Cyber Security Base with F-Secure Background Questionnaire

This survey is a part of the research conducted within the Cyber Security Base with F-Secure course series. Answering the survey is voluntary but greatly appreciated.

The data provided will be used for research purposes, and will not be given to third parties. If parts of the data will be included in a possible publication, the data will be anonymized in such a fashion that individual participants cannot be distinguished from the data.

Generic information

What is your TMC username in the Cyber Security MOOC?

Year of birth

Country

Gender

	Male Female Other Will not disclose

Highest achieved level of education

	Primary Education (elementary school) Secondary Education (high-school, vocational school) Some college or university studies Bachelor's degree Master's degree Licenciate or PhD

I have previously attended a MOOC

I have previously completed a MOOC

I am planning to do all the work in this course series

I am currently attending a School / College / University

If you are currently attending a School / College / University, what is the name of the institution?

What is your current occupation?

On the use of computers and online courses

I use computers (mobile phones, laptops, ..) daily

I am programming on a weekly basis

I am working or have worked in the software industry

I am working or have worked in the cyber security industry

I have never programmed

I would feel uncomfortable if I would be asked to write a program

	Beginner	Novice	Expert
What is your level of computer competency?
What is your level of experience with on-line courses?

Learning preferences and attitudes towards learning

This is a questionnaire designed to gather data on learning preferences and attitudes towards learning. After reading each item, please indicate the degree to which you feel that statement is true of you. There are no right or wrong answers. Please read each choice carefully and choose the response which best expresses your feeling.

There is no time limit for the questionnaire. Try not to spend too much time on any one item; however, your first reaction to the question will usually be the most accurate.

	Almost never true	Not often true	Sometimes true	Usually true	Almost always true
I'm looking forward to learning as long as I'm living.
I know what I want to learn.
When I see something that I don't understand, I stay away from it.
If there is something I want to learn, I can figure out a way to learn it.
I love to learn.
It takes me a while to get started on new projects.
In a classroom situation, I expect the instructor to tell all class members exactly what to do at all times.
I believe that thinking about who you are, where you are, and where you are going should be a major part of every person's education.
I don't work very well on my own.
If I discover a need for information that I don't have, I know where to go to get it.
I can learn things on my own better than most people.
Even if I have a great idea, I can't seem to develop a plan for making it work.
In a learning experience, I prefer to take part in deciding what will be learned and how.
Difficult study doesn't bother me if I'm interested in something.
No one but me is truly responsible for what I learn.
I can tell whether I'm learning something well or not.
There are so many things I want to learn that I wish there were more hours in a day.
If there is something I have decided to learn, I can find time for it, no matter how busy I am.
Understanding what I read is a problem for me.

Thank you!

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Cyber Security Base with F-Secure Background Questionnaire

Generic information

On the use of computers and online courses

Learning preferences and attitudes towards learning

Thank you!

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