1. Event INFO 1010 Personal / Professional Development Hugh Davis hcd@ecs.soton.ac.uk

2. Event2 Does your Zapper Work? 1.Yes 2.No

3. Event Where do you live? 3 1.International (not EU) 2.EU (not UK) 3.UK >100 miles 4.UK >50 miles <100 5.UK <50 miles (not Southampton) 6.Southampton

4. Event What were you doing last year? 4 1.School/College 2.Year out 3.Foundation year/Other access course 4.I was at University 5.Other

5. Event Highest Computing Qualification 5 1.Professional (e.g. Microsoft, Java Cert etc.) 2.Post A-Level (e.g. HND) 3.A-Level Computing 4.A-Level IT 5.Other A-Level equivalent 6.GCSE or skills course or equivalent 7.None

6. Event Literacy? 6 1.Yes 2.No Do you have an A level in a literate subject? (One that required most of its answers in structured essays – e.g. English, History)

7. Event Work Experience? 7 1.A year or more of full time work 2.Full time holiday jobs 3.Evenings and weekends 4.None What experience do you have of working to earn a living?

8. Event Working now? 8 1.Yes 2.Definitely not 3.I’ll try to avoid it, if possible Are you intending to undertake paid work during the term?

9. Event Own a PC? 9 Which of the below best describes your situation? 1.I have a laptop (and maybe another PC) of my own 2.I have a PC of my own (but not a laptop) 3.I do not have my own PC, but intend to buy one shortly 4.I don’t own a PC and don’t expect to in the near future

10. Event Your skills? 10 Choose the furthest down the list that applies nearest to you 1.I have very little or no experience of using a computer 2.I use a computer for games 3.I use a computer for games, word processing and web browsing 4.I can install software, organise a disk, and setup an internet connection – generally manage my own machine 5.I have had a computer for a few years, can customize its behaviour, and can install new hardware. I have my own web site, and people often ask me for advice on computers 6.I can write a reasonable size program.

11. Event Initial confidence 11 Which of the following best describes your current feeling about the first year of your course? 1.Fine - It looks quite easy – I’ve done much of this before 2.Fine – I am generally successful at things I set out to do 3.Its all a bit worrying – but I hope I will work it all out 4.Frankly I’m scared