Anonymous
Informal Poll on Research Administration and Funding Issues
(Results will be published at the results site when enough responses are received to merit analysis)
Questionnaire
When did you graduate? Bachelors None Before 1950 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Masters None Before 1950 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Doctoral None Before 1950 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Where do you work? State : Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Hawai'i Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Texas South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Dist of Columb. Puerto Rico Canada United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Mexico South America Europe Asia Africa Pacific Other (Non-US Areas at End of List)
Gender Male Female
Which best describes your degree or the field in which you are working : Computer Science EE Other Engineering Biology Behavioral Sciences Physical Sciences Business History/PolySci Arts and Letters Education Other
Which best describes the University that awarded your highest degree. (Use US News & World Rpt. Colleges definitions and rankings) Regional Lib Arts Coll Regional Univ National Lib Arts Coll National Univ Top 50 National Univ Non-US Univ.
Which best describes your position title or professional level? Researcher Group Leader/Professor Division Director Executive/Dean Other
How many hours each standard work week (40 hours) do you spend doing actual research? 0-4 5-10 11-20 21-30 31-40
How many hours writing research papers and reports? 0-4 5-10 11-20 21-30 31-40
How many hours seeking funding and preparing proposals? 0-4 5-10 11-20 21-30 31-40
How many hours doing research management functions: hiring, evaluating, accounting, negotiating, ...? 0-4 5-10 11-20 21-30 31-40
In which area do you feel you were the most poorly prepared upon graduation? Research Writing Finding Funding Managing Other
How much do you think you would have benefited from training in the "non-scientific" areas of Research Administration? None Some Reasonably Definitely Should have been mandatory
How much exposure to research management did you get as a graduate student? None Some Reasonable amount Some more than needed Too much
How many new proposal have you lost due to administrative obstacles? None 1-2 3-5 5-10 >11
Do you believe better training could have averted these losses? No Doubtful Mixed Feelings Pretty Certain Yes
How many times have you been chastised, formally or informally, for an administrative gaffe? None 1-2 3-5 6-10 >11
How many times has your funder or program manager been frustrated with your administrative issues? None 1-2 3-4 6-10 >11
How often do you have to stop what you are doing in order to master a new administrative skill or procedure? Never Yearly Monthly Weekly Daily
How many semester hours of accounting have you had? None 1-2 3-5 6-12 >13
How many semester hours of management did you receive? None 1-2 3-5 6-12 >13
How many semester hours of technical writing did you receive? None 1-2 3-5 6-12 >13
How many semester hours do you think would have adequately prepared you for you administrative duties? None 1-2 3-5 6-12 >13
In retrospect, how likely would you have been to have given up a class in your discipline in order to take a Research Administration course? Not at all Somewhat Even Quite likely Should be mandatory
As far as you know, does/did your University offer such a class? Never Once A few times Yearly Every semester
How certain are you that your research activities are negatively impacted by administrative burdens? Not Doubtful Mixed Feelings Pretty Certain Certain
What portion of your total career has involved some degree of Research Administrative tasks? None Quarter Half Three Quarters All of it
What would you prefer to do? Do basic research Analyze results Write a paper Write a proposal Counsel a young colleague
How often do you meet with your junior researchers in a formal counseling session? Never Yearly Monthly Weekly Daily
What best characterizes how you feel when faced with administrative tasks? Frustrated Resigned No Reaction Interested Positive
If you feel responsible for others' administrative obligations and support, who is included? Myself, alone People I supervise Anyone on my projects Colleagues Anyone in my organizations
What level of this responsibility do you feel for their support? None Very Little Medium High Total
What do you think describes your opinion of the importance of research administrative issues? None Low Medium Central Vital
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