Red Sea


Evaluation of MARGINS Egypt workshop
Summary of results

This is a summary with graphs and statistics of the answers to the evaluation for the MARGINS Rupturing of Continental Lithosphere Workshop held in Egypt, 17-23 March 2001. The evaluation is of great value in the planning of future MARGINS events.

Our thanks to all of you who completed the evaluation! Now enjoy reading the results!

The questionnaire had four parts: A) Science, B) Venues, C) Organization, and D) Follow-up and overall performance. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding this evaluation or report, you can e-mail the MARGINS Office.

 Summary     
 Total number of answers   31 
 Filter   no 
 Group by question   no 


A) Science

A1 - Was the overall program balanced to achieve the goals for the workshop?

    %   # 
 Yes   58.1%   18 
 No   32.3%   10 
 ?   9.68%   3 
 Total   100%   31 


A2 - Did the presented material enhance your knowledge in areas that are not your specialty?

    %   # 
 Yes   93.5%   29 
 No   0%   0 
 ?   6.45%   2 
 Total   100%   31 


A3 - How do you rate the field trip (5 being the highest grade)?

    %   # 
 1   0%   0 
 2   0%   0 
 3   3.23%   1 
 4   29%   9 
 5   61.3%   19 
 ?   6.45%   2 
 Total   100%   31 
 Mean      4.6 


A4 - Was the printed field guide adequate?

    %   # 
 Yes   93.5%   29 
 No   3.23%   1 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 


A5 - Was the time allotted for each talk sufficient?

    %   # 
 Yes   29%   9 
 No, too long   0%   0 
 No, too short   3.23%   1 
 The balance was not consistent...   64.5%   20 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 


A6 - Was the time for discussion adequate?

    %   # 
 Yes   51.6%   16 
 No   45.2%   14 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 


A7 - Was the total number of presentations appropriate?

    %   # 
 Yes   77.4%   24 
 No, they were too many   19.4%   6 
 No, they were too few   0%   0 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 


A8 - Did the workshop give you any new research ideas?

    %   # 
 Yes   93.5%   29 
 No   0%   0 
 ?   6.45%   2 
 Total   100%   31 


A9 - Do you think that any new collaborations are likely to come out of the meeting?

    %   # 
 Yes   90.3%   28 
 No   6.45%   2 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 


A10 - Do you feel that you were given sufficient opportunity to ask questions and make comments during the workshop?

    %   # 
 Yes   90.3%   28 
 No   3.23%   1 
 ?   6.45%   2 
 Total   100%   31 


A11 - Was the workshop succesful in identifying important problems to be addressed in the Red Sea/Gulf of Suez?

    %   # 
 Yes   80.6%   25 
 No   9.68%   3 
 ?   9.68%   3 
 Total   100%   31 


A12 - In your opinion, were the goals of the workshop, as stated in the announcement (see http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/margins/RedSea.html), achieved?

    %   # 
 Yes   64.5%   20 
 No   22.6%   7 
 ?   12.9%   4 
 Total   100%   31 


B) Venue
Here we ask you to first grade the different venues of the workshop, and then to give any comment, positive or negative, you may have on the venues.

B1 - The M?venpick Hotel at Heliopolis/Cairo

    %   # 
 1   0%   0 
 2   0%   0 
 3   29%   9 
 4   25.8%   8 
 5   35.5%   11 
 ?   9.68%   3 
 Total   100%   31 
 Mean      4.1 


B2 - The Moon Beach Hotel at Ras Sudr

    %   # 
 1   0%   0 
 2   0%   0 
 3   19.4%   6 
 4   35.5%   11 
 5   41.9%   13 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 
 Mean      4.2 


B3 - The Pyramisa Resort at Sharm-el-Sheikh

    %   # 
 1   3.23%   1 
 2   3.23%   1 
 3   9.68%   3 
 4   25.8%   8 
 5   54.8%   17 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 
 Mean      4.3 


B5 - Was the format for the workshop (field trip followed by workshop with daytime, moderate lunch break and late afternoon/evening sessions) adequate?

    %   # 
 Yes   90.3%   28 
 No   6.45%   2 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 


C) Organization
In this section, we ask for your input regarding the organization of the workshop and the performance of the MARGINS Office.

C1 - Was the information on the MARGINS web site helpful in the preparations for the workshop?

    %   # 
 Yes   90.3%   28 
 No   0%   0 
 ?   9.68%   3 
 Total   100%   31 


C2 - Was the assistance and communication with the MARGINS Office and/or the conveners before the workshop helpful?

    %   # 
 Yes   90.3%   28 
 No   3.23%   1 
 ?   6.45%   2 
 Total   100%   31 


C3 - Was the assistance of the MARGINS Office during the workshop adequate?

    %   # 
 Yes   96.8%   30 
 No   0%   0 
 ?   3.23%   1 
 Total   100%   31 


D) Follow-up and overall performance

D1 - Do you have any suggestions on how to optimize the follow-up after the workshop? For example, what role would you like the MARGINS web pages and the MARGINS Office to play?

D3 - Finally, we ask you to grade the entire workshop on a scale from 1 to 5, where 5 is the highest:

    %   # 
 1   0%   0 
 2   0%   0 
 3   3.23%   1 
 4   51.6%   16 
 5   45.2%   14 
 Total   100%   31 
 Mean      4.4 

Thank you to all who took the time to complete this questionnaire! This information is of crucial value to us.

Last modified: 02/05/01
Last updated Friday, January 21, 2005