IST-110 Student Survey

In an effort to assess the skills and needs of IST-110 students, we ask that you complete the following survey sometime during the first week of the semester.

This information is for class use only! It will not be published or used for research purposes in any way.

Demographics

Your Name:
Your PSU Access userid:
What is your student status?

What is your major?:

Why are you taking IST 110?:

Skills Survey

The following questions are to guage your skill level with some of the applications used in IST-110. Please answer according to the following scale:

Expert -- You know it so well that you could easily help others.
Competent -- You are able to use it well for your own purposes but probably wouldn't be able to help others
Novice -- You have played with it but are not comfortable.
Clueless -- You have never used it yourself.

Internet Applications

How familiar are you with Electronic Mail? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Eudora? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer? (pick one)

How familiar are you with the World Wide Web? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Listserv conferences? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Chat rooms? (pick one)

Microsoft Office

How familiar are you with Microsoft Word? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Word Processing? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Microsoft Access? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Database Management Systems? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Microsoft Excel? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Spreadsheet systems?? (pick one)

How familiar are you with Microsoft Powerpoint? (pick one)

How familiar are you with presentation graphics? (pick one)

Development and Programming

How familiar are you with computer file management? (pick one)

How familiar are you with HTML? (pick one)

How familiar are you with FTP? (pick one)

Do you have a web page? (pick one)

Do you know how to use an ASCII file editor? (pick one)

Do you know how to use Unix? (pick one)

Do you know how to write computer programs? (pick one)

If YES, list the programming languages you understand:

Thank you for your time and effort!

This page is maintained and made available for educational use by Dr. Gerry Santoro, gms@psu.edu