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The Carpentries Post-Workshop Survey

2020-02-14

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Consent to Participate in Research The Carpentries Post-Workshop Survey

Introduction and Purpose My name is Erin Becker and I am the Associate Director of The Carpentries. Thank you for volunteering to take part in our research study, which is about understanding the effectiveness of our workshops. To participate in the study, you will complete a short survey about your skills and perspectives related to our workshop content before and after your workshop. The survey is 16 questions long and will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.

Confidentiality Your responses will be recorded anonymously. If you respond via email, your IP address will be registered; however, your responses will remain anonymous. Additionally, you will be asked to create a unique identifier. This identifier will be confidential to you and will help us compare your results with the post-survey.

Risks and Benefits There are no direct risks or benefits to you from filling out this survey, and no compensation. We hope to use these results to improve workshops for future learners.

Consent You are not required to take this survey to participate in our workshop. You may quit the survey at any time or skip any item other than those required to correctly sort your responses.

If you have any questions about the study, please contact Erin Becker, Associate Director of The Carpentries at ebecker@carpentries.org or eribecker@ucdavis.edu or Megan Welsh, Assistant Professor of Education at the University of California, Davis at megwelsh@ucdavis.edu.

If you have any questions about your rights or treatment as a research participant in this study or would like to provide input about this research, please contact the University of California at Davis’ Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (916) 703-9151, IRBAdmin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu, or 2921 Stockton Blvd, Suite 1400, Room 1429, Sacramento, CA 95817.

Do you consent to taking this survey? *

Are you 18 years of age or above? *

What is the identifier for your workshop? It is in the YYYY-MM-DD-sitename format and is used in the URL for the workshop website or the Etherpad you used. Please copy and paste the workshop id into the text box below. *

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Please enter a unique identifier as follows: Number of siblings (as numeric) + First two letters of the city you were born in (lowercase) + First three letters of your current street (lowercase).

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The next set of questions is optional. If you prefer not to answer a question, please click the down arrow on your keyboard, or scroll down to navigate to the next question. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Having access to the original, raw data is important to be able to repeat an analysis.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

I can write a small program, script, or macro to address a problem in my own work.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

I know how to search for answers to my technical questions online.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

While working on a programming project, if I got stuck, I can find ways of overcoming the problem.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

I am confident in my ability to make use of programming software to work with data.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

Using a programming language (like R or Python) can make my analyses easier to reproduce.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

Using a programming language (like R or Python) can make me more efficient at working with data.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

I felt comfortable learning in this workshop environment.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

I can immediately apply what I learned at this workshop.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

Do you have accessibility requirements?

Were there any accessibility issues that affected your ability to participate in this workshop?

Please describe what the accessibility issues were.

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Please list the major strengths of this workshop.

(short text answer)

Please list the ways the workshop could be improved.

(short text answer)

Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements.

I was able to get clear answers to my questions from the instructors.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

The instructors were enthusiastic about the workshop.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

I felt comfortable interacting with the instructors.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

The instructors were knowledgeable about the material being taught.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5

Please provide an example of how an instructor or helper affected your learning experience.

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How likely are you to recommend this workshop to a friend or colleague?
Don't recommend Highly recommend
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Thank you screen

Thank you for completing this survey! Your input is used to improve our workshops.

If you believe someone violated The Carpentries Code of Conduct during the workshop, we ask that you report it using this form (see our reporting guidelines for more information).

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Our long-term survey measures the impact our workshops are having on learners 6 months to a year after completing a Carpentries workshop. If you want to participate please click on the “Participate” button below.