Big Blue

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I. Executive Summary
Our group project was to study the use of the Big Blue building on Richard Stockton College’s campus by surveying the students at the college. First we did a background of Big Blue and found what exactly was at Big Blue and the services that the building provided to the students. We were able to obtain information about Big Blue and received every detail we would need to aid us in putting together an effective survey. This research study is designed to determine the current usage level of the Big Blue fitness facility among Stockton students. It is questionable whether Stockton students either decide not to use Big Blue for various personal reasons, or that they do not have enough knowledge of the facility to become involved. This study should also indicate the services students desire and need in a fitness facility. It is intended to use the results of this study to better promote the facility and build its success as an operational fitness center on campus. The groups that we were interested in surveying are current Richard Stockton College students. We would like all undergraduate and graduate students to respond to our question. We developed our general research question and stated it, How many Stockton Students take advantage of the fitness center Big Blue offers? What types of students generally use this fitness facility? What is the level of satisfaction among Stockton students who use/ have used Big Blue? What types of equipment, activities, and/or services would students like to see at Big Blue? Our secondary data came from doing research on other New Jersey Athletic Conference schools gymnasiums and athletic facility and compared them to Big Blue on the Stockton Campus. This provided us with different things to compare Big Blue to with what the building does and does not have. We conducted some exploratory research to help us develop our questionnaire and see if students were aware of some o...