2010 UITS IUE User Survey Summary
prepared by
Center for Statistical and Mathematical Computing
METHODOLOGY
The UITS User Survey is administered by the Center for Survey Research. Surveys were sent to 825 randomly selected people at Indiana University East (100 faculty, 100 staff, and 625 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").
Unless indicated otherwise, the results shown are weighted to estimate the average response of the entire IUE community. Some services, however, are used only by certain subpopulations, so results are shown for the appropriate subpopulations. Subpopulations are indicated by F for faculty, Staff for staff, and S for students. In some cases, the scores are for groups of subpopulations, indicated for example by [F & S] for services used by faculty and students. Results are shown separately for multiple subpopulations where appropriate. 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).
COMPUTING AND COMPUTER NETWORKING
1. Overall, how satisfied are you with the computing environment offered by the Information Technology at Indiana University, East (IT at IUE) during the past year (e.g., student computing facilities, electronic mail, staff and faculty computing environment, campus network, audio/video services, instructional technology, campus website services)? [All]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.21 ± .08 / 97.0 ± 1.9% / 97.8%
2. Overall, how important are IT systems and services to your work or study? [All]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.51 ± .07 / 98.3 ± 1.5% / 99.5%
3. On a weekly basis, approximately how many hours do you use a computer? [All]
Less than 1 hour / 1-5 hours / 6-10 hours / 11-15 hours / 16-20 hours / Over 20 hoursStudents / 0.0% / 0.0% / 1.5% / 7.7% / 6.2% / 84.6%
Staff / 1.3% / 5.3% / 8.0% / 2.7% / 4.0% / 78.7%
Faculty / 0.0% / 4.2% / 14.4% / 16.8% / 21.0% / 43.7%
4. How would you rate your computer expertise? [All]
Average Expertise (1=novice, 5=expert): / 3.60 ± .085. What is your class standing? [S]
Percentage checked / ResponsesFreshman / 21.1% / 36
Sophomore / 24.0% / 41
Junior / 26.9% / 46
Senior / 24.0% / 41
Graduate / 4.1% / 7
6. Do you have a computer at your residence (desktop computer or a laptop that you use at home)? [All]
Yes: / 98.5%a. What type of computer do you have at your residence (please select all that apply.)? [All]
Percentage checked / ResponsesOnly Workstation / 15.1% / 62
Only Laptop (Netbook or mininotebook) / 30.2% / 92
Both Workstation and Laptop / 54.7% / 147
b. What operation system/s do you have on your residence computer (please select all that apply.)? [All]
Percentage checked / ResponsesWindows 2000/XP / 47.5% / 152
Windows Vista / 52.7% / 134
Windows 7 / 29.7% / 79
Windows Others / 3.5% / 12
Apple Macintosh or compatible / 11.8% / 38
UNIX Workstation (including Microcomputers running LINUX) / 2.0% / 10
Other/s (Please specify) / 0.5% / 1
c. If you access the IUE computing systems from off-campus, please indicate the service you use (Please select all that apply.) [All]
Percentage checked / ResponsesCommercial Internet service provider for lower speed service via telephone, 56kb/s and below (e.g., Microsoft Network, America Online, etc.) / 7.1% / 23
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service from an Internet service provider with high-speed connectivity (e.g., Verizon) / 32.2% / 101
Cable modem service from a local cable television service provider that offers high-speed connectivity (e.g., Insight, Comcast, etc.) / 51.4% / 148
Other/s (Please specify) / 10.5% / 33
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ELECTRONIC MAIL
7. IT supports a variety of electronic mail systems to send messages (e-mail) to others at IUE and worldwide. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response.
Average / Satisfaction / UsageImail [S] / 4.17 ± .13 / 95.1 ± 3.8% / 56.3%
Umail [S] / 4.19 ± .15 / 92.9 ± 4.5% / 72.3%
IU WebMail [F, Staff] / 4.20 ± .17 / 93.9 ± 4.4% / 50.4%
Microsoft Exchange/Outlook [F, Staff] / 4.47 ± .12 / 97.7 ± 2.7% / 97.1%
Outlook Web Access [F, Staff] / 4.22 ± .16 / 94.8 ± 4.1% / 62.4%
8. Which IT supported e-mail system do you use most often?
Students / Staff / FacultyImail [S] / 31.5% / N/A / N/A
Umail [S] / 68.5% / N/A / N/A
IU WebMail [F, Staff] / N/A / 4.1% / 9.1%
Microsoft Exchange/Outlook [F, Staff] / N/A / 83.8% / 78.8%
Outlook Web Access [F, Staff] / N/A / 12.2% / 12.1%
Other (please specify) [All] / 0.0% / 0.0% / 0.0%
9. If you use an external mail service (e.g., Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail, AOL, etc.), indicate the usage frequency. [All]
Students / Staff / FacultyAlways / 40.9% / 8.1% / 13.4%
Frequently / 35.7% / 28.4% / 43.3%
Occasionally / 16.4% / 33.8% / 22.4%
Never / 7.0% / 29.7% / 20.9%
10. How satisfied are you with the following e-mail services? [All]
Average / Satisfaction / UsageAnti-spam service to move spam e-mail into a special folder / 4.23 ± .14 / 93.7 ± 4.2% / 92.9%
Central e-mail list server (Listserv)? / 4.20 ± .15 / 93.3 ± 4.3% / 79.3%
11. Overall, how satisfied are you with the electronic mail systems available at IU East? [All]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.26 ± .09 / 96.5 ± 2.0% / 97.7%
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USER SUPPORT SERVICES
12. IT provides a wide range of assistance for computer users. If you have received help from any of the following sources in the past year, please indicate your satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response. [All]
Average / Satisfaction / UsageOnline consulting resources (IU Knowledge Base, IUE IT Web pages) / 3.97 ± .09 / 95.1 ± 2.4% / 49.8%
IU communications and publications on paper / 4.03 ± .08 / 97.2 ± 1.8% / 48.3%
IU News Vehicles (Newsbit, IT@IU, IUE Electronic Newsletter) / 3.99 ± .09 / 94.3 ± 2.5% / 54.5%
IUE Information Technology news and announcements / 4.10 ± .08 / 98.1 ± 1.6% / 70.8%
IUE IT orientation guides / 3.85 ± .09 / 93.7 ± 2.7% / 41.1%
IUE live help (TechChat) / 3.99 ± .11 / 88.8 ± 3.4% / 32.6%
Knowledge and ability of IUE Help Desk consultants / 4.20 ± .10 / 92.7 ± 2.8% / 69.9%
Courtesy and helpfulness of IUE Help Desk consultants / 4.43 ± .09 / 95.4 ± 2.3% / 73.6%
IUE Help Desk overall / 4.39 ± .08 / 96.2 ± 2.1% / 73.2%
IT Training and Education: STEPS Instructor-led Computing Workshops / 4.38 ± .08 / 99.5 ± .9% / 31.0%
Lynda online training / 4.22 ± .10 / 94.1 ± 2.6% / 19.4%
IUWare Online / 4.51 ± .08 / 99.0 ± 1.2% / 67.9%
IUWare CD-ROM / 4.43 ± .07 / 99.7 ± .7% / 38.5%
13. Overall, how satisfied are you with the IT user support services available at IU East? [All]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.41 ± .07 / 98.7 ± 1.3% / 89.6%
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INSTRUCTIONAL AND STUDENT COMPUTING SERVICES
14. IT maintains a large number of computer facilities and services designated especially for student use and instruction. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response [F, S]
Average / Satisfaction / UsageStudent Computer Lab hardware (computers, printers, etc.) / 4.21 ± .10 / 95.8 ± 2.6% / 88.4%
Student Computer Lab software / 4.22 ± .09 / 96.3 ± 2.4% / 82.4%
Knowledge and ability of Student Computer Lab consultants / 4.17 ± .11 / 95.7 ± 2.6% / 54.9%
Courtesy and helpfulness of Student Computer Lab consultants / 4.25 ± .10 / 95.7 ± 2.6% / 53.2%
Student Computer Labs overall / 4.20 ± .10 / 96.4 ± 2.4% / 84.4%
Information Commons / 4.15 ± .10 / 96.5 ± 2.4% / 52.5%
15. Overall, how satisfied are you with IT instructional and student computing services available at IU East? [F, S]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.23 ± .09 / 97.8 ± 2.0% / 86.4%
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CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
16. IT provides a number of services designed to facilitate the use of information technologies in the classroom. If you use these facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response. [F]
Average / Satisfaction / UsageKnowledge and helpfulness of classroom technology service staff (from A/V services to SMART classroom) / 4.08 ± .23 / 89.8 ± 7.9% / 88.1%
Usability of Polycom and other two-way video equipment / 3.63 ± .23 / 84.4 ± 9.5% / 49.2%
Usability of SMARTclassroom equipment / 3.76 ± .27 / 85.5 ± 9.1% / 82.1%
Availability of the equipment / 3.59 ± .30 / 77.6±10.6% / 86.6%
17. Classroom facilities vary from building to building and room to room. Overall, how satisfied are you with your classroom facilities (e.g. in terms of lighting, acoustics, projector screens, and aesthetics)? [F]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage3.27 ± .25 / 75.8+/-10.9% / 92.5%
18. Overall, how satisfied are you with instructional technology support in classrooms over the past year (e.g. delivery of equipment, permanent classroom equipment, equipment ordering procedures, support staff, selection of equipment)? [F]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage3.65 ± .26 / 84.2 ± 9.6% / 89.1%
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ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE
19. Through the Enterprise Software (ES) Division, IT supports a number of information systems in support of administrative and academic services on campus. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response.
Academic Systems: Student Information Systems / Average / Satisfaction / UsageGeneral functionality (Admissions, Advising, Bursar, Records, Financial Aid) [F, Staff] / 4.00 ± .15 / 90.3 ± 5.0% / 61.4%
Academic Advising Services [F, Staff] / 3.61 ± .18 / 82.8 ± 6.3% / 47.5%
Student Self Service (Register for Classes, My Unofficial Transcript, My Bursar Account, Make a Payment, My Financial Aid Account Summary, etc.) [S] / 4.34 ± .12 / 96.4 ± 3.0% / 98.2%
Faculty Services (rosters, grades) [F] / 4.05 ± .23 / 91.9 ± 7.2% / 92.5%
Oncourse CL (Web-based distributed learning environment) [F, S] / 4.30 ± .10 / 97.1 ± 2.2% / 96.9%
Library online catalog (INDYCAT/IUCAT) [All] / 3.97 ± .11 / 88.4 ± 3.4% / 79.8%
Business Systems: Human Resources Management System (HRMS) / Average / Satisfaction / Usage
E-Doc Services [Staff] / 4.11 ± .17 / 100 ± .7% / 36.0%
TIME - IU time keeping system [F, Staff] / 3.70 ± .18 / 81.3 ± 6.6% / 55.5%
General Functionality and Employee Self Service (Payroll Direct Deposit, View Paycheck, Electronic W-2, etc.) [F, Staff] / 4.25 ± .14 / 96.9 ± 3.1% / 93.4%
Business Systems: Fiscal Systems / Average / Satisfaction / Usage
Financial Information System (FIS) [F, Staff] / 3.85 ± .16 / 92.3 ± 4.6% / 38.4%
Purchasing/Accounts Payable [F, Staff] / 3.59 ± .16 / 85.8 ± 5.9% / 30.9%
Travel System [F, Staff] / 3.38 ± .19 / 77.7 ± 6.9% / 32.4%
Maintenance Management System (MMS) [Staff] / 3.67 ± .30 / 77.8 ± 9.9% / 12.0%
E-Commerce Systems [All] / 3.95 ± .09 / 93.2 ± 2.7% / 25.2%
Integration Systems / Average / Satisfaction / Usage
IU Information Environment (IUIE) [Staff] / 3.78 ± .19 / 93.5 ± 6.2% / 62.2%
User eXperience Group (UXG) [Staff] / 5.00 ± .00 / 100 ± .7% / 1.4%
OneStart Portal: Navigation/Usability [All] / 4.24 ± .08 / 96.4 ± 2.0% / 94.6%
OneStart Calendar / Classifieds [All] / 4.14 ± .10 / 93.2 ± 2.7% / 76.1%
20. Overall, how satisfied are you with academic systems made available by Enterprise Software at IU East (e.g., Oncourse CL, student self-service, IUCAT, etc.) [F,S]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.21 ± .09 / 98.8 ± 1.5% / 98.8%
21. Overall, how satisfied are you with the business systems available at IU East? [F,Staff]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage3.86 ± .15 / 93.2 ± 4.4% / 65.1%
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WEB-BASED INFORMATION SERVICES
22. IT supports access to and use of various web-based information services and tools. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response. [All]
Average / Satisfaction / UsageAccessibility of the IUE Web site ( [All] / 4.51 ± .07 / 98.6 ± 1.3% / 97.8%
Information available on the IUE Web site [All] / 4.27 ± .08 / 97.2 ± 1.8% / 98.4%
Publish information/Web pages on the IUE Web site [All] / 4.15 ± .09 / 96.5 ± 2.0% / 79.9%
Ease of navigation of the IUE Web site [All] / 4.10 ± .09 / 96.3 ± 2.1% / 97.8%
23. Overall, how satisfied are you with IUE web services? [All]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.25 ± .07 / 99.0 ± 1.2% / 98.9%
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NETWORK SERVICES
24. IT provides campus networking for faculty and staff, and repair services. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response. [All]
Average / Satisfaction / UsageReliability of office, laboratory, or classroom direct network connection (Ethernet data jack) / 4.11 ± .09 / 95.0 ± 2.4% / 67.6%
Speed of office, laboratory, or classroom direct network connection (Ethernet data jack) / 4.02 ± .11 / 89.6 ± 3.3% / 70.6%
Reliability of campus wireless network connection / 3.81 ± .11 / 86.1 ± 3.6% / 72.1%
Speed of campus wireless network connection / 4.01 ± .11 / 90.1 ± 3.2% / 72.4%
25. Overall, how satisfied are you with the IT network services available at IU East? [All]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.12 ± .08 / 95.6 ± 2.2% / 90.8%
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TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
26. IT provides a wide range of telephone services to the IU East campus. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response.
Average / Satisfaction / UsageCampus office telephone service [F, Staff] / 4.27 ± .15 / 93.9 ± 4.1% / 95.0%
Campus telephone directory (via phonebook.iue.edu) [F, Staff] / 3.77 ± .19 / 85.7 ± 5.9% / 76.2%
Campus office long distance service [F, Staff] / 3.86 ± .17 / 87.6 ± 5.6% / 88.6%
Campus office voice mail services [F, Staff] / 4.11 ± .15 / 93.6 ± 4.2% / 92.1%
27. Overall, how satisfied are you with the telecommunications services offered by IT during the past year (e.g., long distance calling service, telephone service, voice mail, and telephone directory)? [F, Staff]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.06 ± .15 / 94.7 ± 3.9% / 97.2%
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GENERAL ASSESSMENT
28. How helpful has the information technology environment at IU East been in your teaching activities? [F]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.05 ± .23 / 91.8 ± 7.2% / 91.0%
29. How helpful has the information technology environment at IU East been in your research activities? [F]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage3.32 ± .30 / 75.0+/-11.0% / 65.7%
30. How helpful has the information technology environment been in your learning experience at IU East? [S]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.24 ± .12 / 97.4 ± 2.6% / 94.5%
31. Please state your level of agreement with the following statement: The information technology environment was an important factor in my decision to attend IU East. [S]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage2.80 ± .20 / 56.6 ± 7.4% / 93.5%
32. Overall, how would you compare the quality of the services (including telecommunications, computing, and computer networking) offered by the IT department at IU East during the past year to previous years? [All]
Average / Satisfaction / Usage4.11 ± .08 / 97.7 ± 1.7% / 80.1%
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