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National Campus Computing
Project |
Marshall |
Peer |
Master I |
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University |
Group |
Public |
| Number
of Respondents |
1 |
3 |
87 |
| GENERAL
CAMPUS POLICIES ABOUT DESKTOP COMPUTERS |
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| Does
your institution have: |
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A formal policy promoting or
mandating computers/ technology resources for |
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Curriculum
utilization? |
100.0 |
- |
32.9 |
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Undergraduates? |
100.0 |
- |
35.7 |
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Graduate/Professional
students? |
100.0 |
- |
25.0 |
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Distance education? |
100.0 |
50.0 |
36.0 |
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A computer instruction, computer
competency, technology literacy or information literacy requirement for all
undergraduates? |
100.0 |
50.0 |
46.0 |
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A special computer
use/technology fee or annual/term computer use charge for all students? |
100.0 |
50.0 |
62.1 |
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Average computer use fee (where
charged) |
$ 160 |
$
225 |
$
116 |
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Code of conduct/acceptable use
policy for campus e-mail accounts and individual Web pages? |
100.0 |
50.0 |
93.0 |
| Operating
systems recommended/supported* |
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Mac OS 9 or earlier |
100.0 |
50.0 |
81.6 |
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Mac OS X |
100.0 |
50.0 |
56.3 |
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UNIX |
100.0 |
50.0 |
70.1 |
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Linux |
- |
50.0 |
44.8 |
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Windows 95/98/ME |
100.0 |
100.0 |
89.7 |
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Windows NT Workstation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
85.1 |
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Windows 2000 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
87.4 |
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Windows XP |
100.0 |
- |
16.1 |
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Open VMS |
100.0 |
50.0 |
27.6 |
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Novell |
- |
100.0 |
41.4 |
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None |
- |
- |
2.3 |
| Do you require or strongly recommend microcomputer
ownership for |
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All students |
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No |
- |
100.0 |
57.5 |
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Recommend |
100.0 |
- |
39.1 |
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Require |
- |
- |
3.5 |
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Students in specific disciplines
or programs |
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No |
- |
- |
40.7 |
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Recommend |
100.0 |
100.0 |
54.3 |
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Require |
- |
- |
4.9 |
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Students in individual academic units/prof. programs |
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No |
- |
- |
44.4 |
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Recommend |
- |
100.0 |
46.9 |
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Require |
100.0 |
- |
8.6 |
| Does your institution recommend a particular
brand/product for* |
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Hardware |
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students? |
100.0 |
- |
28.7 |
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faculty? |
100.0 |
50.0 |
77.0 |
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administrators/staff? |
100.0 |
50.0 |
80.5 |
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Software |
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students? |
100.0 |
50.0 |
66.7 |
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faculty? |
100.0 |
100.0 |
84.7 |
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administrators/staff? |
100.0 |
100.0 |
88.2 |
| Brands/kinds
recommended by your institution* |
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Apple/Macintosh |
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iMacs |
- |
- |
46.0 |
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G-4 desktop computers |
- |
50.0 |
70.1 |
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iBooks |
- |
- |
24.1 |
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PowerBooks |
- |
- |
37.9 |
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Windows Compatibles |
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Pentium III class
desktops/notebooks |
- |
50.0 |
71.3 |
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Pentium Celeron
desktops/notebooks |
- |
- |
23.0 |
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Pentium IV class
desktops/notebooks |
100.0 |
- |
63.2 |
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Unix/Linux Systems |
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Compaq |
- |
- |
13.8 |
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IBM |
- |
- |
11.5 |
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Sun |
- |
- |
40.2 |
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Dell |
- |
- |
28.7 |
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Silicon Graphics |
- |
- |
11.5 |
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HP |
- |
- |
5.7 |
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Other |
- |
50.0 |
8.0 |
| Percentages
by campus category. |
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| *Columns
may total more than 100% since responses were not mutually exclusive. |
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| Comparison
Group: Ohio
University (main); Southern Ill Univ, Edwardsville; and East Tenn State Univ. |
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| HARDWARE
AND SOFTWARE RESALE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS |
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| Does your institution have pricing or resale
agreement with |
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Hardware vendors? |
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No |
- |
- |
34.2 |
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No, sell through
on-campus facility |
- |
- |
1.3 |
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Yes, sold through
bookstore |
- |
- |
27.9 |
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Yes, sold through
entity not affiliated with bookstore |
- |
- |
10.1 |
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Yes, sold by an
off-campus dealer |
- |
50.0 |
8.9 |
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Yes, sold online with
one or more vendors |
100.0 |
50.0 |
17.7 |
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Software vendors? |
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No |
- |
50.0 |
24.7 |
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No, sell through
on-campus facility |
- |
- |
3.7 |
| |
Yes, sold through
bookstore |
- |
- |
35.8 |
| |
Yes, sold through
entity not affiliated with bookstore |
- |
50.0 |
19.8 |
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Yes, sold by an
off-campus dealer |
100.0 |
- |
12.4 |
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Yes, sold online with
one or more vendors |
- |
- |
3.7 |
| Does your institution require computer buyers to
purchase software as part of the resale program? |
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No |
- |
- |
81.2 |
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Strongly encouraged |
- |
50.0 |
15.3 |
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Required |
100.0 |
50.0 |
3.5 |
| Does your institution have a written policy
regarding duplication of copywrited software/software piracy? |
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No |
- |
- |
2.3 |
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No, but under development |
- |
50.0 |
9.2 |
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Yes |
100.0 |
50.0 |
88.5 |
| Percentages by campus category. |
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| USES
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
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| How
strongly do you agree or strongly agree:* |
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Faculty have unreasonable
expectations about user support |
100.0 |
50.0 |
51.7 |
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Technology has improved instruction on my campus |
100.0 |
100.0 |
95.4 |
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We plan to require all students
to own a computer by Fall 2003 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
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Access to Internet 2 by Fall
2002 is essential to long-term needs |
- |
- |
37.9 |
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Colleges should permit
commercial advertising on campus web sites/portals |
- |
50.0 |
17.2 |
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Our adm. systems provide
effective support for conducting college business |
100.0 |
100.0 |
79.1 |
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My campus does a good job of
planning our short- and mid- range tech. Needs |
100.0 |
50.0 |
74.4 |
| The single most important IT issue over the next 2
or 3 years is: |
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Provide online/distance education via the web |
- |
- |
7.1 |
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Providing adequate user support |
- |
- |
20.0 |
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Assist faculty integrate technology into instruction |
100.0 |
100.0 |
22.4 |
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Financing replacement of aging hardware/software |
- |
- |
11.8 |
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Moving toward campus-wide wireless networks |
- |
- |
- |
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Integrating academic and administrative computing |
- |
- |
3.5 |
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Providing student portal services |
- |
- |
4.7 |
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Integrating eCommerce into campus services |
- |
- |
2.4 |
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Hiring/retaining qualified IT staff |
- |
- |
14.1 |
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Upgrading/replacing administrative IT/ERP systems |
- |
- |
14.1 |
| Means
by campus category. |
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| *Scale
from 1="Strongly Disagree" to 4="Strongly Agree". |
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| CURRENT IT/COMPUTER FACILITIES AND RESOURCES |
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| Headcount
enrollment on campus as of Spring 2001 |
14,248 |
10,674 |
10,532 |
| Number of institution owned desktop or notebook
computers and workstations |
2,600 |
3,250 |
2,322 |
| Number
of institution owned Unix workstations |
32 |
55 |
72 |
| Number of personally owned desktop computers |
3,500 |
2,500 |
1,392 |
| Proportion of individuals who own desktop or
notebook computers |
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Students |
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Desktops |
60.0 |
65.0 |
58.6 |
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Notebooks |
20.0 |
12.5 |
10.2 |
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Faculty |
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Desktops |
99.0 |
97.0 |
83.0 |
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Notebooks |
30.0 |
30.0 |
14.6 |
| Number of desktop/notebook computers purchased
by: |
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2000-01 |
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Students |
2,400 |
1,000 |
1,104 |
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Faculty |
160 |
100 |
205 |
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Administrators/staff |
125 |
100 |
187 |
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Campus labs, clusters
& other instructional use |
400 |
400 |
276 |
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2001-02 |
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Students |
3,000 |
1,000 |
1,304 |
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Faculty |
180 |
550 |
220 |
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Administrators/staff |
140 |
100 |
190 |
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Campus labs, clusters
& other instructional use |
475 |
500 |
282 |
| Number of
desktop computer labs, clusters and classrooms |
55 |
42 |
74 |
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How many dedicated to departments or units? |
32 |
23 |
40 |
| Number of desktop computers/workstations in all
labs/classrooms/clusters |
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Computers |
1,400 |
825 |
818 |
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Unix Workstations |
21 |
55 |
30 |
| Number of network servers |
70 |
55 |
62 |
| Percentage of operating systems installed on
institutionally-owned computers and servers |
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Computers/clients |
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Mac |
3.0 |
9.0 |
14.7 |
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Win 95/98/2000 |
80.0 |
85.0 |
69.6 |
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Win NT |
15.0 |
4.5 |
15.2 |
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Unix |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
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Linux |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
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Network servers |
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Mac |
- |
- |
4.2 |
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Win NT |
34.0 |
44.0 |
42.9 |
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Win 2000 Server |
36.0 |
10.0 |
22.7 |
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Unix |
11.0 |
45.0 |
17.2 |
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Linux |
15.0 |
- |
10.6 |
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Novell |
- |
6.0 |
18.1 |
| FTE of IT help desk/technical support personnel |
29.0 |
31.0 |
20.0 |
| Ratio
user support (enrollment/help desk) |
491.3 |
344.3 |
526.6 |
| Percentage of faculty with individual/personal Web
page |
43.0 |
37.5 |
30.0 |
| Percentage of classes that use: |
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Computer-based classrooms/labs |
40.0 |
32.5 |
27.8 |
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Computer simulations |
40.0 |
25.0 |
19.3 |
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Presentation handouts |
70.0 |
85.0 |
48.1 |
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Electronic mail |
70.0 |
62.5 |
67.2 |
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Commercial courseware/instructional resources |
28.0 |
35.0 |
20.1 |
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Internet resources |
80.0 |
50.0 |
54.6 |
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Course management tools for online course resources |
35.0 |
20.0 |
20.8 |
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Web pages for class materials and resources |
36.0 |
35.0 |
44.5 |
| Means
by campus category. |
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| ACADEMIC
& INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES & RESOURCES |
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| Does
your campus/institution have/provide |
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Plan for integrating IT into the curriculum |
100.0 |
100.0 |
49.4 |
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Projects for developing desktop
instructional software/courseware |
100.0 |
100.0 |
74.7 |
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Support for faculty developing
instructional software/courseware |
100.0 |
100.0 |
92.0 |
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Support for faculty developing software for their research |
100.0 |
50.0 |
62.1 |
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Program for rewarding courseware development |
100.0 |
100.0 |
50.6 |
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Technology resource center focusing on use of IT |
100.0 |
100.0 |
83.9 |
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Agreements/licenses for duplication of software products |
100.0 |
100.0 |
81.4 |
| |
Plan for using Internet resources in instruction |
100.0 |
50.0 |
43.7 |
| |
Plan for using Internet resources in distance education |
100.0 |
100.0 |
56.3 |
| |
Plan for using Internet for marketing to off-campus audiences |
100.0 |
- |
47.6 |
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Program to reward use of IT in faculty review/promotion
process |
100.0 |
- |
21.8 |
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Maintain
library of academic courseware |
100.0 |
100.0 |
38.4 |
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Program assessing the impact of IT on instruction |
100.0 |
100.0 |
27.6 |
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Policy regarding ownership of
Web-based resources developed by faculty |
100.0 |
100.0 |
60.5 |
| |
Program to provide supplemental
IT training for IT staff |
100.0 |
100.0 |
51.7 |
| |
Assess impact of IT on
instructional services and academic programs |
100.0 |
- |
35.6 |
| |
ADA-compliant Web pages |
- |
50.0 |
64.0 |
| Does your
institution have a strategic plan for: |
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Information technology? |
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no |
- |
- |
5.8 |
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currently preparing a
plan |
- |
- |
24.4 |
| |
yes |
100.0 |
100.0 |
69.8 |
| |
Electronic commerce? |
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no |
- |
50.0 |
55.8 |
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currently preparing a
plan |
- |
- |
29.1 |
| |
yes |
100.0 |
50.0 |
15.1 |
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Distance education? |
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no |
- |
- |
26.4 |
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currently preparing a
plan |
- |
- |
27.6 |
| |
yes |
100.0 |
100.0 |
46.0 |
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Campus portal services? |
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no |
100.0 |
50.0 |
43.7 |
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currently preparing a
plan |
- |
50.0 |
29.9 |
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yes |
- |
- |
26.4 |
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Wireless networks? |
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no |
- |
- |
35.6 |
| |
currently preparing a
plan |
100.0 |
50.0 |
42.5 |
| |
yes |
- |
50.0 |
21.8 |
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Deploying course management tools? |
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