MyKnet: MyKnet.org Online Survey

Hi MyKnet.org ethusiasts,

I am planning to create an online survey for MyKnet.org users (with the SurveyMonkey tool) and would like to discuss with you the questionnaire, I have set up so far. Any comments, feedback, and recommendations are much appreciated!

I am attaching a draft version of the questionnaire as Word doc - the text in red needs particular attention.

Thank you for your support and all the best,

Philipp

	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Demographic Questions by Philipp Budka - Saturday, 30 June 2007, 11:38 AM
	1.1) How old are you? Under 15 Between 15 and 25 Between 25 and 35 Older than 35 1.2) Your sex? Male Female 1.3) What community are you from? _____________________ 1.4) Where do you live at the moment? Same community Other place (please specify) _____________________ Show parent \| Reply

Philipp ... I find it interesting to see more and more online surveys asking the demographic questions at the end of the survey instead of at the first. I think this makes sense for a number of reasons:

The reason a person comes to a survey is to participate (and hopefully share their information) about the issue at hand. Therefore the first question needs to be engaging and deal with the issue at hand instead of asking personal questions about the respondent.
If a person takes the time to complete the survey then chances are they will also answer the personal questions at the end of the survey.

Brian

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	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Demographic Questions by Philipp Budka - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 11:31 AM
	Thanks, Brian! That makes absolutely sense to me. Best, Philipp Show parent \| Reply

2.1) Do you have your own MyKnet.org homepage?

Yes No

2.2) Do you have another homepage hosted on another server?

Yes (please write down the name of the host server): ___________ No

2.3) How did you get to know MyKnet.org? (Please choose one answer.)

K-Net website Friends Family/Relatives Community members not related to me World Wide Web Search
Other Source (please specify): __________

2.4) What are the main reasons for you to use MyKnet.org? (Please choose all answers that apply.)

To have my homepage on the World Wide Web To keep in touch with my family To keep in touch with my friends To get in touch with new people To browse through homepages To practice my programming skills Other Reasons (please specify): _____________

2.5) What are the main reasons for you to browse through MyKnet.org? (Please choose all answers that apply.)

Visit friends homepages Get in touch with family members Get information about other communities I dont browse through MyKnet.org Other Reasons (please specify): _____________

2.6) Does MyKnet.org fulfill your personal expectations?

Yes, definitely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No, definitely not

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	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Motivations and reasons for using MyKnet.org by Adam Fiser - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 10:45 AM
	Re: plain language - Instead of "what are the main reasons"... it might be simpler to ask "why"... Why do you maintain a MyKnet homepage... why do you browse MyKnet...? Should there be a question about the links between MyKnet and the Knet email accounts? Show parent \| Reply

3.1) Would you consider (aboriginal) culture as something important for you?

Yes, definitely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No, definitely not

3.2) How would you describe (aboriginal) culture? (Please choose all answers that apply.)

Transfer of traditions through elders Practicing of ceremonies and language Everything that makes the community work Other (please specify): _____________

3.3) Does your personal cultural background affect your MyKnet.org usage?

Yes, definitely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No, definitely not

3.4) How much of the content you are producing for you MyKnet.org homepage is related to your cultural background? (Please choose one answer.)

All of the content Most of the content Some of the content Almost none of the content None of the content I dont have a homepage

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Cultural aspects and contexts some thoughts

This is a tough concept (I think) is there a way (or a need) to use plain language here?

Instead of cultural background is it not just as valid to talk about the users home, family and community??

Maybe something like Do the people in your community and home affect your MyKnet.org usage? Instead of Does your personal cultural background

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Then there is the description of Aboriginal culture ...

I think I would add some more options here, for example:

* living my life as an Aboriginal person
* a forever changing and evolving description of the lives of Aboriginal people
* living in an Aboriginal community
* participating in traditional activities (hunting, fishing, family and community events, etc)

Brian

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	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Cultural aspects and contexts by Adam Fiser - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 10:52 AM
	I think Brian makes a lot of sense here. The culture questions will have a lot more impact with a few concrete examples. Show parent \| Reply

	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Cultural aspects and contexts by Philipp Budka - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 11:33 AM
	I agree - thanks, guys! Show parent \| Reply

4.1) To whom does your MyKnet.org homepage link to? (Please choose all answers that apply.)

To members of my family To friends To members of the community unrelated to me To colleagues/other students and co-workers To organizations and companies To nobody I dont have a homepage
To somebody else (please specify): _____________

4.2) Do you consider linking to other homepages as essential/important for MyKnet.org?

Yes, definitely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No, definitely not

4.3) With whom are you talking about MyKnet.org? (Please choose all answers that apply.)

With members of my family With friends With members of the community unrelated to me With colleagues/other students and co-workers With nobody With other people (please specify): _________________

4.4.) Where do you talk about MyKnet.org? (Please choose all answers that apply.)

At home At school At work At the e-centre On the Internet On the telephone At other places (please specify): ________________

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5.1) Who is helping you to maintain your MyKnet.org homepage? (Please choose all answers that apply.)

Nobody Family members Friends Colleagues/students and co-workers People on the World Wide Web K-Net I dont have a homepage

5.2) How many people in your community have their own MyKnet.org page? (Please choose one answer.)

All Almost all More than half of the community Less than half of the community Almost none None I dont know

5.3) How many people in your community do you know who have their own MyKnet.org page? (Please choose one answer.)

More than 25 Between 15 and 25 Between 5 and 15 Less than 5 None

5.4) Where is the computer situated from which you usually maintain your MyKnet.org homepage? (Please choose one answer.)

At home At school At a friends place At the e-centre At my working place At an Internet café I have a laptop Somewhere else (please specify): ______________

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	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Community and individual uses by Adam Fiser - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 10:42 AM
	Hi Philipp.. you might consider placing the question of access (e.g., where is the computer) higher up. Its an easy one for respondents and could help warm them up for some of the harder questions... just a thought. Show parent \| Reply

	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Community and individual uses by Philipp Budka - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 11:35 AM
	Thanks Adam! I will do so. Philipp Show parent \| Reply

6.1) Please rank the following media according to their importance to you! (7 being the lowest and 1 being the highest.)

Internet Radio TV Newspaper Video Book Telephone

6.2) How much time per week do you spend maintaining your MyKnet.org homepage? (Please choose one answer.)

More than 20 hours Between 10 and 20 hours Between 1 and 10 hours Less than 1 hour I dont maintain my homepage I dont have a homepage

6.3) How much time per week do you spend browsing/surfing through MyKnet.org? (Please choose one answer.)

More than 40 hours Between 20 and 40 hours Between 1 and 20 hours Less than 1 hour I dont browse through MyKnet.org

6.4) How much time per week do you spend watching TV? (Please choose one answer.)

More than 40 hours Between 20 and 40 hours Between 1 and 20 hours Less than 1 hour I dont watch TV I dont have a TV

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I think the media questions are important. Might be valuable to ask about video game usage (e.g., do you have an Xbox, Playstation, etc. and how often do you use it...?)

Hey Brian... what happened to those surveys that Ricardo and K-Net Services did (2001 to 2004?) in the KO communities? Is there some data there that might shed light on some of these questions? Is the data publicly available?

Adam

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	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Relation of MyKnet.org to other media by Brian Beaton - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 11:41 AM
	Adam ... Not too sure about the data. It use to be available online and there were some annual summaries produced from the data collected that I might be able to dig up (and I mean dig up). In any case, the summary document from the annual surveys conducted is available online at http://smart.knet.ca/evaluation Brian Show parent \| Reply

Thanks Brian. I took a quick glance at the summaries. For some reason I'm not able to download the full report. (The images for adobe, word, etc. aren't clickable...) Is this the full report that BW completed, or is it the series of case studies produced by Ricardo and his team with K-Net Services? Anyways, it looks like the appendix to the full report has more details on the community surveys...

Adam

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	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey - Relation of MyKnet.org to other media by Philipp Budka - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 11:42 AM
	You are right, I forgot the video games... Cheers, Philipp Show parent \| Reply

	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey by Brian Beaton - Sunday, 1 July 2007, 07:29 AM
	Hey Philipp ... Just wondering if you might want to include a short introduction about yourself, your work and then point people to your personal web site, as a bit of an introduction to the survey? As well, it might be useful to have a set of definitions for some of the concepts that you are researching (for example "social relevance"). Brian Show parent \| Reply

	Re: MyKnet.org Online Survey by Philipp Budka - Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 11:48 AM
	Yes Brian, a short intro about me, and my work is planned. I would prefer to avoid definitions since I am not including the different section topics of the questionnaire to the final online survey. I thought they might be useful for structuring the questions and their subjects during the phase of their discussion. Philipp Show parent \| Reply

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