Determination of User Satisfaction in University Fitness Centers: Case Study of MAKU and PAU, Turkey
Abstract
The key target of the study is to determine the user satisfaction in
university fitness centers in Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKU) and
Pamukkale University (PAU). Questionnaire method was used in the study. The
questionnaire forms were applied as a face-to-face interview for 60 volunteers,
30 of them in MAKÜ and the others in the PAU, in the fitness centers of MAKU and
PAU in March-April 2018. The questionnaire data were analyzed using SPSS
program. With this study, it was found that there were differences in the
answers of the users in terms of accessibility, in place routing signs, area
size, cafeteria, ventilation, number of fitness equipment, and music in the
MAKU and PAU fitness centers. As a result, weak points and misperceptions in
MAKU and PAU fitness centers can be resolved by administrative decisions. In
this way, the places in the fitness centers will be fully perceived by the
users and user satisfaction will be ensured.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Architecture
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Latif Gürkan Kaya
0000-0001-8033-1480
Türkiye
Cengiz Yücedağ
0000-0002-5360-4241
Türkiye
Rumeysa Keskin
This is me
Türkiye
Publication Date
February 4, 2019
Submission Date
December 14, 2018
Acceptance Date
December 31, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 1 Number: 1