BIO & PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT

INSS 300 (Spring 2011—web)

Name (print):_Darryl Brown______Student# :__111-9243______

Please check or fill-in your responses to the following questions. All individual responses will remain confidential. For completing the survey, you will be awarded 1% of your final grade..

  1. How many face-to-face courses are you presently taking at UB? 0 1 2 3 4 5
  2. How many web courses are you presently taking at UB? 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. How many web courses have you taken at UB? 0 2 3 4 5-10 >10
  1. How many total web courses you have taken at UB or elsewhere? 0 1 2 3 4 >4
  1. How many total face-to-face courses you have taken at UB?
    <5 6-10 11-15 15-2020-25 >25
  1. What is your current major? Accounting Finance Marketing

Management Human Resources International Business

Information Systems General Business Other ______(please indicate major)

  1. How are you taking courses?

webBBA (online only)

Traditional BBA (in-class only)

Blended (both online and in-class)

  1. What is your cumulative Grade point Average (GPA) so far in the undergraduate program? 2.78/4.0
  1. What is your Grade Point Average (GPA) in your major field of study? 2.549 /4.0
  1. How many years have you been at UB? less than 1 1 2 3

More than three______(please indicate number of years)

  1. What is your present classification? Freshman Sophomore Junior

Senior Graduate Student

  1. Are you currently employed? Yes No

If yes, how many hours do you work per week? _____12___ hours

COURSE–RELATED INFORMATION

  1. What grade are you expecting to receive in INSS 300?

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F

  1. Do you feel that you have the necessary prerequisites (required courses and knowledge) to successfully complete INSS 300? Yes No

-----If you answered No to the above question, explain why you feel that you do not have the necessary prerequisites.

______

PRE- ASSESSMENT

  1. How would you rate your ability to write a business letter?

Low ------High

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  1. How would you rate your ability to create a spreadsheet (i.e. Excel or a similar package)?

Low ------High

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  1. How would you rate your ability to create a database in a software (i.e., ACCESS, ORACLE etc.)?

Low ------High

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  1. How would you rate your ability to perform IT research browsing internet resources?

Low ------High

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  1. How would you rate your skills in creating web pages on the internet?

Low ------High

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  1. How would you rate your file transferring skills through the internet protocols?

Low ------High

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  1. How would you rate your skills in creating presentation (PowerPoint) slides?

Low ------High

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  1. Are you familiar ethical policies of the following?

ACM YES______NO______

AITP YES______NO______

UB YES______NO______

OTHER (LIST) ______

Which software packages do you have knowledge of? (PLEASE LIST)

1.  Microsoft Office

2.  Adobe

Which operating systems do you have knowledge of?:(PLEASE LIST)

1.  Windows XP

2.  Windows Vista

3.  Windows 7

4.  Mac OS X

5.  iOS 4

6.  Android (Froyo 2.2, Gingerbread 3.0)

For following questions, please do not go to the internet to find answers. In a line or two just write what you know. These questions will NOT be graded. Every student finishing the surveys (pre and post) will get 5 points towards their final grade. This is to assess your IT related abilities at the beginning of the course. Answers here will also be used to create groups for the course. You will be given a similar questionnaire at the end of the semester. Please provide answers as accurately as you can.

if you do not know an item just leave it blank, Do not try to find answer in the book or the internet.

BLOG

A Blog can be liken to an online diary or list of events or facts and topics that other internet users can view and read over as they please.

PDA (in terms of its functions)

A PDA is a device in which people can organize any and almost every aspect of their lives. Now PDA’s are barely existent unless it is in the form of an iPod Touch, iPad, iPhone, Android phones and tablets, and Blackberries.

Database

A database is a group of information that one uses to keep tract of and compare data and pull data when necessary.

e-Commerce

I believe that e-Commerce is an electronic medium in which one can sell and buy goods online.

CRM (customer relationship management)

Don’t know.

SCM (Supply Chain Management)

Don’t know.

Neural Network

Don’t know.

AI (Artificial Intelligent)

This is the intelligence of a computer and the algorithms it is able to run.

Encryption

To my knowledge encryption is a way to mark files in a folder or on a drive so that it can be recognized or limited to a user.

Window explorer

Is a way to explore and view files found on the computer and other drives.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

Don’t know.

iPOD in terms of functionality

Ability to listen to music and watch videos, now socialize watch tv and communicate with others.

GDSS

Don’t know.

JAVA/VBASIC Script

Is a type of programming language programmer’s may use.

Pentium

Is a type of processor used on many computers.

SDLC

Don’t know.

SQL

Don’t know.

B2C

Don’t know.

Broadband width

Is the type

AITP

Don’t know.

ACM

Don’t know.

Hacker

A person who tries to get past firewalls. Or one that changes the code of products like that of an iPhone or Android Phone.

Web Broadcasting

Don’t know.

JAD

Don’t know.

Web2

Don’t know.

Twitter

This is a form of social networking.

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

  1. What is your Gender? Male Female
  1. Please indicate your Marital Status.

Married Single Other

25. Do you have any children living with you as part of your family? (Only count children who lived with you at least 50% of the time.) No Yes

If yes, please indicate the number of children in the following categories

Under age 2 ______

Ages 2 –5 ______

Ages 6 –11 ______

Ages 12 –18 ______

Age 19 or older _____

26. Please indicate your Citizenship. US International ,

if international List Country______

27.  What is your racial background? (you may mark more than one)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Asian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

White

28.  What is your Age?

<20 20-25 26-30 31-35 36-45 >45

29.  Do you own or have access to iPod or similar device?

Yes______NO______

30.  Do you own or have access to Blackberry?

Yes______NO______

31.  Do you own or have access to mobile (cell) phone?

Yes______NO______

32.  Do you own or have access to any other mobile devices?

Yes______NO______

If yes, Please list them

33.  Would be interested in receiving course related content in any of these mobile devices?

Yes______NO______

34.  Do you have a personal site on facebook?

Yes______NO______

35.  Do you have any postings (videos) on Youtube?

Yes______NO______

If yes how many______

36.  Do you have a personal web blog site?

Yes______NO______

37.  Would you be willing to do a project, create a video on a topic specified by the professor and post it on youtube for extra credit?

Yes______NO______

38.  Do you twitter?

Yes______NO______

39.  Would you be willing to do a project involving role playing in digital forensics using TV shows like CSI for extra credit?

Yes______NO______

THANKS FOR FILLING THE BIO AND ASSESSMENT FORM!!!