Appendix. Survey questions.

From: Atkins, Athony T., & Reilly, Colleen A. (2009). Stifling innovation: The impact of resource-poor  techno-ecologies on student technology use. In Danielle Nicole DeVoss, Heidi McKee, & Dickie Selfe (Eds.), Technological Ecologies and Sustainability. Logan: Utah State University Press and Computers and Composition Digital Press.

Demographics

This survey is designed for you to express your feelings, attitudes, and opinions about your experiences with technology on campus at UNCW. When you answer the questions below, please consider only your on-campus experiences with and access to hardware/software unless the question specifies otherwise. For example, some questions may ask you to indicate that you have access to required software/hardware at your home. An asterisk beside the question number means that a response is required before being allowed to move to the next question.

1. What is your major?
•	English (professional writing)
•	English (literature)
•	English (Teacher Licensure)
•	Creative Writing
•	Communication Studies
•	Business (any major in Cameron)
•	Other (please specify)

2. What is your minor?
•	English (professional writing-certificate)
•	English (literature)
•	Journalism
•	Communication Studies
•	Business
•	Other (please specify)

3. What is your academic Status?
•	First-Year
•	Sophomore
•	Junior
•	Senior

4. What English Course are you currently taking? (if more than one--check all that apply)
•	English 204
•	English 310
•	English 312
•	English 313
•	English 314
•	English 496

5. What is your gender?
•	Male
•	Female

Student

6. What sorts of software do you regularly use on campus to complete course assignments? Check all that apply. (Use the textbox below to list types of software not on the list)
•	Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Access)
•	Microsoft Front Page
•	Microsoft Publisher
•	Adobe Photoshop CS
•	Adobe InDesign
•	Adobe Acrobat Professional (pdf reader/converter)
•	Macromedia (Dreamweaver)
•	Macromedia (Fireworks)
•	Macromedia (Director/Flash)
•	Camtasia
•	Open Source Software (OpenOffice, for example)
•	Other (please specify)

7. What sorts of hardware do you regularly use on campus to complete course assignments? Check all that apply. (Use the textbox below to list types of hardware not on the list)
•	Digital Video Camera
•	Desktop Computer System
•	Laptop
•	DVD Burner
•	CD Burner
•	Digital Audio Recorder
•	Digital Scanner
•	Digital Still Camera
•	Other (please specify)

8. How often are you able to gain access to digital technologies (software and hardware) on campus required to complete course assignments?
•	All the time
•	Sometimes
•	Never

9. If you answered: Sometimes, Never, describe a situation in which you were unable to accommodate your technological needs for a course assignment.

10. What other locations, on or off campus, have you visited to gain access to software/hardware to complete course assignments? Check all that apply.
•	Used your professor's computer
•	Went to a friend's house to use software/hardware
•	Used a publicly accessible computer (such as one at a public library)
•	I have personal access to all necessary software/hardware for my course assignments
•	Other (please specify)

11. People with degrees in professional writing hold a wide variety of positions. Which of the following positions appeal to you? Check all that apply.
•	Advertising
•	Book/Magazine Editor
•	Graphic Artist/Designer
•	Marketing Assistant in Publishing
•	Print Journalist
•	Interactive Journalist
•	Technical Writer/Documentation Specialist
•	Online Marketing Specialist
•	Online Training Developer
•	Proposal/Grant Writer
•	Usability Research Consultant
•	Web Content Manager
•	Web Designer
•	Other (please specify)

12. Of the positions listed below which one/s do you feel qualified to apply for? Check all that apply.
•	Advertising
•	Book/Magazine Editor
•	Graphic Artist/Designer
•	Marketing Assistant in Publishing
•	Print Journalist
•	Interactive Journalist
•	Technical Writer/Documentation Specialist
•	Online Marketing Specialist
•	Online Training Developer
•	Proposal/Grant Writer
•	Usability Research Consultant
•	Web Content Manager
•	Web Designer
•	Other (please specify)

Professors

13. Undergraduate tuition and fees at UNCW includes a technology fee. What do you think the amount of that fee is for a student enrolled in 12 credit hours or more?
•	$49.95
•	$97.69
•	$146.54
•	$195.38

14. Most universities require a technology fee. Is UNCW's technology fee of $195.38 (for students enrolled in 12+ credit hours) fair, based on your level of on campus access to software/hardware?
•	Yes
•	No
•	Don't Know

15. Does the computer classroom in which your classes are held contain the necessary software/hardware needed to complete course assignments?
•	Always
•	Sometimes
•	Never

16. Please offer an example of an instance whereby your professor/s may or may not have been able to acquire necessary software/hardware for use in the classroom to complete course projects.

17. Which of the following methods have you observed professors use to obtain software/hardware needed for course projects. Check all that apply.
•	Borrowed space, time, equipment from colleagues or other departments
•	Purchased or provided use of their personal equipment
•	Used software/hardware from other campus locations
•	None
•	Other (please specify)

Section II

In this portion of the survey when we use the phrase “writing and communication software/hardware” we are referring to the technologies that you commonly use to complete coursework and assignments. Such technologies include everything from email to Web-authoring software to video editing and production software.

18. Using writing and communication software/hardware is a good idea.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

19. Writing and communication software/hardware makes work more interesting.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

20. Working with writing and communication software/hardware system is fun.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

21. I like working with writing and communication software/hardware.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

22. People who influence my behavior think that I should use writing and communication software/hardware.
strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

23. People who are important to me think that I should use writing and communication software/hardware.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

24. Professors have been helpful in my use of writing and communication software/hardware.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

25. In general, the university has supported my use of writing and communication software/hardware.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

26. I have the resources necessary to use writing and communication software/hardware.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

27. I have the knowledge necessary to use writing and communication software/hardware.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

28. 	Writing and communication software/hardware that I use at school is not compatible with writing and communication software/hardware I use at home.
strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

29. 	A specific person (or group) is available for assistance with writing and communication software/hardware difficulties.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

30. 	I could complete a job or task using writing and communication software/hardware if there were no one around to tell me what to do as I go.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

31. 	I could complete a job or task using writing and communication software/hardware if I could call someone for help if I got stuck.
strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

32.	I could complete a job or task using writing and communication software/hardware if I had a lot of time to complete the assignment for which the software/hardware was provided.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

33.	I could complete a job or task using writing and communication software/hardware if I had just the built-in help-feature available for assistance.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

34. I feel apprehensive about using writing and communication software/hardware.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

35. 	It scares me to think that I could lose a lot of information using writing and communication software/hardware by hitting the wrong key.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

36. 	I hesitate to use writing and communication software/hardware for fear of making mistakes I cannot correct.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

37. Writing and communication software/hardware is somewhat intimidating to me.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

38. 	I intend to use writing and communication software/hardware in the next 6 months.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

39. 	I predict I will use writing and communication software/hardware in the next 6 months.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree

40. I plan to use writing and communication software/hardware in the next 6 months.

strongly
disagree
	2	3	4	5	6	strongly
agree