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Comments Summary from 2000 WSU Web Visitor Survey

[ Likes | Improvements | Selected Quotes | Location of Participants ]
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Key: A=Alumni; E=Employee; GS=Graduate Student; NR=No Response; O/N=Other or None; PS=Prospective Student (also includes parents of prospective students); US=Undergraduate Student (also includes parents of current students). "Other" includes people who belong to one or more categories, friends, etc.

What They Liked TOTAL   A E GS O/N PS US
Easy navigation, easy to use, user-friendly
243
  15 13 17 19 101 78
Informative, has a lot of information
106
  3 5 10 6 53 29
Overall look, professional look, attractive site
62
  2 3 8 6 17 26
Photos, graphics
12
  1 - 2 1 6 10
Speed of site
15
  4 - 1 5 5 -
ROX services
12
  - - 1 - - 11
Directory Services
11
  - 3 - - - 8

Also mentioned:
Colors.
Up-to-date Information.
Access to course schedule and course descriptions.
Athletic information.
Library catalog, journals, course reserves.


Suggested Improvements TOTAL   A E GS O/N PS US
Include more photos and graphics; change photos more frequently
33
  1 - 2 3 10 17
Proivde more student services (24-hr access, online registration, payment for parking)
21
  - - 4 1 - 16
Update information more frequently
11
  - - 3 1 2 5
Put Guardian online
11
  1 - 1 3 - 6
Better search function; easier-to-use search
11
  - 3 2 - 4 2
Don't like design; liked last design better
11
  1 3 2 1 - 4
Make site more interactive
6
  - - 2 1 1 2
Also mentioned:
Improve/Update departmental sites.
"Get rid of the 'U'."
Provide more athletic information and pictures; update more often.

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Selected Quotes

Parents of Prospective Students

    "I find as a parent the easy-to-use information and finding the information needed about WSU very good. Things are listed in an orderly fashion and very easy to understand. I would have to rate this as one of the top university web sites."

    "It was very informative and very pleasant to look at and to find out information."

Prospective Students

    "I love the opening page. Sweet and simple. Perfect!"

    "This web site is very informational. Unlike most college web sites, you list everything not just stuff we wanna hear to get us to go there."

    " I recommend to it everyone I know that is at all interested in applying for WSU."

    "I find it easier to get my questions answered here than on other sites - the information is all right in front of you. When I have e-mailed a question it was replied to very quickly."

    "It is better than most collegiate web sites, thank you."

    "All the information about Wright State. It lets me get a good feel for the college before I visit."

    "It's easy to find what I wanted to learn about WSU. Since I was little, it has been my dream to go to WSU."

    "Very good. Much better than other college websites"

    "The color and information it has. Other college websites are so boring."

    "It seems more detailed than some other education sites"

    "I really liked this site and I would really like the t-shirt more."

    "It is excellent now. Why mess with it?"

Parent of Current Student

    "I'm able to find things out without having to "bug" my daughter."

    "Keep up the good work and constant improvements. HOPE I WIN THE T SHIRT!!! Parents have no money when they have children in college. :)"

Current Students

    "I like how easy it is to find what I am looking for. It also has an abundance of information that has helped me throughout my WSU experience from registration to class assignments."

    "Interesting to look at. Colorful, not drab and boring."

    "The colors are very vibrant and the flow of the website is nice"

Employees

    "... the homepage is colorful and attractive to the eye. Makes it really easy to navigate."

    " I like the home page and how there are new items on it weekly."

    "It appears you are only targeting kiddies with the new design"

    "...The site is attractive in a very commercial, MTV kind of way..."

Alumni

    "Excellent! Very much enjoy the web site. Allows me to stay in touch my alma mater."

Other

    "I like the fact that you have a Canadian on your basketball team and you show this on his Player Profile."

    "I have visited several higher education sites recently, and this site far surpasses the others in content, ease of access, etc."

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Location of Participants

Prospective Students

Where They are From

U.S. States & Cities

Ohio Cities

Universities

Other Countries

California: Manteca, Los Angeles
Florida: Bradenton,
Jacksonville
Georgia: Atlanta
Illinois: Chicago, Jacksonville
Indiana: Madison,
Marion, Michigan City
Kansas: Mission
Kentucky: Paducah
Michigan: Flint
Maryland: Baltimore
Minnesota: Minneapolis
Missouri: Rolla, St. Louis
Mississippi: Clinton,
Tupelo
N. Carolina
New York: Endicott,
Binghamton
Oregon: Corvallis
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Tennessee: Knoxville
Texas: College Station, Kerrville
Virginia: Charlottesville
Wyoming: Cheyenne

Akron
Beavercreek
Dayton
Fairfield
Fort Loramie
Lynchburg
Perrysburg
S. Charleston
Tiffin
Toledo
Urbana
Zanesville
Case Western
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Michigan State
Northern Michigan University
Schreiner College
Southern Illinois University
University of Toledo
University of West Alabama
Canada: Ontario
Germany
Ghana: Accra
India
New Zealand
Peru: Lima
Tanzania

Alumni

Where They are From

US States & Cities

Ohio Cities

Other Countries

Alaska: Anchorage Arizona:
California:
Colorado: Colorado Springs
Florida: Lakeland, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Jacksonville
Georgia: Atlanta
Hawaii:
Illinois: Chicago
Indiana: Lawrenceburg
Kansas: El Dorado
Michigan: Ypsilanti, Warren
Mississippi: Biloxi
N. Carolina: Charlotte
Oklahoma: Chelsea
Texas: San Antonio
Virginia:
Washington, DC

Dayton Norway

Other or No Relationship

Where They are From

US States & Cities

Ohio Cities

Universities

Other Countries

Georgia: Atlanta, Valdosta
Illinois: Chicago
Indiana: Bloomington, Fort Wayne, Normal, South Bend
Louisiana
Maryland: Rockville
Massachusetts: Boston
Michigan: Kalamazoo
Nebraska: Omaha
New York: New York City
N. Carolina: Salem
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Texas: Houston
Virginia: Manassas, Richmond
West Virginia

Amherst
Cincinnati
Lebanon
Springfield
Toledo

Illinois State University
Indiana University
Western Michigan University
Brazil: Florianopolis
Canada: Ontario
Germany
India
Malaysia