North Carolina State University
2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Department of Parks, Recreation &
Tourism Management

Instructions:

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management 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 rate the preparation you received in your program at NC State University for each of the following:	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
1. The ability to plan a program or event.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
2. The ability to develop a risk management plan for an event or agency.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
3. The ability to develop a business plan.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
4. The ability to function on a team.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
5. The ability to identify, formulate, and solve professional problems.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
7. An understanding of the impact of parks, recreation, sport, golf, and tourism in a global and societal context.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
8. A recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in, lifelong learning.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
9. The ability to design and conduct program evaluations.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
10. The ability to analyze and interpret data.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable
11. The ability to use management principles in the operation of recreation, sport, golf, park, and and tourism management.	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor	Not applicable

For questions 12-18:

In the first column, thinking about your experiences in your profession, how important were the following undergraduate learning experiences? In the second column (items 12-16), please indicate whether you agree or disagree that you were given adequate experiences in your major in that area.

	IMPORTANCE	RECEIVED ADEQUATE EXPERIENCE
12. Course assignments that required classroom presentations to gain good oral presentation skills.	Please rate: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not applicable	Please rate: Agree Tend to Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Tend to Disagree Disagree Not Applicable
13. Course assignments that required written reports to gain good writing skills.	Please rate: Please rate: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not applicable	Please rate: Agree Tend to Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Tend to Disagree Disagree Not Applicable
14. Course assignments related to knowledge of contemporary issues.	Please rate: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not applicable	Please rate: Agree Tend to Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Tend to Disagree Disagree Not Applicable
15. Hands-on experiences in PRTM lab courses.	Please rate: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not applicable	Please rate: Agree Tend to Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Tend to Disagree Disagree Not Applicable
16. Coursework activities in the program as a whole that required synthesis, creativity, and open-ended thinking.	Please rate: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not applicable	Please rate: Agree Tend to Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Tend to Disagree Disagree Not Applicable
17. The senior seminar project that provided an opportunity to integrate learning in major courses.	Please rate: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not applicable
18. The internship experience that provided on-the-job training opportunities.	Please rate: Very Important Important Moderately Important Of Limited Importance Not Important Not applicable

19. What knowledge or skills acquired at NC State do you use most in your current position?

20. Please describe any new courses you think should be added for Parks, Recreation , Sport, Golf, and Tourism students.

21. Please identify any courses you were required to take that should not be required.

22. Overall, what could the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism do to improve the quality of undergraduates' educational experience?

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!