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The list below comes from Noel-Levitz and represents the added questions previously used by the different MnOnline institutions when administering the PSOL. This list may be helpful, however, it is of limited value without knowing how highly rated these items were on the importance scale. My suggestion to you is that you concentrate on trying to add questions to your survey that have high importance to students.

  1. Course goals and procedures (e.g., completing assignments, projects and papers) are clearly communicated.
  2. Course opportunities and activities allow and include diverse perspectives (different race, religion, etc.)
  3. Course opportunities and activities are provided for students to think creatively and critically.
  4. Course web sites include a variety of materials or activities to help students learn the course content.
  5. Courses are organized so I can easily find what I need.
  6. Distance Learning staff is responsive to students’ needs.
  7. Enough assistance is available to me at my campus.
  8. Enough assistance on how to get started in distance education is available to me at my campus.
  9. Faculty are responsive when addressing problems or concerns.
  10. Faculty care about me as an individual.
  11. Faculty expectations of work and assignment quality are high.
  12. I am aware of how to get help if I need it for the college online courses.
  13. I am aware of the face-to-face, email, and telephone support available to me in my online courses.
  14. I can find information I need on the college website.
  15. I can find the information I need on the college website.
  16. I feel as though I am a member of the university community.
  17. I feel connected with my classmates in my online course.
  18. I feel of sense of community or belonging through college's online learning environment.
  19. I have adequate technical skills needed to complete my online courses.
  20. I rely on the Center for Continuing Studies to provide online student support services.
  21. I was contacted before the class began and made aware of class instructions.
  22. I was fully prepared for taking an online course.
  23. I was fully prepared to take an online class.
  24. I would like to take more online courses from the college.
  25. If the college offered more online courses, I would take them.
  26. Instructions for getting started with online courses in the Online Course User's Guide are clear and accurate.
  27. Instructors use a variety of tools and activities to help me learn.
  28. It was clearly communicated to me when to expect feedback from instructors.
  29. My academic advisor is knowledgeable about my program requirements.
  30. My certificate/diploma/degree is available fully online.
  31. My distance portal provides helpful information.
  32. My instructor responds to my emails in a timely manner.
  33. My orientation to D2L tools was adequate.
  34. Online courses are academically and intellectually challenging.
  35. Online courses in my major/program are available when it's my time to register.
  36. Online courses provide a variety of materials or activities to help students learn the course content.
  37. Online faculty are understanding of students' unique life circumstances.
  38. Online general education and liberal studies (GELS) courses are available when it's my time to register.
  39. Online instructors care about my success in their classes.
  40. Online interaction provides a sense of being connected with other students in my online courses.
  41. Overall technical support from the college has been good.
  42. Overall technical support from the University has been good.
  43. Procedures for purchasing textbooks online are convenient for me.
  44. Smart Thinking online tutoring services provide just-in-time help and support for my online classes.
  45. Suggestions for learning effectively in an online course are provided to help me succeed.
  46. Support services (i.e. tutoring, counseling, special needs, etc) are available at convenient times.
  47. Support services such as counseling, writing center, and bookstore, are available online.
  48. Support services such as counseling, writing center, tutoring, and bookstore are available online.
  49. Taking online courses from more than one college at the same time is workable.
  50. Technical assistance is appropriate for my needs.
  51. Technical support for online instruction is timely.
  52. The admissions process is user friendly.
  53. The college admissions process is user friendly.
  54. The college consistently enforces the non-attendance policy in online courses.
  55. The college consistently enforces the policies on academic dishonesty (plagiarism/cheating) in online courses.
  56. The college consistently enforces the policies on academic dishonesty in online courses.
  57. The college environment is respectful of multicultural differences.
  58. The college has a wide array of online resources that are helpful to me as a student.
  59. The college Help Desk responds in a timely manner and provides useful information and solutions.
  60. The college Online Library Resources are easy to access.
  61. The college provides a variety of online course offerings that are of interest to me.
  62. The college Virtual Campus Help Desk responds with useful information and solutions.
  63. The courses I need to meet my educational objectives are offered online.
  64. The D2L Help Desk responds in a timely manner.
  65. The Desire2Learn (D2L) platform is user friendly.
  66. The flexibility of online courses allows me to take more credits than I would have otherwise taken.
  67. The initial access procedures were clear and user-friendly.
  68. The initial information provided about my online class met my start up needs.
  69. The initial Online welcome letters and CD met my start up needs.
  70. The level of frustration with online learning was what I expected.
  71. The online courses are academically and intellectually challenging.
  72. The online support tools (FAQ, Ask a Question, Live Online Chat) make accessing help easy.
  73. The Online Technical Support provided to students at the college is accurate and helpful to me.
  74. The Online website provides helpful information.
  75. The orientation I attended on distance learning was adequate.
  76. The orientation I attended on using Desire2Learn (D2L) was adequate.
  77. The university provides the online resources I need to be successful as an online learner.
  78. The welcome letter and online quick reference from the college met my start-up needs.
  79. The welcome postcard had information to help me prepare for online or blended online & campus-based courses.
  80. There is consistency in the quality of instruction from one online course to another.
  81. There was appropriate use of multimedia and a variety of content formats used.
  82. Useful information is available in the college's public website about online programs and services to students.
  83. You would take this course again in the online delivery format.







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