This document lists survey questions and response options for the 1999 Graduating Senior Survey. To view frequency distributions of the responses to a questions, click on the question number.
| FACULTY CONTRIBUTIONS (Survey items 1-9) |
| Please evaluate how well faculty members in your major department do each of the following. (Scale = 4="Excellent," 3="Good," 2="Fair," 1="Poor.") |
| 1. Set high expectations to learn |
| 2. Respect the diverse talents and ways of learning of you and your classmates |
| 3. Encourage you to be an actively involved learner |
| 4. Encourage student-faculty interaction, in and out of the classroom |
| 5. Give you frequent and prompt feedback |
| 6. Encourage you to devote sufficient time and energy to your coursework |
| 7. Develop opportunities for you to learn cooperatively with fellow students |
| 8. Care about your academic success and welfare |
| 9. In general, how would you evaluate your instructors on these eight measures? |
| EVALUATION OF SERVICES (Survey items 10-14) |
| Based on your last two years on this campus, how would you evaluate each of the following ? (If you have not had enough experience with
a service to evaluate it, please mark the response "Don't know/did not use" and then skip to the next service.)
(Scale = 4="Excellent," 3="Good," 2="Fair," 1="Poor.") | 10. Academic advising in your major |
| Access to advisor |
| Sufficient time with advisor |
| Accurate information about degree requirements and course sequencing |
| Knowledge of campus policies and procedures |
| Academic advising services overall |
| 11. Research support |
| Access to faculty involved in research |
| Access to up-to-date facilities such as labs, studios, and research centers |
| Research support overall |
| 12. Technology services |
| Access to the Internet |
| Hours of operation for computer center, labs, and help desks |
| Access to up-to-date facilities |
| Access to trained staff for help |
| Technology training classes |
| Technology services overall |
13. Based on your last two years on this campus, how would you evaluate each of the following services? (If you have not had enough experience with a service to evaluate it, please mark the response "don't know/did not use" and then skip to the next service.) For those services which required interaction with university offices or units (secretaries, tutors, counselors, office workers, etc.), please rate how responsive the staffs in those offices or units were to your needs. For those services which required interaction with staff secretaries, tutors, counselors, office workers, or other people [questions 1-12], please ALSO rate how responsive those staff people were to your needs. (Scale for both rating of services and rating of staff: 4="Excellent," 3="Good," 2="Fair," 1="Poor.")
| Personal safety on the NC State campus |
| University planning & placement services |
| College/departmental placement assistance |
| Library services |
| Bookstore services & products |
| Registration process |
| Financial aid services |
| Campus food services |
| Campus health services |
| Campus counseling (not career) services |
| Business services/cashier/student accounts |
| Campus residence life programs for students living in university-owned housing |
| Opportunities to participate in campus recreational and other extra-curricular or co-curricular activities |
| Opportunities to participate in community service projects |
| Opportunities to develop leadership skills |
14a. Did you receive financial aid (including scholarships, grants, loans, work-study employment) while at NC State?
| Yes | No |
b. If yes, were you satisfied with your aid package?
| Very satisfied | Moderately satisfied | Moderately dissatisfied | Very dissatisfied |
c. If dissatisfied with financial aid services, with which one service were you LEAST satisfied?
The financial aid application process
The financial aid award package I received
Customer service skills of the reception staff
Customer service skills of the phone staff
Customer service skills of the advisor staff
| EMPLOYMENT AND INVOLVEMENT WHILE AT NC STATE (Survey items 17-23) |
If you were employed at any time while at NC State, please answer questions 18-20.
If not, skip to question 21.
18. If you worked during this academic year while at NC State, on average how many hours per week did you work?
| Less than 5 hours per week | 20-24 hours per week | ||
| 5-9 hours per week | 25-29 hours per week | ||
| 10-14 hours per week | 30-34 hours per week | ||
| 15-19 hours per week | 35 or more hours per week |
19. If you worked during this academic year while at NC State, was your job related to your academic major?
| Directly related (Skip to question 21.) | Somewhat related (Skip to question 21.) | Not related (Go to question 20.) |
20. If your answer to question 19 was "not related," was this by choice?
| Yes | No |
21. Did your major include a co-op, internship, practicum, student teaching, or other field experience?
| Yes | No (Skip to question 24.) |
22. How would you evaluate this experience in terms of its contribution to your personal and professional growth?
| Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor |
23. Have you received a job offer from one of these employers?
| Yes | No |
| YOUR CONCLUSIONS (Survey items 24-31) |
25. Assuming you graduate at the end of this semester, to what extent will you have accomplished your primary goal or objective
for attending NC State?
| Fully accomplished | Partially accomplished | Not accomplished |
26. How well do you feel NC State met your needs in the following three areas?
(Scale: 4="Very Well," 3="Adequately," 2="Somewhat Adequately," 1="Poorly.")
| Intellectual growth |
| Career growth |
| Personal growth |
27. Please indicate the best description of your plans following graduation by filling in the one most appropriate bubble.
28. All things considered, how would you characterize the intellectual environment on this campus?
| Very strong | Strong | Average | Weak | Very weak |
29. All things considered, how would you evaluate the quality of instruction...
| a. in your major? | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | |||
| b. overall? | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor |
30. All things considered, how would you evaluate the overall education that you are receiving at this institution?
| Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor |
31. If you could start over again...
| a. would you still choose to attend NC State? | Yes | No | Not sure | |||
| b. would you still choose the same major field of study? | Yes | No | Not sure |
For more information on the 1999 Graduating Senior Survey
contact:
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: April 2000
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