Internet Connection Uptime
- 100%
- No unplanned outages
Core Network Uptime
- 99.85%
- June 11-13: 2 day, 6 hour outage in Reid due to power failure
- May 25: 7 hour outage in parts of HHS due to power/generator failure
- May 11: 14 hour outage in Forsyth 2nd floor due to power failure
- May 6 – May 26: Multiple outages in HFR 3rd floor totaling 6 days, 19 hours due to construction
- March 31: 1.5 hour unplanned outage in the Printshop
- February 29: 1.5 hour unplanned outage in Reynolds
- January 15: 1.0 hour unplanned outage in HFR
- October 21: 2 hour unplanned outage affecting some users in Hunter
- October 14: 24 min unplanned outage affecting some users in McKee
WCU University Website for 2015-2016
Page views | 16,036,690 | -16% (from previous year) |
Visits | 5,789,428 | -15% |
Unique Visitors | 1,619,272 | -11% |
Visits from Mobile Devices | 1,615,594 | -8% |
- Note: with the launch of the redesign, many pages were moved, removed, or renamed, and this affected how analytic data was calculated. We expect these numbers to normalize as we progress through the WCU.edu re-launch project.Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) Data
2005 | 2010 | 2015-2016 | |
Course Sections | 270 | 1,925 | 6,796 |
% Change | +612% | +283% | |
LMS Support Staff | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
This chart reflects the total number course sections offered through Blackboard for each of the years noted. The courses offered during 2015 include the residential, online courses, development courses where faculty create their course design, continuing education courses, and Student Centers used by academic programs to ensure their students receive all the appropriate information to complete the program. Blackboard availability or “up time” for this past quarter continues to remain at 99.9%, including scheduled outages.
IT Incident and Service Request Metrics – July 2015-June 2016)
Customer Satisfaction Index (Incidents & Service Requests)
Question/Score | WCU | IT Industry |
Q1. The courtesy of the analyst? | 4.96 | 4.84 |
Q2. The technical skills/knowledge of the analyst? | 4.95 | 4.79 |
Q3. The timeliness of the service provided? | 4.90 | 4.70 |
Q4. The quality of the service provided? | 4.94 | 4.76 |
Q5. The overall service experience? | 4.93 | 4.72 |
Scale of 1 to 5 (5 = best)
Incidents by Client Status and Contact Source
Walkup | Electronic | Observation | Phone | Grand Total | ||
Faculty | 27 | 293 | 5 | 165 | 660 | 1,150 |
Staff | 62 | 425 | 237 | 411 | 1,398 | 2,533 |
Student | 61 | 90 | 3 | 49 | 2,531 | 2,734 |
Grand Total | 150 | 808 | 245 | 625 | 4,589 | 6,417 |
Incident Increase
Time Period | Count
(# of Incidents) |
July 2014 – June 2015 | 4.819 |
July 2015 – June 2016 | 6,417 |
Difference Between Periods | 1,598 |
Percentage Difference | 33.16% Increase |
Incident Resolution Defects and First Call Resolution
Total Incidents Closed | Count | Percentage |
Incidents Closed | 6,417 | |
Incident Defect Answer – NO / Not Resolved | 52 | .81% |
Incident Defect Answer – YES / Resolved | 2,244 | 34.97% |
Incident Defect Without a Response | 4,121 | 64.22% |
Incident Escalated | 201 | 3.12% |
First Call Yield of 3,819 Help Desk Incidents (Resolved < 8 Hrs. @ Help Desk) | 3,681 | 96.36% |
Service Request by Client Status and Contact Source
Walkup | Electronic | Observation | Phone | Grand Total | ||
Faculty | 242 | 411 | 319 | 1,961 | 1,910 | 4,843 |
Staff | 634 | 5,621 | 2,218 | 3,179 | 3,581 | 15,233 |
Student | 5,021 | 945 | 63 | 559 | 4,820 | 11,408 |
Grand Total | 5,897 | 6,977 | 2,600 | 5,699 | 10,311 | 31,484 |
Service Request Increase
Time Period |
Count
(# of Service Requests) |
July 2014 – June 2015 | 30,669 |
July 2015 – June 2016 | 31,484 |
Difference Between Periods | 815 |
Percentage Difference | 2.66% Increase |
Service Request Defects
Service Requests Recorded | Count | Percentage |
Service Requests Closed | 31,484 | |
Service Request Defect Answer – NO / Not Resolved | 177 | 0.56% |
Service Request Defect Answer – YES / Resolved | 9,389 | 29.82% |
Service Request Defect Without a Response | 21,748 | 69.08% |