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Questionnaire:  Windows Based Authoring Tools.
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The purpose of this questionnaire is to gain information from users
of various Windows-based Authoring tools, as part of a research
project being undertaken by three final-year students to determine
the effectiveness of various authoring tools for building courseware.

If you are an applicationauthor using Asymetrix Toolbook, Authorware
Professional,or Visual Basic, we would especially like to hear from
you, as these three tools will be anaylsed in our report.  However,
authors using other systems are more than welcome to send their
opinions.

Your opinions would be greatly appreciated! Please feel free to
insert lines if you run out of space for explanations.
Place an X in check boxes ([ ]) to indicate your choice.
The email address to send completed questionnaires is:

RAAI@MUSIC.MACARTHUR.UWS.EDU.AU

(which should be the same as the Mail Reply address)

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Part A: Some information about you.


1. Name:         [----------------------------------------------]
2. Organisation: [----------------------------------------------]
3. Position:     [----------------------------------------------]

4. Do you want the above information to remain confidential?
    [ ] Yes.
    [ ] No.

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Part B: General Information.


5. What authoring tool do you currently use?
   Please specify the version number where applicable.

   [ ] Asymetrix Toolbook.                  Version: [----]
   [ ] Authorware Professional.             Version: [----]
   [ ] Visual Basic.                        Version: [----]
   [ ] Other: [-------------------------]   Version: [----]

6. How long have you been using the tool? (Approx.)
   [ ] Under one month.
   [ ] One month or more to six months.
   [ ] Six months to one year.
   [ ] Over a year.

7a. If the applications you develop are for educational purposes,
    which of the groups below is it for?
    [ ] Child education (Primary).
    [ ] Child education (Secondary).
    [ ] Young adult education (University/Tertiary).
    [ ] Adult education.
    [ ] Training employees.
    [ ] Other. > Please specify [---------------------------------]
    [ ] Not Applicable.

7b. If the applications you develop are not for education, what are
    they for?
    [ ] Presentations.
    [ ] Front ends for other applications.
    [ ] Information storage (e.g. Database or catalogue).
    [ ] Other. Please state:
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Part C: Installation


8. Did you find it easy to install the authoring tool?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.
   [ ] Not applicable.

9. If you answered 'Yes' or 'No' to question 8, please explain why
you found the installation to be easy or difficult.
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10. How long did it take to install the tool?  (Approx.)
   [ ] Less than 10 minutes.
   [ ] 10 to 30 minutes.
   [ ] 30 to 60 minutes.
   [ ] Over 60 minutes.
   [ ] Not applicable.

11. Was any extra hardware of software required in order to get the
   authoring system to install?
   [ ] Yes. Please state: [----------------------------------------]
   [ ] No.
   [ ] Not applicable.

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Part D: Learning to use the authoring tool.


12. How did you learn to use the authoring tool?
   [ ] Attended lessons.
   [ ] Trained by colleague.
   [ ] Software Manuals and Tutorials.
   [ ] Third party books.
   [ ] Online tutorial.
   [ ] Example programs.
   [ ] Other. Please state: [----------------------------------------]

13. How long did it take for you to learn how to use the authoring tool
effectively?
   [ ] Under a week.
   [ ] One week to one month.
   [ ] One to six months.
   [ ] Six months to one year.
   [ ] Over one year.

14. Did you get any customer support from the software vendor?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.
   [ ] Did not seek support.

15. If you answered "Yes" to the above, was it a useful aid in
    developing your understanding?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.
   How? [-----------------------------------------------------------]

16. Did you have any previous programming experience before learning the
    authoring tool?
   [ ] Yes.  Please describe: [-----------------------------------]
   [ ] No.

17. Do you think that prior programming experience would make the
    learning the authoring tool easier?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.
   [ ] Unsure.
    If you answered Yes or No, please state why.
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18. Do you think it is necessary to have prior programming experience to
use the authoring tool effectively?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.
   [ ] Unsure.
   If Yes, please state why.
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Part E: Creation of the Courseware

19. Do you feel that the authoring tool gets the job done?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.
   [ ] Partially.

20. If you answered "No" or "Partially" to the above, please state why.
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21. Did you find the authoring tool satisfactory for your requirements?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.

22. If you answered 'No' to question 21, please state why.
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23. Were you forced to change the style or format of your design to
    accommodate any limitations of the tool?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.
   If Yes, what did you have to do?
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24. Was the online documentation useful in aiding development?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No.
   [ ] Not applicable.

25. What input devices does the tool support?
   [ ] Mouse.
   [ ] Keyboard.
   [ ] Light Pen.
   [ ] Touch screen.
   [ ] Other -> Please specify [-------------------]

26. Which if any of the above did you make use of?
   [ ] Mouse.
   [ ] Keyboard.
   [ ] Light Pen.
   [ ] Touch screen.
   [ ] Other -> Please specify [-------------------]

27. What multimedia extensions did the system support?
   [ ] CD-ROM
   [ ] Animation
   [ ] Sound
   [ ] Other... please specify [-----------------------------]

28. Which if any of the above did you make use of?
   [ ] CD-ROM
   [ ] Animation
   [ ] Sound
   [ ] Other... please specify [-----------------------------]

29. In regards to the time taken to develop applications with the
    authoring tool, how well does the tool you currently usecompare
    with other tools you or your organisation have used?
    [ ] Much quicker
    [ ] A little quicker
    [ ] About the same
    [ ] A little slower
    [ ] A lot slower
    [ ] Not applicable

30. What do you think is the reason(s) for this?
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Part F: The Resulting Product


31. How do you rate the speed of the resulting courseware product?
   Slow        Average         Fast
   [ ]    [ ]    [ ]    [ ]    [ ]

32. How do you measure the effectiveness of the users' learning using
   the courseware you have produced?
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33. How effective was the courseware you produced?
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34. Does the end product look pleasing to the eye?
   [ ] Yes.
   [ ] No. Why? [--------------------------------------------------]
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35. How would you categorise the resulting courseware product?
   [ ] Standalone executable.
   [ ] Executable + runtime library.
   [ ] Interpreted script.
   [ ] Interpreted script + interpreter.
   [ ] Other. Please state: [--------------------------------------]

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Part G: In Summary of the Authoring System
(Feel free to insert more lines for room if required)

36. What do you like about it?
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37. What do you dislike about it?
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38. Would you recommend it to others?
   [ ] Yes
   [ ] No
   [ ] Conditionally: under what conditions?
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39. What do you think would be a major improvement or change
    required for the authoring tool?
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40. Any further comments?
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Thank you for the time you have taken to answer this questionnaire
for us. This information will be very useful.

If you are interested in the results of our research we will send
you a summary of our final report, post it to a news group.
[ ] Put an X here if you are.

Ben Hardy.    [RAAH@MUSIC.Macarthur.uws.edu.au]
Paul Snedden. [RAAI@MUSIC.Macarthur.uws.edu.au]
Anthony Wolf. [RAAG@MUSIC.Macarthur.uws.edu.au]
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Cheers!
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[]  Ben Hardy              raai@music.macarthur.uws.edu.au []
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