Cantera Consultants & Advisor's Education Survey 2009

Cantera Consultants & Advisors, a NMREC approved education sponsor, is revamping its education curriculum and we wanted to solicit feedback from you, our customer, as to the ideal continuing education program.
The first respondent, and one random respondent will be awarded an iPod shuffle by 12/25/2009.

1. How do you select what classes to take? (Choose all that apply)

How do you select what classes to take? (Choose all that apply) I select whichever classes fit into my schedule best

I select classes based on content

Other (please specify)

2. Do you consider yourself a student solely for CE hours, knowledge or a bit of both? Express as a percentage of the total.

Do you consider yourself a student solely for CE hours, knowledge or a bit of both? Express as a percentage of the total. % CE
% Knowledge

3. How far in advance of your license expiration do you look for contininuing education courses?

How far in advance of your license expiration do you look for contininuing education courses? 1 day

1 week

1 month

2-3 months

6-12 months

4. In what time frame do you prefer to take classes?

In what time frame do you prefer to take classes? Back to back

Spread out

Does not matter

5. How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - Networking with other brokers:

How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - Networking with other brokers: 1 = Very Important

2 = Somewhat Important

3 = Not Very Important

4 = Not Important at All

6. How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - Being able to complete the course online:

How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - Being able to complete the course online: 1 = Very Important

2 = Somewhat Important

3 = Not Very Important

4 = Not Important at All

7. How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - a free lunch included with the course:

How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - a free lunch included with the course: 1 = Very Important

2 = Somewhat Important

3 = Not Very Important

4 = Not Important at All

8. How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - having an internationally award winning instructor teach the course:

How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - having an internationally award winning instructor teach the course: 1 = Very Important

2 = Somewhat Important

3 = Not Very Important

4 = Not Important at All

9. How much thought is given to the instructor when selecting a class to take?

How much thought is given to the instructor when selecting a class to take? 1=Quite a bit; the instructor is very important

2=Somewhat; the instructor is important, but does not make or break the class

3=Not very much; I am more concerned with other elements than the instructor

4=None at all; the content of the class matters the most

10. For you, what brings the most value to the class experience?

For you, what brings the most value to the class experience?

11. When you have completed the course, how do you measure that it was a success?

When you have completed the course, how do you measure that it was a success?

12. What skill or area of knowledge would you most like to acquire this year?

What skill or area of knowledge would you most like to acquire this year?

13. What skill do you think your clients would most want you to have?

What skill do you think your clients would most want you to have?

14. What is the best professional education course that you have ever taken?

What is the best professional education course that you have ever taken?

15. What is the ideal bulk of hours for the duration of a single class?

What is the ideal bulk of hours for the duration of a single class? 3 hours

4 hours

6 Hours

8 hours

12 hours

16. How much interest would you have in taking a course about:
(1 = a great deal, 3 = some interest, 5 = not much interest)

	1	2	3	4	5
Understanding NM's Property tax system	How much interest would you have in taking a course about: (1 = a great deal, 3 = some interest, 5 = not much interest) Understanding NM's Property tax system 1	2	3	4	5
How to move a % of your brokerage income to consulting income (from contigency based to fee based)	How to move a % of your brokerage income to consulting income (from contigency based to fee based) 1	2	3	4	5
Understanding Excel	Understanding Excel 1	2	3	4	5
Perfecting your presentations	Perfecting your presentations 1	2	3	4	5
The dissection of a deal - peeling away debt, equity and other sources to get deals done	The dissection of a deal - peeling away debt, equity and other sources to get deals done 1	2	3	4	5
Confessions of a Commercial Real Estate Consultant	Confessions of a Commercial Real Estate Consultant 1	2	3	4	5
Paperless Office	Paperless Office 1	2	3	4	5
Applying demographic analysis in real estate	Applying demographic analysis in real estate 1	2	3	4	5
Effective use of social networking in marketing	Effective use of social networking in marketing 1	2	3	4	5
What were our founding fathers thinking? The tie between Democracy and real estate, or where politics intersects with real estate	What were our founding fathers thinking? The tie between Democracy and real estate, or where politics intersects with real estate 1	2	3	4	5
Effective skills of a commercial real estate broker	Effective skills of a commercial real estate broker 1	2	3	4	5
On empty? Developing and implementing a comprehensive marketing plan by product type	On empty? Developing and implementing a comprehensive marketing plan by product type 1	2	3	4	5
Implementation of CCIM Tools	Implementation of CCIM Tools 1	2	3	4	5
Advanced 1 or 2 day versions of the current CCIM Courses	Advanced 1 or 2 day versions of the current CCIM Courses 1	2	3	4	5

17. Is there a course you wish someone would write? If so, what would it cover?

Is there a course you wish someone would write? If so, what would it cover?

18. Rate how applicable the NMREC Mandatory Course is to your business:

Rate how applicable the NMREC Mandatory Course is to your business: 1=Very applicable; my business relies heavily on the information presented in this course

2=Somewhat applicable

3=Not applicable at all; this course does not affect my business

19. If all elements of the class were perfect, including the perfect location, content that was new and pertinent, and an ideal instructor, how much would you be willing to pay per hour for the class?

If all elements of the class were perfect, including the perfect location, content that was new and pertinent, and an ideal instructor, how much would you be willing to pay per hour for the class? $25 per hour

$50 per hour

$100 per hour

$150 per hour

$200 per hour

$250 per hour

$300 per hour

20. Is there any question we did not ask that we should have?

Is there any question we did not ask that we should have?

21. Please include your name and contact information so that we may send you your prize if you win (only fully completed surveys will be included in the drawing):

Please include your name and contact information so that we may send you your prize if you win (only fully completed surveys will be included in the drawing):

1. Education Survey

1. How do you select what classes to take? (Choose all that apply)

2. Do you consider yourself a student solely for CE hours, knowledge or a bit of both? Express as a percentage of the total.

3. How far in advance of your license expiration do you look for contininuing education courses?

4. In what time frame do you prefer to take classes?

5. How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - Networking with other brokers:

6. How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - Being able to complete the course online:

7. How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - a free lunch included with the course:

8. How much value do you assign to the following elements of the class experience - having an internationally award winning instructor teach the course:

9. How much thought is given to the instructor when selecting a class to take?

10. For you, what brings the most value to the class experience?

11. When you have completed the course, how do you measure that it was a success?

12. What skill or area of knowledge would you most like to acquire this year?

13. What skill do you think your clients would most want you to have?

14. What is the best professional education course that you have ever taken?

15. What is the ideal bulk of hours for the duration of a single class?

16. How much interest would you have in taking a course about:(1 = a great deal, 3 = some interest, 5 = not much interest)

17. Is there a course you wish someone would write? If so, what would it cover?

18. Rate how applicable the NMREC Mandatory Course is to your business:

19. If all elements of the class were perfect, including the perfect location, content that was new and pertinent, and an ideal instructor, how much would you be willing to pay per hour for the class?

20. Is there any question we did not ask that we should have?

21. Please include your name and contact information so that we may send you your prize if you win (only fully completed surveys will be included in the drawing):

16. How much interest would you have in taking a course about:
(1 = a great deal, 3 = some interest, 5 = not much interest)