RESULTS:
SURVEY OF FACULTY OPINION REGARDING OFF-CAMPUS INSTRUCTION

SURVEYS SENT = 475
RESPONSES RECEIVED = 152
FULL-TIME FACULTY = 73%
RESPONSE RATE = 32%

Faculty Rank:

                          Professor = 18%
                          Associate Professor = 39%
                          Assistant Professor  = 16%
                          Part-Time Instructors -
                          Guest Lecturers = 27%
                          Instructor = 5%
                          Guest Lecturer = 22%

Q. 1.  "Offering courses at off-campus sites is compatible with PUC's mission as a  regional institution."

-- 94% of respondents agreed with this statement.

Q. 2.  "Only courses which are divisions of multi-division courses should be offered off-campus."

-- Respondents were divided equally in their agreement/disagreement with this statement.

Q. 3.  "Too many off-campus courses are taught by part-time faculty."

-- Respondents were divided equally in their agreement/disagreement with this statement.

"What specific working conditions and instructional support services must be provided in order for an off-campus teaching assignment to be 'acceptable' to you?"

The working conditions/instructional support services "necessary" are listed below in rank order (from highest to lowest):

  Parking
  Audio-visual equipment
  Access to telephones
  Security
  Course scheduling comparable to PUC scheduling
  Reimbursement for travel between PUC and off-campus site
  On-site duplicating facilities

If labs are provided, either computer or other, technical assistants also provided

  Computer hardware support
  Office space for faculty/staff
  Computer software support
  Clerical support
  Lounge with vending service
  Access to e-mail

RESULTS:  FULL-TIME FACULTY X PART-TIME FACULTY

THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE IDENTIFIED:

Q. 3.  Full-time faculty (65%) believe that too many off-campus courses are taught by  part-time faculty.

The following working conditions/instructional support services were identified as "mandatory" by full-time faculty:

  Q.7.  Audio-visual equipment (83%)

  Q.9.  Office space for faculty/staff (45%)

  Q.10. Parking (89%)

  Q.11. On-site duplicating facilities (61%)

  Q.12. Access to telephones (81%)

  Q.13. Access to e-mail (25%)

  Q.15. Reimbursement for travel between PUC and off-campus site (55%)

  Q.16. If labs are provided, either computer or other, technical assistants also provided (51%)

Q.23.  Full-time faculty (84%) would be willing to teach an off-campus course as part of their semester assignment DURING THE DAY if the course location, instructional services, and working conditions were acceptable.

Q.24.  Part-time faculty (94%) would be willing to teach an off-campus course as part of their semester assignment DURING THE EVENING if the course location, instructional services, and working conditions were acceptable.

RESULTS:  FEMALE (40% of respondents) X MALE (60% of respondents)

THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE IDENTIFIED:

Q.8.  SECURITY was identified as "mandatory" by a greater number of female faculty members (81%) than by male faculty members (49%).

Q.21. Male faculty members (36%) taught PUC courses at an off-campus site more than did female faculty members (15%).

Q.22. Male faculty members (44%) taught at an off-campus site for other than PUC more than did female faculty members (24%).

RESULTS:

Q.28. The majority of respondents (89%) were in favor of PUC offering courses at off-campus sites.