EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
American Cultural Resource Association and SRI Foundation
The American Cultural Resource Association (ACRA) and the SRI Foundation have
established a partnership to provide continuing professional education on the
business aspects of cultural resource management (CRM). ACRA is the national
trade association for the cultural resources industry; one of ACRA's missions
is to promote and provide educational and training opportunities for the
industry. The SRI Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the
advancement of historic preservation through research, public outreach, training, and
continuing professional education.
This brief questionnaire is designed to determine what kinds of training CRM
professionals would like to have concerning the "Business of CRM" and how they
would prefer to have the training delivered. In order for us to provide
accessible, informative, and cost effective educational products, we need the
input of those who will be using these materials. Please take a few moments to
complete this questionnaire and return it to Lynne Sebastian at
[log in to unmask] by September 30, 2004. If you have any questions, please contact
Terry Klein at [log in to unmask] or (505) 892-5587.
Questionnaire
1. How would you characterize your professional position?
CRM business owner - new business ______
CRM business owner - established business ______
Senior staff CRM business ______
Junior staff CRM business ______
Federal agency CRM staff ______
State/local agency CRM staff ______
Tribal employee ______
Other (please specify) ___________________________
2. The following is a list of "Business of CRM" training topics. Please rank
your interest in each of these topics from 1 to 5, with 5 being a topic that
you would be most interested in pursuing and 1 being a topic in which you
would not be interested.
Starting and Maintaining a CRM business _____
(assessing the market, defining your services,
business plans, financing, insurance, accounting)
Marketing Your Business _____
(marketing, networking, expanding your services,
teaming, subcontracting, DBE certifications)
Personnel/human resource issues _____
(hiring practices, employee handbooks, personnel
policies, salary determinations, benefits)
Contracting _____
(RFPs, proposals, project scoping, contract negotiation and
implementation, federal procurements, budget preparation)
Project management _____
(planning, budget tracking, project scheduling,
deliverable tracking, project closure)
3. Are there other Business of CRM topics that you would like to see
offered? Please specify:
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4. Which of the following would be most useful or convenient for you as a
means of receiving training on these topics? Please rank each of the following
from 1 to 5, with 5 being what you consider to be the most useful or convenient
way to receive training and 1 the least useful or convenient.
One to two-day workshops ______
Distance learning modules (via the Internet or CDs) ______
A combination of distance learning modules
with follow-up workshops to provide more in depth treatment ______
5. If you ranked "workshops" as "the most useful or convenient" in the
previous question, which of the following is the best venue for you to attend such
workshops? Please rank each of the following from 1 to 5, with 5 being your
strongest preference and 1 being venues that would not work well for you.
In conjunction with an ACRA annual meeting ________
In conjunction with other national conferences/meetings ________
In conjunction with a regional conference/meeting ________
At any major city within my region of the country ________
If the location isn't important to you, please check here ________
6. Is there another type of educational product or products that you would
like ACRA to consider developing?
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