DCS Community Outreach Survey Report

2014

C O MMU NITY OUTREACH S URVE Y

DIVISION OF CONTINUING STUDIES INDIANA UNIVERSITY– PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE

SURVEY PURPOSE GOAL: To conduct an outreach survey of various groups of northeast Indiana business professionals on continuing education needs PURPOSE: To help IPFW better serve the educational needs of the region • Ensure that the coursework and training being offered are relevant in today’s fast-paced, high-tech environment • Develop a baseline of training needs in the region and couple needs with offerings

SURVEY PURPOSE ( CONTINUED )

• U ltimately align with Indiana’s Big Goal of 60 percent higher education attainment by 2025 • A ccording to 2012 Census data, only 34.4 percent of working-age Hoosiers (25-64 years old) hold a two- or four-year college degree • D ata suggests that if Indiana does nothing, only 41 percent of Hoosiers will have a degree or credential by 2025

SURVEY DETAILS • In October 2014, 24,098 emails were sent to 12 different groups • G roups including professionals from healthcare, manufacturing, corporate training, and others • S urvey questions was divided by general topic and asked about office, business, healthcare, manufacturing, computer, and IT training needs, along with graduate and undergraduate degree needs • A live copy of the survey can be found at ipfw.edu/training-needs

SURVEY DETAILS ( CONTINUED )

• O pen rate was almost 30%, response rate was at 30%, and completion rate was just over 50% • T he call for feedback resulted in 2,022 surveys started and 1,190 surveys completed • T hese numbers represent exceptional response from the community

DIVISION OF CONTINUING STUDIES INDIANA UNIVERSITY– PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE

FO R T WAYN E A R E A SURV E Y

BUSINESS TRAINING NEEDS NUMBER OF P EOP LE

Leadership Development Project Management Communication Social Media Conflict Management Professional Writing Marketing Small Business Management Human Resource Management Sales Contract Management

583

322 293 286 248 212

490 456 452 416 380

CURRENT IPFW COURSE OFFERINGS

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FO R T WAYN E A R E A SURV E Y

COMPUTER TRAINING NEEDS N UMBER OF P EOP LE

Microsoft Office

498

Microsoft Windows

305

Internet and Email Essentials

303

Web Design

278

Microsoft applications

274

Quickbooks

260

Adobe Acrobat

259

Search Engine Optimization

242 182

Mobile Web Development AutoCAD

132 CURRENT IPFW COURSE OFFERINGS

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MANUFACTURING TRAINING NEEDS N UMBER OF P EOP LE

Lean Manufacturing

130

Production / Inventory Management

122

Six Sigma

106

Quality Engineering CNC Machining

93 76

CURRENT IPFW COURSE OFFERINGS

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IT TRAINING NEEDS N UMBER OF P EOP LE

HTML5

140

Javascript

138

Cisco training

104

Jquery

65

Bootstrap

61

SCCM

60

AJAX

57

NetIQ Identity Manager

57 CURRENT IPFW COURSE OFFERINGS

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FO R T WAYN E A R E A SURV E Y

HEALTHCARE TRAINING NEEDS N UMBER OF P EOP LE Spanish for Health Care Professionals Ethical Training Health Care Public Relations and Marketing Nutrition for Different Age Groups Disaster Mental Health Patient Safety for Health Care Professionals Federal Regulation Compliance Pharmacology Review Management of Health Care Business Burmese for Health Care Professionals Suicide Prevention and Intervention Supervision of Fellow Professionals Building Collaborative Clinical Relationships Research Design and Development of Clinical Case Studies Wound Care Sleep Apnea Isaac Knapp Dental Hygienists Association (IKDHA) courses Musculoskeletal Reviews with Cadaver Prosections Critical Care Registered Nurse Review Cerner Electronic Records Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists Trauma Nursing Postvention Training Dental Education: Coronal Polishing and Fluoride Administration Technical Support of Cerner Electronic Records

20 19 18 17 17 16 15 14 13

27 25

30

48 48 46 45 45 44 42 42 42

53 51

63

CURRENT IPFW COURSE OFFERINGS

72

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UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION NEEDS N UMBER OF P EOP LE

Business / Management Organizational Leadership and Supervision Communications Information Systems Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Health and Human Services Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Nursing Public Policy Civil Engineering

323 241 184 167 141 106 86 86 60 55 55 19 CURRENT IPFW COURSE OFFERINGS

DIVISION OF CONTINUING STUDIES INDIANA UNIVERSITY– PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE

FO R T WAYN E A R E A SURV E Y

GRADUATE EDUCATION NEEDS N UMBER OF P EOP LE

Business / Management Organizational Leadership and Supervision Communications Information Systems Computer Science Health and Human Services Mechanical Engineering Public Policy Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Systems Engineering Nursing Civil Engineering

284 218 137 110 92 88 60 53 53 49 45 43 14 CURRENT IPFW COURSE OFFERINGS

SURVEY RESULTS In addition to highlighting some very key needs in the region, the overwhelming response was people want to connect with IPFW Continuing Studies • 357 people, or 33% of completed surveys, said they would be interested in the results of the survey • 1 48 people, or 12% of completed surveys, said they would be interested in participating in a focus group on this topic • 1 78 people, or 15% of completed surveys, said they would be interested talking to IPFW about their training needs

ACTION ITEMS 1. I PFW Continuing Studies will hold a second research event in order to gain a more detailed understanding of training needs. Participants will include area business people who volunteered to participate.

2. New course development will be based on the results.

ATTEND TODAY. ACHIEVE TOMORROW.

DIVISION OF CONTINUING STUDIES INDIANA UNIVERSITY– PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE