Demographic and Technology Survey

   We would like your assistance to evaluate and improve student retention in our programs.
The purpose of this evaluation is to obtain demographic information and to survey your
current perceived technological skills upon enrollment at the UTMB School of Nursing.
 
 

Student ID:       Program:

 
Section 1: Demographic
 
Age: Race Ethnicity: Gender:
    African American Male
    Asian Female
    Caucasian  
    Hispanic  
    Other (please specify):  
     
 
Section 2: Technology
 
Part 1:
1. How would you rate your technical skills and use of electronic devices?
Not Good    Satisfactory    Good    Very Good    Excellent
 

2. Do you currently use a PDA handheld device (Palm, Pocket PC, etc.)?   Yes   No
If yes, please answer the next two questions; otherwise, skip to Part 2.

 

3. Please indicate the activities for which you use your PDA/handheld device (select all that apply):
E-mail
Calendar/Schedule
Clinical Information Retrieval
To Do/Task List
Games
Other (please specify):
 

4. Please rank your skill level at using the PDA/handheld device: Beginner  Advanced  Intermediate  Expert
 
 
Part 2:
Please select the appropriate box that best reflects your skill level for each topic in questions 1-15.

           0. No Experience     1. Beginner     2. Intermediate     3. Advanced     4. Expert
 
1. Usage of Microsoft Word      0     1     2     3     4
2. Usage of Microsoft Excel      0     1     2     3     4
3. Usage of Microsoft Outlook      0     1     2     3     4
4. Usage of Microsoft PowerPoint      0     1     2     3     4
5. Usage of Microsoft Access      0     1     2     3     4
 
6. Virus awareness and removal      0     1     2     3     4
7. Spyware awareness and removal      0     1     2     3     4
8. Working with external or internal firewalls      0     1     2     3     4
9. Installing Windows and Office updates      0     1     2     3     4
10. Internet security awareness (keeping your browser current, installing plug-ins, removing cookies, etc.)      0     1     2     3     4
11. Troubleshooting computer problems such as non-functional printers, updating drivers, or replacing faulty hardware      0     1     2     3     4
 
12. HTML and designing web pages      0     1     2     3     4
13. Retrieving necessary information via search engines      0     1     2     3     4
14. APA formatting for research papers and presentations      0     1     2     3     4
15. Ability to check for creditability of a website      0     1     2     3     4
 
16. Have you ever used or maintained a blog or journal (such as Blogger, LiveJournal or MovableType)?     Yes     No
17. Do you own a digital camera?     Yes     No
18. Do you own a webcam?     Yes     No
19. Do you use any sort of instant messenger software (such as AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, or mIRC)?     Yes     No
20. Do you know the difference between a JPG, GIF, and BMP file?     Yes     No