Faculty Survey Results

The Faculty survey, available in January 2006, received 129 responses. A brief summary of the responses to some of the questions is provided below.

Current IT Service & Support (good to outstanding)

Office Desktop92%
Classes90%
Research83%
Help with who to contact89%

Specific Areas (agree to strongly agree)

IT Staff are responsive and customer-oriented94%
IT Staff keep you informed about changes to your equipment81%
IT Staff explanations are easy to understand96%
IT informs you about services and facilities83%
IT print & web resources help you find campus technology information83%
Help Desk is helpful in assisting with your IT problems in a timely manner93%

IT Support Services

Improvement needed None Much
Courtesy 64% 28% 8% 0% 0%
Expertise 34% 45% 12% 7% 3%
Promptness in returning call/email 35% 38% 18% 8% 1%
Communicating about issues 31% 36% 23% 9% 1%
Follow-up 41% 35% 15% 8% 2%

Research Computing (67 responses)

Who provides primary support?
Web pages/applications Non-IT Staff 28%
Data archiving Division Representative 42%
Apparatus Control Graduate Students 30%
Servers Division Representative 35%
Compute Engines Division Representative 34%
Research in Computer Science Division Representative 32%
Advanced visualization Division Representative 35%