diff --git a/User Engagement Lead/survey_questions.md b/User Engagement Lead/survey_questions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..671ba4d --- /dev/null +++ b/User Engagement Lead/survey_questions.md @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +# Survey questions + +## Readme + +This survey aims at evaluating users’ experiences with ESMValTool and +discovering users’ needs. It is meant for the users of ESMValTool in all levels +of expertise. Some criteria to design the questions: + +- It does not take more than 10 (?) minutes +- It does not have overlapping questions +- It does not include questions with yes/no answers +- It does not collect personal data, but it has some profiling questions +- It covers different aspects of ESMValTool like application, usage, documentation and community + +The survey can be implemented in a survey app like surveymonkey that does not +collect personal data. The owner is “user engagement team”. They will +edit/run/evaluate the survey and communicate the results to other teams if +needed. + +## Survey content + +Hi! We in [ESMValGroup](https://www.esmvaltool.org/), would love to hear about +your research and experiences using ESMValTool. Your answers will help us to +improve ESMValTool and hence enhance the science that you conduct. All responses +are recorded anonymously. + +**Describe your research/case study and challenges:** + +1. Can you describe your research/case study with respect to data processing? +2. Can you underline the challenges in your research/case study with respect data handling? +3. How would you categorize your expertise level in using ESMValTool? (Beginner, + competent practitioner, expert) + +**Software:** + +ESMValTool provides many recipes (scientific workflows), features and functions to analyze data for Earth system +models. See the [list of preprocessors](https://docs.esmvaltool.org/projects/esmvalcore/en/latest/recipe/preprocessor.html#preprocessor) +and [list of recipes](https://docs.esmvaltool.org/en/latest/recipes/index.html). + +4. Which recipes/preprocessors in ESMValTool have you found to be most useful for your +research/case study? +5. How satisfied are you with the software's: + - Ease of use (1-10) + - Development workflow (1-10) + - Reliability (1-10) + +**Documentation:** + +ESMValTool [documentation](https://docs.esmvaltool.org/en/latest/) covers +different aspects of research: How the code works, how to obtain and process +data, and what are best practices in developing code.If you are familiar with +the documentation, please tell us: + +6. What aspects or specific sections if any did you find most useful in the documentation? +7. What topics are missing that you want to learn about? +8. How much do you agree with the following statements? + - It is easy to find relevant information from the documentation. (1-10) + - The instructions in the documentation are complete and easy + to follow. (1-10) + +**Tutorial:** + +There is also an online +[tutorial](https://esmvalgroup.github.io/ESMValTool_Tutorial/) that shows not +only how to run an experiment but also how to develop your own code. If you are +familiar with the tutorial, please tell us: + +9. What aspects or specific sections if any did you find most useful in the tutorial? +10. What topics are missing that you want to learn about? +11. How much do you agree with the following statements? + - The instructions in the tutorial are complete and easy + to follow. (1-10) + - I can immediately apply what I learned from the tutorial. (1-10) + +**Community:** + +ESMValTool provides [different +platforms](https://docs.esmvaltool.org/en/latest/introduction.html#support) to +communicate with users and researchers: mailing list, github issues, discussion +page. + +12. Which platform are you familiar with: (multiple questions) + + - [User mailing list](https://docs.esmvaltool.org/en/latest/introduction.html#user-mailing-list) + - GitHub issues + - Discussion page + - ESMValTool Website https://esmvaltool.org/ + - Twitter https://twitter.com/esmvaltool + +13. If you have used any of these, please tell us how much you agree with +the following statements? + - I felt comfortable asking my questions using these platforms. (1-10) + - I was able to get clear answers to my questions from the community. (1-10) + +**Other** + +What suggestions do you have for improvements, or any other relevant input for us? + +Thank you for helping us to build the ESMValTool that you like.