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2012 Senior Survey
Background and Method
We regularly ask seniors about their satisfaction with their educational
experiences at CU-Boulder and
about their after-graduation plans for employment, further education, and
other activities. Our goal is to provide systematic information for:
- academic and service units to use in planning and improvement
- the Boulder campus to use in meeting requirements for institutional
accountability
- use by the state and by prospective and current students and their
families
Data collection for the Senior Survey began on March 13, 2012,
when we sent seniors e-mail from the Provost explaining the purpose of the
Senior Survey and inviting them to complete the
web-based
questionnaire. As we did for the
2008 Senior Survey,
we invited all eligible seniors to take part in the survey. Seniors who completed a
questionnaire are eligible to win one of two $500 awards.
The 7,646 seniors invited to take part in the survey:
- are degree-seeking students enrolled with a minimum of six credit hours
- have senior class standing, including students in concurrent
bachelor's/master's programs now classified as master's
students
We excluded from the population:
- students who entered in spring 2012
- transfer exchange students
- students enrolled exclusively through continuing education
- students who requested that their personal directory
information be kept private
The task calendar for
the 2012 survey is provided below.
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2012 Senior Survey Task Calendar |
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Task |
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Sent e-mail announcement, with link to online questionnaire, to students
From: CU-Boulder Provost [noreply@qemailserver.com]
Subject: Seniors: Provide feedback on your major program and CU-Boulder
experience |
3/13 |
Sent first reminder e-mail to non-responders
From: CU-Boulder Provost [noreply@qemailserver.com]
Subject: Senior
Survey -- Help CU-Boulder, possible $500 |
3/20 |
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SPRING BREAK 2012 |
3/26 to 3/30 |
Sent second reminder e-mail to non-responders
From: CU-Boulder Provost [noreply@qemailserver.com]
Subject: Senior
Survey -- Still a chance for $500 |
4/4 |
Sent third reminder e-mail to partial responders and non-responders
From: CU-Boulder Provost
[Frances.Costa@colorado.edu]
*Partial responders Subject: Please finish the CU Senior Survey -
additional award possible!
*Non-responders Subject: CU Senior Survey reminder: Provide feedback on
your major - Additional award possible! |
4/17 |
Sent fourth reminder e-mail to all non-responders (partial and full)
From: CU-Boulder Provost
[noreply@qemailserver.com]
Subject: Seniors: Last Chance—midnight 4/23/12—to give feedback on your
major program and CU-Boulder! |
4/21 |
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Ended data collection - midnight, Monday, April 23rd |
4/23 |
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Select award winners in week after data collection ends |
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Contact award winners in week after data collection ends |
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Post results for all respondents combined |
5/23 |
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Analyze data, prepare report for posting by [date]; findings by college,
by major, etc. |
mid-July |
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