Initial questionnaire for Computer Applications
August 2011
August 2011
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| When did you come to AIS? | 2009 |
| Where were you in school before AIS? For how long? Was the school a one-to-one laptop school? | I was in a british school in China, and it wasn't a laptop school. |
| What computer/technology courses have you taken previously? | I took this course last year. |
| How much time do you spend on the computer at home on a typical school day? What are the three most common applications that you use? | about 6 hours a day, i go on facebook, youtube and Word Document to do my work. |
| What is your typing speed. Usehttp://www.typingtest.com/ to find out. Do a few tests to warm up. | 60 words per minute. |
| Do you need to look at the keyboard when you type? How many fingers do you use? Do you make a lot of mistakes? Are you satisfied with your keyboarding performance? | i use all my fingers and i need to look sometimes. |
| Information Technology How would you rate yourself as an information technology user. Which of the following best describe you. What would you add to give a more complete picture of your IT usage? A. I use IT all the time. I'm a very confident and competent user who can figure out how to solve pretty much anything. I like to experiment with new applications. B. I use IT when I need to use it. I see myself as competent and confident in the areas that I need. I have no real interest in spending time with IT unless it serves my needs. C. I tend to lack confidence with IT. My experience is a bit limited and I feel that I have quite a lot to learn. | B |
| Computer Science: Do you have any prior experience in computer science for example programming languages (Basic, Logo, Java, Scheme, C++), robotics etc. DO you think that you might be interested in taking AP computer Science? | I don't have any expirience and i might be interested. |
| Publishing: Do you have any prior experience using publishing applications such as In-Design. Are you enrolled in journalism or yearbook. | No experience. |
| Digital Arts: Do you see yourself as a creative type? What art classes have you taken and will be taking this year? What experience do you have with... Bitmap graphics (ex: Adobe Photoshop) Vector graphics (ex: Adobe Illustrator) Audio (ex: Audacity) Video (ex: Adobe Premiere) Special Effects (ex: Adobe After Effects) 3D Design (ex: Google SketchUp) Animation Anything else? | I have worked on After effects a lot. I am a decent user. |
| Web Design What experience do you have with.. HTML? Site design applications (ex: Dreamweaver) Web Graphics (ex: Fireworks) Web Animation (ex: Flash) Web programming (ex: PHP) | No interest. |
| Business Applications: What experience do you have with.. Spreadsheets, Presentations or Data Bases. | I have no experience |
What other computer experience do you have that has not been explained above. | I have worked very little on green foot. |
| How do you normally learn new technologies? How did you learn to learn in this way? Do you feel that you are an effective independent learner? | I think i am an effective independent learner, i always find my way through my problems checking on the internet. |
| You will be required to keep a learning log during this course. How would you describe yourself in these kinds of tasks. A. I hate writing about what I have done or what I am thinking or feeling. I tend to forget to do it and when I do I tend to be minimalistic and monosyllabic. B. I don't mind doing this kind of writing. I am usually pretty thorough. C. I welcome the opportunity to write and reflect about what I am doing. I see this as an integral part of my learning. | C |
| Take a look at the Course Connectionspage. What would you like to learn in this course? | I am not sure if i either want to do Alice, Green foot or Flash and 3D blender. |
| Do you think that you understand how your performance on the course will be assessed? See assessment guidelines. Do you have any questions about this? | I understand. |
| Are there any other questions that you would like to ask at this stage? |
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