S. no | Question or statement | Mean score (SD) |
1 | Did you feel any anxiety as a result of coronavirus and reporting on coronavirus before joining the JIC group? | 2.4 (1.01) |
2 | As part of the group, did you feel you had access to more credible information on management COVID-19? | 3.0 (1.44) |
3 | Did the projects and innovations being discussed on the group help you better manage fear and uncertainty around coronavirus? | 2.86 (1.39) |
4 | Did the engagement and interactions within the group give you hope that the negative impact of coronavirus could be successfully addressed through team work, and collaboration? | 3.63 (0.96) |
5 | Did you feel the office hours were helpful in guiding you and your team to develop your innovations? | 2.7 (1.23) |
6 | Did you feel the speaker sessions were helpful in guiding you and your team to develop your innovations? | 2.92 (1.14) |
7 | If yes to above, did being part of a project team increase your awareness about the effects of coronavirus, and as a result, help you to be better prepared, both physically and mentally? | 3.5 (1.06) |
Each statement could be scored from 1 to 5 on a Likert scale, with 1 being the most unfavourable to 5 being the most favourable response. The mean scores as well as the SD of each score are shown in the table for the 24 hackers.
JIC, Jugaar Innovation Challenge.