2012 Alumni Survey
College Comparisons of Undergraduate Educational Goals
Communication Skills Frequency Distributions
This document reports frequency distributions of communication skills goals by college. Comparisons of mean ratings are available on the
web.
Importance | Preparation
Importance
| Communication skills overall | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| 4: Very important | 91.0% | 91.0% | 94.4% | 95.6% | 93.9% | 85.6% | 95.0% | 91.9% | 84.7% | 91.9% |
| 3: Somewhat important | 8.6% | 8.6% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 14.1% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 8.1% |
| 2: Not very important | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | . | . | 1.5% | . |
| Total (N) | 2,818 | 522 | 90 | 634 | 164 | 681 | 119 | 62 | 137 | 409 |
| Writing effectively | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| 4: Very important | 67.8% | 65.1% | 63.3% | 81.4% | 61.6% | 59.8% | 65.5% | 46.8% | 63.5% | 72.4% |
| 3: Somewhat important | 26.9% | 30.8% | 30.0% | 14.5% | 31.7% | 34.2% | 29.4% | 48.4% | 29.9% | 21.5% |
| 2: Not very important | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 5.6% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 5.9% |
| 1: Not at all important | 0.4% | 0.2% | . | 0.5% | . | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | . | 0.2% |
| Total (N) | 2,819 | 522 | 90 | 634 | 164 | 681 | 119 | 62 | 137 | 410 |
| Speaking to small and large groups and making presentations | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| 4: Very important | 61.5% | 61.9% | 72.2% | 63.7% | 68.3% | 54.3% | 63.9% | 71.0% | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 3: Somewhat important | 27.7% | 26.2% | 16.7% | 26.3% | 23.8% | 32.0% | 26.9% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 30.2% |
| 2: Not very important | 9.4% | 10.3% | 8.9% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 12.5% | 9.2% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 7.3% |
| 1: Not at all important | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 1.6% | . | 1.2% | . | 3.2% | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,819 | 522 | 90 | 634 | 164 | 681 | 119 | 62 | 137 | 410 |
| Understanding written and oral information | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| 4: Very important | 91.1% | 92.9% | 85.6% | 92.7% | 88.4% | 91.2% | 89.1% | 83.9% | 92.0% | 89.8% |
| 3: Somewhat important | 8.4% | 6.9% | 12.2% | 6.2% | 11.6% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 14.5% | 8.0% | 10.2% |
| 2: Not very important | 0.3% | . | 1.1% | 0.8% | . | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% | . | . |
| 1: Not at all important | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.3% | . | 0.3% | . | . | . | . |
| Total (N) | 2,818 | 522 | 90 | 634 | 164 | 680 | 119 | 62 | 137 | 410 |
Preparation
| Communication skills overall | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| 4: Very much | 39.7% | 41.7% | 35.6% | 52.5% | 41.1% | 25.2% | 46.6% | 37.7% | 25.5% | 44.5% |
| 3: Somewhat | 49.5% | 47.3% | 53.3% | 41.7% | 50.3% | 58.4% | 47.5% | 49.2% | 54.7% | 47.2% |
| 2: Very little | 9.3% | 9.2% | 7.8% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 14.7% | 5.1% | 8.2% | 15.3% | 7.1% |
| 1: Not at all | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 1.2% |
| Total (N) | 2,807 | 520 | 90 | 631 | 163 | 678 | 118 | 61 | 137 | 409 |
| Writing effectively | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| 4: Very much | 38.5% | 37.3% | 25.6% | 59.1% | 40.5% | 24.0% | 44.1% | 16.4% | 27.7% | 39.6% |
| 3: Somewhat | 47.6% | 48.3% | 56.7% | 34.9% | 48.5% | 56.5% | 42.4% | 47.5% | 48.9% | 50.1% |
| 2: Very little | 11.8% | 12.7% | 14.4% | 5.1% | 8.6% | 16.8% | 11.9% | 27.9% | 21.2% | 8.1% |
| 1: Not at all | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 8.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Total (N) | 2,807 | 520 | 90 | 631 | 163 | 678 | 118 | 61 | 137 | 409 |
| Speaking to small and large groups and making presentations | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| 4: Very much | 38.8% | 39.6% | 44.4% | 40.3% | 50.9% | 28.9% | 62.7% | 49.2% | 24.1% | 42.1% |
| 3: Somewhat | 45.5% | 43.1% | 42.2% | 45.5% | 39.9% | 50.9% | 30.5% | 36.1% | 50.4% | 46.7% |
| 2: Very little | 13.7% | 14.6% | 8.9% | 12.4% | 8.6% | 18.1% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 21.2% | 10.8% |
| 1: Not at all | 2.0% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 0.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,807 | 520 | 90 | 631 | 163 | 678 | 118 | 61 | 137 | 409 |
| Understanding written and oral information | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| 4: Very much | 52.2% | 55.8% | 38.9% | 61.6% | 52.8% | 45.6% | 60.2% | 37.7% | 42.3% | 49.6% |
| 3: Somewhat | 41.6% | 38.3% | 48.9% | 34.9% | 42.3% | 45.3% | 35.6% | 50.8% | 50.4% | 45.5% |
| 2: Very little | 5.0% | 4.8% | 7.8% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% | 3.9% |
| 1: Not at all | 1.2% | 1.2% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.8% | . | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Total (N) | 2,806 | 520 | 90 | 631 | 163 | 677 | 118 | 61 | 137 | 409 |
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Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu
Posted: July, 2012