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ARCC Faculty Survey 1998
100 individuals were selected randomly from the Provost's list of WSU faculty. Individuals who were on leave, or who are in outreach programs and are not in residence in Ogden, were removed from the sample and were replaced. Sampled individuals were asked to complete the survey through the World Wide Web, or on paper if they preferred. The survey was conducted between January 8 and February 5, 1998. 76 individuals completed the survey, 40 on the Web and 36 on paper. Except where otherwise noted results are shown as percent of respondents. All percentages are computed with 76 respondents. Row totals which do sum to 100% occur when not respondents answered a question. Averages were computed by multiplying the midpoint of range, and the minimum of open-ended ranges, by the number of respondents. Like questions have been grouped in tables to facilitate comparison. |
What impact has information technology had on your
| Negative | none | Positive | ||||
| -- | - | 0 | + | ++ | ||
| preparation for teaching | 0 | 3% | 8% | 58% | 32% | |
| classroom instruction | 0 | 3% | 17% | 51% | 29% | |
| scholarship, research creativity | 0 |
1% |
5% |
39% |
54% | |
What impact has information technology had on students' abilities?
| Negative | None | Positive | no opinion | ||||||
| -- | - | 0 | + | ++ | |||||
| written communication | 1% | 4% | 29% | 34% | 18% | 11% | |||
| oral communication | 0% | 5% | 51% | 20% | 5% | 18% | |||
| visual communication | 0% | 4% | 17% | 34% | 17% | 28% | |||
| technical job skills | 0% | 4% | 0% | 39% | 45% | 12% | |||
| quantitative reasoning | 3% | 5% | 7% | 41% | 12% | 32% | |||
| appreciation for diversity | 3% | 1% | 17% | 49% | 8% | 21% | |||
| creativity | 3% | 3% | 18% | 39% | 21% | 16% | |||
| overall learning | 0% | 5% | 5% | 58% | 25% | 7% |
What impact has information technology at WSU had on accessibility of services?
| Negative | None | Positive | no opinion | ||||
| -- | - | 0 | + | ++ | |||
| 0 | 0 | 1% | 47% | 37% | 14% |
In fulfilling your professional duties how many hours a week do you spend using--
| Hours | per | Week | ||||||||
| none | up to 2 | >2 to 5 | >5 to 10 | > 10 | avg hrs | |||||
| World Wide Web | 12 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3.06 | ||||
| word processor | 2 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 7.23 | ||||
| statistics package | 50 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.65 | ||||
| spreadsheets | 44 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1.07 | ||||
| database systems | 39 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.73 | ||||
| compilers, etc. | 61 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.61 | ||||
| graphics packages | 32 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1.42 | ||||
| 6 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 3.50 | |||||
| other | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0.73 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 19.04 |
How many computer-based presentations have you made in the last year?
| none | 1 to 10 | 11 to 20 | 21 to 50 | >50 | avg present. | ||
| 51% | 34% | 7% | 0 | 8% | 7.03 | ||
Which information technology services have you required students to use?
| word processing | WWW | graphics | stats. | programming | database manage | ||
| 91% | 62% | 59% | 32% | 20% | 12% | 8% | |
How do you use WWW for classes?
don't use it |
info for students |
for research |
publish info | |
| 22% | 20% | 68% | 11% |
What percentage of class time does your department devote to teaching computer applications in discipline?
| none | 1 - 10% | 11 - 25% | 26 - 50% | >50% | ||
| 13% | 58% | 18% | 5% | 4% | ||
Rate students preparation for technology requirements in your classes --
| students drop course because of frustration | students have few skills & require extensive help | students have some skills, but need some help | students ready & require little help | |||||
| 0 | 11% | 67% | 18% | |||||
What is biggest problem in requiring technology for students?
| lack of preparation time | students' lack of skill | technology failure | lack of assistance from aides | unreal expectations | don't have problems | |||||||
| 24% | 20% | 20% | 8% | 4% | 20% | |||||||
What percentage of your work is done on your home computer for --
| none | 1 -20% | 21-50% | 51-80% | >80% | ||
| teaching preparation | 16% | 38% | 28% | 12% | 7% | |
| professional work | 18% | 33% | 28% | 9% | 12% | |
Given budget limits how important is it to allocate additional resources for --
no import no allocation |
moderate, but no reallocation |
consider reallocation |
definitely reallocate |
Single Top Priority | ||||||
| student computer labs | 1% | 17% | 49% | 32% | 21% | |||||
| improve faculty skills | 3% | 46% | 28% | 22% | 16% | |||||
| 3 or 4 year pc upgrade | 1% | 22% | 36% | 41% | 13% | |||||
| discipline support | 1% | 33% | 43% | 22% | 13% | |||||
| multi-media classrooms | 4% | 42% | 32% | 22% | 13% | |||||
| electronic library sources | 1% | 33% | 38% | 28% | 12% | |||||
| online courses | 11% | 49% | 26% | 14% | 8% | |||||
| improve student skills | 4% | 43% | 34% | 18% | 4% |
| Which areas of faculty support are in most need of improvement at WSU? | |||
| Reliability of systems and network | 51% | ||
| Speedy correction of hardware problems | 49% | ||
| Speedy correction of software problems | 46% | ||
| Availability of software for faculty work | 33% | ||
| Availability of education for software & systems | 30% | ||
| Ready consultation for new systems & software | 30% | ||
| Competence of support personnel | 26% | ||
| Friendliness and courtesy of support personnel | 16% | ||