn the following concepts? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "extremely easy to learn" and 5 implies "extremely difficult to learn".)
12. Were the spoken tutorials used during the workshop helpful in solving practice problems?
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13. Were the 9:30 am-10:00 am optional sessions to discuss the practice problems useful?
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14. Did the practice problems help you to improve your coding skills in using Scilab?
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15. How will you rate the difficulty of the practice problems? Please choose 1 for difficult and 5 for easy
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16. How would you rate your experience of the live sessions taken during the workshop? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "not of much use" and 5 implies "extremely useful".)
17. How would you rate your experience of the lectures and talks? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "not of much use" and 5 implies "extremely useful".)
18. Do you think some lectures were too advanced for this workshop? If so, please mention which.
No
Lectures advance level was quite good for information but I want to see those videos again and again so that I can get completely comfortable.
Concept of xcos
Industrial applications
No
No
Good
No
I would say tool-chaining was advanced since it did not covered much details, but it is understandable owing to the time constraints.
No
No, All lectures were useful and informative.
None were too advanced
no
No
No
No
xcos
No
No
No
no
no
No
I am new power systems area, the session by Prof Jain marshal is advanced for me.
NO
Yes
Nil
Yes, XCos Part and FOSEE Optimization Toolbox needed more basic and organised approach. Few things were understandable but it could be improved for these two. Especially think of Non Electrical Background Participants level.
NO
No
NO
The differential equations using matlab was kindof difficult as before that we were just using basic operations.
NO
Yes
No
NO
No
no
No
Yes . Xcos session
No
No
no
Fossee
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
no
Switching to open source software by Prof. Madhu Belur
Not as such
No
Optimization
no
NO
no
NIL
No
No
Lecture by Mr. Thierry Martin
No
No
No
19. Would you have wanted more lectures? If yes, please indicate which topic you would have wanted to be covered.
Xcos, Control Systems
Machine Learning and Data Science
No
No
Yes, tool-chaing,FMU, development of Xcos palette blocks.
Differentiation and integration methods
Use of SciLAB in Power systems it was a live session but more in depth dive would've been great
Real time interfacing with devices
CFD
NO
No
more toolboxes & More applications on XCOS
Plotting 3d figures
Signal and Image Processing & Concepts for Embedded Systems
1. X-Cos Examples Solution for Electrical & Electronics 2. X-Cos for Mechanical and Civil 3. How to create Toolbox with small demo basic one 4. How to Install Scilab, GUI Builder and FOSEE Toolbox (This one in a proper video format could have been emailed to us in at least 3 days advance). 5. Live Demo of MTech problem solutions of Different Branches not only Electrical (This would generate more shift towards Scilab also)
NO
Lectures were sufficient for SCILAB
Yes
Power system
Partial Differential Equations
No
GUI and XCos
No
No
Yes. Xcos needed more lectures
No
No
Yes, Scilab in CNES
No
yes
Graphical User Interface
No
Yes,optimization and integrals
practice requird
YES.SCILAB IN CNES.
NIL
No
No
Yes
20. Please share your thoughts on the hands-on session (without Spoken Tutorials), and the Spoken Tutorial based sessions. Please tick all that is applicable.
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21. Rate the following aspects of the workshop:(Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Extremely bad ", 2 implies "Bad", 3 implies "Acceptable", 4 implies "Good", and 5 implies "Excellent".)
22. Comment regarding the pace of the workshop
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23. Select the response that describes your overall view of the workshop: (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Strongly Disagree", 2 implies "Disagree", 3 implies "Neither Disagree Nor Agree", 4 implies "Agree", and 5 implies "Strongly Agree".)
24. How would you rate your level of knowledge in using Scilab before and after the workshop?
25. Why did you not post questions in the forum?
Spoken Tutorials worked perfectly and had no doubts then. Will practice some more and then post queries if any.
I was not having any problem in understanding through spoken tutorials
No sufficient time
I am Abeginer. First i will search my doubts in forum and if not found there i will post it
The spoken tutorial and Hands-on sessions were so good. Never came across any query during the workshop.
Need more selflearning .
I know
It's somewhat difficult to use rather using the chat box?
I have two questions put up on the forum which are yet to be answered.
I understood the topics, when I get any problem I shall post questions in the forums
Few of my queries have asked by other participants from workshop. Other things were clear from live/spoken lectures.
Most doubts were already present and answered.
well explained in spoken tutorials
I tried to post but there were some difficulties in posting
No
My queries were already answered
I was focused on learning the spoken tutorials and the live sessions.
I posted ques
NOT HAD ANY QUESTIONS
I have to practice more for asking questions.
I did not have any doubt
i did not have specific questions as i was able to solve practice problems with the help of spoken tutorials.
Have to work out more problems
whenever I had doubts, surely I will post my queries
I prefer clearing doubts my own through practise and research
Lack of knowledge
I was engaged in self learning by doing assignments and practice problems. I used help to understand basic things. I might be posting when taking up more challenging problems.
To get their answers. I also started giving answers. During Workshop day 1 I have answered 8 Questions.
BECAUSE I AM BEGINNER IN SCI LAB
Was satisfied with the lectures
NOT HAD MUCH QUESTIONS
The spoken tutorials were pretty understandable.
While practicing along with spoken tutorial results got same. I may post the questions
after I gone through the spoken tutorials again in depth.
I posted
After practice
NA
Because these were easy questions. If a coder will try 4 to 5 times, he/she will get the logic.
Dint have difficulty
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It was good session. But time was less.
Queries have been asked by other members too.
Most of my doubts are cleared by watching spoken tutorials and by doing trial and error method in scilab
Nee to practice all the problems!
Didn't have any
No reason
Follow ing instructions properly
Its fine for me
I have many questions. I will post it when I go through spoken tutorial once again.
Everything was explained clearly.
i did not face any difficulty in solving the given problem.
Every aspect(s) was almost clear and understandable.
My doubts were cleared through spoken tutorials
need to work more on different problems
Simply
I could attempt the questions to a large extent, so did not post questions in the forum
My doubts are cleared in spoken tutorial
Some topics are clear and some are not need more sections
After understanding no one can raise questions
EVERY ASPECTWAS CLEAR.I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH ISSUSES WHILE PROGRAMMING.
Was well cleared in live sections
NIL
My doubts were cleared from spoken tutorials
Will post later
Many things get clear from forum itself.
As I couldn't attend the workshop due to college classes, I was not able to post forums
I could easily understand the concept.
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26. What aspect(s) about the workshop did you like / dislike the most?
Liked the combination of live and spoken tutorial session.
I like seeing and gathering information from the experts.
speed of live sessions was made it boredom somewhat
Industrial application
Like: Spoken tutorial and hands-on practice sessions
I like spoken tutorial.dislikes some advanced live sections .
Good
The way it is organized
Spoken tutorials proved to be much efficient and the quality of content was also exemplary. I expected detailed views on the advanced topics like optimization instead they limited to the basics. There was time wasting from audience and expect maturity in future.
The teachers are soo good in their topics
Practice problems and lecture from experts
Speed. I am a very slow learner so the pace was too much for me.
spoken tutorials were very useful
Like : xcos
Dislike: optimization
Live explanation by sharing screen
I disliked the concept of posting question on mandatory terms and not getting answer during the session.
I like the expert talks from industry as well as the live sessions.
I liked the interaction from scilab team
LIVE SESSIONS AND TALKS
Doubts based on spoken tutorials may be cleared during Q ans A sessions.
Everything was perfect
Live sessions i liked & enjoyed the most. i did not dislike anything.
Nothing
Clearly scheduled and learned a lot during this workshop
Liked the Spoken tutorial, and convinced by the seniors' and experts' comments on exploitation by matlab
Not much for school teachers
I liked the way the time of participants were respected by sticking to schedule. I also liked the way it was not too technical and we had talks in between.
The same talks were a bit cumbersome when they were scheduled towards the evening.
Prof Kanan Sir's Talk & GUI Demonstration by Rashmi Mam were the Best
I disliked Silence part when we were doing Spoken tutorials.
I LIKE SPOKEN TUTORIAL SESSION
Explanation and pace of the Lectures.
TALKS AND PRACTICE PROBLEMS WHERE GOOD
I liked the xoc and GUI the best.
The initiative to conduct such a workshop regarding the opensource software SCILAB is appreciable. But some live sessions were too fast and experienced difficulty to follow.
Nothing for disliking, it’s an interesting and impressive learning session
Live session like most
LIKE MOST
1) I liked the hands on sessions given by Rupak Sir and Rashmi Ma'am as well as the inspirational talk by Madhu Belur Sir.
2) Some of the spoken tutorials can be converted to hands on sessions so that the learners won't feel distracted.
none
Hands-on
I like that all lectures were recorded on spoken tutorial and it does not require internet .
I liked the content of the workshop.
I like the way of learning through spoken tutorials as I can complete the hands on sessions on my own.
Cost! when most of the workshops are free( for eg . on ATAL ) why is IITB charging ? Though 950 is not a big amount for the content covered, due to pandemic not many colleges are paying the teachers so you could have reduced the cost to enable more participation, You are promoting free softwares !
Explanation and guidelines are clear
The presentation was good
Everything was fine
It is more informative a beginner like me get a good knowledge about scilab
I like the way it which promote the open source software and a new start to learn and specialize a new software
Like the way of presentation.
SciLab Tools are easier to learn and OPen source, it can be used by anyone.
Liked the spoken tutorial sessions and like to familiarise more in XCOS . And no dislikes.
I like the spoken tutorials
problem solvation
Spoken Tutorials not preferring much
I liked the pace of the workshop. There was nothing to dislike as such
I like spoken tutorial
Some topics are intresting like GUI by rashmi miss
overall best
I LIKED THE SPOKEN TUTORIAL SESSIONS.I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GUI.CAN YOU PROVIDE SOM MATERIAL REGARDING THAT?
SPOKEN TUTORIALS
NIL
I like spoken tutorials
Sessions ESI team members
Spoken tutorial like most.
The materials and video lectures haven't been sent.
What I like most the use of Scilab in solving various mathematical operations
Good
27. Cost benefit analysis of this workshop: please choose one
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MCQ questions on Scilab
Please take a minute to attend to these MCQ questions. Certificates will be given to all participants, irrespective of the correctness of your answers.
28. Select the correct method to define a row vector. Select all applicable.
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29. Select the correct method to define a column vector (Select all applicable)
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30. The command used to display the output is
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31. A colon operator is used to
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32. Which of the following functions defines “Identity matrix”?
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33. For a stiff system of differential equations, the following method of integration is recommended
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34. In-line functions are defined by the command?
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35. Which of the following functions is used for opening an existing file?
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36. The CSCOPE block can be found under the following category of blocks in the Xcos palette browser
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37. The save command
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38. In the Calling User Defined Functions in XCOS spoken tutorial, the MUX block was used for?
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39. Which one of these are used in a Graphical User interface?(Select all applicable)
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Effectiveness of the current and conventional workshops
You may have undergone some other workshop on Scilab. We want you to compare that experience with the current experience. There are only two, but important, questions in this section. Please take a few minutes to understand the questions and answer them.
40. Compare the method of learning through Spoken Tutorials with CONVENTIONAL software training workshops you may have attended *41. This question has to do with the CURRENT workshop using Spoken Tutorials
General
42. We have provided you with Scilab Spoken Tutorials and many other learning materials in this workshop. What else is required for you to conduct a similar workshop in your institution by yourself? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "Strongly Disagree", 2 implies "Disagree", 3 implies "Neither Disagree Nor Agree", 4 implies "Agree", and 5 implies "Strongly Agree".) *43A. Check all the activities of the FOSSEE Scilab team that you will be interested to participate in.
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43B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:
Scilab in civil engineering field
Good
Creating specific applications for Biomedical field
Social Media Promotion especially on YouTube
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44. What in your opinion are some other tasks the Scilab team should undertake? Please check all that is applicable.
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45. In what way you can help promote the use of Scilab?
Selected for internship for spoken tutorials in Scilab. hope to contribute through same.
I want to learn it heartily first and then can teach my family and friends . Can suggest to my juniors.
I can encourage the students to use Scilab. My institute advocates open source policy, all our lab machines are running on Linux so students are used to working on such software.
Workshops
By use in labs
In my college I find lack of mentorship as a bottleneck to the use of Scilab. Faculties et used with the pirated versions and paid licenses. The attitude among students and teachers must be changed from the ground level.
By contributing TBC and lab Migration Workshop
I can ask my colleagues and peers to use scilab.
inform my colleagues about the scilab & its usefulness over matlab
As a faculty , in every possible way like using in my teaching, spreading a word in teachers & students, contributing towards Scilab with the help of students.
SCILAB helps to learn easily and know-how to use for the appropriate application
Im Mtech student in Optoelectronics. I can contributr by solving the problems from optics and photonics textbooks
1. Disseminate information to the student community on the aspects of Scilab. 2. Encourage students to use it . 3. Make a quich presentation on FOSSEE in any guest lectures to be delivered
I am a YouTuber. So, I would like to have live sessions from experts of your team on my channel to reach wider audience (Mostly on applicability of Scilab & How to develop these skills to level to get job).
Apart from that I would love to make YouTube Video Lectures simplifying spoken tutorials in layman's language (simplest possible way).
In future if there is any free or paid workshop I would love to make video on that, especially free then all my subscribers will be interested.
I have already made one video on How to Download Codes from Scilab Textbook Companion and Use it for MTech Assignment of Making Good Scilab Programs in Materials Science.
Can start working on SCILAB
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practicing session
Conducting Workshop in our Institution
Will promote the use of scilab in college projects
To insist on the inclusion in the syllabus
Promoting in schools
I am from photonics branch. We are currently planning to contribute in sulab textbook companion.
Telling about Scilab to the students.
Conduct more workshops
Conduct workshops
encourage students to perform lab exp. on scilab
I WILL USE SCILAB IN PLACE OF MATLAB,LABVIEW ETC
Conduct more workshops no
By taking Practical in Scilab
N
46. Suggestions for improvement or any other suggestions.
Very good experience
Kindly arrange such a fruitful workshop on how can we integrate Python or R with Scilab.
No
Need break in between sessions.
Timings need to change.
Need spoken tutorial sessions on some dedicated days.
Identifying a motivated faculty in college/schools.
Nil
Make it more powerful for larger computations
NIL
Everything is fine
As i am new to the experience, so i feel FOSSE team is doing extremely well.
nil
As mentioned by the FOSSEE team, Hackathons could be conducted and promote inclusive of departments such as Biomedical engg which has got a seperate stream in GATE examination itself.
First thing is that Email which you sent could have been more self explanatory. Rather than 1 big email there could have been a series of emails at different point of time in advance.
Big Institutes like IIT and NIT and other's you could have directly written to their directors and encouraged more participation. I got to know from Scilab Website. So, it can be improved.
All sessions were for participants, I suggest first session by Prof Kanan Sir could have been live and open to all, maybe streaming to YouTube also. A good marketing strategy.
Your all Spoken tutorials of Scilab are not in SWAYAM Course. Last ones are missing from there I think, so those could be improved.
Scilab Spoken Tutorials Series should be there which is using 6.1.0 latest version and Windows OS in that way it would be more user friendly and more reach.
Spoken Tutorials till Matrix could have been briefed to go through in advance. Or 1 day little intro half day, then 1 day break to sink in basic and methodology be ready with doubts and then Saturday and Sunday back to back live Sessions.
Rashmi Mam was initially very fast but she later managed, that needs to be taken care of. Also in each day sessions there were certain PDFs used in session. That could have been shared at that moment or emailed at that moment. Previous big email caused many participants confusions.
MS Teams is better platform with better features for workshops with less than 300 peoples. In our college classes are conducted on it and super easy. You could have created a team of say 100-150 participants and scheduled sessions therein. Recordings are automatically available, no need to upload anywhere. In file section should have shared relevant PDF one by one as things moved forward. There is even quiz and grade system in MS Teams, which could have made things more interesting. Needless to say all functionalities of Zoom are already there in MS Teams.
Xcos & FOSSEE Toolbox are a way up things and for new user more user friendly algorithm to teach them should be there so that it not look tough task but an interesting and easy endeavor.
Lecture Recordings of Live sessions are a must kindly upload those especially one on GUI & FOSEE Tools & Differential Equations.
Examples could be branch specific to create more interest like one from Mechanical, one from civil and there are many from Electrical and Electronics though.
Workshop was interactive and I had pleasure attending the same.
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The initiative to conduct such a workshop regarding the opensource software SCILAB is appreciable. But some live sessions were too fast and experienced difficulty to follow. The voice clarity of the live sessions should be checked in online workshops. Some live sessions interrupted by internet connectivity issues.
na
It was good
Xcos tutorial should add more and needs explanation and elaboration.
NA
Add more tutorials
Create more workshops
Need more topics covering in live section like 3 or 4 questions to do
Thanks
NOTHING MUCH.EVERYHTING WAS GOOD.
Create more spoken tutorials
Every thing is fine. Thanks to all
H