Volunteer Survey during and after an NSF Electronic Records Administration Open Forum Meeting

Webex Poll Questions (Launched During Webinar as part of Webex polling feature)

• Have you worked with the FastLane proposal preparation and submission functionality as a researcher within the last three years?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Not Sure

• How satisfied are you with the idea presented in the demonstration, which included a series of questions that customizes the proposal to the selected funding opportunity?

  • Very Dissatisfied

  • Dissatisfied

  • Neutral

  • Satisfied

  • Very Satisfied

SurveyMonkey Poll Questions (Launched to Webex Participants after Webinar Conclusion)

1. NSF is interested in engaging researchers and SPO staff in various usability activities as PSM functionality is developed and tested. Participation is confidential and voluntary.
   
   Are you willing to participate in a future usability activity such as surveys, usability evaluations, interviews, etc.?

   • Yes

   • No

2. [If answer yes] Please provide your contact information.

   • Last Name

   • First Name

   • Email Address

3. When was the last time you worked in FastLane’s proposal preparation module?

• In the last year

• Within 2-3 years

• Greater than 3 years

4. What is your primary role?

• Researcher

• Sponsored Project Office (SPO) staff person

• Neither

5. [If respondent is a researcher]: For proposals on which you are the main PI, do you serve as the main point of contact responsible for proposal data entry/upload?

• Yes

• No, because others generally input/upload the proposal information for me

• No, because I have only served as Co-PI or Senior Personnel with limited experience with FastLane

• Not Sure

6. How satisfied are you with the proposal initiation workflow, shown in the meeting held on April 27?

• Very Dissatisfied

• Somewhat Dissatisfied

• Neutral

• Somewhat Satisfied

• Very Satisfied

7. [If user answers “very dissatisfied”, “dissatisfied”, or “neutral”] How could the proposal initiation workflow be improved?

• [open ended response]
  
  

8. Overall, how satisfied are you with preparing proposals in FastLane?

• Very Dissatisfied

• Somewhat Dissatisfied

• Neutral

• Somewhat Satisfied

• Very Satisfied

• Not Applicable

9. As you work on a new proposal, how often do you:

• Lack internet access when working on a proposal

• Access previously submitted proposals by downloading them from the FL system

• Work on collaborative proposals involving multiple institutions

• Make changes to information already saved or uploaded in FastLane

• Print the full proposal

• Print a proposal section

[5 choices for each of these sub-questions above: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Always]

10. What software do you make use of when preparing and/or collaborating on your proposal? (select all that apply)

• MS Word

• MS Excel

• Google documents

• Open Office

• LaTeX

• Plain text

• Adobe Acrobat

• Dropbox

• Screensharing tools, e.g. Webex

• Other (please specify)

11. How would you prefer to complete a proposal budget?

• Download a template, fill out, and upload

• Online form showing 1 year at a time

• Online form showing a full view of entire budget

• Step-by-step wizard

• No preference

• Other (please specify)

• I don’t prepare and upload proposal budgets

12. In reference to a proposal that you started earlier and which you would like to resume work on which of the following terms do you prefer?

• Temporary Proposals

• Draft Proposals

• In Progress Proposals

• Other (please specify)