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SPE 101 NR Internet Course Survey

This survey’s purpose is to supply data for a class group discussion project answering the question, “How can Morton College Speech 101 Internet Course be improved?” We’ll use the survey information to make course changes so it will work better for everyone in the future. Please e-mail me the question number and your answer by Wednesday, November 19, so I will have time to tabulate the results.

1. Please answer each of the following questions by either advising us to “keep it the same” or “change it in the future.” Please feel free to explain why you selected the option you did.

a. Wednesday night class meeting Keep the same Change in future

b. Sunday 6:30pm homework deadline Keep the same Change in future

c. Wednesday 6:30pm homework deadline Keep the same Change in future

d. 6:30 class starting time Keep the same Keep the same Change in future

e. 5 on-campus class meetings Keep the same Change in future

f. Class website Keep the same Change in future

g. On-line quizzes Keep the same Change in future

h. On-campus midterm and Final Exams Keep the same Change in future

2. Please rank the following assignments according to this scale:

1 = not very helpful
2 = somewhat helpful
3 = helpful
4 = very helpful
5 = I didn’t do this assignment.

a. “T” note-taking
1 2 3 4 5

b. General Purpose Exercise (page 27)
1 2 3 4 5

c. Left-hand Column Review (Week #2 Additional Materials)
1 2 3 4 5

d. Organizational Pattern Exercise (pages 29 & 30)
1 2 3 4 5

e. Main Point Exercise (pages 31 & 32)
1 2 3 4 5

f. 1st Outlining Exercise subsections “a” & “b” (page 44)
1 2 3 4 5

g. 3rd Outlining Exercise (page 47)
1 2 3 4 5

h. What’s Wrong? (Week #4 Additional Materials)
1 2 3 4 5

i. Louder/Longer Exercise (Week #5 Additional Materials)
1 2 3 4 5

j. Visual Aids (Week #7 Additional Materials)
1 2 3 4 5

k. Crossword Puzzles (pages 132-143)
1 2 3 4 5

l. You Ought to Know by Now Review Questions (pages 160-184)
1 2 3 4 5

m. Practice Quizzes
1 2 3 4 5

n. Practice Test #1
1 2 3 4 5

o. Evidence Exercise (page 84)
1 2 3 4 5

p. Identify the Introduction Exercise (pages 98-99).
1 2 3 4 5

q. 2nd Outlining Exercise subsection “a” (page 46)
1 2 3 4 5

r. Communication Exercise (page 108)
1 2 3 4 5

s. Motivational Appeals Exercise (pages 119-120)
1 2 3 4 5

t. Introduce Your Buddy (1st on-campus meeting)
1 2 3 4 5

u. Persuasive Speech (page 145)
1 2 3 4 5

v. Introduce A Speaker Speech (page 159)
1 2 3 4 5

w. Informative Speech (pages 150 & 151)
1 2 3 4 5

x. Links to Additional Resources
1 2 3 4 5

y. Discussion Forum Postings
1 2 3 4 5




3. This is the first term the website has used links to other websites. Were there any outside links you found especially beneficial? Yes No

4. See below.

5. Do you have at-home computer e-mail access? Yes No

6. See below

7. Did you ever contact the instructor with a question or concern? Yes No

8. See below.

9. Were there any assignments or subjects you had difficulty understanding? Yes No

10. See below.

11. Did you ever find yourself procrastinating when it came to doing course work? Yes No

12. See below.

13. If you read all the assigned reading for this course you would have read 131 pages by now. Approximately how many pages did you read?

14. If you did all the assigned You Ought to Know by Now Review Questions you would have answered 357 questions by now. Approximately how many questions did you answer?

15. What was the most difficult activity/assignment for you to complete in the class?

16. What suggestions do you have for increasing communication and interaction between classmates over the Internet?

17. What was different about the course than you expected it to be?

18. Please react to the Discussion Forum. How was the Discussion Forum beneficial? What, if any, suggestions would you make to improve the Discussion Forum’s usefulness next term?

19. Do you think the Speech course web site should be simplified?
Yes No

20. Did you use SPEmail to communicate with your group? Yes No


21. On average, about how much time did you devote the Speech 101 Internet class work each week?

22. What, if any, difficulties did you experience caused by not being able to meet with your fellow students on a regular, face-to-face basis?

23. What, if any, difficulties did you experience caused by not being able to meet with your teacher on a regular, face-to-face basis?

24. What, if any, difficulties did experience trying to learn speech delivery techniques without being able to see class room examples of good speech delivery?

25. On a 1-10 scale with 1 = “not at all confident” and 10 = “extremely confident”, how confident would you feel about giving a public speech now that you’ve taken this course?

26. If you could take part in creating the course, what new concepts would you introduce?

27. What advice would you give to someone planning to take the Speech 101 Internet Course next term?

28. Was there any additional information you would have liked to have know about Speech 101 Internet prior to enrolling in the class?

29. What suggestions would you make to the instructor for lowering the student drop-out rate?

30. Please write anything else you felt was important that the survey questions did not permit you to say.

 


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