The University of Pennsylvania's Online Computing Magazine
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February 1994 - Volume 10:4 [Printout | Contents | Search ]
Penn Printout aims to help you make better use of information technology by telling you about computing developments, activities, and services on campus. Penn Printout is one of many services provided by the Office of Information Systems and Computing. This survey asks how well Penn Printout meets your information needs. Your responses will haelp us ensure that Penn Printout provides the content you want in the most effective format and that it continues to play a useful role among ISC offerings. After you read this issue, please take a few minutes to complete the survey.
1. Several types of articles appear in Penn Printout. Which ones
attract your interest? (circle the relevant number for each type)
NO SOME GREAT
interest interest interest
A. How-to articles
(such as "Beware Appleshare"
and "Creating a boot disk" ) 1 2 3
B. Commercial product reviews
(such as "My man Newton") 1 2 3
C. Descriptions of ISC services
(such as "Birds of a feather") 1 2 3
D. Descriptions of Library services
(such as "Judgment of Solomon") 1 2 3
E. Guides to the Penn computing
environment (such as
"PennExpertise") 1 2 3
F. Profiles, case studies, and
histories of computing at Penn
(such as "Every purpose under
heaven" and "ENIAC 1996") 1 2 3
G. "Electronic Calendar" of computing 1 2 3
events and classes
H. Random Bits 1 2 3
I. Q & A 1 2 3
2. How useful to you is it to have one publication that presents all
these types of information? (circle one)
not at all
very useful somewhat useful useful no opinion
1 2 3 4 5 0
3. Penn Printout readers have different amounts of experience with
computers. Do you think most articles are written
to appropriately
technically for topic too simply no opinion
1 2 3 4 5 0
4. Do you ever keep Penn Printout articles for reference?
never sometimes often no opinion
1 2 3 4 5 0
5. The text of all Penn Printout articles appears on PennInfo. Have
you ever used PennInfo to view or retrieve Penn Printout articles?
often sometimes never no opinion
1 2 3 4 5 0
6. How useful to you is it to have the printed, formatted version of
Penn Printout?
not at all
useful somewhat useful very useful no opinion
1 2 3 4 5 0
7. How well do the design and layout of the printed Penn Printout help
you find information within an issue?
not at all fairly well very well no opinion
1 2 3 4 5 0
8. Is the length of articles in Penn Printout generally:
too long about right too short no opinion
1 2 3 4 5 0
9. Penn Printout appears three times a semester. Would you prefer a
longer publication that appears less often (perhaps quarterly)?
longer/less frequent current size/schedule no opinion
1 2 3
10. In your own words, what do you want from Penn Printout?
11. How well does it meet your expectations currently? (circle one)
not at all fairly well extremely no opinion
well
1 2 3 4 5 0
12. What do you like best about it?
13. What are the two most important things we could do to improve it?
About you
14. Penn affiliation: (circle one)
1. Faculty 2. Graduate student 3. Undergraduate
4. Admin/staff 5. Non-Penn higher ed. 6. Other
15. Describe your level of experience with computing and networking:
(circle one)
novice intermediate very unsure
experienced
1 2 3 4 5 0 0
16. Do you ever read the printed, formatted version of PP?
often sometimes never no opinion
1 2 3 4 5 0
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