WCU Graduating Senior Survey 2000

Western Carolina University
Assessment Program
Teaching - Learning - Assessment

As part of our on-going assessment program, we want to know about your college experience. Senior responses will be reported in summary to the university community to improve Western Carolina University which will enhance the value of your dgree. Your reponses are confidential.

Using the pen provided, please fully darken the circle for each question that matches your response.

Section A. Faculty Contribution - Please evaluate how well faculty members in your major department do each of the following:

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
1. Set high expectations for you to learn
2. Respect the diverse talents and ways of learning of you and your classmates
3. Encourage you to be an actively involved learner
4. Encourage student-faculty interaction, in and out of the classroom
5. Give you frequent and prompt feedback
6. Encourage you to devote sufficient time and energy to your coursework
7. Develop opportunities for you to learn cooperatively with follow students
8. Care about your academic success and welfare
9. In general, how would you evaluate your instructors on these eight measures?

Section B. Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Growth

1. To what extent do you think your college education at Western contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in each of the following areas?

	Very Much	Somewhat	Very Little	Not at all	Don't know
a. Writing skills
b. Listening skills
c. Speaking skills
d. Comprehension skills (understanding written information)
e. Using mathematics skills
f. Applying scientific methods of inquiry
g. Enhancing analytic skills
h. Developing computer skills
i. Ability to function as part of a team
j. Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
k. Recognizing and acting on ethical principles
l. Appreciating racial equity
m. Appreciating gender equity
n. Personal growth

2. Did your major include a co-op, internship, practicum, student teaching, or other field experience? Yes No

	If yes, how would you evaluate this experience in terms of its contribution to your personal and professional growth?
		Excellent
		Good
		Fair Poor

Section C. Help Outside the Classroom - Based on your last two years on this campus, how would you evaluate each of the following? (If you have not had enough experience with a service to evaluate it, please mark "Don't know/did not use", then skip to the next service.)

1. Academic advising in your major

	Don't know/did not use	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
a. Access to advisor
b. Sufficient time with advisor
c. Accurate info. about degree requirements and course sequencing
d. Knowledge of campus policies and procedures
e. Academic advising services overall

2. Library services

	Don't know/did not use	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
a. Hours of operation
b. Staff responsiveness
c. Access to databases and collections
d. Library services overall

3. Technology services

	Don't know/did not use	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
a. Access to the Internet
b. Hours of operation for computer center, labs, and help desks
c. Access to up-to-date facilities
d. Access to trained staff for help
e. Technology training classes
f. Technology services overall

4. Career-related services

	Don't know/did not use	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
a. Opportunity for career assistance
b. Information on internships, co-op, or other career-related experiences
c. Resources available to explore career options
d. Information available through computers/Internet and other technology
e. Career-related services overall

5. Employment search assistance

	Don't know/did not use	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
a. Resume preparation
b. Interview preparation and skills
c. Access to employment opportunities (e.g., career fairs, interviews, job listings, etc.)
d. Employment search assistance overall

Section D. Other Offices that Serve You - Based on your last two years on this campus, how would you evaluate each of the following services? (If you have not had enough experience with a service to evaluate it, please mark "Don't know/did not use", then skip to the next service.) For those services that require interaction with university offices or units (secretaries, tutors, counselors, office workers, etc.), please rate how responsive the staffs in those offices or units were to your needs.

		Evaluation of Service Area				Evaluation of Staff Responsiveness
	Don't know/did not use	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
1. Registration process
2a. Financial aid application/award process
2b. Financial aid disbursement process
3. Campus food services
4. Campus health services
5. Campus counseling (not career) services
6. Business services/cashier/student accounts
7. Campus residence life programs for students living in university-owned housing
8. Opportunities to participate in campus recreational and other extra-curricular or co-curricular activities
9. Opportunities to participate in community service projects
10. Opportunities to develop leadership skills
11. Services provided by the University Center.
12. Programs provided by the University Center.

13. If you used campus recreational activities, please rate your satisfaction with the following:

	Did not Use	Very Dissatisfied	Dissatisfied	Satisfied	Very Satisfied
a. Fitness Center
b. Intramurals
c. Outdoor Programs

14. When you visited the Bookstore was our staff friendly and courteous?

Yes No

15. Were required textbooks and supplies available when classes started?

Yes No

15. Please rate your experiences with

	Did not Use	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
a. Cat Tran
b. Cat Mobile

Section E. Your Conclusions

1. All things considered, how would you characterize the intellectual environment on this campus?

Very Strong
Strong
Average
Weak
Very Weak

2. All things considered, how would you evaluate the quality of instruction:

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
a. in your major?
b. Overall?

3. All things considered, how would you evaluate the overall education that you are receiving at this institution?

Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor

4. Would you consider recommending this institution to a friend considering college?

Yes No Not Sure

5. If you could start over again, would you still choose to attend this institution?

Yes Not Sure No

6. If you are earning your degree through an off-campus degree program, how likely is it that you would have obtained this degree on a UNC campus if the off-campus program had not been available?

Very Likely
Probably
Probably Not
Not Likely

7. Did you participate in the Honors College during any time you were enrolled at Western?

Yes No

Section F. Your Plans for Next Year -

1. Please indicate the best description of our plans following graduation by marking the one most appropriate:

I don't know yet
I have accepted a job
I plan to continue in my current position
I will be going to a graduate or professional school full-time next year
I will be going to a graduate or professional school part-time next year and working part-time
I will take more undergraduate courses
I am still seeking employment
I am not currently seeking employment and do not plan to attend school next year
I am entering military service
Other (Please specify):

2. If you ahve accepted a job, where is your job located?

State: ___________
City: ____________

3. If you have accepted a job, is the job in your major field of study?

Yes No

Section G - Student ID and Comments:

Please fill in the boxes below with your Student ID number. Remember all responses are confidential.

Social Security Number or Student ID.

Providing your student ID number on this form is voluntary. It will be used only as a personal identifier for the purpose of matching this survey with existing university records.

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