[Qgis-developer] Proposed questions for QGIS Certification questionnaire

[Trevor Wiens]

Jonathan.

This looks good. I do have one suggestion. For the second last question of
"What do you think would be a good way of measuring suitability for a
certificate", I think it is more complex. For example, for a developer
certification, I would assume most people would think that community
participation would be important. However for the other certifications,
exams might be more suitable. I can even see cases for trainers where we
might want to institute a train the trainer type of course that would be
mandatory (even if an online course) to ensure that people who want to be
trainers can benefit from the knowledge and experience of experienced
teachers / trainers.

Because of this complexity you might want to separate this out into
questions like:

For a QGIS User certification, what do you think would be a good way of
measuring suitability for a certificate...
For a QGIS Professional certification, what do you think would be a good
way of measuring suitability for a certificate...
For a QGIS Developer certification, what do you think would be a good way
of measuring suitability for a certificate...
For a QGIS Trainer certification, what do you think would be a good way of
measuring suitability for a certificate...

TSW

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Jonathan Moules <
J.Moules at hrwallingford.com> wrote:

> Hi Tim (and all),
> Per the IRC meeting, I've come up with a possible questionnaire that we
> can spam. Currently it's all text, but it can be converted easily enough.
> What platform should we stick it on for the question/answers? I can do a
> free surveymonkey unless someone has something better to suggest.
>
> Suggestions as to questions/answers welcome from all. It is a first draft.
>
> Cheers,
> Jonathan
>
>
> ===============
>
>
> The QGIS development community is interested in creating a set of QGIS
> Certifications. We're interested in feedback from the entire community as
> to what you'd like/use.
>
> The following is a set of prospective certificates; open to change.
>         QGIS User - Can operate QGIS to a functional level.
>         QGIS Professional - An expert user.
>         QGIS Developer - (Core or Plugins?)
>         QGIS Trainer - Can train for and test for certifications.
>
>
> Questions:
>
> As a GIS professional, would you be interested in getting a QGIS
> Certification?
>         [Yes / No]
>
>
> If No, why not?
>         [Open question]
>
>
> As a GIS Employer, would you be more interested in candidates who have a
> QGIS Certification?
>         [Yes / No / Not an Employer]
>
>
> If No, why not?
>         [Open question]
>
>
> Rank these in the order you think they're important in a QGIS
> Certification?
>         [Rank]
>         Knowledge of GIS Concepts
>         Familiarity with QGIS
>         Time using QGIS
>         Exposure to different areas of QGIS
>         Community participation
>         Other [Open answer]
>
>
> Which of these would interest you:
>         [Choices for each: Not at all, Mildly, Definitely]
>         QGIS User - Can operate QGIS to a functional level.
>         QGIS Professional - An expert user.
>         QGIS Developer - (Core or Plugins?)
>         QGIS Trainer - Can train for and test for certifications.
>
>
> Do you agree/disagree with the proposed certificates? If you disagree,
> what certificates would you suggest?
>         [Open question]
>
>
> What do you think would be a good way of measuring suitability for a
> certificate:
>         [Rank]
>         Community participation track record
>         Exam
>         Portfolio of work
>         Professional experience
>         Academic qualifications
>
>
> Any comments or feedback?
>         [Open question]
>
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