Sunday, November 18, 2012

Survey Results Checkpoint 2

The first question I started with in my survey was "Are you a student at NCSU?".  Later on in the survey, I ask if there was a free consultant available for nutritional services, would you visit? A majority said yes, and one hindsight regret is not including a textbox asking "why?".  I hope to show that with students at NCSU knowing that there is a free nutritionist available, they will visit and make healthier choices in a group.  For those not at NCSU, yet still wishing they had access to that free nutritionist, it just shows how students should take advantage of this and set healthy life goals for their food and physical activity while it is free, rather than pay by the hour for such consulting advice.  Also, as expected, most students would be more likely to adhere to a set fitness and healthy eating plan if they had support from their friends, which supports my theory.  This paper seems to be fitting together nicely, but as I continue to analyze my survey and actually write the essay, I'll think of a million other things I wish I would have asked, as well.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Survey/Essay 4 Checkpoint

So far I have interviewed five people with my survey, that surveymonkey was awesome in helping me set up! I feel my questions lead in a logical order and progression as well as help emphasize some points that may not come across with just one question.  I'm also planning on meeting with the nutritionist once I get a moment during her hours to breathe and not freak out over the inundating amount of tests and what not this week.  Yay school!  But I definitely find the applicable research aspect of this essay enjoyable and actually fun to be a part of.  I guess that's a sign I'm either getting old and boring, or just intellectual.  Who knows?