Table 4 Items of the overall program and course specific questionnaires
Questionnaire | Topic | Item |
|---|---|---|
Overall program questionnaire | Overall | How many stars would you award to the entire vSEMERA program (the more stars the better you enjoyed and valued the program)? |
My expectations regarding the program were fully met. | ||
The program was too demanding. | ||
The program didn’t challenge me enough. | ||
Subjects/Courses of the program | All subject areas were sufficiently addressed. | |
The contents conveyed were well related to practice. | ||
The topics of courses were well matched. | ||
A lot of course content was overlapping. | ||
Subjects were treated too superficially. If you agree, please name which subjects were treated superficially: | ||
Some subjects were irrelevant. If you agree, please name which subjects were irrelevant: | ||
Research benefit of the program | The program helped me a lot in improving my scientific skills. | |
Through vSEMERA I have been able to improve my English significantly. | ||
The program was helpful in advancing my research career. | ||
The program motivated me to pursue a scientific career. | ||
The knowledge I gained from vSEMERA will also benefit my future activities and tasks. | ||
I think that the knowledge acquired in the program will be outdated or obsolete in the medium to long term. | ||
Ease of scheduling | The breaks between courses were sufficient. | |
The course dates were generally adhered to and changes were sufficiently announced. | ||
It makes sense to take a semester off to participate in the program. | ||
Participating in the vSEMERA program alongside regular studies was no problem. | ||
Group size | There were too few participants. If you agree, what would be the ideal number of participants? | |
Attendance | I was able to attend as many courses and lectures as I thought I would. If not, why were you not able to attend as many courses and lectures as you thought you would or as you would have liked to attend? What could be improved to increase the attendance? | |
Feedback | What did you like most about the program? Please comment. What didn’t you like about the program?/ What could be improved? Please comment. | |
Course-related questionnaire | Course specific ratings | How many stars would you award this course (the more stars the better you liked the course)? |
Feedback | Which aspects of the course did you particularly appreciate? Which aspects of the course could be improved? |