North Carolina State University
2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey:
Department of Crop Science

INSTRUCTIONS:

The Department of Crop Science is very interested in your opinions, and believes that as a graduating senior you can provide it with useful information to help evaluate and improve its 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 hit the SUBMIT button at the end of the form to submit your answers.

As seniors, you have completed the sequence of courses in the Agronomy Program. The faculty would like to receive your input concerning the effectiveness of the program.

Please rate each Crop or Soil Science course below:	Not applicable (did not take)	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
1. CS200: Intro. Turfgrass Management	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
2. CS200L: Intro. Turfgrass Management Lab	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
3. CS210: Residential Lawn Management	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
4. CS211: Plant Genetics	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
5. CS211L: Plant Genetics Problem Session	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
6. CS213: Crops: Adaptation & Production	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
7. CS213L: Crops: Adaptation & Production Lab	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
8. CS230: Introduction to Agroecology	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
9. CS312: Grassland Management & Natural Resource Conservation	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
10. CS312L: Grassland Management & Natural Resource Conservation Lab	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor

	Not applicable (did not take)	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
11. CS400: Turf Cultural Systems	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
12. CS411: Crop Ecology	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
13. CS413: Plant Breeding	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
14. CS414: Weed Science	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
15. CS414L: Weed Science Lab	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
16. CS 415: Agronomic Pest Management Systems	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
17. CS424: Seed Science and Technology	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
18. CS430: Advanced Agroecology	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
19. CS(SSC)440: GIS Ag & E	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
20. CS(SSC)462: Soil-Crop Management Systems	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor

	Not applicable (did not take)	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
21. CS465: Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
22. CS(SSC)490: Senior Sem. Crop Sci-Soil Sci	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
23. CS492: External Learning Experience	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
24. SSC200: Soil Science	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
25. SSC341: Soil Fertility & Fertilizers	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
26. SSC342: Soil Fertility & Fertilizers Lab	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
27. SSC461: Soil Physical Properties and Plant Growth	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
28. SSC452: Soil Classification	Not applicable	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor

29. Which of the above courses do you feel contributed most to your knowledge of Agronomy/Turfgrass Science and why?

30. Which of the above courses do you feel contributed least to your knowledge of Agronomy/Turfgrass Science and why?

31. Did you have enough hands-on experiences in your agronomy classes? Please explain.

32. Did you work for a Crop or Soil Science research or extension project during the summer months? If so, was it a valuable experience? Why or why not?

33. Did you participate in a summer internship (CS493)? If so, was it a valuable experience? Why or why not?

Please evaluate the following areas in the Agronomy Education Program:	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
34. Content of the Crop or Soil Science courses	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
35. Quality of instruction	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
36. Appropriateness of assignments	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
37. Availability of instructors	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
38. Quality of advising	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
39. Availability of advisor	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
40. Faculty interest in individual students	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
41. Student activities (Agronomy/Turf clubs)	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor

Thank you for your time and assistance!