SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU FACULTY ABOUT WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT

  1. In which UAS building is your primary university-assigned workspace located? (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 0
    Egan Library : 0
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 0
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (Education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 0
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 1
     
    Soboleff Building : 1
     
    Soboleff Annex : 1
     
    Student Recreation Center : 0
    Technical Education Center : 0
    Whitehead Building : 0
    Other : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Novatney Building
    I work on the first floor
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  3. Which UAS academic unit are you in?

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    School of Arts & Sciences : 2
     
    School of Career Education : 0
    School of Education : 0
    Egan Library : 0
    School of Management : 1
     
  4.  
  5. How long have you be employed at UAS?  (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Less than one year : 0
    1-3 years : 0
    4-8 years : 2
     
    9-12 years : 0
    13 years or more : 1
     
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  7. In thinking about the location of your IDEAL university-assigned workspace, please rank the following according to your personal preference (1=highest)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Proximity to instructional areas (e.g. labs, classrooms
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Proximity to space for group meetings
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Close to convenient parking
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Proximity to colleagues in your department or program
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Proximity to support staff
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Proximity to areas frequented by students
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Access to shared resources (printer/copier, kitchenette)
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 3
     
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Other (please specify)
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

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  9. In thinking about the design of your IDEAL university-assigned workspace, please rank the following according to your personal preferences (1=highest)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without be overheard
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Quiet space for professional writing, reading, reflection
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Sufficient space for professional materials (books, papers)
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Space for personal specialized professional equipment
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 2
     
    6 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Space for personal file cabinets
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Other (please specify)
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x15b6cec)
    A full closed door office crucial, one that accommodate all of these needs. At present, I don't have the room for the kind of file cabinets I need, but the top three needs expressed here are met.
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  11. In thinking about the environment of your IDEAL university-assigned workspace, please rank the following according to your personal preferences (1=highest)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 3
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Desirable view
    1 : 0
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Ability to control temperature
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Other (please specify)
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

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  13. What type of workspace do you currently have?  (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Private office : 3
     
    Shared Office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 0
    Desk in an open office : 0
    Other (please specify) : 0
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  15. What characteristics does your CURRENT university-assigned workspace have? (check all that apply)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Proximity to instructional areas (e.g. labs, classooms) : 3
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings : 2
     
    Close to convenient parking : 0
    Proximity to colleagues in your department or program : 3
     
    Proximity to support staff : 2
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 0
    Access to shared resources (printer/copier, kitchenette) : 2
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without be overheard : 3
     
    Quiet space for professional writing, reading, reflection : 2
     
    Sufficient space for professional materials (books, papers) : 3
     
    Space for personal specialized professional equipment : 2
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 2
     
    Availibility of natural light : 3
     
    Desirable view : 3
     
    Ability to control temperature : 1
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
    Comments:
    Selected:
    Most of my colleagues are near, but some are not.
  16.  
  17. How satisfied are you with your current workspace (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 2
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 1
     
    Neutral : 0
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 0
    Very dissatisfied : 0
    No opinion/No response : 0
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  19.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Comments:
    Quiet area with privacy (office with a door).  Nice view.  Close to colleagues
    I have a private office that locks.
    My window
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  21.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

    Valid Missing Mean
    1 2 NA
    Comments:
    the chalkboard walls
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  23. What SPECIAL NEEDS--such as large bookshelves, locking files, etc.--if any, do you need in your workspace?

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Comments:
    large book shelves, desk w/ locking files, sufficient work space for textbooks etc.
    I have large bookshelves.
    locking files, large bookshelves, good desk, comfortable chair
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Comments:
    elevated work space
    Have all my colleagues closer by.
    matching furniture
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  27.  What ONE THING would make the overall campus workplace setting more inviting--a place that you'd like to spend more time with colleagues and students?

    Valid Missing Mean
    2 1 NA
    Comments:
    less construction.  
    A good place to eat, seriously. I never eat the Mourant cafeteria.
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  29. About how many hours in a typical week do you spend in your university-assigned workspace? (check one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    0-5 hours : 0
    6-10 hours : 0
    11-15 hours : 0
    16-20 hours : 0
    21-30 hours : 0
    31-40 hours : 2
     
    more than 40 hours : 1
     
  30.  
  31. About how many hours in a typical week do you spend in your university-assigned workspace for online teaching?

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Comments:
    31-40
    I do not teach any online classes.
    none
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  33. About how many hours in a typical week do you work on your own in your workspace (e.g. for reading, preparing for classes, grading)? 

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Comments:
    30
    25 hours
    over 40
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  35.  About how many hours in a typical week do you use your workspace for meeting with others --including students and colleagues?

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Comments:
    8-12
    10 hours
    about ten
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  37.  What time of the day or night are you commonly in your workspace?  (check all that apply)

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    6-9am : 2
     
    9-noon : 3
     
    2-4pm : 3
     
    4-6pm : 2
     
    6-8pm : 1
     
    8-10pm : 1
     
    after 10pm : 0
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  39.  Do you routinely use your university-assigned workspace on weekends?

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Yes : 2
     
    No : 1
     
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  41.  What other comments do you have about improving UAS workspaces and the overall UAS workplace environment?

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 0 NA
    Comments:
    I would like to make sure that there is sufficient faculty involvement in any workplace planning and decisions.
    Some of the faculty offices are not very good because of lighting, locking and proximity to colleagues.  
    A faculty lounge would be very nice.
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