2013-2014 Graduating Senior Survey:
Department of Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences & Zoology Programs

INSTRUCTIONS:

The Biological Sciences and Zoology programs are very interested in your opinions, and believe that as a graduating senior you can provide us with useful information to help us evaluate and improve our programs. We appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.

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1. What major are you graduating in?
Biological Sciences
Zoology

2. 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
a. My advisor was available for appointments.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
b. If my advisor was not available, I was usually able to find someone else in the department to assist me.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
c. My advisor scheduled a reasonable amount of time for effective advising.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
d. My advisor was knowledgeable and gave appropriate advice concerning curricular content (courses, major requirements, etc.).	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
e. My advisor made referrals to appropriate campus resources, services and programs.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
f. My advisor showed interest in me, my needs, interests, and concerns.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
g. My advisor provided appropriate encouragement and constructive criticism.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree

3. 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
a. I have developed strong writing skills appropriate for my future career goals.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
b. I have developed strong speaking skills appropriate for my future career goals.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
c. I have developed strong problem-solving skills appropriate for my future career goals.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
All students who completed a formal learning experience for credit please answer "d", others skip to question 4
d. My learning experience (either off-campus 492 or on-campus 493) was a worthwhile experience.	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree

4. Thinking back over your educational experiences at NC State, how important were each of the following courses in providing you with the necessary foundation to be successful in your major?	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/ did not take at NC State
a. BIO 212: Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
b. BIO 250: Animal Anatomy & Physiology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
c. BIO 330: Evolutionary Biology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
d. BIO 350: Animal Phylogeny and Diversity	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
e. BIO 360 (ZO 260): Ecology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
f. BIO 361: Developmental Biology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
g. BIO 421: Advanced Human Anatomy & Physiology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
h. BIO 424: Endocrinology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
i. BIO 460: Field Ecology and Methods	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
j. BIO 488: Neurobiology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
k. BCH 351/451: Principles of Biochemistry	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
l. CH 223: Organic Chemistry II	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
m. GN 311: Principles of Genetics	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State
n. MB 351: General Microbiology	Very important	Important	Moderately important	Not very important	Not at all important	NA - did not take/did not take at NC State

5. As you think back on all the Biology/Zoology courses you have taken, which one in particular do you think is especially important? Please explain how or why.

6. As you think back on the courses outside of Biology/Zoology that you have taken, which one in particular do you think is especially important? Please explain how or why.

7. What do you consider to be the strengths of the Biology/Zoology major?

8. What do you consider to be the weaknesses of the Biology/Zoology major?

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