1. How are you affiliated with Villanova University?
Alumnus/Alumna Faculty/Staff Current Graduate Student Prospective/Future Student Parent of Current or Prospective/Future Student Other
1a. If a prospective student what year in high school?
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
2. How many hours per week do you browse the web?:
1 to 5 hours per week 6 to 10 hours per week 11 to 15 hours per week 16 to 20 hours per week over 20 hours per week
3. When you visit a website, do you usually know ahead of time what information you are looking for, or are you browsing?
Usually know what I want Just Browsing
4. How many page visits, or “clicks” were required to get to information you were trying to find?
Could not find what I was looking for 1 to 3 clicks 4 to 6 clicks 7 to 9 clicks 10 plus clicks N/A
5. When you visit College websites, what are your primary goals? (check all that apply):
News and Events Alumni Updates and Information Undergraduate Degree or Program Information Graduate Degree or Program Information Continuing Education Degree or Program Information Application for Admission Financial Aid Options Discover More About Student Life or the Campus Tour the Campus or Schedule a Tour Contact Information Scholarship Information Directions to Campus College Offices or Directory Athletics Other (please specify)
6. Please rate Villanova University’s website on a scale of 1-5
1 is poor....................... 5 is excellent 1 2 3 4 5 Visual Design (look & feel, branding) 1 2 3 4 5 Navigation (how you move from page to page) 1 2 3 4 5 Information/Content 1 2 3 4 5 Interactivity 1 2 3 4 5 Level of Customization/Personalization 1 2 3 4 5 Overall Ease of Use/User Experience
7. Approximately how often do you visit the Villanova University website?:
Very often (at least once a day) Somewhat often (at least once a week) Not often (about once a month) Hardly ever (a few times a year) Never
8. What specific areas of the current site do you feel are successful? (Please check all that apply):
Admissions Academics Alumni News Campus Information (About VU) Campus Life Other (please specify)
9.What page(s) (urls) on the site would you bookmark?
10. What would you search the Villanova University website for most frequently? (via the “Search” feature)
People Athletics Theatre Academics Events News Admission Information Specific Webpage Jobs Service Opportunities
11. Would you rather be added to a university mailing list or join a social network group (Facebook, MySpace, Zilch, University-sponsored social network, etc.)?:
University Mailing List Facebook MySpace Zilch University Social Network Specific Website
Other College Websites
12. When visiting a college or university website, what grabs your attention?
Virtual Tour Images Finding Info Easily Blogs Interactivity Flash Other
13. What is most important to learn about a college or university from its website?
Reputation Events Rankings Athletics Students' opinions Student Activities/Organizations School History Faculty School Mission Famous Alumni Information on Academic Programs Tuition Costs Information on how to Apply Scholarships Other (please list)
14. Please list the URLs of other informative, interesting and successful college websites.
What do you like about these sites??
Visual Design (look & feel, branding), branding) Navigation (how the site is laid out) Information/Content Interactivity Level of Customization/Personalization Overall Ease of Use/User Experience
15. What content on its website, would give you a better understanding of a University or College?l
text, essays, reviews, info, blogs images and photo gallery photo gallery video reviews and tours
16. What types of new services and functions would you like to see in a college website?:
17. Why would you attend Villanova? (Please check the top 3 reasons):
Cost Faculty Scholarships Administration Academic Programs Student Life School Size Community Aspects Campus Location Social Aspects
18. How do you perceive Villanova University through the content, information and images on its current website?:
19. Use a few adjectives to describe what message Villanova University should be giving through its website?
20. What would make you consider attending Villanova University?
