IEEE All Society Research Project Overview

1. IEEE All Society Research Project: 2003 IEEE Education Society Research coordinated by IEEE Research Corporate Strategy and Communications

2. Overview of Project

3. Overview of Project • In February 2003, Society presidents endorsed a research project that would, for the first time, survey all IEEE Societies. This project was named, “IEEE All Society Research Project.” • The project was coordinated by Elena Gerstmann, Director, IEEE Research. • Each Society appointed a point of contact (poc) to work on this project. • The Socpoc team, via email, oversaw the processes. This team included one person from each Society, a staff member from RAD, a staff member from TAD, and the two-person IEEE Research staff.

4. Goals • The goals of this project were to provide each Society with membership information in order to: • Plan for the future • Measure membership satisfaction with each Society and IEEE • Develop strategies for membership growth & retention • Assess the value and importance of existing programs and services (publications, conferences, websites, etc.) and of membership, in general • Highlight “hot” content areas • Determine membership demographics (employment status, industry, years of professional experience, etc.)

5. Methodology - Questionnaire • Questionnaire development • The Socpoc team came to a consensus on the format and wording of a template questionnaire. • This template questionnaire provided a framework for each Society’s questionnaire. • The template contained both standard questions that were the same for all Societies and questions that could be customized by each Society. • Each Society representative customized the questionnaire for his or her Society.

6. Methodology – Sample • Sample • The population of members that could have been selected for participation were Higher grade Society members (Associates, Fellows, Members, Senior Members; no Life members or Students) with an email address on file (approximately 88% of IEEE members have an email address on file) • 1,200 members were randomly selected per Society • A sampling plan was developed that assured that each member would only receive one questionnaire regardless of how many Society memberships she or he holds. • Comparisons between the randomly drawn sample and the Society populations were made to ensure representative samples

7. Methodology – Data Collection • Data collection began in early June 2003 • Society Presidents had an option of sending an email message to the sample informing them of the survey • Elena Gerstmann, Director, IEEE Research, sent an email invitation to each sample explaining the project along with the URL to the Society’s web survey • Approximately 14 days after the initial email message was sent, a reminder email was sent. This message thanked those who had already completed the survey and encouraged those who hadn’t completed it to do so. • An additional sample of 1,800 IEEE non-Society members received a similar survey

8. Response Rate for IEEE Education Society • A total of 436 IEEE Education Society members responded to the questionnaire • Estimating that 1,100 email invitations were delivered, the response rate was 40% • Assuming these responses constitute a representative sample because the sample was randomly drawn and was representative of the population of IEEE Education Society members with email addresses • the margin-of-error is within ±4.3% with a 95% degree of confidence

9. Detailed Findings

10. Membership Issues

11. Please select the main reasons why you maintain membership in the IEEE Education Society. (Select up to three that apply.)

12. Please select the main reasons why you maintain membership in the IEEE Education Society. (Select up to three that apply.)

13. Please indicate how well you feel IEEE Education Society is providing opportunities and services in each of these areas. (Select one for each item.)

14. Please indicate how well you feel IEEE Education Society is providing opportunities and services in each of these areas. (Select one for each item.)

15. Overall, how satisfied are you with your IEEE Education Society and IEEE memberships? (Choose one for each item.)

16. Overall, how satisfied are you with your IEEE Education Society and IEEE memberships? (Choose one for each item.)

17. Would you recommend IEEE Education Society membership and IEEE membership to a colleague? (Choose one for each item.)

18. Would you recommend IEEE Education Society membership and IEEE membership to a colleague? (Choose one for each item.)

19. The next time your IEEE Education Society and IEEE memberships are up for renewal, do you plan to renew? (Choose one for each item.)

20. The next time your IEEE Education Society and IEEE memberships are up for renewal, do you plan to renew? (Choose one for each item.)

21. Does your employer currently pay or reimburse you for your membership dues? (Choose one for each item.)

22. Does your employer currently pay or reimburse you for your membership dues? (Choose one for each item.)

23. Websites and Educational Opportunities

24. How often do you visit the following websites? (Choose one for each item.)

25. How often do you visit the following websites? (Choose one for each item.)

26. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? (Choose one for each item.)

27. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? (Choose one for each item.)

28. Conferences

29. Number of Conferences Attended • How many technical conferences, meetings, or workshops do you attend in a typical two-year period? Mean=4.10; Median=3; Mode=2; Range = 0 to 24 • If you attend conferences in a typical two-year period, please indicate their sponsorship. • Sponsored or cosponsored by Education Society Mean=.48; Median=0; Mode=0; Range = 0 to 8 • Sponsored or cosponsored by another IEEE Society (not Education Society) Mean=1.50; Median=1; Mode=0; Range = 0 to 10 • Not sponsored or cosponsored by IEEE or an IEEE Society Mean=2.41; Median=2; Mode=1; Range = 0 to 17 • Conferences that I am unsure who sponsors Mean=.44; Median=0; Mode=0; Range = 0 to 8

30. Please indicate how useful the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference is to you? (Choose one for each item.)

31. Please indicate how useful the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference is to you? (Choose one for each item.)

32. Publications

33. Below are major publications sponsored or co-sponsored by IEEE or IEEE Education Society. How useful are these to you? (Choose one for each item.)

34. Below are major publications sponsored or co-sponsored by IEEE or IEEE Education Society. How useful are these to you? (Choose one for each item.)

35. Have you read the following publications in the last two years? (Choose one for each item.)

36. Have you read the following publications in the last two years? (Choose one for each item.)

37. Have you read IEEE Transactions on Education in the last two years?

38. Have you read IEEE Transactions on Education in the last two years?

39. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following elements of the IEEE Transactions on Education. (Choose one for each item.) (Only asked of those who indicated they read this publication.)

40. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following elements of the IEEE Transactions on Education. (Choose one for each item.) (Only asked of those who indicated they read this publication.)

41. Have you read Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference Proceedings in the last two years?

42. Have you read Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference Proceedings in the last two years?

43. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following elements of the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference Proceedings. (Choose one for each item.) (Only asked of those who indicated they read this publication.)

44. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the following elements of the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference Proceedings. (Choose one for each item.) (Only asked of those who indicated they read this publication.)

45. Content Coverage

46. Indicate the amount of content coverage in the following areas you would like to see in IEEE Education Society publications, conferences, products and services. (Choose one for each item.)

47. Indicate the amount of content coverage in the following areas you would like to see in IEEE Education Society publications, conferences, products and services. (Choose one for each item.)

48. IEEE Education Society Chapters

49. Have you participated in a local chapter of the IEEE Education Society in the past two years?

50. Have you participated in a local chapter of the IEEE Education Society in the past two years?