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NBS appreciates all of its professional members and needs their input. We need to know what you think about what NBS services are needed to better serve our professional members. Good, bad, or ugly, we would like your input so we can plan our future services. That's right, your input on this survey is going to help determine what services NBS may be able to offer to professionals in the future -- based upon available resources. So please, be honest and let us know how we can best help you. If we did not ask about something you wish to comment about, feel free to let us know at the end of the survey.

Thanks,

Dr. Al Greule,
NBS VP Professional Services

Also, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at agreule@sfasu.edu should you have any questions about the survey.

PLEASE NOTE: Submission of this online survey is anonymous. No personally identifiable data is collected.

Part 1: Services For Professionals

Please select up to three of these proposed new services you would like to see added:

NBS's own on-line academic journal of articles by faculty/staff.
Published Journal (in print).
Web links of resources for those teaching media.
NBS's own on-line video journal of productions.
Tips/Resources/Job Bank for career advancement of professionals working in the Radio and Television Industry.
Online computer, management, and/or production software training courses offered at a discount.
Online directory of former NBS members.
Certifications for attendance of professional convention sessions.
Increased number of convention sessions for professionals.
If you checked this option, please provide a list of topics below:


Please choose which of these best describes you:

Professional working in broadcast or related industry.
Campus staff member.
College faculty.

Are you a member of NBS? Yes No

Are you an advisor to a chapter of NBS? Yes No
If not, would you consider serving as an advisor? Yes No
If you answered yes, we need to know who you are so please contact Ron Means, rmeans@fhu.edu or Jim Wilson, nbsaerho@swbell.net.

Part 2: Questions concerning the NBS Professional Production Competition

Currently, NBS offers a professional production competition. Would you like to see that production competition changed to (check all that apply):

Eliminate the audio category.
Add a web site/design category.
Add an interactive video/media category.
Add a video category for presentation only (winners not ranked), separate from a competition category (where winners are ranked).
Award video overall without categories with a judge's recognition which meets a certain standard.
Award productions only by category, regardless of the number of entries. (This would mean a production with a higher score than a 1st place in another category may get a lower ranking just because of the number of entries in a category.)

Expand to a second session for an idea exchange and longer presentations of productions entered.
No changes, keep it the way it is.
Other. Please explain:


Nearly all entries come from college faculty and staff. Would you like to (select one):
Keep it confined to this group.
Expand it to all broadcast professionals and encourage those individuals to enter.
Start a separate competition for full-time practicing professionals.
Other. Please explain:


Have you submitted an entry in the NBS production competition for professionals at least once in the past five years? Yes No
If you answered no, please indicate why:

Part 3: Questions Concerning The NBS Professional Paper Sessions:

The paper competition should be changed to (check all that apply):
Include only referred (juried) papers.
Include only invited papers about teaching and campus media issues.
Include invited papers about any media related topic.
Allow only papers to be presented here that are not presented nor published elsewhere.
Not be changed, it's fine the way it is now with two paper categories (invited and juried).

Have you submitted a paper to NBS at least once in the past five years? Yes No
If you answered no, please indicate why:


Please use this area to indicate any ideas you have that were not covered elsewhere in this survey, or elaborate on topics that were covered. Also, please indicate if you would like to serve on any committees related to the professional services offered or being considered.

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