Center for Statistical and Mathematical Computing
METHODOLOGY
The UITS User Survey is administered by the IUPUI Office of Information Management and Institutional Research. Surveys were sent to 1500 randomly selected students at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (1000 undergraduate students and 500 graduate and professional degree students). The questions on the survey are primarily Likert opinion scales (1-5 rating scales with 5 always being the most favorable rating). For questions asking opinions of services, the results shown include in order: the average opinion score (labeled "Average"), the percentage of people who were satisfied with the service (graded it as a 3 or better, labeled "Satisfaction"), the percentage of people who use the service (which we have taken to be the percentage of people who expressed an opinion about it, labeled "Usage"), and the total number of respondents to each question (unweighted number of respondents, labeled "Responses").
Unless indicated otherwise, the results shown are weighted to estimate the average response of the entire IUPUI community. For the average opinion and the satisfaction percentage scores, confidence intervals are also provided. The confidence intervals indicate the sampling error for each estimate at the 95% confidence level (i.e. each mean and satisfaction score falls within the range indicated by the estimated value, plus or minus the interval score).
1.Approximately how many hours do you use a computer during a typical work week in any given semester?
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11.04
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hours average
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2. How would you rate your computer expertise?
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Expertise (1=novice, 5=expert)
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3.19
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3.Do you a computer or a laptop that you use at home?
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Yes
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75.1%
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a. If you have a computer at home, what type of computer is it?
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Percentage circled
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Responses
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| IBM-compatible computer |
89.9%
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285
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| Apple Macintosh or compatible |
9.3%
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32
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| Unix workstation (including PCs running LINUX) |
1.0%
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3
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b. If you have a computer at home, do you also have a modem?
| Yes | 83.0% |
c. If you have a modem, what is it's speed?
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Percentage circled
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Responses
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| 14.4 Kbps |
29.3%
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78
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| 28.8 Kbps |
33.5%
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96
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| 56 Kbps |
3.5%
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10
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| Other |
11.4%
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31
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| Don't Know |
22.3%
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54
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4. Integrated Technologies provides the campus network and central systems that have the capability to support voice, video, and data services, as well as remote access via dial-in modems. If you use these facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction.
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Average
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Satisfaction %
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Usage
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Response
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| Voice network services(campus telephone, telephone conferencing, etc.) |
3.62 ±0.10
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88.4% ±3.2%
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35.8%
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402
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| Video network services (IMDS, cable TV, teleconferencing) |
3.66 ±0.10
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89.4% ±3.1%
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24.4%
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401
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| Data network services (WWW, FTP, e-mail, etc.) |
3.87 ±0.10
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89.8% ±3.0%
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74.4%
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408
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| Central computing systems (e.g., Cord, Champion, INDYVAX) |
3.63 ±0.10
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86.7% ±3.4%
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66.6%
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403
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| Class or personal Bookbag (electronic file storage) |
3.46 ±0.11
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79.1% ±4.1%
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31.0%
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405
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| Standard dial-in modem services (e-mail, local systems, 278-5619) |
3.51 ±0.11
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81.3% ±3.9%
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52.4%
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403
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| Extended dial-in modem services (PPP, WWW, 278-5620) |
3.31 ±0.12
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75.2% ±4.3%
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39.9%
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402
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5. Do you connect to the campus network from your residence, office, computer cluster, or while traveling?
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Yes
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50.6%
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If yes:
a. How often, on the average, do you connect to the campus network?
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Percentage circled
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Responses
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| Several times a day |
10.1%
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22
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| Daily |
25.0%
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52
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| Several times a week, but not daily |
33.8%
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76
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| Once a week |
8.1%
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16
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| Every other week |
6.8%
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14
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| Once a month |
7.3%
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14
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| Less than once a month |
9.1%
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19
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b. How long, on the average, do you stay connected to the campus network per session?
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Percentage circled
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Responses
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| 10 hours or more |
0.0%
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0
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| 5-9 hours |
1.2%
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2
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| 2-4 hours |
16.6%
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30
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| 1 hour |
23.6%
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51
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| 30 minutes |
32.9%
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73
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| 15 minutes |
18.2%
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38
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| 5 minutes |
4.8%
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12
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| less than 5 minutes |
2.6%
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5
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6. If you use a modem to access IUPUI computing systems, which service do you call?
a. Please circle the number for any that apply.
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Percentage circled
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Responses
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| IT standard modem pool (278-5619) |
25.8%
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111
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| IT extended modem pool(278-5620) |
23.0%
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95
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| Commercial Internet Service Provider |
6.4%
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28
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| Departmental modem pool or modem attached to office or laboratory workstation |
5.3%
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23
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b. Which service you use most often (specify 1 to 5):
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Percentage selected
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Responses
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| IT standard modem pool (278-5619) |
31.7%
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46
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| IT extended modem pool(278-5620) |
42.7%
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62
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| Commercial Internet Service Provider |
12.7%
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20
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| Departmental modem pool or modem attached to office or laboratory workstation |
9.5%
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13
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| Other |
1.2%
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6
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7. If you rely primarily on the campus modem pool (278-5619 or 278-5620) to access the network, to what extent are you satisfied with the availability of dial-in connections from off campus?
| Average: |
3.25 ±0.17
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Agreement: |
73.1% ±6.5%
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Usage: |
78.0%
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Responses:
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194
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8. How would you rate your satisfaction with network reliability when you connect from off-campus? (stalling, crashing, noise, garbled characters, etc.)
| Average: |
3.33 ±0.15
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Agreement: |
76.2% ±6.0%
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Usage: |
86.9%
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Responses:
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210
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9. Overall, how satisfied are you with the network and central computing services available at IUPUI?
| Average: |
3.74 ±0.09
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Agreement: |
91.9% ±2.7%
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Usage: |
85.3%
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Responses:
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415
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10. Integrated Technologied supports electronic mail (e-mail) systems to send messages to others at IUPUI and at institutions worldwide. If you use these facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction.
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Average
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Satisfaction %
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Usage
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Response
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| Pine (the mailer on the Cord and Champion systems) |
3.86 ±0.10
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88.0% ±3.3%
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63.9%
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405
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| Mailing list services (LISTSERV) |
3.54 ±0.10
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87.0% ±3.5%
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30.8%
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384
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11. Which e-mail system do you use most often?
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Percentage selected
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Responses
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| Pine |
51.8%
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220
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| Other |
48.2%
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203
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12. Overall, how satisfied are you with the electronic mail systems available at IUPUI?
| Average: | 3.77 ±0.10 | Agreement: |
85.4% ±3.5%
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Usage: |
72.9%
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Responses:
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410
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13. Integrated Technologies supports access to and use of various network-based information services and tools. Please indicate your overall satisfaction with these services.
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Average
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Satisfaction %
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Usage
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Response
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| IUPUI World Wide Web servers (IUPUI home page and other sites at www.iupui.edu) |
4.01 ±0.09
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94.2% ±2.4%
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76.8%
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415
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| MetroMail campus mailing list |
3.34 ±0.10
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80.4% ±4.0%
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31.5%
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407
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| Usenet news groups |
3.46 ±0.09
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86.7% ±3.4%
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17.0%
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407
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14. Overall, how satisfied are you with network-based information services at IUPUI?
| Average: |
3.84 ±0.08
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Satisfaction: |
94.4% ±2.3%
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Usage: |
77.3%
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Responses:
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407
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15. Integrated Technologies manages a large number of facilities and services specifically designed for student use and instruction. These include campus Learning Centers (public computing facilities), electronic classrooms in Lecture Hall and other locations, and classroom-delivered audiovisual and other equipment to support teaching and learning.
If you use IT-managed Learning Centers, please identify all locations you use:
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Percentage selected
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Responses
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| BS3000 Business/SPEA |
28.7%
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107
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| CA 231 Cavanaugh Hall |
23.7%
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85
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| CA 421 Cavanaugh Hall |
9.1%
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33
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| DS 122 Dental School |
0.8%
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6
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| ES2116 Education Building |
6.4%
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28
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| ES 2124 Education Building |
6.8%
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26
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| ET 015 Engineering and Technology Basement (24 Hour Lab) |
34.5%
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127
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| HM001 Herron School of Art |
1.3%
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5
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| LS109/183 Law School |
2.8%
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23
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| NU342 School of Nursing |
11.3%
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47
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| SL070 School of Science |
22.9%
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83
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| SL116 School of Science |
10.1%
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37
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| UL1140 University Library |
39.5%
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156
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| UN231 Union Building |
3.2%
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12
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| WM207 International House |
0.3%
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3
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16. Please indicate you overall satisfaction with IT managed teaching and learning facilities.
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Average
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Satisfaction %
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Usage
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Response
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| Learning Center hardware |
3.86 ±0.08
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94.4% ±2.4%
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75.2%
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404
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| Learning Center software |
3.88 ±0.08
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95.7% ±2.1%
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70.0%
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403
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| Learning Center consulting overall |
3.53 ±0.10
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85.4% ±3.6%
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71.5%
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403
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| Knowledge and Ability of Learning Center consultants |
3.67 ±0.09
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88.7% ±3.2%
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71.6%
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404
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| Courtesy and helpfulness of Learning Center consultants |
3.64 ±0.11
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84.1% ±3.7%
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71.8%
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403
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| Quality of Learning Centers overall |
3.82 ±0.08
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94.4% ±2.4%
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75.2%
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401
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| Interactive Multimedia Distribution System (IMDS) - Cable TV and video tape delivery to computer workstation |
3.60 ±0.10
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84.6% ±3.6%
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23.6%
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402
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| Electronic multimedia classroom in lecture hall and other locations |
3.81 ±0.10
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89.0% ±3.2%
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40.7%
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403
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| Classroom delivered audiovisual equipment |
3.72 ±0.09
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91.6% ±2.8%
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58.3%
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402
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| Audio and video tape duplicating services |
3.68 ±0.11
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83.5% ±3.7%
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26.7%
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401
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17. Overall, how satisfied are you with IT managed instructional and student computing services available here at IUPUI?
| Average: |
3.80 ±0.08
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Satisfaction: |
95.3% ±2.2%
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Usage: |
75.7%
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Responses:
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403
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18. Integrated Technologies provides wide-ranging assistance for users of technology, often participating with technology support personnel in IUPUI schools and administrative units through its Distributed Support program. If you have received any help from any of the following sources in the past year, please indicate your satisfaction by circling the appropriate response.
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Average
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Satisfaction %
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Usage
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Response
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| E-mail consulting (helpdesk@iupui.edu) |
3.78 ±0.11
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86.1% ±3.5%
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36.4%
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405
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| Online consulting resources(IT HelpDesk home page, Knowledge Base) |
3.72 ±0.10
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88.5% ±3.2%
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39.3%
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406
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| Online sign-up system for ID's for the campus network and central systems (IUPUI NetworkID Services from IT HelpDesk online) |
3.65 ±0.11
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85.9% ±3.5%
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22.9%
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400
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| Integrated Technologies publications on paper (Student Guide to IT Services, QuickDocs) |
3.42 ±0.09
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85.2% ±3.6%
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20.4%
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404
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| Integrated Technologies publications online (QuickDocs, NewsbIT, System Announcements) |
3.60 ±0.10
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86.5% ±3.5%
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32.8%
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394
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| UCS (IU Bloomington) publications on paper and online (UCS Times Online, UCS monitor) |
3.59 ±0.11
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82.7% ±3.8%
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26.1%
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397
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| Today's Information Processing Skills (TIPS) classes for students |
3.56 ±0.10
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83.8% ±3.7%
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19.9%
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400
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| Software distribution online via SoftServe |
3.32 ±0.10
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86.6% ±3.5%
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9.5%
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394
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| IUPUI SoftPak CD ROM |
3.58 ±0.12
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80.3% ±4.0%
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13.3%
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396
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| Campus telephone central attendant services (campus operator) |
3.63 ±0.10
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89.1% ±3.2%
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18.3%
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396
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19. Overall, how satisfied are you with the support services available at IUPUI?
| Average: |
3.65 ±0.08
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Satisfaction: |
91.0% ±2.9%
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Usage: |
66.8%
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Responses:
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411
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20. During 1996-1997, Integrated Technologies continued a major effort to improve central systems as well as access to technology. This included migration from CMS on the IBM3090 to UNIX systems, expansion of the campus modem pool to 276 modems, initiation Phase II of the campus network plan for a high-speed fiber network, and installation of a new campus voicemail system. Overall, satisfied are you with these changes?
| Average: |
3.86 ±0.08
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Satisfaction: |
95.7% ±2.1%
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Usage: |
54.3%
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Responses:
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411
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21. To what extent has the computing and network environment helped your learning at IUPUI?
| Average: |
3.88 ±0.10
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Helpfulness: |
88.1% ±3.2%
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Usage: |
85.0%
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Responses:
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414
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22. Please state you level of agreement with the following statement: The computing, network environment, and technology for teaching and learning were important factors contributing to my decision to attend IUPUI.
| Average: |
2.12 ±0.11
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Agreement: |
35.9% ±4.8%
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Usage: |
100.0%
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Responses:
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401
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23. Please indicate the most important improvements Integrated Technologies can make to IUPUI user support. Choose no more than three.
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Percentage selected
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Responses
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| More Integrated Technology computing classes for students |
48.0%
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189
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| More information about Integrated Technologies Help Online and Knowledge Base |
40.6%
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165
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| More Integrated Technologies how-to guides (QuickDocs) available in printed form |
41.9%
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168
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| More Integrated Technologies how-to guides (QuickDocs) available online |
30.4%
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125
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| More frequent issues of Integrated Technologies NewsbIT |
9.4%
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36
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| Other |
7.8%
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34
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24. Please indicate the most important improvements Integrated Technologies can make to the IUPUI student and instructional computing environment. Choose no more than three.
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Percentage selected
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Responses
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| More computers in the campus Learning Centers |
40.2%
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155
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| Public computing facilities with large numbers of computers linked to Telnet, word processing, and Web browsers |
21.8%
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93
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| More access to scanners, printers, and other tools for multimedia development |
43.2%
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183
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| Data jacks to connect laptops to the IUPUI network |
9.6%
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47
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| Docking stations for laptops with access to Learning Center software and printers |
5.9%
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31
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| Ability to use the same software available in Learning Centers on my computer at home |
52.9%
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214
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| More administrative services delivered on the Web (registration, advising, etc.) |
29.5%
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122
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| Other |
6.0%
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24
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25. Please indicate the most important improvements Integrated Technologies can make to the IUPUI network computing environment. Choose no more than three.
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Percentage selected
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Responses
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| More standard dial-in modems |
25.3%
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104
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| More extended dial-in modems for PPP connections |
27.3%
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120
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| A dial in service with more modems per user, but with an extra service fee |
5.6%
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22
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| Better on-campus network connectivity/capacity to meet current computing needs |
31.4%
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118
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| Better on-campus network connectivity/capacity to meet future computing needs |
42.0%
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173
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| Other |
4.8%
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22
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26. Overall, how satisfied are you with the services offered by IUPUI Integrated Technologies during the past year?
| Average: |
3.81 ±0.08
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Satisfaction: |
93.3% ±2.5%
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Usage: |
88.3%
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Responses:
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408
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27. Overall, how important are Integrated Technologies' systems and services to you studies at IUPUI?
| Average: |
3.96 ±0.10
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Satisfaction: |
88.9% ±3.2%
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Usage: |
91.6%
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Responses:
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407
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28. Please provide additional comments or recommendations.
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Yes:
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n/a
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