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Demographics:
This year, 2726 students or 41% of all undergrads responded to the survey, with slightly more women responding to the survey (54%) than men. About 44% were first-year students, 21% sophomores, 16% juniors, 18% seniors and the remaining with students who have been at Stanford for five or more years or co-terminal degree students.
Use of Computers and Related Equipment
Regarding equipment of those who responded to the survey:
In terms of platform:
Most students say they use their computers between four to eight hours a day, with 36% four to six hours a day, 27% six to eight hours a day, and 17% more than 8 hours a day.
Students were asked to rank how often they use their personal computers for activities in five broad categories. The most popular results were, in order:
With 94% of students with laptops, students were asked specifically where around campus they used their laptops. The top five locations listed were:
Personal Computing
Students were asked a number of questions related to their use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs and wikis, both inside and outside of the classroom. In reference to class-related activities, some students are participating in blogs (21%), wikis (37%), and general websites (other than blogs, wikis, or CourseWork sites) (32%). Eighty-seven percent of students said they used class sites on CourseWork, the University's main courseware system, and seven percent even used CourseWork for non-course related purposes.
Students are also using these technologies outside the classroom:
As aforementioned, 69% of those who responded about what type of equipment they owned said they had a portable music player (MP3, iPod, etc.) and of those, 91% are iPod owners. Stanford on iTunes U provides access to a wide range of Stanford-related digital audio content via the iTunes Music Store at itunes.stanford.edu and itunes.stanford.edu/community/ and course-related content via CourseWork. Most students (72%) said they were aware of/familiar with the service and of those, 40% have used it.
While most students used their Stanford email service directly (via Webmail or an email client) as their primary email service, the majority of the remaining students said they used Google's Gmail (82%). About half (55%) of students said they forwarded their email to a different email service.
When it came to maintaining their schedules, about half of students (53%) said they used some type of electronic system (Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, iCal, or the calendar on their cell phones), but 47% of remaining students said they used paper planners/organizers.
Students were also asked about their mobile phone usage-- 49% of students said they used their mobile phones to take pictures. Other activities included checking email (14%), tracking their schedules (16%), taking video (16%), browsing the web (14%) and listening to music (15%).
The need for better wireless network coverage/service was cited in many student comments.
Social Networking
Students were asked a number of questions specifically related to their use of social networking on sites such as Facebook. Almost all students visit a social networking site and forty-eight percent of students said they visited Facebook several times a day. Students use these sites most to stay in touch with friends they rarely see in person (96%), stay in touch with friends they see a lot (79%), and make plans with friends (79%). Their most common activities include posting messages to their friends' pages or walls (97%), sending private messages to their friends (96%), and inviting friends to events (73%). Ninety-six percent of students have also uploaded photos or linked to a social networking site or to a social media site (e.g., Flickr, YouTube) in the last six months while thirty-two percent have uploaded video.
File-sharing 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.
Since 2004-2005, the survey has included questions on students' awareness of copyright issues. This year, students were asked specifically about recent lawsuits and University policies-- first, students were asked about their awareness of the recent efforts of record companies to stop unlawful file-sharing by targeting college students with the threat of lawsuits and further, that over 30 Stanford students have received these "pre-litigation" letters since 2007, paying collectively some $100,000 in settle costs to the record companies. While most students (80%) said they were aware of these recent events, of those, 12% admitted that they knew about the campaign, but not about the Stanford students.
In addition to these recent efforts, Stanford has also implemented a network reconnection fee related to copyright complaints. (That is, if the Information Security Office needs to disconnect a computer after a first complaint, there's a $100 fee for reconnection; after a second complaint, a $500 fee; and a third complaint is referred to Judicial Affairs where the panel may impose a fee up to $1000 in addition to other disciplinary measures.) Sixty-one percent of students said they knew about the fees (although 38% of those students said they did not know the details).
Students commented that they wished Stanford would be more "conducive and accepting of peer-to-peer file distribution" and that while they understood the legal issues, they wished Stanford would take a stronger stance against the RIAA and MPAA's efforts, citing other schools' policies (including Harvard).
Privacy
Interestingly, some students also commented on privacy issues related to the survey asking questions about, for example, usage of their mobile phones or Facebook and other social networking sites since Stanford does not directly control such services. Some also questioned privacy policies regarding network usage-- for example, students commented about the privacy of data transferred over the network, information available in StanfordWho, etc.
RCCs
Resident Computer Consultants (RCCs) are students who live in each residence and serve on house staffs as local network managers by supporting in-room network connections, educators by running residential programs on computing and working with students in general, consultants by helping residents with computer problems, cluster technicians by helping to take care of the residence clusters, and more. They are managed by the RCC Manager (and the Resident Fellow(s) where applicable) and receive support and training from the entire ResComp central staff. RCCs are the first line of support for residential students and are an integral part of residential life. For more information about RCCs, click here.
Seventy-three percent of students said they have asked their RCC for computer related help or advice with the majority of them (90%) asking for help one to five times this past year (the survey was conducted during the middle of February). The majority of questions (76%) were related to use of the wireless network. Other questions also included use of the cluster printer (22%), the wired network (21%), and software programs (20%). Fourteen percent of students said they also asked their RCCs questions unrelated to technology (e.g., academic or personal issues).
On average, 89% of requests were acknowledged with 24 hours (and 80% of those within the same day) and 95% within two days. On average, 81% of problems were resolved within 24 hours (and 78% of those within the same day) and 91% within two days. Of course, in some cases it takes a longer time to resolve issues. In those cases, 88% of students responded that students felt that the RCC's response time was reasonable.
Ninety-four percent of students rated their RCC's knowledge as excellent or good and 90% rated their RCC's willingness to help as excellent or good. Ninety percent of students also rated their RCC's availability as always available or usually available. Ninety-two percent of students said that, overall, they were either very satisfied or satisfied with their RCCs.
Residence Computing Spaces
Residential Computing supports a computer cluster in every residence, roughly 350 public computers in 77 locations. Seventy percent of students said they have used a residence cluster for any purpose (computing, printing, study, etc.). Of those students, most students said they either used it regularly (at least once a month) (35%) or rarely (once or twice a quarter) (49%).
The top five most significant reasons for using the residence clusters are:
Students who do use the residence cluster were asked to rank how often they used it for activities in six broad categories. The most popular results among cluster users were, in order:
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:
Many students noted that they primarily used the cluster when their personal computer were unavailable or broken. Many students also commented on the desire for better (with both the printing system software and keeping the printer stocked with paper and toner) and cheaper (or free) printing. Finally, many students also commented that they wished their residential cluster was more comfortable, inviting, etc., with better lighting, furniture, and general atmosphere.
Public Computing Spaces
Student Computing, Residential Computing's parent organization, also provides central public computer clusters and study space in Meyer Lobby, Meyer 2nd Floor, Meyer Multimedia Studio, Meyer 24-study room and Tresidder LAIR. Consulting support is also provided at the Meyer Tech Desk by Consulting and Multimedia Services (CAMS), another part of Student Computing. Sixty-one percent of students who answered the survey say they have used one of these spaces this year.
The top five most significant reasons for using the central public clusters are:
Students who do use the public clusters were asked to rank how often they used them for activities in six broad categories. The most popular results among cluster users were, in order:
For students who use the public clusters, the top five services that students say "would be great" to increase usefulness of public clusters if they were offered or enhanced in our public computing/study spaces:
For students who use the public clusters, the top five suggested services that students say "would be great" if offered or enhanced in public computing/study spaces:
The second floor of Meyer also houses the Multimedia Studio. Students who use the space use it for a variety of multimedia purposes, such as digital video editing (46%), image scanning (39%), image editing (27%), DVD burning (26%), and video duplication/conversion (21%).
Many students again commented on the desire for better and cheaper printing services. Many commented that they often used and found very helpful for interactive grading and getting help in CS classes during regular office hours in Meyer Library and Tresidder. While many students use the public computing spaces to study away from their residences, they also noted that these study spaces should be improved. Improvements suggested including better furniture and general environment as well as better resources, such as printers and computers.
Total Number of People Who Responded to Survey: 2726.
1. About how many times this year have you asked your RCC for computer related help or advice?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Never asked for help (1) |
547 |
26.96% |
|
Once (2) |
537 |
26.47% |
|
2 to 5 times (3) |
793 |
39.08% |
|
6 to 10 times (4) |
94 |
4.63% |
|
More than 10 times (5) |
58 |
2.86% |
|
Total who responded |
2029 |
74.43% |
|
Average |
2.30 |
||
2. What kinds of questions (if any) have you directed to your RCC this year? (check all that apply)
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Wireless network (1) |
1129 |
76.13% |
|
Wired network (2) |
315 |
21.24% |
|
Virus/Spyware/Adware (3) |
224 |
15.10% |
|
Computer or network security (4) |
187 |
12.61% |
|
Copyright and File-sharing (5) |
150 |
10.11% |
|
Hard drive (6) |
229 |
15.44% |
|
Software programs (7) |
297 |
20.03% |
|
Personal printer (8) |
219 |
14.77% |
|
Cluster printer (9) |
319 |
21.51% |
|
Cluster computer (10) |
150 |
10.11% |
|
Other peripherals/devices (e.g. camera, scanner) (11) |
139 |
9.37% |
|
Technology purchasing advice (12) |
127 |
8.56% |
|
Unrelated to technology (e.g. academic or personal issues) (13) |
208 |
14.03% |
|
Other: please specify below (14) |
118 |
7.96% |
|
Total who responded |
1483 |
54.40% |
|
Average |
14.10 |
||
3. On average, how quickly does your RCC acknowledge your request for help?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Same day (1) |
1067 |
55.83% |
|
24 hours (2) |
262 |
13.71% |
|
2 days (3) |
86 |
4.50% |
|
3-5 days (4) |
35 |
1.83% |
|
More than 5 days (5) |
12 |
0.63% |
|
Never received response (6) |
34 |
1.78% |
|
Never asked for help (7) |
415 |
21.72% |
|
Total who responded |
1911 |
70.10% |
|
Average |
2.70 |
||
4. On average, how quickly have your computer related problems been resolved?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Same day (1) |
918 |
48.29% |
|
24 hours (2) |
259 |
13.62% |
|
2 days (3) |
156 |
8.21% |
|
3-5 days (4) |
58 |
3.05% |
|
More than 5 days (5) |
36 |
1.89% |
|
Never received response (6) |
35 |
1.84% |
|
Never asked for help (7) |
439 |
23.09% |
|
Total who responded |
1901 |
69.74% |
|
Average |
2.95 |
||
Sometimes it may take a longer time to resolve issues. If your
RCC took more than 2 days to resolve your problems, based on your
understanding, do you think your RCC's response time was reasonable?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Yes (1) |
701 |
87.73% |
|
No (2) |
98 |
12.27% |
|
Total who responded |
799 |
29.31% |
|
Average |
1.12 |
||
5. How would you rate your RCC's knowledge?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Excellent (1) |
1015 |
52.48% |
|
Good (2) |
533 |
27.56% |
|
Fair (3) |
94 |
4.86% |
|
Poor (4) |
12 |
0.62% |
|
No opinion (5) |
280 |
14.48% |
|
Total who responded |
1934 |
70.95% |
|
Average |
1.97 |
||
6. How would you rate your RCC's willingness to help?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Excellent (1) |
1164 |
59.85% |
|
Good (2) |
386 |
19.85% |
|
Fair (3) |
126 |
6.48% |
|
Poor (4) |
43 |
2.21% |
|
No opinion (5) |
226 |
11.62% |
|
Total who responded |
1945 |
71.35% |
|
Average |
1.86 |
||
7. How would you rate your RCC's availability?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Always available (1) |
481 |
24.76% |
|
Usually available (2) |
989 |
50.90% |
|
Usually not available (3) |
155 |
7.98% |
|
Never available (4) |
16 |
0.82% |
|
Never asked for help (5) |
302 |
15.54% |
|
Total who responded |
1943 |
71.28% |
|
Average |
2.31 |
||
8. How would you rate your RCC's educational programs, workshops, or presentations?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Excellent (1) |
355 |
18.37% |
|
Good (2) |
254 |
13.15% |
|
Fair (3) |
72 |
3.73% |
|
Poor (4) |
49 |
2.54% |
|
No opinion/ didn't attend any (5) |
1202 |
62.22% |
|
Total who responded |
1932 |
70.87% |
|
Average |
3.77 |
||
9. Overall, how satisfied are you with your RCC?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Very satisfied (1) |
979 |
50.10% |
|
Satisfied (2) |
591 |
30.25% |
|
Somewhat dissatisfied (3) |
98 |
5.02% |
|
Dissatisfied (4) |
38 |
1.94% |
|
No opinion (5) |
248 |
12.69% |
|
Total who responded |
1954 |
71.68% |
|
Average |
1.97 |
||
1. Which of the following devices do you have? (Please select all that apply.)
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Windows PC desktop/tower (1) |
146 |
7.36% |
|
Windows PC laptop (2) |
1013 |
51.03% |
|
Apple Mac desktop/tower/iMac (3) |
71 |
3.58% |
|
Apple laptop (4) |
883 |
44.48% |
|
Unix or Linux computer (5) |
70 |
3.53% |
|
Run more than one operating system on same machine (6) |
106 |
5.34% |
|
Web-enabled smart phone (BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm, etc.) (7) |
188 |
9.47% |
|
Printer (8) |
1279 |
64.43% |
|
Scanner (9) |
596 |
30.03% |
|
Digital camera (10) |
1201 |
60.50% |
|
Video camera/camcorder (11) |
97 |
4.89% |
|
iPod (12) |
1238 |
62.37% |
|
Other (not iPod) portable music player (13) |
171 |
8.61% |
|
Game console (XBox, PlayStation, etc.) (14) |
221 |
11.13% |
|
Portable storage (e.g. thumbdrive, external hard drive) (15) |
864 |
43.53% |
|
Wireless access point or router (WiFi) (16) |
180 |
9.07% |
|
Total who responded |
1985 |
72.82% |
|
Average |
36.73 |
||
2. 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 to question 6.)
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
0 (1) |
23 |
1.16% |
|
1 (2) |
1728 |
87.36% |
|
2 (3) |
197 |
9.96% |
|
3 (4) |
22 |
1.11% |
|
4 or more (5) |
8 |
0.40% |
|
Total who responded |
1978 |
72.56% |
|
Average |
2.12 |
||
3. About how many total hours per day, on average, do you use your personal computer(s) (NOT public or cluster computers)?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Less than 2 hours (1) |
57 |
2.89% |
|
2 to 4 hours (2) |
369 |
18.72% |
|
4 to 6 hours (3) |
712 |
36.12% |
|
6 to 8 hours (4) |
505 |
25.62% |
|
More than 8 hours (5) |
328 |
16.64% |
|
Total who responded |
1971 |
72.30% |
|
Average |
3.34 |
||
4. Please rank how often you use your personal computer(s) (not public or cluster computers) for the following activities. Don't rank activities in which you don't participate.
1.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
1144 |
59.93% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
258 |
13.51% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
348 |
18.23% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
156 |
8.17% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
3 |
0.16% |
|
Total who responded |
1909 |
70.03% |
|
Average |
1.75 |
||
2.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
487 |
25.71% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
553 |
29.20% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
659 |
34.79% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
178 |
9.40% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
17 |
0.90% |
|
Total who responded |
1894 |
69.48% |
|
Average |
2.31 |
||
3.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
200 |
10.82% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
595 |
32.18% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
555 |
30.02% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
442 |
23.90% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
57 |
3.08% |
|
Total who responded |
1849 |
67.83% |
|
Average |
2.76 |
||
4.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
61 |
3.71% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
332 |
20.22% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
229 |
13.95% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
737 |
44.88% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
283 |
17.24% |
|
Total who responded |
1642 |
60.23% |
|
Average |
3.52 |
||
5.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
15 |
1.10% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
68 |
4.99% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
53 |
3.89% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
161 |
11.80% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
1067 |
78.23% |
|
Total who responded |
1364 |
50.04% |
|
Average |
4.61 |
||
5. Do you regularly (once a week or more) use your laptop, if you have one, in the following locations?
Yes (1) |
No (2) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
Classrooms |
1055 |
803 |
1858 |
1.43 |
Meyer |
379 |
1438 |
1817 |
1.79 |
Green Library |
681 |
1139 |
1820 |
1.63 |
Other libraries |
315 |
1482 |
1797 |
1.82 |
Tresidder Computer Center ("LAIR") |
155 |
1622 |
1777 |
1.91 |
Tresidder elsewhere |
226 |
1558 |
1784 |
1.87 |
Department or administrative offices |
207 |
1562 |
1769 |
1.88 |
Campus outdoor areas (White Plaza, Quad, etc.) |
521 |
1273 |
1794 |
1.71 |
Your room on campus |
1771 |
90 |
1861 |
1.05 |
Other students' rooms |
1250 |
575 |
1825 |
1.32 |
Residence computer cluster |
443 |
1344 |
1787 |
1.75 |
Dining room |
493 |
1299 |
1792 |
1.72 |
Other residential common spaces (lounge etc.) |
1049 |
756 |
1805 |
1.42 |
Residential outdoor areas (courtyard, lawn, etc.) |
585 |
1211 |
1796 |
1.67 |
6. Have you participated in the following activities this year as part of a Stanford course?
Yes (1) |
No (2) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
Class-related blog |
383 |
1435 |
1818 |
1.79 |
Class-related wiki |
675 |
1146 |
1821 |
1.63 |
Class CourseWork site |
1623 |
240 |
1863 |
1.13 |
Class-created website other than blog, wiki, or CourseWork site |
586 |
1236 |
1822 |
1.68 |
Class-related podcast |
133 |
1671 |
1804 |
1.93 |
Class-related computer game |
68 |
1737 |
1805 |
1.96 |
Class-related simulation or virtual world (e.g. Second Life) |
102 |
1701 |
1803 |
1.94 |
7. Outside of your course work, do you participate regularly (once a week or more) in the following activities?
Yes (1) |
No (2) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
Use CourseWork for non-course related purposes |
126 |
1693 |
1819 |
1.93 |
Read blogs |
570 |
1255 |
1825 |
1.69 |
Comment on blogs |
212 |
1590 |
1802 |
1.88 |
Write in my own blog |
152 |
1659 |
1811 |
1.92 |
Edit a wiki page |
157 |
1627 |
1784 |
1.91 |
Maintain a personal web page other than a blog or social networking (e.g. Facebook) page |
552 |
1270 |
1822 |
1.70 |
Watch or listen to podcasts |
296 |
1516 |
1812 |
1.84 |
Create podcasts |
19 |
1789 |
1808 |
1.99 |
Play networked games (computer or console) |
275 |
1535 |
1810 |
1.85 |
Participate in online discussion forums |
272 |
1539 |
1811 |
1.85 |
Participate in simulations or virtual worlds (e.g. Second Life) |
35 |
1765 |
1800 |
1.98 |
8. Which email service do you primarily use?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Stanford (Webmail or @stanford.edu directly) (1) |
1071 |
55.46% |
|
GMail (2) |
701 |
36.30% |
|
Hotmail (3) |
19 |
0.98% |
|
Yahoo (4) |
50 |
2.59% |
|
Other: please specify below (5) |
90 |
4.66% |
|
Total who responded |
1931 |
70.84% |
|
Average |
1.65 |
||
9. Do you forward your stanford.edu email to a different email service?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Yes (1) |
1049 |
54.75% |
|
No (2) |
867 |
45.25% |
|
Total who responded |
1916 |
70.29% |
|
Average |
1.45 |
||
10. What tool do you mainly use to keep track of your schedule?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Google Calendar (1) |
269 |
14.08% |
|
Microsoft Outlook Calendar (2) |
84 |
4.40% |
|
iCal (3) |
379 |
19.84% |
|
Calendar that comes with my cell phone (4) |
66 |
3.46% |
|
Paper planner/organizer (5) |
720 |
37.70% |
|
None (6) |
284 |
14.87% |
|
Other: please specify below (7) |
108 |
5.65% |
|
Total who responded |
1910 |
70.07% |
|
Average |
4.14 |
||
11. Do you use a mobile phone to:
Yes (1) |
No (2) |
Don't have that option (3) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
Check email |
262 |
771 |
838 |
1871 |
2.31 |
Track your schedule |
290 |
981 |
592 |
1863 |
2.16 |
Take pictures |
910 |
731 |
228 |
1869 |
1.64 |
Take video |
296 |
1026 |
539 |
1861 |
2.13 |
Browse the Web |
258 |
945 |
663 |
1866 |
2.22 |
Listen to music |
278 |
912 |
676 |
1866 |
2.21 |
Watch video |
174 |
929 |
748 |
1851 |
2.31 |
12. About how often do you visit Facebook or another social networking site?
Chart removed due to problems with the way it was generated
Other social networking site(s) | ||
Several times a day (1) |
1080 |
64 |
About once a day (2) |
543 |
157 |
3 to 5 days a week (3) |
227 |
120 |
1 or 2 days a week (4) |
180 |
122 |
Every few weeks (5) |
104 |
125 |
Less often (6) |
71 |
187 |
Never (7) |
52 |
706 |
Total who responded |
2257 |
1481 |
Average |
2.16 |
5.34 |
13. Do you ever use Facebook or another social networking site to do the following? (check all that apply)
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Make new friends (1) |
473 |
26.42% |
|
Stay in touch with friends you see a lot (2) |
1416 |
79.11% |
|
Stay in touch with friends you rarely see in person (3) |
1717 |
95.92% |
|
Flirt with someone (4) |
488 |
27.26% |
|
Make plans with your friends (5) |
1415 |
79.05% |
|
Total who responded |
1790 |
65.66% |
|
Average |
9.77 |
||
14. Regarding specific ways to communicate, have you ever used Facebook or another social networking site to do the following? (check all that apply)
Yes (1) |
No (2) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
Post messages to a friend's page or wall |
1768 |
55 |
1823 |
1.03 |
Send a bulletin or group message to all your friends |
1054 |
729 |
1783 |
1.41 |
Send private messages to a friend |
1734 |
78 |
1812 |
1.04 |
Poke, wink, give kudos etc. to your friends |
1123 |
652 |
1775 |
1.37 |
Invite friends to an event |
1313 |
480 |
1793 |
1.27 |
Create a Facebook (or other) group |
974 |
802 |
1776 |
1.45 |
15. Which of the following media have you uploaded or linked to a social networking site (e.g. Facebook) or to a social media site (e.g. Flickr, YouTube) in the last 6 months? (check all that apply)
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Photos (1) |
1321 |
96.49% |
|
Video (2) |
432 |
31.56% |
|
Music (3) |
204 |
14.90% |
|
Total who responded |
1369 |
50.22% |
|
Average |
2.04 |
||
16. Stanford on iTunes U provides access to a wide range of Stanford-related digital audio content via the iTunes Music Store at itunes.stanford.edu and itunes.stanford.edu/community/ and course-related content via CourseWork. How familiar are you with this service?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
I was not aware of it (1) |
518 |
28.03% |
|
I was aware of it but haven't used it (2) |
804 |
43.51% |
|
I've used it a little (3) |
469 |
25.38% |
|
I use it a lot (4) |
57 |
3.08% |
|
Total who responded |
1848 |
67.79% |
|
Average |
2.04 |
||
17. Were you aware that -- in an effort to stop unlawful file-sharing -- record companies have been targeting college students with the threat of lawsuits? And further, that over 30 Stanford students have received these "pre-litigation" letters since 2007, paying collectively some $100,000 in settlement costs to the record companies?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Yes, I read about this in the Daily (1) |
579 |
31.31% |
|
Yes, I learned about this from other sources (2) |
900 |
48.67% |
|
I knew about the campaign but not about the Stanford students (3) |
206 |
11.14% |
|
I didn't know (4) |
164 |
8.87% |
|
Total who responded |
1849 |
67.83% |
|
Average |
1.98 |
||
18. Did you know that Stanford has implemented a network reconnection fee relating to copyright complaints? (That is, if the Information Security Office needs to disconnect a computer after a first complaint, there's a $100 fee for reconnection; after a second complaint there's a $500 fee; and, a third complaint is referred to Judicial Affairs where the panel may impose a fee up to $1000 in addition to other disciplinary measures.)
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Yes, I knew about the fees (1) |
705 |
38.11% |
|
I knew there were reconnection fees, but not the details (2) |
430 |
23.24% |
|
I didn't know about the fees (3) |
715 |
38.65% |
|
Total who responded |
1850 |
67.87% |
|
Average |
2.01 |
||
1. Have you used a residence computing space this year for any purpose (computer use, printing, study, etc.)?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Yes (1) |
1450 |
69.68% |
|
No (2) |
631 |
30.32% |
|
Total who responded |
2081 |
76.34% |
|
Average |
1.30 |
||
The following section was answered by those that answered that they HAVE used their residence cluster this year.
1. How often do you use your residence computer cluster?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Rarely (once or twice a quarter) (1) |
680 |
48.85% |
|
Regularly (at least once a month) (2) |
485 |
34.84% |
|
Often (more than once a week) (3) |
227 |
16.31% |
|
Total who responded |
1392 |
51.06% |
|
Average |
1.67 |
||
2. For each item: is this a significant reason that you use your residence computing space?
Yes (1) |
No (2) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
Availability of general software (Web, email, Word) |
453 |
759 |
1212 |
1.63 |
Availability of specialized software (Matlab, Mathematica, Photoshop, etc.) |
578 |
642 |
1220 |
1.53 |
Multimedia production (scanning, video editing, etc.) |
356 |
840 |
1196 |
1.70 |
Printing |
663 |
573 |
1236 |
1.46 |
Study space away from room |
665 |
556 |
1221 |
1.46 |
Availability of group/partner work space |
454 |
746 |
1200 |
1.62 |
Workshop, course, section, or presentation space |
138 |
1035 |
1173 |
1.88 |
Social environment, atmosphere |
220 |
970 |
1190 |
1.82 |
Other (please specify below, in the last question in this section) |
76 |
902 |
978 |
1.92 |
3. Please rank how often you use your residence computing space (NOT your personal computer if you have one) for the following activities. Don't rank activities in which you don't participate.
1.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
1007 |
86.07% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
34 |
2.91% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
26 |
2.22% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
14 |
1.20% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
3 |
0.26% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
86 |
7.35% |
|
Total who responded |
1170 |
42.92% |
|
Average |
1.49 |
||
2.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
87 |
13.92% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
288 |
46.08% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
114 |
18.24% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
25 |
4.00% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
4 |
0.64% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
107 |
17.12% |
|
Total who responded |
625 |
22.93% |
|
Average |
2.83 |
||
3.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
14 |
3.56% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
90 |
22.90% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
144 |
36.64% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
63 |
16.03% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
11 |
2.80% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
71 |
18.07% |
|
Total who responded |
393 |
14.42% |
|
Average |
3.46 |
||
4.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
4 |
1.44% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
32 |
11.51% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
82 |
29.50% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
86 |
30.94% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
25 |
8.99% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
49 |
17.63% |
|
Total who responded |
278 |
10.20% |
|
Average |
3.87 |
||
5.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
4 |
1.79% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
17 |
7.59% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
18 |
8.04% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
74 |
33.04% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
81 |
36.16% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
30 |
13.39% |
|
Total who responded |
224 |
8.22% |
|
Average |
4.34 |
||
6.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
3 |
1.53% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
4 |
2.04% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
8 |
4.08% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
23 |
11.73% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
87 |
44.39% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
71 |
36.22% |
|
Total who responded |
196 |
7.19% |
|
Average |
5.04 |
||
4. How much would the following changes make the residence computing space more useful for you?
Not much/don't care (1) |
Would be OK (2) |
Would be great (3) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
More computers with general software (Web, email, Word) |
737 |
292 |
144 |
1173 |
1.49 |
More computers with specialized software (e.g. Matlab, Mathematica, Photoshop) |
517 |
304 |
366 |
1187 |
1.87 |
More multimedia production equipment (e.g. video editing, scanning, etc.) |
492 |
292 |
385 |
1169 |
1.91 |
More support for laptops or mobile devices (e.g., shared external displays, laptop-friendly furniture, collaboration software) |
405 |
273 |
506 |
1184 |
2.09 |
Better defined spaces for partner or group work |
431 |
329 |
434 |
1194 |
2.00 |
Better defined spaces for individual study |
452 |
295 |
444 |
1191 |
1.99 |
Other (please specify in the last question in this section) |
635 |
54 |
55 |
744 |
1.22 |
The following section was answered by those that answered that they HAVE NOT used their residence cluster this year.
1. How much would the following changes make your residence computing space more useful to you?
Not much/don't care (1) |
Would be OK (2) |
Would be great (3) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
More computers with general software (Web, email, Word) |
363 |
80 |
52 |
495 |
1.37 |
More computers with specialized software (e.g. Matlab, Mathematica, Photoshop) |
273 |
100 |
126 |
499 |
1.71 |
More multimedia production equipment (e.g. video editing, scanning, etc.) |
262 |
96 |
134 |
492 |
1.74 |
More support for laptops or mobile devices (e.g., shared external displays, laptop-friendly furniture, collaboration software) |
257 |
90 |
151 |
498 |
1.79 |
Better defined spaces for partner or group work |
228 |
116 |
149 |
493 |
1.84 |
Better defined spaces for individual study |
237 |
104 |
156 |
497 |
1.84 |
Other (please specify in question 2) |
271 |
20 |
27 |
318 |
1.23 |
1. Have you used a public computer cluster or study space this year in Tresidder, Meyer, Green or any other library?
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Yes (1) |
1187 |
61.22% |
|
No (2) |
752 |
38.78% |
|
Total who responded |
1939 |
71.13% |
|
Average |
1.39 |
||
2. More specifically, how often have you used the following public computing or study locations this year?
Never or rarely (once or twice a quarter or less) (1) |
Regularly (at least once a month) (2) |
Often (more than once a week) (3) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
Tresidder Computer Center (LAIR) |
1403 |
174 |
58 |
1635 |
1.18 |
Meyer Lobby (1st floor) |
1225 |
337 |
74 |
1636 |
1.30 |
Meyer 24-hour Study Room (1st floor) |
1348 |
214 |
57 |
1619 |
1.20 |
Meyer 2nd floor study/computing space |
1389 |
177 |
46 |
1612 |
1.17 |
Meyer Multimedia Studio (on 2nd floor) |
1469 |
98 |
20 |
1587 |
1.09 |
Green Library Group Study Rooms |
1401 |
182 |
34 |
1617 |
1.15 |
Green Library (other study or computer spaces) |
1081 |
405 |
155 |
1641 |
1.44 |
Any library other than Meyer or Green |
1316 |
176 |
96 |
1588 |
1.23 |
The following section was answered by those that answered that they HAVE used a public cluster this year.
1. For each item: is this a significant reason that you use the public computing or study spaces in Meyer, Tresidder Computer Center, or Green Library?
Yes (1) |
No (2) |
Total who responded |
Average | |
Availability of general software (Web, email, Word) |
372 |
618 |
990 |
1.62 |
Availability of specialized software (Matlab, Mathematica, Photoshop, etc.) |
248 |
740 |
988 |
1.75 |
Multimedia production (scanning, video editing, etc.) |
200 |
772 |
972 |
1.79 |
General printing |
402 |
582 |
984 |
1.59 |
Poster printing |
99 |
863 |
962 |
1.90 |
Equipment checkout (e.g. laptop, video camera) |
179 |
789 |
968 |
1.82 |
Study space away from residence |
670 |
330 |
1000 |
1.33 |
Availability of group/partner work space |
419 |
558 |
977 |
1.57 |
Meyer TeamSpot software |
44 |
919 |
963 |
1.95 |
Social environment, atmosphere |
274 |
703 |
977 |
1.72 |
Other (please specify below, in the last question in this section) |
66 |
709 |
775 |
1.91 |
2. Please rank how often you use the public computer/study spaces in Meyer, Tresidder, and Green (NOT your personal computer if you have one) for the following activities. Don't rank activities in which you don't participate.
1.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
758 |
83.66% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
38 |
4.19% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
23 |
2.54% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
8 |
0.88% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
0 |
0.00% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
79 |
8.72% |
|
Total who responded |
906 |
33.24% |
|
Average |
1.56 |
||
2.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
101 |
18.95% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
254 |
47.65% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
69 |
12.95% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
8 |
1.50% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
2 |
0.38% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
99 |
18.57% |
|
Total who responded |
533 |
19.55% |
|
Average |
2.72 |
||
3.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
|
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
10 |
3.25% |
|
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
83 |
26.95% |
|
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
135 |
43.83% |
|
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
19 |
6.17% |
|
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
5 |
1.62% |
|
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other students, personal projects) (6) |
56 |
18.18% |
|
Total who responded |
308 |
11.30% |
|
Average |
3.31 |
||
4.
Selected Choice/Response |
Number |
Percentage |
ACADEMICS (any course related computer or Internet use) (1) |
3 |
1.55% |
INFORMATION (online news, jobs, travel, medical, etc.) (2) |
23 |
11.92% |
SOCIAL INTERACTION (Facebook, instant messaging, social email, etc.) (3) |
54 |
27.98% |
ENTERTAINMENT (online music, video, gaming, hobbies, etc.) (4) |
73 |
37.82% |
COMMERCE (online shopping, banking, investing, auctions, etc.) (5) |
13 |
6.74% |
NON-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (any non-computer academic or extracurricular activities, e.g. reading, study, meeting with other s |