WHOI.edu Redesign Survey 2012
Thank you for taking this short survey about the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) website. Your responses to the following 20 questions will help us improve the quality of our site. We appreciate your feedback!
1.
What is your age?
18 or younger
19-34
35-49
50-64
65 or older
2.
What is your highest level of education
High School
Some college
Undergraduate degree
Master’s degree
Doctorate
Other (please specify)
3.
Which best describes you?
Individual interested in ocean science
Educator
Student
Librarian
News media representative
Science funding agency employee
Science policy maker
Non-WHOI researcher
Individual or company interested in doing business with WHOI
Job seeker
WHOI-affliated (e.g. employee/student/trustee/alumnus/retiree/etc.)
Other (please specify)
4.
How did you first learn about Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution?
Friend or colleague
Another website
Online news site or blog
Newspaper or magazine
Television program or news
Radio program
Family member
Search engine
Facebook, Twitter or YouTube
Job opportunity
School/career counselor
Other (please specify)
5.
How long have you been aware of the Institution?
0-1 years
1-5 years
5-10 years
More than 10 years
6.
How often do you visit the WHOI website?
Daily
Once a week
Once a month
Occasionally
Today is the first time.
7.
How would you rate the overall design of the website?
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
No opinion
Additional Comments
8.
In general, how easy is it to find specific information on the WHOI website?
Very Easy
Easy
Average
Difficult
Very Difficult
Additional Comments
9.
How likely are you to:
Very likely
Likely
Very unlikely
not sure
Revisit this site on a regular basis
Very likely
Likely
Very unlikely
not sure
Recommend the WHOI website to another
Very likely
Likely
Very unlikely
not sure
10.
In what other ways have you connected with the Institution?
Facebook
Twitter
You Tube
Monthly Newsletter
Oceanus Magazine email alerts
News Releases
Associates Program
RSS Feeds
Attending Events
Visits or Tours
Exhibit Center
Other (please specify)
11.
What is your level of interest with the Institution?
Just learning about WHOI and I want to know more
Actively interested in WHOI and follow its news and activities
I’ve known about WHOI for a long time and want to get others involved
Other (please specify)
12.
Which current WHOI website features or content do you consider of greatest value?
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Information about an individual or a lab
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
General information about WHOI
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Areas of Research
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Research departments, centers & labs
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Ships & technology
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Educational opportunities
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Oceanus Magazine stories
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
News releases
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Image of the Day
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Ocean topics
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
WHOI in the News
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Online expeditions & blogs
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Job opportunities
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Ways to support WHOI
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Multimedia
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Scientific facilities & services
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Scientific data
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Materials for Teachers
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Calendar of events
High value
Medium value
Low value
No value
Other (please specify)
13.
How would you evaluate the content (writing, photos, illustrations) on the WHOI website?
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
Length of articles
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
Understandability
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
Accuracy
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
Writing style
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
Video production
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
Amount of imagery
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
Quality of imagery
Outstanding
Very Good
Average
Fair
Poor
Additional Comments
14.
In what way do you prefer to view content (articles, images, multimedia)?
On my desktop computer
On my laptop
From my iPad, or other tablet
From my smartphone
In print
Other (please specify)
15.
What content on the WHOI homepage do you find most useful?
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Top Story
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
News & Events
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Who We Are
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Image of the Day
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Featured Multimedia
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Explore Oceanography
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Spotlight On
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
16.
What other content would you like to see on the homepage?
17.
Which types of images and multimedia on the WHOI website do you find most useful?
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Image of the Day
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Video & Animation
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Interactive Illustrations
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Interactive Guides
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Slideshows
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
QTVR & 360 Views
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Webcams
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Other (please specify)
18.
How useful is the Ocean Topic section (http://www.whoi.edu/main/ocean-topics) ?
Very useful
Useful
Not useful
No opinion
Additional Comments
19.
What other topics would you like to see?
20.
Please add any comments you have for improving the website. We welcome suggestions on specific areas for improvements, features you would like to see added to the site, and examples of what you consider good Web sites. Your input is extremely valuable to us.