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General Questions

Educational level

Gender

Male

Female

Age

What is your Background?

Operational

Academic

Support

Other

How many years of experience do you have in Disaster Management Relief?

Tech Questions

How many hours per day do you usually spend using electronic devices (e.g. mobile phones, PDA, PC, Notebook)?

More than 4

From 2 to 4

Less than 2

What kind of phone do you have?

Internet Applications Phone (which has Maps, Social Networking applications and the possibility of downloading more applications)

Traditional 3G Smart Phone (which has an E-Mail application, MP3 player and a Web Browser)

WAP or non-Internet Phone

Other

How do you interact with your phone?

Touchscreen and a few buttons

Touchscreen and keypad (both qwerty and traditional)

Keypad only

Other

How often do you use SMS for communication a day?

0-5 Times a day

5-10 Times a day

10-20 Times a day

20 or more Times a day

How often do you open the Internet on your mobile phone for browsing?

0-5 Times a day

5-10 Times a day

10-20 Times a day

20 or more Times a day

How often do you connect to the internet through your mobile phone?

0-5 Times a day

5-20 Times a day

20-30 Times a day

30 or more Times a day

Disaster Management Questions

The following questions should reflect your experiences with the Disaster Management Tool (DMT). The range of possible answers goes from strong disagreement on the statement, to a strong agreement.

Are there any functionalities you would recommend to be included into the DMT?

Are there any functionalities you identified, that in your opinion are unnecessary?

What do you like most in the DMT?

What do you dislike most in the DMT?

How often do you bring information between work and home on a mobile device (e.g. digital photos, music on your iPod or documents on your laptop)?

How often do you share digital information between yourself and other people either at work or at home (e.g. photos, music, documents etc)?

About once per month or less

Weekly

Daily

More than once a day

Social Network Questions

What social networks do you use?

What are the social reasons for using your social network?

None

Gaming

Keep in touch with friends

See my friends photos

Organise parties and events

Networking with friends of friends

Keeping track of friends birthdays

Other

What are the professional reasons for using your social network?

None

Make new connections

Keep in touch with previous colleagues

New job opportunities

Consulting opportunities

Freelancing opportunities

Other

What are the tools you use to share information?

None

E-mail

Storage devices (e.g. memory sticks, data DVD's, etc)

Common repositories (e.g. Google docs, shared folders, databases)

Podcasts or music downloading (e.g. iTunes or Youtube)

Other

How often do you use social networking sites (SNSs: Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, LinkedIn), blogging sites (Twitter, Blogger, Blogspot, WordPress) and Instant Messaging applications (IMs: Skype, Live Messenger, ICQ, AIM, Google Talk)?

While using a social networking site, have you joined any groups?

I have joined groups to be informed of news and events regarding the topic of the group

I have joined groups to show that I'm interested in the topic of the group

I have joined groups to meet other people that are interested in the topic of the group

Other

What is the amount of personal information that you share in social networking sites?

No Personal Information, I use a pseudonym and I give no identifying information.

Limited information, such as my name and age and where I come from.

Standard profile information but I use privacy filters to hide certain information from specific people or groups of people (Standard profile information includes name, birthday, interests, hobbies, likes and dislikes, profile picture and personal photos and videos etc.)

Standard profile information but I don't use any privacy filters. I show all my information to all my contacts.

I share everything that happens in my life but I use privacy filters to hide some of the information from some people in my contacts list

I share everything that happens in my life and I share it with all the people in my contact list

I share everything that happens in my life and I share it with everyone on the Web

Other

Have you ever used a location-aware social networking site (L-A SNS) such as Foursquare and/or Facebook Places?

Yes

If your answer was yes to the previous question, please select which one of the following applies to you?

The L-A SNS is allowed to pick up my location updates and post them to my profile automatically

The L-A SNS is allowed to pick up my location updates but asks me to confirm posting them to my profile (and sharing it with my friends)

I choose when the L-A SNS gets access to my location information and then I choose whether to post them in my profile

Other

What kind of data do you usually use in a disaster situation?

Which is the basic means of communication during a disaster?

Do you use any system for person management? (e.g. track of missing people, victim identification etc.)

Do you use any system for resource management? (e.g. management, logistics management, relatives notification etc.)

Do you currently use any Disaster Management Tool? If 'yes' please specify.

Yes

Please Specify

In which platform does the Disaster Management Tool run on? (choose all that apply)

Windows

Linux

Mobile phones (Android, Blackberry, etc.)

Other

How critical is fast and accurate retrieval of each type of data/context?

Business Questions

How many conferences do you attend a year?

What is your main goal at a conference?

Networking

Education

Dissemination/Showcasing

Other

What information would be useful for you to have in advance of a conference?

What information would be useful for you to have updates of during a conference?

If you were at a conference and you were able to see on your mobile device which delegates had an expertise or an interest in a particular field or topic, how useful would you find this functionality?

What community based services would you see as useful at a conference?

If you were at a conference and you were able to see on your mobile device which delegates had an expertise or an interest in a particular field or topic, do you think you would be likely to set up ad hoc meetings by sending invites to this community?

Have you ever downloaded business applications to your mobile device?

Do you currently use any tools to find people at a conference?

What devices would you use at a conference?

Have you ever downloaded business applications to your mobile device?

20+

10+

Student Questions

How often do you use online services within the university processes?

On a daily basis, everything is published online and carried out electronically

On a weekly basis, just to check some announcements/events, etc.

On a monthly/yearly basis, as for all online services there are more convenient alternatives

Never, there are no such services available in my university

How do you communicate with your fellow students or other members of the university community (you may select more than one options)?

Via course lectures requiring physical presence, face-to-face meetings, phones, hardcopies/lecture notes

The university provides access to online services for all members of the university community and we communicate using our internet-enabled devices (via these on line services and/or via emails, IMSs, SMSs, Blogs, fora, etc.)

We have established a community on a social networking site (SNS) and everything is published there

Other

How often do you interact with your fellow students or other members of the university community via the Internet?

On a daily basis

On a weekly basis

On a monthly/yearly basis

Never

For which of the following reasons are you using SNSs and Internet in general when interacting with other members of the university community (you may select more than one options)?

For purely educational/studying purposes

For communication

For socializing and/or entertainment

To share views, information, multimedia material, experiences, etc.

To keep in touch and/or meet new members of the university community

To keep up to date with university news

To plan university events

Other

How do you envisage that future communication/computing technologies will assist every day academic tasks (you may select more than one options)?

More adapted to the user’s current situation, preferences and requirements

More proactive

More easy to use and with better control on the underlying functionality

More privacy aware

Of better quality/performance

Other

What would you expect of a collection of services available on your (portable) devices to assist the education procedure, the university processes / activities and the communication within the campus?

Community Questions

What type of Communities do you belong to in real life (i.e. not online) or you may be interested in joining? You may select more than one options.

Communities built based on ties of family, friendship, kinship, communication/interaction, authority/hierarchy, trust, shared membership, nationality, language, or other forms of social relationships.

Communities of persons sharing common interests (service-related interests, financial/business interests, hobbies, etc.)

Communities of persons sharing a common belief, idea, or goal

Communities of persons sharing common experiences or background or knowledge

Communities of persons sharing the same geographic location (current location, or location/area of residence or work, etc.), including communities of persons that are often co-located (e.g. family members, colleagues, fellow students, classmates, residents of the same building, neighbours).

Other

Social Network Questions

Why are you a member of some of the above Communities?

I am not a member of any such Communities

To meet people with similar interests, beliefs, ideas, goals, experiences, background or knowledge, or people I have other bonds/ties with

To get involved in activities with the persons above

To exchange views, information, material, experiences on my topics of interest

To stay up to date with topics that interest me

To get informed about events I may be interested in

For business purposes

I hate spending time alone

Other

Rate the manner/degree you feel that Communities in real life serve you?

How often do you meet or communicate with members of real-life Communities?

Do your Communities and your Social Networks overlap?

No, but it would be good if I could overlap them when I choose to

No, and that’s ok

Yes, and it doesn’t work too well

Yes, and I’m very satisfied with the results

The question does not have a simple answer

Other

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