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Registration Fall 2000-1
The Oversight Team, and as part of the process improvement initiative, requested the Office of Tests and Measurements to conduct a survey evaluating student satisfaction with the Fall 2000 Registration procedure.
Objectives
Instrument
The Student Satisfaction Feedback Survey was prepared using the same guidelines adopted for the 1999 survey. A five-point rating scale was used to assess students satisfaction / dissatisfaction with various phases of the registration process. The Survey included the following components:
The sample consisted of 625 students form all faculties representing
11% of the population. Cluster sampling was used. The sample came from
21 classrooms selected using similar guidelines to the ones followed in
selecting the 1999 sample. Table 1 provides a list of course sections covered
by the Survey. A breakdown of the sample by faculty, gender, nationality,
class, and status is presented in Tables 2 – 6. In addition, these tables
provide the population figures (if available at time of writing of report)
for the University on each of these dimensions. A close comparison reveals
that the sample is quite representative of the population.
Table 1
| Course # | Section | Time | Place | Prof. |
| Monday, October 16, 2000 | ||||
| Bus. 251 | 001 | 08:00 | Bus. 2 | Shibl |
| Ed. 215 | - | 9:00 | F.104 | El-Hassan |
| EN 102 | 5 | 10:00 | N.417 | M.Khuri |
| EN 204 | 8 | 10:00 | N.414 | N. Khuri |
| EN 204 | 11 | 11:00 | N.414 | Khalaf |
| EN 203 | 30 | 12:00 | N.410 | Mikati |
| Bus 201 | - | 3:00 | N.103 | B. Hut |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2000 | ||||
| Histology 209 | - | 8:00 | Tamari, B11 | Jurjus |
| EN 204 | 6 | 9:00 | N.412 | N. Khuri |
| MS 255 | 1 | 10:00 | Bliss 206 | Baydun |
| HSAD 251 | - | 11:00 | V.D. 107 | Tanzi |
| FTN 221 | - | 11:00 | Agr. 102 | N. Baba |
| CS 201 | - | 12:00 | N.206 | Arabi |
| HSAD 204 | - | 1:00 | V.D. 107 | Osseiran |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2000 | ||||
| SIM 265 | - | 8:00 | Wing A, 201 | Bashshur |
| EN 203 | 7 | 9:00 | N.417 | N. Khuri |
| Eng CV 041 | - | 9:00 | Bechtel 407 | Mabsut |
| BY 254 | - | 10:00 | Bust. 329 | Sadik |
| Engg. 79C | - | 10:00 | Lecture Hall | Diab |
| EN 203 | 28 | 12:00 | N.329 | R. Iskandarani |
| Friday, October 20, 2000 | ||||
| Nursing Critical Care | - | 9:00 | Old OPD | Dumit |
Table 2
Sample and Population Distribution by Faculty
| Sample | Population | |||
| N | % | N | % | |
| FAFS | 58 | 9 | 351 | 6 |
| FAS | 226 | 36 | 2739 | 46 |
| FEA | 142 | 23 | 1220 | 21 |
| Business | 61 | 10 | 895 | 15 |
| FHS | 48 | 8 | 268 | 5 |
| Medicine | 72 | 11 | 337 | 6 |
| School of Nursing | 18 | 3 | 101 | 2 |
| Total | 625 | 100 | 5911 | 100 |
Table 3
Sample and Population Distribution
by Gender
| Sample Population | ||||
| N | % | N | % | |
| Female | 289 | 46 | 2672 | 45 |
| Male | 337 | 54 | 3225 | 55 |
Table 4
Sample and Population Distribution by Nationality
| Sample _ Population__ | ||||
| N | % | N | % | |
| Lebanon | 554 | 88.5 | 4872 | 83 |
| Arab Countries | 52 | 8.3 | 529 | 9 |
| Europe | 5 | 1 | 155 | 2.6 |
| USA / Canada | 7 | 1 | 243 | 4 |
| Other | 8 | 1 | 98 | 1.4 |
| Total | 626 | 100 | 5897 | 100 |
Table 5
Sample Distribution by Class
| Class | N | % |
| Freshman | 17 | 3 |
| Sophomore | 171 | 27 |
| Junior | 147 | 24 |
| Senior | 199 | 32 |
| Graduate | 21 | 3 |
| Medicine | 68 | 11 |
Table 6
Sample Distribution by Status
| N | % | |
| New | 125 | 20 |
| Currently registered | 476 | 76 |
| Old returning | 23 | 4 |
| Special | 1 | 2 |
Administration
The Survey was administered by OTM staff members just after the Drop & Add. Faculty members concerned were contacted a week before the Survey, and arrangements were made with them so that OTM staff can administer the Survey. Coding, data entry and analysis followed.
Data Analysis
Frequencies and descriptives were used to report the results for the whole sample and by faculty and class. The Kruskall Wallis Test was used to test for significant differences in responses to different items between faculties and between classes.
Results
Student Satisfaction
Tables 7 and 8 report student mean rating for each registration process, and the percentage of satisfied (those circling satisfied / highly satisfied, i.e. 4 & 5) and dissatisfied (those somewhat dissatisfied / dissatisfied, i.e. 1 & 2) for the whole sample. The means for the steps ranged between 2.5 – 3.8, while for the overall ratings between 2.1 – 3.5. The steps that were most satisfying to students (> 50%) were ID Labeling, Net Account Activation, and Payment of Fees. The least satisfying ones were the Drop & Add, New Student Orientation, and Academic Advising. With respect to the overall ratings, the highest satisfactory evaluation went to Campus Security Staff (x = 3.5, 52%), followed by AUB Guide Service (x = 3.3, 44%) and Maps & Handouts (x = 3.2, 41%). The least satisfying was Financial Aid (X = 2.1, 15%), followed by Deferred Payment (x = 2.7, 27%) and Bureaucracy (x = 2.8, 25%).
Comparing Fall 2000 registration with that of 1999, we find significant improvement in the following steps: Pre-registration, On-line Registration, Receiving Statement of Fees/Prebilling, and Drop & Add. New Student Orientation and Payment of Fees slightly went down in 2000, while all other steps maintained position. The percentage of satisfied (4 - 5) went up in 2000 on most of the steps. With respect to the overall ratings, mean 2000 ratings were considerably higher than 1999, with the exception of Financial Aid which went down drastically.
Table 7
Registration Process Steps / Descriptives for 1999 and 2000
| 2000 1999 | ||||||||
| Process | N | Mean | % Diss. | % Sat. | N | Mean | % Diss. | % Sat. |
| Placement Test – English | 119 | 3.5 | 17 | 54 | 33 | 31 | ||
| Placement Test –Arabic | 77 | 3.3 | 21 | 43 | 41 | 22 | ||
| Pre-Registration | 128 | 3.1 | 34 | 37 | 160 | 2.2 | 63 | 16 |
| New Student Orientation | 41 | 2.8 | 49 | 41 | 43 | 3.0 | 39 | 33 |
| Course Listings- Location | 573 | 3.3 | 25 | 44 | 489 | 3.3 | 25 | 48 |
| Course Listings- Legibility | 539 | 3.0 | 32 | 35 | 476 | 3.1 | 29 | 41 |
| Academic Advising | 537 | 3.0 | 38 | 39 | 470 | 3.0 | 38 | 39 |
| On-Line Registration | 434 | 2.9 | 39 | 37 | 254 | 2.2 | 62 | 21 |
| Receive Statement of Fees* | 555 | 3.1 | 25 | 36 | 521 | 1.4 | 80 | 13 |
| Payment of Fees | 563 | 3.5 | 18 | 55 | 449 | 3.8 | 12 | 66 |
| ID & Renewal of Sticker | 464 | 3.8 | 13 | 66 | 445 | 3.7 | 17 | 59 |
| Net account activate | 497 | 3.6 | 17 | 57 | 41 | 22 | ||
| Net account instructions | 498 | 3.4 | 19 | 50 | ||||
| Drop & Add | 299 | 2.5 | 53 | 27 | 222 | 2.1 | 62 | 16 |
* For 2000. it is Prebilling Process
Time Taken
Table 9 reports time taken by students to complete certain steps in registration process and provides comparison with 1999. An overview of the table reveals an improvement in average time taken. However, one needs to evaluate these figures with care as many students just put days, minutes or hours without specifying exact figure and these cases were disregarded (around 50%). More accurate conclusions can be derived from comparing the medians (50th percentile). Median time went down drastically on Pre-registration, On-line Registration and Drop & Add.
Student Satisfaction by Faculty
Tables 10 – 11 report mean satisfaction ratings by faculty on the registration steps and on the overall ratings. Using Kruskall Wallis Test (Table 12), helped to identify areas where significant differences (in bold) exist between faculties. All students from all faculties agree on financial aid (-), dormitory registration (+), campus security / handouts / AUB guide service (+), prebelling / payment of fees, and pre-registration / new student orientation processes. There are significant differences on the other items.
Table 8
Overall Evaluation of Registration Process / Descriptives for 1999 and 2000
| 2000 1999 | ||||||||
| Process | N | Mean | % Diss. | % Sat. | N | Mean | % Diss. | % Sat. |
| Overall Process | 588 | 3.1 | 28 | 35 | 521 | 2.1 | 62 | 15 |
| Ambiance | 559 | 2.9 | 32 | 29 | 495 | 2.3 | 55 | 14 |
| Time Taken | 578 | 2.8 | 44 | 31 | 520 | 1.7 | 76 | 13 |
| Efficiency | 577 | 3.0 | 30 | 32 | 520 | 2.2 | 61 | 15 |
| Bureaucracy | 552 | 2.8 | 37 | 25 | 498 | 2.3 | 53 | 16 |
| Courtesy | 555 | 3.0 | 31 | 32 | 493 | 2.5 | 47 | 22 |
| Instructions | 561 | 3.0 | 28 | 33 | 504 | 2.7 | 44 | 30 |
| AUB Guide Service | 547 | 3.3 | 24 | 44 | 494 | 3.3 | 23 | 50 |
| Maps & Handouts | 530 | 3.2 | 25 | 41 | 463 | 3.1 | 29 | 42 |
| Campus Security Staff | 547 | 3.5 | 16 | 52 | 483 | 3.4 | 19 | 52 |
| New Student Orientation | 288 | 3.1 | 27 | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Financial Aid | 367 | 2.1 | 70 | 15 | 267 | 3.0 | 39 | 38 |
| Dormitories | 145 | 3.1 | 35 | 35 | 93 | 3.2 | 26 | 39 |
| Deferred Payments | 164 | 2.7 | 41 | 27 | 81 | 2.6 | 45 | 26 |
Table 9
| Process |
Time Taken in Minutes
2000 1999 Mean Median Mode Mean Median Mode |
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| Pre-Registration (obtain white card) | 138 | 40 | - | 329 | 180 | 180 | ||
| Academic Advising | 39 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 15 | 10 | ||
| On-Line Registration | 226 | 45 | 10 | 364 | 120 | 120 | ||
| Receive Statement of Fees | - | - | - | 2880 | 30 | 48 | ||
| Payment of Fees | 50 | 15 | 10 | - | 15 | 10 | ||
| Drop & Add | 124 | 60 | 120 | 261 | 120 | 120 | ||
Table 10
Registration Process Steps by Faculty
| FAFS FAS Bus. FEA FHS Nurs. Med. | ||||||||||||||
| Process | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean |
| Pre-Registration | 6 | 2.7 | 78 | 3.1 | 8 | 3.1 | 18 | 3.3 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 3.0 | 5 | 3.80 |
| New Student Orientation | 0 | - | 28 | 2.9 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Course Listings-Location | 54 | 3.3 | 213 | 3.0 | 60 | 3.1 | 136 | 3.3 | 44 | 3.7 | 17 | 3.8 | 48 | 3.9 |
| Course Listings- Legibility | 51 | 3.1 | 196 | 2.6 | 59 | 2.6 | 132 | 3.2 | 42 | 3.5 | 13 | 4.0 | 45 | 4.0 |
| Academic Advising | 55 | 3.2 | 210 | 2.8 | 61 | 2.5 | 108 | 2.9 | 47 | 3.4 | 18 | 4.1 | 37 | 3.9 |
| On-line Registration | 45 | 2.9 | 171 | 2.4 | 51 | 2.2 | 98 | 3.6 | 29 | 3.3 | 11 | 4.2 | 28 | 3.8 |
| Receive statement of fees | 52 | 3.2 | 205 | 3.1 | 58 | 3.0 | 126 | 3.0 | 40 | 3.1 | 13 | 3.2 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Payment of fees | 53 | 3.7 | 211 | 3.5 | 58 | 3.7 | 131 | 3.4 | 41 | 3.6 | 12 | 3.5 | 56 | 3.5 |
| ID & Renewal of Sticker | 41 | 3.7 | 179 | 4.1 | 50 | 3.6 | 114 | 3.7 | 27 | 3.7 | 13 | 3.5 | 40 | 3.7 |
| Net account activate | 43 | 3.8 | 190 | 3.6 | 51 | 3.2 | 117 | 3.4 | 39 | 3.7 | 14 | 3.9 | 43 | 4.0 |
| Net account instructions | 42 | 3.6 | 191 | 3.3 | 53 | 3.0 | 118 | 3.2 | 41 | 3.7 | 14 | 4.0 | 41 | 3.9 |
| Drop & Add | 31 | 2.7 | 129 | 2.5 | 40 | 1.9 | 72 | 2.7 | 13 | 3.2 | 1 | 4.0 | 12 | 2.7 |
Table 11
Overall Evaluation of Registration Process by Faculty
| FAFS FAS Bus. FEA FHS Nurs. Med. | ||||||||||||||
| Process | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean |
| Overall Process | 55 | 3.1 | 220 | 2.7 | 61 | 2.6 | 133 | 3.4 | 48 | 3.2 | 18 | 3.8 | 52 | 3.6 |
| Ambiance | 54 | 2.9 | 211 | 2.6 | 59 | 2.5 | 126 | 3.2 | 44 | 3.3 | 16 | 3.6 | 49 | 3.4 |
| Time Taken | 55 | 2.8 | 216 | 2.3 | 61 | 2.0 | 132 | 3.3 | 45 | 3.1 | 18 | 3.6 | 50 | 3.5 |
| Efficiency | 55 | 3.1 | 216 | 2.6 | 60 | 2.4 | 132 | 3.3 | 45 | 3.4 | 17 | 3.7 | 51 | 3.5 |
| Bureaucracy | 53 | 2.8 | 207 | 2.6 | 60 | 2.3 | 126 | 3.1 | 43 | 3.1 | 14 | 3.6 | 48 | 3.3 |
| Courtesy | 54 | 2.9 | 204 | 2.8 | 60 | 2.6 | 127 | 3.2 | 44 | 3.3 | 15 | 3.4 | 50 | 3.4 |
| Instructions | 53 | 3.1 | 212 | 2.8 | 60 | 2.6 | 127 | 3.1 | 42 | 3.3 | 18 | 3.9 | 48 | 3.4 |
| AUB Guide Service | 53 | 3.5 | 210 | 3.2 | 60 | 3.2 | 124 | 3.2 | 38 | 3.3 | 16 | 3.9 | 45 | 3.5 |
| Maps and Handouts | 52 | 3.3 | 201 | 3.1 | 56 | 2.9 | 119 | 3.2 | 40 | 3.5 | 15 | 3.7 | 46 | 3.4 |
| Campus Security Staff | 50 | 3.3 | 206 | 3.5 | 59 | 3.4 | 125 | 3.3 | 42 | 3.6 | 16 | 3.8 | 48 | 3.7 |
| New Student Orientation | 20 | 3.0 | 113 | 2.9 | 23 | 3.2 | 64 | 3.0 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 4.1 | 34 | 3.8 |
| Financial Aid | 31 | 2.3 | 127 | 2.0 | 30 | 1.7 | 93 | 1.9 | 30 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 48 | 2.4 |
| Dormitories | 21 | 4.6 | 48 | 2.8 | 12 | 3.1 | 32 | 2.6 | 9 | 2.7 | 2 | 4.0 | 21 | 3.2 |
| Deferred Payment | 16 | 3.2 | 53 | 2.6 | 16 | 2.6 | 41 | 2.4 | 16 | 3.4 | 2 | 3.0 | 20 | 3.2 |
Table 12
Analysis of Faculty Differences in Registration Process*
| FAFS FAS Bus. FEA FHS Nurs. Med. | ||||||||||||||||
| Process | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | Chi-square | Sig. |
| Pre-Registration | 6 | 54 | 78 | 64 | 8 | 65 | 18 | 71 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 62 | 5 | 84 | 5.16 | .520 |
| New Student Orientation | 28 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 3.62 | .605 | ||
| Course Listings-Location | 54 | 286 | 213 | 248 | 60 | 259 | 136 | 302 | 44 | 342 | 17 | 371 | 48 | 369 | 38.39 | .000 |
| Course Listings- Legibility | 51 | 282 | 196 | 212 | 59 | 212 | 132 | 299 | 42 | 336 | 13 | 394 | 45 | 397 | 91.83 | .000 |
| Academic Advising | 55 | 297 | 210 | 244 | 61 | 209 | 108 | 261 | 47 | 315 | 18 | 388 | 37 | 372 | 50.29 | .000 |
| On-line Registration | 45 | 218 | 171 | 173 | 51 | 147 | 98 | 283 | 29 | 252 | 11 | 331 | 28 | 299 | 91.59 | .000 |
| Receive statement of fees | 52 | 288 | 205 | 279 | 58 | 254 | 126 | 268 | 40 | 283 | 13 | 292 | 60 | 298 | 3.37 | .761 |
| Payment of fees | 53 | 314 | 211 | 278 | 58 | 304 | 131 | 261 | 41 | 292 | 12 | 282 | 56 | 283 | 6.06 | .420 |
| ID & Renewal of Sticker | 41 | 217 | 179 | 264 | 50 | 199 | 114 | 220 | 27 | 215 | 13 | 176 | 40 | 216 | 19.68 | .003 |
| Net account activate | 43 | 276 | 190 | 253 | 51 | 200 | 117 | 222 | 39 | 267 | 14 | 291 | 43 | 303 | 20.97 | .002 |
| Net account instructions | 42 | 277 | 191 | 245 | 53 | 204 | 116 | 223 | 41 | 289 | 14 | 330 | 41 | 308 | 26.95 | .000 |
| Drop & Add | 31 | 157 | 129 | 147 | 40 | 112 | 72 | 162 | 13 | 188 | 1 | 245 | 12 | 160 | 14.48 | .025 |
| Overall Process | 55 | 304 | 220 | 242 | 61 | 218 | 133 | 355 | 48 | 319 | 18 | 416 | 52 | 373 | 78.31 | .000 |
| Ambiance | 54 | 278 | 211 | 237 | 59 | 206 | 126 | 329 | 44 | 337 | 16 | 376 | 49 | 351 | 64.92 | .000 |
| Time Taken | 55 | 291 | 216 | 232 | 61 | 195 | 132 | 356 | 45 | 341 | 18 | 403 | 50 | 381 | 98.88 | .000 |
| Efficiency | 55 | 302 | 216 | 235 | 60 | 207 | 132 | 344 | 45 | 354 | 17 | 392 | 51 | 358 | 80.44 | .000 |
| Bureaucracy | 53 | 275 | 207 | 243 | 60 | 209 | 126 | 314 | 43 | 321 | 14 | 387 | 48 | 332 | 46.75 | .000 |
| Courtesy | 54 | 263 | 204 | 253 | 60 | 216 | 127 | 305 | 44 | 323 | 15 | 346 | 50 | 336 | 33.32 | .000 |
| Instructions | 53 | 289 | 212 | 258 | 60 | 226 | 127 | 292 | 42 | 324 | 18 | 412 | 48 | 320 | 31.90 | .000 |
| AUB Guide Service | 53 | 301 | 210 | 261 | 60 | 270 | 124 | 265 | 38 | 267 | 16 | 353 | 45 | 304 | 9.77 | .135 |
| Maps and Handouts | 52 | 276 | 201 | 260 | 56 | 231 | 119 | 257 | 40 | 296 | 15 | 327 | 46 | 291 | 9.91 | .129 |
| Campus Security Staff | 50 | 248 | 206 | 284 | 59 | 260 | 125 | 250 | 42 | 289 | 16 | 316 | 48 | 306 | 9.72 | .137 |
| New Student Orientation | 20 | 133 | 113 | 127 | 23 | 147 | 64 | 134 | 20 | 149 | 7 | 211 | 34 | 183 | 19.86 | .003 |
| Financial Aid | 31 | 200 | 127 | 181 | 30 | 154 | 93 | 171 | 30 | 202 | 8 | 225 | 48 | 208 | 10.45 | .107 |
| Dormitories | 21 | 83 | 48 | 70 | 12 | 78 | 32 | 63 | 9 | 64 | 2 | 104 | 21 | 82 | 5.95 | .429 |
| Deferred Payment | 16 | 100 | 53 | 75 | 16 | 76 | 41 | 69 | 16 | 107 | 2 | 93 | 20 | 100 | 15.10 | .020 |
* Kruskall Wallis Test
Table 13
Registration Process Steps by Class
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate
| Process | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean |
| Pre-Registration | 13 | 3.9 | 89 | 2.9 | 6 | 2.3 | 5 | 3.0 | 10 | 3.6 |
| New Student Orientation | 11 | 3.4 | 25 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Course Listings-Location | 16 | 2.9 | 165 | 2.9 | 138 | 3.2 | 186 | 3.4 | 20 | 3.8 |
| Course Listings- Legibility | 15 | 2.7 | 156 | 2.5 | 130 | 2.9 | 174 | 3.2 | 19 | 3.8 |
| Academic Advising | 16 | 3.8 | 154 | 2.8 | 126 | 2.6 | 185 | 3.1 | 21 | 3.6 |
| On-line Registration | 12 | 2.6 | 115 | 2.7 | 120 | 2.9 | 144 | 2.9 | 16 | 3.3 |
| Receive statement of fees | 17 | 3.1 | 151 | 3.2 | 134 | 3.2 | 173 | 2.9 | 21 | 3.4 |
| Payment of fees | 17 | 3.6 | 159 | 3.6 | 134 | 3.4 | 180 | 3.5 | 18 | 3.5 |
| ID & Renewal of Sticker | 10 | 4.5 | 133 | 4.1 | 123 | 3.8 | 146 | 3.6 | 14 | 3.6 |
| Net account activate | 13 | 3.2 | 149 | 3.7 | 121 | 3.5 | 156 | 3.4 | 16 | 3.6 |
| Net account instructions | 93 | 3.0 | 148 | 3.4 | 123 | 3.3 | 157 | 3.3 | 17 | 3.5 |
| Drop & Add | 12 | 3.1 | 88 | 2.5 | 83 | 2.4 | 96 | 2.5 | 10 | 3.4 |
Table 14
Overall Evaluation of Registration Process by Class
| Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate | ||||||||||
| Process | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean |
| Overall Process | 16 | 3.4 | 169 | 2.9 | 144 | 3.0 | 188 | 3.0 | 21 | 3.3 |
| Ambiance | 14 | 3.0 | 163 | 2.8 | 140 | 2.9 | 175 | 2.9 | 20 | 3.4 |
| Time Taken | 16 | 2.6 | 168 | 2.4 | 140 | 2.7 | 186 | 2.9 | 20 | 3.2 |
| Efficiency | 16 | 3.1 | 166 | 2.8 | 141 | 3.0 | 185 | 2.9 | 20 | 3.2 |
| Bureaucracy | 15 | 2.7 | 157 | 2.8 | 139 | 2.8 | 175 | 2.7 | 19 | 3.0 |
| Courtesy | 15 | 3.2 | 155 | 2.9 | 139 | 2.9 | 179 | 2.9 | 19 | 3.5 |
| Instructions | 16 | 3.3 | 162 | 2.9 | 137 | 3.0 | 180 | 2.9 | 20 | 3.5 |
| AUB Guide Service | 15 | 3.1 | 161 | 3.3 | 140 | 3.2 | 169 | 3.3 | 19 | 3.2 |
| Maps and Handouts | 16 | 3.5 | 158 | 3.3 | 133 | 3.1 | 160 | 3.2 | 19 | 3.2 |
| Campus Security Staff | 16 | 4.0 | 156 | 3.6 | 136 | 3.4 | 173 | 3.3 | 20 | 3.4 |
| New Student Orientation | 14 | 3.6 | 93 | 2.8 | 60 | 3.1 | 73 | 3.3 | 8 | 2.9 |
| Financial Aid | 3 | 1.3 | 92 | 2.0 | 92 | 1.9 | 122 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.2 |
| Dormitories | 6 | 3.8 | 34 | 3.7 | 42 | 2.7 | 39 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Deferred Payment | 2 | 3.0 | 40 | 2.8 | 47 | 2.4 | 49 | 2.9 | 4 | 2.8 |
Table 15
Analysis of Class Differences in Registration Process
| Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate Medicine Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Process | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | N | Mean Rank | Chi-square | Sig. |
| Pre-Registration | 13 | 86 | 89 | 60 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 63 | 10 | 80 | 5 | 85 | 128 | 11.18 | .048 | |
| New Student Orientation | 11 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 41 | 6.92 | .227 | |
| Course Listings-Location | 16 | 240 | 165 | 238 | 138 | 274 | 186 | 311 | 20 | 355 | 45 | 377 | 570 | 39.79 | .000 | |
| Course Listings- Legibility | 15 | 233 | 156 | 210 | 130 | 256 | 174 | 289 | 19 | 371 | 42 | 407 | 536 | 73.29 | .000 | |
| Academic Advising | 16 | 361 | 154 | 247 | 126 | 230 | 185 | 276 | 21 | 340 | 33 | 374 | 535 | 38.12 | .000 | |
| On-line Registration | 12 | 185 | 115 | 200 | 120 | 212 | 144 | 215 | 16 | 256 | 25 | 312 | 432 | 19.90 | .001 | |
| Receive statement of fees | 17 | 264 | 151 | 290 | 134 | 289 | 173 | 244 | 21 | 308 | 56 | 301 | 552 | 12.19 | .032 | |
| Payment of fees | 17 | 286 | 159 | 288 | 134 | 267 | 180 | 282 | 18 | 278 | 52 | 289 | 560 | 1.59 | .902 | |
| ID & Renewal of Sticker | 10 | 320 | 133 | 264 | 123 | 228 | 146 | 204 | 14 | 201 | 36 | 221 | 462 | 20.91 | .001 | |
| Net account activate | 13 | 225 | 149 | 270 | 121 | 235 | 156 | 227 | 16 | 240 | 40 | 298 | 495 | 13.92 | .016 | |
| Net account instructions | 13 | 218 | 148 | 254 | 123 | 238 | 157 | 239 | 17 | 265 | 38 | 308 | 496 | 9.813 | .081 | |
| Drop & Add | 12 | 185 | 88 | 146 | 83 | 143 | 96 | 148 | 10 | 203 | 10 | 169 | 299 | 7.32 | .198 | |
| Overall Process | 16 | 336 | 169 | 269 | 144 | 278 | 188 | 296 | 21 | 331 | 48 | 385 | 586 | 22.79 | .000 | |
| Ambiance | 14 | 295 | 163 | 265 | 140 | 272 | 175 | 268 | 20 | 340 | 45 | 360 | 557 | 18.20 | .003 | |
| Time Taken | 16 | 270 | 168 | 240 | 140 | 289 | 186 | 303 | 20 | 349 | 46 | 388 | 576 | 36.84 | .000 | |
| Efficiency | 16 | 296 | 166 | 267 | 141 | 292 | 185 | 281 | 20 | 313 | 47 | 364 | 575 | 14.44 | .013 | |
| Bureaucracy | 15 | 268 | 157 | 271 | 139 | 277 | 175 | 263 | 19 | 296 | 45 | 330 | 550 | 7.27 | .201 | |
| Courtesy | 15 | 311 | 155 | 264 | 139 | 264 | 179 | 272 | 19 | 356 | 46 | 336 | 553 | 14.92 | .011 | |
| Instructions | 16 | 324 | 162 | 270 | 137 | 278 | 180 | 269 | 20 | 349 | 44 | 323 | 559 | 10.38 | .065 | |
| AUB Guide Service | 15 | 262 | 161 | 278 | 140 | 259 | 169 | 274 | 19 | 247 | 41 | 315 | 545 | 5.17 | .396 | |
| Maps and Handouts | 16 | 307 | 158 | 274 | 133 | 247 | 160 | 257 | 19 | 260 | 42 | 299 | 528 | 6.55 | .256 | |
| Campus Security Staff | 16 | 354 | 156 | 285 | 136 | 264 | 173 | 254 | 20 | 252 | 44 | 312 | 545 | 12.24 | .032 | |
| New Student Orientation | 14 | 174 | 93 | 119 | 60 | 136 | 73 | 150 | 8 | 118 | 33 | 184 | 281 | 21.40 | .001 | |
| Financial Aid | 3 | 130 | 92 | 185 | 92 | 168 | 122 | 181 | 10 | 189 | 45 | 211 | 364 | 6.811 | .235 | |
| Dormitories | 6 | 99 | 34 | 68 | 42 | 63 | 39 | 76 | 3 | 83 | 19 | 79 | 143 | 6.30 | .278 | |
| Deferred Payment | 2 | 91 | 40 | 81 | 47 | 67 | 49 | 88 | 4 | 81 | 19 | 96 | 161 | 7.82 | .166 | |
Student Satisfaction by Class
Tables 13 – 14 report Student Satisfaction by Class. There are significant differences by class as revealed by Table 15, and they are quite similar to the ones identified by Faculty.
Additional Findings by Registration Step.
Placement Tests
Drop & Add
Following is a summary of main and frequently mentioned comments made by students on various steps of registration process. The Appendix provides a more detailed listing of statements made by students.
Placement Tests