RPTA 360 You Be the Judge Presentation
- 1. Cal Poly University Union Programming Plan By: Loren Dean, Fiona Cullen, Josie Mueller, Courtney Bramers
- 2. Background In Fall 2014, Cal Poly began researching and evaluating the needs of students and what they desired to get out of the University Union. ● Over 4,800 students took the online survey. ● The purpose of this report is to assess the viability of improving and expanding the existing Julian A. McPhee University Union. ● The university contracted Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc. (B&D) to put together surveys, focus groups, and a final report.
- 3. Purpose Statement ● To assess the viability of improving and expanding the existing Julian A. McPhee University Union
- 4. Research Questions ● Should the university pose a fee of $185-205 per quarter to improve the facilities in the University Union? ● What would students like to see improved if the University Union were to be renovated? ● How high of a priority are University Union renovations to Cal Poly students?
- 5. Evaluation Methods Used ● Researchers did a series of focus groups with stakeholders ● Researchers created and analyzed data from an online survey given to Cal Poly students
- 6. Data Analysis and Display ● Cal Poly created both an infographic highlighting the responses to their research questions as well as a 44 page final report.
- 7. Strengths of Evaluation Methods ● Data was gathered from a variety of stakeholders, not just students ● Focus groups and written/online surveys were used to get both qualitative and quantitative data used in writing final report
- 8. Weaknesses of the Evaluation Method ● Only 26.7% of Cal Poly students took the UU survey, which may make it difficult to generalize the findings to the entire Cal Poly population. ● People were confused on where the fee would be coming from
- 9. Conclusion and What We Learned ● We really like the thoroughness of this report and the graphics and charts that accompanied the analysis. ● They were easy to read and provided good support for the written portions of this report. ● We also liked that B&D used both focus groups and the online survey which gave them more well-rounded data from a variety of sources such as faculty and staff, and not just students.
- 10. THANK YOU Works Cited Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc. (2015). University Union Programming Document. Retrieved May 1, 2016, from http://www.asi.calpoly.edu/admin/img/upFormsPolicies/1447688823_UUProgramming Document.pdf Cal Poly Associated Students Incorporated. (2015). In Spring 2015 4,800 Students Took the UU Survey. Retrieved May 1, 2015, from http://www.asi.calpoly.edu/admin/img/upFormsPolicies/1447688699UU SurveyResults Summary.pdf