This document contains a survey protocol created in 2021 to study the information literacy experiences and needs of business student experiences during internships and co-ops

Brewster, Garrett

Howard, Heather

Phillips, Margaret

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Purdue University Purdue e-Pubs Libraries Faculty and Staff Creative Materials Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies 10-21-2021 Survey Protocols to Examine Business Students’ Workplace Information Use During Internships and Co-ops Margaret Phillips Purdue University, phill201@purdue.edu Heather Howard Purdue University, howar198@purdue.edu Garrett Brewster Purdue University Follow this and additional works at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fscm  Part of the Information Literacy Commons Phillips, Margaret; Howard, Heather; and Brewster, Garrett, "Survey Protocols to Examine Business Students’ Workplace Information Use During Internships and Co-ops" (2021). Libraries Faculty and Staff Creative Materials. Paper 35. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fscm/35 This document has been made available through Purdue e-Pubs, a service of the Purdue University Libraries. Please contact epubs@purdue.edu for additional information. Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Created by Margaret Phillips, Heather Howard, and Garrett Brewster. Created October 21, 2021. Adapted from: Jeffryes, J., & Lafferty, M. (2012). Gauging workplace readiness: Assessing the information needs of engineering co-op students. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, (69). https://doi.org/10.5062/F4X34VDR Survey Questions – Business Students’ Workplace Information Use During Internships and Co-ops    [This survey was built into Qualtrics]    Thank you for participating in this research study.         To be eligible, you must be a current undergraduate Purdue Krannert School of Management student or graduate and have completed an internship or co-op experience during your time as a Krannert student.        There are 9 questions, that should take 5-10 minutes to complete.            1. Please briefly describe your internship or co-op experience(s):        2. Did you complete any of the following information tasks during your internship or co-op experience(s)?     Look up information on business news or trends    Write a literature review as part of a report     Find and/or use secondary market research    Research your competitors    Research information about a specific city/country or other locality    Other (please describe):        3. Which of the following types of information did you use "on the job" during your internship or co-op experience(s)? (Select all that apply).    Articles (e.g., scholarly, trade, news)    Books/ebooks    Company information (e.g., competitor information, financials)    Court cases or law reviews    Industry standards (e.g., ISO)    Laws and regulations    Market and industry research reports (e.g., Mintel, BCC Market Research, IBISWorld)    Patents    Technical reports/white papers    None    Other        [For each a-i and k selected, these subsequent questions will appear. For k, user will be asked to specify other and then answer these questions]      3a. One a scale of 1-5, how difficult (1) or easy (5) was it to find 3a?        1-very difficult        2                3                4            5-very easy      3b. Prior to your internship or co-op experience, how often had you looked for 3a for class assignments?    Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Created by Margaret Phillips, Heather Howard, and Garrett Brewster. Created October 21, 2021. Adapted from: Jeffryes, J., & Lafferty, M. (2012). Gauging workplace readiness: Assessing the information needs of engineering co-op students. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, (69). https://doi.org/10.5062/F4X34VDR Never used    Used for 1-3 assignments    Used for 4 or more assignments    Unsure       3c. When did you first learn to find 3a?     Before college     First year     Sophomore year     Junior year     Senior year     Graduate program    Unsure     Haven’t learned yet      3d. How did you learn or who taught you to find 3a? Choose all that apply.     Class instructors (e.g., professors or TAs)     In a university directed research experience     From my supervisor or another employee during my internship or co-op experience    On my own     From other students/peers     From a public or university librarian    Other _____________________________        4. What support did your internship or co-op employer provide for finding information? Choose all that apply.    Company intranet     Internet     Librarian/information specialist     Library/information center     Proprietary databases / subscriptions (e.g., Bloomberg, Nielsen, Kantar, S&P). Please specify which: _________________    Other _____________________________     None         5. Please provide any additional comments you would like to share regarding information use in your internship(s) or co-op(s).         6. Demographic Questions:     How many internships and/or co-op experiences have/did you complete(d) as a Krannert student? (drop down up to 10)                       7. Was your internship or co-op an undergraduate, master’s or PhD experience? Select all that apply.    __ Undergraduate    __ Master’s    Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Created by Margaret Phillips, Heather Howard, and Garrett Brewster. Created October 21, 2021. Adapted from: Jeffryes, J., & Lafferty, M. (2012). Gauging workplace readiness: Assessing the information needs of engineering co-op students. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, (69). https://doi.org/10.5062/F4X34VDR __PhD        [logic was used so only the question(s) associated with the level(s) they selected appeared below]      7a. What is/are/were your undergraduate major(s)? Choose all that apply.     __ Accounting    __ Economics    __ Finance    __ Integrated Business and Engineering (formerly Industrial Management)    __ Management    __ Marketing    __ Supply Chain, Information and Analytics    __ Other _____________________________        7b.  What is/are/were your Master’s program(s)? Select all that apply.    __Masters/MBA    __MS Human Resource Management    __MS Finance    __MS Accounting    __MS Marketing    __MS Economics    __MS Global Supply Chain Management    __MS Business Analytics and Information Management       7c.  Which doctoral program are/were you in?    __PhD in Economics    __PhD in Management       8. What is your current educational status at Purdue? (Select all that apply)    __ First year undergraduate    __ Sophomore     __ Junior     __ Senior     __ Masters student     __PhD student    __ Alumni (undergraduate program(s) graduation year(s)) _________    __ Alumni (graduate program(s) graduation year(s)) _________    __ Other _____________________________         9. Please indicate your gender(s). Select all that apply.    Man    Woman    Non-binary    Another option not listed here (please specify): _________    I prefer not to answer this question     

Survey Protocols to Examine Business Students’ Workplace Information Use During Internships and Co-ops

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