Appendix

Appendix: Frequencies of Coded Faculty Responses

Below we present the frequencies of codes for faculty's open-ended responses to the following question: "What is ONE thing that your institution can do with technology to better facilitate or support your faculty research role?" Percentages do not add up to 100%, due to independent rounding.

Code Definition Count Percentage
Available Software Faculty reported that they need access to analytic software (e.g., SAS or NVivo). 289 25
Don't know/NA/no response Faculty reported they do not know, question not applicable, or no response. 163 14
Live support Faculty reported that they need live support. 115 10
Access databases – journals Faculty reported they need access to journal databases or other academic/research databases. 87 7
Training workshops Faculty reported they need training or workshops. 83 7
Cloud storage Faculty reported that they need storage or repositories for data or their completed research. 78 7
Access hardware Faculty reported they need access to hardware, e.g., laptops. 64 5
Aware available resources Faculty reported that they need to be made aware of the available resources for research. 57 5
Institution specific Faculty reported institution-specific issues, such as having institution support for their research when they are adjuncts. 52 4
Support Faculty reported needing support for engaging in research. 41 4
Reliable Faculty reported they need reliable technology. 40 3
Control software/hardware Faculty reported they need to have admin rights over their software and hardware. 32 3
Funding general Faculty reported that funding is necessary to support their research. 26 2
Increased computing capacity Faculty reported they need increased computing capacity at their institution. 18 2
Remote access Faculty reported they need remote access to their institution. 16 1
Teaching load Faculty reported they need to have decreased teaching load in order to conduct research. 8 1
Totals 1,169