Questionnaire brainstorming

Journal Entry For
Project 2 - Interviews

Questions:

  • Have you purchased a fan for your dorm?
  • How do you stay cool in your dorm room or common area during the day?
  • When are you typically in the dorms during the day, and why?
  • Where do you usually socialise in your dorm?
  • Where do you prefer to study?
  • Do you sleep with the window open? If so, what's your reasoning?
  • Do you keep your fan on throughout the day?
  • On a scale of 1 to 5, how hot does it get in the dorm during the day?
  • Does the noise from the fan make it difficult for you to concentrate?
  • Upon completion of your course or during breaks, what do you plan on doing w/ your fan?
  • Do you avoid social congregations because of the thermocomfort aspect?

What would your dream thing be to have in the dorm?

How do you cool down in your dorm room/ common area during the day?

What is the coldest / hottest space in the dorm?

Where is your favourite place to study in the dorm?

Where do you typically socialise in the dorm?

At what times in the day are you most often in the dorms? Why?

Do you sleep with the window open? Why or why not?

Is your fan on when you sleep?

Do you feel hot, cold or comfortable when you sleep? What is the cause?

Around which time are you usually in the dorm?

From 1-10, how hot is it in the dorm during the day?

Did you buy your fan here?

Do you plan to bring your fan home or are disposing it?

Have you gone the entire summer without turning off your fan? Do you only have your fan on when you are in the room and/or when you sleep?

Do you actively choose not to hang out with other people in the dorm due to the heat?

Do you find it difficult to sleep due to the noise of the fan?