Dear fellow departmental webmaster,
 
Many of us have taken on a new role in our academic careers--
departmental webmaster.  Yet, little is known about what we
do, why we do it, or the impact of our work.  I would like to
find out a little about others who have undertaken such an
initiative.  I'm hoping to eventually publish some
information on what I find out, and I'll be using the results
of the survey in a pre-conference workshop I will be giving
at the American Association for Higher Education's Forum on
Faculty Roles and Rewards conference in January.  The focus
of the workshop is departmental technology initiatives, with
a focus on departmental web pages (for more information, see
../ffrr/).  Whether or not
you are a faculty member, I would still like to hear from
you. 


I ask that you take a few minutes of your time to respond to
this questionnaire and return it to me by e-mail.  If you can
spare the time, I would be most appreciative if you could add
comments to your responses, especially in the second part of
the survey.  I will summarize the results (including selected
comments), and send a copy to those who respond to this
survey.

For those questions asking for a numerical response, please
indicate your answer by writing the number at the beginning
of the question. 

 Thank you for your time. 

Tom Creed, Professor of Psychology  
St. John's University  
Collegeville, MN  56321  
Phone/FAX:  320.363.3133, 3020  
E-mail:  tcreed@csbsju.edu  
URL:  ../ 

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    1.  Your relationship to the department: 

    Faculty member (rank/years of experience): 

    Other (please specify): 

    2.  Has your department's website been beneficial in
	furthering the department's mission? 

          1     2     3     4     5     6     7 
         very           no effect            very 
     detrimental                          beneficial 

In what specific ways has it been benefical/detrimental to
the department? 



      3.  To what extent has the entire department been
	  involved in determining the content of the website? 

          1     2     3     4     5     6     7 
        a one           half the          all of the 
        person         department         department 
        effort          involved           involved 

Comments: 



    4.  Has the development of the department's website
	fostered collaboration within the department? 

          1     2     3     4     5     6     7     
        not at           somewhat            very 
         all                                 much 

Comments: 



    5.  Has the development of the department's website led
	to any changes in the department's academic program or in
	members' teaching? 

    Departmental programming: 

    Faculty teaching: 


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    6.  What were your goals going into this project? 



    7.  If you are a faculty member, has the reward structure
	of your department/institution supported your efforts? 



    8.  How extensive has your/your department's investment
	been in the development of the website (Please describe
	in your own terms)? 



    9.  Has the investment of time/money that has been put
	into your department's website been worth it? 

          1     2     3     4     5     6     7    
         not             to some          very much 
       at all             extent          worth the    
                                           effort 

Comments: 



   10.  Has your department undertaken any other department-
   wide technology initiatives (e.g., common software,
   technology-based pedagogical or curricular initiatives,
   etc.)? 



   11. What advice would you give those about to embark on
   developing a departmental web page? 



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