Parking Case

DATE: 24 November 2012

TO: Joan Neal-Mansfield, Business Communication Instructor

FROM:

SUBJECT: Student Parking at UCM

Here is the report you requested on 18 November 2012 investigating the current parking situations for the students at University of Central Missouri (UCM). In this report, I will be discussing problem and purpose of this report. Next, I will present data from the survey taken. Last, I will make a conclusion based on the findings.

Problem: Parking spaces for UCM students

The lack of parking spaces for students is a problem on UCM campus. According to the parking services survey, approximately 80 percent of the students have been late to class or a meeting on campus because of the current parking situation (Question 1). Over 56 percent of the students stated that they have left early for a class or meeting on campus because of the parking (Question 2).

Sources and Methods: Parking Survey Info

The parking survey consisted of eight questions. I received a total of 86 replies out of the 110 surveys that were sent out. The surveys were sent out on line with the returns done on line as well. From the replies received, I was able to produce charts to help explain the responses. No financial data was included in this survey; therefore, you will have no prices on this report.

Discussion: Reporting Results of Survey

The survey polled the students to find out how far they would be willing to walk from their parking spot to wherever they needed to be on campus. Chart 1 shows almost 55 percent stated that they would walk no further than 2 blocks; 90 percent would be willing to walk up to five blocks (Question 3). Over half of the students, about 60 percent, would not want an increase in the tuition even if that money would be used to improve parking on the campus is shown in Chart 2 (Question 4). Chart 3 shows if a parking fee was assessed to the per credit hour tuition, how much student would be willing to pay (Question 5).

Chart 1.

Chart 2.

Chart 3.

Students were more inclined to an increase to their parking pass than the fee per credit hour. Over 60 percent of the students agreed to increase the parking pass if the extra money was used for better parking (Question 6). As shown in Chart 4, approximately 62 percent of the students would be willing to pay up to an additional five dollars on their