North Carolina State University
2010-2011 Graduating Senior Survey
Department of Microbiology

INSTRUCTIONS:

The Department of Microbiology 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.

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1. As you think back over your academic experiences as a major or co-major in Microbiology, how satisfied are you with the education you have gained in this program?

2. What ways of communicating did the department utilize while you were a student that you found most helpful? (Mark all that apply)

3. How helpful was your academic advising?

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5. Did you transfer to Microbiology from another major?

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6. Please rate how important each of the following Microbiology classes were in your education. Very important Important Moderately important Of limited
importance
Not important No opinion Not Applicable:
course not taken
a. MB 103 - Introductory Topics in Microbiology
b. MB 320 - Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Culture
c. MB 325 - Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations
d. MB 351 - General Microbiology
e. MB 352 - General Microbiology Laboratory
f. MB 405 - Food Microbiology
g. MB 406 - Food Microbiology Lab
h. MB 411 - Medical Microbiology
i. MB 412 - Medical Microbiology Laboratory
j. MB 414 - Microbial Metabolic Regulation
k. MB 420 - Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations
l. MB 441 - Immunology
m. MB 451 - Microbial Diversity
n. MB 455 - Microbial Biotechnology
o. MB 461 - Introduction to Molecular Virology
p. MB 490 - Seminar in Microbiology
q. MB 492 - External Learning Experience
r. MB 493 - Special Problems in Microbiology

7. Please rate how important each of the following non-Microbiology classes were in your education. Very important Important Moderately important Of limited
importance
Not important No opinion Not Applicable:
course not taken
a. ALS 103 - Introductory Topics in Agriculture and Life Sciences
b. ENG 333 - Communication in Science and Research
c. MA 131/231 - Calculus I and II
d. CH 101/102 - General Chemistry (and lab)
e. CH 201/202 - Quantitative Chemistry (and lab)
f. CH 221/223 - Organic Chemistry I and II
g. PY 211/212 - Physics I and II
h. BIO 181/183 - Introductory Biology I and II
i. GN 411 - Principles of Genetics
j. GN 412 - Elementary Genetics Lab
k. BCH 451 - Principles of Biochemistry
l. BCH 452 - Introductory Biochemistry Lab
m. BIT 360 or 410 - Manipulation of Recombinant DNA
n. PB or ZO 414 - Cell Biology
o. PB or ZO 421 - Principles of Physiology

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