Evaluation Form

As every course we run is different, it is essential for us to get a proper feedback from you about the different elements of this course. Please take some time to fill in this form to the best of your ability. Upon the completion of the course programme, the assignments and the reception of the filled in evaluation form, you will be sent a certificate for your participation in this course. We have divided the evaluation questions into the following categories:

1. Time spent/ appropriateness of workload / daily work
2. The course objectives and content
3. The assignments
4. Use of collaborative/group tools
5. Feedback and support from the coaches
6. Suggestions for expansion of course
7. General remarks

1) Time spent

We reckoned you would spend approximately 4 hours a week on this course. Please try to estimate how many hours you spent per week working on the course:

Did you find the workload appropriate? In your opinion, to what extend was there a balance of inputs, interactive elements and group discussions? Was this course challenging for you?

2) The course objectives and content

A. Course objectives
Below we would like you to evaluate whether the set objectives for the course were reached. If not please explain why you think they weren't and how they might have been. If they were, please explain why you think so. The course objectives, as described in the Course Introduction were:

• to provide a basic and practical distance-learning module to help GCP scientists to understand the importance of limitations to the rights to use plant genetic resources and tools, methods and products protected by intellectual property rights.
• enhance basic knowledge of these agreements in relation to different types of GCP-scientific areas.
• to create awareness of the existence of limitations to Freedom to Operate based on international policies and national regulations, especially given that the products of their research have to be freely available to resource-poor farmers.

B. Course Content
Fill in your reflections on the content of the course. Please take into consideration the following questions:

• What content elements do you think should be expanded on?
• Which content sections did you particularly enjoy and why?
• What part of the content would you have liked to have in the programme, which wasn't there now?

3) The assignments

During these three weeks you had to complete diverse assignments we would like you receive your feedback on. Please consider the following questions:

• Were the assignments helpful in achieving the learning objectives?
• Which assignments did you find particularly challenging/interesting/difficult/useful and why?
• Did the assignments of the week cover all the content discussed?
• What type of assignment did you miss and would you have liked to be seen as part of the Course?
• Which assignment(s) were the most time consuming?

4) Collaborative Tools

One of objectives of this course was to offer opportunities and space for idea and experience sharing as well as interaction. Was there enough space for you to express your ideas and feelings? What would you improve?

5) Feedback / Support

6) Suggestions for expansion of the course

If you were asked to build a 3-week course on IPR and PGR policies, which debates, topics, competencies/skills etc. would you consider essential for such a programme? If this course were to be enlarged by one or two weeks, which parts would like to add or expand on?

7)

Please give any additional comments, feedback or suggestions in the boxes below. It would be great if you could indicate, which parts of the course you found particularly important and relevant to your work and the environment you live in. We have made a division into three areas:

1. where you put on pink glasses and share with us positive remarks
2. where you put on black glasses and share with us negative /critical remarks
3. where you put on blue glasses and share with us suggestions for improvement: