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Senior Survey, 1998
Architecture & Planning over time results
A. Would you recommend UCB to a friend considering college?
Percentage of respondents who chose each option
Architecture and Planning
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Recommend UCB No, under no circum 3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
No, probably not 3% 8% 3% 6% 6%
Yes, w/strong reservation 5% 12% 16% 9% 6%
Yes, w/some reservations 82% 73% 68% 61% 72%
Yes, w/no reservations 8% 6% 14% 24% 16%
B. Ratings of aspects of the MAJOR PROGRAM
Percentage of respondents who chose each option
Architecture and Planning
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Course Difficulty Too easy 12% 25% 18% 14% 13%
About right 68% 44% 62% 63% 59%
Too difficult 20% 32% 21% 23% 28%
Course Emphasis Too broad . . 18% 29% 47%
About right . . 69% 60% 44%
Too specialized . . 13% 11% 9%
Course Orientation Too theoretical 47% 67% 38% 46% 34%
About right 48% 28% 58% 54% 56%
Too practical 5% 5% 5% 0% 9%
Program Structure Too flexible 57% 24% 23% 34% 34%
About right 25% 61% 59% 46% 47%
Too rigid 17% 15% 18% 20% 19%
C. How important each area will be after graduation
Rating Scale: 1=None 2=Little 3=Some 4=Much 5=Critical
Architecture and Planning
Average Importance
General Skill,Knowledge Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Managing time/tasks 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6
Synthesizing knowledge 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.5
Analyzing real-world problems 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5
General computing 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.5
Interpersonal relations 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5
Leadership 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.2
Speaking publicly 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.1
Writing 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.1
Work w/ people fr diff cultures 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.0
Applying theories practically 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.0
Ethical/moral issues 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.6
American history/culture 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6
Fine/performing arts 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.6
Math/quantitative reasoning 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.5
Non-western culture/thought 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5
World affairs 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.5
Scientif findings/concpts/methd 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.2
Foreign language 3.5 3.3 2.9 3.3 3.2
World history 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.1
Literature 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0
D. Level of achievement right now
Rating Scale: 1=None 2=Little 3=Some 4=Much 5=Substantial
Architecture and Planning
Average Achievement
General Skill,Knowledge Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Analyzing real-world problems 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.7
Writing 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.7
Managing time/tasks 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7
Synthesizing knowledge 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7
Interpersonal relations 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6
Applying theories practically 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6
General computing 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.5
Ethical/moral issues 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5
Math/quantitative reasoning 3.1 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.4
Work w/ people fr diff cultures 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.3
Fine/performing arts 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.3
Speaking publicly 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.3
American history/culture 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3
Leadership 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.2
World history 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.1
Non-western culture/thought 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.9
World affairs 3.2 2.7 2.7 3.2 2.9
Scientif findngs/concpts/method 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.2 2.9
Literature 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8
Foreign language 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.3
E. General skill/knowledge area Items
Ratings on "Importance after graduation" and "Level of Achievement now"
Weighted by senior population
Architecture and Planning
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2 3 4 5
Little Some Much Critical
Importance Rating
F. Ratings of satisfaction w various aspects of the UG experience
Rating Scale: 1=Very dissatisfied 3=Neutral 5=Very satisfied
Architecture and Planning
Average Satisfaction
Aspect of Undergraduate Experience 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Social experience overall 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8
Overall UCB experience 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7
Recreational experience overall 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6
Academic experience in major 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Academic experience overall 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5
Course quality for general education 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4
Instruction, upper division 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.4
Clarity of degree requirements 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.4
Opp for hands-on, applied exp . . . . 3.4
Availability clubs/prof organizations 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.3
Availability of required courses 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3
Opportunities for faculty interaction 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2
Instruction, lower division 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2
Faculty concern for students 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2
Cultural experience overall 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1
Texts and instructional materials 2.8 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1
Course quality for employ/grad schl 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.0
Academic advising in major 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.9
Availability of desired courses 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.9
Availability of rsch opps/practicum 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.8
Career advising in major 2.2 2.5 2.3 . 2.5
G. Outside-the-classroom activities and class projects
Freq of activity during last full term on a scale of 0-10 (10+ times)
Architecture and Planning
Average relative frequency
Activity 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Discussed something learned w others 8.5 8.7 8.9 8.0 8.5
Used Chinook, computer indcs 8.4 7.2 6.7 7.7 7.7
Read newsmag/paper - internatl news 8.3 8.9 7.9 8.6 7.6
Exercised/worked out alone 6.6 5.3 7.3 6.7 7.3
Integrate crsework w other knowledge 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.8 7.3
Expressed views/opinions in class 8.5 7.5 8.4 7.5 7.0
Used library to rsch paper/project 8.3 7.4 7.9 7.9 7.0
Apply crse material to practical prob 6.9 6.2 7.1 7.1 6.6
Worked on small group project 6.6 5.9 6.1 7.1 6.1
Exercised/worked out with others 6.3 5.2 6.5 4.9 5.9
Faculty/TA interaction-course help 5.1 4.7 5.1 6.1 5.5
Gave oral present in front of group 7.2 6.7 6.3 7.5 5.5
Outlined readings or course notes 5.4 5.0 5.6 4.6 4.9
Faculty/TA interaction-course fdbk 5.4 3.7 4.2 5.3 4.6
Number days skipped 1+ classes 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.4 4.3
Serious talk w those fr diff bckgrnd 5.2 4.9 4.0 3.9 4.2
Read scientific journal article 5.3 3.5 3.6 4.9 4.1
Attended extracurric event 5.6 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0
Read book for pleasure 5.1 3.6 4.4 3.3 4.0
Spent 5+ hours writing paper 5.1 4.3 4.5 3.9 3.5
Attended athletic event 3.7 4.6 3.9 3.9 3.3
Faculty/TA interaction-career issues 3.7 3.2 2.5 4.3 2.8
Did course suggested/extra readings 3.2 2.6 3.0 3.8 2.3
Participate in career-planning activitie . 2.9 1.8 2.7 1.8
In group where personal issues disc 2.5 2.9 1.7 2.3 1.4
Leadership role extracurric event 2.3 2.1 1.8 2.7 1.3
Faculty/TA interaction-personal issue 1.1 1.4 1.0 2.0 1.1
Faculty/TA interaction-ind study/rsch 3.0 2.3 1.3 2.8 1.0
Spoke a foreign language 2.1 2.1 2.8 2.3 1.0
H. If you were starting over at CU-Boulder, what would you do differently?
Percent of seniors who checked each option
Architecture and Planning
Percent who
selected option
Option 1998
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More interaction w/faculty 65%
More extracurr clubs/activs 48%
More career advising 42%
More academics/studying 39%
More course sequencing/selection 39%
More partic rsrch/internships 35%
More academic advising 32%
Take less time to graduate 32%
More social activities 29%
Go somewhere else besides UCB 23%
Less social activities 16%
Do Nothing differently 16%
Other (see write-in) 10%
Less Academics/studying 6%
Take more time to graduate 6%
I. Percentage of seniors who said they had used a given service
Architecture and Planning
Percent who Used
Service 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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University Libraries 100% 100% 95% 100% 100%
Registration 100% 97% 95% 97% 100%
Book Center 100% 94% 85% 89% 97%
PC/Macintosh Labs 92% 91% 93% 97% 97%
University Memorial Center 100% 100% 90% 100% 97%
Electronic Mail 20% 28% 63% 77% 94%
Advising in the college 97% 97% 73% 83% 91%
Recreation Center 90% 94% 85% 86% 88%
Bursars Office 73% 83% 83% 86% 84%
CU WWW listings 52% 62% 80% 71% 81%
Academic Records/Transcripts 66% 68% 60% 69% 69%
Parking Services 80% 78% 80% 83% 66%
Wardenburg 75% 68% 63% 77% 66%
Police Department 52% 64% 53% 46% 50%
Financial Aid Office 38% 63% 63% 43% 44%
Study Abroad 15% 6% 15% 26% 31%
Career Services 37% 27% 18% 26% 19%
Student Academic Services Center 10% . 5% 3% 16%
Counseling Services 34% 14% 8% 14% 9%
Womens Resource Center . . . 6% 6%
Ombuds Office 12% 6% 0% 0% 3%
J. How likely is it that you will be employed or in graduate school full-time?
Percentage of respondents who chose a given response option
Architecture and Planning
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Employed full-time Unlikely 11% 10% 17% 19% 13%
Maybe 21% 20% 25% 31% 43%
Highly likely 68% 70% 58% 50% 43%
Full-time grad student Unlikely 27% 40% 27% 19% 40%
Maybe 36% 34% 43% 29% 30%
Highly likely 37% 26% 30% 52% 30%
K. What is the ONE best thing and the ONE thing you’d change in your MAJOR PROGRAM?
Percentage of 1995, 1996 and 1998 respondents who mentioned each theme
Architecture and Planning
Percent of respondents who mentioned the theme
As a BEST thing As needing to change
Theme 1995 1996 1998 1995 1996 1998
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Faculty performance, interaction 38% 54% 29% 21% 32% 19%
Courses: specific course or type 9% 12% 8% 9% 14% 8%
Major program policies, structure 6% 12% 8% 18% 32% 15%
General academic experience 16% 8% 8% 6% 4% 15%
People: students/staff/community 6% 8% 8% 4% 4%
Hands-on, practical experiences 22% 8% 17% 33% 32% 23%
Size of Univ/department 9% 8% 13% 4%
Courses: availability 4% 3% 14% 15%
Courses: size 9% 4% 17% 4%
Other 9% 4% 8% 9% 8%
On-campus resources/facilities 6% 4% 4% 33% 21% 23%
Advising: academic 6% 7% 4%
Advising: career, job opps 3% 14%
Courses: curriculum, reqs 3% 4% 21% 18% 19%
Courses: variety 3% 4% 3% 7% 8%
Last revision 07/30/03
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