This is the result for the survey given during the fourth week. It covered mostly administrative matters associated with getting started.

Analysis for Getting Connected Total Responses = 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 1: True/False You reside in the Fairbanks area (including North Pole and Eielson). % Responses TRUE 73% FALSE 27% -

Question 2: True/False (If you answered False to #1, skip to #4) You now or have recently taken on-campus courses at UAF. % Responses TRUE 67% FALSE 7%

Question 3: Multiple Choice (If you answered False to #1, skip to #4) You reside in the Fairbanks area, if this course was offered in the evening: % Responses I could not have taken it because I travel a lot 7% I could not have take it because of other scheduling problems or commitments 7% I could not have taken it (other) 0% I might have taken in the evening 13% I would have taken it in the evening 47% -

Question 4: Short Answer/Essay (If you answered True to #1, skip to #5) Where do you live? No Response-11; Anchorage AK; fbks; Anchorage; Juneau, AK; Anchorage, AK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 5: True/False This is the first fully electronic course you have taken? (That has no class or almost no class meetings.) % Responses TRUE 80% FALSE 13%

Question 6: Short Answer/Essay If you answered False to #5, please tell us about the other courses. Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses If you answered False to #5, please tell us about the other courses. No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response n/a I have taken two web-based courses from Prince William Sound Community College in Valdez. No Response No Response No Response I have taken hazardous waste management course that was partially online. No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 7: True/False You have used Blackboard or a similar electronic course management tool in other courses? % Responses TRUE 47% FALSE 53% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 8: Multiple Choice If you answered False to #7, how long did it take you get “comfortable” with Blackboard? % Responses Very quickly, it is almost intuitive 27% About 1 week 13% About 2 weeks 13% Longer than 2 weeks 7% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 9: Multiple Choice

Questions 9 - 15 refer to Blackboard and its features On-line quizzes (electronic homework) % Responses Like them / convenient 47% generally OK / some small problems 40% no big problems 7% dislike them / occasional problems 7% strongly dislike/would prefer paper homework 0% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 10: Multiple Choice Discussion board. % Responses Like them / convenient 20% generally OK / some small problems 60% no big problems 0% dislike them / occasional problems 20% strongly dislike / major problems 0% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 11: Multiple Choice Digital Dropbox % Responses Like it / convenient 67% generally OK / some small problems 7% no big problems 13% dislike it / occasional problems, 13% strongly dislike / major problems 0% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 12: Multiple Choice Announcements % Responses Like them / convenient 80% generally OK / some small problems 13% no big problems 7% dislike them / occasionally miss things 0% strongly dislike / often miss important things 0% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 13: Short Answer/Essay Other comments on getting started on Blackboard? Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses Other comments on getting started on Blackboard? No Response No Response None No Response No Response It's not too difficult. none I think its better than class courses in a way that I can squeeze it in anytime..and ofcourse it saves me from taking pages and pages of notes.(We save alot of paper and so we save the trees)...HURRAY...Long live EnvironmentalEngineers. none none no comments No Response starting hiccups where there, but they could be managed very easily. I had a hard time getting my profile set up with the University, but once that was done it only took me about 2 hours of playing around to become familiar with Blackboard. Difficult getting started but then so is everything else that is new. The first few times through, it was easy to get lost between drop box and e-mail and between student tools and communication. I think a better index/map would help --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 14: True/False (After you got your Aurora Account) You had problems logging onto Blackboard. % Responses TRUE 13% FALSE 87% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 15: Short Answer/Essay If you had problems logging on to Blackboard after you had your Aurora account, please describe. Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses If you had problems logging on to Blackboard after you had your Aurora account, please describe. No Response My name was apparently not on class register so it needed to be added before I could access blackboard. No Response No Response No Response It took a few days to get my password working as I recall. none No Response I had no idea how to find Blackboard. No Response No Response No Response none No problems were encountered. none None --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 16: True/False You already had an Aurora Account in January 01? % Responses TRUE 40% FALSE 60% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 17: True/False (If you answered True to 16, skip to 20) You came to campus to get your Aurora account. % Responses TRUE 20% FALSE 40% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 18: Multiple Choice (If False to 16 and 17) How long did it take you to get your Aurora Account name and password after you actively started, i.e., made first phone call or faxed something: % Responses very quickly, less than an hour 7% same day 7% two days 13% three days 13% more than three days 13% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 19: Short Answer/Essay Other comments on getting your aurora account? Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses Other comments on getting your aurora account? No Response getting throug to the staff was very time consuming since they were very busy No Response No Response No Response No Response I was able to get my account quickly, but used my UAA address and ran into some problems with it. Once those problems were straightened out, things moved along smoothly. No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response got it without any problems I had two phone calls from UAF, one telling me I wasn't registered and the other telling me I had to personally come to UAF to get my account set up! Neither statement was correct. My Professor had to take care of t the situation for me. the aurora account problems were directly a result of admin problems with registration for the course. It is truely unbelivable how badly admin functions. That hasn't changed in the twenty five years since I graduated. None --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 20: True/False Telephone Registration You were registered at UAF in the fall semester 2000. % Responses TRUE 53% FALSE 47% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 21: Short Answer/Essay If you answered True, skip to 24. Did you have any problems with the faxed Intent to Register form? Please describe. Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses If you answered True, skip to 24. Did you have any problems with the faxed Intent to Register form? Please describe. No Response none No Response No Response No Response No Response Since I signed up after the deadline to fax the intent form had expired, I had to make some special notations on the form, but things went smoothly. The person I spoke with over the phone was very helpful. No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response none No. I didn't fax the registration form. I went directly to campus. None --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 22: Short Answer/Essay Did you have any problems with telephone registration? Please describe. Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses Did you have any problems with telephone registration? Please describe. No Response none No Response No Response No Response No problems. no problems No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response none N/A. I did not register by telephone None --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 23: Short Answer/Essay Fee payment Did you have any problems with fee payment? Plese describe or write "none." Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses Fee payment Did you have any problems with fee payment? Plese describe or write "none." No Response none None No Response No Response none The person I spoke with was not aware of the fees that should be waived since the course was being taken long distance. Dr. Perkins had to notify them of the waiver in writing. The fees were waived and all is well. No Response No Response No Response No Response No Response none Yes, I was supposed to get $70 of my tuition waived and never did?! I don't even want to get into it. It will not change anyway. Well, yes. I didn't pay attention to the deadline, assuming I would be billed. (Even though this is not what the instructor said. He did say we would have to pay.) So I was dropped. But your great people got me reinstated, once I gave them a credit card number. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 24: Multiple Choice Hardware/Soft ware Where is the computer you use: % Responses Primarily work 33% Primarily home, 20% mostly at work, sometimes at home 13% mostly at home, sometimes at work 13% other 20% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 25: Short Answer/Essay Was your hardware adequate? (Write "yes," or explain.) Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses Was your hardware adequate? (Write "yes," or explain.) No Response yes. Yes, the hardware was adequate Yes YES yes The hardware is adequate at both locations. My home computer is just slower and takes more time to complete links. Yes. yes YES sometimes i'm not able to download programms required gor the homework. In such cases i had to use some other computer (friends etc) No Response yes Yes. yes yes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 26: Multiple Choice How about your modem? % Responses OK/ no problems 47% usually ok sometime slow downloading 33% irritating/ often slow downloads 13% 0% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 27: Multiple Choice Did you have to purchase new software for this class: % Responses Word 7% Excel 0% Internet Explorer 0% other 7% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 28: Short Answer/Essay Comments on hardware, software, or modems? Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses Comments on hardware, software, or modems? No Response No Response I have been travelling without a laptop and have had to use a number of different computers, including those of friends, relatives, and public libraries. Different computers have different software capabilities and not all have appropriate software packages which can cause problems. Additionally, when software downloads are necessary, it is not always acceptable/possible to install these packages on all computers. Fortunately, i am back home now, and this should be less of an issue, and i expect this is an unusual situation. No Response No Response No Response Some of the discussion has required an attachment that can't be opened by some people in the group because the software used is not familiar. NA Fast modems are usually not available if you live out of town. UAF server is slow. no comments No Response none None. No Response some things didn't work on Netscape, so I used Internet Explorer at work. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 29: Multiple Choice If you do not have convenient access to a UAF computer, regarding the electronic library connections (OCLC, ILL, Gnossis), I found them % Responses Convenient/sufficient 33% inconvenient but helpful once connected 13% convenient but not too helpful 7% neither convenient nor helpful 13% Haven't tried these services yet. 33% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 30: Short Answer/Essay Comments regarding electronic library services. Click the View Responses button above to see a listing of all of the responses Comments regarding electronic library services. No Response It seems very difficult to get the distance library situation working properly. there are quite a few calls that need to be made in order to get a password for multiple sites. Then when I did get a password (for example the Cambridge Abstracts), the password didn't work even though I used the one the librarian supplied me. I have had a little trouble with the library because i was an FNSB resident travelling. I think this will be worked out in a straighforward manner in a few days. Astonishing! No Response No Response none I think thye are pretty good. Good none No Response No Response very usefull Haven't tried them yet. No Response None --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 31: Multiple Choice The next few

Questions try to determine how much time have you spent on the course modules, actively learning. But first, how much time did you spend getting started. That is, time spent in various administrative problems not the learning modules. % Responses Less than one hour 40% between 1 and 2 hours 20% between 2 and 3 20% between 3 and 5 7% more than 5 13% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 32: Multiple Choice Module 1 including homework and closure. % Responses Less than one hour 0% between 1 and 2 hours 20% between 2 and 3 27% between 3 and 5 53% more than 5 0% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 33: Multiple Choice Module 2 % Responses Less than one hour 0% between 1 and 2 hours 13% between 2 and 3 33% between 3 and 5 33% more than 5 20% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 34: Multiple Choice Module 3 % Responses Less than one hour 0% between 1 and 2 hours 13% between 2 and 3 20% between 3 and 5 40% more than 5 27% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 35: Multiple Choice Module 4 % Responses Less than one hour 0% between 1 and 2 hours 13% between 2 and 3 0% between 3 and 5 53% more than 5 33% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 36: Multiple Choice Taken as whole, compared to similar courses, the efforts I have put forth so far are % Responses Much less than similar courses 0% somewhat less than similar courses 7% about the same as than similar courses 53% somewhat more than similar courses 27% much more than similar courses 13% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------