Re: Statistical Studies

[Brenda Robertson <egbgr@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>]

Sonja,

I was shocked to learn from our ID center that the administrative costs for
an electonic scanning system are as follows:

1) Annual *Express Card* user fee--  $1800  (At our university students may
make deposits to their bursar accounts which are deducted through the
*Express* system available in food services, bookstores, laundry services,
etc.)

2) Initial cost of scanner-- $1000 (provided by the ID service)

3) Yearly maintenance fee-- 20%  (a charge for maintaining the equipment
and the database)

4) Administrative cost per year-- $1200 (for preparation of statistical
studies--the only information available is the student's classification)

The fees for this service are apparently designed to take advantage of
profitable auxilary services rather than non-profit departments.  This is
why I am looking into the possibility of purchasing our own scanner and
setting up our own database so we can more accurately study our user
population.  Surely a more economical scanner is available.

BTW...does any writing center return a profit?  :-)

Brenda

>CAn we include in your query the cost associated with such a scanner and
>the software or complements to it?

>Sonja S. Bagby



Brenda Robertson, Director
University Writing Center     University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
Phone: (601) 232-7686        Fax: (601) 232-5493
email: egbgr@olemiss.edu
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/writing_program/wc/