Pre-Boot Camp Survey Questions for Community College Innovation Challenge Participants - 2018

Community College Innovation Challenge Pre-Boot Camp Survey: Students

1. What is your gender?
Female
Male
Non-Binary

2. Are you currently majoring in a technical field (e.g., science, technology, engineering, or mathematics)?
Yes
No
Unsure

3. If you are NOT currently majoring in a technical field, are you planning to?
Yes
No
Unsure
Not Applicable - I am currently majoring in a technical field.

4. Have you taken any college-level business courses?
Yes
No
Unsure

5. If you have NOT taken any college-level business courses, do you plan to?
Yes
No
Unsure
Not Applicable - I have previously taken a college-level business course.

6. The CCIC Boot Camp is designed to provide a hands-on learning opportunity with a focus on building
innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic communication skills. Please indicate your current level of
interest or knowledge for the following statements:
Strongly Disagree
I have (or plan to start)
my own business.
I am interested in
entrepreneurship.
I have participated in
other entrepreneurship
contests or events.
I am familiar with the
principles of design
thinking.
I am familiar with the
principles of identity
creation.
I am familiar with the
principles of value
propositions.
I am familiar with the
principles of strategic
communications.
I am familiar with the
principles of customer
discovery.
I have strong oral
communication skills.
I have strong written
communication skills.
I have taken a
communication course
before.
I am familiar with the
National Science
Foundation and its
mission.

7. What are your future career goals?

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Pre-participation survey

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Pre-participation survey
Please submit feedback based on your level of agreement with the statements below before your
participation in the Community College Innovation Challenge Boot Camp. (Based on the work by
West et al. (2012), Onnovation 101: Promoting Undergraduate Innovation through a Two-Day Boot
camp Creativity Research Journal, 24:2-3, 243-251)

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Pre-participation survey

6/6/17, 4:49 PM

1. Based on past experiences, I feel I am able to
Mark only one oval per row.
Strongly
Disagree

Moderately
Disagree

Slightly
Disagree

Neutral

Slightly
Agree

Moderately
agree

Strongly
Agree

Be flexible and
adaptable willing to change
thoughts and
activities as
needed
Draw
associations
from distinctly
different things to
inspire creativity
Refrain from
prematurely
making a
judgement so I
can consider
new ideas
Accept criticism
as part of the
process of
improving my
ideas without
rejecting my
ideas
prematurely
Break out of my
own limiting
patterns, norms
and prejudices
Discover new
skills, unrelated
to things I had
done in the past,
to complete this
project
Tolerate
uncertainty an
risk
Reframe failures
positively and
learn from them
Apply the
process and
steps of
innovation

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