Distance students were surveyed randomly by telephone during April - May 2011.
Results from these focus groups will be used to improve the DE courses at UWG.

The Phone Survey

Telephone Survey Results

1. Did you receive advisement
 
N = 103 %
a. I did not receive advisement 19.4
b. Online 11.7
c. Through email 7.8
c. By telephone 1.9
d. In person 50.5
e. Self-advised 15.5
f. Other 1.0

2. Please rate the advisement you received as a distance student?
 
N = 101 %
a. Good 72.3
b. Needs improvement 3
c. I did not receive advisement 24.8

3. *If answered "I did not receive advisement": Were you aware advisement is available for all students, including online students?
 
N=37 %
a. Yes 64.9
b. No 35.1

4. Have you utilized admissions services offered by UWG to its online students?
 
N=102 %
a. Yes 34.3
b. No 65.7

5. Have you utilized tutoring services offered by UWG to its online students?
 
N=103 %
a. Yes 27.2
b. No 72.8

6. Have you utilized counseling services offered by UWG to its online students?
 
N=103 %
a. Yes 5.8
b. No 94.2

7. Have you utilized any other student services offered by UWG to its online students?
 
N=102 %
a. Yes 8.8
b. No 91.2

8. Please rate the student services as you received as a distance student.
 
N=96 %
a. Good 64.6
b. Needs Improvement

6.3
c. Do Not Remember 29.2

9. Did you utilize any library resources as a distance student, either by visiting a library or using library electronic resources?
 
N=103 %
a. Yes 73.8
b. No 24.3
c. Unsure 1.9

10. How satisfied are you with the availability of library services at West Georgia for distance students?
 
N=103 %
a. very satisfied 61.2
b. Somewhat satisfied 18.4
c. Not satisfied 1.9
d. Does not apply 18.4

11. Please rate the registration process as you experienced it as a distance student.
 
N=104 %
a. Good 89.4
b. Needs improvement

7.7
c. Don't Remember 2.9

12. How did you initially receive a technical orientation to CourseDen? More than one answer may apply.
 
N=102 %
a. Through online information 38.2
b. Through a live orientation 19.6
c. Through the instructor 42.2
d. Through the CourseDen student printed handbook 13.7
e. Through other class members 12.7

13. Did these orientations provide you with enough information to effectively utilize CourseDen by the second week of your course?
 
N=101 %
a. Yes 96.0
b. No 4.0

14. If you had problems accessing the course or utilizing CourseDen in any way, which of the following did you utilize for help. More than one may apply.
 
N=102 %
a. Never had problems 77.5
b. The University's Distance Learning helpline by either email or phone 3.9
c. The instructor 18.6
d. Another classmate 2.9
e. Online instructions 2.9
f. The after-hours helpline (the 1-866-588-5293) 2.9

15. How successful was ____________ (answer above) in solving your CourseDen issues? (Skip if answer to 14 is ‘a’)

 
N=36 %
a. Very successful 83.3
b. Somewhat successful 8.3
c. Not successful at all 8.3
    b. How successful was ________________ in solving your WebCT problems? (Skip if answer to 8 is ‘f’)
 
N=5 %
a. very successful 60.0
b. somewhat successful 40.0
c. not successful at all 0

c. How successful was ________________ in solving your WebCT problems? (Skip if answer to 8 is ‘f')

 
N=4 %
a. very successful 75.0
b. somewhat successful 0.0
c. not successful at all 25.0
16. Overall, do you feel that you received prompt and courteous student support from West Georgia as a distance learner?
 
N=103 %
a. Yes 90.3
b. No 1.0
c. Does not apply 8.7

17. Compared to traditional courses, how much do you think you learned in West Georgia’s distance courses?
 
N=104 %
a. About the same in each type of course 66.3
b. I learn more in a distance course 13.5
c. I learn less in a distance course 20.2

18. How would you compare the level of interaction between yourself and your instructor and your peers in your distance course? Was it about the same, greater, or less than in a traditional course?
 
N=103 %
a. About the same 38.8
b. Greater 21.4
c. Less 39.8

19. Do you think that there are enough distance courses offered at West Georgia?
 
N=102 %
a. Yes 58.8
b. No 28.4
c. Uncertain 12.7

20. If the distance course you last took were not offered via distance media, would you have driven to campus to take the course in the traditional manner?
 
N=103 %
a. Probably yes 37.9
b. Probably no 8.7
c. Definitely yes 41.7
d. Definitely no 11.7

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1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, Georgia 30118
Phone: 678-839-6248 Fax:678-839-0636 EMail: distance@westga.edu

Last updated: Nov 1, 2011