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nealcalder@hotmail.com - 22 Mar 2006 13:24 GMT
Hi there i am a product design student at the robert gordon university
in aberdeen, and am also  a type 1 diabetic. I am currently undertaking
a design project in which i am looking at blood sugar testing. If you
could have a look at my survey and fill it out it would be greatly
appreciated, simply follow the link below.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=632481925326

Thanks Neal Calder
Pete Romfh - 22 Mar 2006 13:59 GMT
> Hi there i am a product design student at the robert
> gordon university in aberdeen, and am also  a type 1
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>
> Thanks Neal Calder

The survey is OK but some follow up questions will probably be needed.
I had to make extensive use of the comments to give more accurate info.

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Alan S - 22 Mar 2006 14:50 GMT
>> Hi there i am a product design student at the robert
>> gordon university in aberdeen, and am also  a type 1
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>The survey is OK but some follow up questions will probably be needed.
>I had to make extensive use of the comments to give more accurate info.

The small number of questions seemed to be pointing in one
direction. It appears to me to be looking for a specific
outcome. Not hard to guess what.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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Beav - 22 Mar 2006 22:46 GMT
>>> Hi there i am a product design student at the robert
>>> gordon university in aberdeen, and am also  a type 1
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> direction. It appears to me to be looking for a specific
> outcome. Not hard to guess what.

Alan, you don't mean, no, you can't mean, but maybe you DO mean, possibly a
Glucowatch??

Never:-)

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Alan S - 23 Mar 2006 09:19 GMT
>>>> Hi there i am a product design student at the robert
>>>> gordon university in aberdeen, and am also  a type 1
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>
>Never:-)

Nah. Well, maybe not the brand - but certainly the concept.
One would think they could have engineered a slightly more
objective questionnaire.
Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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nealcalder@hotmail.com - 23 Mar 2006 16:43 GMT
Oh i'm terribly sorry for being interested in designing products to
help with the care and management of diabetes. i understand the survey
is leading and there are products that do these things out there, but i
feel as aproduct design student who actually suffers from type 1
diabetes i might be able to come up with a more practical,
aesthetically pleasing solution.

But if thats how you're gonna be i won't be posting on this forum
again.

Thanks for completing survey though as all answers are proving helpful.
ted rosenberg - 23 Mar 2006 16:58 GMT
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> Oh i'm terribly sorry for being interested in designing products to
> help with the care and management of diabetes. i understand the survey
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>
> Thanks for completing survey though as all answers are proving helpful.

neal, we get regular postings from people who are interested in
"helping" us, or who are "students"

In most of the cases they are market studies, euther by students in a
marketing class, or peole paid to write an advertsing campaign.

We don'tthink that we should waste our time on either.

A "leading " survay" is USUALLY one of two things
1) Not a survay, but a marketing tool.
or
2) BAD survay design,

You know whhat we do NOT want ti see in a request,  If you want
something else, TELL us what.  People might want to help then,
nealcalder@hotmail.com - 23 Mar 2006 18:06 GMT
Thanks ted, didn't have a lot of time to produce survey as project
completion date not long away, i have ideas in my head as to what i
want to do so guess my research is just focusing on that.
I appreciate you replying and understand that people get annoyed with
market research etc. But can assure you this is a genuine university
project and any responses i get are greatly appreciated and extremely
helpful
Alan S - 24 Mar 2006 00:41 GMT
>Thanks ted, didn't have a lot of time to produce survey as project
>completion date not long away, i have ideas in my head as to what i
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>project and any responses i get are greatly appreciated and extremely
>helpful

You have an odd way of showing that. Don't be so bloody
thin-skinned at criticism.

For what it's worth, here is some constructive criticism.
Others here may have better ideas, use what you will. But
expect skepticism if the questions are leading, as your 2,3
and 4 are, and expect confusion if you ask two questions in
one, as 5 is.

Your survey asks:   
Q1. What kind of Blood Sugar/Glucose monitor to you
currently use?
A: Text
   
2. Is your current monitor portable enough?
A: Y/N        

3. Would you prefer your monitor to be more discreet?
A: Y/N

4. Would you use a monitor which was smaller and gave
continuous readings, alerting you to possible hypos
immediately?
A: Y/N
   
5. Overall are you happy with your current monitor or would
you prefer more discretion and more hypo awareness?
A: Text (This is actually three different questions and led
to my answer of "Both. Happy with the present, happy to see
improvement.")

A better survey to achieve your aim may have been:

Q1. What kind of Blood Sugar/Glucose monitor to you
currently use?
A: Text

Q2. What do you like about your meter?
A: Text

Q3. What do you dislike about your meter?
A: Text

What features would you like to see in future meters?

o Better Accuracy
o Easier to use and carry
o Easier to read
o Smaller sample size
o Continuous readings
o No need for expensive strips
o memory organiser to classify tests as fasting, 1hr, 2hr

and so on. In other words, provide the full range of options
for the respondents to choose from, in the hope that the
responses will agree with your aim. Don't try to lead them
to your aim - or the survey is worthless and project
assessors will see that too.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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Priscilla H. Ballou - 22 Mar 2006 20:18 GMT
> Hi there i am a product design student at the robert gordon university
> in aberdeen, and am also  a type 1 diabetic. I am currently undertaking
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>
> Thanks Neal Calder

Sounds like the prep for a marketing campaign, not an effort to collect
information.

Priscilla
RB - 24 Mar 2006 04:24 GMT
>Hi there i am a product design student at the robert gordon university
>in aberdeen, and am also  a type 1 diabetic. I am currently undertaking
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
>Thanks Neal Calder

You would get a failing grade for written expression and grammar if I
had anything to say about it.  Your keyboard missing the CAPS key?
What grade level are you in now?

Good luck with the design project.

RB
 
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