North Carolina State University
2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Department of Textile Engineering,
Chemistry and Science
(Polymer and Color Chemistry or Textile Chemistry Majors Only)

Instructions:

The Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science 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. Is your employment industry:
Textile (Mark your response then skip to question 3)
Textile-related (Mark your response then skip to question 3)
Unrelated to Textiles
Not applicable/Unemployed

2. Have you ever been employed in a textile or textile-related field?
Yes - please explain briefly:
No

3. Have you ever been employed in a chemistry-related field?
Yes - please explain briefly:
No

4. Have you ever been employed in a health-related field?
Yes - please explain briefly:
No

5. How many different positions have you held since graduating from NC State?

For questions 6 through 39, in the first column, please indicate how important the item is to you now. In the second column, please indicate the extent to which your education at NC State prepared you in that area.

	IMPORTANCE TO ME NOW	NCSU EDUCATION PREPARED ME
6. Accomplishment, satisfaction	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
7. Adaptability and versatility	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
8. Analytical Chemistry	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
9. Properties of fibrous materials	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
10. Chemistry other than PCC/TC	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
11. Color science	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
12. Communication ability	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
13. Confidence	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
14. Contacts, friendships	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
15. Critical thinking ability	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
16. Diversity	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
17. Dyeing and process chemistry	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All

	IMPORTANCE TO ME NOW	NCSU EDUCATION PREPARED ME
18. Ethics	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
19. Environmental issues	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
20. General education (non textile)	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
21. Hobbies and avocations	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
22. Inorganic chemistry	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
23. Intellectual curiosity	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
24. Lifelong self-education	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
25. Math, physics, statistics	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
26. Maturity, responsibility	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
27. Organic chemistry	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
28. Organizational abilities	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
29. Physical chemistry	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All

	IMPORTANCE TO ME NOW	NCSU EDUCATION PREPARED ME
30. Polymer chemistry	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
31. Problem solving skills	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
32. Professionalism	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
33. Societal issues	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
34. PCC/TC courses	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
35. Teamwork skills	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
36. Technical knowledge	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
37. Textile technology (non-PCC/TC)	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
38. Understanding technical literature	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All
39. Wealth accumulation	Please rate: Very important Somewhat important Of little importance Not at all important	Please rate: Very Much Somewhat A Little Not at All

40. In the space below, please make a list of other things that are of high importance to you and rate each according to how well your NC State PCC/TC education prepared you.

Please rate the usefulness or value of each of the following items related to the PCC (formerly TC) Program, curriculum, and courses.	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all vaulable/useful	Not applicable
41. Advising	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
42. College deans office (Mr. Dail, etc)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
43. Computer availability in college (for students)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
44. Computers in classrooms (faculty use)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
45. Correlation or overlap between courses	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
46. Course lockers and websites	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
47. Email (from faculty etc. in relation to course work)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
48. Extra-curricular activities	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
49. Facilities (building, labs, etc)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
50. Faculty	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
51. Field trips	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
52. Guest lecturers from outside	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable

	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all vaulable/useful	Not applicable
53. High school recruiting experiences	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
54. Honors program	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
55. Lab experiences	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
56. Lecture experiences	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
57. Library	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
58. Placement office	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
59. Prerequisite structure of PCC/TC curriculum	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
60. Presentations made as part of course work	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
61. Scholarships	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
62. Student opinion of teaching (end of each course)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
63. Student professional organizations (AATCC, ACS)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
64. Student social organizations (Delta Kappa Phi, Phi Psi, Kappa Tau Beta)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable

	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all vaulable/useful	Not applicable
65. PCC 105: Introduction to Polymer and Color Chemistry	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
66. PCC 203: Introduction to Polymer and Color Chemistry II	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
67. PCC 301: Technology of Dyeing and Finishing	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
68. PCC 305: Color Science	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
69. PCC 310: Preparation and Finishing	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
70. PCC 320: Dyeing and Printing	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
71. PCC 401: Environmental	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
72. PCC 407: Wet Processing Operations and Quality Control	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
73. PCC 412: Textile Chemical Analysis	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
74. PCC 441/442: Theory of Physico-Chemical Processes in Textiles	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
75. PCC 461: Introduction to Fiber Forming Polymers	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
76. PCC 466: Polymer Chemistry Laboratory	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable

	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all vaulable/useful	Not applicable
77. Syllabus handed out for each course	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
78. Team projects	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
79. Tutorials (library)	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
80. PCC/TC department office	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
81. PCC/TC electives	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
82. Writing exercises in PCC/TC courses	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable
83. Your PCC/TC degree in general	Very valuable/useful	Somewhat valuable/useful	A little valuable/useful	Not at all valuable/useful	Not applicable

84. List additional helpful items or comments

85. How can the PCC/TC program be improved to better prepare students for employment?

86. Would you recommend the PCC/TC program to high school students interested in science? Why or why not?

87. What courses in the PCC/TC program were most useful to you and why?

88. What courses in the PCC/TC program were least useful to you and why?

89. Based on your experiences since receiving your bachelor's degree, what subject matter would you suggest for new courses in PCC/TC?

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