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Microlab Survey Results—Fall 2001

Question 1: Your status with the UW:
Answer Number of responses Percentages
undergraduate student 27 13.37%
graduate/professional student 162 80.20%
faculty 3 1.49%
staff/medical resident 9 4.46%
non-UW 1 0.50%

Question 2: What is your school affiliation?
Answer Number of responses Percentages
Dentistry 15 7.43%
Medicine 70 34.65%
Nursing 30 14.85%
Pharmacy 17 8.42%
Public Health 43 21.29%
Social Work 1 0.50%
Other 26 12.87%

Question 3: Which computer platform do you use most often in the Microlab?
Answer Number of responses Percentages
pc 177 87.62%
mac 23 11.39%
DNR 2 0.99%

Question 4: The computers I use in the Microlab are fast enough to meet my needs.
Answer Number of responses Percentages
strongly disagree 1 0.50%
disagree 13 6.44%
neutral 17 8.42%
agree 98 48.51%
strongly agree 73 36.14%

Question 5: The computers I use in the Microlab have the software I need.
Answer Number of responses Percentages
strongly disagree 6 2.97%
disagree 16 7.92%
neutral 24 11.88%
agree 107 52.97%
strongly agree 48 23.76%
DNR 1 0.50%

Question 6: Would you support spending STF funds for any of the following software? Check all that apply.
Answer Number of responses Percentages
Acrobat (creates pdfs) 139 68.81%
Dreamweaver 25 12.38%
Photoshop 89 44.06%
InDesign (new name for PageMaker) 30 14.85%
Illustrator 22 10.89%
Omnipage Pro 11 5.45%
EndNote 73 36.14%
Stata - StatTransfer 42 20.79%
DNR 40 19.80%

Question 7: Please comment on any other new softward you would like to see in the Microlob:Responses are not included in statistical summary.

Question 8: The Microlab peripheral equipment (eg. scanners, printers, monitors, drives...) meets my needs.
Answer Number of responses Percentages
strongly disagree 4 1.98%
disagree 19 9.41%
neutral 54 26.73%
agree 97 48.02%
strongly agree 26 12.87%
DNR 2 0.99%

Question 9: Would you support STF funding for the installation of flat-screen LCD monitors in the Microlab? Flat-screen monitors save energy and give you more working space on the table.
Answer Number of responses Percentages
yes 134 66.34%
no 62 30.69%
DNR 6 2.97%

Question10: Please comment on any other new peripheral equipment you would like to see in the Microlab: Responses are not included in statistical summary.

Question 11: Which computing tools do you use outside of the Microlab? Check all that apply.
Answer Number of responses Percentages
pc 177 87.62%
mac 36 17.82%
PDA (eg. Palm or Win CE handheld) 52 25.74%
laptop 104 51.49%
DNR 1 0.50%

Question 12: If you use a laptop in the Health Sciences Library, would you support using STF funding to install wireless connections? NOTE: Wireless connectivity is currently a pilot project on campus and may not be immediately available.
Answer Number of responses Percentages
Yes 84 41.58%
No, I prefer the existing laptop ports 55 27.23%
DNR 63 31.19%

Question 13: May we use your name in our Student Technology Fee funding proposal?
Answer Number of responses Percentages
yes 55 27.23%
no 135 66.83%
DNR 12 5.94%