Welcome to Vanderbilt - 30 day follow-up Survey

1. Did you have all the maps and directions to get to the Lot 73?

2. Did you have all the maps and directions to get to MCN from Lot 73?

3.1. Did you have a phone on your desk the 1st day you come in? If not, when did you get it?

3.2 Did you have a computer on your desk the 1st day you come in? If not, when did you get it?

4. Did you have trouble getting your ID and parking Decal?

5. Did you meet with your faculty advisor in your 1st week?

6. Did your faculty advisor stated clearly about your role in the collaboration plan? If not, which part is unclear?

7. If you had no experience with R before, did you feel you were given helpful tools to learn it? Were they sufficient?

8. If you had no experience with Sweave or Latex before, did you feel you were given helpful tools to learn it? Were they sufficient?

9. How do you like the greeting card?

10. Do you find JumpStartForNewBiostatisticians to be a helpful website?

11. Regarding to the welcome package we sent before your arrival, is there anything you wish you have received but was not in it?

Result as of Dec2007:

4 Biostat II and 2 Biostat III are surveyed, all responded.

All respond positively to questions regarding to directions, phone, computer, ID badge and Parking decal.

5 out of 6 like the greeting card very much; one like it ok.

5 out of 6 have met their supervisor in the first week and learned what was expected of him/her;

5 out of 6 found the Jump Start page very helpful, especially for the new bio-statisticians. More Sweave template on descriptive tables are requested.

All have met with their supervisor during the first week and learned what was expected of them

Suggestions for the JumpStartForNewBiostatisticians: More Sweave templates, especially for descriptive reports.