Minnesota State University Moorhead

Student Academic Conference

2002 Presenter Pre-Conference Survey

Welcome!  This survey is for students who will be presenting at the 2002 Student Academic Conference.  If you are not presenting 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 24 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.  Gender:  (Male, Female)

6.  Major (Indicate your primary major):

7.  Presentation Number (If presenting more than once, just list one of them)  If you don't know your presentation number, it is listed before your name on this web page . (clicking on the link will open up a new internet browser window)

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

9.  How many presentations have you given at the Student Academic Conference in the past?  (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5+)

10.  How many formal presentations have you given at other conferences in the past?  (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5+)

11.  Briefly outline all the factors that led to your decision to present at the Student Academic Conference:

12.  How comfortable are you with speaking in front of a group regarding your topic?

(0 = Very Uncomfortable and 10 = Very Comfortable)

13.  Rate the clarity of your public speaking skills:

(0 = Very Unclear and 10 = Very Clear)

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

(0 = Very Uncomfortable and 10 = Very Comfortable)

15.  Rate your ability to maintain good eye contact with your audience:

(0 = Very Ineffective and 10 = Very Effective)

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

(0 = Very Ineffective and 10 = Very Effective)

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

18.  How involved has your presentation advisor been in your preparation for your presentation?

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

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

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

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

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

22.  How strongly do you feel about any conclusions, statements, or arguments you will make during your presentation?

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

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

(0 = No Impact and 10 = Major Impact)

24.  Rate your enthusiasm for your presentation topic:

(0 = No Enthusiasm and 10 = Very Enthused

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.