2023 Izu-Miru Workshop Participant Survey

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Name: 


  1. Please indicate your university
    SUAC（Design）
    SUAC (Intercultural Studies）
    IUE (Design）


  1. Please tell us your major
    Product
    Graphic
    Architecture
    Business Planning
    Intercultural Studies
    Other


  1. What was your motivation for participating in the workshop?
    Please mark the reasons below in order of their appropriateness, with “1” being the most appropriate, “2” being the second most appropriate, and so on. Reasons that you feel are not at all appropriate or not relevant to you can be left blank.


        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   N/A
    I wanted to learn about the opinions of foreign students    
    I was interested in country of my international partners    
    I was interested in getting feedback from professional designers in the private sector    
    I wanted to test my practical English skills in an authentic setting    
    I thought I would become better able to speak English    
    I wanted to learn about the opinions of foreign students    
    I was asked to join and didn’t see any reason not to    
    Other    


  1. What pre-workshop activities were most valuable for you in preparation for the workshop?
    Please mark the reasons below in order of their appropriateness, with “1” being the most appropriate, “2” being the second most appropriate, and so on. Reasons that you feel are not at all appropriate or not relevant to you can be left blank.


        1 2 3 4 5 6   N/A
    The Skype sessions between IUE and SUAC    
    The evening (18:00-) preparation sessions and the Language Center (SUAC only)    
    The Facebook Group page    
    The pre-workshop advice given to me by my teachers    
    Nothing was especially helpful    
    Other    


  1. How many times did you attend the pre-workshop activities at the Language Center (SUAC only)
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4


  1. Which of the following methods of contact were most useful for you during the workshop?
    Please mark the reasons below in order of their appropriateness, with “1” being the most appropriate, “2” being the second most appropriate, and so on. Reasons that you feel are not at all appropriate or not relevant to you can be left blank.


        1 2 3 4 5 6 7   N/A
    Portal (SUAC only)    
    Email    
    Facebook    
    Instagram    
    Line    
    Whatsapp    
    Other    


  1. Which of the following experiences during the workshop did you feel were most meaningful?
    Please mark the reasons below in order of their appropriateness, with “1” being the most appropriate, “2” being the second most appropriate, and so on. Reasons that you feel are not at all appropriate or not relevant to you can be left blank.



        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11   N/A
    Visit to the Shizuoka Governor    
    Evening Symposium on Day 1    
    Tea Ceremony    
    Cooking and cultural exchange with local residents    
    Travel using public transportation    
    Hanging Hina Dolls    
    Travel to Monkey Bay    
    Sea Kayaking    
    Free time to do individual activities    
    Spending time at the hotel    
    Other    


  1. Generally speaking, which of the following communicative activities in the workshop were meaningful to you?
    Please mark the reasons below in order of their appropriateness, with “1” being the most appropriate, “2” being the second most appropriate, and so on. Reasons that you feel are not at all appropriate or not relevant to you can be left blank.


        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11   N/A
    Preliminary research    
    Activities in the Kamo Region    
    Group Discussions    
    Individual work    
    The Presentation    
    Advice from corporate designers    
    The group discussions    
    Advice from IUE faculty    
    Advice from SUAC faculty    
    Post workshop communication and interaction    
    Other    


  1. Were you able to communicate well enough in English with the other members of your group？
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    not at all  very well


  1. Overall, did you have any trouble during the workshop？
    Please mark the reasons below in order of their appropriateness, with “1” being the most appropriate, “2” being the second most appropriate, and so on. Reasons that you feel are not at all appropriate or not relevant to you can be left blank.


        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12   N/A
    No particular problems    
    I couldn’t express myself well enough in English    
    The English of some of my group partners difficult to understand    
    Cultural or value differences between me and my group partners was difficult    
    Some personality differences among our group members made it difficult to interact    
    It was hard to understand the advice of the corporate designers    
    The workshop theme was too difficult    
    There were too many activities, which tired me out    
    The length of the workshop was too short    
    The workshop theme was too difficult    
    During the workshop, I didn’t receive enough guidance from the teachers    
    Other    


  1. How meaningful was your experience during this workshop?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Not at all  Very


  1. I was satisfied with the work that I produced in the workshop.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    not at all  very


  1. I would like to participate in other workshops of a similar nature in the future.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    not at all  very much


  1. Did you learn anything from the students of the partner country? (Please answer in the space below)


  1. COMMENTS: (Please share your honest impressions and opinions.)





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