Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-26 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Users don't want to read the manual, let alone read and complete a questionnaire. My advice is to keep it short. Enclose a self-addresses post card with one or two questions and an area where to write any comments that they have on the manual, including errors and things that were insufficientl

Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-26 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
--Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Shmuel Wolfson > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:39 AM > To: Andersen, Verner Engell VEA; Framers > Subject: Re: Offtopic: Questionnaire

Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-26 Thread Fred Ridder
Art Campbell wrote (in part): > For each question, I'd ask them to specify a number in the range 1-5 from > "Strongly Agree" to Strongly Disagree." Also, I'd include an option for them > tell you that they don't care or the question doesn't apply. One piece of advice I once learned from a profes

Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-26 Thread Art Campbell
For each question, I'd ask them to specify a number in the range 1-5 from "Strongly Agree" to Strongly Disagree." Also, I'd include an option for them tell you that they don't care or the question doesn't apply. And finally, one of the most important parts of preparing a survey or questionaire is

RE: Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-26 Thread Fred Ridder
Art Campbell wrote (in part): > For each question, I'd ask them to specify a number in the range 1-5 from > "Strongly Agree" to Strongly Disagree." Also, I'd include an option for them > tell you that they don't care or the question doesn't apply. One piece of advice I once learned from a prof

Re: Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-26 Thread Art Campbell
For each question, I'd ask them to specify a number in the range 1-5 from "Strongly Agree" to Strongly Disagree." Also, I'd include an option for them tell you that they don't care or the question doesn't apply. And finally, one of the most important parts of preparing a survey or questionaire is

RE: Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-26 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
--Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Shmuel Wolfson > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:39 AM > To: Andersen, Verner Engell VEA; Framers > Subject: Re: Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation > > Users don

Re: Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-26 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Users don't want to read the manual, let alone read and complete a questionnaire. My advice is to keep it short. Enclose a self-addresses post card with one or two questions and an area where to write any comments that they have on the manual, including errors and things that were insufficientl

Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-25 Thread Andersen, Verner Engell VEA
Hi I am going to send out a questionnaire to our customers about documentation. I am interested in good advice, maybe a template or a sample questionnaire. I am interested in knowing whether customers prefer online help or the paper manual, whether they need translated screen shots or they can li

Offtopic: Questionnaire about documentation

2008-11-25 Thread Andersen, Verner Engell VEA
Hi I am going to send out a questionnaire to our customers about documentation. I am interested in good advice, maybe a template or a sample questionnaire. I am interested in knowing whether customers prefer online help or the paper manual, whether they need translated screen shots or they can li