CSD User Attitude Surveys Autumn 2003

 

1st Year Undergraduate Survey

 

All 1st year undergraduate students were emailed on Thursday 27th November and asked to complete an online web-based survey on CSD services by Friday 12th December. Those who submitted their responses by Thursday 4th December were entered into a prize draw and from these 3 winners have been randomly selected, who will each receive a cheque for £25. In total, 720 responses have been received, which is well over the 10% target level of the total of first year undergraduates emailed.

 

The survey questions focused on the CSD Essentials: An Introductory Guide for Students booklet, the CSD talk at the Fresher Week Core Events days, Helpdesk services, University email facilities, student computer ownership, the new wireless service (Roamnet) plus other modes of Internet access and the Virtual Learning Environment (VITAL) service. The full set of questions is included in Appendix A of this document.

 

Overall, the student responses are very positive about CSD services. Key findings include:

When asked if there was information missing from the booklet, which would have been useful to have included, the general consensus was that most of the key information was provided but some of the suggestions included:

For the full details of the non free-text responses, see Appendix B.


Staff Survey

 

All staff were emailed on Thursday 3rd December and asked to complete an online web-based survey on CSD services by Friday 19th December. Those who submitted their responses by Thursday 11th December were entered into a prize draw and from these 3 winners have been randomly selected, who will each receive a cheque for £25. In total, 815 responses have been received, which is well over the 10% target level of the total of staff emailed.

 

The survey questions focused on the CSD Fundamentals: An Introductory Guide for Staff

booklet, Helpdesk services, University email facilities, staff computer and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) ownership, Roamnet and CSD training courses. The full set of questions is included in Appendix C of this document.

 

Overall, the staff responses are very positive about CSD services. Key findings include:

When asked if there was information missing from the booklet, which would have been useful to have included, there was in fact very little feedback. Some of the suggestions included:

For the full details of the non free-text responses, see Appendix D.

 

 

 

 

 


Appendix 1


Computing Services Department

First Year Undergraduates Survey
Autumn Term 2003

Please answer the questions about Computing Services Department (CSD) and at the end of this questionnaire don't forget to click on the Send Answers button.

Did you receive the "CSD Essentials: An Introductory Guide for Students" booklet in the pack sent to you in the Summer from the University?

1

Yes

(If Yes, go to question 4)

No

2

Did you obtain a copy of the CSD Essentials: An Introductory Guide for Students booklet after you arrived at the University?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 4)

3

How did you obtain this copy?

4

Have you read part or all of the Essentials booklet?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 8)

5

Please rate the usefulness of the booklet:

Very Useful

Quite Useful

No View

Fairly Useless

Totally Useless

6

What is the most useful information?

7

Is there any information omitted that you would have liked to see included?

8

Did you attend a CSD talk at the Core Events day during Fresher week?

Yes

(If Yes, go to question 10)

No

9

If you did not attend, why was this?

Didn't know about the talks

Didn't think it would be worth it

No available time

Couldn't find the venue

Other

Now, please go to question 13

10

Please rate the usefulness of the CSD talk at the Core Events day:

Very Useful

Quite Useful

No View

Fairly Useless

Totally Useless

11

What was the most useful information?

12

Was there any information omitted that you would have liked to be included?

Have you needed to contact the CSD Helpdesk?

13

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 17)

14

Which CSD Helpdesk services have you used? (Check all that apply)

A

Visit to Brownlow Hill Building (open between 8:30AM and 5:30 PM)

B

Visit to Sydney Jones Library

C

Visit to Harold Cohen Library

D

Email

E

Phone

15

Which CSD Helpdesk services have you used? (Check all that apply)

A

Registration query

B

Logon problem

C

Email query

D

Purchasing swipe card

E

Purchasing software

F

Microsoft Office query

Printing query

G

H

Vital query (Blackboard VLE System)

I

Profile/Traffic Light problem

J

Other

16

Please rate your level of satisfaction with the CSD Helpdesk services:

Very satisfied

Fairly satisfied

Satisfied

Fairly dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

No view

17

Have you used your University email account yet? i.e., your email address with the format initials.surname@student.liverpool.ac.uk?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 22)

Do you use Mulberry to read your email? (Check all that apply)

18

A

all the time on campus

D

all the time off campus

some of the time off campus

E

B

some of time on campus

C

never on campus

F

never off campus

19

Do you use the University webmail service to read your email? (Check all that apply)

A

all the time on campus

D

all the time off campus

some of the time off campus

E

B

some of time on campus

C

never on campus

F

never off campus

20

Do you forward your University email to another ISP address?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 22)

21

Why forward your email to another ISP address, when you can use the University webmail service?

22

Do you currently have access to a desktop/laptop computer at home/hall of residence, i.e. other than using a University Teaching Centre PC or departmental facility?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 33)

23

How is the computer connected to the Internet?

24

Yes

No

Do you own this PC?

25

Is the PC a desktop or laptop computer?

Desktop

(If Desktop, go to question 31)

Laptop

Have you heard of the new CSD Roamnet service, which allows you to connect to the Internet from your own laptop while you are on Campus? (http://www.liv.ac.uk/csd/systems/ROAMNET/index.htm)

26

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 31)

Have you used the new CSD Roamnet service to connect to the Internet from your laptop on campus?

27

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 31)

28

Which roamnet access have you used?

29

At which location? (Check all that apply)

A

Sydney Jones Library

B

Harold Cohen Library

C

University of Liverpool Management School

30

Please rate your level of satisfaction with the CSD Roamnet service:

Very satisfied

Fairly satisfied

Satisfied

Fairly dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

No view

31

Are you in a Hall of Residence, with use of a network connection?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 33)

Who did you contact about problems with your Halls connection? (Check all that apply)

32

A

No problems

D

studenthalls@liv.ac.uk

B

Buddy

C

Helpdesk

33

Have you used the new VITAL Service yet (VITAL is the University of Liverpool's on-line learning environment)?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 36)

34

How would you rate the usability of the VITAL service?

Very easy to use

Quite easy to use

quite hard to use

Hard to use

No view

35

Please rate your level of satisfaction with the VITAL service:

Very satisfied

Fairly satisfied

Satisfied

Fairly dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

No view

36

Finally, please rate your overall impression of the computing and information technology services provided for you by CSD:

Very satisfied

Fairly satisfied

Very dissatisfied

Satisfied

Fairly dissatisfied

No view

37

Please enter your University username

Thank you for completing this questionnaire!


Appendix B

 

Did you receive the "CSD Essentials: An Introductory Guide for Students" booklet in the pack sent to you in the Summer from the University?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

535

74.3

75.4

75.4

No

175

24.3

24.6

100.0

Total

710

98.6

100.0

 

Missing

System

10

1.4

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Did you obtain a copy of the CSD Essentials: An Introductory Guide for Students booklet after you arrived at the University?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

84

11.7

47.7

47.7

No

92

12.8

52.3

100.0

Total

176

24.4

100.0

 

Missing

System

544

75.6

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

How did you obtain this copy?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

2

.3

2.3

2.3

At CSD Brownlow Hill Building

2

.3

2.3

4.6

At Sydney Jones Library

13

1.8

14.9

19.5

At Harold Cohen Library

19

2.6

21.8

41.4

From the CSD website

1

.1

1.1

42.5

From your department

22

3.1

25.3

67.8

From Faculty Office

7

1.0

8.0

75.9

Other

21

2.9

24.1

100.0

Total

87

12.1

100.0

 

Missing

System

633

87.9

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Have you read part or all of the Essentials booklet?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

378

52.5

64.7

64.7

No

206

28.6

35.3

100.0

Total

584

81.1

100.0

 

Missing

System

136

18.9

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Please rate the usefulness of the booklet:

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very Useful

70

9.7

17.3

17.3

Quite Useful

274

38.1

67.8

85.1

No View

51

7.1

12.6

97.8

Fairly Useless

9

1.3

2.2

100.0

Total

404

56.1

100.0

 

Missing

System

316

43.9

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Did you attend a CSD talk at the Core Events day during Fresher week?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

304

42.2

44.6

44.6

No

378

52.5

55.4

100.0

Total

682

94.7

100.0

 

Missing

System

38

5.3

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

If you did not attend, why was this?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Didn't know about the talks

211

29.3

61.9

61.9

Didn't think it would be worth it

33

4.6

9.7

71.6

No available time

53

7.4

15.5

87.1

Couldn't find the venue

7

1.0

2.1

89.1

Other

37

5.1

10.9

100.0

Total

341

47.4

100.0

 

Missing

System

379

52.6

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Please rate the usefulness of the CSD talk at the Core Events day:

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very Useful

31

4.3

11.0

11.0

Quite Useful

165

22.9

58.3

69.3

No View

61

8.5

21.6

90.8

Fairly Useless

22

3.1

7.8

98.6

Totally Useless

4

.6

1.4

100.0

Total

283

39.3

100.0

 

Missing

System

437

60.7

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Have you needed to contact the CSD Helpdesk?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

257

35.7

38.0

38.0

No

419

58.2

62.0

100.0

Total

676

93.9

100.0

 

Missing

System

44

6.1

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Visit to Brownlow Hill Building (open between 8:30AM and 5:30 PM)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

613

85.1

85.1

85.1

1

107

14.9

14.9

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Visit to Sydney Jones Library

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

620

86.1

86.1

86.1

1

100

13.9

13.9

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Visit to Harold Cohen Library

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

639

88.8

88.8

88.8

1

81

11.3

11.3

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Email

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

643

89.3

89.3

89.3

1

77

10.7

10.7

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Phone

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

702

97.5

97.5

97.5

1

18

2.5

2.5

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Registration query

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

660

91.7

91.7

91.7

1

60

8.3

8.3

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Logon problem

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

604

83.9

83.9

83.9

1

116

16.1

16.1

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Email query

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

672

93.3

93.3

93.3

1

48

6.7

6.7

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Purchasing swipe card

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

705

97.9

97.9

97.9

1

15

2.1

2.1

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Purchasing software

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

688

95.6

95.6

95.6

1

32

4.4

4.4

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Microsoft Office query

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

709

98.5

98.5

98.5

1

11

1.5

1.5

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Printing query

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

659

91.5

91.5

91.5

1

61

8.5

8.5

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Vital query (Blackboard VLE System)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

698

96.9

96.9

96.9

1

22

3.1

3.1

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Profile/Traffic Light problem

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

684

95.0

95.0

95.0

1

36

5.0

5.0

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

649

90.1

90.1

90.1

1

71

9.9

9.9

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Please rate your level of satisfaction with the CSD Helpdesk services:

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very satisfied

108

15.0

37.0

37.0

Fairly satisfied

77

10.7

26.4

63.4

Satisfied

62

8.6

21.2

84.6

Fairly dissatisfied

24

3.3

8.2

92.8

Very dissatisfied

11

1.5

3.8

96.6

No view

10

1.4

3.4

100.0

Total

292

40.6

100.0

 

Missing

System

428

59.4

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Have you used your University email account yet? i.e., your email address with the format initials.surname@student.liverpool.ac.uk?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

684

95.0

96.3

96.3

No

26

3.6

3.7

100.0

Total

710

98.6

100.0

 

Missing

System

10

1.4

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Mulberry - all the time on campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

381

52.9

52.9

52.9

1

339

47.1

47.1

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - some of time on campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

501

69.6

69.6

69.6

1

219

30.4

30.4

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - never on campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

645

89.6

89.6

89.6

1

75

10.4

10.4

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - all the time off campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

672

93.3

93.3

93.3

1

48

6.7

6.7

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - some of time off campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

601

83.5

83.5

83.5

1

119

16.5

16.5

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - never off campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

451

62.6

62.6

62.6

1

269

37.4

37.4

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - all the time on campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

573

79.6

79.6

79.6

1

147

20.4

20.4

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - some of time on campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

560

77.8

77.8

77.8

1

160

22.2

22.2

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - never on campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

542

75.3

75.3

75.3

1

178

24.7

24.7

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - all the time off campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

428

59.4

59.4

59.4

1

292

40.6

40.6

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - some of the time off campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

579

80.4

80.4

80.4

1

141

19.6

19.6

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - never off campus

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

591

82.1

82.1

82.1

1

129

17.9

17.9

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Do you forward your University email to another ISP address?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

36

5.0

5.3

5.3

No

641

89.0

94.7

100.0

Total

677

94.0

100.0

 

Missing

System

43

6.0

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Do you currently have access to a desktop/laptop computer at home/hall of residence, i.e. other than using a University Teaching Centre PC or departmental facility?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

478

66.4

80.3

80.3

No

117

16.3

19.7

100.0

Total

595

82.6

100.0

 

Missing

System

125

17.4

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

How is the computer connected to the Internet?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

1

.1

.2

.2

Hall of Residence network connection

237

32.9

43.5

43.7

Broadband/ADSL

99

13.8

18.2

61.8

Modem dial-in to University

9

1.3

1.7

63.5

Modem dial-in to an ISP

71

9.9

13.0

76.5

No Internet connection

114

15.8

20.9

97.4

Other

14

1.9

2.6

100.0

Total

545

75.7

100.0

 

Missing

System

175

24.3

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Do you own this PC?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

480

66.7

87.1

87.1

No

71

9.9

12.9

100.0

Total

551

76.5

100.0

 

Missing

System

169

23.5

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Is the PC a desktop or laptop computer?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Desktop

296

41.1

53.2

53.2

Laptop

260

36.1

46.8

100.0

Total

556

77.2

100.0

 

Missing

System

164

22.8

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Have you heard of the new CSD Roamnet service, which allows you to connect to the Internet from your own laptop while you are on Campus? (http://www.liv.ac.uk/csd/systems/ROAMNET/index.htm)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

67

9.3

26.6

26.6

No

185

25.7

73.4

100.0

Total

252

35.0

100.0

 

Missing

System

468

65.0

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Have you used the new CSD Roamnet service to connect to the Internet from your laptop on campus?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

9

1.3

8.9

8.9

No

92

12.8

91.1

100.0

Total

101

14.0

100.0

 

Missing

System

619

86.0

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Which roamnet access have you used?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Cable

8

1.1

80.0

80.0

Wireless

1

.1

10.0

90.0

Both

1

.1

10.0

100.0

Total

10

1.4

100.0

 

Missing

System

710

98.6

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Sydney Jones Library

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

716

99.4

99.4

99.4

1

4

.6

.6

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Harold Cohen Library

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

718

99.7

99.7

99.7

1

2

.3

.3

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

University of Liverpool Management School

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

717

99.6

99.6

99.6

1

3

.4

.4

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Please rate your level of satisfaction with the CSD Roamnet service:

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very satisfied

3

.4

17.6

17.6

Fairly satisfied

4

.6

23.5

41.2

Satisfied

5

.7

29.4

70.6

Very dissatisfied

1

.1

5.9

76.5

No view

4

.6

23.5

100.0

Total

17

2.4

100.0

 

Missing

System

703

97.6

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Are you in a Hall of Residence, with use of a network connection?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

245

34.0

47.5

47.5

No

271

37.6

52.5

100.0

Total

516

71.7

100.0

 

Missing

System

204

28.3

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

No problems

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

598

83.1

83.1

83.1

1

122

16.9

16.9

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Buddy

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

647

89.9

89.9

89.9

1

73

10.1

10.1

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Helpdesk

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

668

92.8

92.8

92.8

1

52

7.2

7.2

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

studenthalls@liv.ac.uk

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

683

94.9

94.9

94.9

1

37

5.1

5.1

100.0

Total

720

100.0

100.0

 

 

Have you used the new VITAL Service yet (VITAL is the University of Liverpool's on-line learning environment)?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

576

80.0

83.7

83.7

No

112

15.6

16.3

100.0

Total

688

95.6

100.0

 

Missing

System

32

4.4

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

How would you rate the usability of the VITAL service?

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very easy to use

260

36.1

47.0

47.0

Quite easy to use

254

35.3

45.9

92.9

quite hard to use

27

3.8

4.9

97.8

Hard to use

10

1.4

1.8

99.6

No view

2

.3

.4

100.0

Total

553

76.8

100.0

 

Missing

System

167

23.2

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Please rate your level of satisfaction with the VITAL service:

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very satisfied

180

25.0

30.6

30.6

Fairly satisfied

236

32.8

40.1

70.6

Satisfied

117

16.3

19.9

90.5

Fairly dissatisfied

38

5.3

6.5

96.9

Very dissatisfied

9

1.3

1.5

98.5

No view

9

1.3

1.5

100.0

Total

589

81.8

100.0

 

Missing

System

131

18.2

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 

 

Finally, please rate your overall impression of the computing and information technology services provided for you by CSD:

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very satisfied

185

25.7

26.6

26.6

Fairly satisfied

316

43.9

45.4

72.0

Satisfied

158

21.9

22.7

94.7

Fairly dissatisfied

24

3.3

3.4

98.1

Very dissatisfied

6

.8

.9

99.0

No view

7

1.0

1.0

100.0

Total

696

96.7

100.0

 

Missing

System

24

3.3

 

 

Total

720

100.0

 

 




Appendix 3

 

Computing Services Department

Staff Survey
Autumn Term 2003

Please answer the following questions about Computing Services Department (CSD) and at the end of the questionnaire don't forget to click on the "Send Answers" button.

Have you received a copy of the "CSD Fundamentals: An Introductory Guide for Staff" booklet?

1

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 6)

2

Please rate the usefulness of the booklet:

Very Useful

Quite Useful

No View

Fairly Useless

Totally Useless

3

What is the most useful information?

4

Is there any information omitted that you would have liked to see included?

5

How often do you think a CSD booklet for staff should be issued?

Once every 6 months

Once a year

Once every 2 years

Never

Were you aware that the main CSD Helpdesk in the Brownlow Hill Building has extended its opening hours to between 8:30am and 5:30pm, for personal callers and support via phone and email?

6

Yes

No


These extended hours for the CSD Helpdesk in Brownlow Hill 8:30 am to 5:30 pm are being operated until the end of December and a decision will then be made as to whether to carry on with the extended hours.

7

Do you think the 8:30-9am extended time slot should be carried on into 2004?

Yes

No

No View

8

Do you think the 5-5:30pm extended time slot should be carried on into 2004?

Yes

No

No View

Have you needed to contact the CSD Helpdesk since the beginning of term?

9

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 13)

10

Which CSD Helpdesk services have you used since the beginning of term? (Check all that apply)

A

Visit to Brownlow Hill Building (open between 8:30AM and 5:30 PM)

B

Visit to Sydney Jones Library

C

Visit to Harold Cohen Library

D

Email

E

Phone

11

Why did you need to contact the CSD Helpdesk? (Check all that apply)

J

VITAL (Blackboard VLE System) query

A

Registration query

B

Logon query

K

TULIP (Staff Information Portal) query

C

Password query

D

Equipment/hardware fault report

Filestore quota query

L

E

Connection problem

M

Virus/worm query

F

Email query

N

Booking on CSD courses

Purchasing software

G

H

Software query

O

Other

I

Printing or plotting query

12

Please rate your level of satisfaction with the CSD Helpdesk services:

Very satisfied

Fairly satisfied

Satisfied

Fairly dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

No view

Do you use Mulberry to read your University email? (Check all that apply)

13

A

all the time on campus

D

all the time off campus

some of the time off campus

E

B

some of time on campus

C

never on campus

F

never off campus

14

Do you use the University webmail service to read your University mail? (Check all that apply)

A

all the time on campus

D

all the time off campus

some of the time off campus

E

B

some of time on campus

C

never on campus

F

never off campus

15

Do you use Pine to read your University mail? (Check all that apply)

A

all the time on campus

D

all the time off campus

some of the time off campus

E

B

some of time on campus

C

never on campus

F

never off campus

Do you use other email clients to read your University email?

16

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 19)

17

Which other clients do you use to read your University email?

18

Why do you use a non-University recommended and supported email client to read your University email?

19

Do you have access to a desktop/laptop computer at home?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 25)

20

Is the PC a desktop or laptop computer?

Desktop

Laptop

Both

21

Do you use one or more of the computers to access University services remotely from home?

(If No, go to question 25)

Yes

No

22

How is the main computer you use at home connected to the Internet?

23

Are you able to access all the University services you require from home?

(If Yes, go to question 25)

Yes

No

24

Which services are you unable to access satisfactorily?

25

Do you own a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)?

Yes

No

(If No, go to question 28)

26

What type is it?

27

Do you use your PDA to connect to the Internet?

Yes

No

Have you heard of the new CSD Roamnet service, which allows staff and students to connect to the Internet from their own laptop or PDA while on campus, from any designated RoamNet area? (http://www.liv.ac.uk/csd/systems/ROAMNET/index.htm)

28

Yes

No

Were you aware that CSD run a number of training courses on its services?

29

(If No, go to question 33)

Yes

No

30

Have you attended any CSD short courses?

(If No, go to question 32)

Yes

No

31

How useful would you rate the training you received?

Very useful

Fairly useful

Fairly useless

Totally useless

Useful

No view

32

Are there any courses you would like to attend, but are not currently offered by CSD?

33

Finally, please rate your overall impression of the computing and information technology services provided for you by CSD:

Very satisfied

Fairly satisfied

Satisfied

Fairly dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

No view

34

Please enter your University username

Thank you! You have now finished answering the questionnaire.
Please click the Send Answers button to send in your responses.


Appendix D

 

Have you received a copy of the "CSD Fundamentals: An Introductory Guide for Staff" booklet?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

306

37.5

38.7

38.7

No

485

59.5

61.3

100.0

Total

791

97.1

100.0

 

Missing

System

24

2.9

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Please rate the usefulness of the booklet:

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very Useful

66

8.1

21.3

21.3

Quite Useful

154

18.9

49.7

71.0

No View

83

10.2

26.8

97.7

Fairly Useless

7

.9

2.3

100.0

Total

310

38.0

100.0

 

Missing

System

505

62.0

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

How often do you think a CSD booklet for staff should be issued?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Once every 6 months

29

3.6

9.4

9.4

Once a year

208

25.5

67.1

76.5

Once every 2 years

64

7.9

20.6

97.1

Never

9

1.1

2.9

100.0

Total

310

38.0

100.0

 

Missing

System

505

62.0

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Were you aware that the main CSD Helpdesk in the Brownlow Hill Building has extended its opening hours to between 8:30am and 5:30pm, for personal callers and support via phone and email?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

284

34.8

36.4

36.4

No

496

60.9

63.6

100.0

Total

780

95.7

100.0

 

Missing

System

35

4.3

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Do you think the 8:30-9am extended time slot should be carried on into 2004?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

467

57.3

59.1

59.1

No

44

5.4

5.6

64.7

No View

279

34.2

35.3

100.0

Total

790

96.9

100.0

 

Missing

System

25

3.1

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Do you think the 5-5:30pm extended time slot should be carried on into 2004?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

487

59.8

62.0

62.0

No

38

4.7

4.8

66.9

No View

260

31.9

33.1

100.0

Total

785

96.3

100.0

 

Missing

System

30

3.7

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Have you needed to contact the CSD Helpdesk since the beginning of term?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

554

68.0

70.7

70.7

No

230

28.2

29.3

100.0

Total

784

96.2

100.0

 

Missing

System

31

3.8

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Visit to Brownlow Hill Building (open between 8:30AM and 5:30 PM)

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

541

66.4

66.4

66.4

1

274

33.6

33.6

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Visit to Sydney Jones Library

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

785

96.3

96.3

96.3

1

30

3.7

3.7

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Visit to Harold Cohen Library

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

778

95.5

95.5

95.5

1

37

4.5

4.5

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Email

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

451

55.3

55.3

55.3

1

364

44.7

44.7

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Phone

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

456

56.0

56.0

56.0

1

359

44.0

44.0

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Registration query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

742

91.0

91.0

91.0

1

73

9.0

9.0

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Logon query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

729

89.4

89.4

89.4

1

86

10.6

10.6

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Password query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

738

90.6

90.6

90.6

1

77

9.4

9.4

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Equipment/hardware fault report

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

659

80.9

80.9

80.9

1

156

19.1

19.1

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Connection problem

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

667

81.8

81.8

81.8

1

148

18.2

18.2

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Email query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

669

82.1

82.1

82.1

1

146

17.9

17.9

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Purchasing software

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

660

81.0

81.0

81.0

1

155

19.0

19.0

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Software query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

704

86.4

86.4

86.4

1

111

13.6

13.6

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Printing or plotting query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

759

93.1

93.1

93.1

1

56

6.9

6.9

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

VITAL (Blackboard VLE System) query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

795

97.5

97.5

97.5

1

20

2.5

2.5

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

TULIP (Staff Information Portal) query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

779

95.6

95.6

95.6

1

36

4.4

4.4

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Filestore quota query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

722

88.6

88.6

88.6

1

93

11.4

11.4

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Virus/worm query

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

728

89.3

89.3

89.3

1

87

10.7

10.7

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Booking on CSD courses

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

738

90.6

90.6

90.6

1

77

9.4

9.4

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Other

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

739

90.7

90.7

90.7

1

76

9.3

9.3

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Please rate your level of satisfaction with the CSD Helpdesk services:

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very satisfied

237

29.1

39.8

39.8

Fairly satisfied

163

20.0

27.3

67.1

Satisfied

131

16.1

22.0

89.1

Fairly dissatisfied

43

5.3

7.2

96.3

Very dissatisfied

13

1.6

2.2

98.5

No view

9

1.1

1.5

100.0

Total

596

73.1

100.0

 

Missing

System

219

26.9

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Mulberry - all the time on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

257

31.5

31.5

31.5

1

558

68.5

68.5

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - some of time on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

741

90.9

90.9

90.9

1

74

9.1

9.1

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - never on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

673

82.6

82.6

82.6

1

142

17.4

17.4

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - all the time off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

793

97.3

97.3

97.3

1

22

2.7

2.7

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - some of the time off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

745

91.4

91.4

91.4

1

70

8.6

8.6

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Mulberry - never off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

420

51.5

51.5

51.5

1

395

48.5

48.5

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - all the time on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

703

86.3

86.3

86.3

1

112

13.7

13.7

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - some of time on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

698

85.6

85.6

85.6

1

117

14.4

14.4

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - never on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

499

61.2

61.2

61.2

1

316

38.8

38.8

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - all the time off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

485

59.5

59.5

59.5

1

330

40.5

40.5

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - some of the time off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

601

73.7

73.7

73.7

1

214

26.3

26.3

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Webmail - never off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

645

79.1

79.1

79.1

1

170

20.9

20.9

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Pine - all the time on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

805

98.8

98.8

98.8

1

10

1.2

1.2

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Pine - some of time on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

769

94.4

94.4

94.4

1

46

5.6

5.6

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Pine - never on campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

195

23.9

23.9

23.9

1

620

76.1

76.1

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Pine - all the time off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

808

99.1

99.1

99.1

1

7

.9

.9

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Pine - some of the time off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

775

95.1

95.1

95.1

1

40

4.9

4.9

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Pine - never off campus

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

206

25.3

25.3

25.3

1

609

74.7

74.7

100.0

Total

815

100.0

100.0

 

 

Do you use other email clients to read your University email?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

116

14.2

14.9

14.9

No

661

81.1

85.1

100.0

Total

777

95.3

100.0

 

Missing

System

38

4.7

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Which other clients do you use to read your University email?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

1

.1

.8

.8

Outlook

38

4.7

29.5

30.2

Outlook Express

40

4.9

31.0

61.2

Simeon

2

.2

1.6

62.8

Eudora

23

2.8

17.8

80.6

Netscape

6

.7

4.7

85.3

Other

19

2.3

14.7

100.0

Total

129

15.8

100.0

 

Missing

System

686

84.2

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Do you have access to a desktop/laptop computer at home?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

676

82.9

85.5

85.5

No

115

14.1

14.5

100.0

Total

791

97.1

100.0

 

Missing

System

24

2.9

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Is the PC a desktop or laptop computer?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Desktop

375

46.0

55.1

55.1

Laptop

110

13.5

16.2

71.3

Both

195

23.9

28.7

100.0

Total

680

83.4

100.0

 

Missing

System

135

16.6

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Do you use one or more of the computers to access University services remotely from home?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

467

57.3

68.2

68.2

No

218

26.7

31.8

100.0

Total

685

84.0

100.0

 

Missing

System

130

16.0

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

How is the main computer you use at home connected to the Internet?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

2

.2

.4

.4

Cable

38

4.7

7.1

7.5

Broadband/ADSL

147

18.0

27.5

35.0

Modem dial-in to University

89

10.9

16.7

51.7

Modem dial-in to an ISP

213

26.1

39.9

91.6

No Internet connection

26

3.2

4.9

96.4

Other

19

2.3

3.6

100.0

Total

534

65.5

100.0

 

Missing

System

281

34.5

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Are you able to access all the University services you require from home?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

380

46.6

72.0

72.0

No

148

18.2

28.0

100.0

Total

528

64.8

100.0

 

Missing

System

287

35.2

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Do you own a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

97

11.9

12.4

12.4

No

685

84.0

87.6

100.0

Total

782

96.0

100.0

 

Missing

System

33

4.0

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

What type is it?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

0

2

.2

2.0

2.0

Palm or compatible

42

5.2

42.0

44.0

Window CE/Pocket PC or compatible

36

4.4

36.0

80.0

Other

20

2.5

20.0

100.0

Total

100

12.3

100.0

 

Missing

System

715

87.7

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Do you use your PDA to connect to the Internet?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

32

3.9

22.4

22.4

No

111

13.6

77.6

100.0

Total

143

17.5

100.0

 

Missing

System

672

82.5

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Have you heard of the new CSD Roamnet service, which allows staff and students to connect to the Internet from their own laptop or PDA while on campus, from any designated RoamNet area? (http://www.liv.ac.uk/csd/systems/ROAMNET/index.htm)

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

157

19.3

20.1

20.1

No

625

76.7

79.9

100.0

Total

782

96.0

100.0

 

Missing

System

33

4.0

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Were you aware that CSD run a number of training courses on its services?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

556

68.2

70.9

70.9

No

228

28.0

29.1

100.0

Total

784

96.2

100.0

 

Missing

System

31

3.8

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Have you attended any CSD short courses?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Yes

317

38.9

46.5

46.5

No

365

44.8

53.5

100.0

Total

682

83.7

100.0

 

Missing

System

133

16.3

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

How useful would you rate the training you received?

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very useful

104

12.8

30.5

30.5

Fairly useful

105

12.9

30.8

61.3

Useful

94

11.5

27.6

88.9

Fairly useless

14

1.7

4.1

93.0

No view

24

2.9

7.0

100.0

Total

341

41.8

100.0

 

Missing

System

474

58.2

 

 

Total

815

100.0

 

 

 

Finally, please rate your overall impression of the computing and information technology services provided for you by CSD:

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Very satisfied

236

29.0

30.0

30.0

Fairly satisfied

279

34.2

35.5

65.5

Satisfied

215

26.4

27.4

92.9

Fairly dissatisfied

31

3.8

3.9

96.8

Very dissatisfied

12

1.5

1.5

98.3

No view

13

1.6

1.7

100.0

Total

786

96.4

100.0

 

Missing

System

29

3.6

 

 

Total

815

100.0