North Carolina State University
2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
of Professional Preparation
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents� assessment of professional preparation at NC State. Specifically, results are presented for respondents� assessments of the importance of skills in their current professional positions and how well they were prepared in each area through their program of study 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 table header.
Professional Preparation:
Importance in Current Position
Q Importance in Current Position
| Importance in your current position |
Mean
Ratings |
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| All | Men | Women | Af. Am | White | Other | |
| Imp. Overall communication skills | 4.67 | 4.61 | 4.75 | 4.78 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| Imp. Written communication skills | 4.32 | 4.28 | 4.38 | 4.39 | 4.32 | 4.38 |
| Imp. Public speak/pres. skills | 4.05 | 4.04 | 4.07 | 4.17 | 4.04 | 4.09 |
| Imp. Reading skills | 4.20 | 4.13 | 4.29 | 4.50 | 4.18 | 4.30 |
| Imp. Listening skills | 4.55 | 4.48 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.55 | 4.52 |
| Imp. Overall technical knowledge | 4.24 | 4.30 | 4.17 | 4.18 | 4.24 | 4.32 |
| Imp. Overall know. of computer apps. | 4.22 | 4.21 | 4.22 | 4.23 | 4.21 | 4.40 |
| Imp. Basic computer skills | 4.39 | 4.30 | 4.49 | 4.43 | 4.38 | 4.42 |
| Imp. Technical computer skills | 2.87 | 3.05 | 2.64 | 2.94 | 2.84 | 3.27 |
| Imp. Ability to apply sci. principles | 3.41 | 3.55 | 3.23 | 3.28 | 3.40 | 3.68 |
| Imp. Ability to apply math skills | 3.60 | 3.72 | 3.45 | 3.51 | 3.60 | 3.69 |
| Imp. Foreign language skills | 2.15 | 2.07 | 2.25 | 2.40 | 2.11 | 2.48 |
| Imp. Ability to work in teams | 4.35 | 4.29 | 4.42 | 4.53 | 4.32 | 4.56 |
| Imp. leadership and management skills | 4.35 | 4.35 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 4.35 | 4.31 |
| Imp. Using knowledge to solve problems overall | 4.62 | 4.63 | 4.60 | 4.63 | 4.61 | 4.65 |
| Imp. Bringing info/ideas together | 4.41 | 4.37 | 4.45 | 4.44 | 4.40 | 4.48 |
| Imp. Thinking creatively | 4.28 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.32 | 4.28 | 4.38 |
| Imp. Planning projects | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.27 | 4.26 | 4.28 | 4.37 |
| Imp. Defining problems | 4.43 | 4.44 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.54 |
| Imp. Solving problems | 4.58 | 4.60 | 4.56 | 4.52 | 4.58 | 4.66 |
| Imp. Skills from research or intern exp. | 3.96 | 3.85 | 4.10 | 4.21 | 3.94 | 4.08 |
| Imp. Work attitudes/skills overall | 4.59 | 4.51 | 4.69 | 4.60 | 4.59 | 4.60 |
| Imp. Ability adjust new job demands | 4.50 | 4.43 | 4.58 | 4.56 | 4.49 | 4.60 |
| Imp. Working under pressure | 4.56 | 4.52 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 4.55 | 4.70 |
| Imp. Make decisions under pressure | 4.45 | 4.44 | 4.46 | 4.46 | 4.44 | 4.52 |
| Imp. Ability work independently | 4.59 | 4.53 | 4.67 | 4.57 | 4.60 | 4.61 |
| Imp. Ability wrk w/diverse persons | 4.18 | 4.02 | 4.37 | 4.61 | 4.14 | 4.39 |
| Imp. Being dependable and punctual | 4.62 | 4.57 | 4.69 | 4.65 | 4.62 | 4.63 |
| Imp. Professional dev. overall | 4.54 | 4.48 | 4.62 | 4.59 | 4.53 | 4.64 |
| Imp. Professionalism | 4.54 | 4.47 | 4.63 | 4.64 | 4.53 | 4.58 |
| Imp. Ethics | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.72 | 4.61 | 4.62 | 4.65 |
| Imp. Resourcefulness | 4.56 | 4.51 | 4.62 | 4.56 | 4.56 | 4.58 |
| Imp. Confidence in performance | 4.62 | 4.56 | 4.68 | 4.68 | 4.61 | 4.61 |
| Imp. Ability learn independently | 4.55 | 4.51 | 4.61 | 4.63 | 4.55 | 4.55 |
| Imp. Ability grow on the job | 4.57 | 4.53 | 4.61 | 4.51 | 4.57 | 4.63 |
| Imp. Willing. accept new resp. | 4.63 | 4.58 | 4.70 | 4.62 | 4.63 | 4.72 |
Q Preparation by NC State
| How well prepared by NC State |
Mean
Ratings |
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| All | Men | Women | Af. Am | White | Other | |
| Prep. Overall communication skills | 3.93 | 3.85 | 4.02 | 3.90 | 3.94 | 3.79 |
| Prep. Written communication skills | 3.93 | 3.87 | 4.01 | 4.02 | 3.94 | 3.76 |
| Prep. Public speak/pres. skills | 3.72 | 3.66 | 3.79 | 3.83 | 3.73 | 3.54 |
| Prep. Reading skills | 3.89 | 3.77 | 4.03 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 3.83 |
| Prep. Listening skills | 3.84 | 3.74 | 3.95 | 3.86 | 3.84 | 3.83 |
| Prep. Overall technical knowledge | 3.98 | 4.01 | 3.93 | 3.86 | 3.98 | 3.97 |
| Prep. Overall know. of computer apps. | 3.88 | 3.92 | 3.82 | 3.99 | 3.86 | 4.05 |
| Prep. Basic computer skills | 4.01 | 3.98 | 4.03 | 4.10 | 3.99 | 4.10 |
| Prep. Technical computer skills | 3.33 | 3.44 | 3.16 | 3.39 | 3.30 | 3.61 |
| Prep. Ability to apply sci. principles | 3.90 | 3.97 | 3.80 | 3.79 | 3.91 | 3.89 |
| Prep. Ability to apply math skills | 4.01 | 4.09 | 3.91 | 3.93 | 4.01 | 4.02 |
| Prep. Foreign language skills | 3.11 | 2.94 | 3.31 | 3.23 | 3.09 | 3.25 |
| Prep. Ability to work in teams | 4.14 | 4.09 | 4.20 | 4.18 | 4.14 | 4.15 |
| Prep. Leadership and management skills | 3.65 | 3.53 | 3.79 | 3.63 | 3.66 | 3.56 |
| Prep. Using knowledge to solve problems overall | 4.09 | 4.08 | 4.10 | 3.99 | 4.10 | 4.01 |
| Prep. Bringing info/ideas together | 3.98 | 3.92 | 4.06 | 3.95 | 3.99 | 3.93 |
| Prep. Thinking creatively | 3.84 | 3.80 | 3.88 | 3.92 | 3.83 | 3.82 |
| Prep. Planning projects | 3.86 | 3.77 | 3.96 | 3.88 | 3.86 | 3.82 |
| Prep. Defining problems | 3.95 | 3.92 | 3.98 | 3.92 | 3.95 | 3.92 |
| Prep. Solving problems | 4.06 | 4.08 | 4.05 | 3.95 | 4.07 | 4.00 |
| Prep. Skills from research or intern exp | 3.95 | 3.87 | 4.05 | 3.99 | 3.95 | 3.94 |
| Prep. Work attitudes/skills overall | 3.93 | 3.85 | 4.03 | 3.92 | 3.93 | 3.93 |
| Prep. Ability adjust new job demands | 3.80 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 3.81 | 3.80 | 3.80 |
| Prep. Working under pressure | 4.07 | 4.02 | 4.13 | 4.02 | 4.07 | 4.06 |
| Prep. Make decisions under pressure | 3.81 | 3.76 | 3.88 | 3.89 | 3.80 | 3.84 |
| Prep. Ability work independently | 4.18 | 4.10 | 4.28 | 4.15 | 4.18 | 4.14 |
| Prep. Ability wrk w/diverse persons | 3.99 | 3.91 | 4.07 | 3.98 | 3.98 | 4.07 |
| Prep. Being dependable and punctual | 4.02 | 3.96 | 4.10 | 3.98 | 4.03 | 3.97 |
| Prep. Professional dev. overall | 3.94 | 3.89 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.94 | 3.91 |
| Prep. Professionalism | 3.91 | 3.85 | 3.99 | 3.95 | 3.91 | 3.86 |
| Prep. Ethics | 4.04 | 3.98 | 4.12 | 4.01 | 4.06 | 3.91 |
| Prep. Resourcefulness | 4.03 | 3.97 | 4.10 | 3.96 | 4.03 | 3.98 |
| Prep. Confidence in performance | 3.90 | 3.87 | 3.93 | 3.83 | 3.91 | 3.86 |
| Prep. Ability learn independently | 4.11 | 4.07 | 4.17 | 4.08 | 4.12 | 4.02 |
| Prep. Ability grow on the job | 3.83 | 3.76 | 3.91 | 3.77 | 3.84 | 3.70 |
| Prep. Willing. accept new resp. | 3.94 | 3.84 | 4.05 | 3.99 | 3.94 | 3.83 |
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