6.4. Day 2: 16-223 Skill Survey ResultsΒΆ
Notes for 2015-09-02. See also the Fall 2015 Calendar.
The following table is sorted from most to least positive responses.
| Question | Positive responses | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Total Responses | 26 | |
| Have you ever spoken, performed, or given a presentation to... [2-10 people] | 25 | 96% |
| Have you ever spoken, performed, or given a presentation to... [11-100 people] | 24 | 92% |
| Have you ever... [taught children?] | 24 | 92% |
| Have you ever created something you’re proud of, that has no clear purpose or utility? | 23 | 88% |
| Have you ever participated in a critique? | 23 | 88% |
| Have you ever taken a calculus course? | 23 | 88% |
| Have you ever... [grown a plant from seed?] | 23 | 88% |
| Can you... [take photographs with a DSLR?] | 21 | 81% |
| Have you ever written a short story? | 21 | 81% |
| Have you ever taken a physics course? | 20 | 77% |
| Have you ever spoken, performed, or given a presentation to... [no one] | 19 | 73% |
| Can you... [play at least one musical instrument?] | 18 | 69% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [band saw] | 17 | 65% |
| Have you ever... [acted in a play?] | 16 | 62% |
| Have you ever... [baked bread from scratch?] | 16 | 62% |
| Have you ever... [shown an artwork in a gallery?] | 16 | 62% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [belt sander] | 16 | 62% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [drill press] | 16 | 62% |
| Have you ever spoken, performed, or given a presentation to... [101-500 people] | 15 | 58% |
| Have you ever written an artist statement? | 15 | 58% |
| Can you... [speak more than one language fluently?] | 14 | 54% |
| Have you ever written a research or funding proposal? | 14 | 54% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [laser cutter] | 11 | 42% |
| Have you ever written a theatrical script? | 10 | 38% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [soldering iron] | 10 | 38% |
| Have you ever... [been to the Carnegie International?] | 8 | 31% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [CNC router] | 7 | 27% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [milling machine] | 7 | 27% |
| Have you ever spoken, performed, or given a presentation to... [more than 500 people] | 6 | 23% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [panel saw] | 6 | 23% |
| Can you... [juggle three balls?] | 5 | 19% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [3D printer] | 5 | 19% |
| Have you ever designed a mold for casting? | 4 | 15% |
| Have you ever designed a linkage? | 3 | 12% |
| Have you ever used modular aluminum extrusion? | 3 | 12% |
| Are you on the waitlist? | 2 | 8% |
| Have you debugged embedded software? | 2 | 8% |
| Have you ever published a peer-reviewed journal paper? | 2 | 8% |
| Have you ever... [been to the Whitney Biennial?] | 2 | 8% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [hand tap or die (for threading)] | 2 | 8% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [hot-air rework station (for surface-mount electronics)] | 2 | 8% |
| Which of the following tools have you used? [metal lathe] | 2 | 8% |
| Have you ever designed a rotational joint using ball-bearings? | 1 | 4% |
| Have you ever published a peer-reviewed conference paper? | 1 | 4% |
| Have you ever designed a flexure joint? | 0 | 0% |
| Have you ever designed a printed circuit board (PCB)? | 0 | 0% |
| Question | Average Value | |
| How comfortable are you interviewing a client to discover requirements? | 3.9 | |
| How comfortable are you brainstorming project ideas? | 3.8 | |
| What is your video editor skill level? | 2.8 | |
| What is your Python programming experience? | 2.5 | |
| What is your familiarity with linear algebra? | 2.3 | |
| What is your hand-sewing or machine-sewing fabrication experience? | 2.2 | |
| What is your laser cutter fabrication experience? | 2.1 | |
| What is your carpentry experience? | 2.0 | |
| What is your Rhino CAD skill level? | 2.0 | |
| What is your woodworking experience? | 2.0 | |
| What is your manual machine shop fabrication experience? | 1.8 | |
| How well can you use Ohm’s Law? | 1.7 | |
| What is your CNC router fabrication experience? | 1.7 | |
| What is your Rhino/Grasshopper programming experience? | 1.6 | |
| What is your 3D printer fabrication experience? | 1.6 | |
| How well can you use a digital multi-meter (DMM)? | 1.5 | |
| What is your CAM skill level? | 1.5 | |
| What is your electronics fabrication experience? | 1.5 | |
| What is your general C or C++ programming experience? | 1.5 | |
| What is your SolidWorks CAD skill level? | 1.5 | |
| What is your Arduino programming experience? | 1.4 | |
| What is your Processing programming experience? | 1.4 | |
| What is your interface circuit design experience? | 1.3 | |
| What is your real-time programming experience? | 1.3 | |
| What is your welding experience? | 1.3 | |
| What is your familiarity with forward and inverse kinematics? | 1.3 | |
| How well can you use an oscilloscope? | 1.2 | |
| What is your EAGLE CAD skill level? | 1.0 |