Student # / a through jStudent #301 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. well i couldn't decide if i strictly wanted to do software or hardware, so I decided to do both :)

b. Direct Statement of intangibles: 1. “i didn't know webct had a chat program - really”2. “I am not exactly sure but some component that can accurately reflect light thus faster

propagation of information.”3. “Athough i am not entirely sure about reflecting lights; i might have gotten confused with

something else”. c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: no emphasizing going on here….d. Background category: Physics I and II in college and high school physics.d. Major: computer science and computer engineering (sophomore)e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no, didn’t come upf. Move from one stage to another: nope. Stayed at novice pretty much whole time.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience:

1. “hehehhe - they are playing a trick - although i must say this is pretty neat”h. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: No. Didn’t seem to mind going over.i. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: No. didn’t really understand TIR or refraction, had a good idea of reflection, and used that to explain optical fibers.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning:

1. “I read somewhere that fiber optic lines work by reflecting data signals within their framework.”

Student #302 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang: no for student.DJ: “I like to think it's an interesting course :) Do you understand the purpose of this interview?”b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. “I don't know how they make it, but it is made of glass.”2. “I am not sure, possibly an electric current.”3. “I do not know how it would work.”4. “I do not think so, the fiber is insulated with a material to keep the light in.”

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: nod. Background category: high school physics and physics Id. Major: junior IT major with a focus in Management Information Systemse. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no mention.f. Move from one stage to another: light pulses pass through, made of glass, and uses current to conduct light through the wire. Insulated with rubber to keep light from escaping.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: didn’t make a fussi. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?:diffraction is when light passes through a prism and is split into different wavelengths, and

refraction is light being recombined into one wavelength. I mean not one wavelength. but when diffracted light passes back through another prism and is refocused into a beam similar to the original source. A beam of light is made up of many different wavelengths, and the prism distorts each wavelength at a different angle.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: look above (prism)Student #303 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang: noneb. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. “i honestly can't remember, i know i learned this though”2. “i think they're on the sides of the tube, but i'm not positive”3. “no I don’t think so…I think that’s one of the reasons why fiber optics is useful”

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:d. Background category: high school physics and failed Physics I.d. Major: information technology with conc. In communication (senior)e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: light reflected through with mirrors; g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: Remembers snell’s lawj. Instances of Transfer of Learning: none.Student #303 Posta. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: OK. We've thought about a Glossary but WebCT's glossary tool is a royal pain and we haven't gotten to the point of making our own yet :)b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. “i have no idea”2. i'm not sure, but i think it's the thickness or the index of refraction of the cladding

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: no commentd. Background category: taken ScIT now d. Major: same as abovee. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: light reflects through the wire and the cladding keeps light from escaping. She knows the mediums are different between the core and cladding, and understands that changing the index of refraction of either would make the light reflect or refract. Multi colored tube with glass wires.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no comment h. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: no, she connected them, only had a little trouble with the materials used to make an optical fiber.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent #304 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: Possible. That seems to be what you said initially. I don't really want to influence your ideas but figure out what they are :)b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. “i don't know the specifics, but the internal aspect of these cables allows light or information to travel and reflect at greater speeds”

2. “to be honest i'm not really sure, might have used the wrong word -- i don't really know”3. “not sure, i guess that iinformation is passed through them in tiny bits by light -- then

received by whatever is at the other end and translated so we can understand it -- oops, forgot the”

4. not sure at all, possibly in physics related type situationsc. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: noned. Background category: AP physics in high schoold. Major: Junior IT with conc. in communicationse. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: Light reflects through using reflective surface; mirror-like.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: noneh. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: never asked to turn over solely to reflection/refraction. Understands the idea of reflection and uses it to describe optical fibersj. Instances of Transfer of Learning:“gotcha, i don't have much technical information at my grasp, just things i hear from time to time in class or something i breeze over in a magazine”“i've seen those little kids walking around with them in Disney World -- they only place the light escapes is at the end where it is severed -- so there must be something within the cable that confines the light, not sure exactly, and if the light is being confined, then it couldn't be translucent..?”

Student #304 Posta. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: We all do :) -- At the beginning of the semester, you said you wanted to learn about technology so you could advise clients while working as an IT professional. Do you feel that this goal was met by the course?b. Direct Statement of intangibles:“i don't believe it is coated with a mirror but a material that reflects the light like a mirror...can't recall exactly”“then it is completed reflected within the fiber..i believe, can't remember exactly”c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:d. Background category: taken ScIT d. Major: same as abovee. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: light reflects in the fiber but not using mirrors; then changes to another stage where after explaining refraction, he uses refraction to explain optical fibers but has odd explanation of refraction.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: look at f.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning:“just like ethernet cable...except in the center of it its not wiring, its a very thin piece of glass.. -- i

remember that because they aren't as flexible as ethernet and he warned us not to touch the end or we would have a piece of glass in our finger...”Student #305 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. DJ: That's ok. We'll keep probing :) -- When light strikes the side of the fiber, what does it do?

b. Direct Statement of intangibles:c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:

1. “Well it could be depending on the glass, but it is reFRACTed. Even if it is refacted very slightly.”

2. “The light is effectively "bent." “d. Background category: high school physics and a short time in phys I before droppedd. Major: Information Technology-management systems Juniore. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: no, stage was stationaryg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: no, he connects it, his idea of TIR, Refraction, and optical fibers are a bit vague but his points are somewhat correct. Doesn’t really know what the materials are or how the fiber is constructed.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning:noneStudent #305 Posta. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: That's fine. We're interested in what you take out of the class, so it's probably good that it's been a while since you've covered the material :) -- OK, let's switch gears and talk about the course in general. How well did the course meet your expectations?b. Direct Statement of intangibles:“Trying to remember this stuff is apparently more difficult than i thought it would be. Well as light enters the fiber,…”c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:“I was hoping for something a little "crazier" than just slides.”d. Background category: took ScITd. Major: same as abovee. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: nope, stayed in the same sort of stage.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?:DJ: “Amen to that :) -- I know your time is tight, so let's get to the physics.”i. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: no, he connects refraction, TIR, and optical fibers pretty well.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent #306 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. DJ: That's fine. You don't have to be sure :) If light can pass through it, what keeps it from escaping before the signal reaches its destination?

2. DJ: That's fine. Hopefully you'll hear of them soon :)

3. DJ: Good. I hope you will enjoy it and get something out of it. It can get rigorous at times, but I like to think the applications and potential of the different technologies make the rigor worth learning :)

b. Direct Statement of intangibles:1. “coudln't tell you that part”2. “i get this confused with reflection -- something to do with bending of light?”

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:d. Background category: Physics Id. Major: Computer Science with IT minor (Junior)e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: DJ: “When you think of an optical fiber (sometimes called fiber optic), what do you visualize? (This would probably be easier with the ability to draw, but try to use words to describe what you envision).”f. Move from one stage to another: she understands light goes through and bends around. But doesn’t know TIR or critical angle.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: noj. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent # 306 Posta. Use of emoticons and IM slang: noneb. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. “i didn't know much about how different areas like hard drives and semi conductors worked”2. “i want to say that the core is made of glass, but i don't remember exactly -- the cladding, i'm

not sure of either”3. “oh, oops”4. “um, like when we first logged on in the beginning of the semester, old material was still up”

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:“i don't know”d. Background category: taken ScIT d. Major: same as abovee. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: DJ: “A figure would help.”f. Move from one stage to another: understands internal reflection and indices of refractiong. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: she described TIR with respect to the fiber, but is a little shaky with snells law and full conceptj. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent # 307 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. DJ: Not a problem. Ricardo actually gave me two different times for you, and this was one of them. How psychic of him :)

2. DJ: Hi, again, Syb. You really should close those other two windows :) -- (And, Mike, I'm helping Syb out with the technology) -- So do you understand the purpose of the interview?

3. DJ: Nope. I'm not going to tell you anything. I just want to know what you know :) -- Why can't light escape a diamond?

b. Direct Statement of intangibles:1. “Hahaha, that's crazy”2. “Something like that, to be honest I'm not all that familiar with how fiber optics work.”

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: d. Background category: high school physicsd. Major: Psychology Sophomoree. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: light is passed through a plastic material and sends information. (reflects)g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: he described refraction very vaguely and has heard of TIR and guessed that optical fibers and TIR have something to do with one another by the way he was questioned.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning:“Yeah, I've heard of that as one of the reasons diamonds appear so sparkly, because of the lights inability to escape from inside it. I suppose you're going to tell me that this is how fiber optics work?”Student #308 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: Glad to hear that :)b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. lot more data that is -- ummm, i'm not sure2. i don't think so -- i know that optical cable is a lot faster -- but i think they carry the same

signal3. there's probably something else aside from the material itself -- although i'm not sure what it

is4. umm -- i could make a stab in the complete dark5. as in the bending of light? i think so6. the bits and bytes being transmitted -- although i guess that doesn't make sense since its not

anything 'physical' -- like water down a pipe -- so, i'm not really surec. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:d. Background category: Physics I with DJd. Major: IT and Management Dual major (senior)e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: no stage movingg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: not even close. Describes them as smoother versions of a normal wire.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: the bits and bytes being transmitted -- although i guess that doesn't make sense since its not anything 'physical' -- like water down a pipe -- so, i'm not really sureStudent#309 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: That's fine. Remember I'm going to ask you to explain no matter what you say :)

b. Direct Statement of intangibles:1. I'm a bit unclear on that, it's for why I took this class?2. Well, when the critical angle is reached, it appears as if the beam is just reflecting off the

boundary, and there is only one beam coming from the interface -- i'm not exactly sure what happens as the critical angle is approached

3. I'm visualizing the beam that goes through the boundary to bend closer and closer to parrallel with the boundary -- and the reflected beam, i'm not sure, but I thought it might bend a bit more towards the boundary -- when the critical angle is reached, only one beam, reflected back into the original region appears -- i'm imagining them combining

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:d. Background category: high school AP, Phys I, and while taking this taking Phys IId. Major: aeronautical engineering (freshman)e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: starts out understanding basics of TIR and light traveling through fiber optics, but gets a little fuzzy when asked to describe the critical angleg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: connects TIR and optical fibers immediatelyj. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent #310 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: That's some memory! We'll keep probing it :) Was there any light coming out the sides?DJ:(private messages are sent when you click on the recipient's name in the list. you probably sent a private message to yourself :))b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. Honestly, thats a good question, I’m not sure of the answer2. I know i've heard of them, but my definitions are kinda shaky3. haha, whoops4. haha, ok

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:d. Background category: AP physics, but teacher left part of way through year, so did not learn as much as should haved. Major: IT Arts 2005 e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: “Ok, well I would assume that the light was modifed some way, either refracted or directed in such a way that keeps the light contained.” He knows the light stays in there and there is probably some refraction.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: understands vaguely optical fibers but refraction is “distortion” and TIR and critical angle were not defined properly.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning:Those wands that they would sell in Disney LandStudent#310 Post

a. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: go ahead and get started so you can decompress :).b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. hmm, im not really sure to be honest, I would guess that it has to do with the way the light is moving so that the reflected angle is greater then 90 degress -- actually i meant to say the angle of incidence instead of the reflected angle

2. im confused by the question, do you mean if the light makes it through the core to the cladding layer

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:an optical fiber is a way of transmitting information across longer distances, it works through TIR where a beam of light is "trapped" inside a core layer which is surrounded by a cladding layerd. Background category: just finished ScIT d. Major: same as abovee. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: understands “snells law.” g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no comment h. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: no, it seems she understands that light moves through using TIR, but she doesn’t really fully know what TIR is. j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent#311 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: Syb is joining us to observe and help me since I'm new at interviews. She's new at Chat, so we're helping each other :)b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. I'm not exactly sure. Light waves are used to carry data by bending in a direction.2. a cable that is made up of wires and items used to transmit the light. I'm not sure what the

technical terms are unfortunately.c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: noned. Background category: High School Physicsd. Major: IT conc. MIS Juniore. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: mirrors; and refraction is light bending caused by reflection ;)g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: doesn’t really know how to explain refraction or tir. Understands that light travels through fiber opticsj. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent # 311 Posta. Use of emoticons and IM slang: noneb. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. Hi -- maybe2. We haven't discussed that, but I would assume less would escape.

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: no commentd. Background category: after ScIT d. Major: same as above

e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: he pretty much answered wellg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no comment h. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: didn’t seem to mind too much that you went overi. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: explained tir and refraction, and knew how an optical fiber was made up.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: no commentStudent # 312 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ:OK. I felt that way about social studies courses myself :)S312: :)S312: i don't know how that's possible -- lolb. Direct Statement of intangibles:i do not know -- i believe there is not -- a difference in the light in one beam or another -- and i believe the shape of the surface that the original beam intersects with determines the number of beamsc. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: no commentd. Background category: high school physicsd. Major: senior management major conc. mis and marketinge. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: “Hmmm. This is probably difficult without drawing aids. There's a Whiteboard program if you decide you'd like to draw to explain your answer. -- Can you be a bit more specific about what angle you mean”f. Move from one stage to another: goes from reflection to dispersiong. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: “I'm not going anywhere” didn’t mind I would assumei. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: tries to describe TIR without knowing what it is…and then says he’s never heard of TIR. Optical fiber made up of a couple layers the main one being a glass core. Light travels through OF.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent #313 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. DJ: So there are no right or wrong answers tonight :)2. DJ: not trying to say anything; just to figure out what you're thinking :) -- When you say

transferred again, are you referring to, for example, just hitting the "send" button again at the original source because the signal was never received, or are you thinking of something different?As a physicist, I never did either until we came up with the idea for this course :)

3. DJ: Good. I hope so too :)4. S313: So far, I've gone through some sections of the website such as How a hard disk works

and such. I find them quite interesting. -- ;)b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. A shot in the dark here... The receiving end counts the zeros and ones by the flashing light?2. I don't know. -- Oh, I gotcha. -- I can imagine the sender sending that section of the data over

again.

3. I figure since the light travels fast, this can be done at an extreme speed. -- The sender emits these lights according to whether it's a zero or a one. -- Am I anywhere close?

4. I really don't know.5. I don't know.6. I believe not.7. sure I can try. -- Perhaps there's a layer outside the fiber that keeps the light in.8. The light can get so low that it can be unreadable on the receiving end. So the data might

need to be transfered again thereby slowing down the transfer rate. -- That's a wild stab.c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: noned. Background category: physics Id. Major: computer science juniore. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: light travels through optical fiber and some sort of reflective layer to keep light in.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: “I think this interview is a very unique experience.” “Yea, I must agree that this is very convenient for me too.”h. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: skipped refraction questions because he went on to explain his fiber optic theory a little more.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: no commentStudent #313 Posta. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. S313: =)b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. i think when the light is above the angle it's lost and below that it will be reflected, i think i had it confused before

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: noned. Background category: just taken ScIT d. Major: same as abovee. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: nopeg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: Successfully described an optical fiber and had an understanding of refraction.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: no commentStudent #314 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. DJ: I'm with you so far :)2. DJ: You did fine. There is no bad or good, remember :)3. S314: : )

b. Direct Statement of intangibles:1. I am not really sure, but I will assume that each port must be turned on or have the capablity

of storing this information if the user is not ready to retrieve it just yetI think I am confused -- Let me re-phrase my answer

2. S314: I am not sure if this cable should be waterproof or not

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:d. Background category: high school, physics I and Physics II, physics of nuclear reactors, applied atomic and nuclear physics, and nuclear phenomena for engineering applications.d. Major: dual engineering physics and nuclear physics seniore. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: “This would probably be easier with a drawing, but bear with me. The boundary is a single line and can only provide one edge of the angle. What's the other edge?”f. Move from one stage to another: gets confused about whether the cable needs to be waterproof and believes the shape and density of the cable keeps the light inside.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: knows refraction and thinks of fiber optic as being hollow cable where light flows through it.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent #314 Posta. Use of emoticons and IM slang:S314: lolb. Direct Statement of intangibles: nonec. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:S314: “Transistors are switches that turn 'on' and 'off' if they receive a signal or not. In an optical fiber, the transistor will turn 'on' if cintructive interference is the output; it will be 'off' if destructive interference is the output -- constructive (word change)”d. Background category: taken ScIT d. Major: see abovee. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: has a good grasp of material actuallyg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: understands optical fibers and refraction…doesn’t say TIR, but explains it.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: no commentStudent #315 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: WebCT has an identity problem :) -- So do you understand the purpose of this interview?b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. ok -- I really do not know much about them2. Im not sure3. a plastic round cable -- I am really not too sure

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:d. Background category: High School Physicsd. Major: IT with conc. in MISe. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: nopeg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: nope h. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: Had to leave early, had a class to go to at 4 pm.

i. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: interview cut short, doesn’t really get into refraction, thinks of plastic tube with light going through for fiber optic.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning:I think of the pom pom type thing at disney land when I hear fiber optics -- like a plastic that directs lightStudent#316 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. I'm sorry you find other RPI classes less interested in improvement. I can assure you that not all professors are set in their ways :) -- btw, the + should be at the end of your entire answer, letting me know to continue.

2. That is very true, haha, oh I am sorry. Now I understand.b. Direct Statement of intangibles:

1. An optical fiber to my knowledge is the newest form of communications technology, and it transfers data at a very high and efficient rate.

2. no, hopefully not, otherwise the signal strength will be lost at the end of the wire.c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: noned. Background category: Physics in High Schoold. Major: IT and Finance class of 2004e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: stays within the same stageg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: describes fiber optic as tubes carrying light with metal coverings similar to mirrors deflect light from the sides. Understands refraction to be a “illusion” that changes perception by bending light with the medium. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent #317 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: Sorry for the delay. I'm starting another interview :)b. Direct Statement of intangibles:S317: hahah busy busyc. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: noned. Background category: high school physics and physics Id. Major: junior IT conc. finance with minor in psychologye. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: DJ: (I'm not trying to put words in your mouth but making sure I understand what you're saying) -- One of the drawbacks of e-interviews is the lack of visual aids, but we'll forge on with words.f. Move from one stage to another: very novice stage, no real understanding, light wasn’t mentioned until Refraction was brought up.g. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: understands reflection, fuzzy on refraction and remembers learning about TIR and Critical angle. But optical fibers is an entirely different theory of mirrors and electrons flowing by bouncing on the mirrors. And thinks of fiber optics as being used for tv.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: fiber optics for TV cables

Student #318 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:S318: AOKS318: haha, it happens :-) -- yup, it arrived ... everything looks reasonable at a glanceS318: sounds good :-)DJ: OK. Fair enough. Good use of keyboard :) -- Let's finish up with why you're taking the course and what you hope to get out of it.b. Direct Statement of intangibles:I don't know the correct terms exactly, but as it leaves the "thicker" glass into the "thinner" air, I believe it bends away from the normal lineyes, I believe so...if the tube is still an X-axis, and the end is some wall, then I think it would bend toward that wall -- so it enters like "\", then inside is more towards "---" (but not, necessarily), and then when it leaves, it's back to "\"c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:S318: I'm IT, concentration in the Arts...my expected date of graduation is Summer '03...so I guess I'm a "super senior"d. Background category: high school physicsd. Major: IT with conc. in Arts seniore. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no comment, but nice keyboard drawing.f. Move from one stage to another: nopeg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: successfully describes TIR and refraction along with the optical fiber questions.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: noneStudent #319 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: I hope so too :)DJ: Sounds like a plan :) -- Thanks for your patience with technology. -- I appreciate the information you could give me, and I look forward to our follow-up interview!b. Direct Statement of intangibles:S319: hahaS319: wowb/c it's refracted? -- i don't really knwc. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:noned. Background category: physical modelingd. Major:senior Management of Information Systems majore. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: no stage movementg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: glass core surrounded by another type of glass and a rubber outside the second glass acts like a mirror and light bounces off of it. Understands refraction as bending of light but doesn’t put together refraction, TIR, and fiber optics.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: none

Student #320 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

1. S320: In high school, I just took one year of regular physics -- no AP :-( 2. I hope to get a better understanding of how the technology that we use everyday works. --

and now to learn the fundamental workings of fiber optics. :-)

b. Direct Statement of intangibles:1. I don't really know2. I could guess that pulses of light are sent through the fiber, but I've never really learned

about this3. I would guess that the fiber is constructed in such a way that the light is reflected off the

inside of the fiber, thus keeping the pulses from escaping -- I do not know however how this is done.

4. It might be that the fibers are coated in a reflective material, or that light cannot escape because the difference in refraction index between the fiber and the air is very high. -- but I don't really know how it works.

5. I don't however, remember enough from my previous physics experience to explain this in more detail.

6. I'm not remembering much on the subject, but when I think of refraction, I envision a pencil in a glass of water.

7. I don't know the physical mechanism that makes the light change directions though.

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization: noned. Background category: High School physics, physics I, and Physics II d. Major: dual major in Computer Systems Engineering and Computer Science, and class year 2004e. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: no, stays as a noviceg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: commented on the interview as, “is that it?” as if they didn’t feel it took too long.i. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: understands that light travels through fibers, doesn’t really remember TIR or critical angle.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning:

1. When I think of fiber optics, I think of a mini christmas tree I saw once that had little fibers poking out of it that were alternating colors -- and the fibers just looked like thin plastic rods, but the ends were glowing with light -- this is probably different from the fiber used in networking, but that's what my image of them is.

2. I'm not remembering much on the subject, but when I think of refraction, I envision a pencil in a glass of water. -- The part of the pencil submerged in water looks like it is bent. -- From what I remember, this is the case because as light passes between the water and the air it is bent.

3. I also think about a prism. -- And how, when light passes through a prism the refraction occuring in the prism splits the light into its component wavelengths. -- I also remember that every material has a property that describes how much light will be refracted in that material.

Student #321 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:

S321: Hello -- Ah :) -- No problemS321: :)DJ: Ah. Pictures are good. That's a problem with e-interviews. I can't see what you're drawing. :)S321: :)S321: No problem, have a good night :)b. Direct Statement of intangibles:I don't know much about it, but I know that light shoots through it and that is the basis of itI'm not sure here, but I would guess TIR is different in that all the light/reflections are staying in one place, whereas with a mirror some rays might shoot off to the sides and stuff I guess that angle would be greater tooAll I can say is they are wires, perhaps made of glassIs it just the property of the material maybe? -- I guess shiny and smoothc. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:Is it just the property of the material maybe?A? d. Background category: NY Regents high school physicsd. Major: IT and STS sophomoree. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: Ah. Pictures are good. That's a problem with e-interviews. I can't see what you're drawing. :)f. Move from one stage to another: no, showed what he knew and stuck with thatg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no commenth. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no commenti. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: light bounces off the sides of the tube; says the material is mirror like where internal reflection occurs. He also knows refraction as the bending of light between mediums.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: no commentStudent #322 Prea. Use of emoticons and IM slang:DJ: Syb is joining us too. She is keeping an eye on me as I'm new to interviewing :)That's right. You've been around our dept long enough to have participated in several diagnostic tests :) b. Direct Statement of intangibles:S322: hahahai dont know what actually keeps it in there...something that totally reflects lightS322: i dont know

c. Formal/Informal language/emphasize punctuation and capitalization:S322: other than an A?

d. Background category: phys 1, 2 Ex. Phys, Intro to Theo phys, Electrodynamics, IMECH, Optics, Quantumd. Major: Physicse. Could have benefited from a scratch pad: no commentf. Move from one stage to another: stayed at the same stageg. Was there positive comment about e-interview experience: no comment h. Was the interviewee wanting to leave early or didn’t mind going over time?: no comment

i. successfully described TIR or refraction without connecting it with optical fibers?: understands TIR and refraction, but understands fiber optics as light travels through and bounces around, knows its not mirrors persay but something is allowing it to reflect around in the tube.j. Instances of Transfer of Learning: none

**I and F were not necessarily answered as yes or no’s. If there was no yes or no, I bunched their statements together to make conglomeration of what they said.

Background related to physicsNo physics background: none (0)High school physics only: 303, 304, 305, 307, 310, 311, 312, 313, 315, 316, 318, 321 (12)Low Undergraduate physics (I and/or II): 301, 302, 306, 308, 309, 317, 319, 320 (8)Upper Undergraduate Physics w/out optics: 314 (1)Upper Undergraduate physics and optics: 322 (1)

Majors(non-physics) Science and Engineering Major: 301,306,309,313,320 (5)Information Technology Major:302,303,304,305,308,310,311,315,316,317,318,321 (12)Physics Major: (engineering physics 314), 322 (2)Social Science: (Psychology 307), (management 312,319) (3)

Scratch pad wanted:306, 312, 314pre, 317, 321 (5)Not needed:301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 314post, 315, 316, 319, 320, 322 (17)Keyboard drawing used: 318 (1)

# of individual cases of “transfer of learning” ie.) prism, straw in glass, Disney world toys, etc. (9)

Book or magazine:301 (1)Disney world Wand: 310, 315 (2)Dispersion Prism: 302 (1)Diamonds: 307 (1)Ethernet Cable: 304post (1)Disney world and Magazine: 304pre (1)Christmas tree (fiber optics), prism dispersion, and pencil in glass of water: 320 (1)Water in Pipe: 308 (1)TV wires: 317 (1)

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