High-Performance Computing and Survey Instruments

This November 2007 survey is a critical component of the EDUCAUSE Center on Applied Research (ECAR) study of cyberinfrastructure in higher education. It seeks to understand the perspectives of information technology leaders and others currently working in universities and colleges. This study updates and expands our communities' understanding of how leading-edge information technology resources for research, scholarship, creative activity, and teaching and learning are utilized, provided, supported, and funded. This study is being conducted through the collaboration of many parties including the Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT), the European University Information Systems organization (EUNIS), the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR), and the EDUCAUSE Net@EDU Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CCI) working group.

Citation for this work: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research. "Cyberinfrastructure Resources and Practices: Survey Questionnaire" (Survey Instrument). Boulder, CO: ECAR, 2007, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

This January 2007 survey informs research into the role of information technology in research at colleges and universities. As part of a large study, this survey is conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR). It seeks to understand the roles of information technology in research at medical schools and colleges.

This is the July 2005 ECAR survey instrument used for ECAR Research Study concerning IT Engagement in Research.