Wireless Networking End of Course Survey

This is a followup questionaire which aims to collect some information about your experiences with using wireless networking during the Datakom II course. Please take a few minutes to go through the form and fill it out and send the data to me, since this will help future students, and also help us to design better courses using wireless facilities.

Because this is a mailto form you need to complete it with a version of Netscape Navigator or IE that has an integrated mail program. Netscape versions that include Communicator will work best, though IE should also work if you are using it as a mail and web tool.

The data that you supply throughout the course will be maintained in a confidential manner. Only summary information will be used in final reports and your names will remain confidential at all times.

If you have any problems or quesitions please contact me .

Data Form

Name: 

Project:

Background

How many hours per day do you estimate you have been using your portable during the course? 

Where, when and how did you use your laptop during the course? (Eg, at home, during the evening, to prepare lecture summaries)

Wireless Networking

How do you think access to the wireless network has affected the way in which you learned in Datakom II?

How much of your nework access time do you think you was using the wireless network?%

Do you think access to the wireless network motivated you to work more on your laptop? Yes  No 

Tell me about the two most important factors you think made you MORE motivated to use the laptop and the wireless LAN?

Tell me about the two most important factors you think made you LESS motivated to use the laptop and the wireless LAN?

Usage and Context

List the four locations where you used wireless access most? (Eg, snack room, lecture hall)



Do you think the wireless access to the network improved your ability to study effectively? Please write a paragraph discussing why or why not.

Describe your course highlight. What was the most exciting thing that you did during the course?

How many hours per week do you estimate that you spent on each of the following types of activities during the course?
Understanding/reading course material (lecture notes, online information)
Working alone on personal work 
Working alone on the group project 
Working with group members on the group project
Working with people outside the group on things related to the group project
Relaxation and free time use of the computer
How many hours per week do you think you used the wireless network?

What suggestions would you make to the instructors for improving the course next year? Do you have any suggestions about what aspects of wireless communication and learning might be studied in future, and how I might go about collecting data on them?