DoD Information Assurance and Scholarship Program (IASP)

DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program

Principal Investigator Assessment

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DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program

Principal Investigator Assessment

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Respondent Information

Name:	School:
Phone Number:	Both Retention & Recruitment Students Enrolled?

Introduction

Hello, may I speak with [RESPONDENT NAME]?

IF RESPONDENT, CONTINUE.

IF RESPONDENT NOT AVAILABLE, RECORD CALLBACK DATE AND TIME.

Hello, this is {NAME} with IBM Global Business Consulting Services. I am calling on behalf of the Department of Defense to conduct a short interview regarding your university’s participation in the Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP).

PROMPT: The interview should last no more than 10 minutes.

Is now a good time for you to conduct this interview?

IF YES: CONTINUE

IF NO: READ PROMPT

PROMPT: When would be a more convenient time to reschedule this interview?

DAY:_____________

TIME:_____________

Please note that all of your answers will be held strictly confidential and only aggregate survey data will be shared with the Department of Defense.

Program Experience

Let’s begin by discussing your experience with the IASP to date.

As I read each aspect to you, please rate your satisfaction with it and then tell me a little bit about your experience in the area. Rate your satisfaction with each program aspect on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is extremely dissatisfied and 10 is extremely satisfied.

1a. Scholarship Application Process

Extremely Dissatisfied				Extremely Satisfied							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1b. Capacity Building Application Process

Extremely Dissatisfied				Extremely Satisfied							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1c. Administration of Funding

Extremely Dissatisfied				Extremely Satisfied							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Program Support

Next I’d like to ask you some questions regarding the level of support you received for various aspects of the IASP.

Have you ever contacted the IASP Program Office (Executive Agent)?

1 Yes -------------------------------	2a. Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 No GO TO 6
0 DON’T KNOW GO TO 6

Please rate the Program Office (Executive Agent)'s responsiveness to your inquires on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is not responsive at all and 10 is extremely responsive.

Not Responsive at All				Extremely Responsive							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

Please rate the Program Office (Executive Agent)'s accessibility on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is not accessible at all and 10 is extremely accessible.

Not Accessible at All				Extremely Accessible							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

1. Overall, how satisfied are you with the support you have received to date from the Program Office (Executive Agent)?

Extremely Dissatisfied				Extremely Satisfied							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

5a. Explain: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Have you ever contacted Program Management /OSD(NII)?

1 Yes -------------------------------	6a. Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
2 No GO TO 10
0 DON’T KNOW GO TO 10

Please rate Program Management /OSD(NII)’s responsiveness to your inquires on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is not responsive at all and 10 is extremely responsive.

Not Responsive at All				Extremely Responsive							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

Please rate Program Management /OSD(NII)’s accessibility on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is not accessible at all and 10 is extremely accessible.

Not Accessible at All				Extremely Accessible							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

2. Overall, how satisfied are you with the support you have received to date from Program Management / ASD(NII)?

Extremely Dissatisfied				Extremely Satisfied							DK
1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8	9	10		0

9a. Explain: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Have you had the opportunity to interact with any DoD (Service/Agency) that has selected students from your university?

PROMPT: By "interact", I mean meet with, have discussion with, settle disputes with, etc.

1 Yes 	GO TO 10a
2 No 	GO TO 11
0 DON’T KNOW 	GO TO 11

10a. Please describe your experience with the DoD (Service/Agency):

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What additional IASP information and resources would be helpful to you?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What additional IASP information and resources would be helpful to students currently in the program?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Student Interaction

Now I’d like to ask you some questions about the IASP students at your university.

4. How often during the course of the academic year, if ever, do you meet with each student to provide support in the following areas? Would you say…weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, or not at all?

13a. Mentoring

₁ weekly

₂ monthly

₃ quarterly

₄ yearly

₅ Not at All

₆ VOLUNTEERED RESPONSE: OTHER (specify)__________________________________

₀ DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED

13b. Advising on program curriculum

₁ weekly

₂ monthly

₃ quarterly

₄ yearly

₅ Not at All

₆ VOLUNTEERED RESPONSE: OTHER (specify)__________________________________

₀ DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED

13c. Participation in extra curricular IA/IT activities

(PROMPT: For example, volunteering to support local Information Security efforts in the community, partnering with local police department to establish a security plan, working with K-6 on IA awareness)

₁ weekly

₂ monthly

₃ quarterly

₄ yearly

₅ Not at All

₆ VOLUNTEERED RESPONSE: OTHER (specify)__________________________________

₀ DON’T KNOW/ REFUSED

[ASK Q14 IF Q13a or Q13b or Q13c NOT EQUAL TO “Not at All”]

5. On average, how long do your meetings with the students typically last? Please answer in either hours or minutes.

Hours_________________

Minutes_______________

In general, how would you compare the performance level of IASP students relative to other students in the IA/IT program at your university? Would you categorize IASP students as far superior, better, comparable, or inferior to other IA/IT students?

1 Far Superior	14a. Please explain any shortcomings. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Better
3 Comparable
4 Inferior --------------------------
0 DON’T KNOW or N/A

6. Does the university sponsor any extra curricular IA/IT enrichment opportunities for IASP students?

(PROMPT: For example, volunteering to support local Information Security efforts in the community, partnering with local police department to establish a security plan, working with K-6 on IA awareness)

₁ Yes  GO TO 15a

₂ No  GO TO 17

₀ DON’T KNOW  GO TO 17

15a. What extra curricular enrichment opportunities does your university sponsor?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. To what extent do the IASP students take advantage of these external enrichment opportunities? Use a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is not at all and 10 is a great extent.

Not at All							A Great Extent				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

8. Our records indicate that you [do/ do not] have both DoD retention and DoD recruitment students enrolled in your program. Is this correct?

₁ Yes

₂ No

₀ DON’T KNOW / REFUSED

PI’s THAT HAVE BOTH RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT STUDENTS, GO TO 18;

IF NOT, GO TO 19

.

9. In an effort to understand how well recruitment and retention students collaborate and interact with each other, not only during courses but also during extra curricular activities, I’d like for you to rate the synergy level between the retention and recruitment students. Use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is no synergy and 10 is high synergy.

No Synergy							High Synergy				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

10. Do the senior IASP students, including DoD retention students, have an opportunity to mentor the junior IASP students in the program?

PROMPT: Mentoring can occur on either a formal or informal basis, where retention students or second year scholarship students help shepherd younger or new students through the program.

1 Yes

2 No

0 DON’T KNOW

11. Do you believe that students fully understand their commitments to each of the following program requirements:

20a. Academic standards

1 Yes

2 No

0 DON’T KNOW

20b. Terms of employment

1 Yes

2 No

0 DON’T KNOW

20c. Service requirements (scholarship payback)

1 Yes

2 No

0 DON’T KNOW

20d. Possible travel requirements

1 Yes

2 No

0 DON’T KNOW

Capacity Building

Now, let’s discuss how the IASP has supported your university through capacity building funding.

12. To what extent, if at all, has the IASP helped to build or expand the IA/IT curriculum at your university? Use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not helped at all and 10 is helped a great extent.

Not at All							A Great Extent				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

13. To what extent has IASP supported the following capacity building initiatives at your university? Use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all and 10 is a great extent.

22a. Faculty Development

Not at All							A Great Extent				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

22b. Facilities/Laboratory Development

Not at All							A Great Extent				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

22c. Research

Not at All							A Great Extent				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

22d. Curriculum Development

Not at All							A Great Extent				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

22e. [ASK IF 22d. NOT = 1] Has IASP funding given you the opportunity to partner with other PI's and CAE’s on IA/IT curriculum development?

₁ Yes

₂ No

₀ DON’T KNOW

22f. Describe 1 or 2 highlights to date:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Overall Program Evaluation

14. I am going to read you two statements about the IASP. Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each statement using a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is completely disagree and 10 is completely agree.

23a. Participating in the IASP is worth the effort in comparison to other grants/scholarships.

Completely Disagree							Completely Agree				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

23b. As a result of participating in IASP, my university has a better understanding of DoD and our nation’s critical information assurance needs.

Completely Disagree							Completely Agree				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

15. Are there “lessons learned” we can gain from other scholarship and/or grant programs of similar size and scope?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Closing

In closing, I’d like to ask you to rate your overall satisfaction with the IASP? Use a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is extremely dissatisfied and 10 is extremely satisfied.

Extremely Dissatisfied							Extremely Satisfied				DK
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	9	10	0

Before concluding the interview, I’d like to take this opportunity to ask for your final comments and suggestions regarding the program. Specifically…

What ONE suggestion would you make for improving the IASP?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What other thoughts or questions do you have regarding the program, if any?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you very much for your input.

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