Portal Project Evaluation Report Executive Summary - University of ...

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37.58%
34.14%
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14.9%
8.28%
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Strongly agree Agree Niether agree
disagree
Disagree Strongly
disagree
The portal has enabled me to be more productive
Areas where the portal received positive comment are as follows:
· Improved access.
· Time savings.
· Clarity and ease of use.
· Having everything in one place.
· Library and access to online journals.
· The need to only have one ID to log­in to the various University systems.
· Off campus access
Examples of feedback received:
“Excellent web­site! I'm well impressed with it. Is it possible to set portal.gre.ac.uk to be my
home page for when I log on from the Uni computers?”
“On first sight this seems to be a useful system for all”
“This is a fantastic idea, I wish it had come sooner. Thank you”
Areas identified by users for improvement:
· Access to past exam papers
· Integration of WebCT email in to the Portal email
· Improved staff search
· Access to information on staff availability
· Information on upcoming events
· School department announcements area
· Access to personal web pages
Areas where the portal received critical comments were:
· Lack of training (staff and students)
· Lack of knowledge (lecturers)
· Not enough use made of announcements
· Link on the University website
· Athens
· WebCT
· Portal Time­out
Greenwich Gateway Phase One Evaluation Report Executive Summary Version
7 th November
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