Form UnNumbered SANS Course Evaluation

SANS Institute Course Feedback

Cyber Education and Training Unit (CETU)

 
INTRODUCTION

By completing this evaluation, you attest that you have completed the class portion of the SANS Institute course you indicate within the survey. You also attest that you understand the requirement to attempt any accompanying GIAC certification exam for this course to complete the course requirements.

Personal data is required to perform demographic analysis and to correlate your evaluation of the course to GIAC certification exam results. While your survey responses and comments will be identifiable in the raw data, all analysis will be reported as group data and not associated with any specific individual. We encourage you to take the time to write comments as they provide us with extremely valuable feedback.

The survey contains this introduction plus two sections of questions. As you complete each section, click “Submit” at the bottom of the page to proceed to the next section. At the end of the last section, select “Submit” to complete your survey.

Thank you for your participation.

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Section 1

SECTION 1 of 2: DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

1. Name:

 

2. 1. Field Office/Division:

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Albany

Albuquerque

Anchorage

Atlanta

Baltimore 

Birmingham

Boston

Buffalo

Charlotte

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Columbia

Counterintelligence Division

Counterterrorism Division

Criminal Investigative Division

Critical Incident Response Group

Cyber Division

Dallas

Denver

Detroit

Directorate of Intelligence

El Paso

Finance and Facilities Division

Honolulu

Houston

Human Resources Division

Indianapolis

Information and Technology Branch

Inspection Division

International Operations Division

Jackson

Jacksonville

Kansas City

Knoxville

Laboratory Division

Las Vegas

Little Rock

Los Angeles

Louisville

Memphis

Miami

Milwaukee

Minneapolis

Mobile

New Haven

New Orleans

New York City

Newark

Norfolk

Oklahoma City

Omaha

Operational Technology Division

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Portland

Records Management Division

Richmond

Sacramento

Saint Louis

Salt Lake City

San Antonio

San Diego

San Francisco

San Juan

Seattle

Security Division

Springfield

Tampa

Training Division

Washington Field

Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate

Please type your location if not listed.

3.

Job Title:

• Senior Executive Service

• Assistant Legal Attaché

• Assistant Special Agent in Charge

• Assistant Section Chief

• Computer Scientist

• CyD Fellow

• Detailee to the FBI

• General Attorney

• Information Technology Specialist

• Information Technology Specialist - FE

• Intelligence Analyst

• Legal Attaché

• Management and Program Analyst

• Operational Support Technician

• Staff Operations Specialist

• Special Agent

• Supervisory Intelligence Analyst

• Supervisory Special Agent

• Task Force Officer

• Unit Chief

• Other

If Other, please provide your job title.

 4. Operational Assignment:

1. Counterintelligence

2. Counterterrorism

3. Criminal Investigation

4. Cyber

5. Intelligence

6. Science and Technology

7. Other

If Other, please provide your operational assignment.

5. Course Number:

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If Other, please provide the course number.

 
6. How was the course delivered?

1. Classroom - Community Event

2. Classroom - Mentor Program

3. Classroom - SANS Event

4. OnDemand

5. Self-Study

6. Simulcast

7. vLive

8. Other

If Other, please explain.

 7. Course location, if in person:

8. Date training began: (MM/DD/YYYY)

 9. Instructor's Name:

Section 2

SECTION 2 of 2: ASSESSMENT OF COURSE INSTRUCTION

1. I attended this course because:

1. Prerequisite for another class

2. Operational need

3. Interesting subject matter

4. Location

5. Other

If Other, please explain.

2. This course provided an appropriate balance between instruction and practice.

1. Strongly disagree

2. Disagree

3. Neutral

4. Agree

5. Strongly agree

3. The course materials supplemented my understanding of the course content.

1. Strongly disagree

2. Disagree

3. Neutral

4. Agree

5. Strongly agree

4. The content of this course that was MOST helpful was:

 
5. The presentation technique (such as lecture, labs, demonstration, etc.) of this course that was the MOST helpful was:

6. This course:

1. Exceeded my expectations.

2. Met my expectations.

3. Did not meet my expectations.

7. As a result of this course, I will be a more efficient cyber investigator.

1. Strongly disagree

2. Disagree

3. Neutral

4. Agree

5. Strongly agree

8. I feel confident that this course provided the building blocks to help me successfully prepare for the GIAC certification exam.

1. Strongly disagree

2. Disagree

3. Neutral

4. Agree

5. Strongly agree

9. I would recommend this course to others in my career field.

1. No

2. Yes

Why or Why not?

10. The instructor presented the course material in an organized manner.

1. Strongly disagree

2. Disagree

3. Neutral

4. Agree

5. Strongly agree

11. I would attend another course with this instructor.

1. No

2. Yes

Why or Why not?

12. Have you taken any of the following courses? (Check all that apply.)

• SANS SEC 301 Introduction to Information Security

• CYB 2000 Computer Intrusion Basic

• CYB 2500 Cyber Bootcamp

• CYB 2501 Cyber Investigative Skills Course (CISC) – Level 1

• Digital Extraction Technician (DExT) Training

• Any other CART training

• A+ Certification

• Network+ Certification

 
Please provide any additional comments on this SANS course that you might have. .

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