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