[Qgis-developer] Proposed questions for QGIS Certification questionnaire

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Jonathan


PS might be nicer to discuss / cross post this to the QGIS community list -
I have been trying to marshall QGIS certification discussions there and a
number of edut folks are subscribed to it I think.

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 7:20 PM, 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]
>
>


So I think this sounds fine. I noted Trevor's comments below, but I think
it will be fine to go ahead with these Questions and see what kind of
feedback we get.

Thanks for working on this!

Regards

Tim​






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