Impact Research - State Wide Integrated Flora and Fauna Teams
The Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at Federation University Australia are undertaking research into the impact of web portals over time and are exploring factors such as project implementation and development; knowledge building, behaviour change and informed decision making; and enterprise enhancement and change.
You are invited to participate in this research by completing the following short survey. The survey may take up to 15 minutes to complete.
Your responses to this survey will help the research team understand the needs of users and the findings will be used to inform future web portal developments.
This research received approval from Federation University Australia's Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number: A16-137) and the Plain Language Information Statement is available to review in full.
For further details about this research please contact Dr Angela Murphy on (03) 5327 6198 or .
1. Which of the following groups are you involved with?(Check any that apply)
☐Catchment Management Authority☐ Catchment management staff
☐ Community member☐ Educationalist (e.g. teacher) or other education provider
☐ Environmental Protection Authority☐ Environmental scientist
☐EstuaryWatch coordinator☐EstuaryWatch volunteer
☐ Integrated flora and fauna staff☐ Land use consultant
☐ Landcare coordinator☐ Landcare member
☐ Landholder or farm manager☐ Local government
☐ Researcher☐ State government
☐ Volunteer: ______☐Water authority
☐ Water management consultant☐Waterwatch coordinator
☐Waterwatch volunteer☐ Other: ______
2. Please provide your postcode?_______
3. Please indicate your age range?
18 - 25 / 26 - 35 / 36 - 45 / 46 - 55 / 56 - 65 / 66 - 75 / 75+☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
4. Have you used the State Wide Integrated Flora and Fauna Teams (SWIFFT) website?
☐Yes☐No
If yes, go to question 6.
5. Why haven't you used the SWIFFT website?(Check any that apply)
☐ Didn’t know about it☐ Didn’t have internet access
☐ Not confident with the technology☐ Not relevant to my organisation/research activity
☐ Too busy☐ Not interested
☐ Other: ______
Go to question 28.
6. How many times have you used the SWIFFT website?
1 - 5times / 6 - 15
times / 16 - 25
times / 26 - 40
times / 41 - 60
times / More than
60 times
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
7. How often do you use the SWIFFT website?
Daily / A fewtimes a
week / Once a
week / A few
times a
month / Once a
month / Less than
once a
month / Never
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
8. Do you find the SWIFFT website easy to use?
☐Yes☐No
9. What elements of the SWIFFT website do you find easy to use?
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10. What elements of the SWIFFT website do you find difficult to use?
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______
11. How easy has it been for you to find the information you are looking for on the SWIFFT website?
Very easy(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Verydifficult
(5)
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
12. Please rate the overall usefulness of the SWIFFT website:
Very useful(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Not at alluseful
(5)
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
13. Please rate the usefulness of the following specific features of the SWIFFT website:
Very useful(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Not at alluseful
(5)
Search functionality for finding specific information / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
News / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Access to original reports / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Information about SWIFFT / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Environmental glossary / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Access to management plans / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Links to partner organisations / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Events calendar / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Live statistics / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Bio-calender / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
14. Do you trust the content on the SWIFFT website?
☐Yes☐No☐Sometimes
15. Please provide reasons for your response.
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16. Is the quality of the content on the SWIFFT website useful for your needs?
☐Yes☐No☐Sometimes
17. Please rate the overall quality of the content on the SWIFFT website:
Low quality(1) / (2) / Medium quality
(3) / (4) / High quality
(5)
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
18. Please rate the quality of the content for the following elements of the SWIFFT website:
Excellent(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Poor
(5) / Unsure
Bio-calender / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Threatened species information / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Video conference notes and agenda items / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Current projects and research / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
References and resources / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Survey results summaries / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Flora and fauna observations / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Environmental glossary / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
News and current events / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
19. What are your reasons for accessing the SWIFFT website? (Check any that apply)
☐ To inform planning decisions
☐ To access research data and information
☐ To share research data and information
☐ To support business case for decisions
☐In my role as a consultant
☐In my role as researcher
☐To resolve and/or inform decisions for my workplace
☐To resolve and/or inform personal decisions
☐To resolve and/or inform professional practice decisions
☐Other: ______
20. How would you rate the SWIFFT website in terms of the following potential benefits?
Very useful(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Not at all useful
(5) / Unsure
Providing a basis for decision making / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Reduced time in sourcing data and previous study findings / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Providing a basis for natural resource management planning / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Providing legacy data access / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Reducing duplication of research / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Support biodiversity and threatened species / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Cost savings / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Increase community engagement and understanding / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
21. Please rate the value of the following components of the SWIFFT website as an aid to supporting your decision making?
Very important(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Not important
(5)
Providing a basis for decision making / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Reduced time in sourcing data and previous study findings / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Providing a basis for natural resource management planning / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Providing legacy data access / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Reducing duplication of research / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Support biodiversity and threatened species / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Cost savings / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Increase community engagement and understanding / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
22. Please rate the impact of the SWIFFT website in informing your decision making and in your practice and planning:
Most impact(1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5) / (6) / (7) / (8) / (9) / Least impact
(10)
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
23. Please rate the following design features of the SWIFFT website:
Excellent(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Poor
(5) / Unsure
Visual display and presentation / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Ease of navigation / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Speed of access / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Types of data included / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Links to other resources / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Search functions / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
User-friendly interface / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Other:______/ ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
24. Are there additional features that you would like to see changed on the SWIFFT website? These could be features that you think should be included or removed from the website.
☐Yes☐No
25. What would you like to see included or removed?
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26. Has the SWIFFT website met your expectations?
☐Yes☐No☐To some extent
27. Please provide reasons for your response:
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28. Are there any other comments you would like to make relating to the SWIFFT website?
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29. If you would like to be involved in an interview for this research please provide your contact details below.
Name:______
Email:______
Thank you for participating in this survey.
If you have any questions, further feedback about this project or would like to participate in future research, please contact one of the following researchers:
Dr Angela MurphyMs Jennifer Corbett
Email: ail:
Telephone: (03) 5327 6198
Dr Birgita HansenMs Alison Ollerenshaw
Email: ail:
Ms Meghan TaylorMr Patrick Bonney
Email: ail: