North Carolina State University
2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Department of Mathematics

Instructions:

The Department of Mathematics 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.

1. As you think back on your overall educational experience in Mathematics, how satisfied are you with the education you gained in this program?
Very satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Moderately dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
No opinion

Looking back on your educational experience in Mathematics, how satisfied are you with each of the following aspects of the education you gained in this program?	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
2. Quality of teaching	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
3. Quality of texts and reading	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
4. Diversity of courses	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
5. Availability of courses	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
6. Quality of classroom facilities	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
7. Adequacy of computer facilities	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
8. Quality of teaching assistants	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
9. Accessibility of faculty and their willingness to help undergraduates	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
10. Quality of advising	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion
11. Availability of advising	Very satisfied	Moderately satisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion

In the first column, please indicate how important each area is in your current professional position, including graduate studies. In the second column, please indicate how well you think you were prepared in each area through your program of study in the Department of Mathematics.

	IMPORTANCE IN CURRENT POSITION	HOW WELL PREPARED
12. Ability to apply mathematical methodologies (e.g., modeling, numerical methods, statistics/ probability).	Rate Importance: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not Applicable	Rate Preparation: Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Not applicable
13. Ability to understand and apply mathematical concepts (e.g., differential equations, algebra, analysis).	Rate Importance: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not Applicable	Rate Preparation: Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Not applicable
14. An appreciation and understanding of scientific fields outside mathematics.	Rate Importance: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not Applicable	Rate Preparation: Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Not applicable

15. Have you remained in contact with the network of colleagues (e.g., peers, instructors, etc.) you established as an undergraduate at NC State?
Yes
No (mark your response then skip to question 17)

16. How important is this network of colleagues in your current employment or graduate school?
Very important
Important
Moderately Important
Of limited importance
Not at all important

17. Which of the following types of work do you do? (Mark all that apply.)
Research
Product development
Programming
Production management
Student/Graduate school
Teaching
Actuarial
Unemployed
Other (please specify)

18. Did you participate in an undergraduate research project at NC State or in REU?
Yes (answer Question 18a)
No (answer Question 18b)

19. Of the courses you took in Mathematics, which were the most influential or most important? Please explain.

20. What other classes at NC State did you find to be most valuable for your education? Why?

21. Which ones did you find to be least valuable? Why?

22. Was there any faculy member(s) in particular who made a positive difference in your study of mathematics at NC State University? If yes, please specify who.
Yes Name:
No

23. Please suggest anything about the Undergraduate Mathematics Program that you would like to see changed.

24. If you were beginning over, would you choose the same major again?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do not know

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

If you do not see a college/department survey or a "Thank You" message after clicking on the submit button, please go back and click on "Submit" again. If the problem persists, please contact us at (919) 515-7520 or email studentsurveys@ncsu.edu

We appreciate your time and assistance!