MAR 203 Concepts in New Media
SSII 1997
Student Entry Survey

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Personal Info

                 Name: 
Local Mailing Address: 
          Local Phone: 
        Email Address: 
     Personal Web URL: 

General Info

1. What is your major?

2. How does this class fit in your major?

Major Requirement
Free Elective
Other Degree Requirement
Uncertain

3. What is your class year?

Freshperson
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate
Part-Time Matriculated

Computer Info

4. Which of the following best describes your level of experience with computer and new media technologies?

Been there, done that (I am a New Media God).
Can I rebuild your computer for you?
I can get by, but really want to learn more.
I'm just getting started.
Computers are spawn of the devil.

5.  Which type of computer do you most often use?

Apple Macintosh
Microsoft Windows 3.1 or 3.11
Microsoft Windows95
MS-DOS (but not Windows)
Unix
Whatever's handy

6.  Do you have a computer at home?  If so, what type?

Yes No
Home computer type:

7. Which of the following kinds of programs can you use comfortably? (Please check all that apply; and don't worry if you've never heard of some of them. That's what we're here to teach you!)

Word processing (e.g., Microsoft Word, WordPerfect).
Graphics (e.g., Photoshop, Freehand, Pagemaker, Quark).
Web browsers for surfing the net (e.g., Netscape Navigator).
HTML editors for creating Web pages (e.g., Netscape Navigator Gold, Hot Dog).
Other Internet client programs (e.g., FTP, Telnet, IRC, Usenet).
Nonlinear (digital) video editing systems (e.g., Media 100, Avid).
Nonlinear (digital) audio editing systems.

8. For each of the following statements, please check the box that best describes your level of experience:

a. I know how to use Web search engines (like Alta Vista) . . .

very well.
somewhat.
not at all.

b. I can use my e-mail account . . .

very well.
somewhat.
not at all.

c. I know how to download graphics and text from the Web. . .

very well.
somewhat.
not at all.

d. I know how to use a flatbed scanner . . .

very well.
somewhat.
not at all.

9. Are there particular skills or software (related to new media, the Internet and/or the World Wide Web) we haven't mentioned that you'd like to learn in this course? If so, please list them here.

You may also use this space to include any comments to Jeremy Butler or Rick Emrich.