Early Career Faculty Project Promote Survey

1. Have you posted any questions to Project Promote's Question and Answer Center?

Yes
No

2. If you have not posted any questions for senior faculty, what do you think are the most likely reasons for this?

(Choose as many answers as are applicable.)

I really couldn't think of anything to ask.
I was too busy.
I felt I could get all of the information I needed from other sources.
I was concerned about whether my privacy would be protected on this Web Site.

Are there any other reasons?

3. If you have posted a question for senior faculty, did you receive any response?

Yes
No

4. If you received one or more responses to a question, how helpful was the content of the responses?

5- Very helpful
4
3
2
1- No help at all

5. Are there any questions you wanted to ask, but you did not feel comfortable posting?

Yes
No

If yes, please feel free to write one or more of these questions here (this is an anonymous survey):

6. Early career faculty can conceal all or part of their identity when posting a question. How important do you feel this feature is?

5- Very important
4
3
2
1- Not important at all

Do you feel this feature offers enough protection to encourage early career faculty to ask questions, especially those of a sensitive nature?

Yes
No

If not, why do you feel it does not offer enough protection?

7. Do you trust the Project Promote procedures, policies, and the people who run it to keep your personal information confidential when you choose to make it confidential when you ask a question?

5- Absolutely yes
4
3
2
1- Absolutely no

If trust is an issue, what are factors that lower your trust?

8. Providing early career faculty with mentorship is the motivation and purpose for the Project Promote Web site. Do you think that the Project Promote Web site can be considered as a form of mentorship?

Yes
No

If no, why do you think this?

1. How important have the periodic email reminders been to your participation on Project Promote?

5- Very important
4
3
2
1- Not important at all

2. How often do you visit the Project Promote Web site?

Every day
Several times a week
About once a week
About once a month
Only after receiving an email reminder

3. How much use do you make of the resource links provided (on the left) of the Project Promote home page?

5- Very high use
4
3
2
1- I've never used them

4. What convinced you to register on the Project Promote Web site?

(Choose as many answers as are applicable.)

Information presented at the fall New Faculty Colloquium Meeting.
Email I received from my department.
Flier about the opportunity.
I participated in the beta testing period last year.

Are there any other reasons?

5. Usability of the Project Promote Web site

Usability can be defined as the state of being convenient to use and capable of being used.

How would you rate the overall usability of the Project Promote web portal?

Excellent - very easy to use and very easy to navigate
Very good - definitely easy to use and easy to navigate, but some minor problems
OK - It is relatively easy to use and navigate, but I found myself lost and disoriented occasionally
Less than adequate - It is not very easy to use and navigate; I have to struggle to use the site
Poor - The site is not usable at all; a total redesign is necessary

6. Would you recommend colleagues to join Promote Promote?

Yes
No

7. Please make any general comments you like, or make elaborations on any of your answers above: