Student Outcome Assessment Documentation

Sociology

Undergraduate Student Exit Survey (under development) Department of Sociology I'm calling from the Sociology Department at the University of Utah. My name is . We are conducting research that will help us to better understand how satisfied our graduates are with their undergraduate experience. We are doing this by conducting a short interview with all graduating seniors. We will use the information from this research to try to improve what we do in our classrooms as well what we do outside of the classroom for our majors. We would like your responses to a few questions asking how you feel about your experience in the department. We will also ask you some background questions so that we can better understand how different groups of students may have experienced things differently as sociology majors. This should help us to make our programs more responsive to the different kinds of students we have as majors. There are 27 questions I would like to ask you, and this should only take about 10-12 minutes. You should feel comfortable answering the questions candidly. The responses you give will be confidential. After the interview, no one will be able to link your particular responses to your name. Will you help us by agreeing to participate? Student Name: Student Survey Number: Gender: Year of Birth: Cum. GPA: 1. What is your marital status? 1. Married 2. Divorced 3. Single/Never married 4. Widowed. 2. Do you have children? (If no children, skip to number 4). 1. Yes 2. No 3. What are their ages? Child 1: Child 2: Child 3: 4. How would you define your racial/ethnic background? Etc.... Code as: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. African/African American/Black Asian Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic White/Caucasian Other 5. What is the highest level of education completed by your father (or primary male guardian)? Code as: 1. Not a high school graduate 2. High school graduate 3. Some college 4. Vocational training 5. College graduate 6. Some graduate or professional school 7. Graduate/Professional school graduate 6. What is the highest level of education completed by your mother (or primary female guardian)? Code as: 1. Not a high school graduate 2. High school graduate 3. Some college 4. Vocational training 5. College graduate 6. Some graduate or professional school 7. Graduate/Professional school graduate 7-12 Now I'm going to ask you a few questions about how you financed your education. How important were each of the following in paying for your college education? Were they 1) Very Important, 2) Somewhat Important, 3) Not Very Important, or 4) Not Important at All: (Offer to repeat selections during question if necessary) 7. Earnings from jobs you held? 1 2 3 4 Very Somewhat Not Very Not Important Important Important Important at all 8. Financial support from parents, spouse, or significant others. 1 2 3 4 Very Somewhat Not Very Not Important Important Important Important at all 9 Financial aid from loans. 1 2 3 4 Very Somewhat Not Very Not Important Important Important Important at all 10. Financial aid from scholarships. 1 2 3 4 Very Somewhat Not Very Not Important Important Important Important at all 11. Financial aid from need-based grants. 1 Very Important 2 Somewhat Important 3 Not Very Important 4 Not Important at all 12. Is there any other source for financial support you used? Other . How important was this source? 1 2 3 4 Very Somewhat Not Very Not Important Important Important Important at all 13-17 "Now I'll ask you some questions about the Sociology department. Were you 1) Very satisfied, 2) Somewhat satisfied, 3) Somewhat dissatisfied, or 4) Very dissatisfied:" (Offer to repeat selections during question if necessary) 13. Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of the courses you took in the Sociology department? 1. Very satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Very dissatisfied 14. How satisfied are you with the quality of instructors you have had in Sociology courses? 1. Very satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Very dissatisfied 15. How satisfied are you with the content of the Sociology courses you have taken? 1. Very satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Very dissatisfied 16. How satisfied are you with the quality of academic advising you received in the Sociology department? 1. Very satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Very dissatisfied 17. How satisfied were you with the availability of your instructors for consultation? 1. Very satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Very dissatisfied 18. Why did you decide to major in Sociology? 19. Are you a transfer student? 1. Yes 2. No (If no, skip to #21) 20. Where did you transfer from? . 21. How many years at the University of Utah did it take you to complete your Bachelor's degree? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ 22. What are your current plans for the first year or two after your graduation? 23-26 "Now I'll ask you a few questions about how qualified you feel for job related experiences because of your education. Do you feel 1) Very qualified, 2) Somewhat qualified, 3) Not very qualified, or 4) Not at all qualified:" (Offer to repeat selections during question if necessary) 23. How qualified do you feel for jobs that require writing detailed reports that superiors will read? 1 2 3 4 Very Somewhat Not very Not at all Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified 24. How qualified do you feel for jobs that require choosing from a number of options the best way to solve a work-related problem? 1 2 3 4 Very Somewhat Not very Not at all Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified 25. How qualified do you feel for jobs that require gathering information from different sources in order to solve a work-related problem? 1 Very Qualified 2 Somewhat Qualified 3 Not very Qualified 4 Not at all Qualified 26. How qualified do you feel for organizing numerical information to produce reports that superiors will use to make decisions. 1 2 3 4 Very Somewhat Not very Not at all Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified "And the final question is:" 27. What recommendations do you have for improving the undergraduate experience in the Sociology department?