North Carolina State University
2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Instructions:

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics is very interested in your opinions, and believes that as an alumnus/alumna you can provide us with useful information to help us evaluate and improve our program. We appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.

To answer a question, click on the bubble for the answer you are choosing. Once you have answered all the questions, you must click on the SUBMIT button at the end of the form to submit your answers.

Please indicate how important each area is in your current professional position, including graduate studies.	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
1. Overall knowledge of economic principles	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
2. Ability to apply management principles/skills	Very Important'	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
3. Ability to apply marketing principles/skills	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
4. Ability to apply financial principles/skills	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
5. Ability to apply accounting principles/skills	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
6. Ability to apply legal principles/skills	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
7. Ability to apply human resource management resources/skills	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
8. Ability to apply business statistics/skills	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Of limited importance	Not important	Not applicable
9. Ability to apply specific agricultural or life science knowledge/skills	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
10. Ability to communicate verbally	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
11. Ability to communicate in writing	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
12. Creating and assessing market opportunities	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
13. Planning and budgeting business/economic projects	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
14. Assessing financial outcomes	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
15. Developing/using information systems, including accounting	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
16. Evaluating alternative solutions	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable
17. Implementing solutions	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Of Limited Importance	Not Important	Mot Applicable

Please indicate how well you were prepared in each area through your program of study at NC State.	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
18. Overall knowledge of economic principles	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
19. Ability to apply management principles/skills	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
20. Ability to apply marketing principles/skills	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
21. Ability to apply financial principles/skills	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
22. Ability to apply accounting principles/skills	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
23. Ability to apply legal principles/skills	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
24. Ability to apply human resource management resources/skills	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
25. Ability to apply business statistics/skills	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
	Excellent preparation	Good preparation	Average preparation	Fair preparation	Poor preparation	Not applicable
26. Ability to apply specific agricultural or life science knowledge/skills	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
27. Ability to communicate verbally	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
28. Ability to communicate in writing	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
29. Creating and assessing market opportunities	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
30. Planning and budgeting business/economic projects	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
31. Assessing financial outcomes	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
32. Developing/using information systems, including accounting	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
33. Evaluating alternative solutions	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable
34. Implementing solutions	Excellent preparation	Good Preparation	Average preparation	Fair Preparation	Poor Preparation	Not Applicable

35. How much did you participate in club activities outside the classroom?
Highly involved
Somewhat involved
Not involved (mark your response then skip to question 37)

36. How important was your involvement in club activities to your current professional position?
Very important
Important
Moderately important
Of limited importance
Not important
Not applicable

37. Did you participate in an internship as an undergraduate?
Yes
No

38. Please categorize your current employment (choose one category only).
Sales
Marketing
Production management
Financial management
Research
Advertising
Teaching
Student/Graduate student
Not currently employed

39. How many different companies or agencies have you worked for since graduation?

40. How many positions have you held within your present agency of employment?

41. Please indicate your major and also minor if obtained.
Major:
Minor:

42. What courses or experiences are the most relevant and useful in your current professional position?

43. What courses or experiences are the least relevant and useful in your current professional position?

44. What do you think were the two greatest strengths of your major?

45. What do you think were the two greatest weaknesses of your major?

46. What kinds of information, experiences, or courses would have increased your preparation for and competence in your current position?

When you are satisfied with all your answers on this page, click on the Submit button.

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We appreciate your time and assistance!