[Sigia-l] Questionnaire on IA - For my masters thesis

[nramanan at speakeasy.net]

Hi 

I am currently writing a thesis on Information Architecture for my masters program and as a part of it I am conducting a survey. I have attached the said questionnaire to the bottom of this email. It would be a great help if you could fill it in and send it back to me. 

Please send the reply directly to me at nramanan at speakeasy.net. 

Appreciate the help. 


Thanks 


Ramanan 

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Survey Questionnaire 
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Introduction 
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My name is Natarajan Ramanan and I am enrolled in the Masters Program (Management and Systems) at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking the time to fill in the survey request. Please email me at nramanan at speakeasy.net , if you need any clarification. 

This survey is being conducted as a part of the course completion thesis for the Master Program of SCPS of the New York University. The thesis is being written on the subject of data/information organization with reference to information Architecture. The purpose of the questionnaire is to obtain information regarding the effect of Information Architecture. 

Please answer all the questions below so that I can make effective use of the information that you provide. Please fill in one survey questionnaire for each of the web sites that you are referring to. 

If you are interested, I would be happy to send you a completed and approved version of my thesis paper. Please indicate your interest and add your email id to the document so that I would be able to send it to you.
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Would like to obtain some basic information about you and your role in the organization and relationship to the web site. 

1. Name of Person filling the Questionnaire (Optional) : 



2. What is the url? 
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3. How long have you been associated with the web site (in its various incarnations) in question? 
a. Less than 1 year 
b. More than 1 year less than 3 years 
c. More than 3 years 

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4. What is your role? 
a. Developer 
b. Designer 
c. Content Producer 
d. Technical Manager 
e. User Manager 
f. Other 

Ans : 
i. If Other – please specify. 


Please answer the following questions 

1. What is the name of the web site? 

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2. What is the nature of the web site, choose from one of the following categories 
a. Intranet 
b. Extranet 
c. Content Based -Informational 
d. E-commerce 
e. Other 

Ans : 
i. If Other – please specify. 


3. In your opinion, does Information Architecture mean 
a. Front-end 
b. Data organization 
c. Both 
d. Other 

Ans : 

i. If Other – please specify 

4. Did the site have a formal Information Architecture process 
a. Yes 
b. No 
c. Maybe 

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5. How do you measure the site’s success? Please choose one or more of the following 
a. Page Views 
b. Repeat Users 
c. Stickiness 
d. Unique Visitors 
e. Polling 
f. Reviews 
g. Productivity Gains 
h. Cost Reduction 
i. Other 

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i. If Other – Please specify 


6. Do you think organizing the data that the web site is based on, provides users with a better experience, overall, than just reorganizing links and images on the front-end? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
c. Maybe 

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7. Do you think organizing the data that the web site is based on, provides users with a better search experience, than just reorganizing links and images on the front-end? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
c. Maybe 

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8. Do you think organizing the data in the background, makes the site more successful, measured by one or more of the success metrics in Q#5? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
c. Maybe 

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9. Do you think providing a well organized front-end is more important than organizing the information pertaining to the web site? 
a. Yes 
b. No 
c. Maybe 

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10. Please describe your experience with Information Architecture, if any, either directly or indirectly 
a. Good 
b. Bad 
c. Ok 
d. No experience 

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