2001 Summer Computer Survey Report
ESU General Education Council
Aug. 6, 2001

A total of 614 responses from the 2001 survey are summarized and found below ('00 data in parenthesis if the item was in that survey).

Student self reporting finds that 95% (82%) of the entering class had more than 3 years of computer experience, and of those, 44% (64%) had more than 5 years experience and 35% (30%) have more than 8 years.

88% (75%) have had a formal computer course, and 68% (57%) had this course in a high school setting.

85% (78%) of respondents have a home computer.

Less than 1% (4%) use Linux, 7% (8%) said they use Window 3.1, 83% (73%) use Windows 95/98/00 and 2.5% (2%) use Macintosh.

10% (14%) stated they had beginning skills while 64% (69%) stated their level as intermediate, 17% (15%) indicating they were advanced. Only 1% (1%) self judged their skills as not possessing computer literacy.

52% (60%) plan to enroll in a formal course as a student at ESU.

76% (85%) stated that they should not be required to purchase a computer, yet 47% (59%) stated they would purchase one if the university made one available at reasonable cost.

32% (28% (11% in '97)) have e-mail accounts and 44% (61%) want a student account.

81% (85%) believe that they will frequently or constantly use a computer in their future job.

53% (60%) were female in the survey.

15% (12%) use a computer more than 6 hours each week for fun, while 38% (29%) use it between 2 to 6 hours, with 34% (54%) using it less than 2 hours each week.

40% (39%) are bringing a computer to campus with them.

78% (75%) would choose to do their homework on a computer

50% (59%) knew that a program on the hard drive that would not run because of insufficient memory could be corrected by adding more RAM, 29% (27%) however, stated that a bigger hard drive is needed! Another 3% (6%) said adding a CD ROM, or a larger monitor 2% (2%) would solve the problem.

26% (18%) have a personal web page.

52% (43%) said they would feel comfortable setting up a new computer system.

81% have done research on the Internet and 65% would use the Internet instead of going to the library.

57% (50%) said they have installed a new program on a computer.

86% (91%) are Kansas residents.

64% (64%) stated they would take a course that required the use of a computer vs. one that did not.

76% (83%) also stated that they have accessed library information via a computer, yet only 32% (21%) of those said it was done via a remote connection from a home computer.

Last Updated March 19, 2007