The Institutional Research Office completed a telephone survey of Computer Lab Usage Survey between October 4th and November 5th. A random sample of 1,200 students attending WSU during the fall semester were chosen and 642 were contacted for a response rate of of 54 percent. This represents a margin of error of about plus or minus 3 percent.
1. Approximately how many times have you used a computer at WSU in the past year?
Not used at all
179
28%
1-10
182
28%
11-25
60
9%
29-50
78
12%
51-100
65
10%
Over 100
78
12%
2. Which open labs do you use?
Library
211
27%
Social Science
142
18%
Student Union
105
13%
Wattis
87
11%
None of these
53
7%
Health Professions
40
5%
Natural Science
28
4%
Davis
28
4%
Student Services Center
25
3%
Macintosh/Education bldg
24
3%
Math
16
2%
HPER bldg.
11
1%
Wasatch Hall
8
1%
3. Which discipline specific labs do you use?
TBE labs
24
4%
Computer Science labs
39
6%
Manufacturing/CAD-CAM
4
1%
Other ____________.
11
2%
None
564
88%
4. How do you use the WSU computer labs?
Word Processing
290
32%
E-Mail
204
23%
Web
256
28%
Graphics
10
1%
Programming
16
2%
Mathematics or Statistics
16
2%
Other
112
12%
5. If you wanted to use a lab at WSU but were unable to, Why were you unable to use the lab?
Lab was full
191
58%
Network failure
68
21%
Needed software not available
14
4%
Adequate help not available
7
2%
Lab was closed
35
11%
Other
14
4%
6. Considering the computing fees at other Utah universities are: U of U 179.40, USU 90, SUU 60, and at WSU 17.30, what dollar amount of student fee money do you think should be spent on computing at WSU?
Less than $9
10
2%
$9-$17
269
42%
$18-$25
36
6%
$26-$50
95
15%
$51-$100
108
17%
$101-$150
2
0%
H. Over $150
0
0%
F. Don't know
119
19%
7. Considering the total student fee at other universities in Utah as mentioned above, would you prefer that:
Your total fee be increased to accommodate an increased computing fee.
45
20%
The total fee remain the same and monies be reallocated for computing.
179
80%
Survey Respondents College of the stated major compared against fall breakdown of all majors.