Analysis of Survey: Conclusion of the On-line Seminar

Date: Oct. 9 - 08:27 PM
Number of Respondents: 195

1a. Topics: How would you describe the topics cover in the seminar?
(84, 43.07%) Valuable
(118, 60.51%) Relevant
(38, 19.48%) Too Broad to Cover
(23, 11.79%) Issues too Complex to Deal With

1b. On-line Materials: Which on-line materials did you find to be useful?
(137, 70.25%) Weekly Summaries
(70, 35.89%) Repository of Comments to the FCC
(92, 47.17%) Participants' Contributions (On-line Library)
(63, 32.30%) Useful Documents
(52, 26.66%) Archive of On-line Discussions

1c. Surveys: What was your opinion of the surveys?
(65, 33.33%) Useful Adjunct to On-line Discussion
(20, 10.25%) Too Shallow to be of Great Value
(92, 47.17%) Good Way to Assess Views of the Whole Group

2a. Organization: How did you regard the organization of the seminar?
(131, 73.59%) Just right
(44, 24.71%) Too loose
(3, 1.685%) Too strict

2b. Moderation: The seminar's mailing list was set up as a moderated list, with the moderator reviewing all traffic and adding occasional editorial comments. How did you regard this aspect of the seminar?
(154, 86.51%) Just right
(19, 10.67%) Too open
(5, 2.808%) Too constraining

2c. Duration: The seminar took place in a five week period. How would you describe this scheduling?
(88, 48.61%) Just right
(39, 21.54%) Not long enough
(54, 29.83%) Too long

2d. Time required: How would you characterize the time required for you to participate in the seminar?
(65, 35.32%) Excessive, but necessary
(7, 3.804%) Not much
(65, 35.32%) Reasonable
(47, 25.54%) Too much

2e. Access: The seminar was organized so that material would be accessed through a combination of e-mail and the World Wide Web. How did you access this material?
(130, 69.89%) E-mail and Web
(24, 12.90%) Web only
(32, 17.20%) E-mail only

3a. Achievement: Have you achieved what you hoped to accomplish in the seminar?
(124, 65.95%) Partially
(30, 15.95%) Yes
(15, 7.978%) More than expected
(19, 10.10%) No

3b. Interactions: Have you interacted privately with other people registered for the seminar?
(59, 31.05%) Yes
(38, 20%) No, but I expect to do so in the future
(93, 48.94%) No

3c. Participation: Have you written to the FCC or other public officials in relation to the Telecommunications Act of 1996?
(67, 35.44%) Yes
(31, 16.40%) No, but I expect to do so in the future
(91, 48.14%) No

3d. Recommendations: Would you recommend this type of seminar to other people in future?
(87, 48.33%) Yes, and I would like to participate again myself
(85, 47.22%) Yes
(8, 4.444%) No

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