Minnesota State University Moorhead

Student Academic Conference

2002 Presenter Post-Conference Survey

Welcome!  This survey is for students who presented at the 2002 Student Academic Conference.  If you did not present at the conference, please do not complete this survey.

To complete the survey, answer all of the following questions below and click submit at the bottom of the page.  For this survey there are a total of 43 questions.  If you accidentally submit partial responses or duplicate submissions please e-mail (e-mail address) and indicate that there was an error and which submission is most accurate.

1.  Student Number:  

2.  First Name:  

3.  Last Name:  

4.  Class Rank:  (Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate Student)

5.  Major (Indicate your primary major):

6.  Presentation Number (If presenting more than once, just list one of them)

7.  Presentation Title:  (If presenting more than once, just list one of them)

8.  How comfortable were you speaking at the Student Academic Conference about your topic?  (0 = Very Uncomfortable and 10 = Very Comfortable)

9.  Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your comfort level with public speaking:  (Increase, Decrease, No Change)

10.  Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either made you feel more comfortable or less comfortable: 

11.  Rate the clarity of your public speaking skills during your presentation at the Student Academic Conference:

(0 = Very Unclear and 10 = Very Clear)

12.  Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your clarity of public speaking: (Increase, Decrease, No Change)

13.  Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either increased or decreased your clarity of public speaking: 

14.  How comfortable were you answering audience questions about your presentation?

(0 = Very Uncomfortable and 10 = Very Comfortable)

15.  Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your comfort level with answering audience questions:  (Increase, Decrease, No Change)

16.  Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either made you feel more comfortable or less comfortable with answering audience questions: 

17.  Rate your ability to maintain good eye contact with your audience during your presentation at the Student Academic Conference:

(0 = Very Ineffective and 10 = Very Effective)

18.  Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your ability to maintain good eye contact:  (Increase, Decrease, No Change)

19.  Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either made your ability to maintain good eye contact increase or decrease: 

20.  Rate your ability to use allocated presentation time effectively:

(0 = Very Ineffective and 10 = Very Effective)

21.  Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your ability to utilize allocated presentation time effectively:  (Increase, Decrease, No Change)

22.  Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either made you more or less effective with regards to allocated presentation time: 

23.  How many hours did you put into preparing for your presentation?  (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41+)

24.  How involved was your presentation advisor in helping you prepare for your presentation?

(0 = Very Un-involved and 10 = Very Involved)

25.  How many hours did you spend researching your topic?  (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41+)

26.  How many sources of research or information were utilized in preparing your presentation?  (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10+)

27.  How well do you understand the topic of your presentation?

(0 = Not Very Well and 10 = Very Well)

28.  Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your understanding of your topic:  (Increase, Decrease, No Change)

29.  Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either increased or decreased the understanding of your topic: 

30.  How strongly do you feel about any conclusions, statements, or arguments you made during your presentation?

(0 = Not Very Strong and 10 = Very Strong)

31.  Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your confidence in your conclusions, statements, or arguments:  (Increase, Decrease, No Change)

32.  Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either made you feel more confident or less confident in your conclusions, statements, or arguments: 

33.  To what extent has preparing your presentation contributed to your understanding of your topic?

(0 = No Impact and 10 = Major Impact)

34.  Briefly explain how preparing for your presentation has impacted your understanding of your topic: 

35.  To what extent has presenting at the conference contributed to your understanding of your topic?

(0 = No Impact and 10 = Major Impact)

36.  Briefly explain how presenting at the Student Academic Conference had an impact on your understanding of your topic: 

37.  Describe your enthusiasm for your topic:

(0 = No Enthusiasm and 10 = Very Enthused

38.  Because of your experience at the Student Academic Conference, did your enthusiasm for your topic:  (Increase, Decrease, No Change)

39.  Briefly explain how speaking at the Student Academic Conference either made you feel more enthused or less enthused about your topic: 

40.  If you could, would you present again at the Student Academic Conference?  (Yes, No)

41.  Are you eager to do more with your topic, such as present at another conference, do more research, or submit for publication to a scholarly journal?  (Yes, No)

42.  Briefly describe how the conference may have impacted you:

43.  Briefly describe suggestions for improving the conference:

Please review your answers one final time before submitting to ensure accuracy.  Also, if you have missed a question it will not submit properly.  Warning, clicking "Reset" will clear all of your responses and you will have to start over.