Orientation Questionnaire
Due: October 22
Please answer all of the
questions below and then email your completed assignment to your instructor
(either:
[If you don't have an e-mail account,
register for a free account at one of the free web e-mail sites,
such as Yahoo mail (http://mail.yahoo.com/)
or Hotmail (http://www.hotmail.com).]
1. What is your name (please also include the name you prefer that we use when
communicating with you--if different from your actual name), email address and phone number?
2. Why are you taking this course? (Please indicate, for example, if you need to satisfy a
specific requirement such as CSU Gen. Ed. Area E: Lifelong Learning or SFSU’s Information
Competence requirement, if you need to learn specific research skills for other
classes or if you need one unit of credit.)
3. How did you find out about this course?
4. What do you expect to learn from this
course?
5. What year in school are you in (i.e. freshman, sophomore, or any
other academic experience)
& what is your major, if any?
6. Do you work in addition to taking
classes? If so, what type of work do you do?
7. Do any other classes you are taking this
semester require a research project? If so, which class(es)?
8. Briefly describe library research
experience you've had, if any.
9. What frightens you or makes you uncomfortable about doing
research?
10. Briefly describe computer knowledge you
have, if any:
(what software programs
have you used)?
11. When you work on this course, do you
plan to use a computer at home or will you use only computers on campus?
last revised: 10-17-08 by Eric Brenner, Skyline
College, San Bruno, CA
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