(Skip question 15 if you have taken a summer course) 15. What is your reason for never having taken a summer course? o Summer courses are too demanding. o I would rather learn the material in a Fall/Spring semester course. o I have obligations over the summer semester. o Financial Aid/Scholarship does not cover cost of summer course. o I have no reason for never having taken a summer course. o Other ___________________________________________________________________ This question will only be seen by respondents that have not taken a summer course. This gives us the opportunity to see why students have not taken a summer course and also provides a write-in option so respondents can be as specific as they want as to why they have not taken a summer course.
16. Which Communication and Journalism course(s) would you like to see offered as a summer course? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ This open-ended question is available to both participants that have taken a summer course and those that have not taken a summer course. We wanted to learn about what courses students would want to see offered, regardless of previous participation in a summer class. 17. What is your current class standing? o Freshman o Sophomore o Junior o Senior This demographic question’s purpose is to determine the respondent’s class standing. This will be useful in the cross-tabulation of information to determine patterns with age group’s participation pertaining to the School of Communication and Journalism summer courses and distance-learning course.
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