[BiO BB] Bioinformatics (potential) needs assessment form?

[Martin Gollery]

I have a form that I have used with some success. I will send it to you, Dan, 
when I get back to work- I am at a conference at Stanford right now.

Marty

Quoting Dan Bolser <dmb at mrc-dunn.cam.ac.uk>:

> 
> Thanks very much for this information. I agree that interviews are the
> best way to serve an actual group of users (instead of a generic
> hypothetical group). However, I was looking for a generic form that I
> could taylor given my specific knowlage (based on beging around these guys
> for the last 2 years).
> 
> A generic form could have several 'modules' to cover different lines of
> experimantal research, and could be used as a template to get things off
> the ground quickly.
> 
> For example, one section (or 'module') could specifically address the need
> for further discussion and interviews. That way you could target your
> interviews to those people who are most likely to benifit from
> them. Perhaps...
> 
> I definatly agree with what you have put below, but I am lazy (this isn't 
> really my job anyway), and I would find a form or questionnaire much more
> appealing (in the short term).
> 
> I know this isn't a good advert for good practice, but I do think that a
> well structured form could go a long way to quickly gathering good (but
> not the best) information in a fraction of the time and with a
> fraction of the effort.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Thanks again,
> Dan.
> 
> On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, Joe Landman wrote:
> 
> >Hi Dan:
> >
> >  A real needs assessment tends to be an interview.  You might be able 
> >to do a set of interviews to get a better understanding of  what 
> >questions to put into your poll.
> >
> >  The needs assessments vary depending upon the target group and their 
> >problems.   A single poll might not capture the necessary details. 
> >
> >  Needs assessments are critical to my companies business, as we need to 
> >understand our customers computational problems.  I would think that a 
> >similar approach might work here, though it is usually hard to condense 
> >everything into a single document before the interview.  You might try 
> >several sample interviews, see where they take you, and then refine it.  
> >Iterate until you are satisfied.
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >Dan Bolser wrote:
> >
> >>Hi, 
> >>
> >>Has anyone ever done a survey of bioinformatics needs for an
> >>experimentalist (molecular biology) community?
> >>
> >>I need to survey the (potential) bioinformatics needs of a group of
> >>experimentalists with a wide range of bioinformatics knowledge (from
> 'some
> >>in-depth specialist' through 'general' to 'none').
> >>
> >>Ideally I would like to capture both what is currently being used, and
> >>what would be really useful if it were being used. 
> >>
> >>The problem is in the last case people may not know what could
> potentially
> >>be helpful. i.e. they need training and/or the form needs to be
> >>educational (gulp).
> >>
> >>I would be very grateful if someone could point me at a stock form, and I
> >>would be more than willing to help try to create such a stock form from
> >>the condensed knowledge of this community.
> >>
> >>Thanks very much for any assistance,
> >>
> >>Dan.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Martin Gollery
Associate Director
Center For Bioinformatics
University of Nevada at Reno
Dept. of Biochemistry / MS330
775-784-7042

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