Survey Questions

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Which of the following areas of continuing education and training would you be interested in receiving more information about? Please check all that apply.

For which of the following tasks have you used the Internet in the past year? Please check all that apply.

Where do you have access to a computer that you could use to take an eCornell course? Please check all that apply.

The next group of questions focuses on taking an online course from a provider such as eCornell. Please try to picture how you would like to take online courses when answering these questions.

How important would it be to have direct interaction between you and your professor or instructor when taking an online course?
Please make a selection Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important

How long would you want an online course to last?
Please make a selection Less than 2 hours 2 to 5 hours 6 to 10 hours 11 to 15 hours 16 to 20 hours More than 20 hours

How long would you want each course or study session to last?
Please make a selection Less than 30 minutes 30 minutes to 59 minutes 1 to 1.5 hours 1.5 to 2 hours More than 2 hours

How desirable would it be to have an online course available on a CD-ROM so that you could complete parts of your coursework, offline — not connected to the Internet?
Please make a selection Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important

Rate each of the following types of online courses in terms of how desirable they are to you using the scale given in the dropdown box below each item.

Online video and audio taped lectures of Cornell University Faculty accompanied by PowerPoint slides, with multiple choice quizzes at the end.
Please make a selection Extremely desirable Very desirable Somewhat desirable Not very desirable Not at all desirable

Online video and audio taped lectures of Cornell University Faculty accompanied by PowerPoint slides, with multiple choice quizzes at the end, but having the ability to ask questions and discuss issues via email and online message boards.
Please make a selection Extremely desirable Very desirable Somewhat desirable Not very desirable Not at all desirable

Live, real-time online video and audio taped lectures accompanied by PowerPoint slides and the opportunity to interact with students and ask questions via live online chat sessions.
Please make a selection Extremely desirable Very desirable Somewhat desirable Not very desirable Not at all desirable

An online course which uses case studies, simulations, and animations as the basis for discussion and problem solving via message boards and email among the students and teachers.
Please make a selection Extremely desirable Very desirable Somewhat desirable Not very desirable Not at all desirable

How important is it to be able to have access to course materials and other resources after the course?
Please make a selection Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important


Which of the following course materials would you like to have access to after the course is completed? Please check all that apply.

In what format would you most like to receive these materials?
Please make a selection Electronically posted on the Internet A printed copy mailed to you in a binder Mailed to you on a CD-ROM

How likely are you to take a course from eCornell in the next 12 months?
Please make a selection Extremely likely Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely

When taking an online course, how useful or desirable would the following methods of communication be for interacting with your professor, instructor, or facilitator?

How important would it be to work with a team of other students when taking an online course?
Please make a selection Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important

Before taking an online course, how useful would it be to learn online collaboration techniques for working with colleagues?
Please make a selection Extremely useful Very useful Somewhat useful Not very useful Not at all useful

How important are features that support social interaction with other students like discussion boards, chat rooms, pictures of and information about your fellow students?
Please make a selection Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important

To what extent is it important to network with people who have taken the course after you have completed it?
Please make a selection Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important

From which of these sources did you find out about eCornell? Please check all that apply.

Relationship to Cornell University? Please check all that apply.

Age
Please make a selection Under 21 22 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60 or older

Gender
Please make a selection Female Male

Highest level of education completed
Please make a selection High School Some College 2-year College Degree 4-year College Degree Masters Degree Doctorate

Are you currently employed ?
Please make a selection Yes No

What best describes your position within your company?
Please make a selection Senior management Vice President level Director level Manager level Supervisor level Associate

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!