New Survey ...

[wrigglefingers]

So, we had a request from a student for yet another survey. I've done it. Be kind.

 

Here's his request ...

 

Hey guys!

Im currently Doing my Final Major Project at University and would love to get as much feed back as possible from my Canal boat themed questionnaire. It focuses on problems and difficulties on the canals . I hope you can all give it a blast! The more detail the better. Many thanks!

 

https://surveyplanet.com/5850067922b714057516560f

 

PLEASE GIVE IT A GO! SHORT AND SWEET CANAL BOAT QUESTIONNAIRE

Edited December 20, 2016 by wrigglefingers
Sorted out the coding errors

[Nightwatch]

Link doesn't work for me.

[Stilllearning]

Nor me.

[wrigglefingers]

I'll try again, Nightwatch ...

 

https://surveyplanet.com/5850067922b714057516560f

 

It's because I had to cut and paste it.

[RLWP]

I struggled to answer the later parts of the survey. The expectation is that there are 'problems' and the survey only focuses on that

 

Richard

[Nightwatch]

Link worked and summited survey. I answered that I hadn't rented a boat. I still had to answer the following questions. But no problem as I'm that sort of chap.

[wrigglefingers]

I very much doubt it's really a final year degree survey, it looks like it's more a BTEC L1 questionnaire, but we can be kind and help at Christmas. He'll be marked on the structure of the questionnaire as well as the analysis of the answers. It's not a questionnaire that I'd let one of my students use because it limits the response. There are errors in the possible answers in any case.

[Tam & Di]

I don't know the nature of this guy's University course - is it to do with writing a survey, and he's just opted to use canal life as the theme?

 

He is assuming that everyone has problems on their boat and his survey answers are going to be a total waste of time for any proper University project, either about surveys or about canal life. I've tried to tell him that in as kind a way as I could in the last answer boxes as it was making me quite cross that he should write such a poorly conceived project.

Wriggle has answered in part - I've answered as best I can but the answers will not reflect reality at all.

[wrigglefingers]

TBH, I don't think it matters that much Tam, I think we're just helping him fulfil his brief as he sees it. I very much doubt it's going towards a government research paper, this time. Sometimes students just need help even when they're misdirected.

[RLWP]

Link worked and summited survey. I answered that I hadn't rented a boat. I still had to answer the following questions. But no problem as I'm that sort of chap.

 

You don't have to answer, you can move on to the next page without choosing any options

 

Richard

[Canal321]

Survey didn't allow me to select: narrowboat, widebeam and cruiser, for the boats I own. It assumes I only own one of the above.

[Tam & Di]

Hopefully he will learn something or the whole project is a waste of everyone's time, inlcuding those of us who replied. I did add a note in one response box to tell him I thought his questions would only be useful if he allowed people to say they had no problems, so if he takes that on board he might be able to write a more considered survey next time, whatever the topic.

[RLWP]

Survey didn't allow me to select: narrowboat, widebeam and cruiser, for the boats I own. It assumes I only own one of the above.

 

Good point, Admiral

 

 

Richard

[Bewildered]

Done

Although in answer to the question, what is most difficult about canal life? I'm not sure my answer, putting up with idiots, is going to be much help ?

[Athy]

Done

Although in answer to the question, what is most difficult about canal life? I'm not sure my answer, putting up with idiots, is going to be much help

It could be taken two ways.

[Mike Todd]

I very much doubt it's really a final year degree survey, it looks like it's more a BTEC L1 questionnaire, but we can be kind and help at Christmas. He'll be marked on the structure of the questionnaire as well as the analysis of the answers. It's not a questionnaire that I'd let one of my students use because it limits the response. There are errors in the possible answers in any case.

I would have disappointed by the quality of the work if it were for a GCSE course!

[wrigglefingers]

I would have disappointed by the quality of the work if it were for a GCSE course!

Quite ... I'd be having words at BTEC L1 TBH, but hey! Not my monkeys and not my circus either, just a panicky request for help, wonkily worded. We've all been there, even if we'd like to think we haven't!

[Victor Vectis]

Done

Although in answer to the question, what is most difficult about canal life? I'm not sure my answer, putting up with idiots, is going to be much help

I answered along similar lines, ie boat(s) in front faffing about at locks.

[Mac of Cygnet]

He apparently thinks that you can't be singlehanded (Q 7). It's obviously difficult to construct a questionnaire on a subject about which you know nothing.

[MtB]

Yes that was the only question I found irritating how many live on your boat excluding you?

 

I needed to answer zero but that was not an option.

[manxmike]

It would have been nice to be able to go back a question to amend the answer in light of subsequent questions.

I found I had to answer some questions in a fairly inventive way!

[starman]

You're being a bit harsh on the guy. If it was a CRT survey many of you would be lining up lists of problems.

[Dave_P]

Yes that was the only question I found irritating how many live on your boat excluding you?

 

I needed to answer zero but that was not an option.

Same problem here, so I left it blank.

[Tam & Di]

You're being a bit harsh on the guy. If it was a CRT survey many of you would be lining up lists of problems.

 

I don't think so. We do not know if his project is about canals or about surveys, but as he obviously knows nothing about canals I think it has to be about surveys. If that is the case then I think he has a lot to learn about survey work, and it is just possible that the replies on this thread would give him some useful feedback (if he actually ever sees it, of course).

[ditchcrawler]

I am not sure I completed it before it stopped running, I didn't get and end or thank you. maybe I should do it all again