IASP Surveys

DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP)

Principal Investigator (PI) Assessment

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Do D Information Assurance Scholarship Program

Principal Investigator Assessment

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experiences with the DoD IA Scholarship Program (IASP). The purpose of this assessment is to measure your satisfaction with the program. Data compiled from your responses will be used to examine program strengths and weaknesses and to develop recommendations to drive improvement.

Please be objective in providing responses. Your feedback is anonymous and will only be shared in the aggregate. Your participation is voluntary.

If you have questions or comments about this survey or the IASP, please email: AskIASP@nsa.gov .

Thank you for your valuable input!

Are Retention students, Recruitment students, or both enrolled?

Retention

Recruitment

Both

IASP Student Information

Do you believe that students fully understand their commitments to each of the following IASP program participation requirements?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

1a. Academic standards

Yes

No

Don’t Know

1b. Terms of employment

Yes

No

Don’t Know

1c. Service requirements (scholarship payback)

Yes

No

Don’t Know

1d. Possible travel requirements

Yes

No

Don’t Know

What questions do you receive most often from students? What additional information would be helpful to students?

On average, how often during the academic year do you meet with students to provide support in the following areas?

3a. Mentoring

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Not at all

3b. Advising on program curriculum

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Not at all

3c. Participation in extracurricular IA/IT activities

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Not at all

In general, how would you compare the performance level of IASP students relative to other students in the IA/IT program at your university? (Please check one.)

Much Better

Better

Worse

Much Worse

How extensive is formal or informal mentoring of first-year IASP students by returning IASP students in the program?

Extensive Mentoring

Some Mentoring

No Mentoring

IASP Capacity Building Impact

Has your school received capacity building funding?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

If yes, to what extent has the IASP helped to build or expand the IA/IT curriculum at your university?

Very Large Extent

Large Extent

Moderate Extent

Small Extent

Not at All

Comments (Please explain your rating):

To what extent has IASP supported each of the following capacity building initiatives at your university?

8a. Faculty Development

Very Large Extent

Large Extent

Moderate Extent

Small Extent

Not at All

8b. Facilities / Lab Development

Very Large Extent

Large Extent

Moderate Extent

Small Extent

Not at All

8c. Research and Development

Very Large Extent

Large Extent

Moderate Extent

Small Extent

Not at All

8d. Prospective Student Outreach

Very Large Extent

Large Extent

Moderate Extent

Small Extent

Not at All

8e. IA Student Extracurricular Enrichment

Very Large Extent

Large Extent

Moderate Extent

Small Extent

Not at All

Comments:

Has IASP funding given you the opportunity to partner with other PIs and CAEs? (Examples include partnering on IA/IT curriculum development or extracurricular enrichment programs.)

Yes

No

Don’t Know

Please rate your overall level of satisfaction with the DoD IASP program office support received for each of the following program aspects.

Scholarship Application Process

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Very Dissatisfied

10a. Comments:

Capacity Building Proposal Process

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Very Dissatisfied

11a. Comments:

13c. Administration of Funds

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Very Dissatisfied

12a. Comments:

Closing Thoughts

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

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Participation in the IASP is worth the effort in comparison to other grants/scholarships.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

As a result of participating in IASP, my university has a better understanding of DoD and our nation’s critical Information Assurance/Cybersecurity needs.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

What are your top suggestions for improving the IASP?

Thank you very much for your input.