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<br />APPENDIX A <br /> <br />COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY <br />Research Management Improvement Project <br />(National Science Foundation Grant #NM-444-11) <br />Questionnaire for Project ~rofessionals <br /> <br />Name of Project <br />Your Position/Title on the project (project <br />leader, co-principal investigator, etc.) <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />With the agreement of, the project leader, your project is the subject of a study by a Research Management <br />Improvement Project (RMIP) , on the CSU campus. The purpose of the RMIP is to examine, evaluate, and, hopefully, <br />improve the management of large-scale, interdisciplinary research projects. The following questions are <br />designed to measure certain characteristics of the project. Please try to respond to every item; however, if <br />you feel you cannot respond to an item, we would appreciate your indicating why you consider it non-applicable. <br /> <br />We recognize that your project is unique from both administrative and technical research effectiveness <br />viewpoints. Some projects may not have extensive administrative structures, others may be basic research <br />oriented versus application or demonstration projects. We are only interested in the administrative manage- <br />ment and technical researcp effectiveness aspects of your project. <br /> <br />Your responses will b~ kept confidential. only statistical aggregates or anonymous quotations will <br />appear in the RMIP final report. Thank you for your cooperation in responding. <br /> <br />Instructions: <br /> <br />a. Please circle the: number which best describes the extent of your agreement or disagreement about <br />the project as it, now exists. <br /> <br />b. At the end of the following categories, space is left for any comments you feel important relative <br />to your project. We would be especially interested in your opinion as to whether these elements <br />have been critical to the success of your project. <br /> <br />1. Operational Procedures and Support <br /> <br />a. Do you have flexibility in your work <br />schedule within the project? <br /> <br />b. Do you have independent fiscal control <br />over your specific part of the <br />project? <br /> <br />c. To what extent have the following <br />areas of university support had a <br />favorable or unfavorable impact <br />on your project: <br /> <br />(1) Physical space <br /> <br />(2) Computer service$ <br /> <br />(3) University accounting support <br />services <br /> <br />(4) University personnel services <br /> <br />(5) Contracts and grants section <br /> <br />(6) College and departmental support <br />for this project <br /> <br />(7) Capital equipment (uniquely <br />necessary for this research) <br /> <br />(8) Other; please specify: <br /> <br />d. To what extent have the following <br />factors had a favorable or unfavor- <br />able impact on your project: <br /> <br /> 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very flexible inflexible very <br />flexible inflexible <br /> 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very independent dependent very <br />independent dependent <br /> <br />1 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very favorable unfavorable very <br />favorable unfavorable <br /> 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very favorable unfavorable very <br />favorable unfavorable <br /> 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very favorable unfavorable very <br />favorable unfavorable <br /> 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very favorable unfavorable very <br />favorable unfavorable <br /> 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very favorable unfavorable very <br />favorable unfavorable <br /> 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very favorable unfavorable very <br />favorable unfavorable <br /> 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very favorable unfavorable very <br />favorable unfavorable <br />1 2 3 4 5 6 7 <br />very favorable unfavorable very <br />favorable unfavorable <br /> <br />33 <br />