North Carolina State University
2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Department of Plant Biology
(formerly the Department of Botany)

Instructions:

The Department of Plant Biology (formerly the Department of Botany) 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. If you were involved in a research or teaching experience during your undergraduate program, please briefly describe the experience and explain how it did or did not prepare you for your present position or studies.

2. As you think back on the Department of Plant Biology/Botany courses you took, is there a particular course or courses that made a difference for you? If so, please explain.

3. Are you currently:
Employed
Continuing your education
Other

4. If currently employed, how well do you feel the departmental curriculum prepared you for your employment?
Very well
Somewhat well
Not well

Please explain:

5. If currently continuing your education, how well do you feel the departmental curriculum prepared you for your further studies?
Very well
Somewhat well
Not well

Please explain:

6. How well do you feel the departmental curriculum prepared you to apply knowledge and skills to problem solving in the basic Sciences?
Very well
Somewhat well
Not well

How might your curriculum have better prepared you?

7. Do you feel that you have adequate written and oral communication skills?
Yes
Somewhat
No

8. Please explain what courses or experiences helped you the most in written and oral communication.

9. What did you think were the greatest strengths of the major?

10. What did you think were the greatest weaknesses?

11. Please list any courses you were required to take that you think should not be required.

12. Please describe any courses you think should be added for Plant Biology students.

13. If you were beginning over, would you choose Plant Biology/Botany again?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do not know

Why would you or would you not choose Plant Biology/Botany again, if you were beginning over?

14. Overall, what could the Department of Plant Biology 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!