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2006 Faculty Well-Being Survey: Contracts and Grants

2006 Faculty Well-Being Survey: Contracts and Grants. Research Operations Council Presentation February 15, 2007 Nancy Whelchel, PhD Assistant Director for Survey Research University Planning and Analysis http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty/. Overview. Survey background

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2006 Faculty Well-Being Survey: Contracts and Grants

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  1. 2006 Faculty Well-Being Survey: Contracts and Grants Research Operations Council Presentation February 15, 2007 Nancy Whelchel, PhD Assistant Director for Survey Research University Planning and Analysis http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty/

  2. Overview • Survey background • Awareness of grant/contract activities • College and university pre- & post-award support • Overhead/indirect costs • Challenges to grant/contract related activities • Challenges to working at NC State & suggested improvements

  3. Survey objectives • Provide readily accessible, “centralized” information • Collect relevant & actionable data

  4. Survey development • Advisory committee • UPA, Faculty Senate, FCTL, ODAAA, HR, OEO • Feedback from • EOs, VP, Deans, Faculty Senate, Legal Affairs, IRB • Pre-tests • Tenure-track faculty, lecturers, department head

  5. The questionnaire • Included 13 areas related to ‘well-being’ • @350 closed-end • 8 open-end

  6. Survey Topics • Image and vision • Leadership • Faculty-Administration relationships • Diversity/Multiculturalism • Working relationships • Faculty support & professional development (including contracts/grants) • RPT • PTR • Pay & compensation • Campus infrastructure • Recreation/wellness • Work activities • Overall satisfaction

  7. Survey Population • On campus • Tenure/non-tenure track faculty/lecturers (including dept heads, music, PE, FYC) • FTE .75 AY04-05 & AY05-06 • Final population = 1,625 • No sampling

  8. Survey methods & response rate • Web-based • Available Sept. 6 – Oct. 10, 2006 (29 days) • 69.7% response rate (1,132 of 1,625) • Margin of error +/- 0.9 percentage pts • No significant differences in response rate between subgroups

  9. Reports available online • www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty • Introduction, Research Methods, & Response Rates • Executive Summary (overall results) • Annotated Questionnaire • Tables of Results • College • Academic profile (rank, tenure status, admin experience) • Demographic profile (gender, race/ethnicity, citizenship, age, # yrs at NCSU) • Feedback

  10. Contracts/Grants questions

  11. Contracts/Grants question • What are the biggest challenges you face related to grant/contract-related activities at NC State? (open-end)

  12. Awareness of grant/contract-related activities…

  13. Satisfaction with pre- and post-award support

  14. Pre-award support from college

  15. Post-award support from college

  16. Pre-award support from the university

  17. Post-award support from the university

  18. Indirect Costs

  19. Open-end comments: Biggest challenges to grant/contract-related activities • 521 respondents • Up to 3 coded comments each • 14 general categories • Support -- Accounting • Administration -- Obtaining funding • Workload -- Personal • Recognition/rewards -- Tech transfer, IP • Legal issues -- Funding agency • Political issues -- IRB • Miscellaneous/Other • Positive comments!

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