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Fall 2002 Microlab Survey—Statistical Results

Question 1: Your status with the UW:
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
Undergraduate Student 30 16.67% 16.67%
Graduate/Professional Student 137 76.11% 76.11%
Faculty 4 2.22% 2.22%
Staff/Medical Resident 9 5.00% 5.00%
DNR 0 N/A 0.00%

Question 2: What is your school affiliation?
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
Dentistry 3 1.67% 1.67%
Medicine 63 35.00% 35.00%
Nursing 23 12.78% 12.78%
Pharmacy 21 11.67% 11.67%
Public Health 46 25.56% 25.56%
Other 24 write-in answers:
A&S
Art and Science
Arts and Sciences
Arts&Sci
Biology
Cell Molecular Biology
Electrical Engineering
HIA
Microbiology
Nutrition
Occupational Therapy-Rehab Med
Speech & Hearing Sciences
Speech and Hearing
arts and sciences
arts and sciences
bioloby
biology
chemistry
microbiology/art
nutritional science
rehab
undergrad - a&s
zoology
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13.33% 13.33%
DNR 0 N/A 0.00%

Question 3: Which computer platform do you use most often in the Microlab?
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
PC 162 90.00% 90.00%
Mac 18 10.00% 10.00%
DNR 0 N/A 0.00%

Question 4: If you use Mac workstations at home, which operating system do you use?
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
OSX 19 59.38% 10.56%
OS9 13 40.62% 7.22%
DNR 148 N/A 82.22%

Question 5: This year we will be requesting STF funding to replace the workstations in Classrooms A, B, and C. The workstations in the Microlab are replaced on a staggered 4-year rotation. One year the workstations in the classrooms are replaced. Two years later all of the drop-in stations are replaced. So, at any time, students always have the option of using equipment that is less than two years old. What do you think about the timing of equipment replacement?
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
Equipment should be replaced more frequently. 17 9.77% 9.44%
The replacement schedule is just about right. 143 82.18% 79.44%
Equipment should be replaced less frequently. 13 7.47% 7.22%
Other 1 write-in answer:
replace as needed
0.57% 0.56%
DNR 6 N/A 3.33%

Question 6: The computers I use in the Microlab are fast enough to meet my needs.
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
strongly agree 70 38.89% 38.89%
agree 92 51.11% 51.11%
neutral 11 6.11% 6.11%
disagree 6 3.33% 3.33%
strongly disagree 1 0.56% 0.56%
DNR 0 N/A 0.00%

Question 7: The computers I use in the Microlab have the software I need.
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
strongly agree 53 29.61% 29.44%
agree 100 55.87% 55.56%
neutral 15 8.38% 8.33%
disagree 10 5.59% 5.56%
strongly disagree 1 0.56% 0.56%
DNR 1 N/A 0.56%

Question 8: Our current version of SPSS will not work under Windows XP, the operating system on new workstations. Do you support STF funding to upgrade to SPSS 11.5?
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
Yes 137 86.71% 76.11%
No 21 13.29% 11.67%
DNR 22 N/A 12.22%

Question 9: The Microlab peripheral equipment (e.g. scanners, printers, monitors) meets my needs.
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
strongly agree 45 25.42% 25.00%
agree 81 45.76% 45.00%
neutral 43 24.29% 23.89%
disagree 8 4.52% 4.44%
DNR 3 N/A 1.67%

Question 11: Would you support STF funding for the installation of flat-screen LCD monitors in the Microlab as part of all new workstation purchases? Flat-screen monitors save energy and give you more working space on the table.
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
Yes 126 72.83% 70.00%
No 47 27.17% 26.11%
DNR 7 N/A 3.89%

Question 13: Which computing tools do you use outside of the Microlab? Check all that apply.
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
PC 153 86.93% 85.00%
Mac 44 25.00% 24.44%
PDA (e.g. Palm or Win CE handheld) 51 28.98% 28.33%
Laptop 100 56.82% 55.56%
DNR 4 N/A 2.22%

Question 14: Would you support using STF funding to purchase the hardware needed to install wireless access in the Health Sciences Library?
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
Yes 113 66.47% 62.78%
No 57 33.53% 31.67%
DNR 10 N/A 5.56%

Question 15: Would you support using STF funding to pay for the installation of the equipment needed for wireless access in the library?
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
Yes 107 62.94% 59.44%
No 63 37.06% 35.00%
DNR 10 N/A 5.56%

Question 16: May we use your name in our Student Technology Fee funding proposal?
Answer Responses Percentages
Responded Total
Yes 52 31.71% 28.89%
No 112 68.29% 62.22%
DNR 16 N/A 8.89%