1.
On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 meaning little to none, and 5 meaning expert,
how familiar are you with the following Flash programming skills?
2.
What is the highest level of interactive animations or simulations
you have built Flash?
Moderate
to complex simulations
Simple
simulations
Interactive
animations
Animations
Little
or none
3.
On a scale from 1 to 5, how would you rate your overall programming
skills?
4.
Which of these skills are important to you? (Select all that apply)
Simulation
programming skills
Instructional
design skills
Simulation
project management skills
Other
(please specify)
Which
skill is most important?
Simulation
programming skills
Instructional
design skills
Simulation
project management skills
The
skill(s) you marked as "Other" in the previous question
5.
What types of simulations are you interested in building? (Select
all that apply)
Training
Rapid
Prototyping
Engineering
Modeling & Simulation
Performance
Support
Other
(please specify)
6.
What is your tool of choice for interactive development?
Flash
Authorware
Director
Toolbook
Visual
Basic
Java,
C/C++/C#
Other,
such as specialized toolkit
(please specify)
7.
Are you currently working on any of these types of projects? (check
all that apply)
Training
Rapid
Prototyping
Engineering
Modeling & Simulation
Performance
Support
Other
(please specify)
8.
What type of budget does your company typically allocate for your
training (in US dollars)?
Each
Year
Under
$1,000
$1,001
to $2,500
$2,501
to $4,000
More
than $4,000
Each
Project
$0
$1
to $1,000
$1,001
to $2,500
$2,501
to $4,000
More
than $4,000
9.
With respect to budgetary decisions about your training, are you
the final decision maker?
Yes
No
If
not, who is?
10.Which
conferences do you typically attend? (Select all that apply)
11.
Have you ever taken an online course?
Yes
If
yes, did it meet your expectations?
No
12.
Which course format would you prefer?
An
online course that lasts between 8 and 12 weeks, comprised of lecture
mixed with weekly exercises and class project
Attending
a live, 2- or 3-day workshop, followed by an online series of projects
we would help you build (time to completion would vary by each student's
available time)
An
online course that lasts 3-4 weeks, followed by an online series
of projects we would help you build (time to completion would vary
by each student's available time)
Other
(please specify)
13.
If the course were offered online, which of these situations would
you prefer?
A
self-paced online course.
A
1- to 2-hour live course online once a week.
14.
How much time outside of the lectures or self-study would you expect
to devote to practice or homework on a weekly basis?
No
practice or homework outside lecture
2
hours per week
4
hours per week
Up
to 8 hours per week
More
than 8 hours per week
15.
Would you be willing to further discuss this course with authors
Jonathan Kaye or David Castillo?
Yes
If
yes, when would it be best to contact you?
No
16.
Please provide any additional feedback about what you would like
to learn from this type of course:
Please
provide the following information, and we will direct you to a page
from which you can download the developer's tool that complements
our book, Flash MX for Interactive Simulation.
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