About You

This section is intended to gather demographic information about VSEM users, and data regarding their previous SEM usage.

Name:
E-mail:
Affiliation:

Age:
Gender: Male Female

What is your main purpose for using SEMs?

Please rate your level of expertise using a SEM:
(I am a novice) 1 2 3 4 5 (I am an expert)

For approximately how many hours have you previously used a SEM?

May we contact you with further information about VSEM as it becomes available? (we will not share this information with third parties)
YES NO

Your Computer System

This section is intended to gather information about the type of IT equipment available to users of VSEM.

What are the specifications of the computer you used to run VSEM?

• OS, e.g. Windows (version), Linux (flavour), Mac OS, other:
  
• Processor type and clock speed:
  
• RAM:
  
• Graphics card (make, model and memory):
  
• Screen resolution:
  

What web-browser(s) did you run VSEM on (select all which apply)?
Internet Explorer 7
Opera 9
FireFox 2
Safari 2
Other (please specify)

What version of Java do you have installed (In Windows, you can find this by opening Control Panel from the Start Menu and then opening the Java Control Panel. Under the "General" tab click the "About" button)?

What version of Flash do you have installed (In Windows, you can find this by right clicking on a Flash movie in a web-page. The option at the bottom of the resulting pop-up menu tells you which version is installed)?

Please rate your level of expertise using the computer system you ran VSEM on:
(I am a novice) 1 2 3 4 5 (I am an expert)

Any other comments about your computer system which you think may be useful:

VSEM Learning Environment

The VSEM Learning Environment is defined as the website (including layout and content) at www.virtualsem.com which you logged into to gain access to the VSEM software and course material.

Did you use the learning environment?
YES NO

What (if any) technical problems did you encounter with the environment (select all which apply)?
You could not log in
You kept being logged out
The system was slow
Pages failed to display or needed to be refreshed
You could not update web forms (please specify which ones)

Other (please specify)

The environment is easy to navigate and information easy to find:
(Strongly Disagree) 1 2 3 4 5 (Strongly Agree)

The environment is educationally valuable:
(Strongly Disagree) 1 2 3 4 5 (Strongly Agree)

Which areas did you look at on the site (select all which apply)?
The VSEM Project
SEM 101
History of the SEM
How the SEM Works - An Overview
Focusing the SEM

Please give any other comments you have about the learning environment:

VSEM Simulator

The VSEM simulator is defined as the Java Application downloadable from the "VSEM Simulator" course in the online environment. This is available for you to download and try on your computer.

Did you use the VSEM simulator?
YES NO

What (if any) technical problems did you encounter running the simulator (select all which apply)?
Couldn't unpackage zip file
Didn't run at all on my computer
Slow to run
Broken features (please specify)

Other (please specify)

What features of the simulator did you use (select all which apply)?
Magnification control
Pan control
Stigmator adjustment
Focus adjustment
Brightness adjustment
Contrast adjustment
Accelerating voltage control
Filament current control
Measurement box
Scale marker
Frame averaging
Image export

Which features, if any, did you find particularly helpful (select all which apply)?
Magnification control
Pan control
Stigmator adjustment
Focus adjustment
Brightness adjustment
Contrast adjustment
Accelerating voltage control
Filament current control
Measurement box
Scale marker
Frame averaging
Image export

What features would you find useful which are not currently available (please specify)?

Comparing against your experience operating a real SEM, how useful do you consider the simulator to be as a method of gaining hands-on experience of using a SEM:
(Not at all useful) 1 2 3 4 5 (Very useful)

Please give any other comments you have about the simulator:

VSEM Encyclopaedia

The VSEM encyclopaedia is defined as the Flash application downloadable from the "VSEM Encyclopaedia" course in the online environment. This is available for you to download and try on your computer.

Did you use the VSEM encyclopaedia?
YES NO

What, if any, technical problems did you did you encounter while running it? Failed to load in browser
Buttons didn't work
Part loaded in browser but no content appeared
Other (please specify)

What content did you find particularly helpful (please specify)?

What content not currently available would it be useful to include (please specify)?

Which, if any, techniques used to deliver information are particularly helpful?
Text
2D Animations
Glossary
Images
Hyperlinks in text
Other (please specify)

Which, if any, techniques used to deliver information are unhelpful?
Text
2D Animations
Glossary
Images
Hyperlinks in text
Other (please specify)

Please specify any other information delivery techniques you feel would be useful:

How useful a reference resource do you consider the encyclopaedia to be for SEM users?
(Not at all useful) 1 2 3 4 5 (Very useful)

Please give any other comments you have about the encyclopaedia:

VSEM Overall

Please answer this section taking into account your whole experience of using VSEM.

I found VSEM a useful tool for learning about the SEM:
(Not at all useful) 1 2 3 4 5 (Very useful)

Please give any further comments you have regarding VSEM below (these may include extra features you would like to see implemented, course / encyclopaedia topics which would be useful, further information about using VSEM, etc).

Submit Your Answers:

END OF SURVEY

Many thanks for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.