ANNEX

Continuing Professional Education in Open Access – a French-German Survey

Achim Oßwald, TH Köln
Joachim Schöpfel, Université de Lille 3
Bernard Jacquemin, Université de Lille 3

Preliminary note:
This survey comprises the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15. The collection of data took place in May and June 2015.

Questionnaire

Events

Do you (did you) organise CPE events in the field of open access in 2014/2015? Y/N
If yes, how many events?
Did you organise such events in 2012/2013 or 2013/2014? Y/N
If yes, how many in each year?

Target groups

Who are your target groups?

Objectives

Which are the objectives of these events?

Content

Which are the main topics of these events?

Duration

How long do (did) these events take place?

Comments:

If open access is (was) not the main topic of the event, to what extent is (was) it (percentage)?

Format

How are (were) these events organised?

Conditions

Are (were) there any preconditions for participation, such as professional experience or specific skills? Y/N
If yes, which ones?

Fees

Which registration fees apply (applied)?

Evaluation

Are (were) these events evaluated by the participants? Y/N
If yes, what kind of feedback do (did) you receive?
Scale: Generally positive (1) rather negative (5)
Comments

The organiser’s opinion on strengths and weaknesses

What do you think about your CPE events on open access? Which are their special features, which are their strengths and weaknesses?

Perspectives

Will you continue organizing CPE events on open access?

Comments:

Will you organise consecutive events based on those already provided? Y/N
If yes, in which way?

Comments, suggestions etc.

How could CPE in the field of open access be improved? Which should be the priorities?