CORC 1312 Student Questionnaire

Please answer all the questions on this form. When a question contains checkbox responses, check off as many as you want. When a question requires a short answer, insert your own lines of text. After you have answered all the questions, print out the page and hand it in to your instructor.

Your Name (first-name    middle-initial    last-name)

Your Student ID# (last four digits)
Your Preferred Email Address
Your Major or Expected Major ( please - no abbreviations! )
Class standing:
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

[1] I have some some experience with:
(check more than one as needed)

a PC running Windows XP
a PC running Windows VISTA
a PC running Windows 7
a Macintosh computer
LINUX/UNIX
DOS


[2] When it comes to computers, I would characterize myself as:
(check more than one as needed)

comfortable and confident
good enough with things I know - nervous with new things
largely clueless but willing to try
hopeless - a total basket case


[3] Before this semester I was using:
(check more than one as needed)

a personal PC computer at home
a personal computer running Linux at home
a personal Macintosh/G3/iMac computer at home
BC computer labs
Internet access through BC
Internet access through a commercial service provider
Internet access not described above


[4] Prior to this semester, I was using and felt comfortable with the following software:
(check more than one as needed)

a Web browser (any one)
an email program (any one) version)
a free mail service (e.g. Hotmail or Gmail)
Microsoft Word
a web page construction tool (e.g. Dreamweaver)
posting to YouTube
using Twitter


[5] Have you ever done any computer programming? If so, please describe which languages and the nature of your background.

[6] Do you have a working computer at home right now? If so, please describe it.



[7] Tell me a little about your interests and future plans. Do you have any idea what you want to do when you graduate?

[8] What do you hope to gain from this course? Are there any particular topics you'd like to cover in this course?