North Carolina State University
2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey
Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Instructions:

Please take a few moments to reflect on your experiences in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences (FBNS) and at NCSU overall. We want to make the educational experiences of students as valuable and relevant as we possibly can. To do this, we need to hear about your experiences during your years of study in this NCSU program. Your opinions are important to us! Any information you provide will be held in the strictest professional confidence. Individuals will not be associated with responses; only group-level data will be reported.

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.

1. Which of the following curricula in the department is your major?
Food Science
Bioprocessing Science
Nutrition Science

2. As you think back on your overall educational experience in FBNS, how satisfied are you with the education you have gained in this program?
Very satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Moderately dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied

3. Overall, how would you rate the breadth of technical knowledge and skills provided in the FBNS curriculum?
Excellent
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor

4. To what extent do you think the education you got in the FBNS department contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in each of the following areas?	Do Not Know	Very Much	Somewhat	Very Little	Not At All
A. Writing skills	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
B. Speaking skills	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
C. Listening skills	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
D. Comprehension skills (understanding written information)	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
E. Using mathematics skills	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
F. Applying scientific methods of inquiry	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
G. Enhancing analytical skills	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
H. Developing computer skills	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all

	Do Not Know	Very Much	Somewhat	Very Little	Not At All
I. Understanding how science and technology influence everyday life	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
J. Ability to adapt to changing technologies	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
K. Ability to critically analyze ideas and information	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
L. Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
M. Ability to lead or guide others	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
N. Ability to function as part of a team	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all
O. Ability to plan and carry out projects independently	Do not know	Very much	Somewhat	Very little	Not at all

5. How did you learn about your major?

6. What was the main reason you decided to make Food Science, Bioprocessing Science, or Nutrition Science your major?

7. Overall, what have been your most positive experiences in your major?

8. What have been your most negative experiences in your major?

9. Did you have any summer jobs, part-time jobs, or formal internships as an undergraduate student?
Yes
No (Mark your response then skip to question 11)

If yes, please list:

10. What was the value of these jobs or internships to your education?
Very high value
High value
Moderate value
Limited value
Limited or no value

11. Which classes in your major did you find to be most valuable for your education? Why?

12. Which ones did you find least valuable? Why?

13. What other classes at NCSU did you find to be most valuable for your education? Why?

14. Which one did you find the least valuable? Why?

15. Please suggest one or two things about the FBNS department you would like to see changed.

Thank you for your time and assistance!