Routing for UAS501
un_intro
This survey asks questions about your thoughts on research and universities in the U.S.
univ_feel (how feel about Universities in the United States)
In general, how do you feel about Universities in the United States?
1 Entirely negative
2 Mostly negative
3 Neither positive nor negative
4 Mostly positive
5 Entirely positive
truthjustice (what more important for university research)
What do you think is more important for university research? Pursue the truth or seek social justice?
1 Pursue the truth
2 Seek social justice
Q10 (Colleges and universities having a positive or negative effect)
Next, are colleges and universities having a positive or negative effect on the way things are going in the country these days?
1 Positive
2 Negative
3 Neither/No influence
4 Mixed
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un004_intro
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
univ_elite (Universities are elitist institutions that are out of touch with the rest of society)
Universities are elitist institutions that are out of touch with the rest of society.
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
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un004_intro
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
worldchange (Scientific research is causing the world to change too fast)
Scientific research is causing the world to change too fast.
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
solveprobs2 (research universities helps United States solve major problems facing country)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
The research going on at our universities helps the United States to solve major problems facing the country.
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
grade_intro
For the next set of questions, you will use an A through F grading scale - where A represents the best possible grade you can give and F represents the worst possible grade - to rate the job colleges and universities are doing in each described area.
grade_research (grade in conducting scientific research)
What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in conducting scientific research?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 Fail
6 Don't know
grade_students (grade preparing students to be productive members of work-force)
What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in preparing students to be productive members of the work-force?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 Fail
6 Don't know
grade_pointofview (grade in in allowing many different points of view to be expressed on campus)
What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in allowing many different points of view to be expressed on campus?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 Fail
6 Don't know
grade_hatespeech (grade in protecting students from hate speech)
What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in protecting students from hate speech?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 Fail
6 Don't know
conf_res (level of confidence in objectivity of university research )
What level of confidence do you have in the objectivity of university research?
1 Extremely confident
2 Very confident
3 Somewhat confident
4 Not too confident
5 Not confident
conf_questions := array(1 => "conf1a", 2 => "conf1b", 3 => "conf1c", 4 => "conf1d", 5=> "conf1e", 6 => "conf1f", 7 => "conf1g", 8 => "conf1h", 9 => "conf1i")
if sizeof(conf_order) = 0 then
conf_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 5 => 5, 6 => 6, 7 => 7, 8 => 8, 9 => 9))
End of if
un008_intro
The next questions ask you to think about various things that may have contributed to making American society better. For each question, please indicate if it made a major contribution to making American society better, a minor contribution or hardly contributed at all.
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un008_intro2
How much confidence, if any, do you have in each of the following to act in the best interests of the public?
Subgroup of questions
Loop from 1 to 9
Value of question 'conf_questions[conf_order[cnt]]' asked as question
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if sizeof(q17q26_order) = 0 then
q17q26_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 4, 4 => 5, 5 => 9, 6 => 10))
End of if
Loop from 1 to 6
q17q26 (contribution factor)
How much [Q17 Q26 order series[]] contributed to making American society better?
1 Major contribution
2 Minor contribution
3 Hardly any contribution
4 Not sure
End of loop
Group of questions presented on the same screen
un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
re_010 (trouble with scientific research is results can be applied in ways that cause more bad than good)
The trouble with scientific research is that its results can be applied in ways that cause more bad than good for the world.
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
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un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
re_011 (Scientific research today doesn't pay enough attention to the moral values of society)
Scientific research today doesn't pay enough attention to the moral values of society
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
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un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
re_007 (Scientific research is essential to improving the quality of human lives)
Scientific research is essential to improving the quality of human lives
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
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jd_source_questions := array(1 => "jd_source1", 2 => "jd_source2", 3 => "jd_source3", 4 => "jd_source4", 5=> "jd_source10", 6 => "jd_source5", 7 => "jd_source6", 8 => "jd_source7", 9 => "jd_source11", 10 => "jd_source12")
if sizeof(jd_source_order) = 0 then
jd_source_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 5 => 5, 6 => 6, 7 => 7, 8 => 8, 9 => 9, 10 => 10))
End of if
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Subgroup of questions
Loop from 1 to 10
Value of question 'jd_source_questions[jd_source_order[cnt]]' asked as question
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if ak_topic_randomizer = empty then
ak_topic_randomizer := mt_rand(1,4)
ak_belief_randomizer := mt_rand(1,2)
End of if
info_questions := array(1 => "info001", 2 => "info002", 3 => "info003", 4 => "info004", 5=> "info005", 6 => "info006")
if sizeof(info_order) = 0 then
info_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 5 => 5, 6 => 6))
End of if
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Subgroup of questions
Loop from 1 to 6
Value of question 'info_questions[info_order[cnt]]' asked as question
End of loop
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CS_001 (HOW PLEASANT INTERVIEW)
Could you tell us how interesting or uninteresting you found the questions in this survey?
1 Very interesting
2 Interesting
3 Neither interesting nor uninteresting
4 Uninteresting
5 Very uninteresting
CS_003 (comments)
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