Minnesota State Colleges & Universities

MNSCU


Systemwide Faculty Technology Survey Results

(Survey Conducted January 19-February 9, 2006)


Prepared by the MSU - Organizational Effectiveness Research Group


The following pages contain summaries of data collected from the MNSCU 2005 MNSCU Faculty IT. The results were compiled by the MSU - Organizational Effectiveness Research Group (507-389-5829). Participants' anonymity has been held in the strictest confidence by aggregating their ratings.

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NOTE: Within this report some importance and satisfaction items are scored on a range from -2 to +2. Those scores can be interpreted as follows:

Level of Importance Items:
-2 = Very Unimportant
-1 = Unimportant
0 = Neither Important nor Unimportant
1 = Important
2 = Very Important
N.A. = Not Applicable
Level of Satisfaction Items:
-2 = Completely Unsatisfied
-1 = Unsatisfied
0 = Neutral
1 = Satisfied
2 = Completely Satisfied
N.A. = Not Applicable

 

MNSCU 2005 - MNSCU Faculty IT Faculty Overall Summary (w/o comments)

I serve as a member of:                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Teaching Faculty
94.28% 1550
Librarians/Media Faculty
2.25% 37
Counseling Faculty
1.22% 20
Athletic Directors, Coaches, Trainers
0.49% 8
Customized Training Faculty
0.36% 6
Other
1.40% 23
  Total Respondants 1644
I primarily work at:                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Office of the Chancellor   0.00% 0
Alexandria Technical College
2.62% 43
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge Campus
1.40% 23
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids Campus
3.59% 59
Anoka Technical College
2.13% 35
Bemidji State University
2.49% 41
Central Lakes College, Brainerd Campus
2.07% 34
Central Lakes College, Staples Campus
0.49% 8
Century College
2.68% 44
Dakota County Technical College
2.62% 43
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
0.91% 15
Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park Campus
2.37% 39
Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie Campus
1.40% 23
Hibbing Community College
1.22% 20
Inver Hills Community College
2.80% 46
Itasca Community College
1.09% 18
Lake Superior College
1.40% 23
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Eveleth Campus
0.24% 4
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia Campus
0.85% 14
Metropolitan State University
3.16% 52
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
1.70% 28
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical, Red Wing Campus
0.43% 7
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical, Winona Campus
0.55% 9
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Detroit Lakes Campus
0.67% 11
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls Campus
1.34% 22
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead Campus
2.25% 37
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Wadena Campus
0.67% 11
Minnesota State University, Mankato
10.58% 174
Minnesota State University Moorhead
4.68% 77
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby Campus   0.06% 1
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Granite Falls Campus
0.36% 6
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Jackson Campus   0.12% 2
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Pipestone Campus   0.12% 2
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington Campus
0.85% 14
Normandale Community College
4.01% 66
North Hennepin Community College
2.43% 40
Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks Campus
0.91% 15
Northland Community and Technical College, Thief River Falls Campus
0.97% 16
Northwest Technical College
0.61% 10
Pine Technical College
0.55% 9
Rainy River Community College
0.43% 7
Ridgewater College, Hutchinson Campus
0.73% 12
Ridgewater College, Willmar Campus
1.82% 30
Riverland Community College, Albert Lea Campus
0.36% 6
Riverland Community College, Austin Campus
1.16% 19
Rochester Community and Technical College
4.62% 76
St. Cloud State University
7.79% 128
Saint Cloud Technical College
1.89% 31
Saint Paul College
1.89% 31
South Central College, Faribault Campus
0.36% 6
South Central College, Mankato Campus
1.95% 32
Southwest Minnesota State University
1.34% 22
Vermilion Community College
0.67% 11
Winona State University
5.60% 92
  Total Respondants 1644
I also work at:                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Office of the Chancellor   0.12% 2
Alexandria Technical College   0.12% 2
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Cambridge Campus   0.12% 2
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids Campus
0.36% 6
Anoka Technical College   0.06% 1
Bemidji State University
0.18% 3
Central Lakes College, Brainerd Campus   0.06% 1
Central Lakes College, Staples Campus
0.18% 3
Century College
0.36% 6
Dakota County Technical College
0.30% 5
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College   0.06% 1
Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park Campus
0.49% 8
Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie Campus
0.30% 5
Hibbing Community College   0.06% 1
Inver Hills Community College
0.24% 4
Itasca Community College
0.24% 4
Lake Superior College   0.12% 2
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Eveleth Campus   0.12% 2
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia Campus   0.00% 0
Metropolitan State University
0.61% 10
Minneapolis Community and Technical College   0.12% 2
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical, Red Wing Campus   0.00% 0
Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical, Winona Campus
0.18% 3
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Detroit Lakes Campus   0.12% 2
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls Campus
0.18% 3
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead Campus
0.18% 3
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Wadena Campus   0.12% 2
Minnesota State University, Mankato
0.55% 9
Minnesota State University Moorhead   0.12% 2
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby Campus   0.00% 0
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Granite Falls Campus   0.00% 0
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Jackson Campus   0.12% 2
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Pipestone Campus   0.00% 0
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington Campus   0.00% 0
Normandale Community College   0.12% 2
North Hennepin Community College
0.18% 3
Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks Campus   0.06% 1
Northland Community and Technical College, Thief River Falls Campus   0.12% 2
Northwest Technical College   0.00% 0
Pine Technical College   0.06% 1
Rainy River Community College   0.00% 0
Ridgewater College, Hutchinson Campus   0.12% 2
Ridgewater College, Willmar Campus
0.18% 3
Riverland Community College, Albert Lea Campus
0.24% 4
Riverland Community College, Austin Campus   0.12% 2
Rochester Community and Technical College   0.06% 1
St. Cloud State University
0.43% 7
Saint Cloud Technical College   0.06% 1
Saint Paul College   0.12% 2
South Central College, Faribault Campus
0.30% 5
South Central College, Mankato Campus   0.06% 1
Southwest Minnesota State University   0.06% 1
Vermilion Community College   0.00% 0
Winona State University
0.18% 3
  Total Respondants 1644
I teach:                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Full Time
82.42% 1355
Part Time
17.58% 289
  Total Respondants 1644
My Position Title/Status is:                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Assistant Professor
10.16% 167
Associate Professor
9.06% 149
Professor
18.07% 297
Probationary Instructor
6.27% 103
Unlimited Instructor
38.99% 641
Adjunct or Community
16.30% 268
Lecturer
1.16% 19
  Total Respondants 1644

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MNSCU 2005 - MNSCU Faculty IT Faculty Overall Summary (w/o comments)

My duties are:                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Primarily Academic
89.17% 1466
Primarily Administrative
1.22% 20
Split between Academic and Administrative
9.61% 158
  Total Respondants 1644
I have access to classroom technologies appropriate to my instructional needs.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
88.38% 1453
No
9.61% 158
Don't Use
2.01% 33
  Total Respondants 1644
Repair/replacement of IT classroom equipment is timely.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
72.63% 1194
No
15.51% 255
Don't Know
11.86% 195
  Total Respondants 1644
My campus provides the computer and/or other technology equipment I need to do my job.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
88.02% 1447
No
11.37% 187
Don't Use
0.61% 10
  Total Respondants 1644
My campus provides the computer software I need to do my job.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
85.58% 1407
No
12.71% 209
Don't Use
1.70% 28
  Total Respondants 1644

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MNSCU 2005 - MNSCU Faculty IT Faculty Overall Summary (w/o comments)

Campus e-mail features meet my needs both on and off campus.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
90.75% 1492
No
8.64% 142
Don't Use
0.61% 10
  Total Respondants 1644
Campus voicemail is provided and is accessible both on and off campus.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
84.61% 1391
No
6.14% 101
Don't Use
9.25% 152
  Total Respondants 1644
I have convenient access to the student and institutional data I need.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
71.29% 1172
No
23.24% 382
Don't Use
5.47% 90
  Total Respondants 1644
I am satisfied with campus network performance (access, speed, and response time).                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
84.43% 1388
No
14.66% 241
Don't Use
0.91% 15
  Total Respondants 1644
I can access the campus computer network from a remote location.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
75.97% 1249
No
14.90% 245
Don't Use
9.12% 150
  Total Respondants 1644

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MNSCU 2005 - MNSCU Faculty IT Faculty Overall Summary (w/o comments)

Campus support is available to resolve my hardware related problems in a reasonable period of time.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
85.28% 1402
No
11.92% 196
Don't Need
2.80% 46
  Total Respondants 1644
Campus support is available to resolve my software related problems in a reasonable period of time.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
81.02% 1332
No
14.42% 237
Don't Need
4.56% 75
  Total Respondants 1644
Adequate support and training in the use of computer lab facilities are provided at my campus.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
75.18% 1236
No
12.23% 201
Don't Know
12.59% 207
  Total Respondants 1644
Technology support staff are knowledgeable.                  
 
    Response Percent Response Total
Yes
91.48% 1504
No
4.38% 72
Don't Know
4.14% 68
  Total Respondants 1644
Level of Importance
(Item: Training prior to implementing a technology product or service.) 		                 
 
  Score Definitions Response Percent Response Total
-2
1.82% 30
-1
2.55% 42
0
9.31% 153
1
27.62% 454
2
56.27% 925
N.A.
2.43% 40
  Total Respondants 1644

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MNSCU 2005 - MNSCU Faculty IT Faculty Overall Summary (w/o comments)

Level of Satisfaction
(Item: Training prior to implementing a technology product or service.) 		                 
 
  Score Definitions Response Percent Response Total
-2
3.41% 56
-1
11.62% 191
0
20.38% 335
1
36.56% 601
2
23.18% 381
N.A.
4.87% 80
  Total Respondants 1644
Level of Importance
(Item: Training following implementation of a new technology product or service.) 		                 
 
  Score Definitions Response Percent Response Total
-2
1.28% 21
-1
2.49% 41
0
9.18% 151
1
31.87% 524
2
52.19% 858
N.A.
2.98% 49
  Total Respondants 1644
Level of Satisfaction
(Item: Training following implementation of a new technology product or service.) 		                 
 
  Score Definitions Response Percent Response Total
-2
3.53% 58
-1
9.91% 163
0
21.65% 356
1
35.64% 586
2
23.84% 392
N.A.
5.41% 89
  Total Respondants 1644
Level of Importance
(Item: Technology related communication is timely.) 		                 
 
  Score Definitions Response Percent Response Total
-2
1.34% 22
-1
1.64% 27
0
7.73% 127
1
30.17% 496
2
57.18% 940
N.A.
1.95% 32
  Total Respondants 1644
Level of Satisfaction
(Item: Technology related communication is timely.)