Conducted June 1995
(http://brt.uoregon.edu/techsur/techsur.html)

Student Survey

47% thought their computer skills were good (12% excellent)
	96% said they were good enough to succeed in their coursework

94% said it is somewhat to very important to become more skilled with computers

67% own a personal computer
	43% Mac
	52% IBM

52% of those who don't own a PC would buy one if recommended by the dept.

80% can use a computer to create or edit documents
83% can use a computer to communicate with others

56% have taken classes to learn computer skills-all have been offered by
the (U of O) Library or Computing Center
85% have learned to use computers from other people (friends/relatives)
90% have taught themselves how to use a computer
64% have learned to use computers in their classes
40% thought other people were most important in learning to use computers
29% thought teaching themselves had been most important
24% thought college courses were most important

58% believe the computer training opportunities on campus are adequate (25%
don't know and only 18% thought they were not good enough)

51% said they are often assigned classwork that requires a computer to complete

31% often use campus computer labs (28% sometimes use them, 24% rarely use
them, and 10% have never used them)
	85% (who use the labs) use Macs in the campus computer labs
	29% (who use the labs) use IBMs in the campus computer labs

17% said accessibility of computers in the campus labs is excellent (49%
said it was good and 24% said it was fair)

24% said the quality of software and hardware in the campus labs is
excellent (52% said it was good and 15% said it was fair)

15% believe the quality of help in the labs is excellent (43% rated it as
good and 29% rated it as fair)

18% said computer-related technologies are often used to deliver course
content (35% said it is sometimes used, and 31% said it is rarely used to
deliver content)
59% thought the use of computer-related technologies helps them learn the
material better (22% said no)

78% have a U of O computer account that allows them to send and receive
electronic mail (20% use it often, 26% use it sometimes, 31% use it rarely,
24% never use it)

46% believe it is very important to know how to use computers to succeed as
a student on this campus (46% believe it is somewhat important)
66% believe it is very important for the University to invest in
computer-related technologies for teaching (29% believe somewhat important)

66% of respondents paid in-state tuition
63% of respondents lived off-campus
44% of respondents were male and 65% were female



Faculty Survey

19% frequently use computers as teaching aids in the classroom (13%
sometimes use computers as teaching aids, 19% occasionally, and 49% never)

24% would frequently attend further professional development activities
(34% would sometimes attend, and 31% would occasionally attend)

39% believe students are sometimes prepared to use most technology
applications in their courses and 42% said they are occasionally prepared
(13% believe students are frequently prepared

41% strongly agreed and 53% somewhat agreed with the proposition that
greater technology use in the classroom would results in a different type
of instruction

57% strongly disagreed with the proposition that greater technology use
would result in increased credit hours

19% strongly agreed and 51% somewhat agreed with the proposition that
greater technology use in the classroom would result in improved quality of
instruction

28% strongly agreed and 52% somewhat agreed with the proposition that
greater technology use in the classroom would results in greater student
learning

44% said distance education is unimportant
35% said connectivity in the classroom is very important (30% said it was
somewhat important and 20% said it was unimportant)
77% said student use of computer applications to complete coursework is
either very or somewhatimportant
32% said increased access to their teaching for students with disabilities
is either very or somewhat important (48% were uncertain)

77% rate having adequate computer hardware and software available as very
important
73% rate having adequate help available as very important
77% rate having their department receive a fair share of technology
investments as very important
69% rate having a university purchase plan as very important
42% rate student ownership of computers as very important


29% thought it was very or somewhat important for them to have presentation
software as educational aids in their teaching
57% said that having image manipulation systems available was unimportant
59% said that having data collection systems available was unimportant
59% said that having modeling systems available was unimportant
59% said that having simulation systems available was unimportant
59% said that having statistical analysis systems available was unimportant
49% said that having charting-graphing systems available was very to
somewhat important
99% said that having e-mail available was very to somewhat important
45% said that having news groups available was very to somewhat important
40% said that having bulletin boards available was very to somewhat important
36% said that having list servs available was very to somewhat important
58% said that having world wide web available was very to somewhat important
50% said that having CD ROM available was very to somewhat important