As mentioned at the end of the Symposium, we are planning to have further events, and your feedback is very much welcomed. Any information you give will be treated confidentially and only used for the purposes of the project. Please complete the questionnaire, then click on the "Send" button to submit it.
You are:
MA student MPhil (1st year) MPhil (2nd year) PhD (1st year) PhD (2nd year) PhD (3rd year) PhD (writing up) Other (please specify: )
How much 1) Language, 2) Palaeography and Codicology 3) Textual Criticism and Editing Practices did you learn at your undergraduate and/or Masters programmes?
1) Language: extensively enough basic little none 2) Palaeography: extensively enough basic little none 3) Textual Criticism: extensively enough basic little none
How much knowledge/skill do you consider that you have in these three areas now?
How much knowledge/skill do you consider is necessary in order to complete your PhD (or your course project)?
Where did you learn/are you learning the necessary knowledge/skill? (please select all that apply)
a) I learned them mainly: on my undergraduate programme. on my MA programme. from private study.
b) My current university provides the necessary training. Is this training only for the PhDs? Yes No Please describe the training you are currently receiving at your university:
Is this training only for the PhDs? Yes No
Please describe the training you are currently receiving at your university:
c) I learned/am currently learning through meetings with: my supervisor. other faculty members. other postgraduates. other medievalists outside my university. These meetings are organised: personally. by my department. by my university. outside my university. Please describe the meetings you have:
These meetings are organised: personally. by my department. by my university. outside my university.
Please describe the meetings you have:
How did you find the size of the symposium?
too large. about right. too small. other (please specify: ).
How did you find the ratio of students and members of staff?
too many students. about right. too many members of staff. other: ().
How did you find the schedule?
too busy. busy. about right. could have done more. other: ().
Any other comments on general issues?
Do you think what you learned from this session is going to be useful to you particularly in completing your PhD (or other course work)?
very useful. useful. neither. not very useful. not useful at all.
What did you find it the most/least useful feature of the session, and why?
Interaction and contribution: Did you find that you were given enough chance to contribute to the session?
The staff members spoke too much. about right. too little. Time allocated for students to speak was too much. about right. too little.
Any other comments on this session?
How much was new to you, and how useful was it to you particularly in completing your PhD (or other course work)?
How much was new to you? There was nothing I didn't know before. There was some new knowledge. Most of the information given was new to me. How useful was it? I found it very useful. I found it useful. I didn't find it very useful. I didn't find it useful at all.
Was it easy to follow?
very easy. rather easy. neither. rather difficult. too difficult.
Interaction and contribution: How did you find the balance of contribution between the speaker and the audience?
What else would you want to learn about Palaeography and Codicology?
Any other comments? Any suggestion toward the Palaeography and Codicology Session for the next symposium?
Do you think what you learned from this Tour is going to be useful to you particularly in completing your PhD (or other course work)?
What did you find it the most/least useful feature of the Tour, and why?
Further comments on the Library Tour?
How much was new to you, and how useful was it particularly in completing your PhD (or other course work)?
What else would you want to learn about Language?
Any other comments? Any suggestion toward the Language Session for the next symposium?
Interaction and contribution: How did you find the balance of contribution between the speakers and the audience?
What else would you want to learn about Textual Criticism and Editorial Practices?
Any other comments? Any suggestion toward the Textual Criticism Session for the next symposium?
Do you think what you learned in this session is going to be useful to you particularly in completing your PhD (or other course work)?
We would like to make the next symposium more student-led.
Do you think this would be a good idea? Yes. No. I don't know. Other: (please specify: ).
Yes. No. I don't know. Other: (please specify: ).
Can you tell us why you think it is/isn't good idea? Do you have any other comments on student-led symposium?
We are thinking of having a morning session of student papers, with an afternoon session of workshops on particular topics.
Does this sound like a good idea? Yes. No. I don't know. Other: (please specify: ).
Do you think a day is long enough? Yes. No. I don't know. Other: (please specify: ).
Any other comments on this proposed structure of the next symposium?
Which topics would you like to be covered?
Do you have any other suggestions?
Thank you very much for your feedback. The information which you supply on this questionnaire will be sent to the Quadrivium Project Facilitator when you click on the "Send" button.
