North Carolina State University
2011-2012 Graduating Senior Survey
Department of Biology
INSTRUCTIONS:
All graduating seniors in the Department of Biology are
being asked to complete this survey. The Department 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 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.
In what semester and year did you first enroll at NC State?
Semester:
2a.
Did you transfer to NC State from another institution?
12.
Have you been accepted to any of the graduate/professional schools
to which you have applied,
and if so, will you be attending?
Department of Biology Feedback
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following
statements regarding Advising:
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
13. My advisor was available for appointments.
14. My advisor kept scheduled appointments.
15. My advisor scheduled a reasonable amount of time
for effective advising.
16. My advisor was knowledgeable and gave
appropriate advice concerning curricular content (courses, major requirements, etc).
17. My advisor was knowledgeable and gave
appropriate advice concerning academic policies, procedures, and deadlines.
18. My advisor made referrals to appropriate campus
resources, services, and programs.
19. My advisor showed interest in me, my needs,
interests, and concerns.
20. My advisor provided appropriate encouragement and
constructive criticism.
21. My advisor made a reasonable effort to help me.
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following
statements regarding Academics:
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
22. I have developed strong writing skills appropriate for
my future career goals.
23. I have developed strong speaking skills appropriate
for my future career goals.
24. Through the introductory courses I took (ZO 150
and 160 or BIO 181 and 183), I gained a broad knowledge of the field.
25. Through advanced courses in biology and/or
zoology I gained a strong knowledge in at least one advanced area of study.
Students who completed a formal Learning Experience for credit,
please answer question 26. All others please skip to question 27.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
26. My Learning Experience (either off campus 492 or on
campus 493) was a worthwhile experience.
27.
28.
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30.
31.
The Department of Biology wants to highlight graduating seniors'
achievements in our advising newsletter, The BIO Guru. We also often
include recent graduates in The BIO Guru's 'Career Connections.'
If you
would like your name and achievements included in the newsletter and/or
would if you would like to contribute to the 'Career Connections,'
please contact the Department's Director of Undergraduate Programs, Dr. Jane Lubischer
at jane_lubischer@ncsu.edu or 919-515-2587.
Departmental Surveys
Thank you for completing
this survey for your Department! If you have not
already completed additional questions for another major you have that is
listed below, please select it and click on the submit button to go to the
additional questions for that department. Otherwise, select "None" and click
on the submit button to submit your responses to this survey.
When you are satisfied with
all your answers on this page, click on the "Submit" button to go to the next one.
If you do not see a college/department survey or a
"Thank you" message after you click on the "submit" button, your
survey results were not saved. You can use your browser's "back"
button to return to this page and submit again, re-enter your answers
at another time, or let us know about the problem at (919) 515-4184 or
studentsurveys@ncsu.edu.