2013 Workshop Feedback

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We've enjoyed having you here with us this week. We want to give participants the best possible experience in future workshops. Please help us improve by answering the following questions.

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1. How did you learn about the workshop?

Website Announcement

Flyer

Personal Communication

Social Media (FaceBook, twitter, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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2. The length of the workshop was:

Too short

Just right

Too long

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3. The balance of lecture and hands-on time was:

Too much lecture

Just right

Too much hands-on

Please explain

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4. Due to computational constraints on the pathogen portal, we conducted the RNA-seq analysis in groups of five participants. Was this approach sufficient for you to learn the basics of how the process works?

Yes

What were the advantages and disadvantages of working in a group? Do you have any suggestions for how this exercise couild be made better? (Please be as specific as possible)

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5. Please rate your overall impression of the workshop setup.

	Poor	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Excellent
Computers	Computers Poor	Computers Fair	Computers Satisfactory	Computers Very Good	Computers Excellent
Computer Room	Computer Room Poor	Computer Room Fair	Computer Room Satisfactory	Computer Room Very Good	Computer Room Excellent
Hotel	Hotel Poor	Hotel Fair	Hotel Satisfactory	Hotel Very Good	Hotel Excellent
Food	Food Poor	Food Fair	Food Satisfactory	Food Very Good	Food Excellent
Travel Arrangements	Travel Arrangements Poor	Travel Arrangements Fair	Travel Arrangements Satisfactory	Travel Arrangements Very Good	Travel Arrangements Excellent
Application Timeline	Application Timeline Poor	Application Timeline Fair	Application Timeline Satisfactory	Application Timeline Very Good	Application Timeline Excellent

Suggestions?

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6. Please rate the individuals listed below for their overall effectiveness at their role in the workshop:

	Not at all effective	Somewhat effective	Average	Very effective
Cristina Aurrecoechea	Cristina Aurrecoechea Not at all effective	Cristina Aurrecoechea Somewhat effective	Cristina Aurrecoechea Average	Cristina Aurrecoechea Very effective
Brian Brunk	Brian Brunk Not at all effective	Brian Brunk Somewhat effective	Brian Brunk Average	Brian Brunk Very effective
Omar Harb	Omar Harb Not at all effective	Omar Harb Somewhat effective	Omar Harb Average	Omar Harb Very effective
Jessica Kissinger	Jessica Kissinger Not at all effective	Jessica Kissinger Somewhat effective	Jessica Kissinger Average	Jessica Kissinger Very effective
Eileen Kraemer	Eileen Kraemer Not at all effective	Eileen Kraemer Somewhat effective	Eileen Kraemer Average	Eileen Kraemer Very effective
Susanne Warrenfeltz	Susanne Warrenfeltz Not at all effective	Susanne Warrenfeltz Somewhat effective	Susanne Warrenfeltz Average	Susanne Warrenfeltz Very effective
Betsy Wenthe	Betsy Wenthe Not at all effective	Betsy Wenthe Somewhat effective	Betsy Wenthe Average	Betsy Wenthe Very effective

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7. What should we do differently in future workshops?

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8. What was your level of expertise with our sites before the workshop?

Never used

Novice

Intermediate

Expert

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9. What is your level of expertise in using our sites after the workshop?

Novice

Intermediate

Expert