This study is designed to validate environmental performance models/management systems and measure their performance. The UWSC will conduct telephone interviews with a total of 900 plastics and fabricated metals manufacturers throughout the United States to get a picture of how these manufacturers deal with environmental issues internally.
Evaluation
Minnessota Veterans Administration Study
The purpose of this survey was to assess veteran’s knowledge of prostate cancer screening and to test the effectiveness of an informational brochure and video, designed by the Minneapolis VA, on veteran’s level of knowledge about the benefits and risks of prostate cancer screening.
DOT Seat Belt Safety PSA Study
The goal of this study was to interview 400 randomly selected women and men in households throughout the state of Wisconsin to assess attitudes towards seat belt safety, habits of seat belt use, and attitudes towards public service announcements.
CALS Advising Surveys
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Advising Surveys of students and advisors were conducted to collect information about students and advisors’ overall experiences and satisfaction with advising at CALS.
Health Sciences Libraries Study
This survey asked questions about frequency of use of the Health Sciences Libraries, satisfaction with the libraries and their hours, importance of certain library services and resources, areas of improvement for the library, and respondent demographics.
Survey of Graduates of the Doctor of Pharmacy Program
The entire Spring 2002 graduating class of the Doctor of Pharmacy program (95 students) was contacted by e-mail to participate in the study. Students were asked questions about their overall experiences in the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
UW System Faculty/Instructional Staff Computing Survey
The UW System Faculty/Instructional Staff Computing Survey was an Internet and mail combination survey, designed to collect information on computer and technology use by faculty and instructional staff at all UW campuses.
UW Madison Transportation Services Study
The survey focused on how respondents commute to campus, their knowledge and use of alternate modes of transportation and interest in new transportation programs.
UW Madison Postdoctoral Scholar Survey
This was a survey funded by the UW-Madison Graduate School to assess the postdoctoral experience on UW-Madison campus and to learn how it can be improved.
Job Training and Productivity in Rural America
The “Job Training and Productivity in Rural America” study was a phone survey of 1590 Service and Manufacturing Industry businesses nation wide, with questions regarding employer training practices.