UITS User Survey

2018 IUB UITS User Survey Summary

METHODOLOGY

The UITS User Survey is administered by the Center for Survey Research. Surveys were sent to 15621 randomly selected people at Indiana University, Bloomington (775 Faculty, 1097 Staff, 10839 Undergraduate students, 2910 Graduate students). The questions on the survey are primarily Likert opinion scales (1-5 rating scales with 5 always being the most favorable rating). For questions asking opinions of services, the results shown include in order: the average opinion score (labeled “Average”), the percentage of people who were satisfied with the service (graded it as a 3 or better, labeled “Satisfaction”), the percentage of people who use the service (which we have taken to be the percentage of people who expressed an opinion about it, labeled “Usage”).

Unless indicated otherwise, the results shown are weighted to estimate the average response of the entire IUB community. Some services, however, are used only by certain subpopulations, so results are shown for the appropriate subpopulations. Subpopulations are indicated by FAC for faculty, STF for staff, GRD for graduate students, and UND for undergraduate students. In some cases, the scores are for groups of subpopulations, indicated for example by [GRD, UND] for services used by graduate and undergraduate students. Results are shown separately for multiple subpopulations where appropriate. For the average opinion and the satisfaction percentage scores, confidence intervals are also provided. The confidence intervals indicate the sampling error for each estimate at the 95% confidence level.

General Services

  1. Overall, how satisfied are you with the services and support offered by UITS (uits.iu.edu) during the past year? [ALL]

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

Usage Rate (%)

4.24 +/- 0.04

95.8 +/- 0.9

94.64

  1. Overall, how important are UITS systems and services to your work or study? [ALL]

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

Usage Rate (%)

4.26 +/- 0.04

92.9 +/- 1.2

96.13

  1. How would you rate your computer expertise? [ALL]

 

Average Expertise (1=novice, 5=expert)

 

3.42 +/- 0.04

 


  1. Do you live in University housing? [UND, GRD]

 

 

Yes

No

Undergraduate

44.0%

56.0%

Graduate

7.4%

92.6%

  1. Please indicate which of the following devices you use regularly to access UITS (Select all that apply.) [ALL]

 

 

Percentage checked

Desktop computer

51.48%

Laptop

87.27%

Tablet

13.87%

Smartphone

69.56%

  1. How often do problems with your primary computing device prevent you from doing your best work? [ALL]

 

Response              Percentage

 

Daily

3.90%

A few times a week

6.61%

About once a week

7.04%

A few times a month

13.23%

About once a month

15.53%

A few times a year

27.82%

About once a year

9.39%

Less than once a year

10.58%

  1. When you experience technology problems that you are unable to resolve on your own, which of the following do you predominantly use as your first form of support? [ALL]

 

Response              Percentage


A friend or roommate

29.50%

A family member

7.86%

A colleague

6.88%

A local (school or departmental) IT professional

8.43%

UITS telephone consulting

5.48%

UITS email consulting

2.39%

UITS chat consulting

4.57%

UITS computing lab consultants

1.50%

UITS Webpage

2.86%

UITS Support Center

5.98%

UITS Knowledge Base

5.32%

Other

7.16%

I am always able to fix technology problems myself

6.57%

Support Services

12. UITS provides a wide range of IT support resources and services for IU faculty, staff, and students. If you have used or received support from any of the following sources in the past year, please indicate your satisfaction with the quality of these services by selecting the appropriate response. If you have no basis for rating the quality of these services, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” [ALL]

 

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Telephone support

3.99 +/- 0.07

92.7 +/- 1.7

1,081

Walk-in support (at your campus UITS Support Center)

 

4.17 +/- 0.07

 

95.8 +/- 1.4

 

915

UITS chat consulting (http://ithelplive.iu.edu)

 

4.00 +/- 0.06

 

95.3 +/- 1.4

 

1,000

Email support

4.14 +/- 0.06

94.2 +/- 1.4

1,425

Self-service support resources [e.g., Web pages, Knowledge Base (http://kb.iu.edu)]

 

4.08 +/- 0.05

 

93.9 +/- 1.4

 

1,562

Kaybee – the UITS Chatbot

3.68 +/- 0.08

87.8 +/- 2.5

717

Computing lab consultants (If labs on your campus are not staffed, please select Not Applicable)

 

3.92 +/- 0.08

 

95.1 +/- 1.9

 

618

The Video Help Desk (812-856-2020) for conference rooms and other video tools

 

3.77 +/- 0.09

 

96.1 +/- 1.8

 

502

13. Overall, how satisfied are you with the UITS support services available at your campus? [ALL] 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

n

4.26 +/- 0.04

96.7 +/- 0.8

1,890

 

Instructional and Student Computing Services

14. UITS maintains a large number of computer facilities and services designated to facilitate student learning and enhance instruction. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction with the quality of these facilities and services by selecting the appropriate If you have no basis for rating the quality of these facilities and services, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” 

Reliability of resources and services in the Student Technology Centers (open and instructional labs):

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Student desktop machines [UND, GRD]

 

4.18 +/- 0.06

 

95.2 +/- 1.5

 

870

Printing [UND, GRD]

4.11 +/- 0.06

89.0 +/- 2.0

1,035

Specialty resources (e.g., 3D printing, virtual reality) [UND, GRD – IUB & IUPUI]

 

3.85 +/- 0.10

 

94.1 +/- 2.4

 

409

Availability of resources and services in the Student Technology Centers (open and instructional labs):

 

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

N

Student desktop machines [UND, GRD]

 

4.20 +/- 0.06

 

95.3 +/- 1.5

 

849

Printing [UND, GRD]

4.20 +/- 0.06

92.5 +/- 1.7

995

Specialty resources (e.g., 3D printing, virtual reality) [UND, GRD – IUB & IUPUI]

 

3.85 +/- 0.10

 

93.5 +/- 2.4

 

428

 

15. How often do you visit the Student Technology Centers for the following reasons? [UND, GRD] 

 

Response

Percent who use at least “Rarely”

n

To use a desktop computer

64.9%

1,200

To use a laptop docking station with a large monitor

49.7%

1,196

To collaborate with others on projects

65.5%

1,196

To have a comfortable place to study

70.8%

1,197

To have a high-speed connection to do work

64.8%

1,189

Overall, how satisfied are you with the space design of the open study spaces and/or technology lounges in the Student Technology Centers? If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” [UND, GRD]

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

n

4.23 +/- 0.05

97.8 +/- 1.0

895

 

Classroom Technology Services

16. UITS provides Classroom Technology Services (e.g., permanently installed classroom equipment, classroom technology support staff) designed to facilitate the use of information technologies in the classroom.

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of these services? If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” [FAC]

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

n

3.78 +/- 0.20

81.5 +/- 6.6

135

17. UITS provides several services for video communications and Web collaboration for teaching and If you use these services and facilities, please indicate your overall satisfaction with the quality of these services by selecting the appropriate response. If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.”

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Kaltura Lecture Capture or class recording [FAC]

 

3.92 +/- 0.20

 

88.9 +/- 6.2

 

99

Kaltura Mediaspace for media management [ALL]

 

3.86 +/- 0.06

 

91.2 +/- 1.8

 

1,107

Zoom for meetings and video conferencing [ALL]

4.25 +/- 0.05

95.4 +/- 1.2

1,707

Microsoft Teams for meetings and video conferencing [ALL]

3.89 +/- 0.07

88.6 +/- 1.8

1,267

18. Overall how satisfied are you with the design of classroom learning spaces? If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” [FAC, UND, GRD] 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

n

4.10 +/- 0.05

94.8 +/- 1.3

1,139

 

Digital Learning

19. UITS provides digital learning resources and services in support of student learning. If you use such resources and services, please indicate your satisfaction with the quality of these services by selecting the appropriate response. If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” 

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

IU eTexts and digital course materials [FAC, UND, GRD]

 

4.12 +/- 0.06

 

94.0 +/- 1.5

 

1,013

IT Training (e.g., classroom training, online courses, certificate series, online training material) [ALL]

 

3.88 +/- 0.07

 

93.1 +/- 1.9

 

971

Instructional design support for online courses [FAC, STF]

 

3.83 +/- 0.18

 

91.7 +/- 4.6

 

157

Faculty production studios [FAC]

3.79 +/- 0.45

89.3 +/- 11.5

28

Centers for Teaching and Learning [FAC]

4.24 +/- 0.19

93.5 +/- 5.0

93

Teaching.IU (online portals for university- wide teaching resources) [FAC]

 

3.94 +/- 0.24

 

96.3 +/- 5.0

 

54

Learning.IU (online portals for university- wide learning resources) [UND, GRD]

 

3.97 +/- 0.08

 

94.8 +/- 1.9

 

619

Top Hat Student Response System [ALL]

3.89 +/- 0.07

88.2 +/- 2.3

868

20. Canvas is the learning management system used at Indiana Overall, how satisfied are you with Canvas at IU? [ALL 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

n

4.29 +/- .04

96.4% +/- 0.9

1,557

21. Overall, how satisfied are you with the following components of Canvas? [ALL (Excludes those who indicated they do not use Canvas)] 

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Ease of use

4.18 +/- 0.05

95.1 +/- 1.0

1,573

Technical support

3.70 +/- 0.05

91.7 +/- 1.5

1,565

Communication about Canvas

3.87 +/- 0.05

92.2 +/- 1.5

1,572

Guides and information

3.86 +/- 0.05

92.1 +/- 1.4

1,570

Reliability

4.15 +/- 0.05

94.7 +/- 1.2

1,570

Research Technologies

22. UITS provides facilities and services in support of research, discovery, and creative activity. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction with the quality of these facilities and services by selecting the appropriate response. If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” [FAC, STF, GRD] 

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Supercomputers and high performance computers (e.g., Big Red 200, Carbonate, Quartz)

 

4.03 +/- 0.14

 

92.7 +/- 3.6

 

217

Interactive research computing (e.g., Research Desktop, Jetstream)

 

3.99 +/- 0.14

 

92.7 +/- 3.7

 

201

High-speed disk storage (e.g., Data Capacitor, Slate, Geode/Research Home Directories)

 

3.93 +/- 0.15

 

91.7 +/- 4.0

 

193

Scholarly Data Archive (formerly HPSS)

4.06 +/- 0.14

95.0 +/- 3.2

197

Research Data Services (e.g., Research Database Complex, RADaRS enclave, geospatial data and software, consulting for data workflows)

 

4.11 +/- 0.14

 

95.6 +/- 3.1

 

189

Advanced Visualization Lab (Visualization and VR/AR consulting, IQ-Walls, 3D object digitization)

 

3.99 +/- 0.18

 

95.4 +/- 3.7

 

133

IU3D Services (3D space digitization with Matterport, NavVis, photogrammetry, drones)

 

3.87 +/- 0.18

 

95.6 +/- 3.8

 

119

Support for statistical and mathematical software distribution and licensing (Research Analytics/Stat Math)

 

4.07 +/- 0.12

 

94.4 +/- 3.0

 

222

Support for life sciences (e.g., RedCap, genomics analysis support)

 

4.00 +/- 0.17

 

96.3 +/- 3.3

 

137

Support for AI applications

3.97 +/- 0.16

93.3 +/- 3.9

168


SecureMyResearch

SecureMyResearch provides self-service resources and one-on-one consulting to help Indiana University researchers, faculty, and staff protect regulated and unregulated research data. Its purpose is to reduce the burden of meeting cybersecurity and compliance requirements in grants, contracts, and data use agreements so that IU researchers can concentrate on conducting world-class research.

23. Are you aware of SecureMyResearch? [FAC, GRD] 

Response

Percent selected

Yes

7.7%

No

82.9%

Unsure

9.4%

n

618

24. If you have used SecureMyResearch, please indicate your level of satisfaction with the quality of the following services: [FAC, GRD (Excludes those who are unaware of SecureMyResearch)] 

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

SecureMyResearch Cookbook (a self-service resource providing “recipes” for common research use cases that incorporate security and compliance considerations

 

 

4.39 +/- 0.23

 

 

100.0 +/- 0.0

 

 

31

SecureMyResearch One-on-One consulting

 

4.51 +/- 0.22

 

100.0 +/- 0.0

 

34

Enterprise Systems

25. UITS supports a number of information systems in support of administrative and academic services on campus. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction with these systems by selecting the appropriate response. If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” 

 

Enterprise Student Systems

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

General SIS functionality (Admissions, Advising, Bursar, Records, Financial Aid) [FAC, STF]

 

3.78 +/- 0.11

 

87.2 +/- 3.8

 

339

Academic Advising Services (Degree Map, AdRx) [FAC, STF]

 

3.62 +/- 0.17

 

82.5 +/- 6.1

 

168

Student Self-Service (Student Center, Register for Classes, My Unofficial Transcript, My Bursar Account, Make a Payment, My Financial Aid Account Summary, etc.) [UND, GRD]

 

 

 

4.10 +/- 0.06

 

 

 

91.6 +/- 1.8

 

 

 

1,016

iGPS (Plan, Degree Maps, Course Search) [UND]

 

4.13 +/- 0.07

 

92.1 +/- 2.0

 

675


 

26. Enterprise Business Systems

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Chrome River [FAC, STF]

3.29 +/- 0.13

70.7 +/- 4.8

375

BUY.IU by Jaggaer [FAC, STF]

3.23 +/- 0.14

67.4 +/- 5.1

343

FireForm (EBPS) [FAC, STF]

3.70 +/- 0.13

86.1 +/- 4.1

272

OnBase (EBPS) [STF]

3.71 +/- 0.16

90.5 +/- 4.9

137

Employee Center (HRMS) [ALL]

3.88 +/- 0.07

92.2 +/- 1.8

1,179

Talent Acquisition Manager (Staff Jobs.IU) [STF]

 

3.44 +/- 0.13

 

76.9 +/- 4.6

 

316

Timekeeping (aka Kuali Time) (HRMS) [FAC, STF]

 

3.82 +/- 0.10

 

86.1 +/- 3.2

 

497

eDossier (HRMS) [FAC]

3.31 +/- 0.24

74.7 +/- 9.1

87

IUCAT (ELS) [ALL]

3.93 +/- 0.07

95.1 +/- 1.6

794

Conflict of Interest and Commitment (RAS) [FAC, STF]

 

3.78 +/- 0.11

 

93.1 +/- 3.1

 

294


 

27. Enterprise Applications

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

CrimsonCard Management [ALL]

4.06 +/- 0.06

93.4 +/- 1.5

1,332

IU Parking Portal [ALL]

3.64 +/- 0.08

82.0 +/- 2.5

1,284

Meal Plan Enrollment [UND - IUB & IUPUI]

 

3.89 +/- 0.09

 

90.0 +/- 2.7

 

481

Laundry Alert [IUB LIVES IN UNIVERSITY HOUSING]

 

2.97 +/- 0.19

 

59.7 +/- 6.5

 

225

Mobile ID Door Access [IUB LIVES IN UNIVERSITY HOUSING]

 

3.42 +/- 0.16

 

68.7 +/- 5.4

 

294

IU Login: Two-step Duo [ALL]

3.82 +/- 0.06

82.6 +/- 2.0

1,845

IU Login: Guest Accounts [ALL]

3.74 +/- 0.09

86.6 +/- 2.6

854

Security Center (securitycenter.iu.edu/) [ALL]

 

3.87 +/- 0.07

 

95.0 +/- 1.7

 

854

Group Accounts [FAC, STF]

3.72 +/- 0.11

88.1 +/- 3.4

378

Affiliate Accounts [FAC, STF]

3.76 +/- 0.16

93.9 +/- 3.7

167

Create My First IU Account [ALL]

3.95 +/- 0.06

94.1 +/- 1.6

1,084

Institutional Analytics

Institutional Analytics produces official university reports on admissions, enrollment, retention, graduation rates, degree completions, and financial aid for Indiana University and all its campuses. [FAC, STF]

  1. On average, how often do you use the following resources?

Percent who use at least “Once per semester”

n

IUIE (IU Information Environment

38.6%

735

AM 360

10.4%

736

DS.IU.EDU

17.6%

735

IUIA.IU.EDU

12.3%

730

 

  1. Given your use of the following resources, how helpful are they in facilitating your work?

 

Average (mean)

Helpfulness Rate (%)

n

IUIE (IU Information Environment)

3.57 +/- 0.12

96.7 +/- 2.2

297

AM 360

3.06 +/- 0.33

80.5 +/- 9.8

65

DS.IU.EDU

3.26 +/-0.22

87.5 +/- 6.1

122

IUIA.IU.EDU

3.32 +/-0.31

82.9 +/- 8.4

82


  1. Were you able to find what you were looking for the last time you used the following resources?

 

 

Yes

 

No

Unsure/ Don’t recall

n

IUIE (IU Information Environment)

69.0%

8.9%

22.1%

295

AM 360

24.1%

7.7%

68.2%

67

DS.IU.EDU

48.7%

9.7%

41.5%

123

IUIA.IU.EDU

30.5%

5.6%

64.0%

86

 

  1. Given your use of the following resources, how would you rate the ease of use?

 

Average (mean)

Ease of Use Rate (%)

n

IUIE (IU Information Environment)

3.11 +/- 0.13

69.9 +/- 5.6

267

AM 360

3.48 +/- 0.35

90.0 +/- 11.0

32

DS.IU.EDU

3.42 +/- 0.20

83.8 +/- 7.7

89

IUIA.IU.EDU

3.77 +/- 0.26

96.2 +/- 5.2

46


  1. Are you aware of the unit known as Institutional Analytics? [FAC, STF]

Response

Percent selected

No, I have not heard of it.

69.3%

Yes, I’ve heard the name but do not know what it does.

 

12.0%

Yes, I know what it does but have not utilized its services/website.

 

11.8%

Yes, I know what it does and have utilized its services/website.

 

6.9%

n

741

 

Information Security

33. In general, how satisfied are you with the information provided by UITS about security threats that might affect your use of technology on the IU network? [FAC, STF] 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

n

4.23 +/- 0.07

95.6 +/- 1.6

710

To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

 

Average (mean)

Agreement Rate (%)

n

34. The tools and information related to identifying and reporting phishing messages are helpful. (e.g., the “Report Phishing” plug-in for Outlook, tips at protect.iu.edu, etc.) [FAC, STF]

 

 

4.14 +/- 0.07

 

 

94.9 +/- 1.7

 

 

738

35. The tools and information related to storing, accessing and using institutional data are helpful. (e.g., Data Handling & Sharing DSH tool, Data Classification Matrix, IDS Checklist, Critical Data Guide, KB, etc.) [FAC, STF]

 

 

 

3.67 +/- 0.07

 

 

 

93.8 +/- 1.9

 

 

 

735

36. I know where to go for help with IT security, reporting an incident and/or IT policy. [ALL]

 

3.70 +/- 0.06

 

83.4 +/- 2.0

 

1,865

37. The tools and information related to identifying and reporting/mitigating IT incidents are helpful. [ALL]

 

3.76 +/- 0.05

 

92.9 +/- 1.4

 

1,864

Web Services

  1. UITS supports access to and the use of various web services and tools. If you use these services, please indicate your overall satisfaction with the quality of these services and tools by selecting the appropriate If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.”

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Departmental publishing on IU Web servers (IU Sitehosting for Linux, CHE for Windows) [FAC, STF]

 

3.63 +/- 0.18

 

85.8 +/- 5.6

 

167

Individual publishing on IU Web servers (pages.iu.edu) [ALL]

 

3.84 +/- 0.08

 

94.5 +/- 1.8

 

602

Web Content Management (Cascade Server/WCMS) [FAC, STF]

 

3.50 +/- 0.17

 

80.5 +/- 5.7

 

199

 

Network Services

39. UITS provides Wi-Fi network access via Eduroam and IU If you use these resources and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response. If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” 

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Wi-Fi access available on campus [ALL]

 

3.77 +/- 0.06

 

79.2 +/- 2.2

 

1,756

Wired network access available on campus [FAC, STF]

 

4.32 +/- 0.08

 

92.7 +/- 2.3

 

549

Campus Voice Services

40. UITS provides voice and telephone services to the university. If you use such facilities and services, please indicate your overall satisfaction by selecting the appropriate response. If you have no basis for rating your satisfaction, please select “Not applicable/Do not use.” [FAC, STF] 

 

Average (mean)

Satisfaction Rate (%)

 

n

Microsoft Teams Calls

3.51 +/- 0.11

73.8 +/- 3.7

585

Customer Interaction Center/Pure Connect

3.39 +/- 0.24

83.1 +/- 7.7

96

IU Fax Service

3.63 +/- 0.18

87.7 +/- 5.3

157