All data obtained from participants will be kept confidential and will only be reported in aggregate (only reporting combined results and never reporting
individual results).
APPENDIX B
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES TO SURVEY QUESTIONS SURVEY MAP
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES SURVEY QUESTIONS
RO1 LEVEL Q# QUESTION FORMAT
Describe characteristics of employee volunteers in terms
of: 0
(a) position title, 25 My position with my organization can be best
described as Multiple Choice (b) years of experience in casino resort industry, 26 I have ______ years of experience in the casino
resort industry. Fill-in-the-Blank (c) years in the Mississippi gaming jurisdiction, 27 I have worked ______ years in the Mississippi
gaming jurisdiction. Fill-in-the-Blank (d) gaming jurisdiction(s) worked prior to Mississippi, 28 I worked in the _____________ gaming jurisdiction
(s) prior to Mississippi. (Please check all that apply)
Multiple Responses
(e) age, 29 My age is Multiple Choice
(f) education. 30 My highest completed level of education is Multiple Choice (g) roles or activities in iPASS®, 1
I volunteered in the following iPASS® roles
and/or activites. (Please check all that apply). (iPASS® roles and/or activites Matrix)
Multiple Responses
(h) academic year(s) engaged in iPASS®, 2
I volunteered in the following iPASS® roles
and/or activities during the following academic years. (Please check all that apply). (iPASS® roles
and/or activites Matrix)
Multiple Responses
(i) amount of time spent each year on each iPASS® role or
activity, and
3 Q3 I spend an average of __________ hours each year on each of the following iPASS® role and/or
activity. (Hours estimated should include non- student contact hours, e.g. lecture preparation; attendance at field trip planning meetings, etc.) (iPASS® roles and/or activites Matrix)
Fill-in-the-Blank; Multiple Responses
(j) how EVs got involved in iPASS®. 4 Which of the following best describes how you
became an employee volunteer in iPASS®?
Multiple Choice
RO2 LEVEL Q# QUESTION FORMAT
Determine if employee volunteerism in iPASS® is a
worthwhile investment for 1
(a) employee volunteer career development, and 5 My employee volunteerism in iPASS® was a
worthwhile investment in my CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
5-pt Likert Scale S/Disagree - S/Agree (b) the employee volunteer employer, as perceived
by employee volunteers. 6 My employee volunteerism in iPASS
® was a
worthwhile investment to my EMPLOYER.
5-pt Likert Scale S/Disagree - S/Agree
RO3 LEVEL Q# QUESTION FORMAT
Determine if knowledge, skills or abilities gained through iPASS® were relevant to employee volunteer job success,
as perceived by employee volunteers.
1 7
The knowledge, skills or abilities gained as a result of my volunteerism in iPASS® were relevant to my job
success.
5-pt Likert Scale S/Disagree - S/Agree
RO4 LEVEL Q# QUESTION FORMAT
Identify specific knowledge, skills or abilities (KSAs) gained by employee volunteers from volunteerism in iPASS®, as perceived by employee volunteers. 2
8 My participation as an employee volunteer in iPASS® increased MY KSAs in the areas listed
below. (KSAs matrix)
Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale: S/Disagree - S/Agree
RO5 LEVEL Q# QUESTION FORMAT Identify specific knowledge, skills or abilities (KSAs)
transferred to the workplace in terms of 3 (a) extent employee volunteer KSAs improve as a result of
volunteerism in iPASS® , 9 Please indicate the extent your KSAs improved as a result of your volunteerism in iPASS®. (KSAs
matrix) Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale; No Opp to Apply - Very Significant Change (b) KSAs applied by employee volunteers, 10 Since participating as an employee volunteer in
iPASS®, I more effectively apply the following
KSAs to my job. (KSAs matrix)
Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale: S/Disagree - S/Agree (c) the percentage of KSA learning applied to the job, 11 Since participating as an employee volunteer in
iPASS®, I have applied __% of what I learned to my
job. (KSAs matrix)
Multiple Responses; Multiple Choice; 0% - 100% (d) importance in applying KSAs to the job, 12 Please indicate the importance in applying the
following KSAs gained as a result of your volunteerism in iPASS® to your job. (KSAs matrix)
Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale:; Not Impt At All - Extremely Impt (e) ranking of KSAs most frequently applied to the job, 18 Rank KSAs most frequently used as a result of
your volunteerism in iPASS®, with 1 as "Most
Frequently Used" and 10 as "Least Frequently Used".
Ranking
(f) enablers for KSAs application, 19 Factors that support me in applying KSAs gained
from my volunteerism in iPASS® to my job are: Multiple Responses; 5-pt
Likert Scale; S/Disagree - S/Agree (g) barriers to KSAs application 20 Factors that prevent me in applying the KSAs
gained from my volunteerism in iPASS® to my
job are:
Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale; S/Disagree - S/Agree
RO6 LEVEL Q# QUESTION FORMAT Determine EV perception of improvement in KSAs
directly attributable to employee volunteerism in iPASS®
in terms of 3
(a) the percentage of EVs’ current job that requires the
KSAs applied;, 13 Please indicate what percentage of your current job requires the following KSAs: Multiple Responses; Multiple Choice; 0% - 100% (b) improvement of EV proficiency in KSAs since
volunteerism in iPASS®, 14 As a percentage, how much has your proficiency in each of the KSAs improved since you volunteered in
iPASS®?
Multiple Responses; Multiple Choice; 0% - 100% (c) factors influencing KSAs improvement, 15 Given the percentage of improvement in the KSAs
listed in the previous question, what are the factors that influenced this improvement?
Open-ended (d) the percentage of KSAs improvement attributed to
EVs’ volunteerism in iPASS®, 16 Given the factors that influenced improvement in your proficiency with the KSAs, what percentage of
that improvement is due to your volunteerism in iPASS® and not some other influence?
Multiple Choice; 0% - 100% (e) the EVs’ confidence in the accuracy of the above
mentioned information, 17 How confident are you that the above mentioned information is accurate? (0% = No Confidence, and 100% = Certainty)
Multiple Choice; 0% - 100% 23 FEEDBACK: How can Southern Miss make your
volunteerism in iPASS® more relevant to your job? Open-ended
24 FEEDBACK: If you were successful in applying KSAs gained through your
volunteerism in iPASS® in your workplace, please
provide examples of how you applied your learning from iPASS® on the job.
Open-ended
RO7 LEVEL Q# QUESTION FORMAT
Determine the extent of influence employee volunteerism in iPASS® has on each business measure in terms of (a)
employee productivity, (b) employee satisfaction, (c) employee loyalty, (d) corporate image to stakeholders, and (e) corporate bottom line, as perceived by employee volunteers.
1
21 My volunteerism in iPASS® positively influences
(Volunteerism Benefits Matrix)
Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale: S/Disagree - S/Agree 22 Of the business measures listed, which one is most
directly linked to your volunteerism in iPASS®?
(Please check only one) (Volunteerism Benefits Matrix)
APPENDIX C
SURVEY QUESTION TO RESEARCH OBJECTIVES SURVEY MAP
SURVEY QUESTIONS RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Q# QUESTION FORMAT RO/DATA LEVEL
1 I volunteered in the following iPASS® roles and/or
activites. (Please check all that apply). (iPASS®
roles and/or activites Matrix)
Multiple Responses RO1
Level 0 - Input/Indicator 2 I volunteered in the following iPASS® roles and/or
activities during the following academic years. (Please check all that apply). (iPASS® roles and/or activites Matrix)
Multiple Responses RO1
Level 0 - Input/Indicator
3 Q3 I spend an average of __________ hours each year on each of the following iPASS® role and/or
activity. (Hours estimated should include non- student contact hours, e.g. lecture preparation; attendance at field trip planning meetings, etc.) (iPASS® roles and/or activites Matrix)
Fill-in-the-Blank; Multiple Responses
RO1
Level 0 - Input/Indicator
4 Which of the following best describes how you
became an employee volunteer in iPASS®? Multiple Choice RO1Level 0 - Input/Indicator
5 My employee volunteerism in iPASS® was a
worthwhile investment in my CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
5-pt Likert Scale
S/Disagree - S/AgreeRO2Level 1 - Reaction
6 My employee volunteerism in iPASS® was a
worthwhile investment to my EMPLOYER.
5-pt Likert Scale
S/Disagree - S/AgreeRO2Level 1 - Reaction
7 The knowledge, skills or abilities gained as a result of my volunteerism in iPASS® were relevant to my job
success.
5-pt Likert Scale
S/Disagree - S/AgreeRO3Level 1 - Reaction
8 My participation as an employee volunteer in iPASS® increased MY KSAs in the areas listed below. (KSAs matrix)
Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale: S/Disagree - S/Agree RO4 Level 2 - Learning
9 Please indicate the extent your KSAs improved as a result of your volunteerism in iPASS®. (KSAs
matrix) Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale; No Opp to Apply - Very Significant Change RO5 Level 3 - Application
10 Since participating as an employee volunteer in iPASS®, I more effectively apply the following
KSAs to my job. (KSAs matrix)
Multiple Responses; 5-pt Likert Scale: S/Disagree - S/Agree RO5 Level 3 - Application
11 Since participating as an employee volunteer in iPASS®, I have applied __% of what I learned to my
job. (KSAs matrix)
Multiple Responses; Multiple Choice; 0% - 100% RO5 Level 3 - Application
Q# QUESTION FORMAT RO/DATA LEVEL