North Carolina State University
2010-2011 Graduating Senior Survey
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

Instructions:

The Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources is very interested in your opinions, and believes that you can provide it with useful information to help us evaluate and improve our programs. 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.

1. What is your major? (check only one unless a double major)
ES: Watershed Hydrology
Environmental Technology
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Forest Management
Natural Resources - Ecosystem Assessment
Natural Resources - Policy and Administration
Please list any minors:

2. At what level did you start at NCSU?
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Special

3. Did you start out in your current major?
Started out in current major as a freshman at NC State
Transferred into current major from another college or university
Transferred into current major from another on-campus major or FYC Please specify major:

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Looking back on your educational experience in Forestry & Environmental Resources, how satisfied are you with each of the following aspects of your education?	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied	No Opinion/Does Not Apply
4. Your ability to utilize modern technologies	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
5. Your ability to work safely and capably under rigorous conditions in the field	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
6. Your ability to apply critical thinking to problem solving	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
7. Your advisor	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
8. Career and job placement services	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
9. Your Summer Camp or Practicum experience	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
10. Opportunities to improve your oral communication skills	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
11. Opportunities to improve your written communication skills	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
12. Preparation for your desired career after graduation	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply
13. Preparation for graduate studies	Very Satisfied	Moderately Satisfied	Moderately dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	No opinion/Does not apply

14. What have been your most valuable courses?

15. With which courses have you experienced the most difficulty?

16. Please describe any new courses that should be added for students in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources:

17. Please identify any courses you were required to take that you think should not be required:

18. Overall, what could the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources do to improve the quality of our students' educational experience?

Forest Management students ONLY: All students in the Forest Management (FOM) curriculum, all concentrations, are asked to answer a few additional questions. Please click on the FOM button to submit your responses to this survey and go to the Forest Management Program one.

Environmental Technology students ONLY: All students in the Environmental Technology (ET) curriculum are asked to answer a few additional questions. Please click on the ET button to submit your responses to this survey and go to the Environmental Technology one.

NRE or NRP students ONLY: All students in the Natural Resources - Ecosystem Assessment (NRE) or Natural Resources - Policy & Administration concentrations are asked to answer a few additional questions. Please click on the NRE/NRP button to submit your responses to this survey and go to the Natural Resources one.

Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Students ONLY: All students in the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program (SFF or SFW) are asked to answer a few additional questions. Please click on the FWS button to submit your responses to this survey and go to the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences one.

Thank you for your time and assistance!