Final Project Marc Andre Lam
Project Description:
My final survey set comes in two formats. The first format is a Google Slide that can be copied and shared to the respondent to take independently. The respondent reads the question and looks at the icons/images, or listens to an audio description of the question and icons/images. The second format is meant to be printed, with one copy of the questions being for the administrator and the other for the respondent. The respondent are intended to reply to the administrator verbally, but if they wish to write their answers, there is space below each question to do so. For the administrator, there are sample follow up questions to help them get more extensive answers from the respondent.
Documentation:
Slides Version
Printed Version
Reflection Questions:
Why did you choose this modality?
I think the two modalities I chose gives both administrators and respondents a great deal of flexibility when taking the survey. If administrators can’t physically be there to look over the survey, they can send a copy of the slide deck and receive written responses. If they are with the other person physically, they can also administer it in-person with the printed version.
Which elements of the original did you keep, if any? Why?
I kept the icon-image pairing of the original, but besides that, I wanted to veer away from how ambiguous some of their images were. I chose images that seemed like grounded, real examples for the respondent, especially with regards to living in New York City.
Which elements of the original survey did you change? How did you change them? Why?
There was much work done to trim down the original questions to become more digestible, and even after 3 or 4 different tweaks to my questions, I still think I could do more in this regard. Adding an audio description to the survey also gives another option the original does not offer, which I am pretty happy with overall. Again, I think having the survey feel more connected with the city was one of the biggest pieces of positive feedback I received throughout the process. Having specificity and a real connection to the images made for what I feel is a more productive survey than the original.