Student Computing Survey 2004-2005: Graduate Results

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Summary

Results:

Summary

Demographics:

This year, 1191 students or approximately 29% of all on-campus housed graduate students* responded to the survey, 65% male. Forty-eight percent of students identified themselves as being part of the School of Engineering, 27% as part of the School of Humanities and Sciences, and the remaining students distributed across the remaining schools. Most students were enrolled in Masters (33%) or Doctoral (57%) programs and a significant portion of students (41%) identified themselves as international (non-US citizen/permanent resident) students (there are many more international students in the graduate programs in general).

Use of Computers

Regarding equipment:

  • 99% have their own computer
  • 41% have 2 or more computers (not including other computing devices, such as handhelds)
  • 82% have a laptop
  • 58% have their own printer
  • 71% have a cell phone
  • 60% have a digital camera or video camera
  • 37% have a portable music player (MP3, iPod, etc.)
  • 18% have a personal digital assistant (PDA) device or handheld computer
  • 17% have a wireless access point or router ("WiFi")

In terms of platform:

  • 87% have a Windows PC desktop or laptop
  • 15% have a Mac desktop or laptop
  • 10% have a Unix or Linux computer

About 93% of students say they use their computers 11 hours a week or more, with about 54% using their computers more than 30 hours per week.

Within five broad categories, the most common personal computer activities are, in order:

  1. Academics (any course-related computer or Internet use), 6 or more hours/week = 84%
  2. Information (news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.), 6 or more hours/week = 51%
  3. Social interaction (social email or discussion groups, instant messaging, chat, etc.), 6 or more hours/week = 36%
  4. Entertainment (music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.), 6 or more hours/week = 28%
  5. Commerce (shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.), 6 or more hours/week = 7%

In terms of suggestions for improvements to student computing resources
and services in general, many comments were related to wireless
networking, Stanford-provided software, and the cost of various services.
Many students expressed the desire to have wireless networking added to
the graduate residences as well as various common areas on campus (see
below for more results on wireless in the residences). Many students
commented on problems they have had installing and using some
Stanford-provided software (through href="http://ess.stanford.edu/">Essential Stanford Software),
including BigFix, SpySweeper and even Symantec Antivirus. Finally, many
students commented about the cost of printing services as well as being
charged per computer for in-room network connections (since many graduate
students have additional computers provided by their departments). Some
of these concerns may be addressed with the new telecommunications fee
model to be implemented starting in Fall 2005. For more information on
this change, please visit the New
Telecommuncations Fee FAQ.

Digital Music Services, Filesharing and Copyright

In light of recent law suits and complaints filed against college students for using computer networks to illegally share copyrighted materials, Residential Computing, in collaboration with other University departments, has been working to educate students about file-sharing, copyright law, and University policies and practices. For more information, please visit the File-sharing and Copyright Law FAQ.

This year's survey included questions on students' awareness of copyright issues. Seventy-eight percent said they were somewhat to very familiar with copyright laws and policies. The top five ways in which students have learned about these laws and policies are:

  1. Was already exposed to these issues before I came to Stanford (50%)
  2. Read email about copyright sent to the Stanford community by the Provost (39%)
  3. Read summary of Stanford Computer and Network Usage Policy when registering my computer (27%)
  4. Read about issues in other publications, including online (20%)
  5. Heard about issues from my RCC (43%)
  6. Read about issues in the Stanford Daily (14%)

Those who said they read about these issues in other publications,
including online, named various news sources, blogs, friends, and
co-workers as sources of information. Law school students also noted that
they learned about intellectual property and copyright through their coursework.

In addition to questions on students' awareness of copyright issues,
this survey also included questions on student use of digital music
services and related technologies. Of students who had purchased music
from an online music service (approximately 27%), 75% had
purchased music from the Apple iTunes Music Store and the 37% of
students who answered that they own a portable music player was roughly
split between owning an Apple iPod and other brands of portable
music players. Most graduate students (unlike undergraduates) said that
they did not have iTunes (59%) and many who did use iTunes said that
they did not use the music sharing option.

While most students had not purchased music from an online music
service, responses for those who had were somewhat evenly distributed with
roughly equal numbers of students purchasing 1 to 5, 6 to 10, 11 to 25,
26 to 50 and more than 50 tracks. Willingness to pay $20 per year to subscribe to a campus music service was also split with 36% answering definitely or probably not, 23% answering maybe, and 41% answering probably or definitely yes. In general, more students felt that paying $20 per year for wireless networking in more residences was more important than subscribing to a campus music service or other technology priorities on campus (such as the availability of more multimedia equipment or a printing quota).

Desktop Security

With an increasing number of computer security vulnerabilities and exploits (such as viruses), Residential Computing, in collaboration with other University departments, have been working to educate students about the importance of desktop security. For more information on desktop security, please visit the Practicing Safe Net page.

Almost all students said they took some action to keep their computers up-to-date and secure from viruses. The top five practices students employ are:

  1. Have Symantec/Norton AntiVirus or similar programs configured to run automatically (57%)
  2. Have Windows Update/Software Update configured to run automatically (56%)
  3. Run Spy Sweeper, SpyBot or other anti-spyware software (53%)
  4. Set administrator/login password on my computer (52%)
  5. Have LiveUpdate or similar program configured to run automatically(47%)

In addition to education, the University also provides security
software, including anti-virus software, anti-spyware software, and
BigFix, a software package adopted by Stanford for distributing OS patches
and virus definitions. At the time of the survey, BigFix was being used by about 10,000 client computers on campus, but only about 1000 student computers. Of those students who answered that they did not use BigFix, the top three reasons were:

  1. I've never heard of it (56%)
  2. I use other methods to keep my computer secure (listed in the previous question) (27%)
  3. I don't know enough about it to install yet more software (18%)

A number of students also commented on problems they had installing and
running some security software provided by the University, including
SpySweeper, BigFix and even Symantec Antivirs, and as a result, chose to
not use Stanford-provided software.

Wireless Networking

Since the academic year 2002-2003, ResComp, in collaboration with href="http://www.stanford.edu/dept/itss/">ITSS, has been adding
wireless networking to more and more residences around campus. For more
information on this project, please visit the href="/info/wireless/">Wireless in the Residences FAQ.

However, funding for adding wireless networking to all areas of campus
is currently limited and at the time of the survey, no graduate residences
had University-provided wireless networking. However, 17% of students
said they owned a wireless access point or router, setting up wireless
networks on their own. Of those students who have a wireless-equipped
laptop and use wireless networking, 55% said they used the wireless
network daily. If wireless were to become available in their
residences,67% said they would use it daily.

Since graduate students do not have University-provided wireless in
their residences, most comments on wireless focused on the desire to have
service expanded to their residences as well as other areas on campus.

Given the limited funding available for adding wireless networking, the top five areas students said it was important or very important to have wireless networking are:

  1. Libraries (83%)
  2. Academic departments (77%)
  3. Classrooms (74%)
  4. Your room (65%)
  5. Residence hall commmon areas (54%)

RCCs

Resident Computer Coordinators (RCCs) are students who live in each
residence and serve as local network managers by supporting in-room
network connection, consultants by helping residents with computer
problems, cluster technicians by helping to take care of the residence
clusters, and more. In the graduate residences, RCCs are distributed
within each complex (rather than one for each individual residence as in the
undergraduate residences). They are managed by the RCC Manager and
receive support and training from the entire href="/directory/centralstaff.php">ResComp central staff. RCCs are
the first line of support for residential students. For more information
about RCCs, click here.

In general, graduate students are less likely to ask their RCC for help
compared to undergraduates (48% versus 80% have asked for help at least
once this year). Of those students who have asked their RCC for help this
past year, most contacted their RCC via email with 93% percent said they
received a response in under two days, about half of those receiving a
response within the same day. Seventy-nine percent were
able to resolve their computer-related problems within two
days. Ninety percent rate their RCC's knowledge as excellent or good
and 90% consider their RCC's willingness to help excellent or good.

Residence Computer Cluster Use

ResComp supports a residence cluster in every residence, roughly 350
public computers in 77 locations. In large graduate complexes, clusters
are centrally located (rather than in each building). Only forty-nine
percent say they have used a residence computer cluster this year, but of
those, 77% rate the availability of cluster computers as good or
excellent.

The top five reasons for using the residence clusters are:

  1. Availability of Windows PC computers (cited by 44% of cluster users)
  2. Printing (43%)
  3. Convenient location (28%)
  4. Available general software (22%)
  5. Multimedia (scanning, video editing, etc.) (19%)

For students who use the residence clusters, the top five suggested improvements that students say "would be great" to increase usefulness of residence clusters are:

  1. More support for laptops (e.g. shared displays, wireless networking,
    laptop-friendly furniture) (cited by 22% of cluster users)
  2. Color printing - general (20%)
  3. More multimedia production equipment (e.g. video editing, scanning,
    etc.) (20%)
  4. More high performance Windows PC computers (18%)
  5. Color printing - professional/photo quality (18%)

However, when asked how important these changes were (for example, if they would still want them if it meant reducing the total number of computers available), most people (63%) said they were not very important or not important at all.

Central Public Computer Cluster Use

Academic Computing,
Residential Computing's parent organization, also provides central public
computer clusters in Tresidder Union and Meyer Library. Public computers
are also available in Green Library. Forty percent of students who
answered the survey say they have used one of these clusters this year,
with 46% using the cluster in the lobby of Meyer Library, 34%
using those on the second floor of Meyer (not including the Multimedia
Studio), 18% using the Multimedia Studio, 48% using those in
Tresidder, 21% using those in the Meyer 24-hour study room.

The top five reasons for using the central public clusters are:

  1. Convenient location (cited by 52% of cluster users)
  2. Availability of Windows PC computers (46%)
  3. Study space away from my residence (34%)
  4. Printing (34%)
  5. Available general software (Word, Excel, etc.) (29%)

A collaborative workspace called TeamSpace has also been set up in Meyer Lobby, but 61% of students who have used public clusters this year said they did not know it existed.

The top five suggested improvements that students say "would be great" to increase usefulness of central clusters are:

  1. More support for laptops (e.g., shared displays, wireless networking,
    laptop-friendly furniture) (cited by 20% of cluster users)
  2. Better defined spaces for partner or group work (20%)
  3. More quiet individual study spaces (19%)
  4. Color printing - professional/photo quality (17%)
  5. More high performance Windows PC computers (16%)

However, when asked how important these changes were (for example, if they would still want them if it meant reducing the total number of computers available), 44% answered they were not important at all or not very important, 42% somewhat important, and only 14% pretty important or very important.

If more/better defined group workspaces were made available, 72% of
public cluster users said they would use these spaces for class and/or
extracurricular projects.

Notes:

* Residential Computing supports all graduate residences (Crothers,
Crothers Memorial, Escondido Village, Lyman and Rains) with the exception
of Schwab Residential Center. Schwab is supported by the Graduate School
of Business.

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Results


Total Number of People Who Responded to Survey:

1191.

About Your Resident Computer Coordinator - RCC

1. About how many times this year have you asked your RCC for computer related help or advice?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Never asked for help (1)

598

52.41%

Once (2)

309

27.08%

2 to 5 times (3)

223

19.54%

6 to 10 times (4)

11

0.96%

More than 10 times (5)

0

0.00%

Total who responded

1141

95.80%

Average

1.62

  

2. On average, how quickly do you get an initial response from your RCC?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Same day (1)

258

22.63%

1 to 2 days (2)

273

23.95%

3 to 5 days (3)

28

2.46%

More than 5 days (4)

2

0.18%

Never received response (5)

7

0.61%

Never asked for help (6)

572

50.18%

Total who responded

1140

95.72%

Average

3.66

  

3. On average, how quickly have your computer related problems been resolved?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Same day (1)

146

12.83%

1 to 2 days (2)

294

25.83%

3 to 5 days (3)

76

6.68%

More than 5 days (4)

19

1.67%

Never resolved (5)

23

2.02%

Never asked for help (6)

580

50.97%

Total who responded

1138

95.55%

Average

3.89

  

4. Please indicate how you have contacted your RCC this year. (Check all that apply)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

By phone (1)

154

13.65%

By email (2)

509

45.12%

In person (3)

52

4.61%

Never asked for help (4)

575

50.98%

Total who responded

1128

94.71%

Average

3.05

  

How do you normally contact your RCC?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

By Email (1)

516

56.09%

By Phone (2)

48

5.22%

In Person (3)

14

1.52%

Have never contacted my RCC (4)

342

37.17%

Total who responded

920

77.25%

Average

1.70

  

5. How would you rate your RCC's knowledge?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Excellent (1)

218

19.27%

Good (2)

259

22.90%

Fair (3)

43

3.80%

Poor (4)

9

0.80%

No opinion (5)

602

53.23%

Total who responded

1131

94.96%

Average

3.28

  

6. How would you rate your RCC's willingness to help?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Excellent (1)

313

27.60%

Good (2)

197

17.37%

Fair (3)

41

3.62%

Poor (4)

13

1.15%

No opinion (5)

570

50.26%

Total who responded

1134

95.21%

Average

3.13

  

7. How would you rate your RCC's educational efforts? (e.g. email tips, newsletters, workshops, one-on-one education)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Excellent (1)

97

8.54%

Good (2)

155

13.64%

Fair (3)

61

5.37%

Poor (4)

7

0.62%

There weren't any that I'm aware of (5)

318

27.99%

No opinion/Don't know (6)

498

43.84%

Total who responded

1136

95.38%

Average

4.36

  

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About Wireless Networking

1. Although your residence does not have University-provided
wireless networking, some houses and/or residents set up their own
wireless access in common areas or individual rooms. Which of the
following best describes how often you use any such ad hoc wireless
networking that may be available in your residence?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Daily (1)

205

18.74%

Weekly (2)

78

7.13%

Monthly (3)

43

3.93%

Quarterly (4)

53

4.84%

Never (no wireless available, or don't have wireless-equipped laptop) (5)

715

65.36%

Total who responded

1094

91.86%

Average

3.59

  

2. If University-provided wireless networking WERE available
in your residence, which of the following best describes how often you
would anticipate using it?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Daily (1)

727

66.58%

Weekly (2)

86

7.88%

Monthly (3)

25

2.29%

Quarterly (4)

12

1.10%

Never (or don't have a wireless-equipped laptop or other device) (5)

242

22.16%

Total who responded

1092

91.69%

Average

1.87

  

3. Which of the following best describes how often you use wireless networking available in OTHER residences that you visit?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Daily (1)

156

14.34%

Weekly (2)

154

14.15%

Monthly (3)

88

8.09%

Quarterly (4)

79

7.26%

Never (or don't have a wireless-equipped laptop or other device) (5)

611

56.16%

Total who responded

1088

91.35%

Average

3.44

  

4. Given limited funding, how important do you think wireless network access is in the following areas?

 

Very unimportant (1)

Unimportant (2)

Neutral (3)

Important (4)

Very important (5)

Don't use (6)

Total who responded

Average

Academic departments

58
5.36%

27
2.49%

67
6.19%

204
18.84%

631
58.26%

96
8.86%

1083
90.93%

4.08

Classrooms, labs

49
4.52%

34
3.14%

99
9.14%

241
22.25%

562
51.89%

98
9.05%

1083
90.93%

4.01

Libraries

52
4.80%

6
0.55%

34
3.14%

162
14.96%

736
67.96%

93
8.59%

1083
90.93%

4.24

Meyer

58
5.44%

29
2.72%

129
12.10%

152
14.26%

398
37.34%

300
28.14%

1066
89.50%

4.12

Sweet Hall

58
5.44%

53
4.97%

174
16.32%

102
9.57%

248
23.26%

431
40.43%

1066
89.50%

4.13

Tresidder

53
4.90%

53
4.90%

165
15.25%

263
24.31%

388
35.86%

160
14.79%

1082
90.85%

3.87

Administrative offices (e.g., Old Union, CDC)

106
9.86%

189
17.58%

315
29.30%

109
10.14%

80
7.44%

276
25.67%

1075
90.26%

3.29

Athletic facilities

258
24.20%

288
27.02%

216
20.26%

36
3.38%

40
3.75%

228
21.39%

1066
89.50%

2.68

Campus outdoor areas (Quad, White Plaza, etc.)

92
8.53%

91
8.44%

246
22.82%

346
32.10%

183
16.98%

120
11.13%

1078
90.51%

3.38

Your room

80
7.34%

42
3.85%

169
15.50%

222
20.37%

484
44.40%

93
8.53%

1090
91.52%

3.81

Residence hall common areas

59
5.50%

69
6.44%

200
18.66%

282
26.31%

302
28.17%

160
14.93%

1072
90.01%

3.69

Residential outdoor areas (courtyard, lawn, etc.)

87
8.08%

109
10.12%

267
24.79%

278
25.81%

232
21.54%

104
9.66%

1077
90.43%

3.36

Other areas (please specify in Question 5 below)

48
7.06%

20
2.94%

170
25.00%

21
3.09%

35
5.15%

386
56.76%

680
57.09%

2.66

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About Your Personal Computing

1. How many personal computers (desktop or laptop) do you have
with you on campus? (Note: if your answer to this question is 0 (zero),
please skip questions 3 and 4.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

0 (1)

4

0.38%

1 (2)

616

58.67%

2 (3)

333

31.71%

3 (4)

70

6.67%

4 or more (5)

27

2.57%

Total who responded

1050

88.16%

Average

2.23

  

2. Which of the following computers, peripherals, and other electronic devices do you have? (Please select all that apply.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Windows PC desktop/tower (1)

440

41.79%

Windows PC laptop (2)

752

71.42%

Apple Macintosh desktop/tower/iMac (3)

34

3.23%

Apple Macintosh laptop/Powerbook/iBook (4)

137

13.01%

Unix or Linux computer (5)

108

10.26%

Handheld computer (6)

18

1.71%

Personal digital assistant (PDA) (7)

190

18.04%

Cell phone (8)

743

70.56%

Printer - inkjet (9)

467

44.35%

Printer - laser (10)

165

15.67%

Scanner (11)

203

19.28%

Fax (12)

59

5.60%

Digital camera or video camera (13)

629

59.73%

TV (14)

550

52.23%

Game console (XBox, PlayStation, etc.) (15)

127

12.06%

TiVo or other DVR (Digital Video Recorder) (16)

34

3.23%

TV capture card for your computer (17)

64

6.08%

Stereo system (18)

325

30.86%

iPod portable music player (19)

207

19.66%

Other (not iPod) portable music player (20)

200

18.99%

Wireless access point or router ("WiFi") (21)

184

17.47%

Total who responded

1053

88.41%

Average

47.33

  

3. About how many total hours per week, on average, do you use your personal computer(s) (NOT public or cluster computers)?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

1 to 5 hours (1)

20

1.90%

6 to 10 hours (2)

58

5.51%

11 to 20 hours (3)

184

17.49%

21 to 30 hours (4)

221

21.01%

More than 30 hours (5)

569

54.09%

Total who responded

1052

88.33%

Average

3.71

  

4. About how many hours per week, on average, do you spend
using your personal computer(s) (not public or cluster computers) for
the following activities?

 

0 hours (1)

Less than 1 hour (2)

1 to 5 hours (3)

6 to 10 hours (4)

11 to 20 hours (5)

More than 20 hours (6)

Total who responded

Average

ACADEMICS (any course-related computer or Internet use)

5
0.48%

18
1.72%

140
13.38%

231
22.08%

287
27.44%

365
34.89%

1046
87.83%

4.21

INFORMATION (news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.)

9
0.87%

54
5.22%

444
42.90%

341
32.95%

125
12.08%

62
5.99%

1035
86.90%

3.20

SOCIAL INTERACTION (social email or discussion groups, instant messaging, chat, etc.)

17
1.65%

146
14.15%

501
48.55%

236
22.87%

83
8.04%

49
4.75%

1032
86.65%

2.91

ENTERTAINMENT (music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.)

76
7.34%

226
21.84%

442
42.71%

179
17.29%

61
5.89%

51
4.93%

1035
86.90%

2.67

COMMERCE (shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.)

43
4.16%

469
45.36%

445
43.04%

53
5.13%

15
1.45%

9
0.87%

1034
86.82%

2.23

5. From which of the following online music services (if any) have you purchased music? Please select all that apply.

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Apple iTunes Music Store (1)

240

74.53%

Napster (2)

24

7.45%

Rhapsody (3)

13

4.04%

MSN Music (4)

19

5.90%

Other (please specify below) (5)

48

14.91%

Total who responded

322

27.04%

Average

0.54

  

6. How many music tracks have you purchased from online music services such as iTunes, Napster, or Rhapsody?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

None (1)

699

71.55%

1 to 5 (2)

89

9.11%

6 to 10 (3)

50

5.12%

11 to 25 (4)

51

5.22%

26 to 50 (5)

36

3.68%

More than 50 (6)

52

5.32%

Total who responded

977

82.03%

Average

1.45

  

7. Which of the following best describes your use of iTunes music sharing in your residence or elsewhere on campus?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

I don't have iTunes (1)

606

59.35%

I have iTunes but don't use iTunes Sharing (2)

256

25.07%

I play music shared by others via iTunes Sharing (3)

70

6.86%

I share my own music via iTunes Sharing (4)

12

1.18%

I both play and share music via iTunes Sharing (5)

77

7.54%

Total who responded

1021

85.73%

Average

1.48

  

8. Would you be willing to pay $20 per year to subscribe to a
campus-based downloadable music service that offers over a million
tracks? You would have access to the music as long as your subscription
was current.

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Definitely not (1)

208

19.89%

Probably not (2)

168

16.06%

Maybe (3)

240

22.94%

Probably yes (4)

262

25.05%

Definitely yes (5)

168

16.06%

Total who responded

1046

87.83%

Average

2.65

  

9. Regarding your willingness to pay $20 per year, how would
you compare the importance of a music service with other priorities for
technology services on campus?

 

Not important at all (1)

Not very important (2)

Somewhat important (3)

Important (4)

Very important (5)

Total who responded

Average

Pay $20/year to subscribe to campus music service

281
27.41%

289
28.20%

225
21.95%

145
14.15%

85
8.29%

1025
86.06%

2.13

Pay $20/year to get wireless networking in more of the residences

150
14.71%

174
17.06%

246
24.12%

239
23.43%

211
20.69%

1020
85.64%

2.73

Pay $20/year to make more multimedia/AV equipment available in the residences (e.g., DV cameras, LCD projectors, color printers)

340
33.33%

329
32.25%

206
20.20%

105
10.29%

40
3.92%

1020
85.64%

1.88

Pay $20/year for a quota of 250 (black and white) pages on campus laser printers

441
43.19%

240
23.51%

153
14.99%

126
12.34%

61
5.97%

1021
85.73%

1.84

Pay $20/year for another technology service specified in the last question of this section

454
56.82%

200
25.03%

93
11.64%

37
4.63%

15
1.88%

799
67.09%

1.14

10. As you may know, copyright law prohibits downloading or
sharing copyright-protected files (music, video, etc.) without the
permission of the copyright owner, and having unlicensed songs, movies,
software, etc. on your computer violates both University policy and
federal copyright law. Copyright owners may legally scan Internet
traffic looking for such violations, then file complaints with service
providers (like Stanford) under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA). How familiar are you with these laws and policies?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Never heard of these laws and policies (1)

35

3.34%

Very unfamiliar (2)

68

6.49%

Unfamiliar (3)

126

12.03%

Somewhat familiar (4)

512

48.90%

Pretty familiar (5)

210

20.06%

Very familiar (6)

96

9.17%

Total who responded

1047

87.91%

Average

3.55

  

11. How have you learned about the digital copyright laws and
policies mentioned in the previous question? (Select all that apply.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Have no knowledge about the DMCA or copyright laws/policies (1)

98

9.61%

Was already exposed to these issues before I came to Stanford (2)

508

49.80%

Read email about copyright sent to the Stanford community by the Provost (3)

399

39.12%

Read summary of Stanford Computer and Network Usage Policy when registering my computer (4)

275

26.96%

Heard about issues from my RCC (5)

25

2.45%

Heard about issues from other residence staff (6)

22

2.16%

Heard about issues from someone else (please specify below) (7)

87

8.53%

Attended residence program/ guest speaker (8)

3

0.29%

Read Residential Computing Filesharing FAQ (http://rescomp.stanford.edu/info/dmca/) (9)

65

6.37%

Read about issues in the Stanford Daily (10)

148

14.51%

Read about issues in other publications, including online (please specify below) (11)

205

20.10%

Have received one or more DMCA notices from the Information Security Office with a complaint from a copyright holder (12)

43

4.22%

Know someone else who has received DMCA-related notices (13)

101

9.90%

Other (please specify below) (14)

60

5.88%

Total who responded

1020

85.64%

Average

9.48

  

12. How do you keep your personal computer(s) up-to-date and secure from viruses? (Please select all the apply.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Set administrator/login password on my computer (1)

542

52.47%

Manually download and install OS updates (2)

335

32.43%

Periodically run Windows Update/Software Update (3)

464

44.92%

Have Windows Update/Software Update configured to run automatically (4)

582

56.34%

Manually download and run virus cleaning tools (5)

244

23.62%

Periodically run Symantec/Norton AntiVirus or similar programs (6)

469

45.40%

Periodically update virus definition files (e.g. via LiveUpdate) (7)

425

41.14%

Have Symantec/Norton AntiVirus or similar programs configured to run automatically (8)

595

57.60%

Have LiveUpdate or similar program configured to run automatically (9)

489

47.34%

Run Spy Sweeper, SpyBot or other anti-spyware software (10)

551

53.34%

Have BigFix (11)

133

12.88%

Have other patching software (12)

41

3.97%

Run a software or hardware firewall, including those built into the newest versions of Windows XP and MacOS (13)

368

35.62%

Regularly read up on new security threats via the Web (or other means) (14)

141

13.65%

Don't know if I do anything (15)

9

0.87%

Don't do anything (16)

6

0.58%

Other (please specify below) (17)

38

3.68%

Total who responded

1033

86.73%

Average

30.40

  

13. BigFix is a software package adopted by Stanford for
distributing OS patches and virus definitions, currently being used by
about 10,000 client computers on campus but only about 1000 student
computers. See http://patching.stanford.edu/ and
http://rescomp.stanford.edu/info/security/bigfix/ for more information.
If you don't currently use BigFix, we'd like to better understand any
specific reasons or concerns. Which of the following describe your
reasons or concerns about BigFix? (Please select all that apply.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

I've never heard of it (1)

525

56.45%

I don't know enough about it to install yet more software (2)

172

18.49%

I use other methods to keep my computer secure (listed in the previous question) (3)

250

26.88%

I run specialized software that requires manual patch management (4)

20

2.15%

I'm concerned about information being collected about my computer (5)

112

12.04%

My RCC advised me to use other methods (6)

1

0.11%

My RCC advised me not to use BigFix (7)

1

0.11%

Someone else advised me not to (8)

25

2.69%

I don't know why (9)

43

4.62%

Other (please specify below) (10)

59

6.34%

Total who responded

930

78.09%

Average

2.90

  

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Residence Cluster Use

1. Have you used a residence computer cluster this year for any purpose (computing, printing, study, etc.)?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Yes (1)

433

41.71%

No (2)

605

58.29%

Total who responded

1038

87.15%

Average

1.38

  

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About Your Residence Computer Cluster (a)

This section was completed by those who answered that they HAVE used their residential computer cluster this year.

1. Which of the following are significant reasons that you use the residence cluster? (Select all that apply.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Availability of Windows PC computers (1)

185

43.94%

Availability of Apple Macintosh computers (2)

77

18.29%

Available general software (Word, Excel) (3)

93

22.09%

Available course-specific software (Mathematica, SPSS) (4)

73

17.34%

Multimedia (scanning, video editing, etc.) (5)

79

18.76%

Printing (6)

179

42.52%

Study space away from room (7)

75

17.81%

Availability of group/partner work space (8)

39

9.26%

Convenient location (9)

117

27.79%

Social environment, atmosphere (10)

15

3.56%

Other (please specify below) (11)

58

13.78%

Total who responded

421

35.35%

Average

4.25

  

2. About how many total hours per week, on average, do you use your residence computer cluster?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

1 to 2 hours (1)

367

89.51%

3 to 5 hours (2)

32

7.80%

6 to 10 hours (3)

8

1.95%

11 to 20 hours (4)

3

0.73%

21 to 30 hours (5)

0

0.00%

More than 30 hours (6)

0

0.00%

Total who responded

410

34.42%

Average

0.39

  

3. About how many hours per week, on average, do you spend
using your residence cluster (NOT your personal computer if you have
one) for the following activities?

 

0 hours (1)

Less than 1 hour (2)

1 to 5 hours (3)

6 to 10 hours (4)

11 to 20 hours (5)

More than 20 hours (6)

Total who responded

Average

ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use)

121
29.02%

201
48.20%

87
20.86%

7
1.68%

0
0.00%

1
0.24%

417
35.01%

0.69

INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.)

234
58.21%

143
35.57%

23
5.72%

1
0.25%

0
0.00%

1
0.25%

402
33.75%

0.50

SOCIAL INTERACTION (social email or discussion groups, instant messaging, chat, etc.)

272
68.86%

109
27.59%

13
3.29%

1
0.25%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

395
33.17%

0.45

ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.)

331
83.17%

62
15.58%

4
1.01%

1
0.25%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

398
33.42%

0.40

COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.)

336
85.06%

55
13.92%

4
1.01%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

395
33.17%

0.38

NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic
or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other
students, personal projects)

312
81.04%

58
15.06%

12
3.12%

2
0.52%

1
0.26%

0
0.00%

385
32.33%

0.40

4. How would you rate the availability of residence cluster computers for your use?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Excellent (1)

118

28.16%

Good (2)

192

45.82%

Fair (3)

74

17.66%

Poor (4)

17

4.06%

No opinion (5)

18

4.30%

Total who responded

419

35.18%

Average

0.74

  

5. How would you rate the maintenance of the computer equipment in your cluster?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Excellent (1)

67

15.95%

Good (2)

176

41.90%

Fair (3)

90

21.43%

Poor (4)

50

11.90%

No opinion (5)

37

8.81%

Total who responded

420

35.26%

Average

0.90

  

6. How would you rate the furnishings provided in your residence cluster (computer furniture, work space, lighting, etc.)?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Excellent (1)

47

11.24%

Good (2)

174

41.63%

Fair (3)

119

28.47%

Poor (4)

52

12.44%

No opinion (5)

26

6.22%

Total who responded

418

35.10%

Average

0.92

  

7. Which if any of the following would substantially increase
the usefulness of the residence cluster for you? (Select all that
apply.)

 

Couldn't care less (1)

Wouldn't be that useful (2)

Would be OK I guess (3)

Would be good (4)

Would be great (5)

Total who responded

Average

Email & Web kiosks

155
39.85%

58
14.91%

83
21.34%

64
16.45%

29
7.46%

389
32.66%

0.77

More high performance Apple Macintosh OS X computers

167
42.49%

64
16.28%

86
21.88%

47
11.96%

29
7.38%

393
33.00%

0.74

More high performance Windows PC computers

102
25.63%

38
9.55%

96
24.12%

90
22.61%

72
18.09%

398
33.42%

1.00

Availability of Unix or Linux computers

153
38.93%

55
13.99%

67
17.05%

73
18.58%

45
11.45%

393
33.00%

0.82

More multimedia production equipment (e.g. video editing, scanning, etc.)

99
24.87%

26
6.53%

79
19.85%

115
28.89%

79
19.85%

398
33.42%

1.04

Color printing - general

75
18.66%

29
7.21%

99
24.63%

118
29.35%

81
20.15%

402
33.75%

1.10

Color printing - professional/photo quality

83
21.07%

55
13.96%

93
23.60%

93
23.60%

70
17.77%

394
33.08%

1.00

More support for laptops (e.g., shared displays, wireless networking, laptop-friendly furniture)

94
23.38%

30
7.46%

84
20.90%

106
26.37%

88
21.89%

402
33.75%

1.07

Availability of laptops for loan/check-out

146
37.15%

50
12.72%

68
17.30%

72
18.32%

57
14.50%

393
33.00%

0.86

Availability of tablet PCs for loan/check-out

154
39.39%

59
15.09%

75
19.18%

58
14.83%

45
11.51%

391
32.83%

0.80

More quiet individual study spaces

124
31.47%

51
12.94%

89
22.59%

70
17.77%

60
15.23%

394
33.08%

0.90

Better defined spaces for partner or group work

133
34.19%

36
9.25%

72
18.51%

89
22.88%

59
15.17%

389
32.66%

0.90

Network gaming (e.g. XBox)

216
55.67%

59
15.21%

49
12.63%

29
7.47%

35
9.02%

388
32.58%

0.65

Other (please specify in the last question in this section)

165
73.33%

15
6.67%

22
9.78%

7
3.11%

16
7.11%

225
18.89%

0.31

8. How important would these changes be for you? For example,
would you still want them if it meant reducing the total number of
computers available?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Very important (1)

28

6.83%

Important (2)

125

30.49%

Not very important (3)

198

48.29%

Not important at all (4)

59

14.39%

Total who responded

410

34.42%

Average

0.93

  

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About Your Residence Computer Cluster (b)

This section was completed by those who answered that they HAVE NOT used their residential computer cluster this year.

1. What are the major reasons you don't use your residence computer cluster? (Select all that apply.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Use my own computer/peripherals. (1)

580

97.48%

Use other computing resources on campus. (2)

267

44.87%

Have little need for computing, printing, etc. (3)

6

1.01%

Not enough computers/cluster too crowded. (4)

18

3.03%

Inadequate support for laptops (5)

9

1.51%

Need other equipment or systems (please specify below). (6)

6

1.01%

Cluster equipment not dependable. (7)

15

2.52%

Work space or furnishings are inadequate. (8)

14

2.35%

Atmosphere not conducive to my studying needs. (9)

53

8.91%

Other (please specify below). (10)

36

6.05%

Total who responded

595

49.96%

Average

1.96

  

2. Which if any of the following would substantially increase the
likelihood you would use your residence cluster? (Select all that
apply.)

 

Couldn't care less (1)

Wouldn't be that useful (2)

Would be OK I guess (3)

Would be good (4)

Would be great (5)

Total who responded

Average

Email & Web kiosks

337
62.64%

58
10.78%

104
19.33%

36
6.69%

3
0.56%

538
45.17%

0.78

More high performance Apple Macintosh OS X computers

345
64.25%

71
13.22%

73
13.59%

32
5.96%

16
2.98%

537
45.09%

0.77

More high performance Windows PC computers

291
53.69%

58
10.70%

98
18.08%

66
12.18%

29
5.35%

542
45.51%

0.93

Availability of Unix or Linux computers

336
63.28%

57
10.73%

70
13.18%

45
8.47%

23
4.33%

531
44.58%

0.80

More multimedia production equipment (e.g. video editing, scanning, etc.)

198
36.07%

39
7.10%

128
23.32%

129
23.50%

55
10.02%

549
46.10%

1.22

Color printing - general

168
30.43%

52
9.42%

137
24.82%

147
26.63%

48
8.70%

552
46.35%

1.27

Color printing - professional/photo quality

157
28.65%

50
9.12%

123
22.45%

143
26.09%

75
13.69%

548
46.01%

1.32

More support for laptops (e.g., shared displays, wireless networking, laptop-friendly furniture)

217
39.74%

56
10.26%

119
21.79%

98
17.95%

56
10.26%

546
45.84%

1.14

Availability of laptops for loan/check-out

308
56.41%

73
13.37%

86
15.75%

49
8.97%

30
5.49%

546
45.84%

0.89

Availability of tablet PCs for loan/check-out

326
60.04%

79
14.55%

76
14.00%

39
7.18%

23
4.24%

543
45.59%

0.83

More quiet individual study spaces

247
44.99%

70
12.75%

84
15.30%

89
16.21%

59
10.75%

549
46.10%

1.08

Better defined spaces for partner or group work

256
46.97%

57
10.46%

79
14.50%

99
18.17%

54
9.91%

545
45.76%

1.07

Network gaming (e.g. XBox)

333
61.44%

65
11.99%

69
12.73%

43
7.93%

32
5.90%

542
45.51%

0.84

Other (please specify in the last question in this section)

237
85.56%

11
3.97%

16
5.78%

4
1.44%

9
3.25%

277
23.26%

0.31

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Public Computer Space Use

1. Have you used a public computer cluster or study space this
year in any of these locations: Meyer Lobby, Meyer 2nd floor, Meyer
Multimedia Studio, Meyer 24-hour study room, or Tresidder LAIR?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Yes (1)

405

39.78%

No (2)

613

60.22%

Total who responded

1018

85.47%

Average

1.37

  

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About Your Public Computer Spaces (a)

This section was completed by those who answered that they HAVE used a public cluster this year.

1. Which of the following are significant reasons that you use
the public study space or computer clusters in Meyer, Tresidder, or
Green? (Select all that apply.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Availability of Windows PC computers (1)

184

46.35%

Availability of Apple Macintosh computers (2)

82

20.65%

Available general software (Word, Excel, etc.) (3)

114

28.72%

Available course-specific software (Mathematica, SPSS, etc.) (4)

90

22.67%

Multimedia (scanning, video editing, etc.) (5)

91

22.92%

Printing (6)

133

33.50%

Assistive technology in Meyer (7)

14

3.53%

Non-English language support (8)

17

4.28%

Wireless availability (9)

75

18.89%

Availability of consulting/tech help (10)

22

5.54%

Convenient location (11)

208

52.39%

Study space away from residence (12)

136

34.26%

Availability of group/partner work space (13)

100

25.19%

Social environment, atmosphere (14)

37

9.32%

Other (please specify below) (15)

23

5.79%

Total who responded

397

33.33%

Average

7.99

  

2. About how many total hours per week, on average, do you use public space or computer clusters in the following locations?

 

Don't use (1)

1 to 2 hours (2)

3 to 5 hours (3)

6 to 10 hours (4)

11 to 20 hours (5)

21 to 30 hours (6)

More than 30 hours (7)

Total who responded

Average

MEYER Lobby

194
51.19%

160
42.22%

19
5.01%

5
1.32%

1
0.26%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

379
31.82%

0.50

MEYER 2nd floor

235
63.17%

101
27.15%

22
5.91%

11
2.96%

3
0.81%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

372
31.23%

0.47

MEYER Multimedia Studio

287
79.72%

57
15.83%

9
2.50%

7
1.94%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

360
30.23%

0.38

MEYER 24-hour study room

285
76.82%

62
16.71%

16
4.31%

4
1.08%

4
1.08%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

371
31.15%

0.41

Tresidder LAIR

177
47.58%

170
45.70%

17
4.57%

7
1.88%

1
0.27%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

372
31.23%

0.50

3. During which hours do you most commonly use public computer spaces?

 

Don't use (1)

12 Midnight to 8:00 am (2)

8:00 am to 12 Noon (3)

12 Noon to 5:00 pm (4)

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (5)

8:00 pm to 12 Midnight (6)

Total who responded

Average

MEYER Lobby/24-hr room

189
50.00%

28
7.41%

18
4.76%

62
16.40%

26
6.88%

55
14.55%

378
31.74%

0.85

MEYER 2nd floor/Multimedia Studio

219
61.00%

7
1.95%

20
5.57%

61
16.99%

22
6.13%

30
8.36%

359
30.14%

0.69

Tresidder LAIR

172
46.87%

5
1.36%

19
5.18%

108
29.43%

33
8.99%

30
8.17%

367
30.81%

0.85

4. About how many hours per week, on average, do you spend
using a public cluster space (NOT your personal computer if you have
one, and not a residence cluster) for the following activities?

 

0 hours (1)

Less than 1 hour (2)

1 to 5 hours (3)

6 to 10 hours (4)

11 to 20 hours (5)

More than 20 hours (6)

Total who responded

Average

ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use)

89
22.82%

170
43.59%

92
23.59%

23
5.90%

12
3.08%

4
1.03%

390
32.75%

0.74

INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.)

199
51.82%

146
38.02%

33
8.59%

6
1.56%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

384
32.24%

0.52

SOCIAL INTERACTION (social email or discussion groups, instant messaging, chat, etc.)

222
58.12%

126
32.98%

28
7.33%

6
1.57%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

382
32.07%

0.49

ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.)

323
84.55%

49
12.83%

9
2.36%

1
0.26%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

382
32.07%

0.38

COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.)

330
86.61%

43
11.29%

7
1.84%

1
0.26%

0
0.00%

0
0.00%

381
31.99%

0.37

NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic
or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other
students, personal projects)

256
68.63%

73
19.57%

31
8.31%

10
2.68%

2
0.54%

1
0.27%

373
31.32%

0.46

5. Which best describes your use of the Multimedia Studio in Meyer?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

I didn't know it existed (1)

215

54.57%

I don't use the Multimedia Studio (2)

87

22.08%

I use it for class projects (3)

40

10.15%

I use it for extracurricular projects (4)

29

7.36%

I use it for both class and extracurricular projects (5)

23

5.84%

Total who responded

394

33.08%

Average

0.62

  

6. Which best describes your use of the new TeamSpace collaborative workspace in the Meyer Lobby?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

I didn't know it existed (1)

241

61.48%

I've never used TeamSpace (2)

126

32.14%

I use it for class projects (3)

21

5.36%

I use it for extracurricular projects (4)

2

0.51%

I use it for both class and extracurricular projects (5)

2

0.51%

Total who responded

392

32.91%

Average

0.48

  

7. How often do you typically do your printing in the following locations?

 

Never (1)

Very infrequently (2)

Infrequently (3)

Sometimes (4)

Frequently (5)

Very frequently (6)

Total who responded

Average

My room (own printer or roommate's)

131
33.42%

12
3.06%

11
2.81%

53
13.52%

65
16.58%

120
30.61%

392
32.91%

1.21

Residence computer cluster

258
65.82%

53
13.52%

24
6.12%

35
8.93%

11
2.81%

11
2.81%

392
32.91%

0.59

Meyer

275
71.24%

44
11.40%

20
5.18%

29
7.51%

12
3.11%

6
1.55%

386
32.41%

0.53

Tresidder

277
73.09%

47
12.40%

18
4.75%

26
6.86%

6
1.58%

5
1.32%

379
31.82%

0.49

Academic department or administrative office

96
24.68%

21
5.40%

18
4.63%

58
14.91%

86
22.11%

110
28.28%

389
32.66%

1.27

Community center or student group space

339
87.15%

19
4.88%

14
3.60%

8
2.06%

7
1.80%

2
0.51%

389
32.66%

0.42

Somewhere else

271
73.44%

26
7.05%

15
4.07%

19
5.15%

21
5.69%

17
4.61%

369
30.98%

0.55

8. Which if any of the following would substantially increase
the usefulness of the public cluster spaces for you? (Select all that
apply.)

 

Couldn't care less (1)

Wouldn't be that useful (2)

Would be OK I guess (3)

Would be good (4)

Would be great (5)

Total who responded

Average

Email & Web kiosks

141
38.84%

43
11.85%

77
21.21%

64
17.63%

38
10.47%

363
30.48%

0.76

More high performance Apple Macintosh OS X computers

165
45.58%

44
12.15%

86
23.76%

42
11.60%

25
6.91%

362
30.39%

0.68

More high performance Windows PC computers

107
29.56%

29
8.01%

93
25.69%

75
20.72%

58
16.02%

362
30.39%

0.87

Availability of Unix or Linux computers

160
44.44%

48
13.33%

66
18.33%

47
13.06%

39
10.83%

360
30.23%

0.70

More multimedia production equipment (e.g. video editing, scanning, etc.)

115
31.51%

33
9.04%

90
24.66%

79
21.64%

48
13.15%

365
30.65%

0.85

Color printing - general

81
21.77%

33
8.87%

102
27.42%

101
27.15%

55
14.78%

372
31.23%

0.95

Color printing - professional/photo quality

92
25.07%

37
10.08%

97
26.43%

79
21.53%

62
16.89%

367
30.81%

0.91

More support for laptops (e.g., shared displays, wireless networking, laptop-friendly-furniture)

86
23.50%

30
8.20%

94
25.68%

82
22.40%

74
20.22%

366
30.73%

0.95

Availability of laptops for loan/check-out

151
41.48%

53
14.56%

61
16.76%

56
15.38%

43
11.81%

364
30.56%

0.74

Availability of tablet PCs for loan/check-out

163
44.90%

59
16.25%

58
15.98%

41
11.29%

42
11.57%

363
30.48%

0.70

More quiet individual study spaces

104
28.89%

36
10.00%

88
24.44%

64
17.78%

68
18.89%

360
30.23%

0.87

Better defined spaces for partner or group work

108
30.25%

34
9.52%

79
22.13%

65
18.21%

71
19.89%

357
29.97%

0.86

Network gaming (e.g. XBox)

223
63.17%

39
11.05%

36
10.20%

30
8.50%

25
7.08%

353
29.64%

0.55

Other (please specify in the last question in this section)

175
78.48%

17
7.62%

20
8.97%

4
1.79%

7
3.14%

223
18.72%

0.27

9. How important would these changes be for you? For example,
would you still want them if it meant reducing the total number of
computers available?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Not important at all (1)

62

15.90%

Not very important (2)

109

27.95%

Somewhat important (3)

163

41.79%

Pretty important (4)

40

10.26%

Very important (5)

16

4.10%

Total who responded

390

32.75%

Average

0.85

  

10. If we were able to provide more/better defined group
workspaces (conference rooms with or without projectors, technology
support, whiteboards, soft seating, etc.), which best describes how you
would use them?

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

I probably wouldn't use them (1)

110

28.28%

I would use them for class projects (2)

183

47.04%

I would use them for extracurricular projects (3)

23

5.91%

I would use them for both class and extracurricular projects (4)

73

18.77%

Total who responded

389

32.66%

Average

0.70

  

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About Your Public Computer Spaces (b)

This section was completed by those who answered that they HAVE NOT used a public cluster this year.

1. What are the major reasons you don't use the public computer
clusters in Meyer, Tresidder, and Green? (Select all that apply.)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Use my own computer/peripherals. (1)

949

95.19%

Use other computing resources on campus. (2)

456

45.74%

Have little need for computing, printing, etc. (3)

18

1.81%

Not enough computers/clusters too crowded. (4)

58

5.82%

Need other equipment or systems (please specify below). (5)

20

2.01%

Cluster equipment not dependable. (6)

37

3.71%

Work space or furnishings are inadequate. (7)

44

4.41%

Atmosphere not conducive to my studying needs. (8)

106

10.63%

Inconvenient operating hours. (9)

35

3.51%

Other (please specify below). (10)

29

2.91%

Total who responded

997

83.71%

Average

3.55

  

2. Which if any of the following would substantially increase the
likelihood you would use the clusters in Meyer, Green, or Tresidder?
(Select all that apply.)

 

Couldn't care less (1)

Wouldn't be that useful (2)

Would be OK I guess (3)

Would be good (4)

Would be great (5)

Total who responded

Average

Email & Web kiosks

499
56.70%

90
10.23%

160
18.18%

96
10.91%

35
3.98%

880
73.89%

1.44

More high performance Apple Macintosh OS X computers

548
62.70%

112
12.81%

120
13.73%

57
6.52%

37
4.23%

874
73.38%

1.30

More high performance Windows PC computers

467
52.65%

93
10.48%

153
17.25%

92
10.37%

82
9.24%

887
74.48%

1.59

Availability of Unix or Linux computers

521
59.14%

102
11.58%

125
14.19%

73
8.29%

60
6.81%

881
73.97%

1.42

More multimedia production equipment (e.g. video editing, scanning, etc.)

409
45.96%

90
10.11%

174
19.55%

135
15.17%

82
9.21%

890
74.73%

1.73

Color printing - general

354
39.60%

85
9.51%

194
21.70%

162
18.12%

99
11.07%

894
75.06%

1.89

Color printing - professional/photo quality

356
40.00%

96
10.79%

181
20.34%

151
16.97%

106
11.91%

890
74.73%

1.87

More support for laptops (e.g., shared displays, laptop-friendly furniture)

400
45.25%

77
8.71%

162
18.33%

134
15.16%

111
12.56%

884
74.22%

1.79

Availability of laptops for loan/check-out

497
56.35%

116
13.15%

126
14.29%

78
8.84%

65
7.37%

882
74.06%

1.46

Availability of tablet PCs for loan/check-out

523
59.77%

115
13.14%

115
13.14%

70
8.00%

52
5.94%

875
73.47%

1.38

More quiet individual study spaces

419
47.18%

85
9.57%

161
18.13%

120
13.51%

103
11.60%

888
74.56%

1.74

Better defined spaces for partner or group work

438
50.00%

73
8.33%

143
16.32%

131
14.95%

91
10.39%

876
73.55%

1.67

Network gaming (e.g. XBox)

600
69.20%

89
10.27%

86
9.92%

45
5.19%

47
5.42%

867
72.80%

1.22

Other (please specify in Question 4)

462
83.70%

40
7.25%

37
6.70%

7
1.27%

6
1.09%

552
46.35%

0.60

3. How often do you typically do your printing in the following locations?

 

Never (1)

Very infrequently (2)

Infrequently (3)

Sometimes (4)

Frequently (5)

Very frequently (6)

Total who responded

Average

My room (own printer or roommate's)

284
29.55%

45
4.68%

43
4.47%

144
14.98%

155
16.13%

290
30.18%

961
80.69%

3.02

Residence computer cluster

673
72.21%

114
12.23%

39
4.18%

71
7.62%

21
2.25%

14
1.50%

932
78.25%

1.25

Meyer

761
82.99%

80
8.72%

26
2.84%

28
3.05%

13
1.42%

9
0.98%

917
76.99%

1.03

Tresidder

768
84.77%

67
7.40%

27
2.98%

30
3.31%

9
0.99%

5
0.55%

906
76.07%

0.99

Academic department or administrative office

208
21.96%

37
3.91%

28
2.96%

107
11.30%

207
21.86%

360
38.01%

947
79.51%

3.35

Community center or student group space

818
88.72%

41
4.45%

24
2.60%

19
2.06%

11
1.19%

9
0.98%

922
77.41%

0.97

Somewhere else

597
71.16%

50
5.96%

28
3.34%

57
6.79%

37
4.41%

70
8.34%

839
70.45%

1.36

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Background Information

1. Gender:

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Female (1)

349

34.73%

Male (2)

656

65.27%

Total who responded

1005

84.38%

Average

1.39

  

2. School: (please select all that apply)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Earth Science (1)

30

2.99%

Education (2)

55

5.48%

Engineering (3)

484

48.21%

Graduate School of Business (4)

43

4.28%

Humanities and Sciences (5)

274

27.29%

Law School (6)

67

6.67%

Medical School (7)

76

7.57%

Total who responded

1004

84.30%

Average

3.42

  

3. Degree program: (please select all that apply)

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Co-terminal (1)

28

2.79%

Masters (2)

326

32.53%

PhD/EdD (3)

573

57.19%

JD (4)

56

5.59%

MBA (5)

25

2.50%

MD (6)

23

2.30%

Other (7)

20

2.00%

Total who responded

1002

84.13%

Average

2.54

  

4. Citizenship:

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

US citizen/permanent resident (1)

594

59.16%

International (non-US citizen/permanent resident) (2)

410

40.84%

Total who responded

1004

84.30%

Average

1.19

  

5. Optional - Ethnicity (U.S. citizens and permanent residents only):

This list is the University's predefined list.

Selected Choice/Response

Number

Percentage
(of answered)

Black/African-American (1)

19

2.71%

Asian American/Pacific Islander (2)

134

19.09%

American Indian/Native American (3)

6

0.85%

Asian Indian/South Asian (4)

68

9.69%

Mexican American/Chicano (5)

18

2.56%

Other Latino/a-American (6)

18

2.56%

White/Caucasian/Non-Minority (7)

386

54.99%

Multiracial/Multi-ethnic (8)

27

3.85%

Other (9)

26

3.70%

Total who responded

702

58.94%

Average

3.30

  

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