[Qgis-developer] Proposed questions for QGIS Certification questionnaire

Luigi Pirelli luipir at gmail.com
Thu Mar 12 03:09:36 PDT 2015


FYI (just slightly OT, but related)

http://spatialdata.measuredhs.com/resources/

expecially pdf in: /Training_Workshop/04_Exercises/Exercises/

it refer to a basic QGIS knowledge but well organised

regards, Luigi Pirelli

On 19 February 2015 at 22:50, Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com> wrote:

> 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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