Feedback form for Scilab Workshop on 1 October 2020

Dear Participant,

We thank you for attending the Scilab workshop on 1 Oct. 2020. We would like to have your valuable feedback about the Workshop and the Self-Learning experience as it will help us enhance the quality of our work. Kindly click on the best option that describes your views. You can also provide your comments in the spaces provided in the form. Your response will be kept confidential.

Thank you for your time!

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Questions marked with are mandatory



1A. Your background:

  Faculty in a College
  Lab Assistant/ Lab Staff member
  Research Scholars/PhD Student
  Student (B.E/B.Tech/B.Sc/Any other bachelor's degree)
  Student (M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc/Any other Master's degree)
  Working Professional
  Other




1B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





Questions related to the Scilab background

2A. Do you use any numerical computation software (Other than Scilab) in your college/Institute/Organisation?

  Yes
  No




2B. If the answer to the above question is Yes, please let us know the name of the software (Other than Scilab) in your college/organization, please mention the name of the software.

  Matlab
  Octave
  Mathematica
  Python - NumPy. etc.
  Other




2C. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





3. For how long have you been using the above-mentioned numerical computation software? (If NO, then please select the option 'Never used before'.)

  Never used before
  less than 1 year
  less than 3 years
  less than 5 years
  more than 5 years




4A. Do you already use Scilab in your college/Institute/Organisation?

  Yes
  No
  Not sure




4B. If the answer is "Yes" to the above question, in what way do you use? Please select all the relevant options.

  Course work - class or lab
  Research
  Consultancy
  Other




4C. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





5A. Why would you like to learn Scilab?

  For course work - class or lab
  For research
  Consultancy
  Other




5B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





6. Before today's workshop, have you attended any other Scilab workshop? Please enter the total number of days of the workshop/training you have undergone before. If you have not gone through any such workshop/training before, please choose 0 days.

  0 days
  1 day
  2-4 days
  5-7 days
  Above 7 days




7. One needs a good Scilab background / knowledge to complete the Xcos assignment (screening task) successfully

  Strongly agree
  Agree
  Neither agree nor disagree
  Disagree
  Strongly disagree




Questions related to the workshop

8. Rate your experience in using Spoken Tutorial to learn Scilab. Kindly provide the response that describes your views

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree  
Tutorials are well made and self-explanatory
Tutorials need improvement
Various aspects are unclear and need further explanation
Some concepts were unclear but I could follow the tutorial
I could not learn much from the tutorials





9. Rate your experience in understanding and following the live sessions of Scilab during the workshop. Kindly respond using the scale given below.

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree     Not Applicable  
The sessions are very nicely presented
The topics chosen were interesting
The topics were well explained
The topics chosen were not of any use to me as it was not related to my background
I could not learn much from the sessions





10. Rate your experience in performing the following practice problems during the workshop. (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "extremely easy" and 5 implies "extremely difficult".

  1 (extremely easy)     2     3      4     5 (extremely difficult)  
Practice problem on File handling
Practice problem on Simulation on PID controller using Xcos





11. Did you find the following sessions useful? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "extremely useful" and 5 implies "totally useless".)

  1 (extremely useful)     2     3     4     5 (totally useless)  
Solving differential equations
FOSSEE Optimisation Toolbox
Introduction to Graphical User Interface
Advanced Xcos and plotting





12. Would you be interested in volunteering to be a TA for the beginner workshop on 7 October 2020 (10.00 AM to 6.00 PM)

  Yes
  No




13. Rate the following aspects of the workshop:

  Excellent     Good     Bad     Extremely bad     Not Applicable  
Quality of instructional material presented to you
Learning through Spoken Tutorials
Live sessions
Quality of the online workshop overall





14. How would you rate your level of knowledge in using Scilab before and after the workshop?

  Novice     Amateur     Competent     Proficient     Expert  
Before the workshop
After the workshop





15. Did you register yourself on the Spoken Tutorial Forums as asked in the guideline email sent before the workshop?

  Yes
  No




16. Were your doubts already answered in the Spoken Tutorial Forum?

  I did not refer to the Spoken Tutorial Forum
  Yes my doubt was already posted on the Forum by somebody and it was also answered
  My question was not posted on the Forum




17. Did you post questions or answer somebody else's questions on the Spoken Tutorial Forum during the workshop?

  Yes
  No




18. Select the response that describes your views/responses regarding the workshop:

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree     Not Applicable  
The workshop exposed me to new knowledge and practices.
I am unhappy with the format of this workshop
I did not learn much from this workshop
Even if some people will be denied admission it is better to have less number of participants in the workshop
I will recommend my friends and colleagues to use Scilab





19. Suggest some topics for the live session in future Advanced Scilab Workshops





20. What aspect(s) about the workshop did you like the most?





21. What aspect(s) about the workshop did you dislike the most?





General

22. Using the Scilab Spoken Tutorials and other learning material provided in this workshop, you yourself can conduct such a workshop in your institution. In view of this, please answer the following:

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree  
I can conduct a similar workshop if (a) a FOSSEE expert helps remotely and (b) Spoken Tutorial Forum support is provided
I can conduct a similar workshop if Spoken Tutorial Forum support is provided
I conduct a similar workshop without any other help





23. Check all the activities of the FOSSEE Scilab team that you will be interested to participate in.

  Scilab Lab migration
  Simulink to Xcos migration
  Scilab textbook companion
  Xcos textbook companion
  Conducting workshops using the instructional material created by the Scilab team
  Going through research papers and identifying case studies that could be simulated in Scilab/Xcos
  None of the above




24. Suggestions for improvement or any other suggestions.