Survey+Analysis

Survey Analysis **
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ü All respondents currently used portal ü 40% of those surveyed claimed that they used other websites besides Portal for their courses ü 70% of the sample were not satisfied with having to access multiple sites for their courses ü All respondents believed that by merging all course websites into one (Portal), that this would improve organization and overall efficiency ü More than 50% of those surveyed believed that being given to ability to customize one’s page would be beneficial ü 70% of those sampled believed that sometimes, Portal would load to slowly ü There was an equal balance in those who believed that Facebook would be beneficial to the site and to students work. Versus students who believed that it would not be as beneficial and serve as any improvement to one’s work.  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">
 * //__<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Some responses received through open ending questions are as follows __//****//__<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">: __//**

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">ü **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">What do you think of the maintenance of portal? Would you prefer if it done always at a specific time with greater notification? **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Prefer if be done at 2-5 am or something like that. A time when it's not in use at all <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The notification is fine. I wish it was done at night when we are sleeping rather than ay 6-8 pm on Fridays, as I still use portal at that time <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I would prefer that it always be done at specific times ... So we can plan ahead. Having another site with our course lectures sides and stuff would be beneficial because when portal is down, we have an alternative place to go to do work for another course. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">It would be a good idea for maintenance to occur at times when using portal is not on a high scale. Maybe at night. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I prefer it to be not before classes! So Friday evening, weekends were okay. (May not be okay for people that have classes on Saturday) Sunday night would not be good; the worse would be in the middle of the week when there are classes. Reading week was okay, notification is important as then I can plan to log in before and after around the time. Some professors I have post stuff around the clock, so really I am on portal like twice a day usually in evening, or every time I log on to my computer. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I would prefer if notices were sent out to students of maintenance and as well if it was maybe a fixed time than just at a random time that you couldn’t work around. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Yes, choosing one day (say the first Sunday of the month) to be set as the day for maintenance of portal.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">ü **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Is there any problems or difficulties with Blackboard that you have experienced and/or do not like? ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sometimes take a while to load <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">No <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I hate having to open webmail on a separate window because I’m not sure I’m supposed to log off on both <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sometimes, I have trouble uploading documents for courses on blackboard <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">It’s too slow at times and may be the layout could be more attractive <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I am used to it, I know where to click. Loading the main page takes a little long sometimes, but one I get into the course page it is okay. Only that it may take a little long to load adobe and power point files if they are large in size.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">ü **<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Is there any changes you would make to Blackboard? ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">No <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My grades should be easier to access. Now we have to go to the link “my tools” and then my grades! <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Open multiple course windows, so that while I wait for one power point file to load for a course. I can go to another course’s file collect my other assignments <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msobidifontweight: bold; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Link all course sites together <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">