karl@dartvax.UUCP (S. Delage.) (05/13/84)
I hope the following survey isn't too wildly out of place in this
newsgroup. If you have the inclination, please send the answers {I
already know the questions, you need not repeat them.} to
karl@dartmouth or {astrovax,cornell,decvax,linus,colby}!dartvax!karl
as appropriate. Thanks for your time.
1. What is your gender?
2. How old are you?
3. What are your career plans?
a. Will they involve the direct use of computers in any way?
4. Have you ever had ANY contact with computers?
a. If no, why not?
b. If no, would you ever desire to have contact with computers?
c. If yes, what form did it take?
___ -- programming.
___ -- using programs already written. {E.g., word processing.}
___ -- playing games.
___ -- something else. What?
5. Do you think you should know more about computers?
a. If you were given the opportunity to learn more about computers,
would you take it?
6. Who would be able to influence your decision in
question five the most?
i. -- a teacher.
ii. -- a parent.
iii.-- a friend.
iv. -- someone else. Who?
a. Would the influence be towards learning more about computers, or
staying away from them?
7. Would you have taken a class in the nontechnical aspects
of computers in your earlier education if it had been
available? {I.e., not programming, but rather the everyday uses
to which computers are being put.}
8. Imagine the following course, given by your favorite teacher. It
would be a typical course; assume that you have enough time to take it.
It would include:
1: nontechnical aspects of computers. For example, their impact
on everyday life in nonacademic settings, such as
supermarkets and banks.
2: rudimentary programming.
3: new advances often incorporating computer technology, in
television. For example, using the TV as a window to news
sources, giant encyclopedia-like information sources, and
voting directly on issues or programming presented on TV.
a. Would you take this course? Why or why not?
b. Would you take this course if only people of your own
gender were in the class?
c. Would any one person particularly discourage you from taking it?
d. If yes, who? Why would (s)he do so?
e. Would any one person be able to convince you not to take it?
f. If yes, who?
g. If one part of the course had to be dropped, of the three listed
above, which would you choose? Why?
h. If you could treat any one of the three parts listed above in
greater detail, which would you choose? Why?
i. If you could add another topic to this course, what would
you choose? Why?
Thanks again.