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At the request of the presidents, the task of
responding to this survey has been assigned to the
campus president's designee to the Information
Technology Advisory Committee. On most campuses,
the ITAC designee is responsible for the technology
resources and support services covered by this
survey. The ITAC designee is expected to undertake
whatever consultation is necessary to obtain the
requested information from campus associates.
Thank you in advance for your help in carrying
out this important task.
Stephen Daigle
Senior Research Associate
Information Technology Services
Following are suggestions aimed at minimizing
frustration and mistakes in the initial use of this
web survey interface.
Data submission as the FINAL step
The active web page is constructed as a
single page. The database will accept only
one submission per campus. No changes can be made
after the form has been submitted. If you close the
web page for any reason, the form will be cleared
and all data you have entered will be lost. We
recommend, therefore, that data be entered into the
interactive web form from a completed hardcopy of
the questionnaire. In addition to simplifying the
survey submission process, the completed
questionnaire provides an archival reference for
future surveys.
Access to the survey questionnaire
One of the main reasons for moving the survey
process from paper to the web is to facilitate the
extensive consultation required to provide the
requested information. The survey questionnaire,
including the explanatory links, can be viewed and
downloaded by
anyone. If you wish to have it for internal use, a
blank copy of the FileMaker Pro database that we
are using to store the data can be sent to you on
request.
Authorization to submit data
Campus technology survey coordinators will receive
by email a password for submitting the survey data.
Our assumption is that any data submitted for your
campus has the approval of the campus technology
survey coordinator. The first submission with the
campus name is accepted as the only campus
response. Please make sure, therefore, that you (or
your designee) retain control over submission on
behalf of your campus.
Password placement
The request to enter the password appears only
AFTER you click on the submit button.
Numerical values
In reporting dollar amounts ($) and numbers round
off values to the nearest whole number. Report FTE
values and percentages to the nearest tenth.
Enter percentage as decimal
number; e.g., for 35% enter .35, for 100% enter
1.0
Accessing clarifications and returning to the
survey
Clarifications and interpretations of terms used in
the survey can be accessed by clicking on the bold brown
text fragments. Use the Back button on
your browser to return to questionnaire.
Error messages
Error messages will appear for the following
reasons:
1. one or more of the required fields (indicated
by an asterisk) was omitted;
2. data have already been received from your
campus;
3. the password is incorrect.
Assistance
For assistance in submitting data, contact:
Stephen Daigle
Senior Research Associate
Information Technology Services
Office of the Chancellor
Internet: steved@calstate.edu
Voice: (562) 951-4251
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