Surveys

Technology is quickly influencing  business and/or management techniques, please answer these few questions aimed at registering your opinions on a number of industry education matters.  Your responses will assist BOMA’s education committee in planning programs to meet your needs.  This survey will take 3 - 5 minutes.

1.                   Does your company have a defined policy in support of continuing education?
Yes No

2.                   Have you taken any education permitted under that policy in the past twelve months?
Yes No

3.                   What sort of training was that?  (Please check all that apply.)

Conference
BOMA Seminar
Other Seminar
Program at a college or university
In-house program
Other  Please Specify

4.                   Have you taken any industry related training program on the internet?
Yes No

5.                  If your answer was yes, please indicate:

                   What you liked about it. Check most important reason Ease of access to the training Interactive aspect Downloadable features/workbooks/exercises Could take it on my time Ability to review material I could proceed at my own pace I could access this training from any location Quality of the material Other
            If "Other" was one of your selections, tell us more: 
           

                    What you didn’t like about it.  Check most important reason Ease of access to the training Interactive aspect Downloadable features/workbooks/exercises Could take it on my time Ability to review material I could proceed at my own pace I could access this training from any location Quality of the material Other

             If "Other" was one of your selections, tell us more: 
           

6.                   Have you seen the demo of BOMA’s on-line e-seminar on Floor Measurement?  Yes No           See the demo at www.inet-e-seminars.com/boma

7.                   Are you aware of this BOMA program? Yes No

8.                  Would you take a program of this nature on a topic of interest to you?
     Yes No

9.                   Do you have internet access at work? Yes No
    At home?  Yes No
   Other locations? Yes No

10.             What is the speed of your connection:  Select one answer Less than 28K 28K 56K High speed connection (Cable/DSL) Don't know

11.              If a BOMA program was approved for Continuing Education Credit, would you be more inclined or less inclined to take that program?  Select one More inclined to take credit course Less inclined to take credit course Doesn't matter to me

12.             Given that you desire quality education, with highly qualified adult educators, and subject matter that is uniquely geared to what you do as an industry professional, what do you think is a fair price for a seminar?

3-hour format        Select one answer Less than $50 $50 - $99 $100 - $149 $150 - $199 More than $200

6-hour format            Select one answer Less than $150 $150 - $199 $200 - $249 $249 - $299 More than $300

13.              “When I take a seminar or course, I want it to lead to an industry recognized certificate.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?  Select one answer I agree I disagree Doesn't matter to me

14.             Review the list of topic areas below.  Please rank from 1 – 5 , 1 being highest importance, 5 being least importance, how important training in these areas is  to you in your job.  

 Energy conservation and management    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Lease law/clauses    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Electricity deregulation    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Tax issues and reform    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Telecommunications    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

The gross-up process    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

  Radio frequency/OSHA safety compliance re: permissible exposure    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 E-Commerce    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Barrier Free Access    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Indoor air quality    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Workplace safety/security/ violence    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Emergency planning    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Workplace performance (flexible work space, space design, light and noise control, etc.)    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Property construction/management (project management, construction methods and materials, contracts, costs, site safety, etc.)    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Tenant retention/relations    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

 Real estate finance (NPV, IRR and other calculations; ratios, yields, cash flow, use of financial calculator, etc.)    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important

Other    Select ranking 0 - No opinion 1 - Very important 2 - Somewhat important 3 - Neither important nor unimportant 4 - Somewhat unimportant 5 - Not important
(Please specify.) 

15.              Are there any other education/training issues for which you believe the BOMA Education Committee should consider program development?

 In the event the committee desires to follow up your opinions, please provide an email address where we may contact you.  (Optional) 

Thank you for participating in this survey.  Your input is appreciated.  Press the "Submit" button now and your responses will be sent.