North Carolina State University
2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
College Comparisons of Professional Preparation

This Web document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' overall assessment of Professional Preparation at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web or by clicking on the "Q" in the section heading of the tables.

Professional Preparation:

  Importance in Current Position   Preparation by NC State
     Communication Skills      Communication Skills
     Technical Knowledge      Technical Knowledge
     Computer Applications      Computer Applications
     Application of Scientific Principles      Application of Scientific Principles
     Mathematical Skills      Mathematical Skills
     Foreign Language Skills      Foreign Language Skills
     Ability to Work in Teams      Ability to Work in Teams
     Leadership/Management Skills      Leadership/Management Skills
     Problem Solving Skills      Problem Solving Skills
     Research/Internship/Teaching Skills      Research/Internship/Teaching Skills
     Work Attitudes and Skills      Work Attitudes and Skills
     Professional Development      Professional Development

 

Q Importance in Current Position

Communication Skills:

Communication skills overall
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.67 4.68 4.62 4.78 4.54 4.70 4.84 4.38 4.66 4.73
    0.1 . . . . . . . 0.7 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.7 1.1 . . 0.8 . 0.2 4.4 . 0.4
3: Mod. Important % 3.4 4.2 5.4 3.1 4.3 2.3 1.6 6.6 5.4 1.7
4: Important % 23.3 20.3 27.7 15.6 34.6 25.8 12.6 36.0 20.4 20.3
5: Very Important % 72.5 74.5 67.0 81.3 60.3 72.0 85.6 52.9 73.5 77.1

Written communication skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.32 4.25 4.00 4.39 4.31 4.33 4.49 4.26 4.32 4.32
    0.5 0.3 0.9 . 0.2 . 0.5 . . 1.6
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 2.9 5.2 5.2 3.0 2.4 2.1 1.7 4.3 0.7 2.5
3: Mod. Important % 12.0 12.6 20.7 10.4 12.5 13.6 8.7 15.6 17.1 9.5
4: Important % 32.7 33.0 39.7 31.3 35.8 33.6 25.9 30.5 32.2 35.4
5: Very Important % 51.9 48.9 33.6 55.2 49.2 50.7 63.2 49.6 50.0 51.0

Public speaking/presentation skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.05 4.09 4.29 4.50 3.86 4.10 4.19 3.78 4.17 4.01
    1.9 1.8 . . 1.7 2.1 1.2 5.8 2.0 2.5
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 7.6 7.4 3.4 5.9 9.7 6.4 6.9 11.5 4.0 7.6
3: Mod. Important % 17.7 16.9 12.0 10.3 21.6 16.4 15.5 18.7 16.0 18.9
4: Important % 29.0 27.8 36.8 11.8 34.7 29.3 24.8 27.3 31.3 28.3
5: Very Important % 43.8 46.2 47.9 72.1 32.4 45.7 51.6 36.7 46.7 42.8

Reading skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.20 4.35 3.75 4.32 4.07 4.17 4.39 4.17 4.08 4.14
    0.6 0.7 1.7 . 0.6 . 0.2 . 1.3 0.8
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 3.0 1.6 6.8 2.9 4.2 4.2 1.7 5.0 4.0 2.7
3: Mod. Important % 15.3 11.8 32.2 11.8 17.7 15.5 11.1 13.5 17.2 17.6
4: Important % 37.7 33.9 33.1 35.3 42.7 39.4 33.2 41.1 40.4 39.9
5: Very Important % 43.4 52.1 26.3 50.0 34.7 40.8 53.8 40.4 37.1 39.1

Listening skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.55 4.61 4.43 4.62 4.38 4.54 4.71 4.35 4.52 4.60
    0.2 . . . 0.3 . . . 0.7 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.8 1.0 . 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.0
3: Mod. Important % 6.0 5.2 11.9 2.9 9.1 4.9 4.1 11.4 3.3 3.9
4: Important % 30.0 25.8 33.1 27.9 40.2 34.5 19.5 40.0 36.7 27.1
5: Very Important % 63.0 67.9 55.1 67.6 49.7 59.9 76.0 47.9 58.7 67.6
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Technical Knowledge

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.24 4.36 4.63 4.18 4.40 4.21 3.97 4.40 4.23 4.10
    0.8 0.4 . . 0.3 0.8 1.8 1.5 0.7 0.9
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 3.7 3.6 . 3.2 1.3 3.8 5.9 1.5 5.4 5.3
3: Mod. Important % 13.4 10.7 5.3 14.5 10.7 10.7 21.1 8.9 11.4 15.5
4: Important % 34.8 30.7 26.3 43.5 33.2 43.5 36.2 31.9 35.6 39.1
5: Very Important % 47.4 54.7 68.4 38.7 54.5 41.2 35.0 56.3 47.0 39.1
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Computer Applications

Overall knowledge of computer applications
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.22 4.02 4.49 4.18 4.41 4.19 3.99 4.41 4.34 4.30
    0.7 0.7 2.6 . 0.3 . 1.5 . . 0.8
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 4.0 6.9 1.7 4.4 1.6 4.4 6.2 2.2 2.0 2.9
3: Mod. Important % 14.1 17.2 5.2 16.2 8.7 12.5 21.9 11.5 12.8 12.2
4: Important % 35.1 40.1 25.0 36.8 35.3 42.6 32.8 29.5 34.2 33.5
5: Very Important % 46.1 35.1 65.5 42.6 54.2 40.4 37.6 56.8 51.0 50.5

Basic computer skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.39 4.28 3.88 4.58 4.37 4.49 4.41 4.44 4.48 4.52
    0.7 1.0 2.5 . 0.2 . 1.2 0.7 . 0.6
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 3.0 4.2 8.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 3.3 1.4 1.3 2.7
3: Mod. Important % 9.8 10.8 19.5 6.0 12.3 5.8 9.5 7.1 8.7 6.1
4: Important % 29.9 33.7 37.3 25.4 31.9 30.9 25.5 34.8 30.7 25.1
5: Very Important % 56.5 50.3 32.2 67.2 53.7 60.4 60.6 56.0 59.3 65.5

Technical computer skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 2.87 2.45 3.66 2.71 3.45 2.53 2.48 3.49 2.90 2.61
    21.4 29.0 8.0 27.1 12.4 21.6 28.3 10.0 20.8 25.5
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 25.4 30.3 13.4 20.3 17.5 38.4 30.0 23.1 23.8 28.1
3: Mod. Important % 18.0 17.9 19.6 23.7 17.1 16.0 18.8 11.5 19.2 19.7
4: Important % 14.9 12.2 22.3 11.9 19.1 13.6 11.0 18.5 16.9 12.9
5: Very Important % 20.3 10.7 36.6 16.9 34.0 10.4 11.9 36.9 19.2 13.8
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Application of Scientific Principles

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.41 4.05 2.86 3.57 3.85 3.65 2.58 4.12 3.50 2.58
    10.3 4.0 13.1 6.3 2.9 3.9 23.7 3.6 8.8 19.6
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 17.1 8.4 24.2 15.9 9.0 15.0 27.3 8.7 12.2 33.6
3: Mod. Important % 21.2 14.1 32.3 20.6 21.4 20.5 25.6 13.8 26.5 23.4
4: Important % 24.3 25.5 24.2 28.6 33.9 33.9 14.5 20.3 25.2 15.9
5: Very Important % 27.2 48.0 6.1 28.6 32.7 26.8 9.0 53.6 27.2 7.5
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Mathematical Skills

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.60 3.70 3.15 4.16 3.80 3.73 3.01 3.99 3.84 3.71
    4.5 3.5 8.2 . 2.0 2.2 11.3 2.1 3.3 3.1
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 14.3 11.9 20.9 7.8 10.4 11.5 26.9 8.5 8.0 12.2
3: Mod. Important % 23.6 24.4 32.7 21.9 23.2 19.4 25.6 18.3 22.0 22.4
4: Important % 31.3 31.8 23.6 17.2 34.7 44.6 22.6 30.3 34.7 35.1
5: Very Important % 26.2 28.4 14.5 53.1 29.6 22.3 13.7 40.8 32.0 27.2
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Foreign Language Skills

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 2.15 2.36 1.98 2.36 1.74 2.06 2.49 1.83 2.38 2.10
    39.2 33.1 35.8 25.5 53.7 36.5 29.1 55.9 27.2 42.1
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 29.6 28.3 42.1 34.5 28.1 40.0 28.7 19.8 33.6 28.7
3: Mod. Important % 14.9 16.6 13.7 21.8 11.2 9.6 18.2 14.4 19.2 13.6
4: Important % 9.8 13.9 5.3 14.5 4.8 8.7 12.8 5.4 13.6 8.6
5: Very Important % 6.6 8.1 3.2 3.6 2.3 5.2 11.3 4.5 6.4 7.1
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Ability to Work in Teams

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.35 4.37 4.46 4.32 4.37 4.49 4.37 4.23 4.43 4.20
    1.1 0.7 . 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.3
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 4.3 4.7 2.6 5.9 2.3 3.5 4.5 5.7 3.3 6.4
3: Mod. Important % 10.8 9.9 8.5 13.2 12.0 6.3 10.1 14.3 10.0 11.7
4: Important % 26.5 26.3 29.1 17.6 28.9 24.6 26.6 28.6 24.7 24.8
5: Very Important % 57.3 58.4 59.8 61.8 56.0 64.8 58.2 50.7 61.3 53.9
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Leadership and Management Skills

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.35 4.34 4.25 4.59 4.22 4.54 4.40 3.99 4.47 4.45
    0.7 1.0 . . 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 . 0.8
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 3.2 3.0 3.4 4.4 3.8 . 2.6 10.0 2.7 2.6
3: Mod. Important % 10.5 11.1 13.6 4.4 13.0 8.5 10.0 15.0 6.7 7.5
4: Important % 31.7 30.4 37.3 19.1 37.9 26.8 28.5 37.9 32.0 28.8
5: Very Important % 53.8 54.5 45.8 72.1 44.7 64.1 58.0 36.4 58.7 60.2
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Problem Solving Skills

Problem solving skills overall
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.62 4.62 4.64 4.71 4.63 4.60 4.58 4.60 4.64 4.61
    0.2 0.5 . . . . 0.2 . . 0.2
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.8 0.9 . . 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.7 . 0.8
3: Mod. Important % 3.5 3.1 1.7 2.9 2.9 3.6 5.4 4.2 2.0 3.1
4: Important % 28.3 26.9 32.5 23.5 28.6 30.7 26.0 29.6 32.2 29.9
5: Very Important % 67.2 68.6 65.8 73.5 67.8 65.0 67.1 65.5 65.8 66.1

Bringing information/ideas together
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.41 4.42 4.51 4.56 4.39 4.39 4.48 4.25 4.36 4.36
    0.3 0.7 . . . . 0.3 . . 0.6
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.7 1.6 2.6 . 1.1 2.8 1.4 5.0 1.3 2.2
3: Mod. Important % 8.0 9.2 6.0 5.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.7 8.0
4: Important % 36.6 32.1 29.3 32.4 42.0 36.6 31.2 44.3 42.7 39.4
5: Very Important % 53.4 56.5 62.1 61.8 49.2 52.8 59.6 42.9 47.3 49.8

Creative thinking
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.28 4.20 4.80 4.59 4.24 4.27 4.40 4.09 4.35 4.18
    0.6 0.9 . . . 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.0
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 3.5 4.5 . . 2.3 4.3 4.3 6.4 1.3 4.1
3: Mod. Important % 12.3 14.4 5.9 10.3 13.2 12.1 8.4 17.9 10.0 14.5
4: Important % 33.7 33.9 8.5 20.6 42.8 33.3 26.8 33.6 35.3 37.1
5: Very Important % 49.8 46.4 85.6 69.1 41.7 49.6 59.6 41.4 52.0 43.4

Planning projects
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.28 4.17 4.67 4.52 4.34 4.35 4.27 4.10 4.31 4.24
    0.9 1.4 . . . 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 4.2 5.6 0.8 3.0 2.4 5.0 5.0 6.5 3.4 4.5
3: Mod. Important % 11.8 16.6 3.4 6.0 11.3 6.5 11.8 15.1 12.1 10.1
4: Important % 31.8 27.4 23.7 26.9 36.0 30.9 28.7 34.5 29.5 37.6
5: Very Important % 51.3 49.1 72.0 64.2 50.2 56.1 53.1 42.4 53.7 46.7

Defining problems
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.43 4.41 4.59 4.48 4.45 4.35 4.44 4.38 4.47 4.39
    0.4 0.5 . . . 0.7 1.0 . . 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.9 2.2 0.8 . 1.1 4.2 1.9 0.7 2.0 2.6
3: Mod. Important % 8.4 9.9 6.8 9.0 7.0 9.2 8.1 12.9 10.0 7.3
4: Important % 33.0 30.8 24.6 34.3 37.6 31.7 29.7 34.3 27.3 37.0
5: Very Important % 56.3 56.6 67.8 56.7 54.3 54.2 59.3 52.1 60.7 52.6

Solving problems
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.58 4.55 4.74 4.57 4.66 4.56 4.57 4.57 4.54 4.53
    0.1 0.3 . . . . 0.2 . . 0.2
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.0 0.9 0.9 . 0.2 3.6 1.5 . 0.7 1.6
3: Mod. Important % 5.0 6.1 2.6 5.9 3.2 1.4 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.1
4: Important % 28.0 28.8 17.9 30.9 27.3 30.0 24.6 33.3 30.2 31.3
5: Very Important % 65.8 63.9 78.6 63.2 69.3 65.0 67.0 61.7 62.4 61.8
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Research, Internship or Student Teaching Skills

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.96 4.07 4.01 4.37 3.91 4.18 4.03 4.05 3.94 3.60
    3.5 2.8 3.5 . 2.5 0.8 4.6 3.6 3.2 6.5
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 8.5 8.1 5.8 7.9 7.7 8.5 8.0 7.1 8.7 12.1
3: Mod. Important % 18.2 14.8 20.9 9.5 22.0 12.7 15.2 17.0 19.8 24.1
4: Important % 27.7 27.5 25.6 20.6 31.9 28.0 23.9 25.0 27.8 29.4
5: Very Important % 42.0 46.7 44.2 61.9 35.9 50.0 48.3 47.3 40.5 27.9
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Work Attitudes and Skills

Work attitudes and skills overall
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.59 4.63 4.61 4.70 4.46 4.65 4.70 4.43 4.60 4.61
    0.2 . . . . . 0.2 . . 0.8
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.5 1.1 0.9 . 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.4
3: Mod. Important % 3.1 2.5 0.9 3.0 5.2 0.7 1.8 8.0 3.4 2.0
4: Important % 32.4 29.0 34.8 24.2 43.2 31.4 24.9 38.4 30.9 30.3
5: Very Important % 63.8 67.4 63.5 72.7 51.4 67.2 72.8 52.9 65.1 66.4

Ability to adjust
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.50 4.49 4.45 4.69 4.43 4.55 4.57 4.28 4.54 4.53
    0.2 . . . . . 0.2 0.7 . 0.8
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.2 2.4 1.7 . 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.4 . 1.0
3: Mod. Important % 6.3 5.1 6.0 7.5 5.7 7.8 6.6 14.3 6.0 5.7
4: Important % 33.2 33.9 37.6 16.4 42.2 27.0 27.4 36.4 33.8 29.2
5: Very Important % 59.1 58.6 54.7 76.1 51.0 64.5 65.3 47.1 60.3 63.2

Working under pressure
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.56 4.53 4.68 4.59 4.49 4.59 4.65 4.35 4.56 4.61
    0.1 . . . 0.2 . . 0.7 . 0.2
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.5 1.4 . 6.1 1.1 2.1 1.5 5.0 1.3 0.8
3: Mod. Important % 6.4 8.5 6.0 3.0 7.6 5.0 4.8 9.4 4.0 4.9
4: Important % 26.2 26.0 19.7 16.7 32.3 24.8 20.8 28.8 31.8 25.6
5: Very Important % 65.8 64.1 74.4 74.2 58.9 68.1 72.9 56.1 62.9 68.5

Making decisions under pressure
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.45 4.41 4.51 4.45 4.43 4.44 4.53 4.22 4.45 4.48
    0.2 0.2 . . . 0.7 0.2 . 0.7 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 2.6 4.0 . 6.1 1.7 2.8 2.2 6.5 2.7 1.4
3: Mod. Important % 9.0 9.9 12.0 4.5 9.7 7.7 6.7 15.8 6.7 8.6
4: Important % 28.6 26.8 24.8 27.3 32.7 28.9 25.9 27.3 31.3 29.0
5: Very Important % 59.6 59.1 63.2 62.1 56.0 59.9 64.9 50.4 58.7 60.5

Ability to work independently
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.59 4.64 4.62 4.56 4.44 4.67 4.70 4.55 4.58 4.63
    0.1 . . . . . . . . 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.9 1.2 . 1.5 1.1 0.7 1.0 . 1.3 0.2
3: Mod. Important % 5.0 3.8 6.8 6.1 7.5 2.1 2.9 5.8 6.6 5.1
4: Important % 27.7 24.7 23.9 27.3 38.1 27.0 21.2 33.8 25.2 25.0
5: Very Important % 66.4 70.2 69.2 65.2 53.4 70.2 74.8 60.4 66.9 69.3

Ability to work with diverse persons
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.18 4.22 3.93 4.52 3.93 4.15 4.41 4.06 4.23 4.21
    1.6 0.7 1.7 . 3.7 0.7 0.5 2.2 . 1.9
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 6.9 7.1 12.1 1.5 9.3 7.3 4.5 7.4 6.0 5.7
3: Mod. Important % 14.9 16.4 17.2 9.2 17.4 16.8 10.3 17.8 15.4 14.0
4: Important % 25.3 21.3 29.3 24.6 28.9 27.0 22.5 27.4 27.5 26.0
5: Very Important % 51.3 54.5 39.7 64.6 40.7 48.2 62.2 45.2 51.0 52.4

Dependability and punctuality
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.62 4.70 4.51 4.78 4.40 4.71 4.75 4.37 4.67 4.71
    0.2 . . . 0.2 . 0.2 0.7 . 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 2.9 . 0.6
3: Mod. Important % 4.7 3.1 6.8 1.5 8.7 3.5 3.6 10.7 3.3 1.2
4: Important % 25.1 20.3 32.5 14.9 38.2 19.9 16.3 30.0 26.5 23.2
5: Very Important % 69.1 75.6 59.8 82.1 51.5 75.9 79.6 55.7 70.2 74.5
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Professional Development

Professional development overall
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.54 4.60 4.48 4.63 4.41 4.59 4.64 4.37 4.57 4.56
    0.1 . . . . . 0.2 0.7 . 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.8 1.3 . 3.0 0.2 . 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.4
3: Mod. Important % 5.1 4.0 10.6 3.0 7.8 4.4 3.0 6.5 2.7 4.8
4: Important % 32.8 28.2 31.0 22.4 43.3 31.9 25.9 40.3 35.6 31.7
5: Very Important % 61.2 66.5 58.4 71.6 48.8 63.7 69.9 50.4 61.1 62.7

Professionalism
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.54 4.63 4.48 4.57 4.34 4.51 4.69 4.34 4.54 4.61
    0.2 0.3 . . 0.2 . 0.2 . . 0.2
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.2 1.2 . 2.9 1.2 0.7 0.9 5.0 0.7 1.0
3: Mod. Important % 5.2 3.5 6.9 5.9 8.8 9.9 2.4 5.7 4.0 4.1
4: Important % 31.0 25.5 37.9 22.1 43.9 27.5 22.7 39.3 36.4 26.9
5: Very Important % 62.4 69.5 55.2 69.1 45.9 62.0 73.8 50.0 58.9 67.8

Ethics
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.62 4.72 4.41 4.71 4.45 4.68 4.70 4.57 4.63 4.69
    0.2 . 0.9 . 0.5 . 0.3 . . 0.2
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.0 0.7 3.4 2.9 0.9 0.7 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.4
3: Mod. Important % 4.5 3.1 5.1 2.9 7.8 4.2 3.1 3.6 2.6 4.1
4: Important % 24.9 19.6 35.0 14.7 35.3 21.8 19.1 29.5 29.8 21.0
5: Very Important % 69.4 76.6 55.6 79.4 55.6 73.2 76.4 64.7 66.9 74.3

Resourcefulness
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.56 4.61 4.59 4.69 4.44 4.54 4.67 4.45 4.52 4.54
    0.1 0.2 . . . . . . . 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.4 0.7 0.8
3: Mod. Important % 4.7 3.5 6.0 3.0 7.2 5.7 3.8 4.3 5.3 3.5
4: Important % 32.5 28.9 26.5 20.9 40.7 32.9 24.7 41.7 35.1 34.5
5: Very Important % 62.0 66.6 66.7 74.6 51.8 60.7 71.2 52.5 58.9 60.8

Confidence
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.62 4.68 4.71 4.71 4.47 4.56 4.71 4.52 4.60 4.66
    0.1 0.2 . 1.5 . . . . . 0.2
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.5 0.7 . 1.5 0.5 1.4 0.5 . 0.7 0.2
3: Mod. Important % 3.3 1.7 1.7 . 5.6 4.2 2.9 3.6 3.3 2.9
4: Important % 29.8 25.9 25.6 19.1 40.8 31.7 22.0 40.7 31.1 27.3
5: Very Important % 66.3 71.5 72.6 77.9 53.1 62.7 74.6 55.7 64.9 69.4

Ability to learn independently
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.55 4.61 4.56 4.60 4.44 4.45 4.66 4.47 4.57 4.57
    0.2 0.3 . . 0.2 . 0.2 . . 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.9 1.2 . . 0.8 3.5 0.3 2.1 . 0.8
3: Mod. Important % 5.5 3.1 8.5 5.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.5
4: Important % 30.2 28.2 26.5 27.9 37.9 31.7 22.1 36.4 31.3 30.5
5: Very Important % 63.2 67.1 65.0 66.2 53.6 58.5 72.1 56.4 62.7 63.8

Ability to grow on the job
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.57 4.61 4.52 4.63 4.48 4.58 4.62 4.47 4.59 4.59
    0.2 0.3 . . . . 0.2 0.7 . 0.6
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.8 0.9 1.7 1.5 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.2
3: Mod. Important % 5.4 5.1 8.6 5.9 5.0 7.1 5.2 10.0 6.0 3.9
4: Important % 29.1 25.1 25.9 20.6 39.7 25.5 23.4 27.9 27.3 30.0
5: Very Important % 64.5 68.6 63.8 72.1 54.6 66.7 70.1 60.7 66.0 65.3

Willingness to accept new responsibilities
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.63 4.67 4.59 4.66 4.52 4.62 4.72 4.50 4.66 4.67
    0.2 0.2 . . . . 0.2 . . 0.8
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.4 0.7 . . 0.2 0.7 0.3 . 0.7 0.4
3: Mod. Important % 3.7 2.3 5.1 6.0 4.7 7.0 2.8 11.5 2.6 1.6
4: Important % 27.5 25.4 30.8 22.4 38.5 21.8 20.8 26.6 26.5 25.3
5: Very Important % 68.2 71.5 64.1 71.6 56.6 70.4 76.0 61.9 70.2 71.9
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Q Preparation by NC State

Communication Skills:

Communication skills overall
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.93 3.91 3.61 4.18 3.75 4.07 4.17 3.75 3.87 3.98
    0.9 0.9 3.6 . 1.4 . 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.1 3.1 6.3 . 3.5 0.7 3.1 5.9 3.4 2.2
3: Average Prep. % 19.5 19.8 25.2 20.9 25.9 12.7 11.5 24.4 23.5 17.4
4: Good Prep. % 55.6 56.3 55.0 40.3 57.6 65.7 49.6 55.6 53.0 59.4
5: Excellent Prep. % 21.0 20.0 9.9 38.8 11.7 20.9 35.5 13.3 19.5 20.6

Written communication skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.93 3.90 3.33 4.09 3.76 4.16 4.20 3.85 3.95 3.95
    1.3 2.1 2.6 . 2.0 . 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.8 3.1 13.7 3.0 5.4 1.4 2.3 5.8 4.0 2.4
3: Average Prep. % 19.8 20.1 39.3 17.9 23.9 12.3 12.3 20.3 19.5 20.5
4: Good Prep. % 50.4 51.9 36.8 46.3 51.8 55.1 45.1 54.3 51.7 53.9
5: Excellent Prep. % 24.7 22.8 7.7 32.8 17.0 31.2 39.5 18.8 24.2 22.6

Public speaking/presentation skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.72 3.79 3.49 4.17 3.49 3.90 3.84 3.53 3.70 3.82
    2.3 1.9 2.5 . 4.0 0.7 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 6.8 6.5 12.7 4.3 9.9 3.6 5.3 9.4 7.3 3.7
3: Average Prep. % 27.9 24.5 29.7 14.5 32.4 25.0 26.9 37.0 27.2 26.9
4: Good Prep. % 42.6 45.1 43.2 40.6 40.3 46.4 38.3 36.2 46.4 47.5
5: Excellent Prep. % 20.4 22.0 11.9 40.6 13.4 24.3 27.4 15.2 17.2 20.6

Reading skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.89 3.98 3.39 3.95 3.68 3.87 4.17 3.78 3.89 3.88
    0.6 0.5 1.7 . 1.4 . . . . 0.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 4.7 3.6 12.9 3.0 7.6 3.5 3.1 2.2 3.4 3.7
3: Average Prep. % 23.2 19.4 40.5 27.3 27.9 26.2 15.0 32.1 24.3 22.8
4: Good Prep. % 48.4 50.2 34.5 40.9 48.4 50.4 43.4 51.1 52.0 54.3
5: Excellent Prep. % 23.1 26.3 10.3 28.8 14.8 19.9 38.5 14.6 20.3 18.9

Listening skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.84 3.89 3.61 3.96 3.65 3.89 4.10 3.66 3.74 3.82
    1.6 0.7 1.7 . 2.6 2.8 0.7 1.5 2.7 1.6
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 5.0 5.9 6.8 . 6.0 2.8 4.4 7.3 2.7 4.3
3: Average Prep. % 24.0 20.7 34.7 26.5 29.2 22.0 15.2 32.1 29.1 24.7
4: Good Prep. % 47.1 48.9 42.4 51.5 47.9 46.8 43.9 42.3 49.3 48.9
5: Excellent Prep. % 22.4 23.8 14.4 22.1 14.2 25.5 35.8 16.8 16.2 20.4
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Technical Knowledge

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.98 4.06 3.56 4.02 4.18 4.10 3.72 4.07 4.14 3.87
    0.9 0.4 2.7 . 0.3 . 2.2 . 0.7 0.9
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 4.2 3.7 8.9 1.6 2.2 2.3 7.1 2.3 3.4 4.7
3: Average Prep. % 18.4 14.9 30.4 20.3 11.6 14.3 25.9 19.1 13.8 22.6
4: Good Prep. % 49.6 51.2 45.5 53.1 51.0 54.9 45.7 48.1 45.5 50.6
5: Excellent Prep. % 27.0 29.7 12.5 25.0 34.9 28.6 19.0 30.5 36.6 21.2
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Computer Applications

Overall knowledge of computer applications
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.88 3.85 3.22 4.05 4.07 4.02 3.58 3.95 3.92 4.05
    2.4 2.4 9.7 . 1.4 . 4.3 2.3 2.1 1.1
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 5.3 5.6 21.2 3.0 3.5 3.0 8.6 3.8 2.7 1.9
3: Average Prep. % 19.9 21.9 20.4 24.2 13.7 15.7 28.6 13.5 24.0 17.1
4: Good Prep. % 47.1 45.1 34.5 37.9 49.7 57.5 41.9 57.9 43.2 51.2
5: Excellent Prep. % 25.4 25.0 14.2 34.8 31.8 23.9 16.6 22.6 28.1 28.8

Basic computer skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.01 4.02 3.18 4.18 3.98 4.15 3.86 3.98 4.16 4.26
    2.3 1.8 8.3 . 2.2 . 3.4 2.2 2.0 1.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 4.6 4.2 16.5 4.5 4.3 5.1 6.0 3.0 2.0 2.0
3: Average Prep. % 17.9 19.3 34.9 13.6 19.2 13.1 20.0 19.4 17.3 10.2
4: Good Prep. % 40.8 39.1 29.4 40.9 42.2 43.1 42.1 45.5 35.3 41.7
5: Excellent Prep. % 34.4 35.6 11.0 40.9 32.1 38.7 28.5 29.9 43.3 44.6

Technical computer skills
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.33 3.12 2.89 3.44 3.72 3.37 2.99 3.56 3.17 3.22
    7.8 9.8 17.5 4.4 3.6 3.9 12.0 5.0 8.7 8.8
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 15.1 17.7 19.4 15.6 9.5 19.4 19.8 9.2 22.6 15.0
3: Average Prep. % 29.7 34.5 30.1 24.4 23.4 27.2 34.1 30.8 29.6 32.8
4: Good Prep. % 31.4 26.9 22.3 42.2 38.0 35.0 25.4 35.0 21.7 32.0
5: Excellent Prep. % 16.0 11.1 10.7 13.3 25.5 14.6 8.7 20.0 17.4 11.4
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Application of Scientific Principles

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.90 4.22 3.19 3.83 4.14 3.98 3.43 4.29 4.11 3.47
    1.3 0.4 4.3 1.6 0.3 . 4.1 . 1.3 1.6
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 5.3 2.1 17.0 7.8 1.2 2.3 11.3 2.9 2.0 9.9
3: Average Prep. % 21.4 10.3 41.5 23.4 14.2 23.4 34.7 10.8 13.2 35.6
4: Good Prep. % 46.1 49.1 29.8 40.6 52.4 47.7 37.2 41.0 51.7 45.5
5: Excellent Prep. % 25.9 38.1 7.4 26.6 32.0 26.6 12.8 45.3 31.8 7.3
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Mathematical Skills

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.01 4.05 3.30 4.20 4.27 3.99 3.59 4.35 4.21 4.04
    1.0 1.4 3.8 . 0.5 . 2.3 . . 0.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 4.6 2.7 17.1 4.5 2.0 4.4 10.3 0.7 2.0 3.8
3: Average Prep. % 17.9 17.2 34.3 18.2 10.2 17.5 29.8 11.5 12.4 16.5
4: Good Prep. % 45.2 47.2 34.3 30.3 44.8 53.3 41.4 40.3 48.4 50.3
5: Excellent Prep. % 31.2 31.6 10.5 47.0 42.6 24.8 16.2 47.5 37.3 29.0
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Foreign Language Skills

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.11 3.01 2.63 3.39 2.65 2.88 3.42 3.07 2.96 3.28
    10.7 12.8 16.2 3.0 19.2 15.9 6.5 16.4 11.1 5.5
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 17.8 19.2 29.4 15.2 24.7 17.1 13.4 9.1 20.0 16.2
3: Average Prep. % 32.4 34.0 32.4 36.4 31.5 37.8 29.2 38.2 38.9 32.1
4: Good Prep. % 28.2 22.6 19.1 30.3 21.2 22.0 33.0 23.6 22.2 36.8
5: Excellent Prep. % 10.8 11.4 2.9 15.2 3.4 7.3 17.9 12.7 7.8 9.4
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Ability to Work in Teams

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.14 4.09 3.69 4.38 4.16 4.36 4.07 3.87 4.23 4.31
    0.7 0.7 2.6 . 0.6 1.4 0.7 2.1 0.7 .
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.4 3.1 6.9 . 3.6 2.9 4.2 5.7 3.3 1.4
3: Average Prep. % 15.6 17.1 28.4 16.2 13.4 11.4 18.2 22.1 11.2 11.2
4: Good Prep. % 41.9 45.0 43.1 29.4 44.1 27.1 41.1 42.9 42.1 41.8
5: Excellent Prep. % 38.4 34.0 19.0 54.4 38.3 57.1 35.8 27.1 42.8 45.5
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Leadership and Management Skills

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.65 3.75 3.29 4.06 3.30 3.85 3.80 3.34 3.72 3.86
    2.9 1.4 7.0 1.5 5.2 1.4 2.7 3.7 2.6 1.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 7.6 6.0 8.8 5.9 12.6 7.8 6.2 10.4 5.9 3.9
3: Average Prep. % 29.0 29.5 37.7 13.2 38.0 22.0 22.0 42.5 28.3 23.4
4: Good Prep. % 42.5 42.3 41.2 44.1 35.1 41.8 47.2 34.3 43.4 49.5
5: Excellent Prep. % 18.0 20.8 5.3 35.3 9.1 27.0 22.0 9.0 19.7 21.8
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Problem Solving Skills

Problem solving skills overall
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.09 4.07 4.12 4.28 4.12 4.16 4.05 4.07 4.14 4.05
    0.4 0.3 0.9 . 0.3 . 0.5 . 0.7 0.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 2.4 1.9 3.4 1.5 3.4 3.6 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.2
3: Average Prep. % 14.4 14.6 12.0 10.3 11.5 10.7 17.1 13.7 13.2 17.8
4: Good Prep. % 53.6 56.5 50.4 47.1 54.0 52.1 50.4 59.0 51.0 54.5
5: Excellent Prep. % 29.2 26.6 33.3 41.2 30.8 33.6 29.3 25.2 33.1 26.1

Bringing information/ideas together
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.98 4.03 4.13 4.19 3.87 4.05 4.11 3.74 3.89 3.95
    0.7 0.7 0.9 . 1.2 . 0.5 . 0.7 0.6
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.2 1.7 3.4 1.4 5.0 2.1 2.6 5.8 3.9 2.9
3: Average Prep. % 19.1 18.7 13.7 11.6 20.0 20.6 15.9 29.9 22.4 20.2
4: Good Prep. % 51.0 51.5 46.2 53.6 53.1 47.5 47.5 48.2 51.3 54.0
5: Excellent Prep. % 26.0 27.4 35.9 33.3 20.6 29.8 33.5 16.1 21.7 22.4

Creative thinking
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.84 3.83 4.40 4.12 3.66 3.87 4.00 3.59 3.84 3.76
    1.7 1.4 . . 3.2 . 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 8.4 8.0 3.7 7.4 4.6 6.6
3: Average Prep. % 24.1 27.4 7.7 13.4 25.3 22.5 19.1 38.5 24.5 26.2
4: Good Prep. % 44.3 44.4 31.6 47.8 45.2 44.2 44.2 36.3 47.7 47.1
5: Excellent Prep. % 24.2 22.9 56.4 34.3 18.0 25.4 31.5 16.3 21.9 18.9

Planning projects
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.86 3.88 3.93 4.18 3.69 4.17 3.97 3.56 3.88 3.86
    1.9 1.4 0.9 1.5 2.7 1.4 1.9 3.0 2.0 1.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 4.9 4.9 7.7 . 7.2 2.2 3.3 8.2 4.6 3.7
3: Average Prep. % 22.8 22.5 23.1 16.2 26.6 11.5 18.7 30.6 22.4 24.7
4: Good Prep. % 46.3 46.9 34.2 44.1 45.5 48.2 47.9 46.3 46.1 47.3
5: Excellent Prep. % 24.2 24.4 34.2 38.2 18.0 36.7 28.2 11.9 25.0 22.8

Defining problems
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.95 3.95 4.10 4.10 3.95 4.03 3.91 3.87 3.96 3.91
    0.9 0.5 0.8 1.5 1.5 . 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.8
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.5 3.1 2.5 . 3.5 1.4 4.3 5.9 3.9 3.5
3: Average Prep. % 19.9 22.0 17.8 16.2 17.6 19.9 20.3 19.3 19.7 21.2
4: Good Prep. % 51.3 49.2 43.2 51.5 53.0 53.2 51.0 53.3 50.0 53.0
5: Excellent Prep. % 24.4 25.1 35.6 30.9 24.3 25.5 23.4 20.7 25.7 21.6

Solving problems
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.06 4.02 4.14 4.28 4.19 4.11 3.95 4.06 4.05 4.01
    0.5 0.3 0.8 . 0.8 . 0.9 . 0.7 0.2
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 2.7 2.9 2.5 . 3.4 2.1 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.8
3: Average Prep. % 16.1 18.5 16.9 11.8 9.2 12.8 19.7 13.9 15.9 20.2
4: Good Prep. % 51.3 50.3 41.5 48.5 49.6 56.7 51.3 59.9 54.3 52.4
5: Excellent Prep. % 29.4 27.9 38.1 39.7 37.1 28.4 24.7 24.1 27.2 25.3
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Research, Internship or Student Teaching Skills

  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.95 4.11 3.33 4.23 3.97 4.25 4.06 3.69 4.02 3.58
    2.9 2.0 12.5 3.1 2.4 0.8 1.5 1.9 0.8 6.6
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 6.1 4.3 10.0 4.6 6.3 3.4 5.7 7.6 5.7 8.9
3: Average Prep. % 19.9 15.3 30.0 12.3 18.2 14.3 17.9 36.2 17.9 28.8
4: Good Prep. % 34.9 37.2 27.5 26.2 38.2 32.8 34.9 28.6 41.5 30.8
5: Excellent Prep. % 36.1 41.2 20.0 53.8 34.9 48.7 40.0 25.7 34.1 24.8
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Work Attitudes and Skills

Work attitudes and skills overall
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.93 4.02 3.74 4.12 3.75 3.99 4.07 3.81 3.91 3.95
    1.1 0.9 4.3 . 1.4 0.7 0.5 . 0.7 1.5
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 4.1 3.9 6.0 2.9 5.7 4.3 3.2 5.2 3.3 2.5
3: Average Prep. % 19.8 15.8 23.3 14.7 24.7 16.7 15.0 29.1 23.3 20.3
4: Good Prep. % 50.8 50.5 44.0 50.0 53.0 52.2 51.2 45.5 49.3 51.0
5: Excellent Prep. % 24.3 28.8 22.4 32.4 15.2 26.1 30.1 20.1 23.3 24.7

Ability to adjust
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.80 3.89 3.65 4.01 3.70 3.79 3.96 3.68 3.67 3.76
    1.7 1.1 3.5 1.5 1.4 0.7 1.6 0.8 4.1 2.1
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 5.6 3.4 9.7 1.5 8.0 7.2 3.0 7.8 4.7 6.9
3: Average Prep. % 25.8 25.3 25.7 20.6 27.2 23.9 22.7 32.6 29.1 26.5
4: Good Prep. % 44.5 46.1 40.7 47.1 46.1 48.6 43.6 40.3 44.6 42.2
5: Excellent Prep. % 22.4 24.1 20.4 29.4 17.3 19.6 29.1 18.6 17.6 22.3

Working under pressure
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.07 4.06 4.34 4.10 4.13 4.04 4.11 3.93 3.93 3.97
    1.2 0.9 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.5 3.3 1.6
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 4.2 3.2 3.4 3.0 4.9 6.5 4.0 4.4 2.6 4.7
3: Average Prep. % 17.6 21.0 9.4 17.9 13.9 15.8 17.4 19.0 21.9 19.6
4: Good Prep. % 40.6 39.3 29.9 38.8 41.5 41.7 38.0 49.6 41.7 43.3
5: Excellent Prep. % 36.4 35.7 55.6 38.8 38.9 35.3 39.4 25.5 30.5 30.7

Making decisions under pressure
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.81 3.88 3.98 4.02 3.71 3.78 3.92 3.74 3.68 3.75
    1.8 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.8 3.6 1.4 2.9 3.4 2.1
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 6.5 5.0 4.3 4.5 8.4 7.2 5.5 6.6 6.7 7.5
3: Average Prep. % 25.5 27.3 22.2 21.2 28.7 21.0 21.9 25.0 28.2 25.5
4: Good Prep. % 40.9 38.7 41.0 36.4 38.6 44.2 41.9 44.9 41.6 43.9
5: Excellent Prep. % 25.2 28.0 31.6 36.4 22.4 23.9 29.2 20.6 20.1 21.1

Ability to work independently
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.18 4.24 4.34 4.36 4.04 4.13 4.27 4.20 4.11 4.16
    0.7 0.3 0.9 . 1.1 . 0.9 . 0.7 0.8
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 2.4 1.9 3.4 . 4.3 2.8 1.4 2.2 2.6 1.8
3: Average Prep. % 13.2 12.9 6.9 10.4 15.3 15.6 12.2 12.3 15.1 12.8
4: Good Prep. % 45.5 43.0 37.9 43.3 48.8 46.8 40.7 49.3 48.0 49.5
5: Excellent Prep. % 38.1 41.8 50.9 46.3 30.6 34.8 44.8 36.2 33.6 35.0

Ability to work with diverse persons
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.99 3.99 3.77 4.16 3.95 3.91 4.10 3.74 4.06 3.99
    1.9 2.3 2.6 . 1.6 1.5 2.5 0.8 1.3 2.1
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 5.2 4.6 10.4 6.0 5.2 7.4 3.7 12.0 2.7 4.6
3: Average Prep. % 20.3 22.4 25.2 16.4 21.1 22.8 16.9 24.8 20.1 18.0
4: Good Prep. % 37.6 32.6 31.3 32.8 41.2 35.3 35.7 37.6 40.3 42.9
5: Excellent Prep. % 35.0 38.1 30.4 44.8 31.0 33.1 41.2 24.8 35.6 32.4

Dependability and punctuality
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.02 4.12 3.77 4.20 3.86 4.10 4.13 3.87 4.03 4.03
    1.4 0.5 2.6 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.4 0.7 1.4 1.5
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.6 2.7 10.4 1.5 4.5 2.2 3.7 3.7 1.4 2.9
3: Average Prep. % 18.8 17.5 15.7 12.3 21.7 19.4 15.5 25.9 20.9 19.1
4: Good Prep. % 44.2 42.8 49.6 44.6 49.5 38.8 38.8 47.4 45.9 44.0
5: Excellent Prep. % 32.0 36.5 21.7 40.0 22.4 38.1 40.6 22.2 30.4 32.6
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Professional Development

Professional development overall
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.94 4.04 3.48 4.14 3.79 4.08 4.01 3.81 4.00 3.99
    1.2 1.3 2.7 1.4 1.7 . 1.1 2.2 . 0.4
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.1 2.2 8.8 2.9 3.9 1.4 3.6 1.5 0.7 2.9
3: Average Prep. % 20.6 16.0 35.4 11.6 25.3 18.1 18.4 26.9 20.9 18.6
4: Good Prep. % 51.0 52.0 44.2 47.8 51.9 51.4 46.5 52.2 56.1 53.8
5: Excellent Prep. % 24.2 28.6 8.8 36.2 17.1 29.0 30.4 17.2 22.3 24.3

Professionalism
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.91 4.02 3.49 4.14 3.71 4.03 4.04 3.78 3.93 3.97
    1.6 1.6 2.6 1.4 2.6 . 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.0
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 4.4 2.6 9.6 2.9 6.8 4.3 4.1 6.6 2.0 3.1
3: Average Prep. % 21.5 19.1 37.7 10.1 25.2 21.3 16.4 27.9 25.3 20.2
4: Good Prep. % 46.3 45.2 36.0 50.7 48.1 41.8 45.9 43.4 47.3 49.1
5: Excellent Prep. % 26.2 31.5 14.0 34.8 17.4 32.6 32.3 21.3 24.7 26.6

Ethics
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.04 4.16 3.57 4.22 3.90 4.21 4.16 3.82 4.04 4.07
    1.6 1.2 4.3 1.4 1.7 . 1.7 3.6 0.7 1.2
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.6 1.4 9.6 1.4 6.7 2.8 2.8 4.3 1.3 2.9
3: Average Prep. % 17.5 15.3 27.0 14.5 18.5 16.3 14.1 25.4 22.0 17.8
4: Good Prep. % 43.3 44.8 42.6 39.1 46.2 37.6 40.1 39.9 45.3 44.1
5: Excellent Prep. % 34.0 37.3 16.5 43.5 26.9 43.3 41.2 26.8 30.7 34.1

Resourcefulness
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.03 4.13 4.12 4.20 3.89 4.09 4.08 3.90 4.03 3.99
    0.9 0.7 1.7 . 1.2 . 1.2 . 0.7 0.6
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 4.9 4.3 3.1 5.9 2.0 3.7
3: Average Prep. % 18.7 18.5 13.8 17.4 20.6 16.3 16.1 24.3 17.9 20.1
4: Good Prep. % 46.5 43.3 48.3 40.6 50.1 45.4 45.1 43.4 52.3 47.1
5: Excellent Prep. % 30.6 36.0 34.5 40.6 23.1 34.0 34.4 26.5 27.2 28.5

Confidence
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.90 3.98 3.63 4.14 3.77 3.88 4.01 3.83 3.99 3.88
    2.3 2.6 5.2 1.4 3.1 2.1 2.6 2.2 . 1.0
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 5.1 3.1 10.3 2.9 6.0 8.5 4.5 2.9 7.3 5.1
3: Average Prep. % 20.9 18.6 24.1 17.4 24.4 21.3 15.9 28.3 17.2 23.7
4: Good Prep. % 43.5 45.1 37.1 36.2 44.5 35.5 43.2 42.8 44.4 45.3
5: Excellent Prep. % 28.1 30.6 23.3 42.0 22.1 32.6 33.8 23.9 31.1 24.9

Ability to learn independently
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.11 4.20 4.05 4.30 4.01 4.12 4.20 4.04 4.08 4.07
    1.0 0.9 0.9 . 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.6
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 2.7 1.7 4.3 . 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.2 . 2.7
3: Average Prep. % 15.6 12.5 18.8 13.0 17.2 14.9 13.2 21.7 23.8 15.4
4: Good Prep. % 45.3 46.3 41.0 43.5 46.8 44.7 40.1 39.9 41.7 52.3
5: Excellent Prep. % 35.4 38.6 35.0 43.5 30.5 36.2 42.7 34.8 33.8 29.1

Ability to grow on the job
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.83 3.97 3.63 4.06 3.69 3.85 3.94 3.75 3.81 3.76
    1.6 1.8 4.4 . 1.6 0.7 2.2 0.8 0.7 1.3
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 5.3 2.7 4.4 . 9.0 5.9 3.9 3.8 6.1 5.7
3: Average Prep. % 24.9 20.4 34.2 25.8 25.8 26.5 20.3 34.6 28.4 27.9
4: Good Prep. % 45.1 47.3 37.7 42.4 46.3 41.2 45.2 41.4 41.2 46.2
5: Excellent Prep. % 23.1 27.8 19.3 31.8 17.3 25.7 28.4 19.5 23.6 18.9

Willingness to accept new responsibilities
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.94 4.07 3.72 4.14 3.78 3.94 4.05 3.81 3.92 3.91
    1.2 0.9 4.3 . 1.6 . 1.1 0.7 . 1.2
1: Poor Prep. %
2: Fair Prep. % 3.7 3.2 2.6 . 5.5 4.3 3.2 5.2 2.7 3.1
3: Average Prep. % 22.5 17.0 28.7 21.7 24.8 25.4 19.3 31.1 28.4 23.4
4: Good Prep. % 45.5 45.7 45.2 42.0 49.7 42.0 42.0 38.5 43.2 48.1
5: Excellent Prep. % 27.1 33.3 19.1 36.2 18.5 28.3 34.4 24.4 25.7 24.1
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Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
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Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: April, 2003

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