SURVEY FINDINGS TO GAUGE FULL TIME STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH IN CLASS SCHEDULING AND
RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS TO FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING

Prepared for
Professor Brian Chama
Sheridan College
Brampton, Ontario

Prepared by Student Group 4- MMHGy
Survey Findings
Michael Amaral
Gurjyot Dhatt
Micky Kumar
Harpreet Singh

COMM28883-Monday
Sheridan College
Brampton, Ontario

March 30, 2015

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Question 1: What is your Gender?

PARTICIPANT GENDER

Female
39%

Male
61%

Figure 1: Participant Gender

Male
Female
Total
Table 1: Participant Gender

Total
17
11
28

Percentage
39%
61%
100%

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Question 2: What is your Faculty?

What is your Faculty?
Other
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Pilon School of Business
Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies
Faculty of Animation Art and Design
0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Figure 2: Participant’s respective faculty
Faculty

Total

Percentage

Other

3

11%

Humanities and Social Sciences

2

7%

13

46%

Applied Science and Technology

5

18%

Applied Health and Community Studies

5

18%

Animation Art and Design

0

0%

28

100%

Pilon School of Business

Table 2: Participant’s respective faculty

Analysis: Question 2
As per the survey results there were no students from the Faculty of Animation Art and Design, 5 students from the applied Health and Community Studies, 5 students from the Faculty of Applied
Science and Technology, 2 students from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and 3 from other faculties. The majority of students surveyed were from the Pilon School of Business Faculty.

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Question 3: Sheridan College should assign students their schedules.

Sheridan College should assign students their schedules
20
18
16
14
12
Agree

10

Disagree

8
6
4
2
0

Figure 3: Respondent’s attitudes towards being assigned schedules.

Total

Percentage

9

32%

Disagree

19

68%

Total

28

100%

Sheridan College should assign schedules
Agree

Table 3: Respondent’s attitudes towards being assigned schedules.

Analysis: Question 3
The bar graph and survey results show most students would prefer not to have the college choose their schedules. There were 19 students that disagreed with Sheridan College assigning their schedules and 9 students agreed that Sheridan College should assign their schedules.

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Question 4: Sheridan College should allow custom schedules

Sheridan College should allow Custom Schedules
30
25
20
Agree

15

Disagree

10
5
0

Figure 4: Respondent’s attitudes towards picking their timetable

Sheridan College should allow custom schedules
Agree
Disagree
Total

Total

Percentage

27

96%

1

4%

28

100%

Table 4: Respondent’s attitudes towards picking their timetable.

Analysis: Question 4
There were 27 students that agreed with the statement that Sheridan College should allow students to customize their schedules vs one student that disagreed. This contrasts with the previous question that asked the direct opposite of this. It is presumed that the question was worded incorrectly, or respondents did not understand the difference, which would explain the difference in answers.

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Question 5: Have you dropped or swapped a class due to its time?

Have you dropped/switched class due to its time?

14

Yes

14

No

Figure 5: Respondents who dropped or switched class because of its time.

Have you dropped/switched class due to its time?

Total

Percentage

Agree

14

50%

Disagree

14

50%

Total

28

100%

Table 5: Respondents who dropped or switched class because of its time.

Analysis: Question 5
An even split of respondents had to drop or swap a class due to its time. More research must be conducted to establish if these respondents altered their classes while they were choosing them (if given that option) or if they had to change them after they started.

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Question 6: Should Sheridan College provide classes at the weekends?

Sheridan College should offer weekend classes?

14

Yes

14

No

Figure 6: Participant’s opinions on weekend class offerings

Sheridan College should offer weekend classes

Total

Percentage

Agree

14

50%

Disagree

14

50%

Total

28

100%

Table 6: Participant’s opinions on weekend class offerings

Analysis: Question 6
It would appear based on the results above that 50% of the students surveyed would prefer classes on the weekend and would want options available for weekend classes. The other 50% would not prefer weekend classes; therefore they would be fine with having weekday classes.

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Which days do you prefer going for classes?

Question 7: Which days do you prefer going for classes?

23

25

25

19
13

4

Sunday

3

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Figure 7: Days of the week participants prefer classes

Which days do you prefer going for classes?

Total

Percentage

Sunday

4

4%

Monday

19

17%

Tuesday

23

21%

Wednesday

25

22%

Thursday

25

22%

Friday

13

12%

3

3%

112

100%

Saturday
Total
Table 7: Days of the week participants prefer classes

Analysis: Question 7
We can see that most of the students surveyed would prefer weekday classes while a small amount of students prefer weekend classes. Wednesday and Thursday are the two most popular days in which students prefer to have their classes. These answers also contrast the previous question about student’s opinions on weekend classes where a greater percentage wanted weekend classes.

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Question 8: Would you prefer classes that are longer or shorter than the standard 3 hour class?

Would you prefer classes that are longer or shorter than the standard 3 hour class?

Shorter
46%

Shorter

3 hour standard is fine
54%

3 hour standard is fine

Figure 8: Opinions on class length

Would you prefer classes that are longer or shorter than the standard 3 hour class?
Shorter

Total

Percentage

13

46%

Standard is Fine

15

54%

Total

28

100%

Table 8: Opinions on class length

Analysis: Question 8
Of the total respondents, 54% of the students surveyed are fine with the 3 hour classes which already take place, while 46% of the students surveyed would want shorter classes. None of the students want a longer class time. This suggests students want the standard amount of class time or less, which would raise questions about if they’re receiving enough in class training, or if they want online content.

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Question 9: What time do you prefer to go for class?

What time do you prefer to go for class?
0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Early -Before 9 a.m.
Morning- 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Early Afternoon- 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Afternoon- 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Evening- 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Night- 10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Figure 9: Student time preference for classes

What time do you prefer to go for class?

Total

Percentage

6

13%

Morning- 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

16

35%

Early Afternoon- 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

17

37%

Afternoon- 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

5

11%

Evening- 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

2

4%

Night- 10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

0

0%

Before 9 am

Table 9: Student time preference for classes
Analysis: Question 9
Based on the survey results and the bar graph above we can see that the majority of students would prefer to have classes in the morning (9:00 am -12:00pm) and early afternoon (12:00pm -3:00pm). Only a small majority of students chose other options such as early (Before 9:00 am), Afternoon (1:00pm7:00pm) and evening (7:00pm- 10:00pm). No student choose the option of having classes at night
(10:00pm- 1:00am). This suggests that students perhaps don’t have jobs during the week, or if they do, it is at night which is why they want daytime classes.

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Analysis: Question 10

According to the survey results, most students want more options available to them. Students want more professors so that there will be more class times available to choose from. The students that have their class schedules chosen for them want the option of being allowed to choose their own schedules.
There are also many students that would prefer later start times to line up with the results in question 9.
Some students complain about the fact that third year students are given first pick over the second year students and feel that all students should be allowed to choose their courses at the same time. There are also some students that want more flexibility with dropping and swapping classes, allowing more time in the beginning of the semester in case the classes they have do not accommodate their schedules.