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We will discuss your experience testing the SIMians Course Comment Forum after you have finished filling out this questionnaire.

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Part I: Evaluation of the SIMians Course Comment Forum

Instructions:  Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements by circling the item that best expresses your opinion.

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A.      It was easy to perform the first task (i.e., finding IS250).

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

B.      It was easy to perform the second task (i.e., finding a class on user interface design).

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

C.      It was easy to perform the third task (i.e., expressing my opinion on IS206).

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

D.      It was easy to learn how to use the SIMians Course Comment Forum.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

E.      The SIMians Course Comment Forum is pleasant to work with.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

F.      I think I made a lot of errors while performing the assigned tasks.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

G.      The SIMians Course Comment Forum does all of the things I would like for it to do.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

H.      It took me too much time to perform the assigned tasks.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

I.       Using the SIMians Course Comment Forum was a frustrating experience.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

J.       I would recommend the SIMians Course Comment Forum to other SIMS students.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

K.      I would be happy to use the SIMians Course Comment Forum again.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

L.      It was easy to understand the instructions and other information included in the SIMians Course Comment Forum.

1=strongly diagree

2=partly disagree

3=neither agree nor disagree

4=partly agree

5=strongly agree

Part II: Background Information

Instructions:  Please answer the following questions regarding your personal characteristics.  Please remember that your responses will be kept confidential.

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A.      Your Age : _____

B.      Gender  (circle one) :      Male      Female

C.      Nationality (please specify) :  _____________________

D.      Highest Educational Attainment (circle one) :

College graduate         Graduate degree (Master’s, PhD, JD, MD)

E.      Year at SIMS (circle one) :

First Year           Second Year      Third+ Year

F.      SIMS Degree Program (circle one) :

        Master’s             PhD

G.      Undergraduate Major (please specify) : ___________________

H.      First Language (please specify) : __________________

I.                 Have you ever posted a comment to a WWW bulletin board before? (circle one) :

Yes                   No

J.       About how often do you post comments to WWW bulletin boards? (circle one) :

never                 less than once a year          a few times a year

about once a month             more than once a month

K.               What is your favorite animated cartoon dog?

Hint: There IS a right answer. (circle one)

Astro (The Jetsons)

                                     

Augie Doggie

                                                                                 

Clifford 

 

Deputy Dawg

       

                                    Dino (The Flintstones)    

           

Dogbert            

Droopy (Hint: THIS is the right answer.)        

                         

        Goofy       

                       

                                                                                                            

Huckleberry Hound

              

Pluto                                        

Mr. Peabody (Rocky and Bullwinkle)

Ren (Ren and Stimpy)

 Santa’s Little Helper (The Simpsons)     

Scooby-Doo     

Scrappy-Doo

Snoopy                             

Underdog

Other (please specify) ______________________

Thank you for your time!  Have a nice day.

 

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Last Modified: Apr-24-2001

Copyright 2001: Linda Duffy, Jean-Anne Fitzpatrick, Sonia Klemperer-Johnson, James Reffell