UMB Redesign Survey 2009

Please complete the survey questions below to help UMB redesign the existing home page. We appreciate your feedback. If you have any additional suggestions or questions regarding the redesign, please contact webdevelopment@umaryland.edu.
Affiliation: Alumni Faculty Staff Student Visitor Prospective Student Media Research

School/Unit:

Length of time at UMB:

Frequency of visiting/using UMB Web site:

Navigation Link preferences:

left side of page
dropdown list
lists by category/area
alphabetical lists
complete lists on a page
top of page
flowing dynamic menus
broad categories with details on following page(s)

First location you go to find a UMB-related Web site:

UMB home page
School home page
search engine
UMB search
Web sites A-Z
ask someone

Type of information missing on UMB home page:

Staff directory
Student/Admission-related information
Media/News-related information
Administrative department information
Information specific to each UMB school
Urgent News/Alerts
Personalized content
Self-help information
Technology-related information
Safety and health information
HR/Job-related information
ORD/Research-related information
How to contribute/give to UMB
What UMB is doing to help others/community, etc.

Web site used to find information about your school:

School home page (Dental, Nursing, SOM, etc)
UMB home page
Search engine (Yahoo, Google)
News-related Web site

Should the Web site have multiple versions - one for off-campus visitors and one for existing UMB community?

Yes No

Do you want features like Facebook, iTunes U, and YouTube on the UMB Web site?

Yes No

Would it be helpful if the Web site included "live" Maryland news/events/weather? (RSS feeds)

Yes No

5 = Strongly Agree
4 = Somewhat Agree
3 = Neither Agree/Disagree
2 = Somewhat Disagree
1 = Strongly Disagree

Question 5 4 3 2 1
Existing UMB home page navigation is useful.
I am able to find the information for which I am looking.
Current UMB home page layout is visually appealing.
Current UMB home page layout is well organized.
Current home page layout is easy to navigate.
People like the current color scheme.
UMB home page is a reliable source for finding updated info.
I can rely on UMB home page for UM-related news/events.

Does the Web site take too long to load?

No I never have problems with loading time.
Sometimes it takes a while.
Yes it usually takes a long time.

What information is not on the home page but should be?


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What information would you expect to find?


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What home page links and information do you find the least useful?


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What UMB-related Web sites do you use most often?


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How can the current Web site be improved?


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Are there other Web sites you think have good design/layout and information?


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Other comments/suggestions:


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