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Hi. We are looking to focus our research on purchasing, construction, and wages/benefit impact, for our University. What crucial information do we need to have/collect to make sure that this study paints a comprehensive picture as possible? I am not sure what information I would need to request from the other departments on campus. Is there any sample input sheet, graphs, tables, templates, and/or outline that can be particularly effective when requesting data from the many different perspective departments/offices here on campus? For instance, something along the lines of a layout input. If we buy the State Plus Package, which we will, does that mean we are to ignore employees that live outside of the state. Would I be requesting from HR the wages of employees that live in NYC? In regards to construction, am I just to request information on only the company that has offices in NYC? I am aware that many of the questions are repetitive but I am just looking for a more concise outline of what particular information I would need to request from the different offices on campus. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!
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    Hi Shantaur. In regards to your Forum Post, here are some thoughts for you to consider as far as crucial information to collect for your study. They are as follow: • Campus Operations (includes things like fuel to heat the buildings, the dining hall must purchase food to feed the students, faculty members need paper to make copies of tests, and the cleaning crews need supplies to keep the buildings sanitary) • Campus Construction (upkeep and improvement of the facilities and infrastructure) • Faculty and Staff Spending (of their wages in the region to buy groceries, pay for housing, go out to dinner, and buy gas among other things) • Student Spending (The increase in the local economy resulting to the university’s drawing of new residents to the region). You may want to quantify the amount of student spending and develop a student spending profile, by surveying students to report their expenditures for a variety of items in the region. • Event Visitor Spending (identify campus events which draw visitors to the campus and to region. These events will likely fall into two broad categories: sporting and non-sporting events). If your university has an office of Institutional Research (OIR), we would suggest that you work with them. With appropriate approval, they can help assemble most of the data that you would need for your project. Obviously, you may have to develop and do the student survey yourself with the help of others in your department. The five categories above would cover many of the major components of a university impact study. We hope this provides you with a basis from which to start your project.
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